Earthquake in The Netherlands

[Ratko Gavrilovic]

Bull****. It will happen some day. it's just a matter of time. Not a single place on the planet is immune to it.

No, Holland is not on a.. how do you say.. Plate that often creates earthquakes.

I'm not trolling. It's scientifically impossible to exclude ANY location on the planet from an earthquake. Do the damn research.

Very wrong.

[SugarD]

No, Holland is not on a.. how do you say.. Plate that often creates earthquakes.Very wrong.

They are called tectonic plates, and yes, it actually is. The entire planet is made of them. Earthquakes are caused by them pushing together, separating, colliding, or moving on top of one another. So yes, Holland is on one, and it can have earthquakes.

http://www.orfeus-eu.org/Earthquakes/recentquakes.html
"2011-09-08 19:02:48    51.7    6.0    10    4.6    Ml    EMSC-INFO    The Netherlands"

[Ratko Gavrilovic]

They are called tectonic plates, and yes, it actually is. The entire planet is made of them. Earthquakes are caused by them pushing together, separating, colliding, or moving on top of one another. So yes, Holland is on one, and it can have earthquakes.

I know how earthquakes are caused.
There are lots of plates, and some countries, for example Asian countries suffer from earthquakes and such disasters.
But Holland is NOT on a plate that causes earthquakes, I actually studied this a while ago.

[SugarD]

But Holland is NOT on a plate that causes earthquakes, I actually studied this a while ago.

The entire world is. It may not be common to Holland because the plate is not actively moving against any others, but that does not mean it can't have ANY earthquakes. They are possible anywhere in the world, it doesn't matter where you go. Yes, it's uncommon there, but it's not impossible.

[Ratko Gavrilovic]

It may not be common to Holland because the plate is not actively moving against any others, but that does not mean it can't have ANY earthquakes. Yes, it's uncommon there, but it's not impossible.

There will never be a big earthquake in Holland.

[SugarD]

Again, it's possible. Unlikely, yes, but still possible. Small, big, or in between, it's possible anywhere.

[Ratko Gavrilovic]

I didn't say it wasn't

[Squeak]

I think Earthquakes are pretty fun, too.

[Alsatian]

I didn't say it wasn't

You kind of did. Tectonic plates are constantly moving at an extremely slow rate. There's always the chance that in the future, the plate that Holland rests upon will experience a strong enough convection current that will cause the boundaries to lock against each other, thus resulting in a big earthquake.

[Machiavelli]

SugarD must have the last word, and must be right

Sure, there can be a big earthquake in Holland, but I don't think it will happen anytime soon.

[SugarD]

SugarD must have the last word, and must be right

Sure, there can be a big earthquake in Holland, but I don't think it will happen anytime soon.

You're not funny, and there's no reason to troll. I simply stated a fact, which the user later agreed to. Don't provoke me.

[Que]

SugarD must have the last word, and must be right

He actually had right this time. You can impossibly say that there's one place on earth that cannot face a big earthquake.

[Machiavelli]

He was right, but it was meant to every discussion he gets into.

Let's drop it, okay?

[SugarD]

He was right, but it was meant to every discussion he gets into.

Let's drop it, okay?

Then stop posting to provoke me. Simple as that.

[Machiavelli]

*stops posting to provoke SugarD*