Although the Netherlands seems to be a tectonically quiet area , a number of fault activities have been shown in the past . The latest strong earthquake , the 1992 Roermond earthquake ( 5.4 on Richter scale ) , had its epicenter close to the Limburg city of Roermond . The south of the Netherlands is topographically higher and is linked to the geology of the Ardennes and the London-Brabant Massif . The Lower Rhine Graben , part of the European Cenozoic Rift System , which has been tectonically active since the Oligocene , affects the southwestern part of the Netherlands
1992 Roermond earthquake
1992 Roermond earthquake
Geology of the Netherlands