A shallow magnitude 3.7 earthquake was reported early morning near Groningen, Groningen. Municipality, Provincie Groningen, Netherlands.According to France's Military Applications Division - Earth and Environmental Science (CEA), the quake hit on Friday, November 14th, 2025, at 1:16 am local time at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Warffum (pop. 2,000) located 4 km from the epicenter.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Groningen (pop. 233,200) located 21 km from the epicenter, Leek (pop. 19,700) 28 km away, Delfzijl (pop. 28,600) 29 km away, Hoogezand (pop. 21,500) 32 km away, Veendam (pop. 28,200) 41 km away, Drachten (pop. 44,500) 42 km away, Winschoten (pop. 18,500) 46 km away, and Stadskanaal (pop. 20,000) 55 km away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Nov 14, 2025 01:16 am (Amsterdam time) local time (14 Nov 2025 00:16 GMT)Magnitude: 3.7Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 53.4°N / 6.5°E (Het Hogeland, Provincie Groningen, Netherlands)Primary data source: CEA-DASE