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Seismologists at the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) are working flat out to investigate tremors on Zealand. (Archive photo). Photo: Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix

Zealand hit by Denmark’s largest quake in 14 years

On Wednesday afternoon at 16:14, a magnitude 3.9 earthquake occurred with its epicenter in Køge Bugt, close to the town of Køge. It is the strongest earthquake measured in Denmark since 2012 and was registered on measuring stations in Denmark, southern Sweden, and Norway.

The tremors were...

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