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| Earthquake hits much of England | Earthquake hits much of England |
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| The biggest earthquake in the UK for nearly 25 years has shaken homes across large parts of England. | The biggest earthquake in the UK for nearly 25 years has shaken homes across large parts of England. |
| People in Newcastle, Yorkshire, London, Manchester, the Midlands and Norfolk and also parts of Wales, felt the tremor just before 0100 GMT. | People in Newcastle, Yorkshire, London, Manchester, the Midlands and Norfolk and also parts of Wales, felt the tremor just before 0100 GMT. |
| A man suffered leg injuries when a chimney collapsed in South Yorkshire. | A man suffered leg injuries when a chimney collapsed in South Yorkshire. |
| The British Geological Survey (BGS) said the epicentre of the 5.3 magnitude quake was near Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. | |
| Bev Finnegan, who lives in the town, said: "I was terrified to be honest. The noise was really, really terrifying... it was so deep and rumbling. | Bev Finnegan, who lives in the town, said: "I was terrified to be honest. The noise was really, really terrifying... it was so deep and rumbling. |
| "It felt like the roof was going to fall in. There were people coming out in their dressing gowns wondering what it was. It was quite an experience." | "It felt like the roof was going to fall in. There were people coming out in their dressing gowns wondering what it was. It was quite an experience." |
| It's the third earthquake I have felt and by far the strongest Adam WilsonCotgrave, Nottingham 'Biggest quake of my life' | It's the third earthquake I have felt and by far the strongest Adam WilsonCotgrave, Nottingham 'Biggest quake of my life' |
| A Lincolnshire police spokeswoman said the force had received dozens of calls from residents but there were no reports of anyone in the county being injured. | A Lincolnshire police spokeswoman said the force had received dozens of calls from residents but there were no reports of anyone in the county being injured. |
| "There is slight structural damage, cracks and a couple of chimneys damaged. There's nothing serious at present," she said. | |
| "Mostly people were distressed by it so there were a large quantity of calls coming in." | "Mostly people were distressed by it so there were a large quantity of calls coming in." |
| Speaking from Gainsborough, Mike Thomas, chief fire officer for Lincolnshire, said crews had been called out to 50 incidents and one fire as a result of the quake. | Speaking from Gainsborough, Mike Thomas, chief fire officer for Lincolnshire, said crews had been called out to 50 incidents and one fire as a result of the quake. |
| And Justin Cowell, in Gainsborough, told BBC News that it "started as a massive shake". | |
| "People had come out into the street. It seemed the whole town had woken up." | "People had come out into the street. It seemed the whole town had woken up." |
| One man has been injured but structural damage is not severe | |
| Tom Edwards, from Heckington, Lincolnshire, said he heard a noise like "an underground train and an enormous roar". | Tom Edwards, from Heckington, Lincolnshire, said he heard a noise like "an underground train and an enormous roar". |
| "I thought I was probably going to get killed." | "I thought I was probably going to get killed." |
| Dr Brian Baptie, of the BGS, said: "An earthquake of this size, of magnitude five or thereabouts, will occur roughly every 10 to 20 years in the UK." | |
| The BGS recorded an aftershock with a magnitude of 1.8 at about 0400 GMT. | The BGS recorded an aftershock with a magnitude of 1.8 at about 0400 GMT. |
| The main 10-second quake, which struck at 0056 GMT at a depth of 15.4km (9.6 miles), was the biggest recorded example since one with a magnitude of 5.4 struck north Wales in 1984. | The main 10-second quake, which struck at 0056 GMT at a depth of 15.4km (9.6 miles), was the biggest recorded example since one with a magnitude of 5.4 struck north Wales in 1984. |
| PREVIOUS QUAKES IN THE UK April 2007 - Folkestone, Kent (magnitude 4.3)December 2006 - Dumfries and Galloway (3.5)September 2002 - Dudley, West Midlands (5.0)October 2001 - Melton Mowbray (4.1)September 2000 - Warwick (4.2) April 1990 - Bishop's Castle, Shropshire (5.1) July 1984 - Nefyn, north Wales (5.4)June 1931 - in North Sea near Great Yarmouth (6.1) Dr Baptie said: "The largest earthquake that we know about that has struck the UK was about 100km off the east coast of England on the Dogger Bank and it had a magnitude of 6.1. | |
| "So we can get these kind of moderate to significant earthquakes of this size but they're relatively rare." | "So we can get these kind of moderate to significant earthquakes of this size but they're relatively rare." |
| Thousands of people from across England contacted the BBC to described how their homes shook during the tremor. | Thousands of people from across England contacted the BBC to described how their homes shook during the tremor. |
| Jemma Harrison, 22, in Bury, Greater Manchester, said: "It was really bad. I was fast asleep and woke up and the room was shaking and there was a loud bang and alarms were going off." | Jemma Harrison, 22, in Bury, Greater Manchester, said: "It was really bad. I was fast asleep and woke up and the room was shaking and there was a loud bang and alarms were going off." |
| Natasha Cavey, in Tipton in the West Midlands, said: "All my cupboard doors flew open and the whole house shook, it was unreal. I can't believe it." | Natasha Cavey, in Tipton in the West Midlands, said: "All my cupboard doors flew open and the whole house shook, it was unreal. I can't believe it." |
| 'Roof collapsed' | |
| David in Alrewas in Staffordshire said: "The birds were flying around like it was daylight. | David in Alrewas in Staffordshire said: "The birds were flying around like it was daylight. |
| "It was quite severe. I experienced the Dudley one and this was more severe. | "It was quite severe. I experienced the Dudley one and this was more severe. |
| "I went outside to see if the roof had collapsed. I could see the furniture in the room moving, it was like it was on a jelly mould." | "I went outside to see if the roof had collapsed. I could see the furniture in the room moving, it was like it was on a jelly mould." |
| David Somerset, 41, from Driffield near Beverley in East Yorkshire, said: "I have never felt one as strong as that one before. I was in my sitting room and the grandfather clock was rattling rather violently. | David Somerset, 41, from Driffield near Beverley in East Yorkshire, said: "I have never felt one as strong as that one before. I was in my sitting room and the grandfather clock was rattling rather violently. |
| I thought somebody must have kicked the door in and everything continued to rattle inside the house Lynn Crombie, BBC reporter | I thought somebody must have kicked the door in and everything continued to rattle inside the house Lynn Crombie, BBC reporter |
| "It was very strong, I felt the whole room moving." | "It was very strong, I felt the whole room moving." |
| Philip Norton, a BBC reporter for Look North in Hull, said: "Everything started wobbling. | Philip Norton, a BBC reporter for Look North in Hull, said: "Everything started wobbling. |
| "The windows were rattling and the blinds were visibly moving. "It sounded like the roof was coming in." | |
| BBC reporter Lynn Crombie in Norwich said she was "absolutely terrified" and thought somebody "had driven into the side of the house". | BBC reporter Lynn Crombie in Norwich said she was "absolutely terrified" and thought somebody "had driven into the side of the house". |
| "Then I thought somebody must have kicked the door in and everything continued to rattle inside the house," she said. | "Then I thought somebody must have kicked the door in and everything continued to rattle inside the house," she said. |
| Jamil Ali in Sheffield said: "I woke up and the first thing I thought was that there were a load of burglars in the house. | Jamil Ali in Sheffield said: "I woke up and the first thing I thought was that there were a load of burglars in the house. |
| "The kids were screaming and so was my wife. It was that violent you actually moved yourself." | "The kids were screaming and so was my wife. It was that violent you actually moved yourself." |
| The West Midlands was hit by an earthquake in 2002 in the Dudley area that reached a magnitude of 5.0 and one measuring 4.3 hit Folkestone in Kent last year. | The West Midlands was hit by an earthquake in 2002 in the Dudley area that reached a magnitude of 5.0 and one measuring 4.3 hit Folkestone in Kent last year. |
| Did you feel the tremor where you live? Send us your comments using the form below. | Did you feel the tremor where you live? Send us your comments using the form below. |