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| Tremor strikes north-west England | Tremor strikes north-west England |
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| An earth tremor has struck the north west of England. | An earth tremor has struck the north west of England. |
| The British Geological Survey confirmed there had been an earthquake of 3.7 magnitude at 1120 BST on Tuesday. | The British Geological Survey confirmed there had been an earthquake of 3.7 magnitude at 1120 BST on Tuesday. |
| It centred on Ulverston in Cumbria and was felt at Barrow, Kendal, Windermere, and as far south as Blackpool and Lytham St Annes in Lancashire. | |
| There are no initial reports of damage. But Frank McCall, of Grange-over-Sands, said: "I felt the house shake. At first I thought a lorry had hit." | |
| 'Massive shudder' | 'Massive shudder' |
| He added: "I went outside and noticed neighbours were also on their doorsteps looking a bit bewildered. | He added: "I went outside and noticed neighbours were also on their doorsteps looking a bit bewildered. |
| "There hasn't been any damage that I can see but it was quite frightening." | "There hasn't been any damage that I can see but it was quite frightening." |
| Michael Harris, a retired police officer from Slyne in North Lancaster, said he was sitting at home with his son and wife when they felt a "massive shudder". | Michael Harris, a retired police officer from Slyne in North Lancaster, said he was sitting at home with his son and wife when they felt a "massive shudder". |
| We've had people talking about plant pots being shaken and things dropping off shelves John DaviesSouth Lakeland District Council class="" href="/1/hi/talking_point/8022868.stm">North West tremor: your comments | |
| He said: "Once it stopped I went outside as I wondered if there had been a crash or a gas explosion but when I couldn't see anything I knew it must be a tremor or something like that. | He said: "Once it stopped I went outside as I wondered if there had been a crash or a gas explosion but when I couldn't see anything I knew it must be a tremor or something like that. |
| "I've never experienced anything that unnerving." | "I've never experienced anything that unnerving." |
| Hugh Rushton, owner of the Grange Hotel in Grange-over-Sands, said the tremor felt like a "large thump". | |
| He said: "I actually thought someone large had fallen over in the room above. It was that kind of sound. | |
| "I'm going to check there are no cracks in the building but there doesn't appear to have been any damage caused." | |
| Police and the fire service said there had been no initial reports of damage or injuries. | Police and the fire service said there had been no initial reports of damage or injuries. |
| 'Relatively small' | |
| John Davies, emergency planning officer for South Lakeland District Council, said: "We've had people talking about plant pots being shaken and things dropping off shelves but as far as we are aware there is no further damage." | John Davies, emergency planning officer for South Lakeland District Council, said: "We've had people talking about plant pots being shaken and things dropping off shelves but as far as we are aware there is no further damage." |
| A spokesman for the British Geological Survey said: "We picked it up on instrumentation. | A spokesman for the British Geological Survey said: "We picked it up on instrumentation. |
| "With a magnitude of 3.7 it is relatively small. | "With a magnitude of 3.7 it is relatively small. |
| "We get one of this size roughly once every year in the UK and they rarely cause any damage." | "We get one of this size roughly once every year in the UK and they rarely cause any damage." |
| In February 2008 the UK was shaken by the biggest earthquake for nearly 25 years. | |
| It had a magnitude of 5.2 and was centred near Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. | |
| Did you feel the tremor? Have you seen any damage as a result of the earthquake? | Did you feel the tremor? Have you seen any damage as a result of the earthquake? |
| You can also send us your pictures and videos. | You can also send us your pictures and videos. |
| Send your pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk, text them to 61124 or you have a large file you can upload here. | Send your pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk, text them to 61124 or you have a large file you can upload here. |
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