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| Residents feel shaking in quake | Residents feel shaking in quake |
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| An earthquake, the largest measured in south Wales for 34 years, has been confirmed by seismologists. | An earthquake, the largest measured in south Wales for 34 years, has been confirmed by seismologists. |
| The quake was felt at 2042 BST with the epicentre near Nantyfyllon, 6.2 miles (10km) north east of Port Talbot. | The quake was felt at 2042 BST with the epicentre near Nantyfyllon, 6.2 miles (10km) north east of Port Talbot. |
| The British Geological Survey confirmed the quake has a local magnitude of three. | The British Geological Survey confirmed the quake has a local magnitude of three. |
| South Wales Police said there were no reports of damage or injuries but residents reported furniture, doors and windows shaking. | South Wales Police said there were no reports of damage or injuries but residents reported furniture, doors and windows shaking. |
| I was sitting on the settee watching the television and all of a sudden the floor shook, the windows, everything Debra Chinnock, Pyle, Bridgend | I was sitting on the settee watching the television and all of a sudden the floor shook, the windows, everything Debra Chinnock, Pyle, Bridgend |
| The quake was the largest in the region since May 1975, when there was an earthquake measuring 3.8 near Merthyr Tydfil. | The quake was the largest in the region since May 1975, when there was an earthquake measuring 3.8 near Merthyr Tydfil. |
| Police said residents in the Bridgend area reported feeling tremors. | Police said residents in the Bridgend area reported feeling tremors. |
| Debra Chinnock of Pyle, Bridgend, said: "I was sitting on the settee watching the television and all of a sudden the floor shook, the windows, everything. It was scary. | Debra Chinnock of Pyle, Bridgend, said: "I was sitting on the settee watching the television and all of a sudden the floor shook, the windows, everything. It was scary. |
| "We all just looked at each other and the dog barked. The neighbours all came out. | "We all just looked at each other and the dog barked. The neighbours all came out. |
| "I rang up my mother-in-law who lives up the road and she said she'd felt it too. | "I rang up my mother-in-law who lives up the road and she said she'd felt it too. |
| "I have experienced an earthquake before in Greece and my husband went through one measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale in Italy in 1982." | "I have experienced an earthquake before in Greece and my husband went through one measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale in Italy in 1982." |
| Rory Mainwaring from North Cornelly said he thought someone had fallen over upstairs. He said he actually blacked out and his armchair smashed into the computer. | Rory Mainwaring from North Cornelly said he thought someone had fallen over upstairs. He said he actually blacked out and his armchair smashed into the computer. |
| A tremor with a 5.4 magnitude hit north Wales in 1984, while in February 2008 a quake with a 5.3 magnitude was felt in different parts of Wales, although its epicentre was in Lincolnshire. | A tremor with a 5.4 magnitude hit north Wales in 1984, while in February 2008 a quake with a 5.3 magnitude was felt in different parts of Wales, although its epicentre was in Lincolnshire. |
| Let us know if you live in the area and felt the quake. We'll publish a selection of your responses. | Let us know if you live in the area and felt the quake. We'll publish a selection of your responses. |
| I thought the opencast had started blasting again. Then remembered they have stopped working. A very strange feeling! "Did the earth move for you?" It sure did!!mr c lewis, kenfig hill,Nr Bridgend.mid glamorgan | |
| I was sitting down watching the TV when everything just started shaking. It only lasted a few seconds but I thought a car had crashed into a wall or something so I looked outside but didn't see anything so I thought nothing of it. I only found out on BBC on Saturday morning that it was a magnitude 3.0 earthquake.Lloyd Owen, North Cornelly, Bridgend | |
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