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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 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 | 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 |
| We were sitting together on the sofa when it happened. It was as if someone had bumped into the furniture; a single thump. And the TV on its stand shook once. My wife and I looked at each other and wondered what it could have been. The local quarry does not blast at night and there was no sound of traffic. Thanks to the BBC Wales news this morning, we discovered what had happened. Obviously we are not close to the centre but it was a real event, and not the wine we had with dinner!Roger Parsons, Miskin, Pontyclun | |
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