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| Earthquake shakes parts of Kent | Earthquake shakes parts of Kent |
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| An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 4.3 has shaken parts of Kent, damaging buildings and disrupting electricity supplies. | |
| Emergency services have received reports of structural damage such as cracked walls and fallen chimneys. | Emergency services have received reports of structural damage such as cracked walls and fallen chimneys. |
| The earthquake was felt as far afield as Essex, East Sussex and Suffolk. | |
| The British Geological Survey said the tremor, which occurred at 0818 BST, was the largest British earthquake since one in Dudley, West Midlands, in 2002. | The British Geological Survey said the tremor, which occurred at 0818 BST, was the largest British earthquake since one in Dudley, West Midlands, in 2002. |
| All our street shook...the seagulls went crazy Karol Steele Witnesses' accounts | All our street shook...the seagulls went crazy Karol Steele Witnesses' accounts |
| EDF Energy said it had managed to restore electricity to most of the several thousand homes left without power in the Folkestone and Dover area. | |
| Scottish and Southern Energy, which supplies gas to the area, said it was investigating 300 "possible gas escapes". | |
| "Obviously there is a smell about and people have been reporting it and we have to attend every single report," a spokesman. | "Obviously there is a smell about and people have been reporting it and we have to attend every single report," a spokesman. |
| "But at the moment we are not sure if it is natural gas brought up by the earthquake, which can happen, or leaks from pipes." | "But at the moment we are not sure if it is natural gas brought up by the earthquake, which can happen, or leaks from pipes." |
| Significant tremor | Significant tremor |
| David Booth of the British Geological Survey said the tremor, which lasted a few seconds, was of a sizeable magnitude. | |
| "It's certainly the largest in the UK since an earthquake in Dudley in the West Midlands in 2002 and that also caused damage. So this is a very significant tremor." | "It's certainly the largest in the UK since an earthquake in Dudley in the West Midlands in 2002 and that also caused damage. So this is a very significant tremor." |
| Dr Brian Baptie, also of the British Geological Survey, told BBC News 24 that the epicentre was seven miles (12km) south of Dover, out in the English Channel. | Dr Brian Baptie, also of the British Geological Survey, told BBC News 24 that the epicentre was seven miles (12km) south of Dover, out in the English Channel. |
| Randy Baldwin from the US Geological Survey, which monitors earthquakes, said the tremor had a preliminary magnitude of 4.7. | Randy Baldwin from the US Geological Survey, which monitors earthquakes, said the tremor had a preliminary magnitude of 4.7. |
| Kent Fire and Rescue Service said it had received more than a 100 emergency calls and was having to deal with "several incidents". | Kent Fire and Rescue Service said it had received more than a 100 emergency calls and was having to deal with "several incidents". |
| Most of these were reports of structural damage, but a fire engine had also been sent to Folkestone to investigate a "smell of gas". | Most of these were reports of structural damage, but a fire engine had also been sent to Folkestone to investigate a "smell of gas". |
| A Eurostar spokesman said everything was running normally in the Channel Tunnel. | A Eurostar spokesman said everything was running normally in the Channel Tunnel. |
| Violent shaking | Violent shaking |
| Sharon Hayles, from Stanford near the Eurotunnel terminal at Folkestone, said her house slid from side to side for about 10 to 15 seconds. | Sharon Hayles, from Stanford near the Eurotunnel terminal at Folkestone, said her house slid from side to side for about 10 to 15 seconds. |
| Another Folkestone man told BBC Five Live Breakfast that his whole house "shook quite violently". | Another Folkestone man told BBC Five Live Breakfast that his whole house "shook quite violently". |
| Eyewitness Lorraine Muir said: "We've been evacuated by the Sally Army; we've got no gas or electricity." | Eyewitness Lorraine Muir said: "We've been evacuated by the Sally Army; we've got no gas or electricity." |
| Paul Smye-Rumsby, who lives in Dover, said: "It was about 08.15 when suddenly the bed shook violently. | Paul Smye-Rumsby, who lives in Dover, said: "It was about 08.15 when suddenly the bed shook violently. |
| "I thought my wife had got cramp or something but then I saw the curtains were moving and the whole house was shaking. It lasted about 1.5 seconds. | "I thought my wife had got cramp or something but then I saw the curtains were moving and the whole house was shaking. It lasted about 1.5 seconds. |
| "All the power is off and we have got the portable radio on. People are standing outside talking to each other about it." | "All the power is off and we have got the portable radio on. People are standing outside talking to each other about it." |
Are you in the area? Have you witnessed any of the damage caused by the tremor? | Are you in the area? Have you witnessed any of the damage caused by the tremor? |
| Send us your comments and experiences | Send us your comments and experiences |
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