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Landslip fear over clifftop crack | Landslip fear over clifftop crack |
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A huge crack has appeared in a cliff near a New Forest village causing fears of a major landslide. | A huge crack has appeared in a cliff near a New Forest village causing fears of a major landslide. |
Questions were raised about whether the crack at Barton-on-Sea, in Hampshire, had been caused by the Kent earthquake. | Questions were raised about whether the crack at Barton-on-Sea, in Hampshire, had been caused by the Kent earthquake. |
The Marine and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said "it was too coincidental to ignore" but Hampshire Police said there was not thought to be a link. | |
A row of beach huts below the cliff face had to be evacuated after the crack appeared on Saturday morning. | A row of beach huts below the cliff face had to be evacuated after the crack appeared on Saturday morning. |
Expensive beach huts | Expensive beach huts |
It is feared the crack, which was estimated to be about 300 metres (984ft) in length by the MCA, could cause a major landslide. | It is feared the crack, which was estimated to be about 300 metres (984ft) in length by the MCA, could cause a major landslide. |
An MCA spokeswoman said: "We do not know if it is linked to the earthquake but it is too coincidental to ignore. | An MCA spokeswoman said: "We do not know if it is linked to the earthquake but it is too coincidental to ignore. |
"If the crack does get any bigger it could lead to quite a large landslide and there are lots of very expensive beach huts below." | "If the crack does get any bigger it could lead to quite a large landslide and there are lots of very expensive beach huts below." |
A spokesman for the police, which cordoned off Marine Parade East, said no-one had been injured and no homes had to be evacuated. | A spokesman for the police, which cordoned off Marine Parade East, said no-one had been injured and no homes had to be evacuated. |
The earthquake, which measured 4.3 on the Richter scale, struck Kent at 0819 BST and experts said its epicentre was a few miles off the coast in the English Channel. | The earthquake, which measured 4.3 on the Richter scale, struck Kent at 0819 BST and experts said its epicentre was a few miles off the coast in the English Channel. |