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| Hundreds of houses in Folkestone have been damaged by the earthquake which struck Kent on Saturday morning. | Hundreds of houses in Folkestone have been damaged by the earthquake which struck Kent on Saturday morning. |
| Council officials say 73 buildings have been rated so dangerous that people cannot currently return to them. | |
| A further 64 are in a condition where people can be in their properties but work will need to be done on them within the next 48 hours. | A further 64 are in a condition where people can be in their properties but work will need to be done on them within the next 48 hours. |
| The council has received 474 calls regarding properties damaged by the 4.3 magnitude tremor. | |
| Council surveyors are continuing to examine properties following the earthquake, after inspection teams began work at 0930 BST on Sunday. | |
| Shepway District Council said it was being assisted in its inspections by officers from neighbouring councils. | |
| Homes in Folkestone were evacuated and one woman suffered a neck injury when the earthquake struck. | Homes in Folkestone were evacuated and one woman suffered a neck injury when the earthquake struck. |
| As a result of the damage caused, several families spent the night in emergency accommodation. | As a result of the damage caused, several families spent the night in emergency accommodation. |
| DAMAGED PROPERTIES 474 properties reported damaged by earthquake73 so dangerous that people cannot return 30 more where people have been advised not to return64 can be returned to but work must be done within 48 hours | |
| Shepway District Council said two large families and several other families were being accommodated last night at the authority's emergency centre. | Shepway District Council said two large families and several other families were being accommodated last night at the authority's emergency centre. |
| More than a dozen people spent the night at Folkestone's Salvation Army centre. | More than a dozen people spent the night at Folkestone's Salvation Army centre. |
| Capt West said that when the earthquake had first happened, the people arriving at the Salvation Army centre in Folkestone had looked "quite shaken, confused, anxious". | Capt West said that when the earthquake had first happened, the people arriving at the Salvation Army centre in Folkestone had looked "quite shaken, confused, anxious". |
| He said: "The ones we've got here now are the ones who can't be allowed back in their homes, maybe their homes are too badly damaged and are thinking maybe they'll never be able to go back to them." | He said: "The ones we've got here now are the ones who can't be allowed back in their homes, maybe their homes are too badly damaged and are thinking maybe they'll never be able to go back to them." |
| Council spokesman Jeff Stack said it would take days just for the initial analysis of homes to be carried out. | Council spokesman Jeff Stack said it would take days just for the initial analysis of homes to be carried out. |
| Following the earthquake, homes in five streets in the town were evacuated because of structural damage including cracked walls and fallen chimneys. | Following the earthquake, homes in five streets in the town were evacuated because of structural damage including cracked walls and fallen chimneys. |
| The tremor struck at 0819 BST and experts said its epicentre was 7.5 miles off the Dover coast in the English Channel. | The tremor struck at 0819 BST and experts said its epicentre was 7.5 miles off the Dover coast in the English Channel. |
| QUAKES IN THE UK December 2006 - Dumfries and Galloway (magnitude 3.5)September 2002 - Dudley, West Midlands (5.0)October 2001 - Melton Mowbray (4.1)September 2000 - Warwick (4.2) April 1990 - Bishop's Castle, Shropshire (5.1) July 1984 - Nefyn, north Wales (5.4)June 1931 - in North Sea near Great Yarmouth (6.1) Mother's lucky escape | QUAKES IN THE UK December 2006 - Dumfries and Galloway (magnitude 3.5)September 2002 - Dudley, West Midlands (5.0)October 2001 - Melton Mowbray (4.1)September 2000 - Warwick (4.2) April 1990 - Bishop's Castle, Shropshire (5.1) July 1984 - Nefyn, north Wales (5.4)June 1931 - in North Sea near Great Yarmouth (6.1) Mother's lucky escape |
| Kent Fire and Rescue Service took more than 200 emergency calls, from people concerned about a variety of issues ranging from structural damage to gas smells. | Kent Fire and Rescue Service took more than 200 emergency calls, from people concerned about a variety of issues ranging from structural damage to gas smells. |
| The Kent quake is the largest recorded in Britain since one in Dudley in 2002. | The Kent quake is the largest recorded in Britain since one in Dudley in 2002. |
| Police want owners of local businesses which were empty over the weekend to check their premises for signs of damage. | Police want owners of local businesses which were empty over the weekend to check their premises for signs of damage. |
| The BGS is keen for anyone who felt the earthquake to fill in a questionnaire on their website so they can collect information on the impact of the earthquake to analyse in more detail its strength and precise location. | The BGS is keen for anyone who felt the earthquake to fill in a questionnaire on their website so they can collect information on the impact of the earthquake to analyse in more detail its strength and precise location. |