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| City shaken by minor earthquake | City shaken by minor earthquake |
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| Parts of Greater Manchester have been rocked by an earthquake. | Parts of Greater Manchester have been rocked by an earthquake. |
| The tremor at 1150 BST on Friday affected Manchester centre, Reddish, Didsbury, Failsworth and Denton. | The tremor at 1150 BST on Friday affected Manchester centre, Reddish, Didsbury, Failsworth and Denton. |
| Seismologists at the British Geological Survey (BGS), Edinburgh say it was 2.5 on the Richter Scale, but there are no reports of any injuries or damage. | Seismologists at the British Geological Survey (BGS), Edinburgh say it was 2.5 on the Richter Scale, but there are no reports of any injuries or damage. |
| The BGS say these tremors are not uncommon and there are eight or nine a year in Britain. Manchester was hit by a series of tremors five years ago. | The BGS say these tremors are not uncommon and there are eight or nine a year in Britain. Manchester was hit by a series of tremors five years ago. |
| Friday morning's tremor is 130 times smaller to the one that hit Manchester in late 2002, which measured 3.9 on the Richter Scale. | Friday morning's tremor is 130 times smaller to the one that hit Manchester in late 2002, which measured 3.9 on the Richter Scale. |
| A BGS spokesman said it was also 800 million times smaller than the Asian Tsunami on Boxing Day in 2004. | A BGS spokesman said it was also 800 million times smaller than the Asian Tsunami on Boxing Day in 2004. |
| I felt the building shake... the floor move and heard the beams creak Officer worker, Manchester city centre | I felt the building shake... the floor move and heard the beams creak Officer worker, Manchester city centre |
| But it was still felt across Manchester. One worker in the city centre said: "The ground kind of shook. | |
| "It felt a bit like there was a bus parked outside but a bit stronger. | "It felt a bit like there was a bus parked outside but a bit stronger. |
| "Everyone just looked round at each other and was like, 'Did you just feel that or was it just me?' I didn't really feel frightened just a bit confused." | "Everyone just looked round at each other and was like, 'Did you just feel that or was it just me?' I didn't really feel frightened just a bit confused." |
| Another witness said: "I was working away quite happily until I felt the building shake. I felt the floor move and heard the beams creak. | Another witness said: "I was working away quite happily until I felt the building shake. I felt the floor move and heard the beams creak. |
| "It started at one end of the room and went came through to where I was sitting and the big filing cabinet next to where I was sitting was shaking. It was really quite impressive." | "It started at one end of the room and went came through to where I was sitting and the big filing cabinet next to where I was sitting was shaking. It was really quite impressive." |
| 'Small tremor' | 'Small tremor' |
| Ernest Rutter, professor of structural geology at the University of Manchester said: "It's very small tremor, right on the edge of being felt, although obviously quite a lot of people did. | Ernest Rutter, professor of structural geology at the University of Manchester said: "It's very small tremor, right on the edge of being felt, although obviously quite a lot of people did. |
| "They are fairly common in Manchester. In 2002 we had a swarm of them, which is a number of earthquakes of about the same size over a period of time - from October and extended until just after Christmas. | "They are fairly common in Manchester. In 2002 we had a swarm of them, which is a number of earthquakes of about the same size over a period of time - from October and extended until just after Christmas. |
| "There were about 110 - 120 during that time and about 30 of them were felt." | "There were about 110 - 120 during that time and about 30 of them were felt." |
| But he added: "You can't tell if a little earthquake is going to turn into a bigger earthquake and you can't tell how frequently they are going to occur." | But he added: "You can't tell if a little earthquake is going to turn into a bigger earthquake and you can't tell how frequently they are going to occur." |