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| 'Loud boom' as earthquake hits Nottinghamshire | 'Loud boom' as earthquake hits Nottinghamshire |
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| Nottinghamshire has been hit by an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.6, the British Geological Survey has confirmed. | Nottinghamshire has been hit by an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.6, the British Geological Survey has confirmed. |
| The earthquake struck about 1km (0.6 miles) from Hucknall at 19:17 GMT, according to preliminary information. | The earthquake struck about 1km (0.6 miles) from Hucknall at 19:17 GMT, according to preliminary information. |
| People have reported hearing a loud bang and feeling sharp shaking. | People have reported hearing a loud bang and feeling sharp shaking. |
| Residents in Mansfield, Papplewick, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Ravenshead, Newstead Village and Blidworth all reported the quake. | |
| 'Like a bus on steroids' | 'Like a bus on steroids' |
| Stephanie Holland, who lives in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, told BBC Radio Nottingham: "We were sitting in the lounge watching TV and there was suddenly a very loud boom and the floor shook. | Stephanie Holland, who lives in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, told BBC Radio Nottingham: "We were sitting in the lounge watching TV and there was suddenly a very loud boom and the floor shook. |
| "I felt as though it had lifted me off the seat and then there was a rumble. | "I felt as though it had lifted me off the seat and then there was a rumble. |
| "We've got those road humps outside the front of the house and quite often when a bus goes over it shakes the house. Well this was like a bus on steroids, it lifted the whole floor." | "We've got those road humps outside the front of the house and quite often when a bus goes over it shakes the house. Well this was like a bus on steroids, it lifted the whole floor." |
| She said the earthquake lasted between 10 and 15 seconds and brought her neighbours out of their houses. | She said the earthquake lasted between 10 and 15 seconds and brought her neighbours out of their houses. |
| "It was quite scary actually," she said. "I had got horrors of it being a gas explosion." | "It was quite scary actually," she said. "I had got horrors of it being a gas explosion." |
| 'Typical earthquake' | 'Typical earthquake' |
| Glenn Ford, a seismologist from the British Geological Survey, said: "The BGS has been receiving reports from areas sort of south of Mansfield and north of Nottingham tonight of an earthquake. | Glenn Ford, a seismologist from the British Geological Survey, said: "The BGS has been receiving reports from areas sort of south of Mansfield and north of Nottingham tonight of an earthquake. |
| "At the moment it's all indications it's a typical British earthquake that we see quite often throughout the year." | "At the moment it's all indications it's a typical British earthquake that we see quite often throughout the year." |
| People have reported the quake via the online reporting facility on the BGS Seismology website. | People have reported the quake via the online reporting facility on the BGS Seismology website. |
| The reports described "a heavy rumble as if some big lorry had passed", "vibration lasted for a few seconds with a rumbling noise" and "a loud bang and a shudder". | The reports described "a heavy rumble as if some big lorry had passed", "vibration lasted for a few seconds with a rumbling noise" and "a loud bang and a shudder". |