An earthquake with 3.2 magnitude rocked Cumbria this morning, the second earthquake to shake Britain in less than two weeks.
People in the county reported buildings shake and the “Earth move” when the tremor hit, shortly after 7:30 a.m. GMT on Feb. 28.
The epicentre was in Mosser, Cumbria, and tremors were felt in Grasmere, Kendal, Cockermouth, and Keswick, according to the British Geological Survey (BGS).
Residents took to Twitter shortly after the quake, with some saying they felt their whole house shaking.
Resident Martin Parlett tweeted, “Having run outside in my pyjamas and wife’s slip-ons like some sort of suburban superhero, thinking someone had crashed into the side of our house, it turns out Cumbria was in fact experiencing an earthquake. #cockermouth #theEarthMoved”
Liz Priddle tweeted, “I have legit just felt an earthquake. My whole house just shook!”
Some said they felt the house shake for about 20 seconds, while others said it lasted 2 to 3 seconds.
Stephen Hicks, a seismologist from Southampton University tweeted that Cumbria is “a bit of a hot-spot for earthquakes in the UK.”
In 2009, a 3.9 magnitude earthquake happened near Ulveston that was felt widely.
The 4.4 magnitude earthquake on Saturday, Feb. 17 was Britain’s biggest earthquake in a decade, with tremors felt across other parts of Britain, including the Isle of Wight, which is over 125 miles away.
The epicentre was 12.5 miles north of the Welsh city of Swansea.
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