Small Earthquake Reported Near UK’s Gatwick Airport

Small Earthquake Reported Near UK’s Gatwick Airport
(U.S. Geological Survey)
Jack Phillips
7/5/2018
Updated:
7/5/2018

A small earthquake struck near Gatwick Airport in England on Thursday, and passengers said they could feel the ground moving.

British officials said the quake registered as a 3.1 on its earthquake scale. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the quake registered as a 2.9 on the Richter scale.

There were reports that “It was like two huge explosions” and of a “large impact then two to three seconds of shaking,” the agency said.

Other reports said the tremor “felt much bigger than the last two recent quakes” and “it was like two huge explosions,” according to the agency.

On social media, users said they could feel their workplace or home shake.

Matt Temple tweeted, “Just felt an earthquake at Gatwick Airport - felt whole building move and a dull banging noise.”

Resident Trevor Harlock wrote, “Earthquake in Surrey!! Just felt a tremor in Charlwood ... 11:55 the earth shook and glasses in our kitchen cabinets jangled together.”

Last week, according to the BBC, there was a “small” earthquake centered near the Gatwick Airport.

The British Geological Survey said the earthquake registered as a 2.6 on its scale.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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