The latest earthquake to hit the UK was felt just off the coast of Southport, in the Irish Sea, however, the BGS has confirmed that it was felt further in-land in Southport itself
The UK has once again been rocked by another earthquake – with a tourist hotspot town the latest to feel the vibrations. Southport is usually known for being the home of charity shops, coffee shops and a constantly down-on-its-luck football club, and has now become to the centre of an earthquake.
At 5.02pm on Sunday, August 31, an earthquake was detected by the British Geological Survey at a depth of 7km and registering at a magnitude of 1.5 on the Richter Scale.
It was felt just off the coast of Southport, in the Irish Sea, however the BGS has confirmed that it was felt further in-land in Southport itself.
Although no damage was reported, the quake lasted around two minutes and came just days after another UK town was rocked locals complaining about a “thunderous” rumble which left their homes vibrating. The magnitude measured in at 1.6 on the Richter Scale and had a depth of 8km.
This was detected by the British Geological Survey, with the epicentre listed as Llwyndyrus, Gwynedd, Wales – near the picturesque Snowdonia national park.
According to the organisation, the quake was “felt Cym-y-glo,Waunfawr and Rhosgadfan (Caernarfon) and Rhiw and Y Ffor (Pwllheli)”. Reports described “long steady rumble”, “the house creaked a bit”, “felt some vibration” and “felt and sounded like thunder”.
No damage has been reported so far, but data shows that it lasted around 10 seconds, with it starting at 9.24pm on Saturday (August 30).
Small earthquakes like this typically have very short durations, and the shaking is often only felt for a few seconds.
While earthquakes are not particularly common in the UK, the latest seismic activity struck just a few days after a quake in Burnley. Known for their textile industry, the northern town was struck at 12.47am on Monday (August 25) by a 1.2 magnitude earthquake.
The epicentre was actually pinpointed to a house on the pleasant-looking Dovedale Drive area – a stones throw from Burnley FC’s Turf Moor stadium. No damage was reported, but data shows that the earthquake lasted for around 15 to 20 seconds in total.
Before this, two hit a very well known UK location. The first came at 8.47am on Tuesday (August 19) with a 1.3 magnitude quake hitting in Kents Bank, Cumbria, but nowhere near civilisation.
This was detected at a depth of just 3km down, which is one of the most shallow shakes the British Geological Survey has detected this year.
The second happened later that same day, at 9.59pm and at a depth of around 5km – also measuring 1.3 on the Richter Scale. However, this one was near where humans dare to tread, as it struck near an iconic walking spot known as Naughty Stone in Llangynidr, Powys.
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