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England: Teacups Rattle on the South Coast After Strongest Tremor in 300 Years Shakes in the English Channel

07/14/2011 Leave a comment Go to comments

“Tea cups rattled at breakfast-time this morning as an earthquake struck the English Channel – and almost went unnoticed.

Some witnesses appeared to doubt whether the small tremor was anything more than a heavy lorry rumbling by on the south coast.

Others based in Worthing, West Sussex, questioned whether the 3.9 magnitude quake was simply a trick of their imagination.

But according to the British Geological Survey (BGS), it is the biggest to strike a 16 mile region in 300 years.

People living in parts of West Sussex said buildings shook for a few seconds at around 8am…

‘This is the largest earthquake within 25 km (16 miles) since a magnitude 4.5 event in 1734,’ David Kerridge, from the BGS, added.” Read more.

 

 

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