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| North Yorkshire earthquake: Magnitude 3.9 'earthquake' strikes North Sea off UK coastline | North Yorkshire earthquake: Magnitude 3.9 'earthquake' strikes North Sea off UK coastline |
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| A magnitude 3.9 "earthquake" has struck the North Sea off the coast of North Yorkshire, the British Geological Survey (BGS) says. | |
| A spokesperson said the cause of the tremor, detected around 100 miles east of the seaside town of Scarborough, was still being confirmed. | |
| "It was most likely an earthquake," said the spokesperson, adding that whether the seismic event could be felt on land depended on how deep it had occurred. | "It was most likely an earthquake," said the spokesperson, adding that whether the seismic event could be felt on land depended on how deep it had occurred. |
| BGS devices in Glasidale, around 10 miles east of Whitby, recorded a tremor at 6:50pm. | |
| Staff at two local pubs said they were not aware of the quake and had not felt any movement. | |
| Hundreds of earthquakes, almost all too faint to be felt by humans, are detected in the British Isles each year by the BGS. | |
| In 2011, a 3.6-magnitude quake struck North Yorkshire around five miles north west of Ripon. | |
| Tremors were felt in the towns of Bingley and Skipton, near Leeds, where people reported doors, windows and heavy furniture rattling, reported the BBC. | |
| The largest known British earthquake took place in the North Sea in 1931, according to the BGS, with a magnitude of 6.1. |