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| Earthquake near Hull and Grimsby 'felt 100km away' | Earthquake near Hull and Grimsby 'felt 100km away' |
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| A 3.9-magnitude earthquake centred in north-east Lincolnshire has reportedly been felt up to 60 miles (100km) away. | A 3.9-magnitude earthquake centred in north-east Lincolnshire has reportedly been felt up to 60 miles (100km) away. |
| The British Geological Survey (BGS) said it happened at 23:14 BST on Saturday, with the epicentre in Grimsby at a depth of 11 miles. | |
| It was felt mainly in Lincolnshire and Hull, the BGS added. | |
| It comes nearly a decade after the 5.2-magnitude earthquake in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, which was felt widely across England and Wales. | It comes nearly a decade after the 5.2-magnitude earthquake in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, which was felt widely across England and Wales. |
| Glen Ford, a seismologist for the BGS, said: "It is of the size we would expect people to start reporting it to us. | |
| "But it is actually much smaller than the one 10 years ago at Market Rasen, 30km from this earthquake, that was 90 times bigger." | |
| Independent organisation European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said it had received reports from people 100km from the epicentre who had felt the tremor. | Independent organisation European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said it had received reports from people 100km from the epicentre who had felt the tremor. |
| The BGS said it had received reports including how "the whole house shook for a couple of seconds"; "[I] heard a rumble with a simultaneous trembling": "the bed started to shake"; "the radiator jolted"; and someone who "thought it was a lorry crashing outside". | |
| However, it added that such earthquakes were not uncommon in the UK and happened about every two years. | However, it added that such earthquakes were not uncommon in the UK and happened about every two years. |
| Many people went on social media to ask what it was they had just felt. | Many people went on social media to ask what it was they had just felt. |
| The largest earthquake in the UK this year took place in Cwmllynfell in south Wales on 17 February and registered a magnitude of 4.6. | The largest earthquake in the UK this year took place in Cwmllynfell in south Wales on 17 February and registered a magnitude of 4.6. |
| Were you affected by the earthquake? Please email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your story or use one of the options below to send us your pictures: | Were you affected by the earthquake? Please email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your story or use one of the options below to send us your pictures: |
| Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. | Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. |
| Or use the form below | Or use the form below |