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| Staffordshire earthquake causes rumbling and homes to shake | Staffordshire earthquake causes rumbling and homes to shake |
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| The quake's epicentre was in Tean, Staffordshire, confirmed the British Geological Survey | The quake's epicentre was in Tean, Staffordshire, confirmed the British Geological Survey |
| Residents reported "rumbling" and rattling windows and doors after a 3.3 magnitude earthquake hit Staffordshire on Wednesday evening. | Residents reported "rumbling" and rattling windows and doors after a 3.3 magnitude earthquake hit Staffordshire on Wednesday evening. |
| The British Geological Survey (BGS) said the tremor's epicentre was 7.3km (4.5 miles) below Tean. | The British Geological Survey (BGS) said the tremor's epicentre was 7.3km (4.5 miles) below Tean. |
| It is the largest of 21 earthquakes to strike the UK in the past two months. | It is the largest of 21 earthquakes to strike the UK in the past two months. |
| The BGS said people had reported "an initial rumbling, then a bang" with what "felt more like a shunt, like something had hit something". | The BGS said people had reported "an initial rumbling, then a bang" with what "felt more like a shunt, like something had hit something". |
| People as far as 20km (12.5 miles) from the epicentre took to social media to describe the effects. | People as far as 20km (12.5 miles) from the epicentre took to social media to describe the effects. |
| Kelvin Evans, in Upper Tean, said he heard a "very loud, weird, spooky noise, that seemed to vibrate the front of the house." | Kelvin Evans, in Upper Tean, said he heard a "very loud, weird, spooky noise, that seemed to vibrate the front of the house." |
| Another Tean resident, Jenni Brown, said she thought a vehicle had veered off the road and bumped the side of her house. | Another Tean resident, Jenni Brown, said she thought a vehicle had veered off the road and bumped the side of her house. |
| 'A very large shake' | 'A very large shake' |
| Carol Heather, from Hilderstone, said she felt an impact and noise so loud she thought it was a bomb. | |
| "My hair stood on end, I was jolted out of my seat. I was just watching a film and it was really frightening, terrifying. It was such a bang." | |
| Mark Begg, 30, said he was at home in Uttoxeter when he felt "a very large shake". | Mark Begg, 30, said he was at home in Uttoxeter when he felt "a very large shake". |
| After checking the house and finding no signs of damage he concluded "it was most likely a mini-earthquake". | After checking the house and finding no signs of damage he concluded "it was most likely a mini-earthquake". |
| Tom, 38, in Cheadle said: "I was sitting watching an episode of Only Connect with my wife on YouTube and as we opened another bottle of wine the whole house shook. | Tom, 38, in Cheadle said: "I was sitting watching an episode of Only Connect with my wife on YouTube and as we opened another bottle of wine the whole house shook. |
| "I thought either one of the children had fallen out of bed or something else had happened." | "I thought either one of the children had fallen out of bed or something else had happened." |
| The BGS records and locates between 200 and 300 earthquakes in the UK each year with the majority only detected by sensitive instruments. | The BGS records and locates between 200 and 300 earthquakes in the UK each year with the majority only detected by sensitive instruments. |
| The strongest UK earthquake recorded by the survey was a 6.1 magnitude tremor in the North Sea, about 75 miles from Great Yarmouth, in June 1931. | The strongest UK earthquake recorded by the survey was a 6.1 magnitude tremor in the North Sea, about 75 miles from Great Yarmouth, in June 1931. |
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