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Litton in Yorkshire Dales shaken by overnight earthquake Yorkshire Dales village of Litton shaken by earthquake
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An earthquake was recorded in Litton in the Yorkshire Dales The 2.5-magnitude earthquake was recorded in Litton in the Yorkshire Dales
Residents of a North Yorkshire village were shaken by an earthquake overnight. Residents of a North Yorkshire village have said they were left shaken in their beds by an early morning earthquake.
A 2.5-magnitude quake was recorded just after 01:30 BST near Litton in the Yorkshire Dales. The 2.5-magnitude quake was recorded just after 01:30 BST on Friday to the south west of Litton in the Yorkshire Dales, and it had a depth of 2.5 miles (4km), according to the British Geological Survey (BGS).
The tremor, south-west of the village, had a depth of 4km (2.5 miles), according to the British Geological Survey (BGS). Earthquakes below a magnitude of 2.5 can sometimes only be picked up with monitoring equipment, but the quake in the Dales was reportedly felt by a number of people in the village and surrounding area.
The last earthquake recorded in North Yorkshire was at Kilnsey in Wharfedale on 18 March, which was a magnitude of two. Sandra Lund, from Litton, said it was the "weirdest experience" she and her husband had ever had.
On Tuesday, the BGS recorded a 1.2-magnitude earthquake in Cardiff. "There was a huge bang, it sounded like an explosion," she said.
Earthquakes below 2.5 can sometimes only be picked up with monitoring equipment but the Dales event was reportedly felt by a number of people in the village and surrounding area. "My husband is actually deaf and he still heard it - that's how loud it was.
One nearby resident told the BBC she and her husband were awoken by a "loud rumbling noise and the ground shaking". "We were looking for smoke, we were dumbfounded. Then everything was just still."
"It didn't last long at all," she added. Mrs Lund said neither of them felt anything else afterwards, but she was left unable to sleep as she was "convinced something had blown up".
Others on social media said they awoke with a start to a loud noise - with some people saying they initially believed there had been some sort of explosion.
For heavier sleepers, the online chatter was the first they heard of it.
Councillor Richard Foster, who read about it on social media, said: "I didn't hear anything, I slept right through.
"A few people felt it and heard it, but no-one has been in touch about it.”
Earthquake data recorded overnight near Litton by the British Geological SurveyEarthquake data recorded overnight near Litton by the British Geological Survey
Meanwhile, Debbie Roe said she was woken by the sound of two loud bangs which she first thought was "my cats jumping off the bed".
"But they were probably the bangs other people heard, and then there was a low rumbling for maybe 10 seconds," she explained.
Another local resident told the BBC she and her husband experienced "a loud rumbling noise and the ground shaking".
However, she added that "it didn't last long at all".
For heavier sleepers, however, online chatter on Friday morning was the first they had heard of any seismic activity in the area.
Councillor Richard Foster said he "didn't hear anything, I slept right through".
The last earthquake recorded in North Yorkshire was at Kilnsey in Wharfedale on 18 March, which had a magnitude of two.
On Tuesday, the BGS recorded a 1.2-magnitude earthquake in Cardiff.
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