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| Yorkshire Dales village of Litton shaken by earthquake | Yorkshire Dales village of Litton shaken by earthquake |
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| The 2.5-magnitude 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 have said they were left shaken in their beds by an early morning earthquake. | Residents of a North Yorkshire village have said they were left shaken in their beds by an early morning earthquake. |
| 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 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). |
| 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. | 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. |
| Sandra Lund, from Litton, said it was the "weirdest experience" she and her husband had ever had. | Sandra Lund, from Litton, said it was the "weirdest experience" she and her husband had ever had. |
| "There was a huge bang, it sounded like an explosion," she said. | "There was a huge bang, it sounded like an explosion," she said. |
| "My husband is actually deaf and he still heard it - that's how loud it was. | "My husband is actually deaf and he still heard it - that's how loud it was. |
| "We were looking for smoke, we were dumbfounded. Then everything was just still." | "We were looking for smoke, we were dumbfounded. Then everything was just still." |
| 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". | 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". |
| Listen: Reaction to the Yorkshire Dales quake from the village at the epicentre | |
| 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". | 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. | "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". | 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". | 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. | 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". | 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. | 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. | On Tuesday, the BGS recorded a 1.2-magnitude earthquake in Cardiff. |
| Earthquake data recorded overnight near Litton by the British Geological Survey | |
| Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. | Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. |