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| A 2.9-magnitude earthquake struck the east Midlands, the British Geological Survey (BGS) said on Friday morning. The tremor was reported across Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire. | A 2.9-magnitude earthquake struck the east Midlands, the British Geological Survey (BGS) said on Friday morning. The tremor was reported across Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire. |
| Julian Bukits of the BSG said the earthquake happened at 5.20am and was "average" for the UK. One resident in Groby, Leicestershire, told BBC Radio Leicester: "It lasted at least 20 seconds and some DVDs fell off a shelf in my room." | Julian Bukits of the BSG said the earthquake happened at 5.20am and was "average" for the UK. One resident in Groby, Leicestershire, told BBC Radio Leicester: "It lasted at least 20 seconds and some DVDs fell off a shelf in my room." |
| Another caller said: "It sounded like an underground train coming and everything wobbled." | Another caller said: "It sounded like an underground train coming and everything wobbled." |
| Leicestershire police said they had received no reports of any tremors and had not been called out to any incidents. | Leicestershire police said they had received no reports of any tremors and had not been called out to any incidents. |
| A spokeswoman said: "We've not received any calls about any tremors or any damage overnight." | A spokeswoman said: "We've not received any calls about any tremors or any damage overnight." |
| A spokesman for the county's fire and rescue service also said it had not received any calls reporting an earthquake. | A spokesman for the county's fire and rescue service also said it had not received any calls reporting an earthquake. |
| The epicentre of the seismic activity was near Loughborough, Leicestershire, where residents would have felt a bang and a slight vibration. | The epicentre of the seismic activity was near Loughborough, Leicestershire, where residents would have felt a bang and a slight vibration. |
| Bukits said properties in the area, which has a history of earthquakes, would not have suffered any structural damage. | Bukits said properties in the area, which has a history of earthquakes, would not have suffered any structural damage. |
| On 28 October 2001 there was a 4.1 earthquake near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, which Bukits described as "big by UK standards". | On 28 October 2001 there was a 4.1 earthquake near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, which Bukits described as "big by UK standards". |
| The expert said it was a million times weaker than the 8.9 earthquake that struck off the Japanese coast and caused a devastating tsunami in March 2011. | The expert said it was a million times weaker than the 8.9 earthquake that struck off the Japanese coast and caused a devastating tsunami in March 2011. |
| "Earthquakes generally have to be of 4.5 to 5 magnitude to cause damage," he added. | "Earthquakes generally have to be of 4.5 to 5 magnitude to cause damage," he added. |
| Earthquakes in the UK are described as intraplate seismic activity, as they take place far from tectonic plate boundaries. | Earthquakes in the UK are described as intraplate seismic activity, as they take place far from tectonic plate boundaries. |
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