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08/02/2013
Earthquake Hits Wales
A minor earthquake has taken place in north west Wales.
The British Geological Survey (BGS) confirmed a 2.3 magnitude earthquake around Caernarfon at 10.41pm on Thursday.
Davie Galloway, of the BGS, told the BBC: "We've had about 40 or 50 people contact us last night with comments like 'the windows shook, the rumbling seemed to come beneath our feet, it was like a lorry crashing into the house.
"It was the sorts of descriptions and reports that you get for an earthquake that size.
"We record about 150 to 200 earthquakes somewhere in the UK every year.
"North west Scotland and north Wales are probably the most seismically active out of those areas."
(GK)
The British Geological Survey (BGS) confirmed a 2.3 magnitude earthquake around Caernarfon at 10.41pm on Thursday.
Davie Galloway, of the BGS, told the BBC: "We've had about 40 or 50 people contact us last night with comments like 'the windows shook, the rumbling seemed to come beneath our feet, it was like a lorry crashing into the house.
"It was the sorts of descriptions and reports that you get for an earthquake that size.
"We record about 150 to 200 earthquakes somewhere in the UK every year.
"North west Scotland and north Wales are probably the most seismically active out of those areas."
(GK)
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