Cumbria earth tremor reported by local residents

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There have been reports of a large earth tremor has been felt across much of Cumbria.

People have described hearing and feeling the earth moving "for well over a minute" at just after 2300 GMT.

It was felt as far afield as Barrow, Sellafield, Cockermouth, Windermere and Penrith.

Police say there are no reports of injury or damage so far, but say the tremor was picked up by the US Geological Survey.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12056634



US Geological Survey confirms magnitude 3.6 earthquake in Cumbria

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[Jordan]

Do you think that was the 'massive' earthquake london was due...

[Jordy]

Isn't it strange how today's Mock the Week episode was laughing about how the UK never gets any Earthquakes just an hour earlier? Weird. Hardly a devastating earthquake though, life goes on :P

I bet people in Japan and California are wetting themselves at us calling 3.6 a "large tremor".

[HotelUser]

Oh dear, I hope everyone's okay.

[Fez]

'Cockermouth' has had floods, murderers and now this along with having the best name for a town ever.

[Eoin247]

An EARTHQUAKE in the UK?

Baton up the hatches fellas, 2012 has arrived near exactly two years early.

[Shar]

I really feel sorry for the people of Cumbria, they go through so many devastations every month out of the whole of the UK :(

[Hayleigh]

I hope like no one gets hurt or anything ;'[ <3

[Jordan]

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20110104/tuk-earthquake-hits-northern-england-6323e80.html

Another Earthquake in Northern England. 2 in a fortnight

[Circadia]

no one got hurt it was on 3.6 on the Richter scale :L apparently it was mainly felt in Yorkshire