Did the earth move for you?
RESIDENTS of North Somerset were quaking in their beds in the early hours of Sunday morning – a small tremor took place at 2.52am beneath Highbridge.
The British Geological Survey, which monitors UK earthquakes, confirmed that the quake measured 1.3 on the Richter Scale, and could have been felt as far away as Bristol. The last tremor in the area was in December 2006. It measured 1.6 on the Richter Scale.
Small tremors are not uncommon. A British Geological spokesman said: "There are actually about 200 in this country every year. Most go completely unnoticed by the public because they are so small."
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Comments
by Scribe2
Monday, December 31 2012, 7:31PM
“Blame it on fracking. I know it hasn't started yet but someone is bound to!!!!!”
by Erinaceus
Monday, December 31 2012, 5:35PM
“Small earthquake in Highbridge. Pedants horrified.”
by Stephen_L
Monday, December 31 2012, 3:41PM
“Highbridge devastated by earthquake. Total damage estimated at £10.43.”
by polyphase
Monday, December 31 2012, 12:55PM
“It didn't measure anything on the Richter Scale, which hasn't been used since the 1930s. It was, however, of magnitude 1.3 on the Moment magnitude scale, which is the system used to measure earthquakes today.
http://tinyurl.com/67ysgr”