Earth quake in cumbria

[firestorm]

Reports are coming in that cumbria has had a small earth quake of 3.6 at 22:55
any one on here feel the earth move for them tonight

Cumbria residents report feeling earthquake
breaking news

A small earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale has hit Cumbria and surrounding counties.

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

It was reportedly felt in various locations across Cumbria and in north Lancashire, south-west Scotland and parts of Yorkshire.

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

People have contacted the BBC to say they felt the tremor in places such as Barrow, Sellafield, Cockermouth, Windermere and Penrith.

Cumbria Fire and Rescue service have also confirmed the quake

[patkins]

Firestorm, if you google earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk (sorry, not good at putting up links) you will be surprised at how many quakes, though minor are recorded in the UK daily.

[firestorm]

i remember back in the late 1980s i was in Staford seeing my girlfriend(great tits) of the time when there was a small quake that shook the house a bit but never been in one since

[daithi]

Firestorm, if you google earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk (sorry, not good at putting up links) you will be surprised at how many quakes, though minor are recorded in the UK daily.

pat if ya right click the page url i think its called at the top
looks like this http//www. google .ie
click copy then in the post your making just right click and select paste and the link will be in your post when ya make it

[daithi]

i remember back in the late 1980s i was in Staford seeing my girlfriend(great tits) of the time when there was a small quake that shook the house a bit but never been in one since

did ya record it by any chance an use it as your avatar

[cactikid]

he did and what a wobbler it caused