Britain hit by second earthquake as 3.8 magnitude tremor hits East Midlands
Richard Hartley-ParkinsonRichard Hartley-Parkinson for Metro.co.uk
Thursday 29 Jan 2015 7:04 am
Second earthquake in two days hits UK with 3.8 tremor
A second earthquake in two days has struck the UK.
The latest earthquake, measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale, hit the East Midlands village of Cottesmore, in Rutland,at 10.25pm last night, according to the US Geological Survey.
It came after an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.9 was recorded in Winchester on Tuesday.
Residents took to Twitter to tell of their shock after realising an earthquake had struck.
Sally Smart wrote: ‘Earthquake wow that was a biggen!! Thought a truck was coming through the house #adrenalinepumping.’
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