Earthquake Of 3.3 Magnitude Hits Southern England

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An earthquake that measured 3.3 magnitude on the Richter scale has struck southern England.

According to the British Geological Survey (BGS) quake maps, the epicentre was in 3 km northwest of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, and recorded at a depth of 10km.

The tremor caused houses to shake as far away as London, Milton Keynes, Aylesbury, and High Wycombe.

Residents reportedly felt the tremors at 9.45am in parts of London.

A resident wrote, “It felt horrible. The whole house was shaking as if something huge and very heavy hit the roof or my neighbours house (they’re end of terrace). I never suspected we’d have it in here.”

Another resident feeling the impact wrote: “I felt it very clearly. The first wave shook the house a bit and then some little vibrations during 5 seconds.. but my wife, at home with me, did not feel anything.. Nice experience!

“The British Geological Survey confirmed it is investigating reports of an earthquake which they described as a ‘large explosion.”

Its tweet said: “Reports include ‘like a convey of HGVs driving past my front door at great speed’, ‘the house had one dramatic shake’, ‘felt like whole house was shaking’ & ‘it was like a large explosion’.”

The size of the tremor was initially thought to be larger but has since been downgraded to 3.3 magnitude from the initially reported 3.9 it was.

'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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