A 2.8 magnitude earthquake struck the West Midlands late on Monday evening, the British Geological Survey (BGS) stated.
In accordance with the BGS, the quake hit the city of Walsall, close to Birmingham, at a depth of seven kilometres (4.35 miles) at 10.59pm.
The service stated the consequences of the quake have been felt in a 20km radius from its epicentre, with tremors being detected by residents in Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley.
Affected residents informed the BGS the quake shook their properties, whereas one individual stated it “was like a wardrobe had fallen over or an explosion blast towards the window”.
The BGS stated the quake was roughly 13km (eight miles) east of the magnitude 4.7 Dudley earthquake, which was felt over most of England when it struck on September 22, 2002.
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So it was worrying however not sufficient to trigger injury or danger to life, and it received folks chatting on Twitter.
Something to take your thoughts of a possible World Conflict Three I suppose…
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