UK earthquakes
UK earthquakes
Shaken but not stirred – Dumfries rocked by 2.3 magnitude quake
AN EARTHQUAKE with a magnitude of 2.3 was recorded in Dumfries and Galloway, seismologists confirmed yesterday.
Disbelieving Shetlanders shaken by quake
GARAGE owner John Burns thought his brand-new home was about to collapse on top of him when he was rudely awakened from a deep sleep yesterday morning.
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Insurers braced for quake claims
INSURANCE companies are bracing themselves for a deluge of claims after yesterday's earthquake.
Residents not shaken by Midlothian quakes
FEW people could mistake Midlothian for southern California. But after experiencing two earthquakes in just over a week, the residents of Penicuik may be feeling just a little closer to the people of San Francisco.
City hit by sixth quake in a month
MANCHESTER had its sixth earthquake of the month yesterday.
Quake damages 800 homes
MORE than 800 homes were damaged in the biggest earthquake to hit Britain in five years, it emerged yesterday.
Earthquake damages homes and cuts power
AN EARTHQUAKE in Kent saw homes evacuated and power lines dragged down yesterday.
Earthquake rocks island of Unst
A STRONG earthquake - one of the largest of its kind in a decade - has been felt on the Shetland island of Unst.
Small earthquake shakes Dumfries ... nobody hurt but animals slightly panicked
POSTMAN Elliot Crosbie froze as his bungalow began to shake.
Hogmanay Earthquake in Perthshire
An earthquake measuring 2.
Biggest Highland earthquake in 20 years
IN WORLD terms, it barely rated a blip on seismographs around the globe, but the earthquake which shook the Fort William area yesterday was the biggest to hit Scotland in 20 years.
Earth moves for Wales as quake hits
THE earth moved for people in North Wales on Valentine’s Day when an earthquake hit.
Welsh quake
NORTH Wales was rocked by an earthquake yesterday, according to the British Geological Survey.
Perth quake was biggest for 15 years
AN earthquake that hit Perthshire during the night was the biggest to hit the area for 15 years, it was revealed today.
Europe warned to expect massive earthquake as anniversary nears
EUROPE is due for another huge earthquake like the one which hits Portugal in 1755 killing an estimated 60,000 people, it was revealed today.
Central Scotland hit by a trio of earthquakes
THREE earthquakes, the strongest measuring three on the Richter Scale, were felt in central Scotland yesterday.
Three quakes hit Scotland
THREE earthquakes, the strongest measuring three on the Richter Scale, have hit Scotland.
City centre evacuated after three earthquakes
MANCHESTER was hit yesterday by three earthquakes, which blew out windows, caused structural damage and cut off power.
Fresh earthquake rocks Manchester
MANCHESTER was shaken by another small earthquake today, the British Geological Survey said.
Struck by a very British earthquake
SCOTT Deakin, a barman at the Crooked House pub in Dudley, thought a plane had crashed; Alex Potter believed Birmingham had been hit by a bomb; while Peter Baker supposed Armageddon had arrived.
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Friday 24 May 2013
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