Earthquake of 3.3 magnitude rattles Lancashire and Lake District
by Raphael Boyd from Science | The Guardian on (#71XTG)
Residents report homes shaking from quake with epicentre near the village of Silverdale in Lancashire
Residents were shaken by what felt like an underground explosion" after England's strongest earthquake in two years affected towns and villages across Lancashire and Cumbria.
A 3.3-magnitude earthquake was felt as far as 30 miles from the epicentre near the coastal village of Silverdale in Lancashire shortly after 11.23pm on Wednesday, with reports of tremors being felt in Blackpool.
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