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FeaturesYou are in: Cumbria > Places > Features > Earth tremor felt in Cumbria Earth tremor felt in CumbriaAn earth tremor has been felt in Cumbria and Lancashire today ... An earth tremor of Magnitude 3.7 has been felt in the south of Cumbria today (28th April 2009) at 11:22 BST. ![]() Waveform of the tremor. BGS IPR/112-40C The tremor had its epicentre at Ulverston and was felt around Barrow, Kendal, Windermere, Fleetwood and the North Lancaster area. Help playing audio/video Frank McCall, who lives in Grange Over Sands, said: "I felt the house shake. At first I thought a lorry had hit the side of the house. "I went outside and noticed neighbours were also on their doorsteps looking a bit bewildered. ![]() Tweets about the earthquake "There hasn't been any damage that I can see, but it was quite frightening."
Help playing audio/video Soon after the tremor was felt, people started to Twitter online about the event and within a few minutes there were hundreds of posts asking about what had happened. For the latest information and updates, keep listening to BBC Radio Cumbria.last updated: 30/04/2009 at 07:23 Have Your SayTell us about your experience of the earth tremor - what did you hear and where were you when it happened? Send images to cumbria@bbc.co.uk ...
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