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Earth tremor felt in Cumbria

An 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 earthquake felt in Ulverston from the Keswick plotter. Reproduced by permission of the BGS. © NERC. All rights reserved.  IPR/112-40C

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.

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

Tweets about the earthquake

"There hasn't been any damage that I can see, but it was quite frightening."

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
created: 28/04/2009

Have Your Say

Tell 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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Blancmange 182
I was just happy to see that it wasnt Heysham blown up! Imagine what a real earthquake must be like if that was just a mere 3.7!

sandra crossley
I felt the earth tremor in my home in catterall near garstang preston. There was a big bang and my ceiling shook. My daughter was in her bedroom and she said she felt her bed shake.

Christian Williams
I wasd on the bus home from kendal and the bus driver slammed on his brakes and started sewaring he thiught someone had gone into the back of himLater my friedn thought something had blown up

Dee South Devon
Maybe a coincidence, maybe not, but at about 11.20 this morning, the wooden cladded office building shook slightly. I thought it was thunder at first, but when I asked the postman, who arraived 10 minutes later, if he had heard thunder, he said no!Could it be possible to have felt the tremor this far down?

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