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Tees tremor
« on: Thursday, 23 January, 2020 @ 11:08:37 »
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Stockton earthquake: Tremor shakes homes on Teesside

Teesside has been struck by a 2.8 magnitude earthquake, waking people up and causing homes to shake.

The tremor was felt across Stockton, Billingham, Hartlepool, Wolviston and Middlesbrough just before 06:00 GMT.

People posted on social media to say they heard a rumbling or felt their houses shake. Emergency services said they received calls but there were no reports of damage.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-51218874


Magnitude   ML 2.8
Region   ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
Date time   2020-01-23 05:56:59.7 UTC
Location   54.57 N ; 1.31 W
Depth   10 km
Distances   212 km E of Douglas, Isle of Man / pop: 26,300 / local time: 05:56:59.7 2020-01-23
1 km E of Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom / pop: 80,000 / local time: 05:56:59.7 2020-01-23
4 km N of Thornaby on Tees, United Kingdom / pop: 22,400 / local time: 05:56:59.7 2020-01-23
https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=822094