Houses and Furniture 'Shake' as Minor Earthquake Hits Lancaster District

Houses 'shake' as UK town hit by earthquake which felt like 'really strong explosion'

Residents in a small Lancashire village have described hearing "loud bangs" and feeling their homes shake after a 2.7-magnitude earthquake struck. The British Geological Survey (BGS) said the tremor in Silverdale was recorded at 9.38am this morning, with its epicentre near the village and at a depth of around 3km.The latest tremor is the fourth to affect the area within the past six months, following a magnitude 3.2 earthquake on December 3.Resi…

Earthquake strikes causing 'homes and furniture to shake' and dogs to jump

Magnitude 2.7 earthquake strikes Silverdale, with tremors felt across Lancashire and Cumbria as residents report shaking homes.

Houses and furniture 'shake' as minor earthquake hits Lancaster district

Residents in Silverdale and further afield were rocked by another minor earthquake hitting the area.

Silverdale earthquake: Lancashire villagers describe latest tremor

One Silverdale resident said she thought her "ironing board had fallen over in the airing cupboard".

Earthquake strikes as 'homes and furniture shake' across region

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck Silverdale early this morning, with shaking reported across parts of Lancashire and Cumbria.

'Like a truck had smashed into my house' - earthquake rattles Lancashire

Residents across north Lancashire reported their homes shaking this morning after a 2.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Silverdale.