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Greg Evans
Feb 18, 2018
You may not have noticed, but there was an earthquake in the UK on Saturday afternoon.
The epicentre of the quake was in Swansea of all places and registered at 4.4 on the Richter scale.
In terms of tremors, this is relatively small - but the shock wave was felt across most of south-west England and as far away as the Isle of Wright.
This map described teh local level of shaking as reported by eyewitnesses following M4.9 #earthquake in #Swansea https://t.co/JVbGcEz2fa— EMSC (@EMSC) 1518879305
Thankfully, there were no reports of any major damage or injuries, despite it being the largest to hit the area since 1906.
That being said, reports of the catastrophe began flooding Twitter and the evidence was truly shocking.
A t-shirt has already been made to commemorate the event. May we never forget.
Of course, there was a joke to be made about Brexit.
@BBCRadioWales #earthquake yes quite a shake, assumed it was just part of the Brexit process breaking off from Europe!— David Jones (@David Jones) 1518878533
The winners have to be this pair who recreated something akin to a Hollywood blockbuster.
Was filming during the earthquake. You can actually see camera shake while it happened! #earthquake #Swansea https://t.co/NMlNbEAvky— Gingerduff (@Gingerduff) 1518887041
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