One of the earthquakes was 'felt by a single household'
By Steve Bagnall
Breaking News editor
Stephanie Colderick
Stephanie Colderick
9 SEP 2024
The community of Llangaffo on Anglesey where one of the earthquakes was felt (Image: Google Earth)
North Wales has been shaken by two earthquakes this month, with the first tremor recorded on Monday, September 2, centred near Llangaffo on Anglesey, as reported by the British Geological Survey. The initial quake had a depth of 1.3km and a magnitude of 1.3, but it seems to have gone largely unnoticed.
According to the BGS, it was "Felt by a single household in Niwbwrdh, around 2km from the epicentre, who reported "a slight shaking and a faint rumbling." The second earthquake's epicentre was located at Pant Plas in Gwynedd, 5km south of Penygroes, on Saturday, September 7.
North Wales has been shaken by two earthquakes this month, with the first tremor recorded on Monday, September 2, centred near Llangaffo on Anglesey, as reported by the British Geological Survey. The initial quake had a depth of 1.3km and a magnitude of 1.3, but it seems to have gone largely unnoticed.
According to the BGS, it was "Felt by a single household in Niwbwrdh, around 2km from the epicentre, who reported "a slight shaking and a faint rumbling." The second earthquake's epicentre was located at Pant Plas in Gwynedd, 5km south of Penygroes, on Saturday, September 7.
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