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West Midlands earthquake of 2.8 magnitude rattles Walsall (The Guardian)

Residents say quake shook their homes and was like wardrobe falling over or 'explosion against the window'

According to the BGS, the quake hit the town of Walsall, near Birmingham, at a depth of seven kilometres (4.35 miles) at 10.59pm. The service said the effects of the quake were felt in a 20km (12-mile) radius from its epicentre, with tremors being detected by residents in Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley. A 2.8 magnitude earthquake struck the West Midlands late on Monday night, the British Geological Survey (BGS) said.

'I thought a bomb had gone off': Birmingham shaken awake by ... (The Independent)

An earthquake rocked the Midlands and "shook" houses on Monday night, with residents saying the tremors felt like a "bomb going off".

"A couple of burglar alarms were going off. The whole house shook." Start your Independent Premium subscription today. I thought the worst because of these storms recently. "But then there was this deep rumbling and you could feel your whole body vibrate. "We just couldn't figure out what it was.

Birmingham and the Black Country hit by 2.8 magnitude earthquake (Sky News)

A 2.8 magnitude earthquake struck the West Midlands on Monday night, the British Geological Survey (BGS) said. The BGS said the quake hit Walsall, ...

The effects of the earthquake were felt in a 20km (12.4 miles) radius from its epicentre, with tremors also detected by residents in Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley. The BGS said the quake hit Walsall, near Birmingham, at a depth of 7km (4.35 miles) at 10.59pm. The quake hit Walsall and was also felt by residents in Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley - with one person describing it like "an explosion blast against the window".

Earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter Scale hits Birmingham (Daily Mail)

West Midlands is rocked by 3.2 magnitude EARTHQUAKE as residents report hearing 'faint rumble' and their 'house shaking' · The 3.2 intensity tremor was recorded ...

The house shook, it felt like a car crashed in to the house.' I thought it was someone trying to get into the house.' And in Wednesfield, a local reported: 'I was in bed and just heard a thud. In Willenhall, a resident added: 'I was in bed just nodding off to sleep and felt the house shake. Yep. EARTHQUAKE. “Birmingham actually just told Storm Franklin to hold its beer.' The United States Geological Survey said the quake was at a shallow depth of 10km with a tremor size of 3.2.

West Midlands hit by earthquake (BBC News)

An earthquake has shaken homes across the West Midlands. The British Geological Survey (BGS) said the 2.8 magnitude quake hit Walsall at a depth of 4.35 ...

A 15-year-old Aldridge resident said: "At first, I thought it was something falling down the stairs, then as it got louder I thought maybe it was a tree from the storm falling down." Lorraine Smith, who lives in Stone Cross, West Bromwich, said there were "two rumbles" which she thought was a "truck going down the street" or a thunderstorm. The British Geological Survey (BGS) said the 2.8 magnitude quake hit Walsall at a depth of 4.35 miles (7km) at 22:59 GMT on Monday.

Live updates as earthquake in West Midlands 'shook' people's homes (Coventry Live)

The epicentre of the earthquake was in Walsall and was felt across a 20km radius. The British Geological Survey (BGS) said the quake measured up to 2.8 on its ...

My whole house shook, there was a horrible noise and I nearly s*** myself! Now I know it was an earthquake. Alas, thank God it was only 2. Warwickshire resident said the earthquake "shook" her house She wrote: "I live in Lichfield and heard a loud bang and the house shook for a split second." The epicentre of the earthquake was in Walsall and was felt across a 20km radius.