Earthquake Wales

Epicentre of quake, which hit just before midnight on Friday, was north of Brynmawr and west of Crickhowell.

The epicentre was in the Dogger Bank area, 75 miles north-east of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. The British Geological Survey (BGS) said the 3.7 magnitude quake happened at 23:59 GMT on Friday. “My whole bed shook,” one person tweeted.

Tremors were felt in Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Pontypridd, and Abertillery - and as far away as Wolverhampton in England's West Midlands. On social media, people ...

447,300) 37 km away, and Swansea (pop. 306,800) located 37 km from the epicenter, Cardiff (pop. 62,500) 16 km away, and Pontypridd (pop. 31,100) 6 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking. 33,100) 16 km away, Tonypandy (pop. "In Merthyr Tydfil (pop. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data. @betharthur27 tweeted: "Just felt and heard my very first earth quake my house shook and I felt like I was being pulled from side to side that scared me. Initial estimates suggest the quake, though to have been epicentred near Merthry Tydfil, measured between 3.8 and 4.2 on the magnitude scale. Initial estimates suggest it measured between 3.8 and 4.2 on the magnitude scale. Others reported being woken by the rumbles and shaking. 4.5 in the UK crazy!!!"

The epicentre was reportedly roughly about five kilometres (three miles) north west of Merthyr Tydfil and 12 kilometres from Abertillery. | ITV News Wales.

On that occasion a magnitude of 4.5 was recorded, with the epicentre about seven miles from Glynneath. This is not the first time Wales has experienced an earthquake, although they are rare and are generally relatively weak. [earthquake](/news/wales/topic/earthquake) struck [south Wales](/news/wales/topic/south-wales).

A 3.7 magnitude tremor hit Gwent last night at 11.59pm. The Argus went to Brynmawr and the surrounding villages to ask people what was it like living – a lot of ...

According to the United States Geological Society, Llanganny was the true epicentre of the earthquake - more on that later. It shook the whole house.” “We left the pub at about 11.15pm to our place across the river,” said Mr Heffaran. ['Like an enormous thud': Man describes going through last night's earth "tremor"](https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/23346732.south-wales-earthquake-man-says-enormous-thud/) [Was there an earthquake last night? In Tredegar, a resident said it was like a lorry drove into the house. Where was the epicentre of the South Wales earthquake?

An earthquake measuring 3.8 has struck in South Wales with people across the region telling of "houses shaking" and it feeling like an "explosion" as they ...

In Abertillery a resident said: "Was in bed and suddenly heard a rumble & felt vibrations. Last year parts of the UK were rattled by a 5.1 earthquake. In Aberdare a man wrote: "Felt the whole house shake. Only lasted a few seconds." I woke up just before and felt it at midnight, fairly decent rumble." 31,100) 6 km away the quake should have been felt as light shaking."

People say they were pulled from side to side and were moved across rooms in the chairs they were sitting in.

447,300) 37 km away, and Swansea (pop. 62,500) 16 km away, and Pontypridd (pop. 33,100) 16 km away, Tonypandy (pop. 306,800) located 37 km from the epicentre, Cardiff (pop. 300,400) 38 km away. 31,100) 6 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking. "In Merthyr Tydfil (pop. 30,400) 20 km away. "Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data." And @marnswesh tweeted: "I heard a low rumble, then the wall shook and the chair jumped forward, which takes something with me sitting in it! But some people say they were pulled from side to side or were moved across rooms in the chairs they were sitting in. Initial estimates suggest the quake, thought to have had its epicentre near Merthyr Tydfil, measured a magnitude of between 3.8 and 4.2.

A 3.8 magnitude earthquake has hit Wales this evening, causing houses to shake and felt right through parts of the UK. ... The quake struck the Rhondda Valley ...

Other reports of the earthquake filtered in from residents in Liverpool, Birmingham, Cardiff, Merthyr, Shropshire and Somerset Other reports of the earthquake filtered in from residents in Liverpool, Birmingham, Cardiff, Merthyr, Shropshire and Somerset. A Gilwern resident 25 kilometres from the earthquake reported what felt like an 'explosion' at the time of the tremors. A 3.8 magnitude earthquake has hit Wales this evening, causing houses to shake and felt right through the West Midlands The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. A 3.8 magnitude earthquake has hit Wales this evening, causing houses to shake and felt right through parts of the UK.

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said the 11.59pm tremor was 3.8 magnitude and occurred at a shallow depth of two kilometres.

and it was an earthquake in South Wales. just an earthquake IN WALES!?" A small earthquake has been recorded in South Wales - about eight miles north of the Rhondda Valley - just before midnight.

The epicentre of the earthquake was around 12km from Abertillery at a depth of around 2km - which is said to be 'very shallow'.

That earth tremor happened at around 6.42pm in Penpol, near Truro, on Tuesday, October 25, and had a magnitude of 0.5. Our team in Cardiff were woken by the shaking. The Time for Geography account added: ‘We had an earthquake last night in south Wales. An old mining village used to lots of action in the height of coal mining. [, told Sky News: ](https://news.sky.com/story/earthquake-felt-in-south-wales-eight-miles-north-of-the-rhondda-valley-12819301)’I felt the earthquake and was really concerned. The epicentre of the earthquake was around 12km from Abertillery at a depth of around 2km – which is said to be ‘very shallow’.