Earthquake rocks UK with tremor 'that sounded like a bomb' waking up locals
dailyrecord.co.ukAn earthquake has rocked the UK with a tremor 'that sounded like a bomb' waking up local residents. Houses were left shaking due to an earthquake in Essex which has been confirmed by the British Geological Society.
The society have concluded that a minor tremor shook the ground near Chelmsford at around 5am today. The Mirror reports that the earthquake registered a magnitude of 2.6 and a depth of 8km at its epicentre in Bicknacre today at 5.05am.People from Bicknacre, Runwell and South Woodham Ferrers have all reported it.
A person from the latter location says that their whole house shook.Meanwhile, another person heard the radiators shaking inside their home.
One further claimed it "was like an underground train going under our bungalow" and someone described it as feeling "like a piece of large furniture had fallen over".One person shortly after 5am tweeted: "Could it have been an earthquake or was it more likely sonic boom?
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