Posted on 02/17/2018 10:16:09 AM PST by SMGFan
Parts of Britain have been struck by the country's biggest earthquake for 10 years.
The British Geological Survey said the tremor had a 4.4 magnitude, with a depth of 7.4km, and the epicentre was about 20km north of Swansea.
The quake happened just after 2.30pm on Saturday. A spokesperson told Sky News it was "reasonably-sized" and that the effects had been felt as far afield as Devon and Birmingham. "This is the largest earthquake in mainland UK since the 5.2 magnitude Market Rasen earthquake in 2008," he said.
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That’s because California’s crust has the consistency of a battered graham cracker. Seismic shifts have to be much bigger to be felt.
Mr. Moose, what can you tell us about this development?
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