An earthquake of a size 2.2 magnitude rocked Blackpool in the early hours of this morning, causing houses to shake and cracks in the road to widen. The small tremor hit the Fylde coast area at about 3.30am, and Lancashire Police received 'numerous' calls about properties shaking, a spokesman said. The earthquake's force knocked over traffic lights, cracked a railway bridge and left some residents believing they were being broken into. The British Geological Survey recorded the Blackpool earthquake with a magnitude of 2.2 on the Richter scale and the epicentre was located between Carelton and Poulton Industrial Estate. (Daily Mail)Friday 1 April 2011
Blackpool rocks as 2.2 magnitude earthquake leaves (rather small) cracks in roads
An earthquake of a size 2.2 magnitude rocked Blackpool in the early hours of this morning, causing houses to shake and cracks in the road to widen. The small tremor hit the Fylde coast area at about 3.30am, and Lancashire Police received 'numerous' calls about properties shaking, a spokesman said. The earthquake's force knocked over traffic lights, cracked a railway bridge and left some residents believing they were being broken into. The British Geological Survey recorded the Blackpool earthquake with a magnitude of 2.2 on the Richter scale and the epicentre was located between Carelton and Poulton Industrial Estate. (Daily Mail)