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Tuesday, 27 January 2015

Winchester hit by 2.9 magnitude of earthquake


An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.9 has been recorded in Winchester.Hampshire police said they had received lots of calls
from concerned residents in the Kingsworthy area following reports of something which “felt like an explosion which shook their houses”.The quake is believed to have hit the Hampshire town
at about 6.30pm at a depth of three kilometres,according to the British Geological Survey website. A police spokesman said the force had been speaking to partner agencies and that no explanation or cause for the shaking could be found.He said: “No injuries have been reported.“We will continue to investigate to see if a valid explanation can be found but in the meantime would urge all those who heard or felt it not to be alarmed.“If we find out what it was, we’ll let you know.”the first of its kind in Uk for the past 25Years

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