Earthquake strikes Lancashire village for second time this month

A seaside village has been hit by a second earthquake in a month, with locals reporting windows rattling, rumbling and shaking overnight.

The 2.5 magnitude quake hit Silverdale, Lancashire, on Morecambe Bay, near the border with Cumbria at around 5am on Friday at a depth of 2.6km, the British Geological Survey (BGS) reported.

There have been no reports of injuries or damage and the tremor was an aftershock of the 3.3 magnitude "Great Quake" of 3 December, the BGS said.

It said tremors were felt around the Morecambe Bay area, with reports of "a quick sharp shaking jolt" with a "thunder noise" and pictures and radiators rattling.

On the Volcano Discovery website, which tracks earthquakes across the globe and compiles comments, locals in the Silverdale area reported, "very weak shaking... rattling, vibrating".

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A resident in Arnside, around three miles from Silverdale, said: "Woke me up. Sounded like a short rumbling in the distance, like it happened a few streets away. Only lasted a couple of seconds."

A spokesperson from the BGS told Sky News that "whilst nationally, earthquakes are spread throughout the year, it is common for small groupings of earthquakes to occur regionally".

"Whilst the events in Lancashire were not small by British standards, they are nowhere near the magnitude of earthquakes found in other parts of the world," the spokesperson added.

The 3.3 magnitude quake earlier this month was "felt across the South Lakes and Lancashire, mainly within 20km of the epicentre", including Kendal and Ulverston in neighbouring Cumbria, the BGS said.

Each year, the BGS detects between 200 and 300 earthquakes in the UK, but only about 20 to 30 are strong enough to be felt.

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