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Small quake hits northern England
Jan 4, 2011, 9:18 GMT
London - A small earthquake shook parts of the north of England late Monday, the second in the region in two weeks, the British Geological Survey (BGS) said Tuesday.
The tremor, in the area of north and west Yorkshire, north of the city of Leeds, registered a magnitude of 3.6 on the Richter scale, the BGS said.
It caused no damage, but residents reported hearing a rumble 'like an aeroplane' and said crockery and cupboard doors had been rattling for several seconds.
The rumble followed a quake of magnitude 3.5 which struck in the same region on December 21.
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