An earthquake has been recorded in Cornwall this week - and not for the first time in the county this year. The microseism took place on Tuesday, October 25, and had a magnitude of 0.5, according to new data from the British Geological Survey (BGS),
The earthquake, in Penpol, near Truro, was 8km deep. The data reveals that the earth tremor happened at around 6.42pm.
Most earthquakes are shallow and their depths usually average 10km. Tremors from a shallow earthquake are usually more intense than deep earthquakes, reports Cornwall Live.
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However, this particular seism only had a magnitude of 0.5. Earthquakes with a magnitude below 2.5 are not usually felt but can be recorded by seismographs.
Earlier this year an earthquake - which was said to be the biggest in the UK since 2018 - rocked a town on the border of Nottinghamshire. Residents of Long Eaton, Derbyshire, experienced the effects of the magnitude 3.8 earthquake as it left rooms and desks "shaking".
BGS confirmed the tremor originated in Wem, Shropshire, at 3.36pm, on May 30. Another earthquake, said to be as intense as a 'hand grenade', was recorded in Cornwall earlier this year on June 3.
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