A magnitude 3.8 earthquake shakes central Shropshire, the third earthquake to hit the UK in 24 hours.
The British Geological Survey (BGS) said the quake struck just east of the city of Wem at a depth of 7 km (4.35 miles) at 2.36pm on Monday.
The epicenter was between Stanton upon Hine Heath, Weston-under-Redcastle and Hodnet.
The quake was “felt by many residents in the region, mostly about 60 km from the epicenter,” the BGS said. He added that people reported “noticeable tremors” and a “strange tremor … fainting, but persisted for about three seconds.”
It was the third earthquake in magnitude more than two to hit the UK in 24 hours. A magnitude 2.1 earthquake occurred in Arran, North Ayrshire, Scotland shortly before 8am on Monday, while a magnitude 2.3 earthquake occurred in Sale, Greater Manchester, on Sunday at 20.40 hours, according to the BGS.
West Mercia police and the Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service told the PA news agency that they had not yet received any reports of earthquake-related incidents.
In February, a magnitude 2.8 earthquake shook the West Midlands near Walsall, also at a depth of 7 km.