Late-night earthquake shakes the UK

Buildings wobbled and the ground rumbled after an earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale shook neighbouring counties in the UK.

Wed, 22 Dec, 2010 - 07:02

Buildings wobbled and the ground rumbled after an earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale shook neighbouring counties in the UK.

Residents were woken up and sent scurrying outside when the tremor struck just before 11pm in Coniston, Cumbria yesterday, lasting for up to a minute.

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