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English village shaken by magnitude 3.8 earthquake
England’s East Midlands village of Cottesmore in Rutland county was shaken by an earthquake measuring 3.8Mw.
Centered at 52.713°N, 0.667°W the quake struck at a depth of 13.3km, said USGS/EHP.
EQ Details
Magnitude: 3.8Mw
Event Time: 2015-01-28 @ 22:25:52UTC
Nearby Cities
- 0km (0mi) WSW of Cottesmore, United Kingdom
- 6km (4mi) NE of Oakham, United Kingdom
- 7km (4mi) SE of Wymondham, United Kingdom
- 14km (9mi) WNW of Stamford, United Kingdom
- 139km (86mi) NNW of London, United Kingdom
The quake was the second to strike England since Tuesday. The first event, measuring 2.9Mw, was centered at 51.072°N, 1.299°W and struck at a depth of 3km, about 1km ENE of the Winchester [population: ~ 120,000,] the county town of Hampshire and home to Winchester Cathedral, one of the largest cathedrals in Europe.