South Wales earthquake: 'Whole houses shake' as 3. 8 magnitude tremor hits region

South Wales has had an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.8. Alarmed people report waking up in bed to "the whole house shaking" and what seemed like a "explosion." According to the British Geological Survey, the earthquake struck several miles north of Rhondda around midnight on Friday at a depth of slightly over one mile. Even as far away as Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, several individuals instantly reported feeling the effects of the earthquake. With the exception of items tumbling off of shelves and damaged windows, it shouldn't have resulted in much damage. The tremor should have been felt as "mild shaking" in Merthyr Tydfil (pop. 43,800), which is 5 km from the epicentre, and Aberdare (pop. 31,100), which is 6 km distant. the next day in Clyro, 38 kilometres away from the 38 kilometres from the epicentre of the earthquake, at Clyro, someone reported feeling "a strong tremor or shaking that woke my family up." "I felt it about midnight, a really good rumbling," I said shortly after waking up.One of the testimonials from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center that is the furthest away. An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.5 to 5.4 is frequently felt but only causes little damage. The UK is no stranger to seismological activity, with 200 to 300 earthquakes identified inside our borders annually, according to the British Geological Survey, but being spared the more devastating quakes observed elsewhere in the world (BGS). A 5.1 earthquake that occurred last year shook certain areas of the UK. On March 21, 2022, people in portions of northern Scotland noticed tremors that caused their homes to "rattle" for a few minutes. According to the British Geological Survey, it was felt in Shetland, Aberdeen, Ellon, Stonehaven, Helmsdale, Inverurie, Lairg, Huntly, Banff, and Fraserburgh. Dogger Bank in the UK was the site of the biggest earthquake to ever hit the country North Sea in 1931, with a magnitude of 6.1. It was 60 miles offshore and powerful enough to cause modest damage to houses along England's east coast, with Filey suffering the worst.