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Litton in Yorkshire Dales shaken by overnight earthquake

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Getty Images Countryside scene showing open fields, rolling hills and stone walls.Getty Images

An earthquake was recorded in Litton in the Yorkshire Dales

Residents of a North Yorkshire village were shaken by an earthquake overnight.

A 2.5-magnitude quake was recorded just after 01:30 BST near Litton in the Yorkshire Dales.

The tremor, south-west of the village, had a depth of 4km (2.5 miles), according to the British Geological Survey (BGS).

The last earthquake recorded in North Yorkshire was at Kilnsey in Wharfedale on 18 March, which was a magnitude of two.

On Tuesday, the BGS recorded a 1.2-magnitude earthquake in Cardiff.

Earthquakes below 2.5 can sometimes only be picked up with monitoring equipment but the Dales event was reportedly felt by a number of people in the village and surrounding area.

BGS British Geological Survey graph showing waves of data recorded following the overnight earthquake.BGS

Earthquake data recorded overnight near Litton by the British Geological Survey


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