- Greater Manchester has been shaken by at least 15 earthquakes
during the past 24 hours.
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- The biggest tremor in the latest series of earthquakes
came at just before 1.30pm, but its strength has yet to be confirmed by
the British Geological Survey.
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- Experts describe the number of tremors to hit the county
as "unusual" and say they are "excited" about analysing
the findings.
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- The first earthquake alarmed people arriving for work
on Monday at 8.45am and measured 3.2 on the Richter scale.
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- A bigger earthquake - 3.9 on the Richter scale - shook
the city on Monday lunchtime and police reported up to 190 calls from concerned
residents.
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- Julian Bukits, assistant seismologist at the British
Geological Survey, said further tremors were recorded throughout Monday
evening and at 4.39am on Tuesday a tremor measuring 2.9 on the Richter
scale was recorded, followed by a number of smaller earthquakes which continued
until 1pm.
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- And at just before 1.30pm the city centre of Manchester
rumbled again.
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- http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/nmhp-home_news-99198-4
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