Fylde coast residents take to social media as tremor felt across the region
The British Geological Survey website has listed a seismic event of 2.9ML just after 8.30am this morning (Monday, August 26, 2019).
Here are just some of your reactions:
"Don't worry though guys, the #earthquake in Blackpool is probably just Cuadrilla dropping another frying pan. God knows what size frying pan but the whole house shook in Stanley Park."Nick Bell @BangorChap - Twitter
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Hide Ad"Wow 8.30am my whole house shook. This cannot be ignored now. I live Stanley Park area a good 3-4 miles from Cuadrilla site. No ifs no buts sort this for all our sakes."Geoff Reeves @scubageoff - Twitter
"The earthquake this morning at around 8:30am was felt in Garstang."A Chambers - Email
"I think Cuadrilla said the last quake would have felt like dropping shopping on the floor. This one definitely felt a lot bigger than that, nearly shook my deodorant off the bedside table! It was at least dropping some large furniture this time."Dave Esq. @tigerofsudan - Twitter
"There has been another quake/tremor this morning again at 8:35 ish just now. Our house was shaking again my wife said as I was walking my dog around the block and I even felt the footpath move under my feet."Damian Rowe - Email
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Hide Ad"Building shook for at least 5 seconds, enough to wake and scare people. Not sure what Cuadrilla have in their bags of shopping."Martin Jones @MartMUFC - Twitter
"Anyone in lytham at Annes just feel that? Earthquake?"Jeff Ascough @JeffAscough - Twitter
"Another one! Felt miles away in two separate Blackpool areas by family members this morning. Enough is enough, @CuadrillaUK! This practice is banned elsewhere & wasn't wanted by locals."Jaypash @JP_Ashman - Twitter
"The cuadrilla folk said that previous tremors were nothing more than what you would feel if a bag of shopping was dropped on the floor.Well today’s bag of shopping must have been dropped at my door by a crane."Dave Nuttall @SeasideDavenut - Twitter
"#Tremor in #Blackool, I’m around 6-7 miles from the site."James @Elfondo - Twitter