Parts of Skipton and Craven hit by earthquake

Many people took to social media to report homes rattling and windows shaking

Author: May NormanPublished 1st Jun 2022

It seems Skipton and surrounding areas have been hit by a mini earthquake.

People took to social media in the early hours to share their experiences.

In the Skipton Community Noticeboard, Facebook group, Nikki Ul Hassan asked:

'Did anyone else feel a shake? Was it a mini earthquake? About 2.50am.'

Many people were quick to comment:

Edward Burns replied: 'Heard a loud noise but didn't feel anything, so went to inspect downstairs, just got back to my room and then my whole house rattled'

Also on Facebook, Victoria Ideson said: 'Sent my husband down to investigate as thought something had blown up, I just hid under the duvet!'

Sophie Pickles commented: 'I was already awake with my baby and then got completely freaked out that someone was trying to break in by shaking the front door.'

Another Facebook comment from L.G. Morgan: 'Felt like something hit my house, went down to check no walls have come down since the whole place seemed to thud hard like something crashing into the wall, but end abruptly too - was it a quake or a sonic boom? My poor dogs only just come back from under the bed right this second! Been under there since it happened.'

Did the earth shake?

Greatest Hits Radio has checked with the British Geological Survey who has confirmed there was a mini earthquake near Skipton.

It happened at 2.50am this morning (Wednesday, 1 June) and measured 2.6 on the richter scale.

We're told the earthquake would have been felt up 21km from the epicentre which was recorded as Bleara Moor just outside of Earby.

No damage to homes or buildings have been reported.

The epicentre is just outside of Bleara Moor

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