BGS ALERT: POSSIBLE SONIC EVENT NORTHUMBERLAND 27 JUNE 2006 13:10-13:15 UTC

BGS have received information from Morpeth County Council and the media of a felt event sometime between 13:10 and 13:15 UTC, this afternoon, in Ellington and Bamburgh, Northumberland.  Reports described, "the whole street shook",  "people ran into the streets to investigate" and "there was a violent vibration".  Data from the BGS rapid-access networks in the region were examined but no earthquakes or signals consistent with a sonic origin were recorded.  However, the reports received are consistent with historical observations received for previous events with a sonic origin.

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Davie Galloway
Earthquake, Forensic Seismology and Geomagnetism
British Geological Survey
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