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SEISMIC ALERT:  MANCHESTER  10 AUGUST 2007  10:50 UTC  2.5 ML=20

BGS have received numerous reports from the Media and from residents in
the Manchester and Stockport areas, of a felt event at approximately
11:50 BST.  The reports described "the whole house shook and vibrated
for a few seconds", "there was a sudden jolt" and "the building shook
violently and people ran into the streets".=20

The following preliminary information is available for this earthquake:

DATE			:	10 August 2007
ORIGIN TIME		:	10:50 10.9s UTC
LAT/LONG		:	53.488o North / 2.185o West
GRID REF		:	387.7 kmE / 399.1 kmN
DEPTH			:	4.6 km
MAGNITUDE		:	2.5 ML
LOCALITY		:	Manchester, Greater Manchester

This event locates in the same region as a series of approximately 150
events which occurred between October 2002 and January 2003.  The
largest event in that series, with a magnitude of 3.9 ML, occurred on 21
October 2002 and was felt throughout the region with intensities of at
least 5 EMS.

A seismogram as recorded on the BGS seismograph network, and a
seismicity map of the area will follow shortly.

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Davie Galloway
Earthquake, Forensic Seismology and Geomagnetism British Geological
Survey Murchison House West Mains Road Edinburgh EH9 3LA, UK

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