A small earthquake was confirmed in Eryri (Snowdonia) on Tuesday, after locals reported hearing a "loud bang" and a "rumbling" sound. It had a magnitude of 1.8 on the Richter scale, which measures the strength of earthquakes, and happened at 8.37am on Tuesday (October 11).
The epicentre was located around 4km west of Llanrwst in Gwydir Forest, according to the British Geological Survey (BGS), at a depth of 7km. It was also felt in Llanberis, Cwm-y-glo, Bethesda, Llanllechid and Tregarth in Gwynedd.
Residents reported a "weak shaking" and a "loud rumbling noise and loud bang like something falling" to the BGS with another likening it to "a distant military jet". Another said on social media it sounded like a "JCB" driving past their home, North Wales Live reports.
