An earthquake has been recorded near a small town in Wales. The earthquake with a magnitude of 2.0 was recorded four miles south of Llanwrtyd Wells in Powys on Thursday October 27, according to the British Geological Survey.
Scientists said the quake was picked up at 12.27pm and that its epicentre was six kilometres, or 3.7 miles, below the surface. It is the strongest earthquake to have been recorded in on mainland UK during the past 60 days, with the only stronger ones happening offshore in the North Sea.
According to the Richter scale, which measures the power of earthquakes globally, a measurement of 3.0 magnitude is considered a minor tremor which can normally be felt if you are sitting down. Many 2.0 magnitudes pass unnoticed but of the 200-300 earthquakes in the UK every year, between 20-30 are over 2.0 magnitude which can be felt over a wider area.
