A man whose house sits atop the epicentre of Friday night's earthquake has told how he feared the property "was going to cave in". Peter Lusted, who lives just east of Crickhowell, feared there had been an explosion.
According to the US Geological Survey, the epicentre of the 11.59pm earthquake was in the rural hilly area of Llangenny. Mr Lusted, whose home is metres from the estimated coordinates, said: "I was watching a film — I can't remember the name, an old black and white job with Burt Lancaster — and my wife Elaine was asleep in bed. All of a sudden it was like something collapsed onto the house. There was a huge rumble and it felt like it was going to cave in."
The retired hand bookbinder and firefighter, 76, felt the home vibrate for a few seconds and thought a tree may have fallen outside. "I thought, 'What the hell?' My missus shouted, 'What's that?' I came running in and said, 'I haven't got a clue.'"
