Two earthquakes have been recorded near the Herefordshire border over recent days.
The first tremor was recorded near Llangurig in Powys on 25th July. It was a magnitude 1.1 earthquake.
The second tremor was recorded near Llanddewi in Powys on 27th July. It was a 0.8 magnitude earthquake.
It follows a number of recent earth tremors in the local area, with a 2.5 magnitude earthquake recorded in Knucklas in Powys in early July.
According to experts;
Earthquakes with a magnitude of 2.5 or less are – ‘Usually not felt, but can be recorded by seismograph.’
You can find out more about earthquakes in the UK by visiting – https://earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/recent_uk_events.html
The BGS Earthquake Seismology Team is the UK’s national earthquake monitoring agency.
They operate a network of sensors across the UK to monitor both British and overseas earthquakes, and provide objective information to government, industry and public.
