A small earthquake was recorded in Powys just after Christmas

A small earthquake was recorded in Powys, just two days after Christmas.

The earthquake, which measured 2 on the Richter scale, was recorded in the early hours of Tuesday, December 27, near Llanbeder, two miles north of Crickwell.

The British Geological Survey said the quake occurred at 1.09am, although in general, no tremors of less than 2 can be felt, with an estimated 2.5 million or fewer occurring worldwide each year.

Earthquakes measuring between 2.5 and 5.4 on the scale are most often felt, but cause only minor damage.

However, any earthquake can be recorded by a seismograph, as the epicenter of the Lannibeder earthquake was recorded 17 kilometers (10.5 mi) below the surface.

It is also the strongest earthquake recorded in the UK in the past 60 days – the second highest was a 1.8 earthquake in Eddington, Berkshire, on November 5.

The earthquake came exactly three months after the last earthquake was felt in Powys. This was also the 2nd and occurred near Llanwrtyd Wells on October 27, with the British Geological Survey saying the epicenter was 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) below the surface. Meanwhile, a magnitude 1.1 earthquake was recorded near Llanelli on December 7.

Wales has regular active land movements because there are many active fault systems across the country. The Menai Strait in North Wales is the most seismically active area in the country and one of the most active in the UK.

The most recent major earthquake in Powys, which registered a magnitude of 4.6, occurred between Ystradgynlais and Ystalyfera on February 17, 2018.

A major earthquake occurred here on 2 April 1990, along the Powys border whose epicenter was initially identified as being at Bishop’s Castle, but later modified to be within the Powys border, near the small town of Clun.

It had a magnitude of 5.1 and was felt over an area of ​​about 140,000 square kilometers and was followed by six aftershocks.

The earthquake was said to be felt as far away as the east of Ireland, Newcastle upon Tyne, Kent and Cornwall.

In Shrewsbury, construction damage was sustained, with a number of chimney stacks broken off from roofs and partially or completely collapsed into parks and streets, while residents reported lateral shaking and swaying against the walls of their homes at the height of the earthquake.

Damage to buildings has also been reported in Wrexham, and even in Liverpool and Manchester.

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