Britain struck by North Sea earthquake - buildings shake during 4.8M quake
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Scotland has been rocked by a North Sea earthquake
AN EARTHQUAKE has rocked Scotland this afternoon, leaving buildings shaking and residents shocked.
The earthquake, which has been registered at 4.8 magnitude, struck in the North Sea between Scotland and Norway.
The quake left buildings shaking, according to witnesses. No damage has been reported.
One resident of Kirkwall, in the Orkney Islands, said: “Very brief vibration of whole building. I am on the second upper floor."
And the @ShetlandWild Twitter account said: “We certainly felt this!”
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Earthquake warning organisation CSEM-EMSC said it occurred around 138 miles from the Norwegian town of Stavanger.
It hit at 2.33pm at a depth of around 10 kilometres.
It comes just months after a 3.9 magnitude quake struck off North Yorkshire in January.
This struck some 100 miles off the coast of Scarborough.
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And in 1931 two people died following an earthquake in the North Sea.
The Dogger Bank earthquake, which registered 6.1 magnitude, caused serious damage in the north-east of England.
A church spire in Filey, Yorkshire, twisted during the quake while cliffs crumbled along the coast.
Reports at the time state the head of a waxwork any Madame Tussauds in London also fell off due to the shaking.
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