3.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Wales

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A small earthquake has been recorded in South Wales - about eight miles north of the Rhondda Valley - just before midnight.

The 11.59pm tremor was 3.8 magnitude and occurred at a depth of two kilometres at 23:59:39, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

It was felt across Wales and in England's South West and West Midlands.

 

[Wise]

Wales is positioned well on the map.

It is not Turkey where earthquake is massive. Earthquake damage in Turkey set to exceed $100bn, UN says. More than 52,000 people were killed in southern Turkey and northwestern Syria by the February 6 tremors. Many were crushed or buried as they slept.

It is also not Alaska, where people can be killed by polar bears.