According to UK seismologists, the north of Wales was hit with an earthquake yesterday afternoon, causing homes to shake and residents to fear that an explosion had taken place.
Scientists from the British Geological Survey claim that the epicentre was in Caerfarfon.
The quake was felt in several other nearby towns, with residents reporting that they heard a ‘sonic boom’ at around 4.41pm.
The British Geological Survey tweeted: “Our seismologists are looking at reports of an earthquake felt on Anglesey.”
Last week, a 4.2 magnitude earthquake hit Kent, causing very minor damage.
Despite two earthquakes hitting the UK in the matter of a few days, events such as these are relatively rare in this part of the world.
Seismologist David Galloway told the Mirror: “Earthquakes happen all over the UK – we get some 200 a year on average.
“One on the scale of this morning’s only happens every two or three years.”