Magnitude 2.2 earthquake hits Cornwall

Cornwall was hit with a magnitude 2.2 earthquake at around 6pm on Thursday with some describing it as a “sonic boom” or a “loud bang from beneath.”

We felt it! Did you? If so, give the @BGSseismology team a hand and fill in the online questionnaire 📄 https://t.co/3YrAhJSWvm #cornwallearthquake #geophysics #geologyinaction https://t.co/0Ffc0Ezedf

— Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter (@CambSchMines) August 8, 2019

The British Geological Survey (BGS) said the tremor had a magnitude of 2.2 three miles south west of Falmouth.

The BGS said there are around 15 earthquakes yearly in the UK.