People in the north of England were shaken quite literally on Tuesday 28th April when an earthquake 3.7 on the Richter scale struck at 1125 according to the British Geological Society. Listen and watch the BBC Cumbria reports.
We here at Discover the World are more used to earthquakes in Iceland. The last major one was in May 2008 at 6.1 on the Richter scale. Because of very strict building regulations in Iceland even a large earthquake of this scale meant only some poor sheep were fatalities. About 20 buildings were slightly damaged but the insides were shaken and most injuries were caused by things falling out of cupboards and off shelves!
Click here to see how you can monitor minute by minute the Icelandic earthquakes as they appear. Or why not discover more about Iceland yourselves on one of our study visits.
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