Epicentre just before midnight on Friday night was north of Brynmawr and west of Crickhowell
An earthquake has shaken parts of southThe British Geological Survey said the 3.7 magnitude quake happened at 23:59 GMT on Friday. The epicentre was just north of Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent and west of Crickhowell, Powys.
It was felt by residents across the region, including Abergavenny, Crickhowell, Llangynidr, Llanover and Llanfoist, with many saying that furniture and windows shook.Photograph: British Geological Survey/PA Gwent police said it had received “multiple calls” overnight but it was “business as usual” for the force.
“My whole bed shook,” one person tweeted. Others described it as a “scary” experience and some said it “felt as though their property had been hit by a car”. Others described objects such as bookshelves and desks moving, and claimed the quake was reminiscent of “a bomb going off”.
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