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Midlands earthquake: Residents report ‘houses shaking’ amid 3.8 magnitude tremor

Midlands earthquake: Residents report ‘houses shaking’ amid 3.8 magnitude tremor

The earthquake was detected at 2.36pm in Wem, Shropshire An earthquake has shaken parts of the Midlands at a magnitude of 3.8. Residents reported that a tremor was felt in Staffordshire and Shropshire on Monday afternoon, with some saying they felt their houses shake, the Independent reported. The British Geological Survey confirmed an earthquake was […]

4 years ago

‘Gateway to hell’ discovered in the Midlands

‘Gateway to hell’ discovered in the Midlands

The highway to hell possibly runs alongside Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border What is thought to be the largest ever cluster of ‘Witches Marks’ found in the UK has been discovered in an East Midlands cave. For the less-Goth of you, ‘Witches Marks’ – also known as ‘Apotropaic marks’ – are symbols that were scratched into cave walls in olden […]

7 years ago

Man in his 80s dies during flash floods in the Midlands

Man in his 80s dies during flash floods in the Midlands

More than a month’s rain fell on Birmingham in just one hour on Sunday An man in his 80s had died in Walsall following flash flooding in the West Midlands. He became trapped in his car after the vehicle was submerged. West Midlands Police confirmed that they were called to the Rushall area of Walsall […]

8 years ago