{"id":10464,"date":"2019-02-26T23:08:08","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T04:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=10464"},"modified":"2019-02-26T23:37:15","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T04:37:15","slug":"earthquake-felt-in-london-and-the-surrounding-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2019\/02\/earthquake-felt-in-london-and-the-surrounding-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Small earthquake hits south of London"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A small earthquake measuring 3.6 has struck south of London, waking up many people in Surrey and West Sussex, seismologists and residents say. There were no immediate reports of damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The earthquake, which struck at 3:42 a.m. on Wednesday, was centered to the west of Gatwick Airport, about 5 miles (8 kilometers) northwest of Crawley, or 24 miles (39 kilometers) southwest of central London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was no immediate word from the British Geological Survey, but seismologists in France put the preliminary magnitude at 3.6 or 3.7. They said the earthquake struck at a very shallow depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shaking was felt in parts of Surrey and West Sussex, including Crawley, Horsham, Leatherhead, Dorking, Betchworth, Charlwood, and Horley. Many people said it was strong enough to wake them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Unbelievable! Earthquake just shook me awake in my hotel bed in Gatwick!,&#8221; Rhian Lewis wrote. &#8220;That actually felt bigger than the Swansea one two years ago, which I doubt would have woken me up. 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