Overview
- The British Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 2.7 earthquake near Silverdale at a depth of about 3 km, with the event logged on Monday and seismograms confirming the measurement.
- Residents across towns around Morecambe Bay reported shaking, loud bangs and moving furniture in places including Carnforth, Warton, Morecambe, Bolton-le-Sands and Arnside.
- Eyewitnesses described whole houses shifting and items falling off shelves, though local reports and inspectors have not confirmed any structural damage.
- Scientists say shallow shocks at a few kilometres depth tend to feel strong locally even at modest magnitudes and link the event to long‑standing fault lines under the region.
- The BGS is asking people who felt the tremor to submit reports through its 'Did You Feel It?' service so seismologists can better map how widely the quake was experienced.