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'Flew across floor'

People across the country reported how they had been woken by the
"enormous roar" of the earthquake, which caused houses to shake and
masonry to fall from buildings.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7267567.stm

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Earthquake hits Coventry and Warwickshire

Feb 27 2008

By Martin Smith


A "significant" earthquake shook the UK in the early hours of this
morning, causing damage to buildings and leaving at least one person
injured.

The tremor hit at around 1am and was measured at 5.2 on the Richter
scale.

Its epicentre was near Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, but the effects of
the quake were felt throughout the country.

People across Coventry and Warwickshire this morning reported of being
woken from their sleep by the tremor.

Fire crews in Coventry said they had a number of calls from worried
residents, concerned over the tremors shaking their homes.


There were no injuries or reports of damage in Coventry and
Warwickshire in relation to the quake.

http://iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100localnews/tm_headline=earthquake-hits-coventry-and-warwickshire&method=full&objectid=20529189&siteid=92746-name_page.html