Earthquake hits Stoke on Trent

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Posted on 13 January 2012
"Stoke-on-Trent has been for a very long time quite a centre for small seismicity.

"But most tremors are associated with old mine workings."

Article from BBC News Stoke and Staffordshire reporting that an 2.4 magnitude tremor was recorded near Newchapel at on Wednesday (11 January 2012) in which Professor Peter Styles (Keele University) states that  "Stoke-on-Trent has been for a very long time quite a centre for small seismicity.  But most tremors are associated with old mine workings."

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