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On 27th February 2008,something very unusual happened in the UK; there was arather large earthquake.
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It was the biggest earthquake in 25 years in the UK.
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Therehave been very small tremors in the past but they pale into insignificance compared tothis one.
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It was felt in a large area across the country too,from as far north as Edinburgh in Scotland to as far south as Plymouth on the south coast of England.The epicentre of the earthquake was in a small town in Lincolnshire
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which is anarea about two and a half to three hours north of London by car.
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A magnitude of 5. 2was registered on the Richter scale.
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The huge rumble, which was felt by a lot of people,surprisingly caused very littlestructural damage to property.
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Most British people would be surprised to learn that there are 200300 earthquakesin Britain every year
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but most of them are so small,they go unnoticed.The magnitude of this earthquake is fairly small in comparison to some other natural disasters that have made international news
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but for the people affected,it certainlycame as quite a surprise.
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