Walsall was at the epicentre of an earthquake which shook the West Midlands last night (21 February).
At approximately 11pm on Monday night, tremors were felt sending residents flooding to social media to share the news and speculate on what the rumbling noises were.
Experts from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre have stated that the earthquake had a depth of 20km, being felt in both Birmingham, Wolverhampton and other areas of the West Midlands.
Felt by many residents in Walsall, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Dudley and surrounding areas, mainly from within approximately 20 km of the epicentre. Reports include, “heard a faint rumbling before sensation of being hit in the back of the chair”,
— British Geological Survey (@BritGeoSurvey) February 22, 2022
Now confirmed to be a 2.8 magnitude earthquake, some Walsall residents reported windows and walls shaking.
It’s speculated that the exact epicentre of the earthquake was Andrew Road on the Sandwell border of Walsall, which would have felt the worse of the tremor.
The last notable earthquake in the region was on September 22, 2002, where Dudley was the epic-centre of a 4.7 magnitude earthquake which was felt across the UK.