The British Geological Survey confirmed a 2.2-magnitude earthquake struck Silverdale, Lancashire, at 9.35pm on Saturday night (June 6), the second tremor to hit the area in less than a month
A Lancashire village has been shaken by a second earthquake in less than a month, with locals describing “one hell of a bang”.
The British Geological Survey (BGS) confirmed a 2.2-magnitude tremor hit Silverdale at 9.35pm on Saturday night (June 6). People in the vicinity and as far afield as Grange-over-Sands and Bolton-le-Sands reported “a big thud” and “a burst of noise” that felt like “a distant explosion”.
The identical location was struck by a 2.3-magnitude earthquake on May 13 and also a much smaller 0.4-magnitude tremor on April 12. A number of other earthquakes have also hit the region since the end of 2025, including two in December and more in February and March this year.
Locals took to social media last night after experiencing the earthquake. Jay Stride posted: “Another earthquake just happened?”
In a post on Facebook, BGS said: “BGS: BGS SEISMIC INFORMATION … SILVERDALE,LANCASHIRE 06 JUNE 2026 21:35 UTC 2.2 ML The following preliminary information is available for this earthquake.”, reports Lancs Live.
“DATE: 06 June 2026 ORIGIN TIME: 21:35 32s UTC LAT/LON: 54.168° North / 2.832° West GRID REF: 346 kmE / 475 kmN DEPTH: 3 km MAGNITUDE: 2.2 Ml.
“Additional Information: The quake was felt around the Morecambe bay area. Reports described ‘a big thud’, ‘like a distant explosion’, and ‘a burst of noise'”.
Commenting on social media, James Black wrote: “One hell of a bang that” and Neil Wood said: “It was very loud here and whole tower shook.”
Jane Caldwell expressed: “I thought so too! Thought someone had slammed a door and it shook the sofa!!” and Victoria Kaye Holt penned: “My house just shook.”
Heather Rowena Brocklebank noted: “Felt that in Arnside” while Judith Whitmarsh added: “Felt that in Grange too.”
Sarah Heathcote quipped: “We must be earthquake centre of UK!”
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