Welsh quake tremors felt on east coast
A minor earthquake was felt this morning in counties Dublin, , Carlow, Wexford and Kildare
The seismic event is thought to be linked to a 3.8 magnitude quake which struck the Lleyn peninsula near Anglesey at 3.16am this morning.
The epicentre of the earthquake in the Irish Sea was 15km away from the town of Abersoch, Gwynedd, and measured a magnitude of 3.8, the British Geological Survey (BGS) said.
The epicentre was 8 kilometres below ground.
The Irish National Seismic Network (INSN) said tremors were felt in counties in south-east Ireland and its seismic stations in Valentia off the south-west coast, Donegal and Galway all recorded the earthquake.
Tom Blake, INSN director and from the school of cosmic physics in the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, said there has been a significant increase in seismic activity in the area in recent months.
“It is unlikely that the magnitude of today’s earthquake will be exceeded in the Irish Sea in the coming days but aftershocks can be expected in the hours and days ahead, although many will be too weak to be felt,” he said.
Enver Kola felt the tremor in Delgany in Co Wicklow.
