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Small 2.1 earthquake recorded in Co Donegal last night

A small earthquake was recorded in Co Donegal last night. The magnitude 2.1 tremor struck at 9.18...
Stephen McNeice
Stephen McNeice

10.55 30 Apr 2019


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Small 2.1 earthquake recorded...

Small 2.1 earthquake recorded in Co Donegal last night

Stephen McNeice
Stephen McNeice

10.55 30 Apr 2019


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A small earthquake was recorded in Co Donegal last night.

The magnitude 2.1 tremor struck at 9.18pm, according to the Irish National Seismic Network (INSN).

The epicentre was about 15km from Donegal Town and 15km north-east from Ballyshannon

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People in south Co Donegal and parts of Co Fermanagh and Co Leitrim reported feeling last night's tremor.

It's the second earthquake recorded in the county this month.

A slightly more powerful 2.4 tremor occurred in Donegal Bay on April 7th.

Martin Möllhoff, Director of Seismic Networks at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, told OceanFM: "You can't really predict when earthquakes happen - sometimes they happen more often than at other times.

"They're very small events, so it's quite difficult to have a lot of detail about it."

Main image: INSN / DIAS

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