An earthquake has been recorded in Cornwall this week - and not for the first time in the county this year. The microseism took place on Tuesday, October 25, and had a magnitude of 0.5, according to new data from the British Geological Survey (BGS),
The earthquake, in Penpol, near Truro, was 8km deep. The data reveals that the earth tremor happened at around 6.42pm.
Most earthquakes are shallow and their depths usually average 10km. Tremors from a shallow earthquake are usually more intense than deep earthquakes, reports Cornwall Live.
