Kent coast hit by a 4.3 magnitude earthquake

Seismologists at the British Geological Survey (BGS) confirmed early on Friday morning that a earthquake 4.3 on the Richter scale took place at 02:52 on the Kent coast.

BGS created a map based on reports made by citizens in order to establish the main points where the quake was felt. It confirmed the epicentre was near Ramsgate, but tremors were felt in different areas such as Margate, Canterbury and Southend-on-Sea, Essex.

Here's our Felt Locations map based on first 250 felt reports from this online questionnaire http://t.co/mzAZINW6Y3 pic.twitter.com/bmYkfXtjMO
— BGS (@BritGeoSurvey) May 22, 2015

Local police and the fire and rescue services confirmed the news early on Friday, and added that they had not received any reports of injuries or infrastructure damage.

We can confirm that there has been an earth tremor in parts of Kent that registered 4.3 on the richter scale. @kent_police
— Kent Fire and Rescue (@kentfirerescue) May 22, 2015

We are aware of reports of tremors being felt by residents in East Kent & are monitoring the situation.No injuries have been reported.
— Kent Police (UK) (@kent_police) May 22, 2015

“We will continue to liaise with our partner agencies to ensure we are providing help and support in any areas needed," a police spokesman said.