AN EARTHQUAKE has been recorded in a village in the Ceiriog Valley over the weekend.

The British Geological Survey says that the epicentre (the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake) was in Llwynmawr.

The earthquake was recorded at approximately 10.08am on Saturday (February 4) in the village, which lies about halfway between Glyn Ceiriog and Pontfadog.

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It was measured at a magnitued of 0.9 on the Richter scale and at a depth of 13km.

The British Geological Survey (BGS) records around 300-400 earthquakes each year in Britain.

Although not competing with areas famous for their instability such as western California, Japan or Sumatra, Wales is a region of regular active Earth movements.

The 1984, magnitude 5.4, Menai Strait earthquake was the largest onshore UK event for over 100 years. The epicentre was located in northern Llŷn, north Wales and the quake originated at a depth of around 22 km.

Another major UK earthquake occurred on April 2, 1990 on the Wales and England border.

This magnitude 5.1 event was felt over an area of approximately 140,000 square kilometres and was followed by six aftershocks.

The epicentre was initially identified as being at Bishop's Castle in Shropshire, but this was later revised to a location just inside the Welsh border.

Last year, an earthquake measuring over 4 on the scale hit the northern Shropshire region.