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Monday, 23 September, 2002, 12:53 GMT 13:53 UK
In pictures: UK earthquake
Large parts of England and Wales have been hit by an earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale.
BBC News Online captures the event in pictures.
Part of a chimney fell onto a car near Birmingham
Another chimney smashed in Bloxwich, West Midlands
The British Geological Survey measured the tremors
BGS geologists located the epicentre
Damage was minor compared to earthquakes in other parts of the world
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