Confirmation a minor earthquake was recorded off coast at start of the month

A MINOR earthquake occurred off Anglesey’s western coast earlier this month, the British Geological Survey (BGS) has confirmed.

- By ANDREW FORGRAVE Countryside and Tourism Editor

Epicentre of the 0.4-magnitude tremor was 5.6 miles (9km) southwest of Rhosneigr in the Irish Sea.

It was registered at 7.55am on Sunday, November 2, at a depth of 17km. The BGS has not been notified of any on-land impacts.

Northwest Wales has high levels of seismicity and in July a smaller 0.2-magnitude tremor was recorded 9.9 miles (16km) north east of Amlwch, north Anglesey. The following month a more significant 1.6 magnitude event struck the Gwynedd village of Llwyndyrus on the Llyn Peninsula.