An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale hit Sweden this morning, effects felt in Denmark The US Geological Survey has recorded an earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale hitting southern Sweden at 6.20am, with Copenhagen and other parts of Zealand also feeling the effects.
The epicenter was located 65 kilometres east of Copenhagen in the Skåne region of Sweden and the tremors lasted for a number of seconds.
Reports are coming in from central Copenhagen, Bornholm, Roskilde and eastern Jutland of people being woken from their sleep by shaking beds and furniture.
Copenhagen Police duty officer Jens Kristiansen told politiken.dk that they have received many calls from concerned residents, but no reports of injuries.
‘It began with the operators from the emergency call centre ringing us, because the furniture was shaking and the lamps were swinging.’
Kristiansen also said that while police have an emergency preparedness plan, it does not take earthquakes into account.
Torben Riis told public broadcaster DR that his first thought when the tremors began was that it was either an earthquake or terrorist attack.
‘The office building in Ballerup suddenly began vibrating, like a ferry when the waves hit it side on and then all the porcelain began rattling.’
It is not unusual for an earthquake to strike Denmark, although this is the biggest one to hit since 1985. Denmark experiences on average two to ten earthquakes annually, but the majority are so small they are not felt by the population, according to the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland.
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