Earthquake shakes southern Sweden
Southern Sweden was rocked by an earthquake early on Tuesday morning which caused a flood of phone calls to emergency services operators from alarmed residents.
"The bed shook for about 20 seconds,"
O'Leary said the quake woke him at about 6:20am and that the shaking knocked over several items in his apartment.
For Sweden, this is a very strong quake
According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake had a magnitude of 4.7, which would make it the strongest earthquake to hit Sweden in more than 100 years.
Tuesday's tremor was felt primarily by residents in Skåne. People living in Malmö reported feeling strong tremors and buildings throughout the city shook.
“The roar of the quake was horrible, but it was the bed shaking that woke me up. I could hear the plates and glass rattling downstairs.”
Danish news agency Ritzau also reported that the tremor was felt in Copenhagen and other parts of northern Själland in
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