Manchester today experienced its sixth earthquake in a month, according to the British Geological Survey.

The tremor was felt in the city centre at 5.46am and measured 2.4 on the Richter scale, a spokesman said.

“Much of the reports were of rumbling and faint shaking. Some people said their beds rattled and moved. One person said a building creaked. An earthquake that size doesn’t do damage,” he said.

There are around 200 earthquakes a year in Britain, according to seismologists, but only about 25 are felt by people. They rarely produce anything other than minor damage.

In April an earthquake measuring 4.3 shook parts of Kent, leaving one woman with head injuries, cracking buildings and toppling chimneys.

An earthquake measuring 2.5 was felt in Manchester on August 10. The city was hit by a series of tremors five years ago.

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