Grimsby recorded a Magnitude 2.2 Earthquake on Tuesday evening, August 25, and people in the town and nearby Cleethorpes said they felt it just before 7.50pm. The tremor was small on paper, but local accounts described a quick shake, a bang, and a deep rumble inside homes.
Grimsby in Lincolnshire
The British Geological Survey listed the earthquake at a depth of 5km, placing the tremor close enough to the surface to be felt across Grimsby in Lincolnshire and surrounding areas. Residents in Grimsby and nearby Cleethorpes described the same brief event in different ways, which is why this minor quake drew attention locally.
One resident said, "I felt what felt like a really quick shake in my house, I thought something heavy had fallen down upstairs or in the loft." Another resident said, "Felt a bang like the house being hit." A third person wrote on Facebook, "Felt the house shake and rumble."
British Geological Survey report
The British Geological Survey website is the source for the recorded magnitude and depth, and the timing places the tremor in the evening when many people were at home. That helps explain why even a 2.2 magnitude earthquake produced a cluster of similar descriptions from residents across Grimsby, Cleethorpes, and nearby areas.
One resident added a different reading of the same moment: "I heard a deep rumble, I thought it was thunder." For people who felt the shake, the practical effect was immediate and brief — a noticeable jolt, then silence, with no official follow-up noted in the available details.
Residents in Grimsby
The main unanswered point is what caused the earthquake in Grimsby. Until that is explained, the clearest account is the one residents already gave: a small tremor that still reached homes in Grimsby, Cleethorpes, and the surrounding area just before 7.50pm.
