Links to more UK stories are at the foot of the page. CCTV footage taken from the car wash camera at Shell Macclesfield. The earthquake originated near the city of Irondale, 3 miles (5 km) north of Birmingham, striking just after 4 P.M. local time. In this photo of IHA news agency, provided by the government rescue agency AFAD's rescue teams, rescue workers, who were trying to reach survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building, carry 14-year-old Idil Sirin who have been extricated from a collapsed building early Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, 58 hours after a strong earthquake in Izmir, Turkey. Twitter Icon Facebook Icon Damaged homes in Fort Crescent, Walall Wood, after the September 2002 earthquake, Michael Clayton, from Fort Crescent, Walall Wood, looks at the damage caused to his neighbour David Birch's car from falling chimney after the earthquake on September 23 2002, Damage in Fort Crescent, Walsall Wood, caused by falling chimney after earthquake on September 23 2002, The damaged roof of a house in Clarendon Road in Bloxwich near the epicentre of the earthquake which struck large parts of England and Wales, on Monday 23 September, 2002, Pat Battison and her daughter Sophie, 9, stand with the remains of their chimney outside their home in Clarendon Road in Bloxwich on September 23, 2002, St Michael's Church, Rushall, Walsall, on September 23 2002. Although Monday's earthquake was large by British standards, tremors in places like California, Japan and India can reach seven or more on the Richter scale. In Birmingham it was hailed as a lifesaver, alerting a mum and son to a kitchen blaze. There was minor structural damage as homes were shaken, but no reports of any injuries. Buildings shook for up to 30 seconds in parts of the West Midlands, Wales, North Yorkshire, London, and Wiltshire. Depth: 3 km 2002-10-24 08:24:54 UTC at 08:24 October 24, 2002 UTC Location: Epicenter at 53.485, -2.179 2.2 km from Droylsden (1.2 miles) England, United Kingdom. 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