TREMORS have continued to shake Greater Manchester -- with 19 earthquakes now reported since Monday.

A further tremor took place at 2.53am today, measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale.

The biggest tremor yesterday, just before 1.30pm, measured 2.5, the British Geological Survey said.

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Experts have described the number of tremors to hit Greater Manchester as "unusual" and said they were excited about analysing the findings. Julian Bukits, assistant seismologist at the British Geological Survey, said: "It looks like this earthquake is slowly releasing its energy.

"The West Midlands earthquake last month was just one big tremor, measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale. That makes the experiences in Manchester quite different. It will be exciting looking at all the information.

More than 1,200 people have e-mailed the Survey's website to share their experiences of the earthquakes.

Mr Bukits said the epicentre stretched for 10 kilometres across Manchester city centre. Scores of residents and office workers reported feeling the lunchtime rumble.

Philip Barmore, aged 59, who was at home in Blackshaw House, Deane, said: "I was sat in my chair and felt it move. The settee was also vibrating, and bits and pieces in the house were rattling."

Martin Dixon, aged 41, of Morris Green, who was at work as an operations supervisor for a bus company in Clayton, Manchester, said: "I felt a banging under my feet. It was quite scary.

"I was in San Francisco when the big earthquake hit 10 years ago. When you think how unnerving the tremors are here, it makes you remember how petrifying they are in America."