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| | Monday, 23 September, 2002, 12:53 GMT 13:53 UK In pictures: UK earthquake Large parts of England and Wales have been hit by an earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale. BBC News Online captures the event in pictures.  Part of a chimney fell onto a car near Birmingham  Another chimney smashed in Bloxwich, West Midlands  The British Geological Survey measured the tremors  BGS geologists located the epicentre  Damage was minor compared to earthquakes in other parts of the world | |
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