An earthquake has struck southern England jolted people in their beds and sent houses shaking. According to the British Geological Survey (BGS) quake maps, the epicentre was in 3km northwest of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, and recorded at a depth of 10km.
People reported feeling the 3.3 magnitude tremor strike at 9.45am in parts of London on Tuesday morning. Leighton Buzzard resident Stephen Bennett told Mirror Online: "It was odd.
It felt like a double impact. Like something had hit our house. "There was a double thud and the house rattled, it was over in less than a second." The BGS said one report from a resident who felt the shaking suggested the earthquake was like a "large explosion".
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