Residents in the north east of England are said to have been woken up by a small earthquake.
The 2.8 magnitude quake hit near Alberto Street in Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham at around 5.56am on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey.
On the Richter scale, an earthquake of that size is likely to be felt by some people, but is unlikely to cause damage to any buildings.
On social media, users claiming to be in the area reacted to the tremor.
One person said that their house was shaken by the incident, adding that it was "bad enough to wake us up".
A fellow user said that it shook their house "as if a train went past my bedroom window".
Another posted that it was a "strong earthquake (for England)", saying that the "whole house shook and electricity flickered".
One user said: "Wow that's a first, felt an earthquake in Stockton around 6am this morning".
According to the Mirror, one woman feared there had been an asteroid strike.
She said: "I felt it. A loud bang and then my house shook. It was really scary I thought an asteroid had hit! There were no after tremors or anything and it lasted a couple of seconds!! It was crazy!"
The United States Geological Survey said that 139 reports on the shake had been received from the public.
