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The British Geological Survey said the quake was felt across Lancashire and the southern Lake District.

Residents report homes shaking from quake with epicentre near the village of Silverdale in Lancashire

Locals in the North West of England reported houses shuddering from side to side late on Wednesday.

Tremors were felt in Lancashire and the Lake District on Wednesday night

A 3.3-magnitude earthquake shook homes in north-west England on Wednesday night. Lancashire and the southern Lake District was affected by the earthquake, with a tremor felt at 11.23pm, the British Geological Survey (BGS) reported. Residents told the BGS that the tremor “felt like an underground explosion”. Residents also claimed it…

The Volcano Discovery website says it received reports of ground shaking in London just a few minutes after an earthquake struck the North-West