Residents feel homes shake as 3.3 magnitude earthquake hits UK

An earthquake of 3.3 magnitude hit the UK on Wednesday night. People living in Staffordshire also reported "rumbling and rattling windows and doors" and described the earthquake as "felt more like a shunt, like something had hit something". The British Geological Survey (BGS) confirmed that the tremor struck at 8.21 pm and had an epicentre 7.3km below the Tean village.