The north-west of England has been struck by a natural disaster as residents have been woken overnight by a 3.3-magnitude earthquake shaking whole homes and 'sounding like bricks falling in'

An earthquake has struck north-west England with dozens woken up with their homes 'shaking'. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake hit Lancashire overnight, according to Sky News.

The earthquake began at 11.23pm on Wednesday night, December 3, according to preliminary data. Dozens of people have reported that they woke up to the feeling of their homes shaking.

The British Geological Survey (BGS) said that it was "felt across the South Lakes and Lancashire, mainly within 20km of the epicentre, including Lancashire, Kendal and Ulverston". The earthquake struck off the coast of Silverdale at a depth of 1.86

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