Data from the British Geological Survey indicates where the quake was felt.

A 3.3-magnitude earthquake has rattled England's North West , startling residents from their sleep as homes shook, with tremors reportedly felt as far away as London.

The British Geological Survey (BGS) has verified the seismic event, with their readings showing the earthquake occurred three kilometres beneath Lancashire at 11.23pm on Wednesday evening.

According to BGS data, the tremor's epicentre was located off the Silverdale coast at a depth of 1.86 miles (3km). Speaking to Sky News, the organisation confirmed movement was detected "across the South Lakes and Lancashire, mainly within 20 kilometres of the epicentre, including Lancashire, Kendal and Ulverston".

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