Residents have spoken of their terror as a 3.3-magnitude earthquake shook their homes.

Houses in the North West of England shuddered from side to side late on Wednesday, with fixtures and fittings rattling, locals reported.

Sue Anderson wrote on a Carnforth social media page: “Absolutely shaken to my core. Don’t think I’ll be sleeping tonight, terrified.”

The British Geological Survey (BGS) said the earthquake struck shortly after 11.23pm and was felt across Lancashire and the southern Lake District, including the towns of Kendal and Ulverston, within 12 miles of the epicentre.

Data suggests the quake occurred just off the coast of Silverdale, Lancashire, at a depth of 1.86 miles.

Lynn Snowdon wrote on the local Facebook page for Carnforth, Lancashire: “What the hell was that? House j

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