Was there an earthquake in Surrey LAST NIGHT, was anyone hurt and was there any damage?
Here’s the lowdown on the latest Surrey earthquake
Where did it happen and was there any damage?
The earthquake struck just before 3:45am and was felt in Newdigate, Surrey, less than ten miles from Gatwick airport.
Resident have blamed the earthquakes on oil drilling at sites in Horse Hill and Brockham – but a report has dismissed this claim.
The earthquake was felt by people living Greater London, West Sussex and Surrey.
The quake is reported to have caused houses and blocks of flats to shake.
Dozens of terrified residents who live near Gatwick Airport took to social media to say that they felt their "whole house shaking".
Rosie Young tweeted: “Whole block of flats shook! Thank God for #twitter to reassure me it was an earthquake and my flats aren't falling down!!! #Reigate #Surrey”
Stuart Lee tweeted: “Did we just have an earthquake in Surrey? Just woken up to the whole house shaking…”
Tim Dobisz tweeted: “That really was an #earthquake in Surrey, a couple of minutes ago, wasn't it!! House shaking woke me up.”
Esther tweeted: “Literally just got woken up by an earthquake shaking my bed and so did people all over Surrey that was spooky.”
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