Tremors felt throughout Luton after magnitude-3.8 earthquake strikes

By Stewart Carr

Published 8th Sep 2020, 11:19 BST

Updated 8th Sep 2020, 11:39 BST

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Residents across Luton have reported tremors after a magnitude-3.8 earthquake struck Bedfordshire.

The epicentre of the quake was reported in Pitstone near Leighton Buzzard, at a depth of 10km.

Bedfordshire Police has received a large number of calls from residents, but no structural damage had been reported as of yet.

One Luton man said: "I've just felt my house shake, I've never experienced anything like it."

Another resident added: "My armchair seemed to twist beneath me, my TV rocked back and forth, china and glass in the cabinet rattled, I saw the glass cabinet doors move."

The British Geological Survey reports the quake as minor in scale, but has received 500 reports from members of the public who felt their homes shake.

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