A magnitude 4.1 earthquake has struck in the Bristol Channel, the strongest to hit Britain in six years.
There were no reports of casualties or damage to buildings but people spoke of broken flower pots, smashed lamps and books falling off shelves. One resident in Bridgwater in Somerset claimed she felt her work building "swaying".
Julian Bukits, an assistant seismologist from the British Geological Survey, said: "The earthquake had a magnitude 4.1 and was felt in Devon and across the south coast of Wales. We've had reports in Swansea, Exeter, Barnstaple, Gloucester and so on.
"It's a significant sized earthquake by UK standards but worldwide it's pretty average - we get about 5,500 this size in the world every year.
"In the UK we probably get one this size every couple of years. There's been no reports of any damage."
A BGS spokesman added they had heard a report that a "house was rocking", while someone else said it "lasted several seconds and it was very frightening". Another said "it felt like a really heavy truck going up the road".
The depth of the earthquake was recorded as 5km. It was felt in Dartmoor, Bristol, Taunton, Swansea, Llanelli, Exmouth, Barnstable, Gloucester and South Molton, the BGS said.
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