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Evening Standard
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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

3.3 magnitude earthquake hits Staffordshire causing houses to shake

A 3.3 magnitude earthquake hit Staffordshire on Wednesday night, with residents reporting “rumbling” and rattling windows and doors.

The British Geological Survey (BGS) confirmed the tremor, which had an epicentre 7.3km (4.5 miles) below the village of Tean, around 15 miles south-east of Stoke-on-Trent in the West Midlands.

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