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Scott Edwards & Lucy Skoulding & James Rodger

Doorbell camera captures shocking moment earthquake hits West Midlands

A doorbell camera captured the clear rumble of an earthquake hitting the West Midlands last night.

The quake hit Walsall on the evening of February 21 and residents in Birmingham and Wolverhampton also felt the tremors.

It struck just before 11pm on Monday evening and the effects were felt up to 20km away, reports Birmingham Live.

Some people all the way in Coventry, Lichfield and Sutton Coldfield also registered effects.

The quake measured 2.8 on the scale, according to experts.

The doorbell camera can be seen registering a low rumbling sound on Monday evening. You can watch the footage above.

Reach PLC's Scott Edwards told us: "Initially, I thought it was a large gust of wind hitting the house, got used to that this week, but then the rumble vibrated the whole building.

"No car alarms went off, or house alarms - so I checked the camera and heard the noise, before seeing on social media people across the area had experienced the same thing."

He added: "Then I saw the geological survey had reported a small earthquake." On Twitter, others have been reacting.

Annie said: "It literally felt like someone slammed the door really hard causing the house to shake a little."

And BirminghamLive's Gurdi Thandi said: "Earlier, I demanded the next Storm to be named after me.

"Couple of hours later, there is an earthquake in my hometown.

{Telling you, nature wants Storm Gurdo to be made official…! #Storm #earthquake #Walsall".

Joanne remarked: "Has anybody else’s house just felt like it moved? Really strange #brownhills could it have been a small #earthquake...it wasn’t just me my husband felt it to #Walsall ".

ITV Good Morning Britain star Laura Tobin commented: "Reports say 'the whole house shook for 2-3 seconds', 'heard a bang & felt rooms shake', 'thought initially that a lorry had crashed'."

She added: "It was 'enough to cause small items to topple off cupboard,' 'loud thump & walls shaking,' and 'like someone was slamming a door too hard'."

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