An earthquake has rocked the UK with a tremor 'that sounded like a bomb' waking up local residents. Houses were left shaking due to an earthquake in Essex which has been confirmed by the British Geological Society.
The society have concluded that a minor tremor shook the ground near Chelmsford at around 5am today. The Mirror reports that the earthquake registered a magnitude of 2.6 and a depth of 8km at its epicentre in Bicknacre today at 5.05am.
People from Bicknacre, Runwell and South Woodham Ferrers have all reported it. A person from the latter location says that their whole house shook.
