BBC wrote:Earthquake shakes East Midlands
An earthquake has been felt by people in several parts of the East Midlands.
The British Geological Survey (BGS) confirmed a 2.9 magnitude earthquake near Ashby de la Zouch at 05:20 GMT in Leicestershire.
Reports of the tremor came from several locations in Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.
It was felt in Long Eaton, Derbyshire and Anstey in Leicestershire and a resident in Leicester said it sounded like an underground train
A caller from Groby, Leicestershire, told BBC Radio Leicester: "It lasted at least 20 seconds and some DVDs fell off a shelf in my room."
The caller from Leicester said: "It sounded like an underground train coming and everything wobbled. But nothing fell off shelves."
Both the BGS and the US Geological Survey reported the tremor 3km (two miles) east of Ashby.
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