‘A rumbling, then a bang’: Staffordshire hit by 3.3 magnitude earthquake

Residents report houses shaking and windows and doors rattling during tremor, with epicentre under village of Tean

People living in Staffordshire reported “rumbling” and rattling windows and doors as the area was hit by a 3.3 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday.

The British Geological Survey (BGS) confirmed the tremor, which had an epicentre 7.3km (4.5 miles) below the village of Tean.