An earthquake hit the English Channel yesterday, according to the British Geological Survey.
The quake, at magnitude 3.9, was the largest such event to shake the area since a magnitude 4.5 in 1734. It was located about 53 miles (85km) south east of Portsmouth, Hampshire, at a depth of about 6 miles (10km).
Several people in Worthing, West Sussex, reported the quake, which lasted only a few seconds.
Historically, the UK gets an earthquake of this magnitude about once every two years. A 3.6-magnitude quake struck 9km (5.5 miles) north-west of Ripon, North Yorkshire, in January this year.
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