Brits wake to 'earthquake' as 'violent tremors' rumble homes near Gatwick Airport
Broadcast Support Engineer Pete Symonds tweeted: "Just looked at the sensors around the Gatwick area on BGS's website and it confirms we did have an earthquake at 1:19.Residents tweeted about 'shaking houses' and 'loud bangs' outside.A similar tremor with a magnitude of 2.4 to 3.3 was recorded in parts of Surrey in February.The so-called 'Surrey swarm' started in last April when an oil drill took place a few miles away in Horse Hill, not far from Gatwick Airport.
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