3.8 magnitude earthquake strikes the East Midlands

People living close to the epicentre of the earthquake in Rutland last night have been describing how they heard a 'loud bang' and their homes felt like they were shaking.

Click below to hear what they've been telling our reporter Sarah Cooper

Staff at the Sun Inn in Cottesmore had just finished their shift when they felt last night's earthquake.

Although there's little sign of the tremor pub landlord Andrew Leatherdale talked us through the CCTV that captured the moment.

The British Geological Survey have mapped more than 200 reports from people across the East Midlands of tonight's 3.8 magnitude earthquake.

It's appealing for more to add to it's data log, and the organisation is appealing for people to get in touch if they felt the tremor.

The epicentre was close to Cottesmore in Rutland, with people there saying they felt a big rumble at 10:25pm.

See map of the area near the epicentre of the earthquake

An earthquake felt across the East Midlands this evening had a magnitude of 3.8 on the richter scale and was 8km below the surface, the British Geological Survey said.

Cottesmore in Rutland has been confirmed as the epicentre of an earthquake measuring 3.8 in magnitude which was felt across the East Midlands this evening.

It struck at 10:25pm and was felt in homes across Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire. There are no reports of any damage to property so far.

ITV News reporter James Webster has tweeted an image from the British Geological Survey showing the data of tonight's earthquake felt across the East Midlands.

The image above is taken from the monitoring station based at Charnwood Forest in Leicestershire.

The US Geological survey says the epicentre was in Cottesmore in Rutland and happened at 22:25 GMT.

The British Geological survey say they are investigating after social media reports of tremors in Grantham and parts of Lincolnshire.

The British Geological Survey says it is looking into reports of a possible Earthquake in the Leicestershire and Rutland area.

Meanwhile the tremors were felt in Grantham and Kettering.