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3.8 magnitude earthquake strikes the East Midlands

The British Geological survey has confirmed an earthquake measuring 3.8 in magnitude has struck the East Midlands. The epicentre was at Cottesmore in Rutland, with the tremor starting at 22:25 GMT on Wednesday 28th January 2015.

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More than 200 reports mapped of Oakham earthquake

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.

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