People at Gatwick Airport today reported feeling the ground shake beneath them as an earthquake hit parts of Surrey and Sussex for the third time in just over a week.
According to the British Geological Society (BGS), a 3.1 magnitude earthquake struck at just before 10am.
Some living in the southern England counties reporting that the tremors felt like two huge explosions.
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The BGS said: A number of reports have been received from members of the public in Newdigate, Dorking, Horley and Charlwood, Surrey and from Crawley and Horsham, West Sussex.
It said it received several reports from people including one person who said: Was outdoors close to a building and you could hear it creak.
Another said they felt large impact then 2-3 seconds of shaking while another said it felt much bigger than the last two recent quakes and it was like two huge explosions.
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My chairs at the table shook and the lights moved, another person reported.
Passengers at Gatwick Airport took to Twitter saying they also felt tremors at just before 12noon.
Matt Temple tweeted: Just felt an earthquake at Gatwick Airport – felt whole building move and a dull banging noise. (11:53am).
It follows two other earthquakes hit in similar strikes last Wednesday, June 27 and Thursday, June 28.
There were reports of a loud bang and the whole house shook like a truck had crashed into it for about two seconds after the 2.6 magnitude quake on Wednesday.
I'm in Dorking and the office just shook. Not another Surrey earthquake, surely?? The end is nigh.
— James Billington (@JimmyBillington) July 5, 2018
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