An earthquake that struck a summer holiday hotspot triggered a noise like a "sonic boom" and caused homes to shake, residents have reported.
The tremor hit about five miles southwest of Falmouth in west Cornwall.
According to the British Geological Survey (BGS), it had a magnitude of 2.2.
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A seismic alert was issued following the quake, which happened at around 5pm on Thursday.
One householder reported their windows shaking after a "loud bang from beneath".
Image:The tremor hit about five miles southwest of Falmouth in west Cornwall. Pic: British Geological Survey
Another resident, writing on social media, said: "What the hell was that. The whole house shook."
One person who felt the ground move wrote on Twitter: "Down in West Cornwall and seems we just had an earthquake! Either that or a sonic boom/explosion of some kind."
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