Get email updates with the day's biggest stories Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice An earthquake has struck in the south east of England - the third in the area in less than two weeks. The earth moved in the Crawley area but there are also reports across Surrey and Sussex. Residents have said buildings and the ground were shaking for "just a few seconds" following a "tremor". James Hammond, of Bewbush, felt the earth rattle and his flat rumble. He said: “This was around 11.50am, our flat shook. It wasn’t major but you can clearly feel the place shake and everything on the tables were as well.” Did you feel the earthquake? Email webnews@mirror.co.uk Passengers at Gatwick reported the ground moving underneath them during the UK's seventh quake in three months. However Sarah Nice from the British Geological Survey (BGS) said Gatwick Airport staff probably would not have realised it had happened. Ashley Pike, an interior designer based in the village of Ockley, said: "We had prints falling off the shelves in our office. "Definitely a mini earthquake, we are now training our staff in what to do for the next". Tommy Aldis, from Crawley, tweeted: "It's not an earthquake. It's just football coming home." The BGS has confirmed there has been an earthquake of magnitude 3.0 and it hit atroughly 11.53am today with a 'depth' of 5km. Scientists at 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." They added: "Typical reports describe “was outdoors close to a building and you could hear it creak”, “felt large impact then 2-3 seconds of shaking”, “felt much bigger than the last two recent quakes”, “it was like two huge explosions”, “my chairs at the table shook and the lights moved” and “the aerial rattled and the ground shook”, indicating an intensity of at least 3 EMS. "This event locates in the same region as previous ones that have occurred since April.” (Image: Twitter) Some people hid under tables when the earthquake struck. Digital training worker Hannah Dempsey, who works for Jellyfish Training said: "It was just coming about midday and we work on the second floor and some of my colleagues climbed under the tables while the shaking happened. "It looked liked the motion made when someone is rubbing something on while sitting on the desk - that’s the motion of the tables were making when [the earthquake] happened. "We knew there were tremors before but never felt them. When it all finished my colleagues were like ‘did anyone else feel that?’." The earthquake was said to have lasted around six seconds as houses and flats rattled and furniture was moved. Two earthquakes were felt in Surrey last week. Aleesha Farnham was putting her 11-month-old son to bed for a nap when the earthquake shook the house and left her in a “state of shock”. The tremors rattled her Bewbush home with a sound like thunder as her son began screaming at the terrifying noise. She told the Croydon Advertiser: “I’m in a bit of a state of shock “Was getting my son down for his nap. Then for about five maybe six seconds I felt this awful noise. The house was shaking. “Well I was just laying on my bed. Everything’s quiet and calm. “Then the only way I can describe it was I thought it was a rumble of thunder. “But shortly after the rumble everything started shaking. “I’d say for a good six seconds maybe I’m not too sure as I was in panic mode. “I was screaming to my mum: ‘Mum what is that?’. “My son started screaming. I could hear the radiators shaking. “Whilst everything shook the rumble was still with it. Then it was silent and stopped. “Then I got up and asked around if anyone else felt it.” One resident from Ockley in Surrey told MirrorOnline: "We felt the tremor here in Ockley. "Walls shook and a picture fell off a beam. Very unnerving! ". A resident in Dorking said: "I was sitting on my bed sewing and the bed shook. I thought it was collapsing." Adam Short tweeted: "Earthquake in Crawley. What the heck! Reason to go home from work?" Des Brennan emailed in to say: "My son's workshop in Charlwood (a village close to Gatwick Airport) has just shook from a tremor! ". Earthquakes with magnitudes of 2.7, 2.6 and 2.4 were detected by BGS near Newdigate in Surrey in April and June, while three smaller ones also detected in the area.<doc-sep>Surrey has been shaken by a third earthquake in the space of eight days, the British Geological Society has confirmed. The organisation said there had been a 3.1-magnitude shake at 11.43am on Thursday, with residents reporting that it felt like "two huge explosions". "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. "Reports describe 'was outdoors close to a building and you could hear it creak', 'felt large impact then 2-3 seconds of shaking', 'felt much bigger than the last two recent quakes', 'it was like two huge explosions', 'my chairs at the table shook and the lights moved'." We've posted details of this Morning's 3.1 event in surrey on our website- https://t.co/0kFnAwLOFV pic.twitter.com/pGwZlbEzw5 — BGSseismology (@BGSseismology) July 5, 2018 People at Gatwick Airport also reported feeling tremors. Advertisement Matt Temple told Sky News: "I was at work in our office at Gatwick Airport with four colleagues. We felt the building shake and a dull banging/thud noise. Just felt an earthquake at Gatwick Airport - felt whole building move and a dull banging noise. (11:53am) #earthquake #sussex — Matt Temple (@mattdesignme) July 5, 2018 "From the sound we initially thought maybe a vehicle had crashed into the building or someone had dropped something heavy on the roof above us. But then we thought it was an earthquake as it felt strange and the building seemed to wobble and creak. "I searched on Twitter for 'earthquake' and within seconds there were loads of other people saying they'd felt it in towns around here." Residents might be forgiven for wondering what is going on after similar shakes on Thursday 28 June (2.4) and Wednesday 27 June (2.6). 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 quake last Wednesday. Image: Surrey has been hit by an earthquake for the third time in two weeks. Pic: British Geological Survey Surrey Hills Radio reported the latest tremor was felt across Surrey - including Dorking and Redhill. "More on the #earthquake tremor in #Surrey - rumbles could be felt around the area in #Dorking #Redhill #Crawley with reports of houses physically shaking," they tweeted. Trevor Harlock also posted: "Earthquake in Surrey!! Just felt a tremor in Charlwood.. 11:55 the earth shook and glasses in our kitchen cabinets jangled together. Wow." Planetary geologist Divya M Persaud felt the effects of the quake at work. She told Sky News: "I'm located at UCL's Mullard Space Science Laboratory in Dorking - we felt the earthquake at 11:53am. "I'm on the ground floor of my building and we felt the room shake for a little less than a second. Nothing in the room shifted but I could tell it shook some items in our office."<doc-sep>An earthquake has been reported by residents in the Dorking and Redhill area on Thursday (July 5), according to residents. Residents have reported buildings and the ground shaking for "just a few seconds" following a "tremor". The British Geological Survey have been contacted for more information. Surrey Live will keep you updated as the situation unfolds. Join the Surrey Live 'We Love Surrey' Facebook group We've created a Facebook group for everyone and anyone who loves our fine county. We will keep you informed about everything to do with Surrey and its people. The group is a place to talk, share, live, learn, inspire and enjoy. Join the group here. 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An earthquake has hit the UK with residents in Crawley, Surrey feeling the tremor The tremor hit the Crawley area at 11.53am with the epicentre being place at the picturesque village of Cranleigh, Surrey. The British Geological Survey received reports suggesting the earthquake "was like two huge explosions" and a "large impact then two to three seconds of shaking". Holidaymaker Matt Temple tweeted: "Just felt an earthquake at Gatwick Airport - felt whole building move and a dull banging noise." Local resident Trevor Harlock posted: "Earthquake in Surrey!! Just felt a tremor in Charlwood ... 11:55 the earth shook and glasses in our kitchen cabinets jangled together." Jonathan Lara said: "Did anyone else just feel the ground shake? Our whole office just shook. Gatwick earthquake." Terrified residents said they heard what sounded like thunder as they felt the ground shaking and furniture moving. Aleesha Farnham, of Bewbush, just outside Crawley, told the Croydon Advertiser how she was screaming in fear as the earthquake struck. She said: “I’m in a bit of a state of shock. I was getting my son down for his nap. Then for about five maybe six seconds I felt this awful noise. The house was shaking. “Then the only way I can describe it was I thought it was a rumble of thunder. But shortly after the rumble everything started shaking. “I’d say for a good six seconds maybe I’m not too sure as I was in panic mode. I was screaming to my mum: ‘Mum what is that?’. “My son started screaming. I could hear the radiators shaking. Whilst everything shook the rumble was still with it. Then it was silent and stopped.” BGS map showing earthquake epicentre near Gatwick Airport Adrian West tweeted: “Well I can now say that I have experienced an earthquake. Was sitting on my decking in the back garden here in Crawley around 11.50 and the decking shook for no more than two seconds. My brother said the windows rattled too. That's apparently three in the area in two weeks.” One said on earthquake tracking website CSEM-EMSC: “Chest of drawers and items on top shaking for around three seconds.” Another posted: “Felt all over Crawley, West Sussex, UK.” The tremor is the third quake to hit the area in three weeks and the seventh in three months. Other Crawley residents took to Twitter to report their experiences. The Ramos Online added: “I felt what I thought was just some trucks passing through, but it was an Earthquake. Scary!” The village of Cranleigh was at the epicentre of the earthquake Surrey Hills were reporting the tremor had been felt all across Surrey including Dorking and Redhill. They tweeted: “More on the #earthquake tremor in #Surrey - rumbles could be felt around the area in #Dorking #Redhill #Crawley with reports of houses physically shaking.” aleesha @aleesha_farnham added: “2.9 magnitude earthquake. F***. I’d hate to be in a 7 or 8. If that scared me. #crawley #earthquake MP for Crawley, Henry Smith, tweeted: “Another tremor in the #Crawley area after several in recent weeks” He asked for Crawley residents to report their experiences to earthquake reporting website earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk. The British Geological Survey recorded six other earthquakes in the area since April 1. They have all been near Newdigate, Surrey, which is just 11 miles from today's epicentre. The picturesque village of Cranleigh has been hit by an earthquake