UNBELIEVABLE: Birmingham walsall and wolverhampton hit by earthquake with 2 8 magnitude | History Defined

An earthquake struck Birmingham and the West Midlands last night, the British Geological Survey (BGS) said.

The earthquake - which had a magnitude of 2.8 - struck at 10.50pm, waking up residents as it 'shook their homes'.

The BSG said the quake hit Walsall worst, taking place at a depth of seven kilometres (4.35 miles).