A 3.9 magnitude earthquake has struck Grimbsy, Lincolnshire, seismologists at the British Geological Society (BGS) have said.

The quake was detected at a depth of 11 miles at around 11.15pm on Saturday evening. No injuries were reported.

BGS said an earthquake of this strength occurs approximately every two years in the UK.

People living locally reported feeling “the whole house [shake] for a couple of seconds", while others said they "heard a rumble with a simultaneous trembling" or "thought it was a lorry crashing outside".

"Worldwide there are approximately 8000 events annually that are larger than the one that occurred in Lincolnshire," BGS said.

It comes nearly a decade after the 5.2-magnitude earthquake in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, which was felt widely across England and Wales.