Locals in Saffron Walden, Essex, called 999 at 8pm on Sunday to report an earthquake after homes shook, furniture moved and windows rattled. Two loud bangs resounded through the medieval town, prompting suggestions that there had been a plane crash or a meteorite landing nearby. Noises were heard as far as six miles away in Thaxted and residents of Haverhill, Cambs., 13 miles away reported thuds, moving furniture and shaking houses. Read more
Meteorite may have caused earth to move in 'big bang'
A ground-trembling incident has left residents in a market town asking whether a meteorite had landed nearby. Hundreds of residents in Saffron Walden and surrounding villages reported incidents of houses shaking, windows rattling and furniture moving at about 8pm on Sunday when two loud bangs were heard. Suggestions have been made that it could have been an earthquake, a meteorite or a plane crash - but the mystery still remains unexplained. Read more