An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.8 has struck off the Scarborough coast, according to the British Geological Survey.
The quake was centred 93 miles east of Scarborough at a depth of 18km.
It hit at around 6.50pm and was initially thought to have had a magnitude of 3.9.
Other recent earthquakes in the UK include a magnitude 0.9 tremor in Kirkbride, Cumbria, on Monday and 0.8 in Blakedown, Worcestershire, on Sunday.
Social media users were not too worried, however, with some responding to the news by posting mocked-up photos of overturned wheelie bins and broken garden gnomes.
According to local media, there were no reports of the quake being felt on land.
But, despite 3.8 being relatively small when compared to the quakes in some other countries, magnitude 4 earthquakes happen on average only every two years in Britain.
The UK has between 20 and 30 earthquakes strong enough to be felt by people each year, with a few hundred smaller ones strong enough to be picked up by sensitive instruments.
The BGS website says earthquakes on the east coast of the UK are relatively rare, although the North Sea is "more active than the mainland".
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