I know we've got readers in Kent and our Chief Kent Correspondent, Amy, might even be there as I write. There've been "earth tremors" there, as the BBC and Sky have taken to calling them, thus giving the much underused word "tremor" a fresh breath of life.

We don't as yet know what precisely has happened - some are saying there's been an explosion, some are saying it was just an earthquake, measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale.

What we do have in all situations like these are eyewitness reports from people in the region. People like Paul, quoted by BBC News Online. The following emphasis is mine:

Paul Smye-Rumsby, who lives in Dover, said: "It was about 08.15 when suddenly the bed shook violently.

"I thought my wife had got cramp or something but then I saw the curtains were moving and the whole house was shaking. It lasted about 1.5 seconds.

[source: BBC News Online]

I'm sure Mrs Smye-Rumsby will be thrilled. In front of the nation, her husband has compared her movement in bed to a minor earthquake!