Experts think is was more likely a sonic event rather than an earthquake.
Twitter users have been reporting experiencing a loud bang and a large shudder backcross parts of the Yorkshire Coast and North Yorkshire.
The event occurred just before 4pm.
The British Geological Survey say data from the BGS seismic networks in the region were examined and signals consistent with a possible sonic origin were recorded between 15:47:42s and 15:49:23s UTC on several stations, on the BGS seismic network, in North Yorkshire.
Were getting quite a few felt reports from North Yorkshire, and you can see something on our stations in the area. We think this is a sonic boom from an aircraft, rather than an earthquake.
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