A late-night earthquake has rocked a residential in the famous northern town of Burnely, just a short walk away from the town's Premier League club football ground Burnley was rocked (Image: Google Maps)

A major UK town has been rocked by a late-night earthquake. Burnley, known for its historical influence on the UK's textile industry and terrible football under Sean Dyche, was struck at 12.47am on Monday by a 1.2 magnitude earthquake. ‌

This was detected by the British Geological Survey at a depth of 10km down, with the epicentre actually pinpointed to a house on the pleasant-looking Dovedale Drive area – a stones throw from Burnley FC's Turf Moor stadium. No damage has been reported so far, but data shows that the earthquake lasted for around 15 to 20 seconds in total.

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