Residents were woken just before 1am on Wednesday 27th February 2008 when one of the east coasts strongest earthquakes happened.

The epicentre was located 30 miles from Newark, in Market Rasen, and lasted for six seconds.

Below are some photos of the small amount of damage that happened in the town.


Just one of the many chimney pots that fell during the quake

Workers survey the damage caused by the quake