Kent was struck by a 4.2 magnitude earthquake early on Friday morning.
The British Geological Survey also assured people the quake was not that unusual.
When Twitter woke up to the news on Friday morning, all the usual jokes were wheeled out.
There were slight variations.
Also, everyone suddenly remembered UKIP leader Nigel Farage saying in 2013 that his party was on course to cause a political earthquake.
So today was a great excuse to compare the two.