A tremor which measured 3.

9 on the Richter scale struck six miles beneath the busy shipping route of the English Channel this morning.

Buildings in the area were said to be shaking in the wake of the 8am quake 53 miles from Portsmouth.

The quake shock the famous Spinnaker Tower and was felt as far away as Brighton and Worthing in Sussex.

David Kerridge from the British Geological Survey said this is the largest earthquake in this area since 1734.

The Police, Solent Coastguard and West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said they had not been called out to any incidents related to the quake.

Hopefully you will not experience any earthquakes on your Canal Boat Holiday but you will discover many unusual sights.

You may think you are seeing things when you spot a Lighthouse on your Canal Boat Holiday but it is true.

It may be 30 miles from the sea but a lighthouse stands on the banks of the Bridgewater Canal.

The ocean in the canal Jellyfish, mussels and seaweed can be seen on a Canal Boat Holiday exploring the Leeds And Liverpool Canal.

On a Canal Boat Holiday in Birmingham you can find a beach well not so much sand as dirt but is there really one located right under The Gravelly Hill Interchange which is better known as Spaghetti Junction.