An earth tremor... in England?
i expect u2 die
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Woah - my house just shook pretty violently, so I came online, and about 7 of my friends IM'd me with "did you feel that?!"
Looks like at least the West Midlands experienced thr earth tremor.
Are these common in England?
Looks like at least the West Midlands experienced thr earth tremor.
Are these common in England?
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I wouldn't worry about it
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Judging from your terminology, I'd say they're pretty rare indeed. But take it from me, a Californian: they're called "earthquakes."
Seriously, they can happen pretty much anywhere there's a fault line nearby. California just happens to have several of them, the most famous being the San Andreas that leveled San Francisco in 1906. And the Channel is basically one big fault line, I believe, so I don't see why Britain wouldn't get one at least every now and then. They can be a little unsettling even if you're used to them, and we get 'em all the time here. Small ones, to be sure, often a single jolt, but one of these days there's going to be a jolt followed by a whole lotta shaking. It's going to be ugly
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7266136.stm
Happens every 10 to 20 years, apparently. Only ever felt one while at a wedding just outside Dumfries a couple of years ago. A bit creepy when you're not in an area that expects it!
My brother came racing up the stairs because his wardrobes had been shaking and he thought there was a ghost in his room, lol. He's 23, big softy!!
As another native Californian I agree with highhopes. I remember the 1989 earthquake and hope I never have to live through another one like it. HH mentioned the San Andres, the fault of the '89 quake. There's another fault line in California long overdue for a major quake, and when I say major, I mean 7.0 or above. That fault line is the Hayward fault line. It gets a major quake about every 140 years. The last major quake was 140 years ago, so this fault is ready to release some stress.
I do hope everyone is alright on the other side of the world.
According to the BBC, no-one was killed but one 19-year-old was injured by a chimney falling on his head. So I guess you could say they were shaken, but not stirred?
I woke up about 1am but didn't know why ... now I do! Half when friends thought there was a poltergeist in their house - goes to show how you think when you don't expect an earthquake
And if I hear one more 'Did the earth move for you ?' joke ....
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm
Well make your mind up is it 4.7 or 5.2 doesn’t matter.
I watched the BBC replay news video footage with buildings that have been crumbled or now made unsafe due to the (HEAVY 5.2) if that had lasted a few minutes it would mean disaster for the UK! The buildings in this country are brittle only a few might stand up to a powerful punishment only a few the rest will come down like deck of cards.
Earthquake hits the UK
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7266136.stm
I remember a seismic vibration back in 1984 early that shock the top floor building of friends flat down at the Lansdown which is ¾ mile away from Bournemouth beach front.
The shudder was enough to give me the chills. Later we head on the amateur radio bands, that it was (WWII sea-mine) that was detonated 1 mile off from Bournemouth pier, BS! It was felt throughout the whole of Dorset.
They may have labelled this the strongest type for more than 25 years, but there was that Earthquake that hit the UK 1 2 years ago in the middle of the UK, now then. I think the UK is going to get hit by a true large scale Earthquake soon, one that may last a few minutes.
Some years ago there was a quake centred on Dudley which awoke me by violently moving my bed back and forth.