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27-02-2008, 12:05 AM
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Wow Siting here on my computer and all off a suden the whole house shook the dogs jumped up and my husband was in bed and said the bed shook.Some sort off earth tremor here in STOKE On Trent. the time 1am hope it doesnt do it again. Anyone else felt it.
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27-02-2008, 12:08 AM
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Yep and my husband in Spain bit scary
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27-02-2008, 12:30 AM
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I heard and felt it here.. must have been a biggie somewhere if it was felt in spain too.
My house bounced around for a minute or so accompanied by a rising then falling rumble.. pretty exciting.. even if i have had to take my angina spray 
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27-02-2008, 12:38 AM
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Epicentre 15 miles north off lincon 4.7 on the ricter scale.
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27-02-2008, 12:41 AM
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seems odd that a lady from London is also talking about how loud it was , did you hear anything Barquar
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27-02-2008, 12:43 AM
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Sorry Garden carpet.....My hubby is in Spain for a week but NO HE DID NOT FEEL ANYTHING .silly me . Go and have a cup of tea otherwise I will worry about your angina all night :O)
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27-02-2008, 12:43 AM
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only the windows rattling and the shakeing off the house but the dogs jumped up. They say the centre is 15 miles north off lincon and 4.7 on the scale.
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27-02-2008, 01:00 AM
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annamarie.. thanks but please dont worry.. am ok.. have just had warm milk.. will that do 
My doggies didnt warn me of it.. they jumped up when the house started shaking.. barked a bit and are now fast asleep again. They are supposed to look after me!!!! bless em
jaki
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27-02-2008, 03:01 AM
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Just looking at the bbc news website now: the epicentre was a town called Market Rasen in Lincolnshire, and the quake measured 5.3 on the scale.
I certainly heard and felt it here just out of Manchester!
Here's a link: BBC NEWS | England | Earthquake hits much of England
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27-02-2008, 05:23 AM
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Interesting stuff (thanks for the link James) - I went to bed about 12.35 and must have been sound asleep by the time of the 'quake as I didn't feel or hear a thing 
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27-02-2008, 05:39 AM
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27-02-2008, 07:12 AM
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Nothing felt here in Buxton Spa. While I may have been asleep, I'm a light sleeper so had there been anything it would most certainly have woken me. |
27-02-2008, 07:57 AM
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Woken up by quake at 1am, house shook. Son in Chesterfield also woken by quake. Seems to have been very widespread. I hope somebody is not going to blame global warming for it!
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27-02-2008, 09:03 AM
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Slept right through it, but I am a heavy sleeper and am in Wales. My husband's a light sleeper and he didn't wake either.
Wouldn't dream of blaming global warming  Though I do wonder what caused so many earthquakes in one period of time?
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27-02-2008, 10:08 AM
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I didn't feel it that much but certainly heard it - couldn't work out what it was until this mornings news programme. A very loud thump: still, all the walls seem to be upright ...... |
27-02-2008, 10:17 AM
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Global Warming? Who said that
Anyway, having told the two ladies that emerged from their room screaming, that it was their possessed room that was causing the shaking objects, I laughed to myself. Then I logged onto Sky news as I do regularly, to see... "Tremors felt across Britain..."
Needless to say they were relieved that their room wasn't 'haunted' and they were spooked that we had an earthquake. I have to say, I'm no more than 8 metres away from that room and I felt zilch...
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27-02-2008, 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by annmaria  seems odd that a lady from London is also talking about how loud it was , did you hear anything Barquar
annmaria | It was certainly loud here. Started of as a low rumble then increased to a roar with the house shaking in synch. As it passed under the house the noise lessened.
Exactly as it should do if we imagine a 'wave' and visualise an expanding circle.
jaki
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27-02-2008, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by annmaria Yep and my husband in Spain bit scary
Annmaria | Oh Sos everyone it was too late for me and we had an earth quake so my wording was a bit iffy........I meant YES I had felt the quake AND it was MORE scary ESPECIALLY with my husband away in Spain !!!!!!!!!
Very sorry for staring confusion
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27-02-2008, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Garden Carpet annamarie.. thanks but please dont worry.. am ok.. have just had warm milk.. will that do
My doggies didnt warn me of it.. they jumped up when the house started shaking.. barked a bit and are now fast asleep again. They are supposed to look after me!!!! bless em
jaki | YOU had a warm milk and brandy for me ( earth quakes are a great excuse ;O) ) I went round to check on the in laws , Bert is 90 and has angina, the pair of them slept through it and they live in Lytham St Annes.....ah well .
Thank goodness there are no reports of injuries etc.
Have a good day all
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28-02-2008, 06:45 PM
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I sleep like a log, yet it woke me up. It's the first time I have ever felt an earthquake/tremor and was quite surprised just how much the house seemed to shake.
I dashed down in the morning to check the news about it.
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28-02-2008, 06:55 PM
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It was well felt in South Yorks and I've been amused by what people say they put it down to .... Many, like me, thought it was the wife falling out of bed, a book shelf falling over or maybe the building collapsing (if you knew these building like I do ).
Some thought of bombs or other weapons.....
.... but a surprising number say that thought it was a ghost. These are supposedly mature people (including men ) .... the mind boggles .... |
28-02-2008, 07:01 PM
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We're 35 miles from the epicenter and we felt it full on. Althougth the whole thing was over in less than 30 seconds we are still reeling about how much the house (and everything inside it) shook. Because there was no evident damage to our property, it seems like a weird dream now. |
28-02-2008, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by mrs fish | small quakes happen a few times everyday across the world. its not unusual - what is the size of the one for the UK |
28-02-2008, 10:14 PM
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Dam, I miss everything..Its not fair... | |
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