UK Earthquake

waay haay we had an earthquake last night!

First it has ever happened in my life

a mere 5.2 on the richter scale here in the EAST but the centre was in the midlands, but last night the house started shaking!

I stared in disbelief as my computer chair wobled and my Hifi speakers rocked back and forth

I thought I'd had a drink or something!

I didn't feel the one last night (I'm in Berkshire), but did feel the other one a few years ago. Quite mad to feel your house wobbling like that.

Although what we have is pretty much a daily (boring) occurrance out in California, I'm sure.

Pete wrote in post #5004520
I didn't feel the one last night (I'm in Berkshire), but did feel the other one a few years ago. Quite mad to feel your house wobbling like that.

Although what we have is pretty much a daily (boring) occurrance out in California, I'm sure.

Certainly a new one on nme - and on everyone else - apparently the emergency phone lines were overwhelemed last night (1am) and it's on all the local news

I loved it, a bit of excitement for a change. I was just drifting off to sleep when it happened, and remember thinking - what the hell is going on - then enjoying it, before drifting off to sleep. I think it was the rocking that put me to sleep, Ha!

Ryan

I remember the Newcastle earthquake of '89... I may have only been five at the time but it's a bizarre feeling, quite memorable. At least you didn't have any property damage, I suppose!

I felt it in telford. bed was vibrating wasnt sure what it was at first, never felt one before. If I had been asleep it wouldnt have woke me.

Carl

I think the epicentre was in Lincoln, I'm in Leicester, so it was pretty strong here.

Typical, all the fun happens when I'm not at home

It didn't wake my parents but they are in Plymouth which is miiiiiiles away from the epicentre anyway.

we currently have large chunks of plaster missing off the walls and need a new door was awake at the time what a amazing experence

Hehe, we don't post unless it's over 6.0 here in California (=

the news this morning was quite funny they were trying to do location reports but they really didnt have too much of anything to report on made me smile anyway

Woke me up in Nottingham but I was in a 6.8 one in Greece a couple of years back so wasn't overly concerned. Scared the hell out of my girfriend though!

Subyn00by wrote in post #5006251
Hehe, we don't post unless it's over 6.0 here in California (=

typical - everything's bigger in the USA

dirtbiker wrote in post #5006426
Woke me up in Nottingham but I was in a 6.8 one in Greece a couple of years back so wasn't overly concerned. Scared the hell out of my girfriend though!

yeah, my partner was still freakulated today!

Rattle them scones!!!

Being a California native, I ignore anything under a 6.0.

It woried my Mrs the bed was shaking and its not done that for ages lol

The epicentre was just 20mile's away from us a place called Market Rasen it really shook the house thats for sure but no damage done .
Rob