UK Earthquake!

Jon · Post by **Jon** » 2008-02-26 08:13pm

Did anyone else just feel that? The title is such because there are posts from people all over the country asking the same thing all over the net right now... heh. Twas rather intense here in Manchester, though I am 12 floors up.

Big Orange · Post by **Big Orange** » 2008-02-26 08:16pm

I didn't feel anything, but then again I'm in Bristol. The Internet connection got messed up though a few minutes ago, that could be something to do with it...

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2008-02-26 08:19pm

Holy fuck, that just scared the shit out of me! News so new it's not even in the news yet!

I was sat watching MTV 2 when my couch shook. My first thought was that someone was in the house and I promptly became fucking scared!

So I came upstairs, lo and behold, on msn a guy in Bolton and another in London are asking me if I felt the Earthquake. Now, London is apparently 163 miles (262 km) away, so that's not bad!

Havok · Post by **Havok** » 2008-02-26 08:25pm

Ha ha! English sissies!

What was it, like, a 2.0 or something?

Big Orange · Post by **Big Orange** » 2008-02-26 08:25pm

I'm in Bristol; I didn't feel anything. Where do you live?

J · Post by J » 2008-02-26 08:25pm

Are you sure it's not a coincidental case of indigestion and stomach rumblings?

Jon · Post by **Jon** » 2008-02-26 08:26pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7266136.stm

as for what it was, no idea, just don't think we've had one felt across such large parts of the country for a while. The tower block I am in shook quite severely, I will be interested to find where the epicentre was.

Edit: http://geofon.gfz-potsdam.de/db/eqpage. ... fz2008eadu Magnitude 5 apparently.

Darkevilme · Post by **Darkevilme** » 2008-02-26 08:28pm

I'm in london, i felt it to. though i thought i imagined it till my brother came up asking if i felt that as well. ((i mean, earthquake? in england?))

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2008-02-26 08:29pm

The BBC has received calls from people in Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Manchester, Berkshire and the West Midlands about a "quake".

The tremor could be felt in central Birmingham at about 0100 GMT but it is unclear if it has caused any damage.

Yarp. I live in Lancashire.

It was actually pretty mild, but the whole house swelled, first I thought there was someone breaking in, then I thought the wind was blowing the roof off. Then it stopped and I had a load of adrenaline with nowhere to put it. That's why the OP is a little ineloquent compared to my usual posts.

Havok · Post by **Havok** » 2008-02-26 08:31pm

Don't worry Zuul. There are lots of fraidy cats in England.

Vendetta · Post by **Vendetta** » 2008-02-26 08:33pm

Madness. The point of England is not to have to deal with this kind of uncivilised geological behaviour.

Havok · Post by **Havok** » 2008-02-26 08:34pm

Hey, 4.7. Not bad. Those are always a good time.

Lord Woodlouse · Post by **Lord Woodlouse** » 2008-02-26 08:34pm

I felt it here in Scarborough. Shook my ground floor house.

Havok · Post by **Havok** » 2008-02-26 08:35pm

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2008-02-26 08:43pm

Apparently a chasm has opened in Hull, full of dead bodies. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7266136.stm

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2008-02-26 09:24pm

Maybe it was that 41-stone guy who kept calling emergency services out to his house, and he fell out of bed.

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » 2008-02-26 10:02pm

Zuul wrote:Apparently a chasm has opened in Hull, full of dead bodies. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7266136.stm

Hull, hell, from what I remember of the place there isn't much difference.

Flakin · Post by **Flakin** » 2008-02-26 10:16pm

havokeff wrote:Hey, 4.7. Not bad. Those are always a good time.

The BGS are reporting it as a 5.1, but I reckon that'll probably get adjusted down to the USGS report soon.

Any EBC's had any damage? My girlfriend texted me right after it happened from (She's in Norwich), but I've been unable to get a call or a text over there to see what's up.

Judging by the epicenter location, it's about 20 miles from where I used to live in Lincolnshire. I never remember any kind of activity on that side of the country before. Surely not a fault? More likely it was an earth shift?

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2008-02-26 10:20pm

Aren't earthquakes basically earth shifting along fault lines?

FA Xerrik · Post by **FA Xerrik** » 2008-02-26 10:33pm

Zuul wrote:Apparently a chasm has opened in Hull, full of dead bodies.

Out of context, possibly one of the scariest things I've ever read.

Flakin · Post by **Flakin** » 2008-02-26 10:45pm

Shinova wrote:Aren't earthquakes basically earth shifting along fault lines?

*facepalm*

. Generally, what tremors there are in the UK are caused by the ground falling away into large underground sinkholes and the like, I think they're known as a collapse earthquake. Much shallower and less dramatic than a tectonic quake along plate boundaries.

I suppose it'll all be described in detail in the UK media soon enough. Just wish I could get a text through to the family. Dad's generally waking up about this time and I'd like to find out if there's anything going on damage wise.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2008-02-26 11:08pm

Merged it all into the magnificent mess, because we only need one.

SpacedTeddyBear · Post by **SpacedTeddyBear** » 2008-02-26 11:57pm

havokeff wrote:Hey, 4.7. Not bad. Those are always a good time.

A little weaker than the one we had about 5 months ago. 4-5 earthquakes are always good for a giggle.

What's nice about these "little" quakes, is that it tests the capability of the phone network to handle the sudden flux of calls and texts. I was having dinner with a friend during the quake mentioned above. As soon as it was over, everyone whipped out their cell phones and were calling friends/family. Me, my friend, and most of the patrons ( from what I can tell) couldn't get through, though we finally did after about 15 minues of trying. Kinda makes you wonder how well communications were to continue had a bigger quake hit.

Havok · Post by **Havok** » 2008-02-27 01:25am

SpacedTeddyBear wrote:
havokeff wrote:Hey, 4.7. Not bad. Those are always a good time.
A little weaker than the one we had about 5 months ago. 4-5 earthquakes are always good for a giggle.

What's nice about these "little" quakes, is that it tests the capability of the phone network to handle the sudden flux of calls and texts. I was having dinner with a friend during the quake mentioned above. As soon as it was over, everyone whipped out their cell phones and were calling friends/family. Me, my friend, and most of the patrons ( from what I can tell) couldn't get through, though we finally did after about 15 minues of trying. Kinda makes you wonder how well communications were to continue had a bigger quake hit.

How old were you in 89? Back then they worked for dick. Hopefully the cell network won't get all clusterfucked like the land lines did back then, but I doubt it. The problem is everyone calling in and out at once, and that isn't going to change if we have another big one.

El Moose Monstero · Post by **El Moose Monstero** » 2008-02-27 02:13am

I felt it, pretty impressive stuff for my first quake. The whole house was shaking quite violently, and considering I was half asleep, I was impressed that my brain got to "earthquake", then to "must be a shallow one" and then to "I wonder if there'll be an aftershock". Didn't feel the 4am aftershock, but it was all quite cool. I imagine it might have been a bit more alarming if I'd been fully awake.

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