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Earthquake

Posted: 27/02/2008 - 6:50
by tas
North England was hit last this morning by an earth quake measuring 5.3 with the epicentre near market raisen.

WoW! what a wierd sensation that was, It woke me up and all i could hear was a forbidding deep rumbling sound and my bed started shaking and the wardrobe started rattling. You could feel the entire house move - very wierd!

Anyone else in the uk feel it?

Re: Earthquake

Posted: 27/02/2008 - 8:18
by annablack
Our bookshelves nearly went over. Then again thats probably as I built them and they are falling apart... It was fairly strong, I thought it was a bit much for the usual tube train rumble running underneath the house...

x

Re: Earthquake

Posted: 27/02/2008 - 10:32
by Mayhem
Didn't make it down as far as south London... no detection here.

Re: Earthquake

Posted: 27/02/2008 - 10:52
by C64GLeN
People felt it around here, but not me and I was awake. I'm so disappointed, I feel like I've missed out, as I've never felt one before.

Re: Earthquake

Posted: 27/02/2008 - 11:14
by Kenz
tas wrote:all i could hear was a forbidding deep rumbling sound and my bed started shaking and the wardrobe started rattling.
That's called flatulence mate - happens all the time in my house! :wink:

Re: Earthquake

Posted: 27/02/2008 - 11:23
by Analog-X64
Lived through 2 larger earth quakes when I lived in Greece back in the 80's.

We lived in the basement and the earth quake so strong that I could barely walk to get outside. The higher you live in a building the worst you will feel the effects of the quake.

But flatulence is a good theory.

I'm glad everyone is ok.

Re: Earthquake

Posted: 27/02/2008 - 12:01
by beyond
When I lived in San Diego I slept during a huge earthquake. Everybody talked about it the day after and I was like "what are you talking about, what earthquake.?" :)

Re: Earthquake

Posted: 27/02/2008 - 12:28
by merman
Slept through it, which I put down to the copious amounts of alcohol and lack of sleep on Monday.. major tragedy, MY VIDEO NOTEBOOK FELL OFF THE SHELF! HOW CAN I COPE? :duh:

Re: Earthquake

Posted: 27/02/2008 - 17:11
by Infamous
didnt feel a thing down in the sex of ess.

shame really im curious too how that must feel, seems its only the north of england that gets the weird stuff, tornado's, snow drifts, floods and now earthquakes.. whats next?

volcano? :o

Re: Earthquake

Posted: 27/02/2008 - 17:36
by Chris Abbott
Nothing here in Bromley....

Chris

Re: Earthquake

Posted: 27/02/2008 - 18:26
by dan gillgrass
tas wrote:North England was hit last this morning by an earth quake measuring 5.3 with the epicentre near market raisen.

WoW! what a wierd sensation that was, It woke me up and all i could hear was a forbidding deep rumbling sound and my bed started shaking and the wardrobe started rattling. You could feel the entire house move - very wierd!

Anyone else in the uk feel it?
Exactly how it was here... I had just got in from work, shower, food etc and literally put my head on the pillow. Thought a bus had plowed into a house on the street at first. Worst thing was that after it for about two mins the house was "groaning"... didnt feel totally safe. I reckon it was the aftershock from those shits you used to take at my house Tas ;)

Re: Earthquake

Posted: 27/02/2008 - 19:38
by tas
Infamous wrote:didnt feel a thing down in the sex of ess.

shame really im curious too how that must feel, seems its only the north of england that gets the weird stuff, tornado's, snow drifts, floods and now earthquakes.. whats next?

volcano? :o
How does it feel. It was odd really... A loudish bang followed by a deep rumble which lasted around 5-10 seconds. What was really odd was the feeling of it. You could feel the house move from inside. It felt like you were full of jelly and it was bouncing around inside of you. Thats the best way i can put it.

Quite a bizarre, surreal sensation really.

We don't really have earthquakes on this scale in the UK so it was quite a suprise really, First thought was that a jumbo jet was incomming.

Re: Earthquake

Posted: 27/02/2008 - 21:22
by Analog-X64
My experience was like being inside a fun house where the floor and walls are moving in different directsions and you are trying to run straight to get out, but are running like a drunk.

Re: Earthquake

Posted: 28/02/2008 - 19:19
by Michael