EARTHQUAKE!!!!

[Nigel H-J]

Presently on duty, all of a sudden our building shook badly and there was an almighty rumble, the shaking was terrible, did not know what was happening then it clicked.......Earthquake!!

I don't mind saying that being on the top floor my colleague and I were wetting ourselves, never have I experienced anything like it. Just been reported that the epicentre was in the West Midlands.

Just this minute returned inside and back at our work stations.

I don't mind admitting this but it was scary!!

Nigel.

[Quixoticish]

I'm in York and I've never felt anything as strong as that before. My first thought was a gas explosion or even that the house next door was falling down, or a car had crashed into the house. I heard the rumble first before the shaking hit, knocked some dishes off the draining board, the power blipped, a few ornaments on the floor as well. It certainly lasted longer than any quake I've felt before, and certainly was a little bit worrying.

[Techy111]

See my post Nigel......

Tony

[Quixoticish]

The chap from the USGS has just been on York radio and mentioned with this type of quake expect a few aftershocks before morning.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/rec ... hp#details

Magnitude 4.7
Date-Time

* Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 00:56:45 UTC
* Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 12:56:45 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 53.321°N, 0.314°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
Distances 50 km (30 miles) S of Kingston upon Hull, England, UK
70 km (45 miles) NE of Nottingham, England, UK
80 km (50 miles) E of Sheffield, England, UK
205 km (125 miles) N of LONDON, United Kingdom
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 6.8 km (4.2 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 50, Nph= 50, Dmin=291.4 km, Rmss=1.02 sec, Gp= 54°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source

* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID us2008nyae

[airboatr]

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[Nigel H-J]

Hi Tony, just posted a minute before you but neither of us would have been aware of that.

Joe, you got a lot to answer for!! :@

Nigel.

[Techy111]

Sooooooooooooo impressive......a 4.7...Wow...! ! !

Tony

[airboatr]

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[Quixoticish]

Funnily enough I was sat next to an open window and all of the birds started going mental a good minute or two before the rumble arrived and then the shaking. It was rather surreal actually.

[Techy111]

Further Update folks.....

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,, ... 71,00.html

Joe it ain't like Earthquake the movie with Charlton Heston mate...... :gigle: :gigle: :gigle:

We are all fine.....

Tony