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Old 27-02-2008, 09:02 PM
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Earthquake in UK

I felt the tremour here and whoa! I heard a bird in the sky going mad! A few tiles lost. The tiles, radiators and windows rattling. Tony tried to tell me it was the wind and ha! i didnt fall fall it, although his dad did and went back to sleep. The roof tiles, windows, radiators everything rattling and shaking. Everything was moving in his moms room too. We get them every 24/25 years like that. Only lasted for about 15-20 seconds.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7266136.stm
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Old 27-02-2008, 09:14 PM
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Hi Sonia

Wow – must have been quite scary. It reads as if it was more powerful than the one we had in Leeds when we lived there. All we experienced was a little shaking and rattling, nothing too dramatic, more like a heavy vehicle rumbling close by.

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Old 27-02-2008, 09:22 PM
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Hey Sonia, I have family in York. Would they have felt it too?
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Old 27-02-2008, 09:27 PM
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Hey Sonia, I have family in York. Would they have felt it too?
I have a friend who lives near york and they felt it. Even in manchester it was felt and shropshire.
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Old 27-02-2008, 09:31 PM
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Wow, even in Manchester? Thats some shakin' going on
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Old 27-02-2008, 09:31 PM
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My sister lives in Halifax and she felt it.

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Old 27-02-2008, 09:52 PM
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Glad you're safe Sonia.
It's an awesome experience though.
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Old 27-02-2008, 10:15 PM
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My dad lives in Edinburgh and he read about it
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Old 27-02-2008, 11:44 PM
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Thats kewl! Feeling quakes really leaves you with a sense of powerlessness to do anything.....your instinct is to just sit there and take it! Glad you weren't hurt!
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Magnitude 5.2! That's a decent size, no wonder it woke you up!
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Old 28-02-2008, 12:14 AM
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Yep 5.2 is a healthy earth mover for sure.

Glad to see your shaken not stirred.

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Old 28-02-2008, 01:04 AM
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Yikes.
Heres a press release from British Geological Survey..

http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/rec...08_web_new.pdf
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