Woohoo EarthQuake in UK

Defiance · 02-26-08, 07:58 PM

Hiya's,
At 00:55am here in uk, I was about to logoff and go to bed

Damn quake just hit lol

Rare in uk as such but boy this was a real shaker lol

Any others in midlands are or elsewhere feel it ??

Whole damn areas lit up with houselights going on lol

People outside me

I say woohoo in title as-in it's mild quakes we get in the uk and nothing like other regions suffer from

Gonna wait up a few and see if news24 reports it

Only ever felt 2 before this but this was the strongest

Well Ciao

Def

baggygreen · 02-26-08, 08:02 PM

I didnt think the UK was anywhere near any tectonic plate edges... interesting

Letum · 02-26-08, 08:04 PM

I wondered what that was!

I felt 2 short shakes, followed by another two short shakes a few seconds after.
I put it down to my senses playing tricks on me, but it fits the time.

What fun!

I am in York.
Anyone know the Epicenter?

*edit* British Geo survey site is allredy down!

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Originally Posted by baggygreen

I didnt think the UK was anywhere near any tectonic plate edges... interesting

It's not, but there are enough big forces in the rocks round here to make a small quake
every now and again. We are still rising from the last ice age, we have old fault lines
with stored up energy, we have open cast mines that can cause rock shifts as well as all
the more subtle causes of rock tension.

Kapitan_Phillips · 02-26-08, 08:49 PM

Felt nothing here in Swansea. But its Wales

Nonetheless, I'm now at Zombie Threat Level Yellow.

FIREWALL · 02-26-08, 11:38 PM

I live in Southern California what else can I say.

Hope tho everyone was OK.

elite_hunter_sh3 · 02-27-08, 12:03 AM

a nuke went off, iranians tested one.. america already launched nukes in retaliation.. check cnn

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:: rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

JSLTIGER · 02-27-08, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elite_hunter_sh3

a nuke went off, iranians tested one.. america already launched nukes in retaliation.. check cnn

danlisa · 02-27-08, 01:06 AM

I'm sorry, I had a bad curry last night.

Dowly · 02-27-08, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by danlisa

I'm sorry, I had a bad curry last night.

Awww!! Dang you Dan! I spend all my money on Ferret Bites in-case we have one too and the local petstore collapses! Also, the fricking toxic cloud we got here bleached me white!

Letum · 02-27-08, 02:26 AM

PRELIMINARY LOCATION 24 km SW of Grimsby/4 km North of Market Rasen
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 5.2 ML

Rotary Crewman · 02-27-08, 03:19 AM

Felt it here and I am about 50 miles from Lincolnshire. We all survived in our household

Torvald Von Mansee · 02-27-08, 03:57 AM

I was in a very minor earthquake a few years ago. Various fixtures in my home shook, and that was that. I did wonder what it was at the time, and if I'd thought things through, I probably have concluded it was indeed an earthquake. No biggie.

Letum · 02-27-08, 04:44 AM

Defiance · 02-27-08, 04:53 AM

Hiya's,
4.7 rating on the news24 and net about 45mins after it hit

Well i hope no one got hurt, Hopefully it did'nt last long enough to do much damage/injuries

Gotta dash

Ciao

Def

Steel_Tomb · 02-27-08, 05:11 AM

I had just logged off and gone to bed, when the tremor hit. I thought to myself "Theres only three things that can do that, a lorry...but its too long in duration, an earthquake, or hydrogen bombs, I'm thinking its and earthquake because I haven't been turned to radioactive dust yet" lol. Measured 5.2 on the scale, and the epicenter was about 15 miles outside Lincoln.

02-26-08, 07:58 PM	#1
Defiance Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK Posts: 908 Downloads: 673 Uploads: 0	Woohoo EarthQuake in UK Hiya's, At 00:55am here in uk, I was about to logoff and go to bed Damn quake just hit lol Rare in uk as such but boy this was a real shaker lol Any others in midlands are or elsewhere feel it ?? Whole damn areas lit up with houselights going on lol People outside me I say woohoo in title as-in it's mild quakes we get in the uk and nothing like other regions suffer from Gonna wait up a few and see if news24 reports it Only ever felt 2 before this but this was the strongest Well Ciao Def

02-26-08, 08:49 PM	#4
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	Felt nothing here in Swansea. But its Wales Nonetheless, I'm now at Zombie Threat Level Yellow. __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

02-26-08, 11:38 PM	#5
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	I live in Southern California what else can I say. Hope tho everyone was OK. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

02-27-08, 01:06 AM	#8
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	I'm sorry, I had a bad curry last night. __________________

02-27-08, 02:26 AM	#10
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	PRELIMINARY LOCATION 24 km SW of Grimsby/4 km North of Market Rasen PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 5.2 ML __________________

02-26-08, 08:02 PM	#2
baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	I didnt think the UK was anywhere near any tectonic plate edges... interesting

02-27-08, 12:03 AM	#6
elite_hunter_sh3 The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,376 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	a nuke went off, iranians tested one.. america already launched nukes in retaliation.. check cnn :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:: rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

02-27-08, 03:19 AM	#11
Rotary Crewman Sonar Guy Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The cold part of a Helicopter, the back. Posts: 395 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Felt it here and I am about 50 miles from Lincolnshire. We all survived in our household __________________

02-27-08, 03:57 AM	#12
Torvald Von Mansee Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CA4528 Posts: 1,693 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I was in a very minor earthquake a few years ago. Various fixtures in my home shook, and that was that. I did wonder what it was at the time, and if I'd thought things through, I probably have concluded it was indeed an earthquake. No biggie. __________________ "You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you" - Leon Trotsky

02-27-08, 04:44 AM	#13
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	__________________

02-27-08, 04:53 AM	#14
Defiance Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK Posts: 908 Downloads: 673 Uploads: 0	Hiya's, 4.7 rating on the news24 and net about 45mins after it hit Well i hope no one got hurt, Hopefully it did'nt last long enough to do much damage/injuries Gotta dash Ciao Def

02-27-08, 05:11 AM	#15
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I had just logged off and gone to bed, when the tremor hit. I thought to myself "Theres only three things that can do that, a lorry...but its too long in duration, an earthquake, or hydrogen bombs, I'm thinking its and earthquake because I haven't been turned to radioactive dust yet" lol. Measured 5.2 on the scale, and the epicenter was about 15 miles outside Lincoln. __________________ _______________________________________________ System Spec: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz \| 4Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2 PC-2 6400 RAM \| XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640mb PCI-E \| Creative X-fi sound card \| 250Gb HDD \| *Rest In Peace Dave, you will be missed.*