Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

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On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:07:19 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

Nothing felt in NE Hampshire.




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wrote:

Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

Nothing felt in NE Hampshire.

Nor in Southampton.

Pete

On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:00:00 +0000, Pete Verdon wrote:

Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

Nothing felt in NE Hampshire.

Nor in Southampton.

Or up on the North Pennines. I might have been alseep by then or at least
very close, the last look at a clock was 0043. The other half was still up
and didn't notice anything. Our place is built directly onto the bedrock
not perched on top of a jelly of London clay...

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Paul Herber wrote:

On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:07:19 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

Nothing felt in NE Hampshire.

Which is a bit odd, because I felt it, and had it rattle things on the
tables here in Cenral Hants. I had to hold down a TV which started to go
for a walk.

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Paul Herber wrote:

On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:07:19 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

Nothing felt in NE Hampshire.

Which is a bit odd, because I felt it, and had it rattle things on the
tables here in Cenral Hants. I had to hold down a TV which started to go
for a walk.


One of my employees in Abbots Langley (3 miles away) felt it, In the
centre of Watford ... nothing



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On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:10:07 +0000, Paul Herber
wrote:

On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:07:19 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

Nothing felt in NE Hampshire.

I don't think I felt anything ( Meon Valley, Hants ) - but then I was
rather preoccupied with writing at the time.
However, I did hear what sounded like a small bird or a very large
moth hit the kitchen window ( a sort of low-pitched 'donk' ) - and I
suspect that was around 1am - so perhaps there was enough of a tremor
to shift the wooden window frame very slightly?

Regards,



--
Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations
www.shwoodwind.co.uk
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

Same here, St Helens, Lancs.

Usenet reports from all over UK, but the BBC simply says a 'tremor' in the W
Midlands

On 27/02/2008 01:07, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

yes woke me up and I could feel it thumping me in the back through my
bed for about 5-10 seconds afterwards, much stronger than the only
previous one I've felt ...

tried
http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/
but it's timing out already

West Norfolk

approx 1am

approx 3-5 secs duration

No visible signs of building damage, no power outages

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

no worse than a truck going past here - where are you?

In article ,
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

no worse than a truck going past here - where are you?

Err, check the sig?

I was at the top of the house which was swinging side to side. The
computer monitor rocking quite violently. Far worse than in a high wind.
Quite scary.

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"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

no worse than a truck going past here - where are you?

He is on a sink estate. That was his fellow Chavs pinching the lead off the
roof.

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Doctor Drivel wrote:

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

no worse than a truck going past here - where are you?

He is on a sink estate. That was his fellow Chavs pinching the lead off
the roof.

Luckily no one would be interested in the flash banding on yours...

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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

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epicentre near kingston upon hull. 4.7 r

In article ,
"Block" writes:

epicentre near kingston upon hull. 4.7 r

Heard 5.3 quoted just now. Having worked in California,
I know you can get different estimates from different
monitoring stations.

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On 27/02/2008 06:06, Andrew Gabriel wrote:

In article ,
"Block" writes:
epicentre near kingston upon hull. 4.7 r

Heard 5.3 quoted just now. Having worked in California,
I know you can get different estimates from different
monitoring stations.

The 4.7 was the first reading made available by the USGS, BGS later
estimated 5.1 then revised it to 5.3

The BGS web site collapsed into a smouldering heap within 3 minutes of
the quake, while the USGS one managed to collect 1000 "felt reports" and
plot them on a map showing the epicentre within half an hour.

"Block" wrote


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Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

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epicentre near kingston upon hull. 4.7 r

Links show epicentre at Market Rasen some way south from Hull.
I live west Hull and the effects (like another poster has noted) were like a
surveillance helicopter directly above the bedroom.
Our bedroom is an extension over the garage which I think may have made that
room less resilient.
Moving from our room back into the main house, the effect seemed less
pronounced (though I'm not sure it wasn't just the quake subsiding at the
same time IYSWIM).
The floor shook alarmingly, doors rattled etc.
Sufficient action to warrant a look round for damage outside with a torch.
Strange thing - no-one else out and about.

Phil

On 2008-02-27 08:53:17 +0000, "TheScullster" said:


"Block" wrote


"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

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epicentre near kingston upon hull. 4.7 r

Links show epicentre at Market Rasen some way south from Hull.
I live west Hull and the effects (like another poster has noted) were like a
surveillance helicopter directly above the bedroom.
Our bedroom is an extension over the garage which I think may have made that
room less resilient.
Moving from our room back into the main house, the effect seemed less
pronounced (though I'm not sure it wasn't just the quake subsiding at the
same time IYSWIM).
The floor shook alarmingly, doors rattled etc.
Sufficient action to warrant a look round for damage outside with a torch.
Strange thing - no-one else out and about.

Phil

All this was just Two Jags making his way home.

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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A good 10 seconds I felt it for here in Blackool.

My house made creaks and other noises and I heard rumbling a bit like
distant thunder

First one I've ever felt, really nasty

On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:56:24 GMT, "Fray McBentos"
wrote:


"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

--
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A good 10 seconds I felt it for here in Blackool.

My house made creaks and other noises and I heard rumbling a bit like
distant thunder

First one I've ever felt, really nasty

Ditto. I'm close to The Wash. Must be terrifying to live through a
really big 'quake. This one was extremely frightening. Never
experienced ANY tremor in 62 years, so at least it's one experience I
have had before I die! I don't want another.

MM

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On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:56:24 GMT, "Fray McBentos"
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

--
*(over a sketch of the titanic) "The boat sank - get over it

Dave Plowman London SW
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A good 10 seconds I felt it for here in Blackool.

My house made creaks and other noises and I heard rumbling a bit like
distant thunder

First one I've ever felt, really nasty

Ditto. I'm close to The Wash. Must be terrifying to live through a
really big 'quake. This one was extremely frightening. Never
experienced ANY tremor in 62 years, so at least it's one experience I
have had before I die! I don't want another.

We once slept through a much bigger one in Iceland, I was so disappointed.
It's good to have a new experience.

Mary
Leeds, woke us up, lasted perhaps not more than half a minute. No damage.

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Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

What, you think anything exciting happens in Watford ?

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In article ,
geoff writes:
In message , "Dave Plowman (News)"
writes
Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

What, you think anything exciting happens in Watford ?

Buncefield isn't far away...

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In article ,
geoff writes:
In message , "Dave Plowman (News)"
writes
Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

What, you think anything exciting happens in Watford ?

Buncefield isn't far away...

OK, we have a barbeque from time to time


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geoff

On 2008-02-27 02:56:23 +0000, geoff said:

In message , "Dave Plowman (News)"
writes
Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

What, you think anything exciting happens in Watford ?

Doesn't the earth move for you?

In message 47c50133@qaanaaq, Andy Hall writes
On 2008-02-27 02:56:23 +0000, geoff said:

In message , "Dave Plowman (News)"
writes
Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

What, you think anything exciting happens in Watford ?

Doesn't the earth move for you?

It was the smaller of two large objects ...

no

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In message , "Dave Plowman (News)"
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Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

What, you think anything exciting happens in Watford ?

Maxie, I am sure you have made the earth move many times.

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

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Not an underground Nuclear bomb test then?

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

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Did she blame it on the tremor or did the skip suddenly dissapear. :-)

Small pic, you decide?

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

That's the sound of the economy collapsing.

On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:07:19 UTC, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

One of those combis that Drivel 'installed'.

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Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

Here in West Yorkshire I perhaps should have noticed something but I
didn't notice it at all. However I was asleep.

Also par for the course. There was a noticeable terror in Skipton in the
late 80s. First thing I knew about that was when a colleague rushed in
to share the experience. He had been dictating a letter at the time and
played back a distant rumble to try and convince me the quake had
happened.

I haven't spoken to any of my neighbours as yet but if the tremor was
felt in these parts I expect a goodly number of dry stone wall collapses
in the area. Some walls are really only still standing out of habit.

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from "Dave Plowman (News)" contains these words:

Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

Here in West Yorkshire I perhaps should have noticed something but I
didn't notice it at all. However I was asleep.

Also par for the course. There was a noticeable terror in Skipton in the
late 80s. First thing I knew about that was when a colleague rushed in
to share the experience. He had been dictating a letter at the time and
played back a distant rumble to try and convince me the quake had
happened.

Aaaaargh, that'd be the Skipton Terror of which many tales be told. "Twas a
full moon and evil beasts walked the land..." etc ;o)


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Aaaaargh, that'd be the Skipton Terror of which many tales be told. "Twas a
full moon and evil beasts walked the land..." etc ;o)

:-) , :-(

Spill chuckers are no defence against entirely wrong words. I frequently
find that I have typed something that bears little if any connection to
what I was thinking. I usually manage to root such errors out prior to
posting but that one escaped. I wonder if that is because there must be
an association at a subconscious level between earthquakes and terror.

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Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

Here in West Yorkshire I perhaps should have noticed something but I
didn't notice it at all. However I was asleep.

Also par for the course. There was a noticeable terror in Skipton in the
late 80s. First thing I knew about that was when a colleague rushed in
to share the experience. He had been dictating a letter at the time and
played back a distant rumble to try and convince me the quake had
happened.

I haven't spoken to any of my neighbours as yet but if the tremor was
felt in these parts I expect a goodly number of dry stone wall collapses
in the area. Some walls are really only still standing out of habit.

Jut to follow up my own post. The only evidence I have found sound far
is outside the house. A heavy piece of wood 11" x 3" x 3' 8" leaning
against an embankment wall 8" out of vertical was thrown down. Maybe the
frequency of vibration of the ground was on a par with the natural
frequency of this unrestrained upside down pendulum.

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On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:57:17 GMT, Roger
wrote:

Some walls are really only still standing out of habit.

No, the sheep repair them secretly during the night.

MM

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Anyone else feel it - just after 1 am? Worst one I've known here - the
whole house shook.

Here in West Yorkshire I perhaps should have noticed something but I
didn't notice it at all. However I was asleep.

Here you go Roger.

Taken on the West/South Yorkshire boundaries. It certainly made the birds
sing but there is a lot of wind noise in the way. The microphone is at the
other side of the house so I am not sure what the banging is. I thought
someone had sneaked into my bedroom and was shaking the bed.

http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=35n7d5w&s=3

Adam

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Taken on the West/South Yorkshire boundaries. It certainly made the birds
sing but there is a lot of wind noise in the way. The microphone is at the
other side of the house so I am not sure what the banging is. I thought
someone had sneaked into my bedroom and was shaking the bed.

http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=35n7d5w&s=3

Spot on - pity you couldn't capture the shaking.

thanks,

Mary

Adam

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"ARWadworth" wrote in message
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Taken on the West/South Yorkshire boundaries. It certainly made the birds
sing but there is a lot of wind noise in the way. The microphone is at
the other side of the house so I am not sure what the banging is. I
thought someone had sneaked into my bedroom and was shaking the bed.

http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=35n7d5w&s=3

Spot on - pity you couldn't capture the shaking.

thanks,

Mary

It did capture the shaking. Play it again.

Adam