Earthquakes in the UK & INDONESIA!

[Ross]

Earthquakes just happened in Nottingham, Derby, Southampon, Blackpool and Manchester!

Wow?
I have loads of people on my MSN signing in and out with it!

Update: It seems most of England got the Earthquake.

Scotland no reports yet.
Same for Wales.

Update: it measured 5.2 on the Richter scale.

http://i27.tinypic.com/21mgpwz.jpg

[Kevin]

Middlesbrough too.

[Scarlett.]

I thought something shook
**** man :O

[Kevin]

My room was shaking like mad lmfao.

[Scarlett.]

lol Im underground in my room so it wont have felt as bad as being on a higher floor

[Ross]

There's no reports for Wales or Scotland and it seems London didn't get it either (from what I've been talking to people)

[Kevin]

I had to have a cuppa to calm my nerves.

Never been so scared in my L I F E. lmao :|

[Scarlett.]

lol my bed was shaking I was like WTFH:laugh2:

[Shaun]

Oooh! Sexy!

Why does this never happen in Torquay :mad:

Although we did get a tornado a couple of years ago...

[Ross]

Oh my god. It sounds so scary, everyone alright though? Check your pets, lol.

What if it happens in Wales when we're sleeping..

[Matt]

Nothing happened down here (Maidstone, Kent) :bigsmile:

[Scarlett.]

The dog next door began barking

[Matt]

BBC Breaking News story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7266136.stm

[Scarlett.]

Its bloody crazy lol

[Scarlett.]

Earth tremor felt across England

People from across large parts of England have reported an earth tremor.
The BBC has received calls from people in Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Manchester, Berkshire and the West Midlands about a "quake".

The tremor could be felt in central Birmingham at about 0100 GMT but it is unclear if it has caused any damage.

The US Geographical Survey's website reported a quake of the magnitude of 4.7 and said the epicentre was 30 miles (50km) south of Kingston-upon-Hull.

The West Midlands was hit by an earthquake in 2002 in the Dudley area that reached 5.0 on the Richter scale and caused damage to homes.

Jemma Harrison, 22, in Bury, Greater Manchester, said: "It was really bad. I was fast asleep and woke up and the room was shaking and there was a loud bang and alarms were going off."

Natasha Cavey, in Tipton in the West Midlands, said: "All my cupboard doors flew open and the whole house shook, it was unreal. I can't believe it."

[Ross]

http://i27.tinypic.com/21mgpwz.jpg

[Bigbrotherin]

Nowt here in wales :(

[Scarlett.]

Here is the ricketer scale
We got a 4.7


Less than 2.0 Micro Microearthquakes, not felt. About 8,000 per day

2.0-2.9 Minor Generally not felt, but recorded. About 1,000 per day

3.0-3.9 Minor Often felt, but rarely causes damage. 49,000 per year (est.)

4.0-4.9 Light Noticeable shaking of indoor items, rattling noises. Significant damage unlikely. 6,200 per year (est.)

5.0-5.9 Moderate Can cause major damage to poorly constructed buildings over small regions. At most slight damage to well-designed buildings. 800 per year

6.0-6.9 Strong Can be destructive in areas up to about 100 miles across in populated areas. 120 per year

7.0-7.9 Major Can cause serious damage over larger areas. 18 per year

8.0-8.9 Great Can cause serious damage in areas several hundred miles across. 1 per year

9.0-9.9 Great Devastating in areas several thousand miles across. 1 per 20 years

10.0+ Great Never recorded; see below for equivalent seismic energy yield. Extremely rare (Unknown)

[Lauren]

That was terrifying, I'm 4 floors up and my glass smashed on the floor! Sooo scared.

[Lauren]

http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/shake/ous/STORE/X2008nyae/ciim_display.html

[Scarlett.]

Flippin heck sounded scary lol

[Ross]

INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE!

Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesia was rocked again by an earthquake today, its 12th in the past four days, when a 5.8- magnitude temblor struck southwest Sumatra, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its Web site.

The earthquake began at 1:18 a.m., 176 kilometers (109 miles) west from Bengkulu, Sumatra, and was 3 kilometers deep, the USGS said. No damages or injuries were immediately reported.

Dozens of homes were damaged and a health clinic was leveled yesterday in the wake of a 6.6 magnitude quake that prompted the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center and the Japan Meteorological Agency to warn about a ``very small possibility'' of a ``destructive local tsunami'' in the Indian Ocean.

[Scarlett.]

Its the apocolypse run!!!!

[Lauren]

Apparently we're expecting aftershocks! If afteshocks occur over 3 on the richter scale I have to be evacuated...!!

[goroos1994]

Omg, getting the news now from Australia. Hope you are all safe and ok!

[Gemmer-x]

i felt it :|
woke me up and scared the crap out of me LOL

[CassetteFinger]

I dident feel a thing down here in London, and i was awake at that time.

[BigSister]

I didnt feel anything and i thought i would be woken up lol

[XxShortyxX]

I felt it all the way here in Northampton! Must of been a big one, we were a wake when when it happend, I thought it was someone trying to break into are house lol, apparently ones like that happen every 10-20 years here in the UK, so if you missed don't worry, in 10-20 years time it will happen again :bigsmile:

[Sunny_01]

didnt feel a thing, must have missed us in the North East, either that or I am such a heavy sleeper that I slept straight through it.

[BigSister]

i remember waking up but i dont know why lol i mean it was felt in preston and chorley so maybe it was felt here i dunno but i am a deep sleeper so ill have to ask my mum and dad

[Matt10k]

Scared the crap out of me! I'd just gone to bed, my computer monitor went mad and even my bed shook. Felt like that scene out of the exorcist :conf2:

[goroos1994]

Haha, when the head spins round and round? I can imagine how traumatising it would be to have a natural disaster in the middle of the night.

[Matt10k]

lol, I meant the bit where her bed violently shakes! It scared me because it took me a few minutes to figure out it must have been a quake. Large ones are so unlikely in the uk I thought of all sorts of other things it could have been first. I was literally frozen in bed for the 1st minute or so!

[Spike]

Everyone I know felt the earthquake by me, I slept right through it though nothing can wake me up.

[Lauren]

Originally posted by Sunny_01
didnt feel a thing, must have missed us in the North East, either that or I am such a heavy sleeper that I slept straight through it.

My mum felt her bed shake SLIGHTLY at it but said it was quite mild.

[Sarah.]

I was lying in bed awake at the time and all of a sudden everything started to shake and i was terrified, even though it was like a few seconds. I remember the one in 2002 i think it was, and that was even more scary. But i couldn't sleep for the rest of the night because I was expecting aftershocks, i'm soo tired today.

[Spike]

I felt the one in 2002 or whenever it was, I thought it was me imagining it though

[Dr43%er]

It woke me here in Leicester.

[Callum]

Didn't feel a thing here in Cardiff.

[Dan_]

I was on the top of the stairs at the time and felt a slight shake.I thought I'd just gone dizzy until I switched on the radio and heard all about it.

[Matt10k]

It's a good job none of us scaredy cats live on the san andreas fault eh? :joker:

[Kevin]

Originally posted by Lauren
Originally posted by Sunny_01
didnt feel a thing, must have missed us in the North East, either that or I am such a heavy sleeper that I slept straight through it.

My mum felt her bed shake SLIGHTLY at it but said it was quite mild.

My bed was going off on one at the time lmao.

Best, yet more scariest expirience I've ever had :shocked:

[GiRTh]

I felt this last night. The house shook so hard I trembled.

[Bigbrotherin]

Originally posted by Matt10k
It's a good job none of us scaredy cats live on the san andreas fault eh? :joker:

Or.. anywhere in south east asia, I think it's more dangerous there as they happen almost daily there.

[Dr43%er]

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/123andrew/cup.jpg

[Nicky.]

Everyone in school was talking about this today!!

i didnt know what they were talking about untill someone told me properly! lol x

[Sam!]

Why is Indonesia in the title? lol. I didn't wake up but my mum and dad felt it. We were talkin bout it at school today.

[GiRTh]

My house shook. It was strange beccuse I immediately went outside to see what was going on but my neighbours didn't even stir.

[Tom]

I was in bed watching TV and the room just shook really violently and the clock fell off the wall and hit me on the head! (The clock is on the wall next to my bed)

[Scarlett.]

How flaming random was it LOL

[KKBL]

dammmit there was no earthquake here *bursts out crying*i.id love one.

[MarkWaldorf]

I didn't hear/feel anything..:conf:

[Scarlett.]

It didnt affect London too badly

[BigSister]

I slept through it im gutted i missed it

[Scarlett.]

lol:laugh3:

[Matt10k]

I couldn't possibly have slept through it! I am a light sleeper but to be honest, can't see how anyone could sleep through that if it was as loud as it was here!

[Sam!]

Originally posted by XxShortyxX
I felt it all the way here in Northampton! Must of been a big one, we were a wake when when it happend, I thought it was someone trying to break into are house lol, apparently ones like that happen every 10-20 years here in the UK, so if you missed don't worry, in 10-20 years time it will happen again :bigsmile:

Northampton!! Wow shorty do you know Kettering? I'm like an hour or so from Northampton.

[Tom]

Originally posted by Matt10k
I couldn't possibly have slept through it! I am a light sleeper but to be honest, can't see how anyone could sleep through that if it was as loud as it was here!

My brother did and he lives quite close to the epicenter! I was amazed especially as a pin dropping could usually wake him up.

[Matt10k]

Originally posted by Tom_
Originally posted by Matt10k
I couldn't possibly have slept through it! I am a light sleeper but to be honest, can't see how anyone could sleep through that if it was as loud as it was here!

My brother did and he lives quite close to the epicenter! I was amazed especially as a pin dropping could usually wake him up.

That's crazy! Was he taking ketamine :joker:

[Sunny_01]

Originally posted by Kevin
Originally posted by Lauren
Originally posted by Sunny_01
didnt feel a thing, must have missed us in the North East, either that or I am such a heavy sleeper that I slept straight through it.

My mum felt her bed shake SLIGHTLY at it but said it was quite mild.

My bed was going off on one at the time lmao.

Best, yet more scariest expirience I've ever had :shocked:

My hubby tells me that he was awake at the time and didnt really notice anything, well other than our dog behaving like a fruit loop, she was crying and trying to hide her head, but she is a silly lump anyway so who know!

[Benji]

The earthquake woke me up, and i saw my lamp shade moving from side to side, I actually thought, with the noise that the earthquake brought with it, was a tornado....:S lol........Bt we put Sky News on and it was an earthquake.....and im in South Yorkshire....

[Matt10k]

Originally posted by Benji
The earthquake woke me up, and i saw my lamp shade moving from side to side, I actually thought, with the noise that the earthquake brought with it, was a tornado....:S lol........Bt we put Sky News on and it was an earthquake.....and Im in South Yorkshire....

I also thought is was a tornado. I’m in south Yorkshire too. Windy last night wasn’t it? lol