OT: EARTHQUAKE for anyone in Britain

[Little Lenny]

who felt the earth quake at just nearly one o'clock this morning?

I know it has been felt as far as Berkshire, and as far across as Lancashire, anyone else?

And have you got any damage...we got cracks appeared in the walls

[cyndy!]

wow, i just read that it was a magnitude somewhere between 4.7 & 5.3! that's pretty big, especially for an area that's not prepared for quakes. i hope everyone there was only shaken & not stirred.

[Saint John]

Hopefully all of our friends across the pond are ok.

[youkeepmewaiting]

Dont worry guys, YKMW is safe and sound.

But yeah we felt it up in Liverpool

[jrnychick]

Uh-oh! I hope everyone is OK! I hadn't heard about this. I'll be emailing the family there shortly.

[SusieP]

Yep we got it here.
Its registered as 5.2! No damage for me, but a guy on my local news had his roof fall in on him while he was in bed and his pelvis is broken.
It sounds like because most people were at home asleep and not out & about that there aren't many casualties. Thank goodness.

[youkeepmewaiting]

Yep we got it here.
Its registered as 5.2! No damage for me, but a guy on my local news had his roof fall in on him while he was in bed and his pelvis is broken.
It sounds like because most people were at home asleep and not out & about that there aren't many casualties. Thank goodness.

God us Brits are boring

[SusieP]

Yep we got it here.
Its registered as 5.2! No damage for me, but a guy on my local news had his roof fall in on him while he was in bed and his pelvis is broken.
It sounds like because most people were at home asleep and not out & about that there aren't many casualties. Thank goodness.

God us Brits are boring

I was wide awake!
I wondered what the hell was happening though because I hadn't been drinking and as Cyndy posted earlier, we are just not used to this kind of thing!

[Rhiannon]

Oh my... how unusual for that size of a quake up there! Glad you all are safe & well.

[Pstburp]

[Little Lenny]

We're fine, it's jut one of those things...I hit my blooming head though!!

We do get them all the time, they are just so small some aren't even noticeable.
We ahve cracks in the masonary, but thats all, some people got a lot worse:)

Well we have had floods, tornado's, water spouts, and a good pea souper the other week, what else has Mother N got in store for us?

Oh and on that score, my mum is finally moving back into her flat after the floods, she can't wait to get back to her home!

[youkeepmewaiting]

We're fine, it's jut one of those things...I hit my blooming head though!!

We do get them all the time, they are just so small some aren't even noticeable.
We ahve cracks in the masonary, but thats all, some people got a lot worse:)

Well we have had floods, tornado's, water spouts, and a good pea souper the other week, what else has Mother N got in store for us?

Oh and on that score, my mum is finally moving back into her flat after the floods, she can't wait to get back to her home!

I may of dreamt this statistic, but dont we get more Tornados than America? But there just small... i'm sure i read something

[youkeepmewaiting]

We're fine, it's jut one of those things...I hit my blooming head though!!

We do get them all the time, they are just so small some aren't even noticeable.
We ahve cracks in the masonary, but thats all, some people got a lot worse:)

Well we have had floods, tornado's, water spouts, and a good pea souper the other week, what else has Mother N got in store for us?

Oh and on that score, my mum is finally moving back into her flat after the floods, she can't wait to get back to her home!

I may of dreamt this statistic, but dont we get more Tornados than America? But there just small... i'm sure i read something

[Little Lenny]

We're fine, it's jut one of those things...I hit my blooming head though!!

We do get them all the time, they are just so small some aren't even noticeable.
We ahve cracks in the masonary, but thats all, some people got a lot worse:)

Well we have had floods, tornado's, water spouts, and a good pea souper the other week, what else has Mother N got in store for us?

Oh and on that score, my mum is finally moving back into her flat after the floods, she can't wait to get back to her home!

I may of dreamt this statistic, but dont we get more Tornados than America? But there just small... i'm sure i read something

No I think we do, but they arent as massive as the ones in the states.
We also get 200 - 300 quales a year , just a lot of them are so tiny.

[youkeepmewaiting]

We're fine, it's jut one of those things...I hit my blooming head though!!

We do get them all the time, they are just so small some aren't even noticeable.
We ahve cracks in the masonary, but thats all, some people got a lot worse:)

Well we have had floods, tornado's, water spouts, and a good pea souper the other week, what else has Mother N got in store for us?

Oh and on that score, my mum is finally moving back into her flat after the floods, she can't wait to get back to her home!

I may of dreamt this statistic, but dont we get more Tornados than America? But there just small... i'm sure i read something

No I think we do, but they arent as massive as the ones in the states.
We also get 200 - 300 quales a year , just a lot of them are so tiny.

Are they Whales with a quirky attitude?

[Little Lenny]

We're fine, it's jut one of those things...I hit my blooming head though!!

We do get them all the time, they are just so small some aren't even noticeable.
We ahve cracks in the masonary, but thats all, some people got a lot worse:)

Well we have had floods, tornado's, water spouts, and a good pea souper the other week, what else has Mother N got in store for us?

Oh and on that score, my mum is finally moving back into her flat after the floods, she can't wait to get back to her home!

I may of dreamt this statistic, but dont we get more Tornados than America? But there just small... i'm sure i read something

No I think we do, but they aren't as massive as the ones in the states.
We also get 200 - 300 quakes a year , just a lot of them are so tiny we dont notice. The quake was 5.3 on the richter scale, the biggest recorded was 6.1 off the east coast at dogger bank;)

[Granny]

glad you are safe and sound....

[youkeepmewaiting]

We're fine, it's jut one of those things...I hit my blooming head though!!

We do get them all the time, they are just so small some aren't even noticeable.
We ahve cracks in the masonary, but thats all, some people got a lot worse:)

Well we have had floods, tornado's, water spouts, and a good pea souper the other week, what else has Mother N got in store for us?

Oh and on that score, my mum is finally moving back into her flat after the floods, she can't wait to get back to her home!

I may of dreamt this statistic, but dont we get more Tornados than America? But there just small... i'm sure i read something

No I think we do, but they arent as massive as the ones in the states.
We also get 200 - 300 quales a year , just a lot of them are so tiny.

Are they Whales with a quirky attitude?

[Little Lenny]

We're fine, it's jut one of those things...I hit my blooming head though!!

We do get them all the time, they are just so small some aren't even noticeable.
We ahve cracks in the masonary, but thats all, some people got a lot worse:)

Well we have had floods, tornado's, water spouts, and a good pea souper the other week, what else has Mother N got in store for us?

Oh and on that score, my mum is finally moving back into her flat after the floods, she can't wait to get back to her home!

I may of dreamt this statistic, but dont we get more Tornados than America? But there just small... i'm sure i read something

No I think we do, but they arent as massive as the ones in the states.
We also get 200 - 300 quales a year , just a lot of them are so tiny.

Are they Whales with a quirky attitude?

No it's called dyspraxia kicks in, not been using my spell checker..no joke I ahve a learning diff, as I think some already know on this board...no big deal I just get the words wrong from time to time...at least it made you smile

I meant quakes

[MartyMoffatt]

I may of dreamt this statistic, but dont we get more Tornados than America? But there just small... i'm sure i read something

We have an organisation in the UK called the Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (TORRO). If I remember correctly I think they once stated that the UK experiences around 1,000 tornados per year, a higher density per population than anywhere else in the world. However, all but a tiny fraction of a percentage are so weak and short lived that most people wouldn't even recognise them as tornados. It is extremely rare to see one in the UK showing the classic features everyone associates with tornados.

The vast majority of severe tornados occur in Tornado Alley in the US (an arbitrary area that encompases Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado etc), and most of these between April and July. I only mention this useless piece of information because I'm planning to be out there in June chasing tornados in those very States.

Marty

[youkeepmewaiting]

We're fine, it's jut one of those things...I hit my blooming head though!!

We do get them all the time, they are just so small some aren't even noticeable.
We ahve cracks in the masonary, but thats all, some people got a lot worse:)

Well we have had floods, tornado's, water spouts, and a good pea souper the other week, what else has Mother N got in store for us?

Oh and on that score, my mum is finally moving back into her flat after the floods, she can't wait to get back to her home!

I may of dreamt this statistic, but dont we get more Tornados than America? But there just small... i'm sure i read something

No I think we do, but they arent as massive as the ones in the states.
We also get 200 - 300 quales a year , just a lot of them are so tiny.

Are they Whales with a quirky attitude?

No it's called dyspraxia kicks in, not been using my spell checker..no joke I ahve a learning diff, as I think some already know on this board...no big deal I just get the words wrong from time to time...at least it made you smile

I meant quakes

No worries, was only joking around. I'm sure you've spotted my super grammer on this board haha