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The Earth Moved in Norfolk

bingaddick
bingaddick Posts: 8,181
edited February 2008 in Not Sports Related
It's 1.00am and we've just had an earthquake. One short shock and then a few minutes later one that lasted 30 seconds. Bloody disconcerting.
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  • ChicagoAddick
    ChicagoAddick Posts: 4,393
    Bing. Have you been at the grape juice again?
  • bingaddick
    bingaddick Posts: 8,181
    No - hick! I'm sure it wont make many headlines but it definitely was one. The house and our bed was visibly rocking and not a hallucinatory drug between us.
  • F-Blocker
    F-Blocker Posts: 3,409
    edited February 2008
    It moved in New Eltham too!!! I swear I felt something.
  • ISawLeaburnScore
    ISawLeaburnScore Posts: 9,779
    was very shaky in Sheffield, really almost fell over, this is supposed to be the safe UK!
  • F-Blocker
    F-Blocker Posts: 3,409
    The BBC news website ticker is mentioning a tremor in the West Mids.
  • bingaddick
    bingaddick Posts: 8,181
    According to BBC, reports of a tremor in West Midlands, so it must have been quite a big one to have covered that sort of area.
  • ISawLeaburnScore
    ISawLeaburnScore Posts: 9,779
    the entire house shook and rumbled (it's a knackered old sh*thole) but it shouldn't be doing that!

    lasted for 30 secs or so fairly strong and then about ten seconds really lightly after another minute or so... felt as far as Canterbury to Hull supposedly
  • F-Blocker
    F-Blocker Posts: 3,409
    Could it be that the earth moved in recognition of Corey Gibbs lasting 90 minutes? ;o)
  • ISawLeaburnScore
    ISawLeaburnScore Posts: 9,779
    knocked me keithie peacock autobiography over - bloody cheek!
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,804
    woke me up around 1, was falling asleep nicely
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  • bingaddick
    bingaddick Posts: 8,181
    [cite]Posted By: Charlie Block[/cite]Appears to be 5.3 on the Richter scale centered on Lincoln.

    Quite a bit bigger than the one in Dudley then. No wonder we felt it quite strongly here in Norwich.
  • bingaddick
    bingaddick Posts: 8,181
    BBC now quoting US Geographical Survey as 4.7 and centred on Kingston Upon Hull.
  • ISawLeaburnScore
    ISawLeaburnScore Posts: 9,779
    according to the US Geological Survey it was 4.7 but still it was certainly a bit more than a little tremor, especially for us non-veterans over here!

    Would make sense for Lincoln area seeing as the majority of reports are stemming from Norfolk/West Mids/Yorks and that would be pretty central to those places
  • bingaddick
    bingaddick Posts: 8,181
    [cite]Posted By: Charlie Block[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: bingaddick[/cite]BBC now quoting US Geographical Survey as 4.7 and centred on Kingston Upon Hull.

    John Prescott has opened his mouth ...

    Lol

    US Geological Society Link Link
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,107
    edited February 2008
    The earth moved for Mrs McMoist last night ;o )
  • Shag
    Shag Posts: 4,555
    Eathquake was quite bad apparently , it caused 100 grand's worth of improvements in New Cross
  • WhenIwasLittleBoy
    WhenIwasLittleBoy Posts: 5,430
    perhaps it was cause cory made a return
  • Medders
    Medders Posts: 5,572
    My desk at work is covered in dust. Night shift said they felt it... up here on the 29th floor. Feck that, I'd have been down the stairs and out of here!
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    I've been in a couple of earthquakes - the last was the night before we beat Palace in the Prem.

    Possibly this could be a good omen Bing.
  • kigelia
    kigelia Posts: 2,582
    I'll have to apologise to the wife now, this woke me up, I assumed she had just farted - guess i'll be cooking my own dinner tonight.
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  • bingaddick
    bingaddick Posts: 8,181
    [cite]Posted By: kigelia[/cite]I'll have to apologise to the wife now, this woke me up, I assumed she had just farted - guess i'll be cooking my own dinner tonight.

    Well the first shock was short and sweet my wifes legs appeared to shake as did the bed, I though for a second that I was dreaming and my luck had changed...:-) A few seconds later came the main shock which lasted for about 30 seconds which is longer than I normally can, and I then knew it wasn't a dream....:-(
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955
    You should last all night at your age, Bing ....... ;o)
  • TEL
    TEL Posts: 10,100
    Woke up at 1am...felt like I was in that bed moving scene in the Exorcist.....funny old building Im in...no foundations and built on oak poles in 1600 and Im effectively up in what was the loft...was a really weird sensation....usually a bomb going off wouldnt wake me...
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,847
    edited February 2008
    Have a look at this link to the BBC website.

    Insurance job?

    What's the betting the fella's house in the picture looked like that anyway?
  • Medders
    Medders Posts: 5,572
    "I was terrified to be honest. The noise was really, really terrifying... it was so deep and rumbling"

    Sounds like Dicko on the Sunday morning bog run....
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,246
    Christ you lot sound like a bunch of old women!


    ;-)
  • The Equaliser
    The Equaliser Posts: 758
    Earthquakes, fat birds, Blackpool.


    coincidence ???
  • PalaceHater
    PalaceHater Posts: 697
    Our whole house shook in Manchester as well.
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,246
    Where's Stu? Are you safe mate??
  • Medders
    Medders Posts: 5,572
    LOL

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