Earth tremor

[wolfinthewood]

It’s two in the morning. I meant to go to bed about an hour ago. But at one o’clock, more or less dead on, the house began to vibrate, and then to shake, and shake worse, while I reminded myself that we don’t have serious earthquakes in England; but as the walls shook and the windows rattled and something fell off a shelf, I had to remind myself more firmly, and I was distinctly relieved when the juddering lessened and then quite rapidly died down. It was all over in less than two minutes, I should think. But after that, I didn’t feel sleepy.

The BBC says that the epicentre was near Grimsby in Lincolnshire; that’s about 80 miles away, or a bit more. It was 5.1 on the Richter Scale; just slightly stronger than the 2002 tremor in the Midlands, which was 5. However, it seemed more violent than that one, and perhaps was, here.

Comments

[april-art.livejournal.com]

It was briefly reported way out here in California. I can certainly understand the whole experience. There's not much like a quake for getting one's adrenaline going. Plus, it's concerning since even smaller quakes in areas that don't traditionally have them can be devastating, what with all the older structures and unreinforced masonry that is so easily damaged.

Although, here, we have the extra bit of worry that perhaps we have only felt a little fore-shock to "the big one." That'll keep sleep away for a while!

[wolfinthewood.livejournal.com]

I bet it does!

[hypsarrythmia.livejournal.com]

Here in Nottingham it felt more violent than the one in 2002 too.

[wolfinthewood.livejournal.com]

I see that the BBC is now saying it was 5.3, with the epicentre near Market Rasen.

[jemck.livejournal.com]

'Fraid the entire household slept right through whatever was felt here in Oxon - much to the sons' disgust when they heard about it on the radio this morning!