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Title: last nights UK earthquake?
Post by: that mad man on 27/02/2008 15:26:54

Well that was a good one, started at 00:58 and lasted around 10-15 seconds.

Anyone else experience it?

A few seconds of rumble beforehand, windows shook and some things fell of the bathroom shelf into the bath. Some minor damage to properties and people mainly from falling chimneys.

Where I live in Sheffield is on the edge of a fault line and I rocked in bed! (so that's what bedrock is)  [;D]

Title: last nights UK earthquake?
Post by: another_someone on 27/02/2008 15:54:38

Already being discussed on http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=13215.msg158375#msg158375

Title: last nights UK earthquake?
Post by: that mad man on 27/02/2008 16:19:33

Cheers, I though it would have been in chat!  [:I]

Copied and pasted to that thread.

Title: last nights UK earthquake?
Post by: Andrew K Fletcher on 27/02/2008 16:49:12

http://www.hermit.org/Eclipse/2008-02-21/

Title: last nights UK earthquake?
Post by: another_someone on 27/02/2008 18:05:24

Quote from: Andrew K Fletcher on 27/02/2008 16:49:12

http://www.hermit.org/Eclipse/2008-02-21/

Yes, I know - but not sure of its pertinence - are you suggesting the lunar eclipse a week ago contributed to last night's earthquake?

Title: last nights UK earthquake?
Post by: Exodus on 03/03/2008 21:14:57

I blame worms myself.

Title: last nights UK earthquake?
Post by: ukmicky on 03/03/2008 22:51:53

Quote from: Exodus on 03/03/2008 21:14:57

I blame worms myself.

I'm trying to imagine a 5 million blackbirds all in unison bashing their heads into the ground in some field up north .  [;D] [;D]

At least i now know where all the birds go during the night.

Title: last nights UK earthquake?
Post by: Bored chemist on 04/03/2008 19:15:40

"At least i now know where all the birds go during the night."
Nightclubs.

Title: last nights UK earthquake?
Post by: Make it Lady on 04/03/2008 19:43:31

A blackbird can pull a worm but I doubt a bored chemist could pull a bird.

We like to be refered to as ladies.

Title: last nights UK earthquake?
Post by: Exodus on 05/03/2008 00:02:35

Quote from: Make it  Lady on 04/03/2008 19:43:31

A blackbird can pull a worm but I doubt a bored chemist could pull a bird.

We like to be refered to as ladies.

bird is an accepted term for the female form in Essex... i've never had any trouble pulling a bird, but then it might be down to my exceptional looks.

Title: last nights UK earthquake?
Post by: Bored chemist on 05/03/2008 19:41:19

The female members of the human race that I have seen in nightclubs have not, generally, been behaving in a ladylike manner. (I'm not saying I was generally much of a gentleman).