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Old 27-02-08, 01:10 AM   #1
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Default Did the earth move for you?

Earthquake! - we just had one! the walls of the house shook, it felt very very strange, my m8 about 10 miles away also felt it!
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Old 27-02-08, 01:12 AM   #2
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Nope... you`re not that far from me but i didn`t feel anything!
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Old 27-02-08, 01:13 AM   #3
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Felt it very strongly here near Bedford.
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Old 27-02-08, 01:14 AM   #4
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7 floors up here at work and there was definately a tremour. twice for about 5 secs about 15 secs apart.
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Old 27-02-08, 01:14 AM   #5
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I'm suprised you didn't feel it claire it was rather strong and if Lozzo felt it as well it wasn't that small for the UK
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Old 27-02-08, 01:14 AM   #6
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A mate in north London has just reported that he felt it too, and another in Derby.

Oh the wonders of t'internet.
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Old 27-02-08, 01:15 AM   #7
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You must have been typing at the same time as me! see my other thread.

Just got woken up by it!
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Old 27-02-08, 01:21 AM   #8
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Some information coming through and Sky news is reporting on it now:

http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/shake/ou...m_display.html
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Old 27-02-08, 01:22 AM   #9
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I'm suprised you didn't feel it claire it was rather strong and if Lozzo felt it as well it wasn't that small for the UK

Well i am quite tired!!... was at front door but no tremors here, and no car alarms going off or anything, weird!
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Old 27-02-08, 01:25 AM   #10
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yep I felt it, I genuinely thought it was just my housemate thundering about next door
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