Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 " But in places like the east coast of the US and possibly also England, the ground is still pretty much intact. That allows even small earthquakes to be felt and felt over longer distances. " This most likely explains why this quake was felt over quite a lot of England. I turned the radio on earlier and people were questioning why it seemed to be felt over such a distance and quite strongly too, so thanks for the explanation :-) I haven't heard any reports of damage yet. I am in West Yorkshire. Sure it will be all over news later on today though. > > I have seen both 4.7 and 5.3 magnitude for that quake. They say it is the > largest since 1984 and was near the city of Lincoln. Looks like it lasted a long > time too, up to 45 seconds. > > I saw a program not long ago about quakes and how they are felt. It said > that in places like California, the ground is broken up, like a piece of > tempered glass that has been shattered but holding together. Because it is so beaten > up, the energy of a quake if rapidly dissipated. But in places like the east > coast of the US and possibly also England, the ground is still pretty much > intact. That allows even small earthquakes to be felt and felt over longer > distances. So, a 3.0 might not even be noticed in California, but on the east > coast it would be easily felt. > > Several years ago we had a 4.3 here. That really shook the house and bounced > everything around for about 30 seconds. Kind of hard to tell really since > the shaking came in two waves. The epicenter was also about 60 miles from here. > > > > > _http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3442675.ece_ > (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3442675.ece) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 " But in places like the east coast of the US and possibly also England, the ground is still pretty much intact. That allows even small earthquakes to be felt and felt over longer distances. " This most likely explains why this quake was felt over quite a lot of England. I turned the radio on earlier and people were questioning why it seemed to be felt over such a distance and quite strongly too, so thanks for the explanation :-) I haven't heard any reports of damage yet. I am in West Yorkshire. Sure it will be all over news later on today though. > > I have seen both 4.7 and 5.3 magnitude for that quake. They say it is the > largest since 1984 and was near the city of Lincoln. Looks like it lasted a long > time too, up to 45 seconds. > > I saw a program not long ago about quakes and how they are felt. It said > that in places like California, the ground is broken up, like a piece of > tempered glass that has been shattered but holding together. Because it is so beaten > up, the energy of a quake if rapidly dissipated. But in places like the east > coast of the US and possibly also England, the ground is still pretty much > intact. That allows even small earthquakes to be felt and felt over longer > distances. So, a 3.0 might not even be noticed in California, but on the east > coast it would be easily felt. > > Several years ago we had a 4.3 here. That really shook the house and bounced > everything around for about 30 seconds. Kind of hard to tell really since > the shaking came in two waves. The epicenter was also about 60 miles from here. > > > > > _http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3442675.ece_ > (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3442675.ece) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 That's pretty much how I felt when the earthquake happened over here a couple summers ago. Ours was not as bad as yours though, but it was still interesting. What I found most interesting was the noise. Sounded like rocks grinding or rumbling. Tom Administrator Got woke up at about 1am and I hadn't really been asleep very long, is very windy here, so I at first thought the roof of my house was coming off. Okay, so I know that some other countries are more used to earthquakes, but I am not used to my house shaking - so am now kind of quite awake - wouldn't mind going back to sleep, but not feeling very secure at the moment, so think I'll likely stay up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 That's pretty much how I felt when the earthquake happened over here a couple summers ago. Ours was not as bad as yours though, but it was still interesting. What I found most interesting was the noise. Sounded like rocks grinding or rumbling. Tom Administrator Got woke up at about 1am and I hadn't really been asleep very long, is very windy here, so I at first thought the roof of my house was coming off. Okay, so I know that some other countries are more used to earthquakes, but I am not used to my house shaking - so am now kind of quite awake - wouldn't mind going back to sleep, but not feeling very secure at the moment, so think I'll likely stay up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 That's pretty much how I felt when the earthquake happened over here a couple summers ago. Ours was not as bad as yours though, but it was still interesting. What I found most interesting was the noise. Sounded like rocks grinding or rumbling. Tom Administrator Got woke up at about 1am and I hadn't really been asleep very long, is very windy here, so I at first thought the roof of my house was coming off. Okay, so I know that some other countries are more used to earthquakes, but I am not used to my house shaking - so am now kind of quite awake - wouldn't mind going back to sleep, but not feeling very secure at the moment, so think I'll likely stay up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 " What are the chances that an earthquake will happen like the one in that movie with Beau Bridges? I think the movie was called 10.5. It was about an earthquake that split the entire North American continent in two. Is there a possibility that could happen? " During the end times maybe. But I have always wondered if the Mississippi River is just one big fault line. The biggest earthquake that ever took place in the US was along the New Madrid fault line in Missouri. A person would think it the biggest earthquake would have been in California, or Alaska maybe. But it was supposedly on that fault line. Tom Administrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 " What are the chances that an earthquake will happen like the one in that movie with Beau Bridges? I think the movie was called 10.5. It was about an earthquake that split the entire North American continent in two. Is there a possibility that could happen? " During the end times maybe. But I have always wondered if the Mississippi River is just one big fault line. The biggest earthquake that ever took place in the US was along the New Madrid fault line in Missouri. A person would think it the biggest earthquake would have been in California, or Alaska maybe. But it was supposedly on that fault line. Tom Administrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 " What are the chances that an earthquake will happen like the one in that movie with Beau Bridges? I think the movie was called 10.5. It was about an earthquake that split the entire North American continent in two. Is there a possibility that could happen? " During the end times maybe. But I have always wondered if the Mississippi River is just one big fault line. The biggest earthquake that ever took place in the US was along the New Madrid fault line in Missouri. A person would think it the biggest earthquake would have been in California, or Alaska maybe. But it was supposedly on that fault line. Tom Administrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Those are some pretty interesting earthquake facts.God bless, Irelan Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 > > Got woke up at about 1am and I hadn't really been asleep very long, is > very windy here, so I at first thought the roof of my house was coming > off. Okay, so I know that some other countries are more used to > earthquakes, but I am not used to my house shaking - so am now kind of > quite awake - wouldn't mind going back to sleep, but not feeling very > secure at the moment, so think I'll likely stay up. When I saw this on the news this morning, you were the first thing I thought of and wondered if you were ok. Glad to hear you are dispite the lack of sleep. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 > > Got woke up at about 1am and I hadn't really been asleep very long, is > very windy here, so I at first thought the roof of my house was coming > off. Okay, so I know that some other countries are more used to > earthquakes, but I am not used to my house shaking - so am now kind of > quite awake - wouldn't mind going back to sleep, but not feeling very > secure at the moment, so think I'll likely stay up. When I saw this on the news this morning, you were the first thing I thought of and wondered if you were ok. Glad to hear you are dispite the lack of sleep. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 > > > > Got woke up at about 1am and I hadn't really been asleep very long, is > > very windy here, so I at first thought the roof of my house was coming > > off. Okay, so I know that some other countries are more used to > > earthquakes, but I am not used to my house shaking - so am now kind of > > quite awake - wouldn't mind going back to sleep, but not feeling very > > secure at the moment, so think I'll likely stay up. > > > When I saw this on the news this morning, you were the first thing I > thought of and wondered if you were ok. Glad to hear you are dispite > the lack of sleep. > > Kim > I am glad you are ok too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 > > > > Got woke up at about 1am and I hadn't really been asleep very long, is > > very windy here, so I at first thought the roof of my house was coming > > off. Okay, so I know that some other countries are more used to > > earthquakes, but I am not used to my house shaking - so am now kind of > > quite awake - wouldn't mind going back to sleep, but not feeling very > > secure at the moment, so think I'll likely stay up. > > > When I saw this on the news this morning, you were the first thing I > thought of and wondered if you were ok. Glad to hear you are dispite > the lack of sleep. > > Kim > I am glad you are ok too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Thanks, I managed to sleep last night, but was very busy during day yesterday, having to move a lot of furniture around, nothing to do with qauke though :-) Thanks also to other members responses. > > When I saw this on the news this morning, you were the first thing I > thought of and wondered if you were ok. Glad to hear you are dispite > the lack of sleep. > > Kim > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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