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Old 27-02-2008, 01:25   #46
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Re: Earthquake

BBC have just reported that the earthquake was 4.7(light to moderate) Epi centre located 30 miles south of London. Secondary quakes are possible. Radio 5 live now.


.31am add epicentre 30mls south of Kingston upon Hull.
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Re: Earthquake

An Earthquake wouldn't wake the beeb up

Oh wait, we just had one!

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Old 27-02-2008, 01:26   #48
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Re: Earthquake

Humberside area been hit as well. Manchester also as well as Midlands.

Thought it was the refinery at Immingham again.
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Old 27-02-2008, 01:27   #49
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Re: Earthquake

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Re: Earthquake

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1 centered in Dudley on monday morning 00.53 which i believe was 4.7 and 1 today just before 1am which I am not sure about

Both felt across large parts of England

sky news TV are on it

BBC must be fast a f**king sleep
Im from dudley, didnt feel anything on monday I must sleep like a baby hehe
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7266136.stm

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Old 27-02-2008, 01:28   #52
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Re: Earthquake

felt in North London too, Edgware area. Birds started screaming just before it happened!

scary stuff

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7266136.stm
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Re: Earthquake

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Im from dudley, didnt feel anything on monday I must sleep like a baby hehe
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2275158.stm

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Old 27-02-2008, 01:31   #54
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Re: Earthquake

They are now saying epicentre was 30mls south of Kingston upon Hull.
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It's a pity it wasn't somewhere nobody in the uk likes

France for example
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Re: Earthquake

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"People from across large parts of England have reported an earth tremor.

The BBC has received calls from people in Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Manchester, Berkshire and the West Midlands about a "quake".

The tremor could be felt in central Birmingham at about 0100 GMT but it is unclear if it has caused any damage.

The West Midlands was hit by an earthquake in 2002 in the Dudley area that reached 5.0 on the Richter scale and caused damage to homes."


Oh, for God's sake, is that all they can do? It took me 3 minutes to find detailed info, and I'm in bed at the moment... and they call themselves "news" agency.... pathetic
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BBC = Bloody Bad Commentating
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Re: Earthquake

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=53.321...2&f=d&t=h&hl=e

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http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/...us2008nyae.php
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Re: Earthquake

confirmed epicenter 15 miles from lincoln
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Old 27-02-2008, 01:37   #60
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Re: Earthquake

Its been upgraded to a 4.9 on the EMSC site and moved to Ludford (still East Lincs)
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