First published on Wed 27 Feb 2008 14.34 GMT. 2020-09-08 08:45:27 UTC 3.9 magnitude, 10 km depth Tring, England, United Kingdom 3.9 magnitude earthquake 2020-09-08 08:45:27 UTC at 08:45 September 08, 2020 UTC The British Geological Survey (BGS) said the centre was five miles east of Market Rasen and 15 miles south-west of Grimsby. Oldest first, -1) ?
[2] A church in March, Cambridgeshire reported that, since the earthquake, water had been coming up from the ground into the cellar at a rate of 10 imperial gallons (45 l) per hour.
[19] Building Control & Street Force officers worked quickly to assess damage in the area around West Lindsey,[20] and West Lindsey District Council also urged people to call their telephone number if people were concerned about damage to their homes. Log in to update your newsletter preferences, Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email. No hype, just the advice and analysis you need, Register with your social account or click here to log in, Seismologist Brian Baptie of the BGS said: "This is a significant earthquake for the UK and will have been widely felt across England and Wales.". The North West Ambulance Service said its crews reported feeling the tremor from Macclesfield to Southport but had no reports of injuries. Here are the movers and the shakers, and the ones that won't wake you. The United Kingdom was hit by a minor earthquake on February 27, 2008 at 00:56:45 UTC. The whole house shivered, me and the wife both jumped up. Its effects were felt as far away as Wales, Scotland and London. UK earthquake. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines. In London, the quake was felt by reporters in parliament. In April 2007, Kent had a similar event, and people in five streets of Folkestone had to be evacuated because of damage to buildings. We operate a network of sensors across the UK to monitor both British and overseas earthquakes, earthquake activity and their driving forces, to improve understanding of earthquake hazard.
"I went upstairs to see if my son was awake and what he thought and he was coming down to tell me he thought there had been an earthquake but perhaps it was not enough to wake people up.". 'active' : ''"> Today's quake is the largest since 1984 when an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale shook the Lleyn Peninsula of north Wales and was widely felt across England and Wales. Guidelines. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium.
Earthquake information from the UK and around the world. Some claim the UK is at an ever-growing risk of a big earthquake, with seismologists believing there may have been big quakes in Britain at some time. The earthquake was caused by the sudden rupture and motion along a strike-slip fault, 18.6 kilometres (12 mi) beneath Lincolnshire. It was hell. [11] The spire of St Mary Magdalene church at Waltham on the Wolds in Leicestershire was damaged and was to be rebuilt at a cost of £100,000. "Control room staff bravely gave reassurance and advice to the many callers whilst not really understanding what had actually happened and being scared themselves.".
A 4.4 magnitude earthquake near Swansea, Wales, In June 2018 a 3.9 quake rocked Eastern England. While many of the stronger quakes in the UK are under the sea, like the earthquake which hit 100 miles off Scarborough in January 2017, some do happen on land. The most insightful comments on all subjects Want to discuss real-world problems, be involved in the most engaging discussions and hear from the journalists? Alex Ferrier, 22, a marine biology student from Hull, said: "It was quite scary... we live in a road of large terraced houses and I was woken up and looked out of the window and there were loads of people on the streets.". All rights reserved. I ran downstairs," she said. and provide objective information to government, industry and public. Hundreds of tiny tremors too minor to be felt or cause any damage hit Britain every year. Create a commenting name to join the debate.
A woman in Notting Hill, west London, reported that her radio was rattling up and down on a shelf for several seconds when the tremor struck and it was also felt by reporters in Parliament. 'active' : ''"> The last one in the UK was a 2.9 tremor in Wales in November. "This is a significant earthquake for the UK and will have been widely felt across England and Wales," said Brian Baptie, a BGS seismologist. Those that are felt generally cause very little damage. Strong earthquakes are relatively infrequent occurrences in the UK, the last widely-reported quake having occurred in Kent on April 28, 2007. POWERFUL earthquakes in the UK are thankfully a pretty rare phenomenon, but they do happen. The pheasants started singing and other birds began to sing as well. The Guardian received calls from startled readers in London, Bedfordshire, Yorkshire, Manchester, Blackpool and Leicester. Wed 27 Feb 2008 05.13 EST First published on Wed 27 Feb 2008 05.13 EST. [20] Trent Street in Gainsborough was closed to traffic whilst a local builder assessed if properties were structurally safe,[20] after 1 family was evacuated from their house following concerns about collapses. Llyn was the location for the largest recorded onshore quake in the UK on July 19 1984, when a 5.4 magnitude tremor damaged buildings and injured several. [1] Earthquake motion occurred over a time span of ~2 minutes but it was most intense and was felt at the surface for just 10 to 30 seconds; maximum vertical ground motion at the epicentre of the earthquake was only ~1 mm. and records. We issue bulletins of earthquake activity and maintain an archive of seismological information
Humberside Fire and Rescue Service dealt with around 200 calls about the earthquake overnight but said they were still dealing with incidents this morning. Newest first, -1) ? We operate a network of sensors across the UK to monitor both British and overseas earthquakes, and provide objective information to government, industry and public. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when [8], The earthquake resulted in structural damage to many homes and businesses in the epicentral area. "There then seemed to be a shaking and then at this stage I realised it was an earthquake because it was going on so long. UK Earthquake Monitoring 2007/2008. Most liked, -1) ? Wed 27 Feb 2008 14.34 GMT
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