Earthquake!

**CKemu** · February 27th, 2008

Well that was bloody weird...here in little old England, just prior to 1am, we had an Earthquake! Not much news about it yet on TV, but I could hear this distant rumbling and the ground shock ever so slightly and thought "oh big lorry going by the house", then the ground just went crazy jumpy, stuff fell down in the kitchen, my monitor wobbled, and stuff clattered about upstairs!

Seems I was near the epicenter according to the USGS, 4.7 on the scale!

RockmanForte · February 27th, 2008

Wow, it is not good. All over the world will have one someday, jeez. First time experience ?

**refraction** · February 27th, 2008

Earthquakes are rare in england, and if we do have them they generally barely break the 2 magnitude. we didnt feel anything in lil old plymouth, but i had countless people tell me ;p

RockmanForte · February 27th, 2008

Wow... I always want to feel it. I am not scare but I know it's dangerous expect around where there is too many building like new york.

Squall-Leonhart · February 27th, 2008

its nothing to worry about guys, my fat neighbour just fell out of bed, thats all.

BigIg · February 27th, 2008

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Originally Posted by refraction

Earthquakes are rare in england, and if we do have them they generally barely break the 2 magnitude.

You guys are lucky.

America is one giant natural disaster.

With all the Earthquakes, Presidents, and Volcanoes, we're screwed.

NamesSolidSnake · February 27th, 2008

I think it was you who fell out of bed.

No more lies, Squall!

Squall-Leonhart · February 27th, 2008

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Originally Posted by NamesSolidSnake

I think it was you who fell out of bed.

No more lies, Squall!

im more worried about the bed falling on me.

SCHUMI-4-EVA · February 27th, 2008

Yeah it's rare for an island to be hit by an eartquake (all be it a giant island)...we occasionaly get some tremors here (not in my lifetime yet though) in SA, but that's just when a part of the coastline (or what do you call land that just continues under the water for a few Ks and then suddenly stops and there you get the propper ocean all deep and dangerous? ) breaks off and falls into the depths never to be seen again

Radix865 · February 27th, 2008

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Originally Posted by SCHUMI-4-EVA

Yeah it's rare for an island to be hit by an eartquake (all be it a giant island)...we occasionaly get some tremors here (not in my lifetime yet though) in SA, but that's just when a part of the coastline (or what do you call land that just continues under the water for a few Ks and then suddenly stops and there you get the propper ocean all deep and dangerous? ) breaks off and falls into the depths never to be seen again

Its rare for an island to get earthquakes??? Japan???

Luckily I live on bedrock so there really are no earthquakes here, well minor but even those are rare.

SCHUMI-4-EVA · February 27th, 2008

Ugh ok...I forgot japan...but the whole of Asia and NA are both very earthquake prone...not the rest of the world so much.

Phil · February 27th, 2008

the entire ring of fire is earthquake prone

Squall-Leonhart · February 27th, 2008

England is close to but not on it if i recall.

jonc2006 · February 27th, 2008

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Originally Posted by CKemu

Well that was bloody weird...here in little old England, just prior to 1am, we had an Earthquake! Not much news about it yet on TV, but I could hear this distant rumbling and the ground shock ever so slightly and thought "oh big lorry going by the house", then the ground just went crazy jumpy, stuff fell down in the kitchen, my monitor wobbled, and stuff clattered about upstairs!

Seems I was near the epicenter according to the USGS, 4.7 on the scale!

seems like it was enough to get noticed.

Radix865 · February 27th, 2008

"I was woken up. It was hell"

What a horrible fate...

As I said earlier luckily I live on thick bedrock...

**refraction** · February 27th, 2008

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Originally Posted by jonc2006

seems like it was enough to get noticed.

yeh it was on BBC News24 (24 hour news coverage, whod have guessed eh!) within about 10 minutes, they originally said 4.7, now they're saying 5.2. One reason they are rare in the uk is cos we arent on the edge of any techtonic plates or anything, so volcanos and earthquakes dont really happen. we are very much on one as illustrated here

Norbi · February 27th, 2008

Here in London I felt it, alright. I was sitting around with my dad in living room talking and stuff and suddently the sofa started to vibrate. At first i though it was some fat lorry driving past but after the 3rd push I knew it was something else. My dad's wtf face = priceless. No damages or anything although people near the epicenter had chimneys falling off.

Phil · February 27th, 2008

ouch.......ive never felt a quake before. maybe i should move to england now

**MiretanK** · February 27th, 2008

Brazil have experienced some last year too... far from my place though. But it's weird, looks like no one is ever fully protected against ground shaking.

Radix865 · February 27th, 2008

Northpole is...

But I'd actually want to feel earthquake one day... Too bad they're so damn rare here, and weak...
@phil, earthquakes in england are rare so moving there now would be stupid as it shouldn't be happening again any time soon(although I know you were joking) if you really wanted to feel earthquakes you should move to japan or new zealand(these are countries I'd be ready to move) or any country on the ring of fiah!!!

February 27th, 2008	#1 (permalink)
CKemu It's a Spinning Smile! Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,220	Earthquake! Well that was bloody weird...here in little old England, just prior to 1am, we had an Earthquake! Not much news about it yet on TV, but I could hear this distant rumbling and the ground shock ever so slightly and thought "oh big lorry going by the house", then the ground just went crazy jumpy, stuff fell down in the kitchen, my monitor wobbled, and stuff clattered about upstairs! Seems I was near the epicenter according to the USGS, 4.7 on the scale! __________________ » Beta Tester for PCSX2 \| ZeroGS KOSMOS \| Satourne \| nullDC \| Dolphin \| Misc Projects « » AMD64 X2 4400+ 939 1MB L2 @ 2.20GHz \| GeForce 8800 GTX 768: 575/1800 \| 2GB OCZ DC RAM @ 2-3-2-5 \| 768GiB HDD «

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RockmanForte Rockman fan Join Date: May 2002 Location: Earth! Posts: 3,805	Wow, it is not good. All over the world will have one someday, jeez. First time experience ? __________________ CASE: EagleTech Sidewinder Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Black OS: Windows XP Professional X64 CPU: Intel core 2 Duo Processor E8400 (2x 3.0GHz/6MB L2 Cache/1333FSB) Processor Cooling: Thermaltake V1 CPU Cooling Fan System Kit Silent & Overclocking Proof Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 512MB w/DVI + TV Out Video Memory: 2048GB [1024GB X2] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand Sound Card: 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard

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RockmanForte Rockman fan Join Date: May 2002 Location: Earth! Posts: 3,805	Wow... I always want to feel it. I am not scare but I know it's dangerous expect around where there is too many building like new york. __________________ CASE: EagleTech Sidewinder Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Black OS: Windows XP Professional X64 CPU: Intel core 2 Duo Processor E8400 (2x 3.0GHz/6MB L2 Cache/1333FSB) Processor Cooling: Thermaltake V1 CPU Cooling Fan System Kit Silent & Overclocking Proof Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 512MB w/DVI + TV Out Video Memory: 2048GB [1024GB X2] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand Sound Card: 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard

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Squall-Leonhart VBA-M Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 4,896	its nothing to worry about guys, my fat neighbour just fell out of bed, thats all. __________________ TechZone3K \| NGOHQ \| Post Impact Productions READ THE NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct

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February 27th, 2008	#9 (permalink)
SCHUMI-4-EVA Devastating Force Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Xenophobia FTL Posts: 4,915	Yeah it's rare for an island to be hit by an eartquake (all be it a giant island)...we occasionaly get some tremors here (not in my lifetime yet though) in SA, but that's just when a part of the coastline (or what do you call land that just continues under the water for a few Ks and then suddenly stops and there you get the propper ocean all deep and dangerous? ) breaks off and falls into the depths never to be seen again __________________ AMD Athlon64 3700+ (2.2Ghz rated as 3.7Ghz Pentium), ASUS A8NE-FM (OEM), 4x512MB DDR400 RAM, ATI Radeon X850XT (256MB GDDR3 PCIe), Seagate Barracuda 320GB SATA2 HDD, Windows XP SP2 Home, Leadtek Winfast TV2000 XP Expert, Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Value Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!! The Champ has retired, but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0

February 27th, 2008	#11 (permalink)
SCHUMI-4-EVA Devastating Force Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Xenophobia FTL Posts: 4,915	Ugh ok...I forgot japan...but the whole of Asia and NA are both very earthquake prone...not the rest of the world so much. __________________ AMD Athlon64 3700+ (2.2Ghz rated as 3.7Ghz Pentium), ASUS A8NE-FM (OEM), 4x512MB DDR400 RAM, ATI Radeon X850XT (256MB GDDR3 PCIe), Seagate Barracuda 320GB SATA2 HDD, Windows XP SP2 Home, Leadtek Winfast TV2000 XP Expert, Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Value Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!! The Champ has retired, but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0

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Phil Mod Master Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: United States of Money Posts: 3,411	the entire ring of fire is earthquake prone __________________ Antec P182 Special Edition (Chrome Finish) : Intel e8400 : Thermaltake ToughPower 650 watt PSU : 4 GB Corsair Dominater DHX 1066 DDR2 Ram : Asus P5Q-E : 500 Gb Seagate : 74 GB Raptor : Samsung 20x DVD optical Drive : Samsung Syncmaster T220 22" LCD : Windows 95 : XFX 8800gt Cooling: Swiftech Apogee GTX Special Edition (Copper Finish) : Feser X-Changer Dual 120mm Radiator : XSPC Bay Resevoir : Danger den Chrome Barbs : Masterkleer 7/16 5/8 tubing : Danger Den D5 : D-Tek Fuzion VGA Block

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Squall-Leonhart VBA-M Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 4,896	England is close to but not on it if i recall. __________________ TechZone3K \| NGOHQ \| Post Impact Productions READ THE NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct

February 27th, 2008	#15 (permalink)
Radix865 Killed by skoreanime... Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Finland, just below arctic circle. Posts: 1,673	"I was woken up. It was hell" What a horrible fate... As I said earlier luckily I live on thick bedrock... __________________ "All it does is spit, it doesn't bite!":by skoreanime *carves own brains out to get rid of the image produced by that post*

February 27th, 2008	#17 (permalink)
Norbi Do not feed Join Date: May 2004 Location: TBA Posts: 933	Here in London I felt it, alright. I was sitting around with my dad in living room talking and stuff and suddently the sofa started to vibrate. At first i though it was some fat lorry driving past but after the 3rd push I knew it was something else. My dad's wtf face = priceless. No damages or anything although people near the epicenter had chimneys falling off.

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Phil Mod Master Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: United States of Money Posts: 3,411	ouch.......ive never felt a quake before. maybe i should move to england now __________________ Antec P182 Special Edition (Chrome Finish) : Intel e8400 : Thermaltake ToughPower 650 watt PSU : 4 GB Corsair Dominater DHX 1066 DDR2 Ram : Asus P5Q-E : 500 Gb Seagate : 74 GB Raptor : Samsung 20x DVD optical Drive : Samsung Syncmaster T220 22" LCD : Windows 95 : XFX 8800gt Cooling: Swiftech Apogee GTX Special Edition (Copper Finish) : Feser X-Changer Dual 120mm Radiator : XSPC Bay Resevoir : Danger den Chrome Barbs : Masterkleer 7/16 5/8 tubing : Danger Den D5 : D-Tek Fuzion VGA Block

February 27th, 2008	#20 (permalink)
Radix865 Killed by skoreanime... Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Finland, just below arctic circle. Posts: 1,673	Northpole is... But I'd actually want to feel earthquake one day... Too bad they're so damn rare here, and weak... @phil, earthquakes in england are rare so moving there now would be stupid as it shouldn't be happening again any time soon(although I know you were joking) if you really wanted to feel earthquakes you should move to japan or new zealand(these are countries I'd be ready to move) or any country on the ring of fiah!!! __________________ "All it does is spit, it doesn't bite!":by skoreanime *carves own brains out to get rid of the image produced by that post*

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