Earthquake number 2

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Has just hit at 07.54, tremendous power, quite unlike anything else I have felt before,. Yesterday I was just thinking about getting up when what I imagined was a huge underground gas explosion woke everyone up, this was just before 0700, this one about one hour later, some alarm clock!
We are on the outskirts of Oakham closest to the epicentre, about one mile away, this felt around the same in terms of strength and likely a p-wave rather than a s-wave.
You heard it here first!
This is TF for CC news, Oakham, Rutland.
 

vernon

Harder than Ronnie Pickering
Location
Meanwood, Leeds
That was no earthquake. That was the aftershock of a post curry evacuation at Chateau Vernon epicentre Meanwood.

There's currently a tsunami alert along the entire length of the Leeds Liverpool canal.

It was a c-wave by the way.
 

TVC

Guest
Vernon, this is serious, Oakham is the centre of the pork pie world. Totallyfixed, can you please confirm if any pie shops have been damaged, and has the gazebo at Castle Cottage Tearooms been disturbed?
 

vernon

Harder than Ronnie Pickering
Location
Meanwood, Leeds
Vernon, this is serious, Oakham is the centre of the pork pie world. Totallyfixed, can you please confirm if any pie shops have been damaged, and has the gazebo at Castle Cottage Tearooms been disturbed?

I'm on with making a raised pork pie. Just letting the hot water pastry cool a tad. It's large enough to address the Oakham deficit though it won't travel well :mrpig:
 

Rickshaw Phil

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ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
No sign of those up here, but I have been woken up by 2 earthquakes in the UK in the past!

This one in 1984 occurred when I was a student in Manchester. I was used to heavy traffic passing my flat causing low-level rumbling, but the quake made my bed shake violently - scary stuff!

Another noticeable one took place after I had moved to Hebden Bridge. I had dozed off on my sofa and suddenly my head whacked against the nearby wall. I was alone in the house and thought "WTF was that"! I saw on the news the next morning that there had been a quake at that time.
 

Phoenix Lincs

Über Member
Location
Sleaford, Lincs
Has just hit at 07.54, tremendous power, quite unlike anything else I have felt before,. Yesterday I was just thinking about getting up when what I imagined was a huge underground gas explosion woke everyone up, this was just before 0700, this one about one hour later, some alarm clock!
We are on the outskirts of Oakham closest to the epicentre, about one mile away, this felt around the same in terms of strength and likely a p-wave rather than a s-wave.
You heard it here first!
This is TF for CC news, Oakham, Rutland.

Didn't feel a thing here in South Lincs and we aren't that far away from you. Hope there was no damage locally ^_^
 
Vernon, this is serious, Oakham is the centre of the pork pie world. Totallyfixed, can you please confirm if any pie shops have been damaged, and has the gazebo at Castle Cottage Tearooms been disturbed?
If the gazebo has gone then that is the end of life as we know it.
Didn't feel a thing here in South Lincs and we aren't that far away from you. Hope there was no damage locally ^_^
It might not be on the centre of the universe's news [London] but it will headline here on the East Midland News. No damage reported as yet but I guess underground gas pipes would be a worry right now. As an aside we will be in Sleaford tomorrow as dr_pink is competing in her first TT of the season.
 
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Phoenix Lincs

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If the gazebo has gone then that is the end of life as we know it.

It might not be on the centre of the universe's news [London] but it will headline here on the East Midland News. No damage reported as yet but I guess underground gas pipes would be a worry right now. As an aside we will be in Sleaford tomorrow as dr_pink is competing in her first TT of the season.

Wow. Wish her good luck. I'm working tomorrow, so hope it goes well ^_^
 
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