Just felt an earthquake in Peterborough UK

Was a kind of long rumble lasted about 5-8 seconds

was recorded as well

link to graph

That's the second one in my life I have experienced - rare for these parts!

a reply to: korkythecat

Very interesting. And thanks for linking it.

I think there were only a few earthquake deaths in the UK over the past few hundred years or so...I'll have to look that up. S + F

a reply to: korkythecat

What? Without fracking??!!

Are they common in your area? Up in the Copper Country they called little ones like those mine blasts from caving in mines. Thirty years later they say that some might have been small quakes but they were denied at the time as being anything other than mine blasts.

a reply to: nwtrucker

Or underground secret rapid transport systems and DUMBs lol.

Eh earthquakes always interested me. Not enough to go through one however

a reply to: korkythecat

Wow Winchester yesterday Peterborough today ... where next !
It's the end ... we're all doomed.


5.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of California an hour ago.
abc30.com...

a reply to: nwtrucker

LoL well we do have some large deep clay pits, which they filled in with refuse and built a Tesco on, otherwise no mining!

For a second I thought it was an independence day thing, how embarassing...

M3.8 - 0km WSW of Cottesmore, United Kingdom

earthquake.usgs.gov...

There have been a few in the last hour, Cali,& the southern Pacific.

Earth is taking a deep breath.

a reply to: Darkblade71

Oh heck it's getting closer to me !
Time to batten down the hatches.

a reply to: gortex

I lived in L.A. for a few years. The tremblers would wait until I was consulting with Mr. Crapper or in the shower.

No further 'consultations' were required for a few days....

a reply to: korkythecat

Fracking has started in England. Gonna be more of those


frack-off.org.uk...

a reply to: korkythecat

Tesco in Hampton! I live in Peterborough. Small world.

Small earthquakes happen very often in the UK, but are mostly unnoticed.

Here is a list of ''significant'' UK earthquakes more than magnitude 4. The highest magnitude listed is 6.1 at 23km in the North Sea in 1931. The earliest date mentioned is 1382.

Also the 50 most recent UK earthquakes, the lowest magnitude 0.4, the highest being todays at magnitude 3.8 at 8km.

Most recent UK earthquakes
Significant UK earthquakes

originally posted by: fatpastyhead
a reply to: korkythecat

Tesco in Hampton! I live in Peterborough. Small world.

Yes indeedy, pleased to meet you. Nothing ever happens here apart from continously digging up the town centre for three years.

small world indeed. Did you know we are going to be a major european "gigacity" ?

a reply to: nwtrucker

I can relate to that. I lived in Japan for a couple of years. Every time there was an earthquake, it seems I was always on the john. It became a running joke.

I've been through three major quakes (6.0 or higher on the Richter scale), and numerous smaller tremors. The base I was stationed on had a fault line running right through it.

a reply to: ChiefD

Hmmm, navy. Bet the Japanese sold that land cheap....

a reply to: nwtrucker

Image it with Oh…….. But we have always had small earthquakes that most don't notice due to the lie of the land itself.

a reply to: korkythecat

Nope, did not know that. Personally think the place is getting worse.

originally posted by: korkythecat
Was a kind of long rumble lasted about 5-8 seconds

was recorded as well

link to graph

That's the second one in my life I have experienced - rare for these parts!

Aren't they weird? I felt one years ago (epicentre approx 1.5 miles from my house at time) in North Yorks......it struck just as i was getting into an episode of the X Files (1st series i think, just to date it!). Felt like heavy goods wagon going through the room and the walls shook.

To our ATS friends around the world, it may only be a 3.8 mag but we don't get them so to us it's extremely exciting and unusual! In point of fact, 3.8 is a biggie for us, they are usually lower than 2 mag - this is our Tohoku quake!

originally posted by: ChiefD
a reply to: nwtrucker

I can relate to that. I lived in Japan for a couple of years. Every time there was an earthquake, it seems I was always on the john. It became a running joke.

I've been through three major quakes (6.0 or higher on the Richter scale), and numerous smaller tremors. The base I was stationed on had a fault line running right through it.

When I lived there in 2012 I always got them in the night.
Every time I panicked, the Japanese would just keep sleeping.... apparently 5.0 are not really worrisome for them.
For me, I never experienced earthquakes, it felt like the world is going to end.