5.4 Earthquake in Kent

Originally posted by djohnsto77
Seems like the USGS is sticking with the 4.7 magnitude figure. Of course different orgs might be using slightly different scales -- there are several of them use.

Kent police is reporting a 5.4

news.sky.com...

Kent radio

www.bbc.co.uk...

American members can listen live to Kent radio

infinite just seen your graph on Sky well done mate hope your all safe down there, how far is the chunnel from the epicentre, do you think it will be affected, must admit I'v not fancied using it since 9/11 I feel bad enough when using the Mersey tunnel which I have to frequently

Live tv:

Sky News - Live News/Events Channel

Gosh thank goodness our ATSers are fine, Soon as i heard i was like 0-0 Infinet and pantha!!!

Take care and please please be safe and watch for anything thats falling,

Also make sure you get out and buy some water quick, it case its effected the water,

[edit on 28-4-2007 by asala]

Originally posted by avro
infinite just seen your graph on Sky well done mate

hope your all safe down there, how far is the chunnel from the epicentre, do you think it will be affected, must admit I'v not fancied using it since 9/11 I feel bad enough when using the Mersey tunnel which I have to frequently

Channel Tunnel is fine. It was in center of the quake, but its fine and service is unaffected

more and more incidents are now being reported from the quake. COBRA meeting will probably take place soon.

Hi,

I live and I am in Folkestone at the moment, right inside the area which has been sealed off. There is a helicopter flying over head and there are police and fire engines everywhere.

The electric has just come back on and the telephones are working again. I have a few new cracks in my walls, but nothing too bad. I have been told that houses in Canterbury road have fallen down and there has been a gas exposition down there.

At first I though that the Channel Tunnel had been blown up, then I thought it could have been a dirty bomb, then I though that the nearby Nuclear Power Station had exploded, thank good nothing like that had happened!

Eyeball

Originally posted by asala
Gosh thank goodness our ATSers are fine, Soon as i heard i was like 0-0 Infinet and pantha!!!

Take care and please please be safe and watch for anything thats falling,

Also make sure you get out and buy some water quick, it case its effected the water,

we have a crack in one of our walls upstairs but its nothing too bad.

afew people have trapped in houses across Kent some bad damage is being reported in Canterbury too...hope the cathedral is okay

hellmutt

Thanks got it up now.


You guys stay safe over there. I agree get some water. You might need it.

[edit on 28-4-2007 by Shar]

Originally posted by infinite
Kent radio

www.bbc.co.uk...

American members can listen live to Kent radio

Listening now....totally cool!


They're saying 4.3 now on that radio station....

[edit on 4/28/2007 by djohnsto77]

Looks to me like the main concern may be possible damage to gas mains. Although not a strong quake, it appears to have been very shallow which would have increased the impact and damage.

We've had stronger quakes in the UK (assuming latest estimates are correct) cause virtually no damage at all in the past.


[edit on 28-4-2007 by Essan]

Originally posted by Essan
Looks to me like the main concern may be possible damage to gas mains. Although not a strong quake, it appears to have been very shallow would would have increased the impact.

yeah,

that has been the general feeling.

i am worried about the gas explosions in Folkestone.

Originally posted by djohnsto77
They're saying 4.3 now on that radio station....

there are about four different sources saying different things.

Britsh - 4.3

US - 4.7

Europe - 5.0

Kent Police - 5.4

[edit]

Historically, this has been a hotspot for big quakes in the UK.

[edit on 28-4-2007 by infinite]

Bugger. I woke up at six am, then again at 10:30. I didn't feel a thing in Essex, near southend, but then I am on a big boat. Would that affect things. I thought quake vibrations travelled easier through water.

They are saying the epicentre was in the Dover Straits, about 12 miles offshore, on News24.

Man, the pictures look bad on skynews...

everyone should have power now in the area

Reports of people being trapped have so far turned out to be false

phew..

but ubran search and rescue are still out and about in the area.
Petrol stations are now closed in the area, the situtation has been brought under control.

(source:skynews)

[edit on 28-4-2007 by infinite]

are you listening to the guy saying he had a dream of a tsunami and then saying he was pissing when the earthquake struck...

Originally posted by djohnsto77

are you listening to the guy saying he had a dream of a tsunami and then saying he was pissing when the earthquake struck...

noo?

who said that?

It was just on that Kent radio streaming link you posted

[edit on 4/28/2007 by djohnsto77]

Originally posted by djohnsto77
It was just on that Kent radio streaming link you posted

[edit on 4/28/2007 by djohnsto77]

man, i am sorry guys

that Earthquake has shown that Kent really does have some stupid people. Especially the callers on Skynews and kent radio

[edit on 28-4-2007 by infinite]

Originally posted by infinite
that Earthquake has shown that Kent really does have some stupid people. Especially the callers on Skynews and kent radio

These callers are pretty funny, I love it!