An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale has been felt across the UK.

The epicentre was five miles east of Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, and about 15 miles south west of Grimsby.

It was the UK's largest since 1984, when an earthquake measuring 5.4 shook the Lleyn Peninsula of north Wales.

Seismologist Brian Baptie of the British Geological Survey (BGS) said: "This is a significant earthquake for the UK and will have been widely felt across England and Wales."

Residents have reported being woken from their sleep by the tremor, which struck at around 1am.

Some damage has been caused to buildings, and a man from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, required hospital treatment after a chimney collapsed and fell into his bedroom.

Emergency services received a high level of calls following the incident, many from people who were frightened when they were woken up to find their home shaking.

A spokeswoman for South Yorkshire Ambulance Service said: "We had an emergency call to Wombwell, Barnsley. A chimney had come through the bedroom roof."

A Lincolnshire Police spokeswoman said the force took dozens of calls from concerned residents but had no reports of anyone being injured.

"It made us very, very busy for about an hour," she said.

from: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080227/tuk-...-dba1618_2.html

looks like the whole world has been giving itself a shake over the last few days.

looks like the whole world has been giving itself a shake over the last few days.

Felt this way down here in Swindon, reports from London, and Bristol getting shaken too!!

apart from uk and Myanmar, know of any othe major quakes??

frank

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Edited February 27, 200818 yr by frankthetank

looks like the whole world has been giving itself a shake over the last few days.

Felt this way down here in Swindon, reports from London, and Bristol getting shaken too!!

apart from uk and Myanmar, know of any othe major quakes??

frank

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north wales, liverpool, manchester all felt it as well

Edited February 27, 200818 yr by kopite

The news coverage this is getting is ridiculous. Some one phoned a radio show to report his parrot fell of its perch <deleted>

Real earthquakes kill many people sadly, here a little shudder has the press going loopy.

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Just wondering how long until this topic is closed. Hardly Thailand-related, is it?

The news coverage this is getting is ridiculous. Some one phoned a radio show to report his parrot fell of its perch <deleted>

Was it a Norwegian blue? Pining for the fjords?

I have been through over 200 earthquakes living in Northern California - including the 880 highway collapse. Sonoma only got a 4.7 then. But It is a very good thing That we are not Prone to Earthquakes here in Pattaya area. with as poorly (structurally built & predominately on sand-near the ocean)How hideous a situation would be! The people in England would shit a brick living in Sanfrancisco!

The people in England would shit a brick living in Sanfrancisco!

I was only 9 miles from the epicentre and this is the result

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The people in England would shit a brick living in Sanfrancisco!

I was only 9 miles from the epicentre and this is the result

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That had to hurt!

Very funny :D

Quick Question:

Does England lie over or near a subduction zone fault?

I presume it must be subduction.

Its hardly the first earthquake the UK has seen in recent history. For your reading pleasure:

History of recent Earthquakes in the UK

And you are right, it isn't Thailand related in any way. Sorry guys

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