BBC report Minor earthquake (4.4) effecting England and Wales

Delboy · February 17, 2018, 03:40:09 PM

BBC report Minor earthquake (4.4) effecting England and Wales
https://twitter.com/BBCNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

austinbob · February 17, 2018, 03:45:20 PM

Yes - sorry about that... My Minitrix Warship fell off the track again.

EtchedPixels · February 17, 2018, 03:49:10 PM

Yep.. it was centered not far from here (in Pontardawe a bit NE of Swansea). We we're all wondering wtf but no reports of damage - and it was pretty short.

I thought it was just tthat the Ospreys scrum had collapsed

railsquid · February 17, 2018, 03:52:39 PM

(railsquid, living on the junction of three tectonic plates, sniggers)

Delboy · February 17, 2018, 04:38:12 PM

Newportnobby · February 17, 2018, 04:42:09 PM

Felt a minor tremor through the sofa when doing the Daily Fail sudoku but just dismissed it as a botty burp.

Delboy · February 17, 2018, 04:54:15 PM

bridgiesimon · February 17, 2018, 05:55:48 PM

my mu and sister felt it in N Devon but here in Somerset, didnt feel anything. could have been a problem as I have been loading wagons, could have missed and got coal everywhere!

Simon

robert shrives · February 17, 2018, 06:41:11 PM

Hi ,
Working on fifth floor in Birmingham today and felt it and an aftershock shortly after. First was a rumble that shook the desks the second was longer and softer but still audible and rattled the building.

No worse than the others I have had in North Wales. One of those was centered 12 miles away.

all part of life`s merry tale.
Robert

BoxTunnel · February 18, 2018, 04:25:55 AM

Quote from: railsquid on February 17, 2018, 03:52:39 PM
(railsquid, living on the junction of three tectonic plates, sniggers)

And you're about 80 years overdue for a really big one as far as I understand?

Graham, running for the hills.

railsquid · February 18, 2018, 04:46:35 AM

Quote from: BoxTunnel on February 18, 2018, 04:25:55 AM
Quote from: railsquid on February 17, 2018, 03:52:39 PM
(railsquid, living on the junction of three tectonic plates, sniggers)

And you're about 80 years overdue for a really big one as far as I understand?

Graham, running for the hills.

That won't do you much good, half of 'em are active or dormant volcanoes.

emjaybee · February 18, 2018, 09:45:10 AM

Thank you @themadhippy , I nearly wet myself. Wife's had a major coughing fit 'cos she laughed so much.

Yet_Another · February 18, 2018, 11:40:00 AM

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Newportnobby · February 18, 2018, 11:54:21 AM

@Yet_Another @emjaybee

Duly removed. It was almost bound to offend someone.