A Very English Earthquake (house, rock, doors, track, quote)

right-track · 10-26-2008, 07:05 PM

An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale has been felt in parts of Herefordshire and Worcestershire. BBC website users have been in touch to tell us their experiences.

M SLATER, BROMYARD, HEREFORDSHIRE
We heard and felt an underground train, but then the house rocked! That was an earthquake we all exclaimed. It woke the dog. We are on top of Hegdon Hill - the highest cultivated point in Herefordshire, it is claimed - we have no underground lines closer than London.

D STALLAND, GREAT MALVERN, WORCS
I was using the computer at the time and it felt like the house next door was shutting one of their doors quite loudly but as the shaking lasted longer than a couple of seconds, it was apparent it was an earthquake. This is my second earthquake in Malvern. The last time was September 2000 and measured 4.2.

JEREMY MORFEY, LEIGH, WORCS
Yes, I felt it. I was watching TV and I felt on my back a vibration as if my neighbours had slammed a door very hard and shook the house. Strange, since they are not normally that rough. I thought it might be a fire blowing out a window but not that either. I live about 10 miles east of Bromyard, six west of Worcester, and seven north of Malvern.

An earthquake so terrible...

..."it woke the dog"

And...

..."it felt like the house next door was shutting one of their doors quite loudly"

Then...

"I was watching TV and I felt on my back a vibration"

Should we declare a national emergency?

10-26-2008, 07:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	A Very English Earthquake An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale has been felt in parts of Herefordshire and Worcestershire. BBC website users have been in touch to tell us their experiences. M SLATER, BROMYARD, HEREFORDSHIRE We heard and felt an underground train, but then the house rocked! That was an earthquake we all exclaimed. It woke the dog. We are on top of Hegdon Hill - the highest cultivated point in Herefordshire, it is claimed - we have no underground lines closer than London. D STALLAND, GREAT MALVERN, WORCS I was using the computer at the time and it felt like the house next door was shutting one of their doors quite loudly but as the shaking lasted longer than a couple of seconds, it was apparent it was an earthquake. This is my second earthquake in Malvern. The last time was September 2000 and measured 4.2. JEREMY MORFEY, LEIGH, WORCS Yes, I felt it. I was watching TV and I felt on my back a vibration as if my neighbours had slammed a door very hard and shook the house. Strange, since they are not normally that rough. I thought it might be a fire blowing out a window but not that either. I live about 10 miles east of Bromyard, six west of Worcester, and seven north of Malvern. An earthquake so terrible... ..."it woke the dog" And... ..."it felt like the house next door was shutting one of their doors quite loudly" Then... "I was watching TV and I felt on my back a vibration" Should we declare a national emergency?