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| Topic Started: Apr 28 2007, 10:24 AM (98 Views) | |
| Loveandbeloved | Apr 28 2007, 10:24 AM Post #1 |
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Simon, You ok??? Homes crumble as earthquake rocks Kent Homes were evacuated, power was cut and one woman needed hospital treatment after parts of Kent were hit by an earthquake today. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/arti...ge_id=1770&ct=5 07/04/28 07:18:11 51.02N 1.03E 10.0 4.7M A ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM Eyewitness Accounts - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6602713.stm |
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| Loveandbeloved | Apr 28 2007, 10:27 AM Post #2 |
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Earthquake may have cracked cliff A huge crack which appeared in a cliff in the New Forest may have been caused by the Kent earthquake, the Marine and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has said. A row of beach huts below the cliff face in Barton-on-Sea, Hampshire, have been evacuated amid landslide fears. An MCA spokeswoman said the crack, about 1,000 metres (3,280ft) in length, developed on Saturday morning. "We do not know if it is linked to the earthquake but it is too coincidental to ignore," she said. "If the crack does get any bigger it could lead to quite a large landslide and there are lots of very expensive beach huts below." [link to news.bbc.co.uk] |
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| simple simon | Apr 28 2007, 03:59 PM Post #3 |
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Thanks L&B. Yes, this morning there was an earthquake in south-east England - in the county of Kent, with (according to media reports) most of the damage occurring in the town of Folkestone, which is a coastal community near to the British tunnel mouth for the Channel Tunnel railway. However I did not feel it, so no, the earth did not move for me! :rolleyes: It seems that no-one has been seriously hurt, although a LOT of people have been somewhat shaken up (emotionally). Fortunately it is a mild, sunny spring morning. As yet the exact number of damaged properties remains unknown, likewise it is still to be worked out how many houses are unihabitable. Many buildings has their chimney stacks fall, but the real danger lies where the brickwork was loosened but it did not fall - as falling brickwork could seriously hurt someone. The fire brigade has been going around using their rescue equipment to raise their crew up to roof level to knock loose chimneys stacks down, as once down there is no further danger (whats on the ground cannot fall again!). Some properties might have more serious structural damage, but I have only heard of concerns, no hard facts. People with businesses which are closed at weekends are being asked to visit them and ensure that all is safe eg: no gas leaks, no new cracks in internal brickwork, etc. Apparently the Salvation Atmy has been able to offer emergency daytime shelter for people who have been forced to evacuate their homes, and because the electricity is off they have brought in their emergency vehicles which feature bottled gas cooking equipment, so that the people they are looking after can enjoy warm food and hot drinks. Watching the TV reports I learnt that although quakes are rare, this area is known to have been seismically active before. Apparently there was a smallish quake near to here in 1950 - and in 1580 there was a quake of sufficient strength to cause quite a bit of damage in London, where there were also a couple of fatalities. London is about 60 miles away - although thats the outer edge of the modern - day city; in medievel times the city would have been much smaller, so 75-80 miles would be more appropriate. I also saw that there is a fault line along the English Channell, the narrow sea corridor which separates Britain from France. Hopefully if it ever goes the Channel Tunnel will be empty at the time. Simon (couldn't resist using this emoticon LOL)
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| Loveandbeloved | Apr 28 2007, 04:25 PM Post #4 |
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Glad all's alright with you, Simon. ...and I'm glad no one was seriously hurt.The stories I read seemed to acknowledge surprise over this quake - so I am surprised to hear that it is a seismically active area. Either way, it sounds ike a lot of people were rattled. Hope things are peaceful and sound soon. I think you picked up the tone for this quake, yes?? |
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| simple simon | Apr 28 2007, 04:52 PM Post #5 |
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Thanks L&B Re: the eartone, well maybe - I did wonder if this could be the situation????? But I have experienced this sort of eartone a few times before, and am pretty certain that they have not always ended up in quakes. Certainly its a mystery to me. At the same time however it makes me feel even more admiration for those sensitives in the USA who are able to use such ear tones as tools for predicting quakes - especially along your west coast. Simon
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| FREYJA | Apr 29 2007, 06:34 PM Post #6 |
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thanks for the inside scoop simon! This EQ you all expereinced seemed to have done the trick for me. Friday after the week long build up of pressure i was so sad and so pathetic i could hardly stand myself. Saturday I woke up as good as gold and then saw you all had this quake..... whew
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| Loveandbeloved | Apr 29 2007, 07:12 PM Post #7 |
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Wow, Freyja, you are VERY earth sensitive. I am sorry you felt such strong pressure - but am very glad you are feeling the relief now. I felt something like you described one summer when a satellite went down. Sounds crazy, but I felt a profound relief - then learned the news about the satellite. Here's the list of quakes so far today.. 1 07/04/29 00:49:06 43.49N 126.90W 5.0 4.8M OFF COAST OF OREGON 2 07/04/29 02:57:39 4.76S 153.35E 72.5 4.7M NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G. 3 07/04/29 03:44:29 8.29S 157.19E 10.0 5.4M SOLOMON ISLANDS 4 07/04/29 06:33:08 19.86S 178.01W 378.1 4.4M FIJI REGION 5 07/04/29 06:33:54 25.34N 62.23E 29.3 4.9M SOUTHWESTERN PAKISTAN 6 07/04/29 12:41:58 52.08N 179.98W 123.3 6.2M A ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS. 7 07/04/29 13:40:15 45.11N 137.36E 312.3 4.3M A PRIMOR'YE, RUSSIA 8 07/04/29 15:45:26 25.32S 179.29E 511.9 4.5M B SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS 9 07/04/29 17:08:52 6.82S 155.81E 10.0 4.9M A BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G. 10 07/04/29 17:22:53 2.76N 95.77E 43.2 5.0M A SIMEULUE, INDONESIA 11 07/04/29 18:40:07 16.41N 94.04E 12.5 4.6M B NEAR SOUTH COAST OF MYANMAR 12 07/04/29 20:41:31 28.61N 129.48E 61.4 4.6M A RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN |
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| FREYJA | Apr 29 2007, 08:17 PM Post #8 |
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L&B....this is all new and I am just now learning to decipher the different symptoms. super fluidity comes with a price evidently. i am hoping to discover a way of coping better with the growing pressures. |
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(couldn't resist using this emoticon LOL)
...and I'm glad no one was seriously hurt.

3:05 PM Jul 11