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RESIDENTS from all corners of the region have reported feeling the earthquake which hit the country just before 1am this morning.
Emergency services say several buildings have been damaged - although there are no reports of any injuries.
The British Geological Survey said the earthquake measured 5.2 on the Richter scale.
The quake struck at 12.56am this morning near Market Rasen, in Lincolnshire.
In North Yorkshire, police received 66 emergency calls, and a further 593 calls on its non-emergency number, mainly from residents seeking reassurance.
Inspector Simon Lovell said: "All our officers have been carrying out reassurance patrols and checking there is no sign of any damage."
Fire and rescue crews were called out to four properties in Selby where the tremor left chimneys in a dangerous state.
A chimney breast collapsed at one property in York Street, Selby.
Police in County Durham said they had taken several calls from concerned members of the public.
But they said there had been no damage reported.
Residents across the North-East and North Yorkshire have reported feeling the earth move - although many were unsure what the tremors where until they heard reports of the quake this morning.
Lydia Hughes, 16, from Darlington.
"My sister got up this morning and said she had heard something.
She said the house shook but she had thought it was a lorry passing. It wasn't until we turned on the television that we realised what had happened."
Paul Marshall, 16, from Darlington.
"One of my friends, who lives just around the corner from me, texted me in the middle of the night saying, 'did you feel the earth shake last night?' But I was fast asleep."
David Calendar, 34, from Darlington.
"Some glasses started shaking. I didn't know what it was.
I thought it was a bit odd, but I didn't actually realise what had happened until I was watching GMTV this morning."
Ashley Scoones, 20, and Rebecca Hale, 25, of Darlington.
"We felt shaking and we were terrified. We didn't know what was going on."
In Stockton, one resident reported a tree being blown over in her garden.
Matthew Richardson, 34, from Hartburn in Stockton was reading in bed when he felt the tremor.
He said: "All of the sudden the whole room shook and, at first, I thought it was the wind outside.
"I woke up my wife to tell her that I thought it was an earthquake, but she just laughed until we switched on the radio this morning and it was the main news story."
Richard Lloyd, 28, manager of Mandale Furniture, in Stockton, was at home in Yarm the quake struck.
He said: "I didn't know what was happening - my sofa started moving like the washing machine was on then I thought the mirror was going to come off the wall. It was really cool though - even though I was scared."
Gordon Thubron, of Newton Aycliffe, said: "I'd just gone to bed and just settled down and the bed gave a little tremor.
"I wondered if it was the neighbours moving something next door.
"I had a look around in case someone had got in the house or if there was a fire or something and then went back to bed."
The tremors were felt in the main post office sorting room in Stockton.
A postal worker said: "The lads on night shift said the sorting racks - which are all securely anchored to the floor - shook for a good minute or two.''
The earthquake triggered all the intruder alarms in the high rise tower block, Hume House, near Stockton railway station. And picture frames crashed from the walls on to room floors.
Victoria Howard, of South Parade, Northallerton, was woken by the quake. She said: "I got woken up about 1am with the windows, bed and house shaking.
"I thought I was having a nightmare, and it seemed to last between eight
and ten seconds."
Daniel Robinson, from Redmire, in the Yorkshire Dales, said: At first I thought it was the wind.
It went on for five or six seconds, but it seems longer when youre sat in bed.
Ive ringing people all morning saying did you feel it?.
Seismologist Dr Brian Baptie, from the British Geological Survey, said: The is a significant earthquake for the UK and will have been widely felt across England and Wales.
Posted by: Cal, Darlington on 9:56am Wed 27 Feb 08
My whole house started to shake at about 1am this morning. Not one thing was left unmoved.. really scary. Didnt realise what is was until this morning.
My whole house started to shake at about 1am this morning. Not one thing was left unmoved.. really scary. Didnt realise what is was until this morning.
Posted by: stu, darlington on 10:14am Wed 27 Feb 08
I live in the West End of Darlington and can confirm that absolutely nothing happened at about 1am, no earthquakes, floods, snow, nothing.
In fact nothing ever happens in Darlington. Ever.
I live in the West End of Darlington and can confirm that absolutely nothing happened at about 1am, no earthquakes, floods, snow, nothing.
In fact nothing ever happens in Darlington. Ever.
Posted by: Stuart, West End, Darlington on 10:17am Wed 27 Feb 08
[quote][bold]stu[/bold] wrote:
I live in the West End of Darlington and can confirm that absolutely nothing happened at about 1am, no earthquakes, floods, snow, nothing. In fact nothing ever happens in Darlington. Ever.[/quote] Perhaps you should have laid off the juice last night lol
stu wrote:
I live in the West End of Darlington and can confirm that absolutely nothing happened at about 1am, no earthquakes, floods, snow, nothing. In fact nothing ever happens in Darlington. Ever.
Perhaps you should have laid off the juice last night lol
Posted by: jessica, middlesbrough on 10:20am Wed 27 Feb 08
Oh my lord i cannot believe there was an earthquake in middlesbrough!!! i went to bed around 1am and didnt feel a thing, what an experiance that would of been! and of all places !middlesbrough! to have an earthquake. sure that will add onto our worst town to live in eh? lol
Oh my lord i cannot believe there was an earthquake in middlesbrough!!! i went to bed around 1am and didnt feel a thing, what an experiance that would of been! and of all places !middlesbrough! to have an earthquake. sure that will add onto our worst town to live in eh? lol
Posted by: Adrian, Darlington on 10:30am Wed 27 Feb 08
I live on Harrowgate Farm in the north of Darlington, sat watching late film and the whole house shook, I put it down to a strong gust of wind but found out it was the tremor, very odd and un-nerving. Stu must have been comatose
I live on Harrowgate Farm in the north of Darlington, sat watching late film and the whole house shook, I put it down to a strong gust of wind but found out it was the tremor, very odd and un-nerving. Stu must have been comatose
Posted by: NUFC Fan, Darlo on 10:35am Wed 27 Feb 08
I live just outside of Richmond and I must have sleapt through it.
Didn't feel a thing.
After seeing reports on the Echo's website this morning I asked my wife "if the earth moved for her yesterday evening" and her response was "in your dreams!"
I live just outside of Richmond and I must have sleapt through it.
Didn't feel a thing.
After seeing reports on the Echo's website this morning I asked my wife "if the earth moved for her yesterday evening" and her response was "in your dreams!"
Posted by: Peter Barron, Darlington on 10:36am Wed 27 Feb 08
I am an insomniac who hasn't had a decent night's sleep for three years - but I managed to sleep through the earthquake! My wife and eldest son were woken up and thought a tree had fallen on the house but I was completely oblivious to it all.
I am an insomniac who hasn't had a decent night's sleep for three years - but I managed to sleep through the earthquake! My wife and eldest son were woken up and thought a tree had fallen on the house but I was completely oblivious to it all.
Posted by: Marmaduke, Darlington on 10:37am Wed 27 Feb 08
I live in the West End of Darlington and it woke me up! I had an uneasy sensation that the house was moving, at first I put it down to a heavy wagon going past but all was quiet on the road outside and there was none of the usual window rattle. Then it ended and I went back to sleep, waking this morning thinking it had all been a dream - until I heard on the radio that infact I had survived one of England's biggest ever quakes.
I live in the West End of Darlington and it woke me up! I had an uneasy sensation that the house was moving, at first I put it down to a heavy wagon going past but all was quiet on the road outside and there was none of the usual window rattle. Then it ended and I went back to sleep, waking this morning thinking it had all been a dream - until I heard on the radio that infact I had survived one of England's biggest ever quakes.
Posted by: Lynne, leicester on 10:39am Wed 27 Feb 08
Yes it hit leicester the house shook heres some great jokes to make it lighten up.
The King is alive.
I guess Oprah's off her diet.
Was it good for you?
Whoa! Who dropped the soap?
[bold]bold[/bold] what did one earthquake say to the other? Its your fault!!!!!!
During last nights earth quake DID U FART!!!!!!!!!!!
Takes the serious side and makes it funny ,we all have to laff.
Yes it hit leicester the house shook heres some great jokes to make it lighten up.
The King is alive.
I guess Oprah's off her diet.
Was it good for you?
Whoa! Who dropped the soap?
what did one earthquake say to the other? Its your fault!!!!!!
During last nights earth quake DID U FART!!!!!!!!!!!
Takes the serious side and makes it funny ,we all have to laff.
Posted by: The Cat, Darlington on 10:46am Wed 27 Feb 08
I thought I was having a heart murmur or something at first. That was scary. When I realised it was just the bed shaking a little bit I wasn't so bothered.
I thought I was having a heart murmur or something at first. That was scary. When I realised it was just the bed shaking a little bit I wasn't so bothered.
Posted by: gill, shotton colliery durham on 10:48am Wed 27 Feb 08
i woke up just before 1am after falling asleep watching telly.at first i thought my daughter 17 was playing a trick on me with one of my younger childs toy.when i looked and she wasnt there i put it down to a big lorry going down the road at the end of our estate.imagine my surprise when i turned the telly on this morning to hear it was an earthquake.on my school run this morning i was telling a few other mums that i felt it and they looked at me as if i was mad.so im pleased im not the only one in the northeast that felt it.
i woke up just before 1am after falling asleep watching telly.at first i thought my daughter 17 was playing a trick on me with one of my younger childs toy.when i looked and she wasnt there i put it down to a big lorry going down the road at the end of our estate.imagine my surprise when i turned the telly on this morning to hear it was an earthquake.on my school run this morning i was telling a few other mums that i felt it and they looked at me as if i was mad.so im pleased im not the only one in the northeast that felt it.
Posted by: Chris from Beverley, Beverley, North Humberside on 10:50am Wed 27 Feb 08
I can confirm that we certainly experienced the earth move! It lasted for several minutes at around 1 a.m. We thought our boiler had exploded, however, soon realised that it was the ground shaking around us. Not good for the blood pressure.
I can confirm that we certainly experienced the earth move! It lasted for several minutes at around 1 a.m. We thought our boiler had exploded, however, soon realised that it was the ground shaking around us. Not good for the blood pressure.
Posted by: Ollie, Stockport, Manchester on 10:51am Wed 27 Feb 08
It woke me up around 1:00 with my room shaking and rumbling initially i didnt know what was going on, i shouted my brother and he said very calmly 'its a earthquake i think'! lol like we have them every day! When i woke this morning i thought i must have been dreaming. Weird, but quite exciting.
It woke me up around 1:00 with my room shaking and rumbling initially i didnt know what was going on, i shouted my brother and he said very calmly 'its a earthquake i think'! lol like we have them every day! When i woke this morning i thought i must have been dreaming. Weird, but quite exciting.
Posted by: Jayne, Ingleby Barwick on 10:52am Wed 27 Feb 08
Just before 1:00am this morning, as I was trying to get to sleep I heard a huge 'whoooosh' noise, like a big gust of wind and suddenly my whole bedroom started to shake. It was pretty scary and I couldnt get back to sleep after that!
Just before 1:00am this morning, as I was trying to get to sleep I heard a huge 'whoooosh' noise, like a big gust of wind and suddenly my whole bedroom started to shake. It was pretty scary and I couldnt get back to sleep after that!
Posted by: Suzi, Rainton Nr Thirsk on 10:59am Wed 27 Feb 08
Earthquake felt in Rainton near Thirsk at 12.58am. Awoke suddenly to extremely loud rumbling, thumping, whooshing and shuddering noises. House began shaking quite violently and the contents vibrating and clattering. Could feel the sensation of the floor moving what seemed to be up and down and side to side at the same time under your feet. It was a terrifying experience. I have never felt anything like it before and do not wish to again. I think our household was in shock afterwards.
Earthquake felt in Rainton near Thirsk at 12.58am. Awoke suddenly to extremely loud rumbling, thumping, whooshing and shuddering noises. House began shaking quite violently and the contents vibrating and clattering. Could feel the sensation of the floor moving what seemed to be up and down and side to side at the same time under your feet. It was a terrifying experience. I have never felt anything like it before and do not wish to again. I think our household was in shock afterwards.
Posted by: petra, Croft-on-Tees on 11:00am Wed 27 Feb 08
I woke just before 1am and felt the bed shaking. The noise was awful, as if a train was trundling across the roof. The ceiling shook as though an elephant was jumping around in the attic. I shouted "It's an earthquake" to my husband not believing what I had just said. He just rolled over, muttered something unintelligable, and went back to sleep. My heart was racing after the tremor finished. I heard about the earthquake on the radio and was reassured that I wasn't going mad or overdone the vino the night before.
I woke just before 1am and felt the bed shaking. The noise was awful, as if a train was trundling across the roof. The ceiling shook as though an elephant was jumping around in the attic. I shouted "It's an earthquake" to my husband not believing what I had just said. He just rolled over, muttered something unintelligable, and went back to sleep. My heart was racing after the tremor finished. I heard about the earthquake on the radio and was reassured that I wasn't going mad or overdone the vino the night before.
Posted by: James Scott, Darlington on 11:15am Wed 27 Feb 08
My sister just told me about this, which was an odd suprise as I was awake last night at around 1AM and didn't notice anything at all. Though being unwell I might have just mistaken it for a train passing, as often trains pass by along the line just over from us and those shake the whole house anyway.
I know that my baby niece wouldn't settle after being shook awake though and didn't get back to sleep till 6am. Fun for my sister and her husband!
My sister just told me about this, which was an odd suprise as I was awake last night at around 1AM and didn't notice anything at all. Though being unwell I might have just mistaken it for a train passing, as often trains pass by along the line just over from us and those shake the whole house anyway.
I know that my baby niece wouldn't settle after being shook awake though and didn't get back to sleep till 6am. Fun for my sister and her husband!
Posted by: Barry, Newton Aycliffe on 11:19am Wed 27 Feb 08
I was laid in bed reading at the time i felt the shake, At first i thought i had nodded off and was dreaming but i definitely felt it. Didnt hear anything though and the wife slept through it but she would sleep through a hurricane. !
I was laid in bed reading at the time i felt the shake, At first i thought i had nodded off and was dreaming but i definitely felt it. Didnt hear anything though and the wife slept through it but she would sleep through a hurricane. !
Posted by: Kathleen Boden, Darlington on 11:19am Wed 27 Feb 08
I was woken up by a strong rumbling and shaking. At first I thought it was the wind but the tremors were coming from beneath. The side tables moved about a small amount but no damage. I was worried as our house was built in 1929 but there was no structural damage.A second wave came a few seconds later . It felt like it lasted half a minute all together ,when you are nervous time seems to stand still.
I was woken up by a strong rumbling and shaking. At first I thought it was the wind but the tremors were coming from beneath. The side tables moved about a small amount but no damage. I was worried as our house was built in 1929 but there was no structural damage.A second wave came a few seconds later . It felt like it lasted half a minute all together ,when you are nervous time seems to stand still.
Posted by: Catherine, Guisborough on 11:33am Wed 27 Feb 08
I woke up to my bedroom door opening and my heavy metal bunk bed swaying quite quickly, i just thought that i had jumped in my sleep but when i went downstairs mark said that the living room doors were shaking like mad, i went back upstairs to shake my bed but i wouldnt shake the way it did...we were convinced we had a ghost haha!
I woke up to my bedroom door opening and my heavy metal bunk bed swaying quite quickly, i just thought that i had jumped in my sleep but when i went downstairs mark said that the living room doors were shaking like mad, i went back upstairs to shake my bed but i wouldnt shake the way it did...we were convinced we had a ghost haha!
Posted by: julie chester, gilesgate durham on 11:35am Wed 27 Feb 08
I THOUGHT I WAS DREAMING WHEN MY WARDROBE DOORS RATTTLED AT 1.03AM THOUGHT I WAS HAUNTED MY HUBBY HEARD IT TOO HE SAID IT MUST BE THE WIND!I THOUGHT NO WAY ITS A GHOST I WAS FAIRLY SPOOKED TILL SAW THE NEWS THIS MORNING!!REALISED IT MUST OF BEEN TREMOR!!
I THOUGHT I WAS DREAMING WHEN MY WARDROBE DOORS RATTTLED AT 1.03AM THOUGHT I WAS HAUNTED MY HUBBY HEARD IT TOO HE SAID IT MUST BE THE WIND!I THOUGHT NO WAY ITS A GHOST I WAS FAIRLY SPOOKED TILL SAW THE NEWS THIS MORNING!!REALISED IT MUST OF BEEN TREMOR!!
Posted by: Mike, Darlington on 11:36am Wed 27 Feb 08
I live in the denes and had just got in from work when the quake struck. I thought some idiot was knocking on my window at first, given the noise, but then the sofa started to shake a wee bit so I knew it was some sort of tremor...I think we got off lightly though, looking at the damage caused elsewhere around the country
I live in the denes and had just got in from work when the quake struck. I thought some idiot was knocking on my window at first, given the noise, but then the sofa started to shake a wee bit so I knew it was some sort of tremor...I think we got off lightly though, looking at the damage caused elsewhere around the country
Posted by: Aidan, Stanley on 11:44am Wed 27 Feb 08
I was checking my computer at home in Stanley when the room shook. I realised straight away that it was an earthquake. It was quite a strong movement lasting around 10 seconds. Fortunately no visable damage was done.
I was checking my computer at home in Stanley when the room shook. I realised straight away that it was an earthquake. It was quite a strong movement lasting around 10 seconds. Fortunately no visable damage was done.
Posted by: Jane, Arkengarthdale on 11:47am Wed 27 Feb 08
I hadn't got to sleep when I felt the bed shaking - at first I didn't know what was happening, then a thought about an earthquake came into my mind but I thought "don't be daft, at the height we are and where we live it can't be". Then I put it down to myself somehow shaking, but now I know it was actually an earthquake. It's unbelievable really. I couldn't hear any noises because the wind was howling outside.
I hadn't got to sleep when I felt the bed shaking - at first I didn't know what was happening, then a thought about an earthquake came into my mind but I thought "don't be daft, at the height we are and where we live it can't be". Then I put it down to myself somehow shaking, but now I know it was actually an earthquake. It's unbelievable really. I couldn't hear any noises because the wind was howling outside.
Posted by: Charlotte, Darlington on 11:56am Wed 27 Feb 08
At about 1 o clock this morning i woke up trembling and shaking. not untill the morning did we reailise that there had been an earthquake. I thourght i was dreaming. obviously not lets hope we dont get another ...
At about 1 o clock this morning i woke up trembling and shaking. not untill the morning did we reailise that there had been an earthquake. I thourght i was dreaming. obviously not lets hope we dont get another ...
Posted by: SS, Darlington on 12:26pm Wed 27 Feb 08
We didn't feel it, but our dogs did. They were whimpering and mooching about. I got up to see what was up with them, then went back to bed. It was about 1:20 when I went back to bed.
I'll pay more attention to my furry friends in future!
We didn't feel it, but our dogs did. They were whimpering and mooching about. I got up to see what was up with them, then went back to bed. It was about 1:20 when I went back to bed.
I'll pay more attention to my furry friends in future!
Posted by: Jason Scott, Hebburn on 12:31pm Wed 27 Feb 08
I was sitting in the front room watching television when i felt the sofa i was sitting on move along to the right for about 2/3 seconds and then just stop. I was unsure what it was and didn't think nothing of it until i heard the news today!
I was sitting in the front room watching television when i felt the sofa i was sitting on move along to the right for about 2/3 seconds and then just stop. I was unsure what it was and didn't think nothing of it until i heard the news today!
Posted by: nicole henley, Catterick Garrison on 12:51pm Wed 27 Feb 08
well i felt it, and it scared the poop out of me, i thought that my house was going to collapse, my OH didnt feel a thing, i had just gone to bed and he was down stairs. it scared me that much i ended up sleeping on the sofa :/
well i felt it, and it scared the poop out of me, i thought that my house was going to collapse, my OH didnt feel a thing, i had just gone to bed and he was down stairs. it scared me that much i ended up sleeping on the sofa :/
Posted by: chris, richmond on 12:59pm Wed 27 Feb 08
We have a Cocker called Storm 30 mths old, he howled at a few minutes to 1 this morning as he must have felt something. They say animals sense it.[bold]bold[/bold] [quote]quote[/quote]
We have a Cocker called Storm 30 mths old, he howled at a few minutes to 1 this morning as he must have felt something. They say animals sense it.
Posted by: Michael D, spennymoor on 1:17pm Wed 27 Feb 08
i felt it this morning, i had just had a magners and was a little drunk when the house shook, i thort it was in my mind, and just hoped to god it wasnt coming from my parents bedroom. what an experience
i felt it this morning, i had just had a magners and was a little drunk when the house shook, i thort it was in my mind, and just hoped to god it wasnt coming from my parents bedroom. what an experience
Posted by: angela jasper, derbyshire on 1:46pm Wed 27 Feb 08
i live in swadlincote derbyshire it was about 1 oclock the bed started shaking i jumped out shouting " earth tremor" and ran to my little girls room , then it stopped & she was still asleep !! very scary !
i live in swadlincote derbyshire it was about 1 oclock the bed started shaking i jumped out shouting " earth tremor" and ran to my little girls room , then it stopped & she was still asleep !! very scary !
Posted by: katie sinclair, thirsk in northyorkshire on 2:05pm Wed 27 Feb 08
well at like one in the morning i felt summat shake so woke my boyfriend up 2 tell him i could feel summink he said or it will be a lorry going past. Then woke up this morning to hear it was an earthquake it was scary but thankgod it was only seconds.[bold]bold[/bold] [italic]italic[/italic] [quote]quote[/quote]
well at like one in the morning i felt summat shake so woke my boyfriend up 2 tell him i could feel summink he said or it will be a lorry going past. Then woke up this morning to hear it was an earthquake it was scary but thankgod it was only seconds.
Posted by: Adam john rambo, darlington on 2:19pm Wed 27 Feb 08
[bold]bold[/bold] i was on my computer playing runescape at 1am and the tremor started my cupboards started shaking videos fell off the top of the cupboard and my speakers fell down and i shouted what the f**k it was crazy
i was on my computer playing runescape at 1am and the tremor started my cupboards started shaking videos fell off the top of the cupboard and my speakers fell down and i shouted what the f**k it was crazy
Posted by: George Agdgdgwngo, Uganda on 2:27pm Wed 27 Feb 08
I have a mate in Darlo called Matt & when I emailed him he just said he didn't hear a thing. I made a joke about the earth moving & he never came back to me!!! Maybe the quake has effected his sense of humour. Sounds like a strange night over there though!!
I have a mate in Darlo called Matt & when I emailed him he just said he didn't hear a thing. I made a joke about the earth moving & he never came back to me!!! Maybe the quake has effected his sense of humour. Sounds like a strange night over there though!!
I remmber in around 1969 that the house shook at about 10pm,my sister shouting 'I'm frightened'. I remember that day well as it was also the day I finally passed my driving test. That day seems to be lose in local history though, as were the floods in the 70s I think when the dene's beck flooded and reached up to Widowfield St, the dene's benches were floating in the water, they weren't riveted down in those days.
I remmber in around 1969 that the house shook at about 10pm,my sister shouting 'I'm frightened'. I remember that day well as it was also the day I finally passed my driving test. That day seems to be lose in local history though, as were the floods in the 70s I think when the dene's beck flooded and reached up to Widowfield St, the dene's benches were floating in the water, they weren't riveted down in those days.
Every1 at school said they felt it but how come i never i had a glass of water on my floor and draws and where exactly where i left them non spilt . how come ?
Every1 at school said they felt it but how come i never i had a glass of water on my floor and draws and where exactly where i left them non spilt . how come ?
Posted by: Jill, Chester-le-Street on 3:44pm Wed 27 Feb 08
I didn't feel the quake but came down stairs at 3am because the heating was on shouldn't have been. I turned it off and went back to bed. Then this morning my son said there had been an earth quake so I wondered if that had caused the heating to come on. Strange!
I didn't feel the quake but came down stairs at 3am because the heating was on shouldn't have been. I turned it off and went back to bed. Then this morning my son said there had been an earth quake so I wondered if that had caused the heating to come on. Strange!
Posted by: Richard Coverdale, Redcar on 4:12pm Wed 27 Feb 08
I woke up around 12:30 with the feeling of someone grabbing hold of the end of my bed and pushing it back and forth, it kept me awake for a little while and then just as I was dosing off back to sleep, the whole house started to sway from side to side with the windows rattling. Immediatley I knew it was an earthquake even thought I didn't believe it myself, thought i was imagining things. It was not until I woke for work at 6am and watched the early morning news that I realised I had just experienced a 5.2 Earthquake, what an experience, will never forget the feeling of the earth moving beneath you.
I woke up around 12:30 with the feeling of someone grabbing hold of the end of my bed and pushing it back and forth, it kept me awake for a little while and then just as I was dosing off back to sleep, the whole house started to sway from side to side with the windows rattling. Immediatley I knew it was an earthquake even thought I didn't believe it myself, thought i was imagining things. It was not until I woke for work at 6am and watched the early morning news that I realised I had just experienced a 5.2 Earthquake, what an experience, will never forget the feeling of the earth moving beneath you.
Posted by: Dale Rodgers, Hemlington, Middlesbrough on 4:52pm Wed 27 Feb 08
I saw it on the news this morning, an earthquake in Lincolnshire, but it wasn't until I got into school that I realised it had hit Middlesbrough too! Of course, I was fast asleep at the time - would have loved to have felt it though!
I saw it on the news this morning, an earthquake in Lincolnshire, but it wasn't until I got into school that I realised it had hit Middlesbrough too! Of course, I was fast asleep at the time - would have loved to have felt it though!
Posted by: The Great Gildersleeve, Newton Aycliffe on 5:16pm Wed 27 Feb 08
Laid on my bed perfectly still around 1am...suddenly heard or felt what sounded like something falling off the bed which there was only me was impossible.
Lasted seconds. Stopped...was confused what it was but just thought I'd imagined it.
Then, the bed started to vibrate, again for a few seconds. Which seemed strange. As I knew I was still. Then the radio 5 News came on and the presenter was talking about chairs moving in the studio in London and e-mails and texts coming in about the incident.
Initially, all information about the quake in officially capacity was supplied from America.
Mum in another room slept through it. If the room shook, I couldn't say. Any sound? No, just what I thought was something falling off the bed but nothing had.
Laid on my bed perfectly still around 1am...suddenly heard or felt what sounded like something falling off the bed which there was only me was impossible.
Lasted seconds. Stopped...was confused what it was but just thought I'd imagined it.
Then, the bed started to vibrate, again for a few seconds. Which seemed strange. As I knew I was still. Then the radio 5 News came on and the presenter was talking about chairs moving in the studio in London and e-mails and texts coming in about the incident.
Initially, all information about the quake in officially capacity was supplied from America.
Mum in another room slept through it. If the room shook, I couldn't say. Any sound? No, just what I thought was something falling off the bed but nothing had.
Im waiting all the dogooders, swampy and the the tree folk to come out and start blaming global warming.
I blame the bloke next door for not recycling his cardboard conflake packets and the fellah at number 62 who drives a 4x4. Its disgusting and something should be done about those sort of people.
Im waiting all the dogooders, swampy and the the tree folk to come out and start blaming global warming.
I blame the bloke next door for not recycling his cardboard conflake packets and the fellah at number 62 who drives a 4x4. Its disgusting and something should be done about those sort of people.
Posted by: viv brugmans, osmotherley /north yorkshire on 6:53pm Wed 27 Feb 08
Hi i work at the Three Tuns Osmotherley, and about 1 am today i was woken with my bed shaking and residents had the same experience,wardrobes and beds shaking .
I thought i was dreaming-!!
Hi i work at the Three Tuns Osmotherley, and about 1 am today i was woken with my bed shaking and residents had the same experience,wardrobes and beds shaking .
Posted by: Carl Barron, Dorset on 7:41pm Wed 27 Feb 08
For those who wish to be updated on such issues here is a link to a web site that has [bold]'Global Weather Hurricane & Earth Quake Data'[/bold] the global map on Earth Quake Data [bold]updates every 30 minutes.[/bold]
[bold]Link below[/bold] copy paste into browser:
http://dorsetvisualg
uide.co.uk/weather1.
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Complements of [bold]'Dorset Visual Guide'[/bold]
http://dorsetvisualg
uide.co.uk
For those who wish to be updated on such issues here is a link to a web site that has 'Global Weather Hurricane & Earth Quake Data' the global map on Earth Quake Data updates every 30 minutes.
Posted by: Stephen, Durham on 7:57pm Wed 27 Feb 08
Well thanks to our cat Socks, both my partner and I were up at 1 even though i didn't start work till 5 so as u can guess im shattered!
Darn Earthquake!
Well thanks to our cat Socks, both my partner and I were up at 1 even though i didn't start work till 5 so as u can guess im shattered!
Posted by: joanne, middlesbrough on 8:00pm Wed 27 Feb 08
i woke up with bed rocking from side to side thought i was dreaming, then heard mam n dads bedroom door open n some1 go downstairs thought it was mam going to work until i turned light on and realised it was only 1am went into their room and mam asked if my bedroom windows were open cos doors are shaking i said well i woke up cos i thought the bed was rocking but thought i was dreaming. Didnt think anything of it until i woke up n my nanna told me there had been an earth quake. It scary but fun and exciting to think i have actually felt it. I went to work n few lasses felt it to. On the radio it said was going to be some aftermath over next few days. So listen or should i say feel out every one. :)[bold]bold[/bold]
i woke up with bed rocking from side to side thought i was dreaming, then heard mam n dads bedroom door open n some1 go downstairs thought it was mam going to work until i turned light on and realised it was only 1am went into their room and mam asked if my bedroom windows were open cos doors are shaking i said well i woke up cos i thought the bed was rocking but thought i was dreaming. Didnt think anything of it until i woke up n my nanna told me there had been an earth quake. It scary but fun and exciting to think i have actually felt it. I went to work n few lasses felt it to. On the radio it said was going to be some aftermath over next few days. So listen or should i say feel out every one. :)
Posted by: Mila, Windsor, ONtario, Canada on 8:33pm Wed 27 Feb 08
I live in Canada, but by Nan lives in Middlesbrough. When I first saw the news reports hit the net around midnight our time (about 5 a.m. in England) I immediately got on the phone and rang to see if she was alright. The shaking and noise had woken her up and she had been unable to sleep comfortably from that point on. She said it felt as though the roof was coming in. My cousins in Wales apparently slept through the entire thing. I'm glad to hear there where no serious injures.
I live in Canada, but by Nan lives in Middlesbrough. When I first saw the news reports hit the net around midnight our time (about 5 a.m. in England) I immediately got on the phone and rang to see if she was alright. The shaking and noise had woken her up and she had been unable to sleep comfortably from that point on. She said it felt as though the roof was coming in. My cousins in Wales apparently slept through the entire thing. I'm glad to hear there where no serious injures.
Posted by: t sarkar, harrow, middlesex on 1:01am Thu 28 Feb 08
[italic]italic[/italic] In Harrow. I thought it was definitely an earthquake as the shaking bed started to make squeaking noise. I said to myself ; Oh my God, the Norwich Union has already refused to do anything for the rotten floor joists affected by water escape in my other house!!
T Sarkar
In Harrow. I thought it was definitely an earthquake as the shaking bed started to make squeaking noise. I said to myself ; Oh my God, the Norwich Union has already refused to do anything for the rotten floor joists affected by water escape in my other house!!
Posted by: Meesh, North East on 1:26am Thu 28 Feb 08
To quote a certain DJ on the radio this morning in response to this stupid and blown out of proportion so called "earthquake".
Can't wait wait to hear Africa sing for us...
To quote a certain DJ on the radio this morning in response to this stupid and blown out of proportion so called "earthquake".
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