Purplemaniacs Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Tonight I was at the archery club committee meeting at Greetham in Rutland when the earth moved, there was a loud rumble and my chair moved It was quite scary, DD in another Rutland village felt it too, she thought it was her new gas boiler blowing up, she ran upstairs to grab the baby and was just about to rush into her bedroom when she realised it wasn't the boiler but an earthquake. Did anyone else feel it? The British Geological Society say 3.8 Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 There was one in Winchester a couple of days ago, 2.9 apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Leia Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I know some folks round our way and also around Kettering and Corby who felt it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I notice this thread has had a lot of viewing - wonder why? could it be the title? No thankfully we are still ok in the capital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Not felt anything. Of course if it was at night then that would be minimal compared to hubby's snoring when the room shakes routinely. Winchester not far but no, didn't feel that. Nor did I feel any when I was expecting my first and lying on the settee when somewhere up the road felt one some 24 years ago! We did, however, get the blast from the explosion at the oil place in Hemel Hempstead years ago when it was like thunder and the roof and windows shook. We could see the smoke from here too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saronne Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I felt it here in Leicestershire. Definite rumbly-roar and vibration at around 10.30 last night. Lasted about 10 seconds. My cats slept through it, but the dog cocked her head and looked alert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 3.8 in magnitude, quite a big one for the UK. Vibration similar to a truck driving through a wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Had one of that magnitude when I was in Thailand many years ago; everything rattled and shook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Didn't feel it here, but we are buffeted quite a lot by the westerly wind here, as the cottage is quite exposed. I've experienced a 5.1 earthquake and was working on the 16th floor of an office block at the time, so that was quite scary. The last big one in Brum was the 4.7 Dudley epicentre earthquake of 2002. That was early hours of the morning and woke me as the noise was frightening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I definitely felt it - the epicentre was in my village! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 I thought of you LB when I heard where it was. Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 It was rather dramatic! I'm sure it must have been about the same in Greetham, very loud indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
