South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 19/01/2018 Onwards

[khodds]

I was sat on the sofa and it went like jelly.. I wondered if I was imagining things.. then I realised that I was actually stone cold sober and took to social media who confirmed it ?

[khodds]

It was quite shallow too by the looks of it at 6.8 miles

[nettie]

Didn't feel anything myself but my daughter said she felt the chair wobble but she wasn't  sure if it was the cat jumping up lol

[Andrew_WsM]

From Ian W COUNTRY Update: Earthquake of 4.7 (4.9 initial report) is confirmed by US Geological Survey & British Geological Survey as epicentre 3km NE of Clydach, Wales, at 1431GMT.

https://twitter.com/fergieweather/status/964876716404625408

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us2000d3uw#executive

[matt111]

14 minutes ago, Mapantz said:

A report map shows people in Poole and Bournemouth felt it. I didn't feel anything here, and I was sat quietly in the room watching TV. So they're either telling porkies or wanting to jump on the bandwagon.

Didn’t feel anything here either. 

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Shook me sideways

[Bristawl Si]

I was sat in armchair watching the horse racing and just finishing my Saturday footie accumulator. I thought someone had knocked on front door rather heavily and muttered as i got up "No need to bang the door so heavily!"

[MattTarrant]

Well that was impressive here in Swansea. Significant shaking of buildings! 

[Andrew_WsM]

British Geological Survey questionnaire for anyone who felt the tremors - https://t.co/4i4RQzyYEg

[karlos1983]

when I went to kefalonia we had one almost everyday, I considered sleeping outside lol 

didnt feel a thing here ?‍♂️ So me thinks Poole and Dorset folk are telling porkies 

[EllyTech]

Hang on a minute, this is the South and SW thread. A warm welcome to Wales! . 

[Dorsetbred]

26 minutes ago, Mapantz said:

A report map shows people in Poole and Bournemouth felt it. I didn't feel anything here, and I was sat quietly in the room watching TV. So they're either telling porkies or wanting to jump on the bandwagon.

We were at home, and nothing here, so I think some porkers are around..

Edited February 17, 2018 by Dorsetbred

[EllyTech]

23 minutes ago, khodds said:

I was sat on the sofa and it went like jelly.. I wondered if I was imagining things.. then I realised that I was actually stone cold sober and took to social media who confirmed it ?

Social media confirmed your were sober? 

[Buzz]

4 minutes ago, karlos1983 said:

when I went to kefalonia we had one almost everyday, I considered sleeping outside lol 

didnt feel a thing here ?‍♂️ So me thinks Poole and Dorset folk are telling porkies 

Map with some info:

Edited February 17, 2018 by Buzz

[Leon1]

everybody is talking about an earthquake yet in bristol, didn't feel a thing!

[jethro]

59 minutes ago, Dorsetbred said:

Overcast after a bright warm and sunny morning, with some colour beginning to show in the garden....nice..

They're gorgeous, love Hellebores.

[toggerob]

Earthquakes can be felt many hundreds of miles away as often it's the P-Waves and not the the S-Waves that cause the most damage, how the energy is dispersed outwards but can be dissipated or amplified by different layers of rock. Area's of Granite/Limestone for example might experience the initial tremor for a second or two whilst area's of sandstone traps the energy so the shaking can last more stronger and for a longer duration due to the excess 'bleed-off' of energy that's passing.

[jethro]

Re: earth quake, didn't feel a thing here.

[Georgie]

On 10/02/2018 at 11:22, MP-R said:

 

 

Edited February 17, 2018 by Georgie

[Dorsetbred]

31 minutes ago, EllyTech said:

 This time I just casually thought, hmm, earthquake...back to the models.... 

 

[Dorsetbred]

Wow we have Welsh Wales & The Peak District followers in out thread now, we are popooolar..

[karlos1983]

2 minutes ago, Dorsetbred said:

Wow we have Welsh Wales & The Peak District followers in out thread now, we are popooolar..

Once they see the Gin orders they’ll never leave 

 

[Andrew_WsM]

BBC have now picked this up - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43097113

Quote

A minor earthquake has affected parts of Wales and England.

Shaking has been reported across south Wales, the south west of England and the Midlands.

Early data from the United States Geological Survey measured the quake to be a 4.2 magnitude tremor.

The British Geological Survey said it was in the process of analysing data.

 

[EllyTech]

19 minutes ago, Andrew_WSM said:

British Geological Survey questionnaire for anyone who felt the tremors - https://t.co/4i4RQzyYEg

Thanks for the link. Have sent my report.

[SilverWolf]

Felt the quake in Stroud - was lying down (recovering from flu, nothing exciting), bed shook for 4-5 seconds. Thought my fever was back but water was shaking in a glass nearby.

Must be an omen about winter returning, maybe I’ll float that idea in the MOD thread....