Geology

[lobster]

Having experienced the Manchetser earthquakes in 2003, has anyone else experienced earthquakes or volcanoes? scary or not?

[Moog]

Thrown out of bed by the Lleyn Penisula quake in 1984, one in LAX airport which nobody took a blind bit of notice of and have visited active volcanic craters in Greece and Indonesia

[Hamish]

Felt the EQ in manc. Also been to Hawaii, most studies V in the world. V gentle eruptions apparently (ie doesn't tend to take half the mountain with it! Saw some lava after a 2mile walk over black rocks at temp 35C....it was worth it, just.

[Doolallygirl]

I was in Faliraki when there was a tremour. I was sitting on the balcony at 6am and I didn't feel a thing!!

[lobster]

doolallygirl, having read some of your posts i'm not suprised. my colleague ran out of the building when the biggest Manc quake happened, screaming like a Trekkie in the Ministry of Sound.

[Doolallygirl]

HuH? What's that supposed to mean?! I'm too FAT to experience an earthquake?!! The cheek of it! I'll have you know that I wasn't the only one who didn't feel anything, the rest of the guests at my hotel didn't either so there!

[TommyC]

I got the Birmingham quake loud and clear last year (or was it the year before..?) Lying in bed wide awake at about 6.30 am (very rare for me) in a silent house, and it felt like exactly what it was, major movement way down deep below, shaking everything including the bed.. and a pronounced rumbling alongside the shudder - I can hardly believe I could actually HEAR it..!! Once in a lifetime, for sure..

[lobster]

no no no no!!! i meant you were probably wasted. not much better tho, i'll stop digging now.

[Doolallygirl]

Oh ok. Sorry, always jumping to the fat conclusion!! hehehe, no I wasn't wasted at 6am, and what made you come to that conclusion anyway?! Ah was it the sex on the beach question?!

[lobster]

yep. and your newsreader fetish.

[sprogglin]

not you as well lobster! i think Doolallygirl has built quite a following.

[beenee]

Yes there's a relatively big one every month or so when I go home (south asia). They're usually pretty frightening, with the overhead light fixtures rattling and just the feeling that you can't escape it as it's everywhere. Eversince we were very little we were told to always head outdoors, but to never run because -and here's the silly, but at that time, very scary bit- if you fall down during an earthquake a person could become paralytic. So you can imagine how terrified we were trying to get out of the house, walking really quickly!

The worst thing is that you can always count on aftershocks following the main quake.. and they can keep coming for the next half hour or so.

I don't think you can ever get used to them!

[apricot]

I was on the slopes of Arenal in Coast Rica when it erupted and believe me fear is brown. It was the loudest noise I have ever heard. The pyrotechnics were fantastic and scared as I'd been it was an experience I don't regret.

[lobster]

Arenal or Arsenal? fear of henry is brown. good tale apricot, thanks.

[vittoria]

Earthquake in Italy c.ca 1977. I was 14 and I was lying on my parents' bed (they were out) about to make a phonecall when the light fitting hanging from the ceiling began to rock first slowly then faster, then the bedstead began to bang against the wall. It took me a few seconds to realise it was an earthquake and then I was left half scared, half excited. I hope I never feel another one though; that earthquake left hundreds of people homeless and I think lots of people were killed or injured.