English Quake

[wolf63]

The article itself is not very exciting, but read the comments underneath - come to think of it maybe this should be in CB.

http://uk.news.yahoo....hannel-094815785.html

[emmie]

funny comments,

[daisya]

Yes I like the wit of people commenting, however the one valid point, if the quake occurred around the channel tunnel area, it could be a devastating outcome.

[ladybirder]

Yep very funny comments wolf.

[wolf63]

I read the second page of comments then got bored - they started bickering (a bit like here on AB).

I could be a one-off quake - it might be the start of many. We have no control over it either way.

[DrFilth]

did you spot the mistake

>> This report then cites earlier quakes measuring: 4.3 in 1750; 4.5 in 1754; and 5.0 in 1878.
How could those earlier quakes be compared when the Richter scale didn't exist until Mr. Richter invented it in 1935? <<

the earlier quakes were on the great grandad richter scale which works them out in a different way

[emmie]

Bognor regis on the south coast, has suffered some problems in the last few years, a freak storm resulted in a twister which did a bit of damage recently, but lots of storm damage occured in 2000, caravans destroyed and roofs blown off homes, not nice, especially when its such a quiet little place.

[Zeuhl]

A friend who lives in NZ has been reporting shakes and quakes on Facebook on an almost daily basis so i suppose we are relatively fortunate.

I was on the beach here in west sussex at lunchtime on my way to the office and there was no sign of the tsunami - just a sea too cold for a dip despite the sunshine, very disappointing - i really hate the climate here sometimes!

[DTCwordfan]

I see it caused £5 million of improvements in Portsmouth.

[jno]

another severe shake in Japan this month too. I should imagine they'd love it if they got nothing worse than that big lorry feeling.

(But yes, it could cause havoc if it hit the Channel tunnel.)

[deggers316]

i know if i was on the Eurostar (which i use) and felt a quake while under the channel, there would be a brown patch on the seat when i left the train !!

[AB Editor]

I liked this one best:

"Apparently £2000 of improvements were caused in the area"