Comments on: Earthquake http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2008/02/27/earthquake/ Sarah and Alaric Snell-Pym living in interesting times Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:19:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Liz Coutts http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2008/02/27/earthquake/#comment-69761 Liz Coutts Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:43:17 +0000 http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2008/02/27/earthquake/#comment-69761 <p>I too felt the earthquake - I actually thought I was unwell! It made me feel very nauseous. I was shutting down the 'pooter' and suddenly it felt like the chair was being shaken very rapidly, but I was also swaying, slowly, and I think it upset my equilibrium (big word!). At the time I didn't realise it was an earthquake, all I knew was that it made me feel extremely ill. My first thought was that it was a gravel train, or even one of the nuclear flask train that no one likes to acknowledge that goes through on the Fenchurch Street/Southend line, as they go through at around 1.15 a.m. I stopped and listened but couldn't hear anything, and the movement was wrong for that also - I went to bed very confused until all became clear when I spoke to your Mum the following morning and she said about the earthquake.</p> <p>Phew!! Not a 'turn' after all - I had only had a couple of glasses of wine so couldn't even put it down to that (mores the pity!).</p> <p>Aunty Liz</p> I too felt the earthquake - I actually thought I was unwell! It made me feel very nauseous. I was shutting down the 'pooter' and suddenly it felt like the chair was being shaken very rapidly, but I was also swaying, slowly, and I think it upset my equilibrium (big word!). At the time I didn't realise it was an earthquake, all I knew was that it made me feel extremely ill. My first thought was that it was a gravel train, or even one of the nuclear flask train that no one likes to acknowledge that goes through on the Fenchurch Street/Southend line, as they go through at around 1.15 a.m. I stopped and listened but couldn't hear anything, and the movement was wrong for that also - I went to bed very confused until all became clear when I spoke to your Mum the following morning and she said about the earthquake.

Phew!! Not a 'turn' after all - I had only had a couple of glasses of wine so couldn't even put it down to that (mores the pity!).

Aunty Liz

]]> By: Angie (Mum) http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2008/02/27/earthquake/#comment-69681 Angie (Mum) Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:54:30 +0000 http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2008/02/27/earthquake/#comment-69681 <p>Well Sarah, I am not a geologist, just a geologist's Mum! According to the news tonight it was a very deep quake which has minimised the damage, the fault line is the one that runs to the east as far as Turkey and in the west out into the Atlantic ocean. Apparently, as you would probably know, it is not usual to have a quake of this magnitude in the centre of the fault, but more likely the edge of the plate, giving the 'hum dingers' that Turkey have had.</p> <p>As they said on the news a smaller magnitude, for example, the 4.2 on the richter scale that Folkstone suffered last year, did a lot more damage because it was nearer to the surface.</p> <p>Sorry not too much technical speak, but my understanding after from a layman's eye.</p> <p>Mum (Angie)</p> Well Sarah, I am not a geologist, just a geologist's Mum! According to the news tonight it was a very deep quake which has minimised the damage, the fault line is the one that runs to the east as far as Turkey and in the west out into the Atlantic ocean. Apparently, as you would probably know, it is not usual to have a quake of this magnitude in the centre of the fault, but more likely the edge of the plate, giving the 'hum dingers' that Turkey have had.

As they said on the news a smaller magnitude, for example, the 4.2 on the richter scale that Folkstone suffered last year, did a lot more damage because it was nearer to the surface.

Sorry not too much technical speak, but my understanding after from a layman's eye.

Mum (Angie)

]]> By: sarah http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2008/02/27/earthquake/#comment-69654 sarah Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:51:16 +0000 http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2008/02/27/earthquake/#comment-69654 <p>I have been poking about a bit and discovered that the British geological survey have a questionaire about the earthquake - so if you could please fill it in as it will help with their research.</p> <p>http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/index.html</p> <p>Oh and if anyone can remember that scale for earthquakes where you looked at the 'damage done' rather than anything quantable then could you tell me as you may have noticed there is a gap in the post waiting for its name but I have failed to find it on the 'tinternet!</p> <p>Thanks</p> I have been poking about a bit and discovered that the British geological survey have a questionaire about the earthquake - so if you could please fill it in as it will help with their research.

http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/index.html

Oh and if anyone can remember that scale for earthquakes where you looked at the 'damage done' rather than anything quantable then could you tell me as you may have noticed there is a gap in the post waiting for its name but I have failed to find it on the 'tinternet!

Thanks

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