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27-02-2008, 12:30 PM
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Did you feel the UK quake?
The UK has been hit by its biggest earthquake in a quarter of a century. Were you affected by the tremor?
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27-02-2008, 01:45 PM
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27-02-2008, 02:34 PM
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27-02-2008, 02:35 PM
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27-02-2008, 02:37 PM
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Yes, I was fucking petrified, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry so I did both lol.
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27-02-2008, 03:41 PM
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I didn't feel anything.
There's been an awful lot of hyperbole about the said topic though, it was only a 5.2 on the Richter scale for fuck sake.
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27-02-2008, 03:46 PM
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^ It's the first time I've ever felt ANYTHING even remotely like that tho...i didn't have a clue what it was and it really scared me :/ i think that's why everyone is so hyped about it
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27-02-2008, 03:57 PM
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Yes, but I think everyone is making big deal out of it. It is NOTHING compared to the earthquakes that regularly ravage countries surrounding the pacific ocean and so I don't appreciate everyone saying they were fucking terrified and frightened.
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27-02-2008, 04:00 PM
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That's idiotic! You can't say it's stupid to be frightened of something just because other people experience worse! There is not, and never can be, a limit to what is acceptable as "scary", it's impossible.
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27-02-2008, 04:16 PM
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I did not say it was stupid to be frightened of something just because other people experience worse, I just said I don't appreciate it. Earthquakes occur hundreds of times in the UK a year, so you should really have known what you were expecting, just on a slightly larger scale. From the off, you should have known that there was no threat, so no one should have been scared.
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27-02-2008, 04:26 PM
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I have never felt an eathquake.
But I can say that you have no right to say that people should always expect the unexpected. Regardless of how many quakes happen a year in the UK, if someone hasn't actually felt a significant tremor, how do you suppose they react? And how can you expect EVERYONE to know every single time an earthquake happens?
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27-02-2008, 04:38 PM
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I have never experienced an earthquake before.
I did not know what it was.
Is that hard to understand?
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27-02-2008, 04:38 PM
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I would suppose they react with a little uncertainty, as opposed to the rather drastic reactions I've seen on here. It's the UK for crying out loud, violent earthquakes do not happen here, it's a known fact. What everyone has to remember is that it was only 5.2 on the Richter scale, while that may cause a noticeable tremor, not significant, it is still very small and it is not dangerous. People should marvel at it, not be frightened.
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27-02-2008, 04:41 PM
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27-02-2008, 04:43 PM
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27-02-2008, 04:45 PM
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Small yes. Agreed.
However, if someone has never ever felt a tremor before, regardless of how the richter scale decides its weight.. can you at least acknowledge that people can be easily frightened as a result? Having never felt the earth move to suddenly feeling a tremor, a moderate one at that.
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Richter
Less than 2.0 Micro Microearthquakes, not felt. About 8,000 per day
2.0-2.9 Minor Generally not felt, but recorded. About 1,000 per day
3.0-3.9 Minor Often felt, but rarely causes damage. 49,000 per year (est.)
4.0-4.9 Light Noticeable shaking of indoor items, rattling noises. Significant damage unlikely. 6,200 per year (est.)
5.0-5.9 Moderate Can cause major damage to poorly constructed buildings over small regions. At most slight damage to well-designed buildings. 800 per year
6.0-6.9 Strong Can be destructive in areas up to about 100 miles across in populated areas. 120 per year
7.0-7.9 Major Can cause serious damage over larger areas. 18 per year
8.0-8.9 Great Can cause serious damage in areas several hundred miles across. 1 per year
9.0-9.9 Great Devastating in areas several thousand miles across. 1 per 20 years
10.0+ Great Never recorded; see below for equivalent seismic energy yield.
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27-02-2008, 04:48 PM
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Yeah I mean come on..I was fast asleep in bed and was suddenly woken by the wall (which i sleep next to) shaking like crazy and everything else in my home shaking and a really deep rumbling sound. I've never experience that before and I am obv gonna crap myself.
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27-02-2008, 04:52 PM
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Ahh that is scary. Was anyone hurt? I cba to read the link 8)
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27-02-2008, 04:53 PM
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27-02-2008, 04:54 PM
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27-02-2008, 04:55 PM
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Sketch =\
<.< I didnt even know england has earthquakes...
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27-02-2008, 05:02 PM
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