Cumbria Earthquake

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Not strictly weather related but:

3.6 earthquake in Cumbria, England. Only 11 odd miles from Sellafield.

Kristopherus

Link??

Stheno

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12056634

MrStuffins

I had no idea this was even possible?

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Kristopherus wrote: »

Link??

Sorry, got a bit excited and forgot the links.

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/read/index.php?pageid=seism_read&rid=197544

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0000sdh.php

DeVore

MrStuffins wrote: »

I had no idea this was even possible?

We had an earthquake here, when I was a lad... 1980s? 3.something, I remember the rads shaking on the wall... So it's definitely possible.

DeV.

baldbear

Didn't one happen in Co.Clare last year? They are more common than i thought. One happened in Cumbria last year too.

MrStuffins

DeVore wrote: »

We had an earthquake here, when I was a lad... 1980s? 3.something, I remember the rads shaking on the wall... So it's definitely possible.

DeV.

Wow, that's crazy! I thought because we were nowhere near any fault we wouldn't be effected?

We're all gonna die :P

baldbear

DeVore wrote: »

We had an earthquake here, when I was a lad... 1980s? 3.something, I remember the rads shaking on the wall... So it's definitely possible.

DeV.

5.5 in Dublin in the 80's! wow!

http://www.indemnity.ie/2010/02/earthquakes-in-ireland/

refusetolose

meanwhile.......in Iran

http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/la-fg-iran-quake-20101222,0,2845573.story

3DataModem

A couple of my buddies on the IsleofMan felt it.

Sparks

MrStuffins wrote: »

Wow, that's crazy! I thought because we were nowhere near any fault we wouldn't be effected?

No, you get earthquakes all over the planet, but usually small ones like this (3.6 is pretty small, you'd probably miss it if you had the TV on).

And it wasn't 11 miles from sellafield, when you remember that it was centered around a spot about ten miles down

We're all gonna die :P

Well, yes. In a few decades (hopefully!)

InTheTrees

I remember hearing of the one in the 80's. weird.

Having been in more earthquakes than I care to remember, (well over a hundred,) I can tell you a 3.6 would be like sitting by the side of the road as a coal lorry goes by. Its a brief shake that you could miss if you're moving around at all, the merest shudder.

Of course thats not to say it couldnt do damage to brick and mortar structures. Timber frame buildings are essential for protection.

zanardi

Conspiracy Theory time, put on your tin foil hats...

On the morning of 7/7/05 I watched the BBC report that some electricity transformers on the underground had exploded, so tonight I had a quick check to see if the Iodine Tablets were handy

What odds Morning Ireland interviewing the minister for Expired Iodine Tablets in the morning?

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Just remembered. I should have posted this in this thread which shows both the UK and Ireland get EQs from time to time.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055959635&highlight=earthquake+clare

emo72

zanardi wrote: »

Conspiracy Theory time, put on your tin foil hats...

On the morning of 7/7/05 I watched the BBC report that some electricity transformers on the underground had exploded, so tonight I had a quick check to see if the Iodine Tablets were handy

What odds Morning Ireland interviewing the minister for Expired Iodine Tablets in the morning?

and? whats that got to do with anything? not having a go, just dont understand what your point is.

FruitLover

Lads, 3.6 is nothing - we get 4+ fairly regularly in Japan and they don't even register on the daily news.

Wouldn't even wake you up.

MrStuffins

emo72 wrote: »

and? whats that got to do with anything? not having a go, just dont understand what your point is.

:O

YOU'RE PART OF THE CONSPIRACY!

D e e

FruitLover wrote: »

Lads, 3.6 is nothing - we get 4+ fairly regularly in Japan and they don't even register on the daily news.

Wouldn't even wake you up.

Cool story bro

MrStuffins

D e e wrote: »

Cool story bro

Oh no :rolleyes:

emo72

MrStuffins wrote: »

:O

YOU'RE PART OF THE CONSPIRACY!

ummm......i guess so. and i just wandered in here to see whats goin on:D

gonker

I remember the one in the 80s and a jigsaw myself and my friend were doing moved off the table in little jumps. We both blamed each other for doing it it was weird

ednwireland

Figure 2. Instrumental seismicity (red, 1970-present) for earthquakes with ML >2.0 and historical seismicity (yellow, pre-1970) for earthquakes with ML >3.0

from

http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/education/uk_earthquakes.htm

isle of man

hows that for bad luck,

went to be d early last night as i had to be up at 6am,

and bloody missed it diden i. :mad:

InTheTrees

FruitLover wrote: »

Lads, 3.6 is nothing - we get 4+ fairly regularly in Japan and they don't even register on the daily news.

Wouldn't even wake you up.

The huge difference is that in Japan and the US west coast (where I am) buildings are built to specific codes to protect them against damage in earthquakes.

All houses are timber framed, You cant even build a brick chimney in California anymore, they have to be metal within a wood sleeve.

Brick and mortar is dangerous. There's no flexibility, the mortar crumbles and the bricks fall within a few seconds. very scary.

A 6.8 in Armenia had 30,000 deaths while a 6.8 in Seattle didnt have any, and thats basically down to building codes. So a 4+ may well cause damage in Ireland.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/world_deaths.php

zanardi

emo72 wrote: »

and? whats that got to do with anything? not having a go, just dont understand what your point is.

If Sellafield did blow up, I'm sure that the BBC would lead with news that there was a seismic 'event'. Much the same way that the bombings were originally reported as a power surge on the underground network.

FWIW I think it's the correct thing to do for a news agency to avoid causing mass panic.