Tremors have been felt across England and Wales in the early hours of this morning, according to Sky News witnesses.The epicentre of the shallow earthquake was Market Rasen, 15 miles north from Lincoln.The tremor, timed at 12:56am, read 4.7 on the Richter scale.
Reports of homes and offices shaking have been received from North Yorkshire to Greater London.Viewers in Rugby, Oldham, London, Windsor, West Yorkshire, Blackpool and Dunstable have all recorded being awoken by the tremor.People have told how their beds shook, although there have been no reports or injury or damage.Sylvia Tidy-Harris from Ellistown, Leicestershire described the experience as a "real boneshaker"."It was like a big juggernaut was coming down the road. It was very loud and the whole house shook."Mel Garratt from south Lincolnshire said the tremor lasted from five to 10 seconds.Sky News correspondent Lisa Dowd said the tremor was similar to a substantial earthqauke in 2002, which had the town of Dudley as its epicentre.
That tremor recorded the largest shake in the UK for over a decade.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1307071,00.html
As in the days of Noah.....
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
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