Earthquake Shakes Southern England

[Virgil]

Any of my English friends feel this? Hope anyone near there is well.


Earthquake Shakes Southern England
Updated: 23:09, Saturday April 28, 2007

Fifty houses are so badly damaged after the biggest earthquake to rock Britain in five years that families won't return to them for at least another 24 hours - after thorough structural checks have been carried out.

Picture by Sky News reader Lawrence Arnold in FolkestoneHouseholders as far afield as East Sussex, Essex and Suffolk said they felt the tremor, which measured 4.3 on the Richter scale and disrupted power supplies in southern England.

The British Geological Survey placed the epicentre of the quake 7.5 miles off the Dover coast.

Walls cracked and chimneys toppled onto buildings and pavements in at least four streets in Folkestone.

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http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,70131-1263216,00.html

[Janine]

Virgil, I did not hear about this - wow that is really something. Sounds like a good size quake. Did not sound like many people got hurt, just the houses; lots of crumbling chimneys. It looked to be at the very southern tip of England near the channel.
I hope all Lit Net's Uk friends are ok and you did not sustain any damage to your houses.
V, thanks for posting this.

[kathycf]

Yikes, hope UK people are safe.

[Niamh]

There are pics in todays papers about it. Hope everyones ok!

[Koa]

I didn't know until I read this... I hardly ever look at the English news online :blush: and I have no TV. (and I'm far North)