February 27, 2008
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I Feel the Earth Move…
Last night, I couldn’t sleep and was happily typing a Xanga entry. At about 12:58, I heard rattling in the kitchen. “Odd,” I thought, “what could be making dishes rattle?” All of a sudden, the whole living room, started to roll in one gentle wave. Then, all stopped and the kitchen was quiet.
“Oh. My. Gosh! That was an EARTHQUAKE!” said Excited Me.
“Be reasonable. This is Cambridge, England,” said Sensible Me. “It must have been heavy wind.”
(Sensible Me checked the weather online. No heavy wind.)
“See! See! It WAS an earthquake!” shouted Excited Me.
“You don’t even know what one would feel like,” snapped Sensible.
“Yes, I do! I got queasy in the simulated earthquake display at the Natural History Museum and it felt just like that,” Excited retorted.
“Well, either way, it’s over. Let’s go to bed.”
But, guess what? It WAS an earthquake! In England!
“Second Largest Quake in UK since 1984: The British Geological Survey (BGS) initially gave the magnitude for
the 12.56am earthquake as 5.3 on the Richter scale but has now said it
was closer to 4.7. It said the centre was 8km east of Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, and 22km south west of Grimsby. [About 75 miles due north from Cambridge] Seismologist
Dr Brian Baptie of the BGS said: ‘This is a significant earthquake for
the UK and will have been widely felt across England and Wales.’ The BGS said it records around 200 earthquakes in the UK each year – an eighth of which are able to be felt by residents.”I live in California for a summer and not even a shiver. England? I get a full-blown earthquake! Is this a sign that I will reach 100,000 credits?
Comments (60)
I’m glad you didn’t wake me up and waited to tell me this morning…
Oh, that I might have shared Natethehunter’s fate. (just kidding) That dialogue above sounded a lot like Golomb (sp?) from Lord of the Rings! Well done.
Looking forward to lunch!
P.S. Am I allowed somehow to give you some of my credits? I don’t have many, but I also don’t really use them. I would be more than happy to give them to you for your quest for the holy grail…
Wow. I felt an earthquake once but it was in the threes. It’s a very strange feeling.
wow! that was really weird! who would of thought of an earthquake in England?
by the credits, do you mean the mini’s credits?
I felt a small earthquake once in Lancaster when we lived on campus. Mike wouldn’t believe me that it could possibly be one. Guess what was in the next day’s paper???
The summer of ’99, I thought a truck hit my parent’s house. I ran outside to see what was wrong, and I saw a bunch of confused neighbors looking around for the trucks that also hit their homes. Yep, it was a very small earthquake. It is sort of fun to be able to say that I experienced an earthquake…or a tornado…or whatever great phenomena was experienced.
It certain was a weird experience, we were asked did we felt the earth move this morning when I was doing a two week job helping course.
Too cool!
@KatiaFelonia -
Yes, I do meant the credit you can use to buy minis.
I was wondering if you guys felt the earthquake. Were you the only one in the family that felt it?
Cool beans!
could be a sign that you will get 100,000 credits! the earthquake should have shaken the credits loose for ya! wow.. what an experience.. I have yet to physically in one…
@kid6896 -
Yes. The rest of the family was sound asleep. It woke up our landlords. The wife thought something was scratching at their bedroom door trying to get in.
Hi Teacherperson. I’ve officially joined Xanga. When I read about the England earthquake I was wondering if that was where you were. Glad you were okay.
Yup, it must be a sign! How close are you to your credit goal?
That’s awesome…
Did anyone get hurt, though? Do you know?
@NightCometh -
Apparently one man got hurt when his chimney fell on him. I don’t know how serious it was, though.
Eek!
I have to say… I’ve never seen anyone get excited about an earthquake before. I grew up in California and they absolutely terrify me.
Hope you don’t have any more and glad there didn’t seem to be any major damage.
@TeacherPerson -
This person suffered a broken pelvis.
@JerseyFam -
I’m at 6,948 credits. A long, long way to go.
OH MY GOSH!!!!!!! Wow! At least you didn’t freak out. Hope nothing broke. I have never been in an earthquake, but golly! It is scary-exciting-freaking etc!
*Freaky* Sorry.
If a 4.7 can rattle dishes, that gives you some idea of what kind of force would be behind some of those monster quakes. Being logarithmic and all, a 8.0 on the Richter scale would be over 1000 times more powerful than what you felt. Whoa.
So, how many credits do you have and where are you finding these point building surveys?
Ah, I just read your points….I’m at 5,180….you are right, a long way to go….
My donation to the lifetime fund.
It is a shame i missed that earth quake!
I love how you describe your Earthquake experience in the form of Excited You & Sensible You. Personally, I’ve never felt an earthquake in my life. It’s weird because I only ever hear about occurrences like that on the news, and to hear it on a blog means that, as silly as it sounds, that actual people experienced it… not just a couple of reporters taking note. Maybe it is a sign!
Oddly a similar thing happened to me, only I lived in CA for 5 years with only one small tremor that made me go “was that an earthquake? Or a low flying plane?” Nope, me I had to got to Maui to get a BIG one – actually several — scared the beegeezus out of me!
Yes, I say it’s a sign — lol.
@i_was_there_and_back_again -
Surveys are at http://www.xanga.com/survey-redirect
Hey Mary!!
Here is to your points!
An earthquake in England, how about that! Was it the rolling and rocking kind -side to side or was it the shaking up and down kind. I think the side to side ones are better than the up and down kinds. The moment of realization is always a strange thing to me. I am glad you faced it bravely! Sometimes right after a quake, I feel this sensation that I am in another one, sometimes aftershocks, and sometimes my mind plays strange tricks on me. Also the sound that quakes create, is a sound that I will never forget EVER.
That’s very exciting. But I’m not sure if it’s exciting in a good way or a bad way.
So how many points do you have? I feel such pressure to sign in and comment now to give something back for the pleasure you give me with your stories.
I’ve been afraid to go into the kids area, at Schlow, since I feel like a fraud…at this point my reading to Callie is more for my fun — since she still isn’t too interested, but that is a great idea…thanks!
Also, you know, it’s funny. I’ve frequently thought of two moms when I compare myself, Judy B. and TeacherPerson.
Wow, this is so cool!
You definitely deserve credits for being an earthquake survivor! I don’t have many, but you can have I’ve got.
I have been sick but feel much better. I am almost normal except, get this, I have been struck dumb! I have no voice. When I started running fever I decided to go to the doctor’s office and my voice was very hoarse. He got me some antibiotics (although he doesn’t know what was wrong) and told me not to talk. Well, the fever went away pretty quickly, but I still cannot speak. I must say, I am enjoying the experience! hahahahah
Oooo! How exciting! And if you weren’t visiting England, you’d never have felt it!! I told my husband about it right after you left your comment on my site…… I can’t tell you how fun it was to know some JUICY bit of world news that he didn’t know first!!! Ha-hah!!! THANKS!!! I don’t feel quite so much like a dowdy, uninformed housewife now ALL because of YOU!!!
Now that we’ve all said how exciting this was, however, the thought occurred to me that if it had been very much worse, there wouldn’t be anything whatsoever exciting about it, but, rather, horrific!! I guess that just goes to show that “all in moderation” is quite a true statement, eh!?!
That’s an exciting experience! I was in the 1989 San Francisco earthquake… as a one year old baby.
That’s so cool! I hope there’s another one when we come! ;^)
That’s so cool! I hope there’s another one when we come. ;^)
oops sorry.
I have to tell you a funny story about earthquakes. When I was 1st married we moved to California. I was on the ship and heard that San Diego had a earthquake. I called my wife when I got back in and she excitedly said that she was in a earthquake. I told her I felt it also on the ship. She could of killed me when she figured out that I didn’t.
Hi, I ran into your site through a friends page… I have really enjoyed reading your posts about the UK! Very interesting! I love learning about other cultures and their history. Thanks for putting the time in to share with us.
An earthquake in England, now that’s pretty strange. It was neat that you were still awake to actually feel it.
@TrapDoorSpider -
Golly! If I’m up for comparisons, you should come out on top. I feel like the grandest fraud and failure a lot of the time. But, I suppose the proof’s in the pudding, as it were, and the kiddos are decent, non-serial-killer people. So that’s not too bad, right?
RYC: I didn’t feel the earthquake on the ship. Homeschooling – I enjoyed it when I homeschooled my children. Toby Mac is good music.
Wow! It’s good to catch up on xanga. I’ve been MIA for a while. There is nothing like an earthquake. It’s weird how you know exactly what it is right away! We had one here in Kansas last Spring…weird.
That is so cool. I would love to experience a “safe” earthquake. I think it would make me quesy, but here in Michigan, the closest we get to an earthquake’s tremor, is all the Bass that comes from SUV’s in Detroit!!
That is so cool. I would love to experience a “safe” earthquake. I think it would make me quesy, but here in Michigan, the closest we get to an earthquake’s tremor, is all the Bass that comes from SUV’s in Detroit!!
It has been my life’s aspiration to be caught in an earthquake… oh wait… no it hasn’t been, haha. I’m sure that it does make for quite a story though, and now you are one activity closer to having done it all. Hopefully the rest of your trip will be a little smoother, and I enjoy reading your entries. Till next time…
I was thinking of you and wondered if you felt it!! We’ve had several down here in Trinidad since we’ve lived here. It’s just the strangest feeling, isn’t it? Hope you’ll be able to settle down again.
I love your posts! You are a very talented witty writer.
Well, it may seem like a long ways off, but one never knows. Maybe you will have so many visitors and posts that you get there in no time
100,000 credits? Duh, what is that about?
Wow, an earthquake! That is something I can understand. Scary.
Oh, I’m bringing many books…just not a have-to-read lit book for class!
woopsies….that last one was moi!
Oh, cool! We don’t have interesting things happen over here. Not even tornadoes.
This was the biggest mini I could afford. I hope it gives you as many credits as it cost me, cause otherwise there’d be no point…
I was concerned about your family when I heard about the earthquake. I’m so glad your all well and safe…..
@SoccerLowen -
Thanks for the mini and credits! You are just as sweet as that cyber cupcake.
Glad there was no damage with the earthquake. I felt one around the same number as yours over 30 years ago when I was living in South Carolina. I don’t like things like that at all.
hey im kristina & new to xanga. just browsing thought I would say Hey :]
I have to say… I’ve never seen anyone get excited about an earthquake before. I grew up in California and they absolutely terrify me.