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Random and occasionally funny content for you to laugh at or the snowflakes to get offended by lol Happy scrolling. If you need it, some context from the British Geological Survey: "Today's 4.2 magnitude Ramsgate earthquake is approximately 260,000 times smaller than the 7.8 Nepal quake event," said a spokesman. The #KentEarthquake has left a path of overused tweets in its wake pic.twitter.com/FFfA1xGNOY, In Ramsgate, 42-year-old Muni Prasad was among the locals who reported being jolted from their beds in the middle of the night. But the BGS said reports of the earthquake were also received from as far afield as Norwich, North Walsham and Cromer in East Anglia. Share. The earthquake hit Kent in the at 2.57.am on Friday. The USGS database shows that there is a 87.37% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Kent, WA within the next 50 years. It gave me a tremendous shock but my son didn't stir! We will continue to liaise with our partner agencies to ensure we are providing help and support in any areas needed.”. ", My god that earthquake has freaked me out! It just cleared.". Latest. Everyone else was asleep, it was just me. Glad it wasn’t what it sounded like! There's already been a flurry of tweets mocking the "disaster" with "devastating scenes" of overturned wheelie bins and garden furniture with messages such as "We will rebuild". It was scary.". Has anyone else had that problem? Kent Police said there have been no reports of injuries or damage to buildings. If you're just joining us, here's a recap. My daughter said she was woken up and her clothes hangers rattling on the door handle, but because we watched the Enfield Haunting before bed, we were both scared to get up. Either a giant just bounced on my roof, or I just felt a little earthquake. First published on Fri 22 May 2015 04.25 BST. "I actually thought it was an explosion of some sort and not an earthquake. May 22, 2015. Residents tweeted their reactions after being awoken by the tremors. Kent earthquake of 4.2 magnitude hits coast - as it happened ... 2015. We're not entirely certain what all the numbers mean, but they certainly show a lot of activity around the same time at just before 3am. / | List British Geological Survey. Read Earthquake shakes Kent latest on ITV News. Buildings shake violently as Britain's biggest tremor in seven years strikes off Ramsgate in early hours - as it happened, • British Geological Survey says 4.2 magnitude quake hits Kent coast• Epicentre 1.4 miles off Ramsgate as tremors felt across region• Buildings shake and walls creak in 10-second quake at around 3am• UK's biggest quake since 5.2 magnitude in Lincolnshire in 2008•. Other agencies initially recorded varying measurements, including the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, based in Paris, said the earthquake measured 4.3 on the Richter scale. She said her bed shook.". An earthquake of 4.2 magnitude has hit Kent, shaking buildings and waking up residents. "I've looked outside and all appears to be fine in the street. "This means we do not pinpoint a specific earthquake to a specific fault because even if a location is a few hundred metres off it could have been a completely different fault. Since then, the same fault structure produced a magnitude-4.2 in Spanish Springs in … I woke my partner and said that there had been an earth tremor. Despite months spent in NZ this is my first one that I've felt. British Geological Survey (BGS) seismologist Roger Musson said the tremor was around 4.3 on the Richter scale, with an epicentre 7.5 miles off the Dover coast. A “DRAMATIC, violent, jarring and jolting” earthquake has struck the UK near Kent, waking residents in the middle of the night with the shock of their lives. All the Friday 22nd May 2015 news. Friday 22 May 2015. I thought a large animal was on the roof. certainly woke me up! Graph from a British Geological Survey monitoring station showing the Kent earthquake measuring magnitude 4.2. The great British sense of humour has been in no shortage of supply this morning. 7.0 to 7.9: Major earthquake. Epicentre two miles west of Ramsgate – near Kent International Airport. No damage that I can see. That's the end of our live blog after the Kent earthquake - thanks for following. Britain's biggest earthquake in seven years has hit Kent. An earthquake hit parts of Kent in the early hours of Friday morning, shaking houses, rattling windows and waking people in the county. This map, from the US Geological Survey, shows the intensity of the earthquake that hit Kent. More often than you might think, as these figures from the British Geological Survey show. Jump to Navigation Significant Earthquakes - 2015. — Kent Police (UK) (@kent_police) May 22, 2015 We can confirm that there has been an earth tremor in parts of Kent that registered 4.3 on the richter scale. "We were woken up suddenly," he said. ", Muni Prasad described feeling this morning's earthquake in Ramsgate (PA), Bob Fludgate said: "I was woken up in the early hours as if a lorry had hit the house. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, based in Paris, said the earthquake measured 4.3 on the Richter scale. In April 2007, a magnitude 4.3 earthquake hit Folkestone, Kent… He added: "Lying in bed when the house suddenly shook. ... (@BritGeoSurvey) May 22, 2015. There was a strange rumbling sound. You can read more about the day's events here. So this is the biggest earthquake to hit Britain since a 4.3 magnitude quake in Folkestone in 2007. "Fortunately we do not live on the plate edges - for example the San Andreas fault in California can actually be seen at the surface, but the faults in the UK are blind and most earthquakes happen at a depth of between 5km and 25km. This morning’s earthquake is approx 25km north-east of the 28 April 2007 Folkestone earthquake which had a magnitude of 4.3 ML — BGS (@BritGeoSurvey) May 22, 2015 Today’s 4.2 magnitude Ramsgate earthquake is approx 260,000 times smaller than the 7.8 #NepalQuake event The force was inundated with calls about the incident after it began receiving reports of the tremor in the East Kent area at around 2.57am. The tremor, which was recorded at a depth of 9.5 miles, struck west of … Kent quake: 'The whole house shook' Jump to media player Reporter Simon Jones talks about being woken up by a 4.2 magnitude earthquake which originated near Sandwich in Kent… A magnitude 4.2 earthquake has been felt in parts of Kent, England, about 100kms east of London. The vibrations felt like being on cruise ship when it comes onto port sideways. Hello and welcome to our liveblog after a magnitude 4.2 earthquake hit Kent at shortly before 3am. Worst thing is I immediately went to Twitter to find out what was going on and for reassurance that I wasn't going crazy. An earthquake of 4.2 magnitude hit Kent this morning, rattling buildings and waking up residents. Which is the largest earthquake on record to have hit Britain? © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Scary! I didn't have a clue what it was at the time until I got up. For perspective, the recent quake in Nepal was 260,000 times bigger Almost all of them have come from within a 25km radius of the epicentre, covering Ramsgate and Margate and there surrounding hamlets as far south as Dover and Folkestone (18-26km southwest of the epicentre), Canterbury (22km to the west of the epicentre) and Herne Bay (20km to the northwest of the epicentre). An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 shook windows and caused walls to creak when it struck in the middle of the night in Kent. We've pulled together a full report on the earthquake that hit Kent early today - and explained why the tremor that shook the Garden of England became ripe for ridicule... Want to see how today's Kent earthquake compares to others in Britain in the last few years? I heard a loud crack at first, then the house shook for about 20 seconds. USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards. @kent_police Two small earthquakes - measuring 3.5 - were felt on Boxing Day 2006 by people in Dumfries and Galloway. By Danny Boyle 22 May 2015 • 15:47 pm . I thought someone was shaking me to get up and then realised the whole bloody house is shaking! David Galloway, a seismologist with the British Geological Survey, said: "The whole of the UK is criss-crossed by thousands of fault lines but most of them are at depth. Can cause serious damage in areas several hundred kilometres across. 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After the 4.2 magnitude earthquake hit early today, you might be wondering what causes a tremor, how common they are - and what you should do if one hits. What makes an earthquake "significant"? All dates are listed according to UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) time. Does the fact Britain has experienced a 4.2 magnitude earthquake this morning mean we are more likely to feel more? It added: "This morning's earthquake is approx 25km north-east of the 28 April 2007 Folkestone earthquake … It's fair to say the Kent earthquake was significantly smaller than that which caused widespread devastation and claimed thousands of lives in Nepal. I checked the time, it was 02.56. I'm quite a deep sleeper, too. But it was Britain’s ­biggest earthquake since a 5.2 magnitude tremor struck in ­Lincolnshire in 2008. Indeed it shook enough for the porcelain figurines on bathroom windowsill to crash into the bath and break. There have been two earthquakes in Kent since 2007, notably another one less than two years later, which was also in Folkestone, on March 3, 2009 but was less severe at 3.0 on the Richter scale. Kent also experienced smaller tremors in 1776 and 1950, which were in the "low fours". "I woke up, nothing had happened so I went back to sleep. Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2015-05-22 02:52:17. Sarah Luddington said: "I was in bed and I went downstairs because I thought something had smashed into the house, like a car or something. My cats jumped off the bed and looked very worried. Police and the fire and rescue service had no reports of structural damage or injuries. “Lying in bed when the house suddenly shook. Musician Jake West was in his terraced house in Canterbury when he reported it started shaking. The room was rocking side to side, it was a very weird, frightening experience. Under 6.0 At most, slight damage to well-designed buildings. It was truly terrifying and, until I got affirmation on social media that it was indeed a tremor, it was very frightening. The earthquake activity that began there in July 2014 has produced 234 earthquakes greater than magnitude 3.0, and 24 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0 or larger, including the largest, a magnitude 4.8 on Sept. 14 and a magnitude 4.6 just before Christmas this year. Through 2015 there have been 4,511 earthquakes recorded in the remote Sheldon Wildlife Refuge near Vya, east of Cedarville, Calif. A spokesman said: “It has now been confirmed parts of east Kent has been affected by an earthquake measuring just 4.3 on the Richter scale (British Geological Survey). Depth (Hypocenter) : 10 km. ITV. Earthquakes the size of the Ramsgate event happen approximately every 2 years in the UK & approximately 4500 times in the world annual, It added: "This morning's earthquake is approx 25km north-east of the 28 April 2007 Folkestone earthquake which had a magnitude of 4.3 ML.". Quiz: just how weird was the Great Kent Earthquake of 2015? The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Kent, WA was a 6.8 Magnitude in 2001. Copy link. A Nepalese woman searches in the rubble of her collapsed house for her family members. But now there are jokes about the joke on social media. At 2.53am, we were woken up by the house shaking for about 10 seconds. Email danny.boyle@telegraph.co.uk. 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However, a spokesman told BBC Radio Kent: "Not all earthquakes have aftershocks. The magnitude 4.2 earthquake was being investigated by seismologists at the British Geological Survey which said tremors had been felt in areas including Margate. “I’ve looked outside and all appears to be fine in the street. We can't predict.". "In 2005 we had just shy of a magnitude-5," Kent said. One of the scale of this morning's only happen every two or three years.". It felt like there was someone very heavy who was stomping down the stairs.”, Either a giant just bounced on my roof, or I just felt a little earthquake. So this is the biggest earthquake to hit Britain since a 5.2 magnitude quake in Lincolnshire in 2008, but how often do they strike the UK? This is a huge building! "We will continue to liaise with our partner agencies to ensure we are providing help and support in any areas needed," the police spokesman said. Can cause serious damage over larger areas. Police and Kent Fire and Rescue Services have not received any reports of structural damage or injuries. Bed moving. I then rang my dad who is local and he said the window started tapping then his bed shook. Earthquakes the size of the Ramsgate event happen approximately every two years in … He lost his internet connection, too. Here's seismicity map for this morning's 4.2 earthquake, 5km south of Ramsgate, Kent & approx 100km east of London pic.twitter.com/XaF9cRY4gm. Shutterstock. A 4.2-magnitude earthquake has been felt across Kent after striking just before 3am this morning, shaking buildings and waking residents. Here are some of them: The only way I can describe it is like when you drink too much and wake up in the night with the room moving and feeling disorientated! More than 800 "felt reports" were received by the British Geological Survey (BGS), mainly from residents in Ramsgate, Margate and surrounding areas. This year was dominated by the earthquake in Nepal in April, with around 9,000 deaths. 1 talking about this. Will Mosedale, University of Kent student: Woke up thinking that exam stress had got the better of me and that I was shaking, then I realised that the rest of the room was shaking too and thought it was a strange dream. Graham Johnson, who lives in Bedworth, Warwickshire, has been in touch to say he was woken up at the time of the quake by all his landline phones ringing continuously - then going completely dead. I had no idea what it was until I saw the news this morning. "It was awful but there was no damage. Will obviously see more later when it's lighter. Iain Buchanan, of Ramsgate, said: "So I'm not going mental, my house shook due to an earthquake in Kent of all places. The British Geological Survey said there "could be more tremors" following the quake, which it described as "quite significant" and was the biggest felt in Britain for seven years. Will obviously see more later when it’s lighter. The organisation tweeted: "Prelim data now online ... 4.2 magnitude earthquake nr Sandwich, Kent.". Further afield, a few reports have been received from the Faversham, Chatham, Basildon and Southend-on-Sea areas. Thought something had collapsed outside, so got up to check. 3.5 to 5.4: Often felt, but rarely causes damage. My daughter felt it as well. This was the second earthquake … pic.twitter.com/3NnZuqI6m6, Devastating #earthquake hits Kent pic.twitter.com/RihF9O64Ce, Reports are coming in of an #earthquake in #Kent last night. The 2007 Kent earthquake registered 4.3 on the Richter scale and struck south east Kent, South East England on 28 April 2007 at 07:18:12 UTC (08:18:12 local time), at a shallow depth of 5.3 km.. Susan Fry, who lives in Ramsgate near the epicentre of the quake, said she felt a "strange rumbling sound" at just before 3am. "I went on Facebook and it was all on there. Live scenes in Kent after they had a catastrophic earthquake! Most important Earthquake Data: Magnitude : 4. #kent. Other Kent residents tweeted their reactions after being woken by the tremors. All the Friday 22nd May 2015 news. "For a few seconds the property was moving. Quiz: just how weird was the Great Kent Earthquake of 2015? You can find out here with our history of earthquakes in the UK. Here a few reports of rumbling noises created by the quake. The US Geological Survey measured the quake as magnitude 4.0. “Police began receiving reports of the earthquake tremor in the east Kent area at around 2.57am. Some people having been having fun with that fact... First pic of #kent #earthquake damage comes in pic.twitter.com/7I7NFtk4wU. The 4.2 magnitude earthquake might have been the biggest to hit Britain in seven years, but the fact the epicentre was 1.4 miles off the Kent coast meant the county escaped physical damage - but it will bring back memories for some. In my daughter's room, books had fallen down. On Friday morning the world woke up to reports of an earthquake in Kent – and their Twitter feeds stuffed full of the same jokes endlessly retweeted. The most distant reports have been received from Norwich, North Walsham and Cromer. British seismologists sent a series of tweets in the early hours of the morning and provided some perspective by drawing a comparison with the disaster in Nepal: Today's 4.2 magnitude Ramsgate earthquake is approx 260,000 times smaller than the 7.8 #NepalQuake event. But with this my wife said it felt like something different. (Hover over the bars to see the exact magnitude). My first reaction in the morning was to look at the news. Kent, WA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 1,033 earthquakes since 1931. The road made a weird loud noise too”, “Banging of window shutters first, then rumbling noise faintly, but shutter banging became louder, then four poster bed hangings were swaying and whole room seemed to be moving”, “I was lying in my bed watching something with my headphones on when I felt the bed shake”. It shook everything - my bed was bouncing. This graph shows you. Iain Buchanan, of Ramsgate, said: “So I’m not going mental, my house shook due to an earthquake in Kent of all places. Social media users were quick to make light of the quake, jokingly posting "devastating scenes" of overturned wheelie bins and garden furniture with messages such as "We will rebuild". The … Experts said it was difficult to link this morning's earthquake to a specific fault line. "Earthquakes happen all over the UK - we get some 200 a year on average. We are on the second floor so when a big vehicle goes by we sometimes feel it. 6.1 to 6.9: Can be destructive in areas of up to about 100 km. #kent. This is a list of earthquakes in 2015.Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. 22 May 2015. Chris Hill, from Inspired Control Engineering, said although the engine was not running at the time data clearly showed the vibration. Buildings shake as 4.2 magnitude earthquake hits off Kent coast Updated / Friday, 22 May 2015 15:38 The BGS said that the earthquake's epicentre was approximately 7km south of Ramsgate Thank god for 24 hrs news & social media to find out.". “At 3am it’s normally quiet,” he told the Guardian. ITV. This image was taken from a seismic monitoring station in Elham, Kent. When was the last earthquake in Britain and how serious was it? GMT/UTC Time : 2015-05-22 01:52:17. I also heard a rumble, a groan sort of, and the neighbour's dogs started barking and I could hear the seagulls madly squawking. About sharing. Lots more Telegraph readers have been in touch to share their experiences of the Kent earthquake. My house really shook, I thought I was imagining it!! It lasted probably less than 10 seconds, but was pretty scary to be woken in such a way and I lay awake for nearly two hours wondering if I'd imagined it but was convinced I hadn't more so because of the door rattling. A series of shocks left residents fearing a massive gas blast or terrorist atrocity. pic.twitter.com/9KPBi44z8f. Weird experience anyway. The Kent incident is the largest recorded in Britain since an earthquake in Dudley in 2002. An earthquake measuring 4.2 in magnitude has shaken Kent. Other Kent residents tweeted their reactions after being woken by the tremors. This interactive graphic should help gauge its magnitude compared to others since 2007: We've just delved back into the Telegraph postbag to bring you some more experiences from readers. The bed shook and the whole house felt like it shook too. We have not received any reports of injuries or damage at this time #KentEarthquake. While the British Geological Survey said it recorded the quake as 4.2 magnitude, other agencies initially recorded varying measurements. Although thousands of people still felt the tremors after being woken, it was about 260,000 times smaller in terms of the energy released than in the Nepalese disaster that saw buildings collapse and widespread damage. Quiz: just how weird was the Great Kent Earthquake of 2015? And Sarah Coleman said: "I slept through it and I heard about it on the news this morning. Less than 3.5: Generally not felt, but recorded by earthquake monitoring equipment. Didn't sleep for ages after. #kentearthquake strange to be woken by our apartment shaking. Thought something had collapsed outside, so got up to check. Thank god for 24 hrs news & social media to find out. Can cause major damage to poorly-constructed buildings, but only over small regions. The boyfriend's family said that the bed shook and they wondered what it was. Kent earthquake: Twitter has a field day after 4.3 magnitude tremor hits the South East. The reality was more prosaic, if equally unexpected: the largest earthquake in Britain for five years causing damage that ran into tens of millions of pounds. #Kentearthquake. Weird experience anyway.”. Kent woken up by 4.2 magnitude earthquake – but Twitter seems to be taking it in its stride with hilarious show of ‘solidarity’. No damage that I can see. The Kent earthquake early today is the biggest to hit Britain in seven years since a 5.2 magnitude quake struck Market Rasen, in Lincolnshire, on February 27, 2008. And we said we had. Sounded like a distant bomb going off, then my ill-fitting windows rattled like crazy. 8.0 or greater: Great earthquake. Earlier this month, Nepal was devastated by an earthquake measuring a huge 7.3 magnitude.. By Michael Rundle. 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