Armageddon Imminent In United Kingdom.

by Englishman 24 Replies latest jw friends

  • Englishman
    Englishman

    UK witnesses thought that armageddon had come last night, as much of the country was rocked by an earthquake - and we don't get earthquakes in England!

    The British Geological Survey says the epicentre of the earthquake was "right under the city of Birmingham" - the land of Farkel's ancestors.

    But people as far apart as south and west Wales, Northamptonshire, south Yorkshire and Oxfordshire felt the tremors which shook homes, broke windows and set off alarms at around 12.54am.

    Glenn Ford of the British Geological Survey (BGS) says the earthquake reached 4.8 on the Richter scale.

    "It's an extremely large earthquake in UK terms but not large in world terms, we'd only classify it as a light earthquake.

    "This would have been right under the city of Birmingham itself and we've already had reports of the fire brigade being called out to fallen chimneys."

    The earthquake would have lasted for at least 10-15 seconds, he said. The BGS only registered one tremor, though some members of the public reported feeling two separate tremors.

    Mr Ford added: "This will have been felt by the whole of Wales and England. We have been swamped by calls and e-mails from across Powys, in Wales, and from Yorkshire, Berkshire and Milton Keynes."

    Julian Bukits, an assistant seismologist with the BGS, says an earthquake of magnitude 4 is equivalent to 1,000 tonnes of TNT which is equivalent to the power of a small nuclear weapon.

    Mr Bukits said: "An earthquake like the one we've just experienced happens regularly in places like California and in natural earthquake zones. There are no plate borders here so it may just be a local fault. Nonetheless, for the UK it's a big earthquake."

    So there you have it. First vultures in Cornwall, war in Iraq soon and now earthquakes in the UK. Certainly the time is short, the situation is urgent indeed. This is no time to be complacent!

    See ya down the pub.

    Englishman.

    Edited by - Englishman on 23 September 2002 11:5:45

  • rocky220
    rocky220

    We've had light tremors in New York and let me tell you.....not fun at all, it's enough to poopy in your pants, anyway I'm glad it wasn't worst, good to hear you are alright!!!!! rocky220

  • Sentinel
    Sentinel

    Wow Eman,

    I've long suspected that areas never hit before, or areas that have been dormant for a long time, would be areas to keep a watch on. The earth is going through it's normal growing and stretching pains I guess. Everything goes through cycles, including our planet. Even stars eventually die out. It's the way of the universe, I suppose. Scarry though, especially if it were to occur in the hours of darkness. Must have been time for England to have a bit of a good bulch or two!

    Within the past ten years, we had a small tremor here in Manassas, Virginia. It sounded like a boom, and then a rumble. Lots of folks said they felt a bit dizzy. Things did seem "unsteady" and everyone wanted to know what had happened. It was a small one, but it did register. There was only minor damage. We had no idea what it was until the following day, when the information was released to the public. Highly unusual for this area as well, although we are nearby to an old fault along the Appelachian Mountains.

    No use to worry about things we have no control over. Being educated and aware sometimes helps. I had a friend years ago, who moved to California. After one good "tremor", she packed up and moved all the way back here. It scarred her so bad! She said "everything moves", and your balance is totally thrown off. There are places that are clearly marked as fault areas, and you sure wouldn't catch me living anywhere around there, that's for sure.

    Sentinel/Karen

  • Celtic
    Celtic

    Cornwall vultures? Never heard of that one, choughs yes but certainly no vultures. Earthquake last night, first I've heard of that, never felt a thing down here.

    Celty

    Hey Englishman, do you reckon, me being the furthest west poster on jwd.com in the UK whether it was Farkel sending vibes over that triggered themselves subconsciously through my head disseminating the fractal fissures to the homeland of my parents, the Midlands? Is it a possibility?

  • cruzanheart
    cruzanheart

    I think it was a collective shudder from all those COs/DOs/GBs discussing the child abuse situation at The Ridgeway.

  • sleepy
    sleepy

    I felt the the tremor last night in S.Wales.It woke me up and I felt the bed shake and the cupboard was rocking.I thought my house was going to fall down.

  • Angharad
    Angharad

    Well we all slept through it! - some people around here felt it though

    Edited by - angharad on 23 September 2002 12:21:34

  • Englishman
    Englishman

    Her Ladyship said that she thought she felt the earth move.

    I thought that she was just paying me a compliment!

    Englishman.

  • plmkrzy
    plmkrzy
    I've long suspected that areas never hit before, or areas that have been dormant for a long time, would be areas to keep a watch on.

    Some of us earthquake regulars have a saying about that. It helps us sorta deal with the quantity.

    Earthquakes are like farts.

    California farts a lot so the pressure never really has a chance to build up too much .

    plum

  • TruckerGB
    TruckerGB

    I was just going to bed,there was a thump and a shudder,then it was all over,I thought it was the beer,obviously not!.

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