6th earthquake in a month for Manchester!

The sixth one struck this morning at 5am, although it is small and doesn't cause much damage, people are worrying about what is happening.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...er/6969876.stm

Although they say its commen and it averages 9 a year in britain, I am sure that 6 in Manchester in one month and to make a news story is uncommen.

City has sixth tremor in a month
British Geological Survey photo of the seismograph showing a tremor that hit Manchester earlier this month
Seismologists have yet to confirm the Richter Scale reading
An earthquake has shaken Manchester for the sixth time in a month.

The minor earth tremor was felt in the city centre just after 0545 BST but there have not been any reports of injuries or damage to property.

Seismologists at the British Geological Survey (BGS) in Edinburgh have confirmed the quake measured 2.4 on the Richter scale.

A spokesman from the BGS said: "Much of the reports were of rumbling and faint shaking."

He added: "Some people said their beds rattled and moved. One person said a building creaked.


ROFL at last sentence.

I KNOW LOL.

Anybody remeber the ones we had a few years ago in manchester and all the damage it caused :l

A crack in the motorway and our study.

But imagine if a big one did strike :s

I say that the REAL reason for this happening is that for the first time in 17 years, Manchester City are above Manchester United in the league.
IT'S A SIGN OF THE APOCALYPSE
:O:O:O

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Originally Posted by Jõnathan

I say that the REAL reason for this happening is that for the first time in 17 years, Manchester City are above Manchester United in the league.
IT'S A SIGN OF THE APOCALYPSE
:O:O:O

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LOL. Oh wait the police will soon be investigating it for "terrorism"

Are we not allowed to have natural disasters and things anymore?

The greek forest fires are being treated as terrorist acts :l

lmao, really?

Its very unlikely we'll get a huge earthquake as they are caused by two plates under the earths crust smashing into each other or rubbing together. As the UK isn't on the edge of one we only normally get very minor quakes. Citys like San Francisco are on the edge so they get major earthquakes

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Originally Posted by Dan2nd

Its very unlikely we'll get a huge earthquake as they are caused by two plates under the earths crust smashing into each other or rubbing together. As the UK isn't on the edge of one we only normally get very minor quakes. Citys like San Francisco are on the edge so they get major earthquakes

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Quite a big one down south a few months ago

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Quite a big one down south a few months ago

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i didn't say it was impossible I just said it was unlikely

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Originally Posted by Jõnathan

I say that the REAL reason for this happening is that for the first time in 17 years, Manchester City are above Manchester United in the league.
IT'S A SIGN OF THE APOCALYPSE
:O:O:O

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but City are OBVIOUSLY better now, so it'll keep carrying on :(

Imagine if at the end of the season Man City were above Man United (which is pretty unlikely).
Man City > Man United = End of the universe

The Greeks fires were done by people. Anyway let's hope these don't get any worst.

i did'nt feel it and i went camping and did a allnighter.

Its nothing major. I felt it because my dog woke me up at 5 AM (Next door were outside, saddos) And i soiled myself :] Not literally, dw :rolleyes: