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Breaking News: Earthquake tremors through York

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The quake was felt through York
Wednesday, 27th February 2008
Hundreds of students across York have been woken up by an earthquake which registered 4.7 on the richter scale.

Ben Pointing said: "I was sitting upstairs and the whole room began to shake. I stood up and thought at first that someone was running up the stairs. Then I thought, shit. This is an earthquake."

The quake was felt in most big cities across England, including in Nottingham, Liverpool and Leeds. The US Geological Survey website has named the epicentre as 30 miles south of Kingston upon Hull.

At the time of writing the Yorker can confirm that the quake has been felt by hundreds of students across York, many of whom expressed alarm at being woken up.

Yorker Videocast Editor Jo Shelley said: "I was asleep and began dreaming that a big man was shaking the house. When I woke up I couldn't figure out how he was doing it."

Reports on Sky News are coming in that the earthquake was felt in Northampton and Warwickshire as well.

Please post your stories about the moment you realised you were in a quake below!

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#1 Chaz Taylor
Wed, 27th Feb 2008 8:14am
  • Wed, 27th Feb 2008 8:39am - Edited by the author

Good job getting there so fast... You beat the BBC!

more details at: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008nyae.php#details

Chaz Taylor

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#4 Richard Mitchell
Wed, 27th Feb 2008 8:16am

Friends of mine felt it noticably as far away as Huddersfield.

That's some swift reporting Dan, good work!

#5 Hamish Champion
Wed, 27th Feb 2008 8:16am

it was felt in osbaldwick too... everyone is on the street, its weird lol

#6 Richard Mitchell
Wed, 27th Feb 2008 8:18am
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Seismic data on the map:
http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/shake/ous/STORE/X2008nyae/ciim_display.html
and statistical:
http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/shake/ous/STORE/X2008nyae/ciim_stats_1.html

Woo, 4.7 on the Richter scale - epicentre is 30 miles south of Kingston Upon Hull (around about Lincoln).

#7 Anonymous
Wed, 27th Feb 2008 8:18am

It happened in leeds and scarborough too! was confirmed by friends within minutes of it happening here

#8 Anonymous
Wed, 27th Feb 2008 8:24am

I felt it in the middle of town. I can think of better things to be woken up by.

#9 Anna Harvey
Wed, 27th Feb 2008 8:26am

Really fast reporting, well done The Yorker!

#10 Anonymous
Wed, 27th Feb 2008 8:36am

Talk about quick reporting. Good work!!

#11 James Hogan
Wed, 27th Feb 2008 8:42am

quick work dan!
this one says 4.9
http://www.emsc-csem.org/index.php?page=current&sub=detail&id=79520

#12 Matthew Pallas
Wed, 27th Feb 2008 8:46am

And The Yorker gets there first! Well done!

Friends of mine felt it as far away as Coventry.

I was also quite impressed/concerned at how many people's first reaction to the earthquake was to update their facebook statuses... including my own!

#13 Anna Greenleaves
Wed, 27th Feb 2008 8:47am

You Yorker guys are incredible! You really did beat the BBC!

I couldn't quite believe what was going on, nor could the rest of our street! It set a car alarm off and everything.

#14 Bobbie Young
Wed, 27th Feb 2008 8:47am

my house was shaking, thought the boiler had blown up! listening to the hilarious sky news "eye witnesses" is almost as good.

#15 Anonymous
Wed, 27th Feb 2008 8:48am

Join the Facebook Group!
http://yorkuk.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10578081875&ref=mf

#16 Anonymous
Wed, 27th Feb 2008 8:56am

"We just lost our earthquake virginity"

#17 Anonymous
Wed, 27th Feb 2008 9:11am

The Paul Robinson DJ in Toffs announced it....! Nice!

#18 Anonymous
Wed, 27th Feb 2008 9:13am

Join the more humorous Facebook group!

http://yorkuk.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9138468721

#19 Anonymous
Wed, 27th Feb 2008 3:40pm

Maybe i am too far out of town, or just a heavy sleeper. I didn't feel a thing :-(. At least The Yorker is here to let me know whats happening so i can feel included!

#20 Jo Shelley
Wed, 27th Feb 2008 4:54pm

Did you tell me that was on the record? Huh, Ashby?

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