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Old 27 February 2008, 02:13   #1
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Did the Earth move for you???
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7266136.stm

Didn't feel a thing here. 5.3 is pretty big for the UK.
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Old 27 February 2008, 03:34   #2
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"Did the Earth move for you" That is what my girlfriend used to say
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Old 27 February 2008, 06:42   #3
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yep....a kinda rocking motion back and forward twice
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Old 27 February 2008, 06:45   #4
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Felt it in Littleborough, Lancashire....

Woke me up!
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Old 27 February 2008, 10:21   #5
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Yep woke us up as bed was shaking here in Bucks!
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Gave us a proper rattle around in Bracknell too!
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Old 27 February 2008, 13:36   #7
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yep felt it here, i was thinking it was a large lorry trundling by but i distinctly remember it
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Old 27 February 2008, 15:39   #8
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Yeah, felt it here. The ninja hamster made a kamikaze dive off my monitor.
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Old 03 March 2008, 19:41   #9
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Just goes to show how big the UK is, well I didnt feel anything in Scotland anyway, and we get a few, mind you last big one was 20 years or so ago on new years eve. AFAIK Blackford, or Auchterarder is our usual epicentre, perhaps someone can clarify that ?
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