Aardbeving in Lincolnshire
An earthquake in Lincolnshire has been felt across the UK, including in North Down.
The tremor, which measured at 5.3 on the Richter scale, is the strongest in more than 25 years. Only one injury has been reported - a man in South Yorkshire was taken to hospital when a chimney collapsed. Duty watch manager at Bangor coastguard station, John Hope, was at work when he felt the aftershock of the quake at about 0100 GMT. The British Geological Survey (BGS) said the earthquake was of the magnitude of 5.3 and the epicentre was near Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. A Lincolnshire police spokeswoman said the force had received dozens of calls from residents but there were no reports of anyone in the county being injured. The BGS recorded an aftershock with a magnitude of 1.8 at about 0400 GMT. The main 10-second quake, which struck at 0056 GMT at a depth of 15.4km (9.6 miles), was the biggest recorded example since one with a magnitude of 5.4 struck north Wales in 1984.
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Bev Finnegan, who lives in the town, said: "I was terrified to be honest. The noise was really, really terrifying... it was so deep and rumbling. "It felt like the roof was going to fall in. There were people coming out in their dressing gowns wondering what it was. It was quite an experience."
'Biggest quake of my life'
A Lincolnshire police spokeswoman said the force had received dozens of calls from residents but there were no reports of anyone in the county being injured. "There is slight structural damage, cracks and a couple of chimneys damaged. There's nothing serious at present. "Mostly people were distressed by it so there were a large quantity of calls coming in." Speaking on BBC News, Justin Cowell in Gainsborough, said: "It started as a massive shake. "People had come out into the street. It seemed the whole town had woken up." Dr Brian Baptie of the BGS said: "An earthquake of this size, of magnitude five or thereabouts, will occur roughly every ten to 20 years in the UK," he said.
'Rare' quake
The BGS recorded an aftershock with a magnitude of 1.8 at about 0400 GMT. The main 10-second quake, which struck at 0056 GMT at a depth of 15.4km (9.6 miles), was the biggest recorded example since one with a magnitude of 5.4 struck north Wales in 1984.
PREVIOUS QUAKES IN THE UK
April 2007 - Folkestone, Kent (magnitude 4.3)
December 2006 - Dumfries and Galloway (3.5)
September 2002 - Dudley, West Midlands (5.0)
October 2001 - Melton Mowbray (4.1)
September 2000 - Warwick (4.2)
April 1990 - Bishop's Castle, Shropshire (5.1)
July 1984 - Nefyn, north Wales (5.4)
June 1931 - in North Sea near Great Yarmouth (6.1)
Dr Baptie said: "The largest earthquake that we know about that has struck the UK was about 100km off the east coast of England on the Dogger Bank and it had a magnitude of 6.1. "So we can get these kind of moderate to significant earthquakes of this size but they're relatively rare."
The West Midlands was hit by an earthquake in 2002 in the Dudley area that reached a magnitude of 5.0 and one measuring 4.3 hit Folkstone in Kent last year. Thousands of people from across England contacted the BBC to described how their homes shook during the tremor. Jemma Harrison, 22, in Bury, Greater Manchester, said: "It was really bad. I was fast asleep and woke up and the room was shaking and there was a loud bang and alarms were going off."
'Like a jelly mould'
Natasha Cavey, in Tipton in the West Midlands, said: "All my cupboard doors flew open and the whole house shook, it was unreal. I can't believe it."
David in Alrewas in Staffordshire said: "The birds were flying around like it was daylight. "It was quite severe. I experienced the Dudley one and this was more severe. "I went outside to see if the roof had collapsed. I could see the furniture in the room moving, it was like it was on a jelly mould."
David Somerset, 41, from Driffield near Beverley in East Yorkshire, said: "I have never felt one as strong as that one before. I was in my sitting room and the grandfather clock was rattling rather violently. "It was very strong, I felt the whole room moving."
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This image provided by the British Geological Survey shows the seismogram registering the earthquake at Market Rasen, England on Wednesday Feb. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/HO) | Gewijzigd: 27 februari 2008, 08:29 uur, door Marga
The tremor, which measured at 5.3 on the Richter scale, is the strongest in more than 25 years. Only one injury has been reported - a man in South Yorkshire was taken to hospital when a chimney collapsed. Duty watch manager at Bangor coastguard station, John Hope, was at work when he felt the aftershock of the quake at about 0100 GMT. The British Geological Survey (BGS) said the earthquake was of the magnitude of 5.3 and the epicentre was near Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. A Lincolnshire police spokeswoman said the force had received dozens of calls from residents but there were no reports of anyone in the county being injured. The BGS recorded an aftershock with a magnitude of 1.8 at about 0400 GMT. The main 10-second quake, which struck at 0056 GMT at a depth of 15.4km (9.6 miles), was the biggest recorded example since one with a magnitude of 5.4 struck north Wales in 1984.
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Bev Finnegan, who lives in the town, said: "I was terrified to be honest. The noise was really, really terrifying... it was so deep and rumbling. "It felt like the roof was going to fall in. There were people coming out in their dressing gowns wondering what it was. It was quite an experience."
'Biggest quake of my life'
A Lincolnshire police spokeswoman said the force had received dozens of calls from residents but there were no reports of anyone in the county being injured. "There is slight structural damage, cracks and a couple of chimneys damaged. There's nothing serious at present. "Mostly people were distressed by it so there were a large quantity of calls coming in." Speaking on BBC News, Justin Cowell in Gainsborough, said: "It started as a massive shake. "People had come out into the street. It seemed the whole town had woken up." Dr Brian Baptie of the BGS said: "An earthquake of this size, of magnitude five or thereabouts, will occur roughly every ten to 20 years in the UK," he said.
'Rare' quake
The BGS recorded an aftershock with a magnitude of 1.8 at about 0400 GMT. The main 10-second quake, which struck at 0056 GMT at a depth of 15.4km (9.6 miles), was the biggest recorded example since one with a magnitude of 5.4 struck north Wales in 1984.
PREVIOUS QUAKES IN THE UK
April 2007 - Folkestone, Kent (magnitude 4.3)
December 2006 - Dumfries and Galloway (3.5)
September 2002 - Dudley, West Midlands (5.0)
October 2001 - Melton Mowbray (4.1)
September 2000 - Warwick (4.2)
April 1990 - Bishop's Castle, Shropshire (5.1)
July 1984 - Nefyn, north Wales (5.4)
June 1931 - in North Sea near Great Yarmouth (6.1)
Dr Baptie said: "The largest earthquake that we know about that has struck the UK was about 100km off the east coast of England on the Dogger Bank and it had a magnitude of 6.1. "So we can get these kind of moderate to significant earthquakes of this size but they're relatively rare."
The West Midlands was hit by an earthquake in 2002 in the Dudley area that reached a magnitude of 5.0 and one measuring 4.3 hit Folkstone in Kent last year. Thousands of people from across England contacted the BBC to described how their homes shook during the tremor. Jemma Harrison, 22, in Bury, Greater Manchester, said: "It was really bad. I was fast asleep and woke up and the room was shaking and there was a loud bang and alarms were going off."
'Like a jelly mould'
Natasha Cavey, in Tipton in the West Midlands, said: "All my cupboard doors flew open and the whole house shook, it was unreal. I can't believe it."
David in Alrewas in Staffordshire said: "The birds were flying around like it was daylight. "It was quite severe. I experienced the Dudley one and this was more severe. "I went outside to see if the roof had collapsed. I could see the furniture in the room moving, it was like it was on a jelly mould."
David Somerset, 41, from Driffield near Beverley in East Yorkshire, said: "I have never felt one as strong as that one before. I was in my sitting room and the grandfather clock was rattling rather violently. "It was very strong, I felt the whole room moving."
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This image provided by the British Geological Survey shows the seismogram registering the earthquake at Market Rasen, England on Wednesday Feb. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/HO) | Gewijzigd: 27 februari 2008, 08:29 uur, door Marga
Every cloud has a silver lining
Student David Bates was taken to hospital with a broken pelvis after a chimney collapsed into his bedroom in Wombwell, South Yorkshire
One of the pieces of masonry which crashed into the 19-year-old's bedroom in Wombwell
The wrecked ceiling of next door neighbour Kleber Afonso's house in Wombwell
Fallen masonry at the Parish Church of St Thomas in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, where the earthquake struck
Damage to a chimney stack at Goole in East Yorkshire
Robert Carter, from Hull, took this picture of the debris of his neighbour's fallen chimney
Richard England, from Leicester University's Geology Department, sent this one of the fire brigade making safe a chimney stack in Leicester
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'Costly payout' after earthquake
Householders are clearing up and assessing the damage in the aftermath of the biggest earthquake in the UK for nearly 25 years. Insurance experts said claims for structural damage and broken belongings were set to run into tens of millions of pounds.
People across the UK reported feeling the tremor just before 0100 GMT. The epicentre of the 5.2 magnitude quake was near Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. The British Geological Survey (BGS) said it had received reports of people having felt the tremor from as far as Bangor in Northern Ireland, Haarlem in Holland, Plymouth and Edinburgh.
Insurance claims are expected to run to millions of pounds
Scientists said while the tremor was small on a global scale, they described the earthquake as a "rare beast" and "significant" for the UK. They said they believed the earthquake could have been caused by an old fault line in the East Midlands rupturing. Norwich Union, the UK's largest general insurer, said it began to receive calls within hours of the tremor.
Jason Harris, senior claims manager, said the firm had received a number of calls overnight and expected further claims to be made when the extent of the damage became more clear. He said: "At the moment these are reports of mainly minor damage such as tiles off roofs, breakages inside the homes and brick walls collapsing."
Many homes suffered structural damage
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) said claims were "likely to run into the low tens of millions of pounds."
But a spokesman said: "One event of this nature will not push up premiums across the board.
"Insurers expect to deal with these incidents."
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Householders are clearing up and assessing the damage in the aftermath of the biggest earthquake in the UK for nearly 25 years. Insurance experts said claims for structural damage and broken belongings were set to run into tens of millions of pounds.
People across the UK reported feeling the tremor just before 0100 GMT. The epicentre of the 5.2 magnitude quake was near Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. The British Geological Survey (BGS) said it had received reports of people having felt the tremor from as far as Bangor in Northern Ireland, Haarlem in Holland, Plymouth and Edinburgh.
Insurance claims are expected to run to millions of pounds
Scientists said while the tremor was small on a global scale, they described the earthquake as a "rare beast" and "significant" for the UK. They said they believed the earthquake could have been caused by an old fault line in the East Midlands rupturing. Norwich Union, the UK's largest general insurer, said it began to receive calls within hours of the tremor.
Jason Harris, senior claims manager, said the firm had received a number of calls overnight and expected further claims to be made when the extent of the damage became more clear. He said: "At the moment these are reports of mainly minor damage such as tiles off roofs, breakages inside the homes and brick walls collapsing."
Many homes suffered structural damage
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) said claims were "likely to run into the low tens of millions of pounds."
But a spokesman said: "One event of this nature will not push up premiums across the board.
"Insurers expect to deal with these incidents."
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Gales batter quake-hit properties
Humberside Fire Service has been called out to dangerous chimney stacks and roofing at properties in Bridlington, Hull, Grimsby and Cleethorpes. Firefighters had attended about 20 incidents by early Friday evening. "It's likely many of the calls are to properties weakened by the earthquake," said a fire service spokesman. The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for the region, with gusts expected to reach up to 80mph overnight. ales battering East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire are threatening to dislodge chimneys weakened by this week's earthquake, firemen have warned. In the early hours of Wednesday, properties across the region were shaken by the biggest earthquake to hit the UK in almost 25 years.
'Dangerous job'
The epicentre of the 5.2 magnitude quake was near Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. The fire service received hundreds of calls from concerned residents in the aftermath of the tremor. Humberside Fire Service spokesman Glenn Ramsden said: "For the second time within a few days our crews are braving the elements to make structures safe. "This can be a very dangerous job and we advise people to stay clear of the area that our firefighters are working in." "Since last summer we've had to deal with floods, an earthquake and now gales. The only thing we haven't had is a heatwave." He urged residents to have any damaged property checked out by a competent builder as soon as possible. "If the damage is not attended to, it will only get worse and should more severe weather hit the area, the damage could become life threatening," added Mr Ramsden.
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Humberside Fire Service has been called out to dangerous chimney stacks and roofing at properties in Bridlington, Hull, Grimsby and Cleethorpes. Firefighters had attended about 20 incidents by early Friday evening. "It's likely many of the calls are to properties weakened by the earthquake," said a fire service spokesman. The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for the region, with gusts expected to reach up to 80mph overnight. ales battering East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire are threatening to dislodge chimneys weakened by this week's earthquake, firemen have warned. In the early hours of Wednesday, properties across the region were shaken by the biggest earthquake to hit the UK in almost 25 years.
'Dangerous job'
The epicentre of the 5.2 magnitude quake was near Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. The fire service received hundreds of calls from concerned residents in the aftermath of the tremor. Humberside Fire Service spokesman Glenn Ramsden said: "For the second time within a few days our crews are braving the elements to make structures safe. "This can be a very dangerous job and we advise people to stay clear of the area that our firefighters are working in." "Since last summer we've had to deal with floods, an earthquake and now gales. The only thing we haven't had is a heatwave." He urged residents to have any damaged property checked out by a competent builder as soon as possible. "If the damage is not attended to, it will only get worse and should more severe weather hit the area, the damage could become life threatening," added Mr Ramsden.
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Every cloud has a silver lining
