----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Grebneff" <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 10:53 AM Subject: Re: Earth tremor
> >Just had a noticeable earth tremor here in UK at 11:53 pm, Sunday. > >Very rare, in fact never felt anything quite as shaky, in the house > >before. > >No doubt this is second nature to Californians, but little ole > >England Home counties... wonder where that came from. > > > >Clive > >'88 Syncro Transporter > > I believe the North Sea is an incipient rift and the parts of > Europe(...ie England... ) to the west are trying to separate and move > away from the rest of the Eurasian continent. Tony Blair certainly will be pleased to hear that tectonics are helping is more than slow drift Westwards.
I think the rifting has > stalled, but there WILL be the odd shake. ..like when Iraq is attacked. > > NO place on the planet is immune to tremors. Not even NZ. > -- > Andrew Grebneff > 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand > <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> > Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut P.S. Its was 4.7 centred on West Bromwich, and felt from Scottish borders to South London |
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