Njugle Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 You missed out the minus on the second co-ordinate PH. Feel free to post a slightly smaller pic of the right location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxFusion Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 PH you get that location if you put the Coord's in wrong Kevin had the right location.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 I'm in Mossbank and felt nothing and this is posted at 12.09am GMT as for sum reason the Shetlink clock is still one hour fast for sum reason http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-taunt005.gif http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/recent_events/recent_events.html http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/6504/earthtz5.jpg I think yun position is 60.305,1.380 and not 60.305,-1.380 as it should be I see someen's beatin me tae pointin yun oot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxFusion Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 from the BGS websiteDATE : 15 January 2009ORIGIN TIME : 05:32 29.3s UTCLAT/LONG : 60.305 ° North / 1.38 ° WestGRID REF : 434.26 kmE / 1157.975 kmNDEPTH : 17.5 kmMAGNITUDE : 3.3 MLLOCALITY : ShetlandINTENSITY : 4 EMSCOMMENTS : Felt Shetland Isles no sign of a minus....but I got the same location as you Kev edit: Doh that's what the W is for http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&tab=wl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ of Hildisvik Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 The quake was on the Walls boundary fault near Eid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxFusion Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 The quake was on the Walls boundary fault near Eid. That's what I said way up there ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misty25 Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 my auld granny reckons that it's because of all the drilling for oil that's going on around shetland!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Henderson Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 I was in Whalsa last nite and i felt it no problem there my words were What the F*** was that. me auld man woke up with it and he said the alarm clock and Phnoe were rattling around on the bed side cabnet then he said the house started to shake, lasted for a couple of seconds in scalloway and whalsay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyoppmfoo Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 we shoodna be tryin tae alocate blame, we winna kane whase fault it wiz till aabody sobers up an wir memories come back. . . sorry , its a lame joke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GypsyScy Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 We woke with a loud rumble and the bed and walls fairly rattlin...clock said 5.32 am. Pictures on the wall all crooked coming down this morning...my neighbour 2 doors up felt nothing at all and says she's a light sleeper...One of the kids I work with said his house was shivering last night 3.3 on the richter scale was compared to the same sort of blast that ruined Chernobyl..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaflech Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 I've lived in Waas most of my life, and I've always found it pretty faultless....... Got my coat, taxi on the way....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Para Handy Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 You missed out the minus on the second co-ordinate PH. Feel free to post a slightly smaller pic of the right location. Job Done Njugle but not quite as effective See re edit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 @PH -Works for me! From scholarly sources:Evidence from seismic and bathymetric surveys along the passive margin of NW Europe indicates that there are a number of features suggestive of large earthquakes having occurred in geologically recent times, although the exact timing of these events is difficult to establish. It might be thought that, although such large earthquakes may have occurred, for example, in immediate post-glacial times in response to rapid isostatic readjustment, no earthquake in the UK area in historical times has exceeded a value of around 5.7 Mw. However, in past interpretations of regional seismicity, the possibility that some known historical earthquakes were in fact passive margin events has not really been canvassed. A large, distant, offshore earthquake is likely to be felt only at moderate strength over well-populated areas without any observable damage concentration. In a period when documentation of earthquakes is always sparse, such an occurrence is likely to lead to vague reporting that will not be easily interpretable. Looking at the historical record with this in mind, it is possible to identify some earthquakes that are at least compatible with an offshore interpretation, as shown in a series of case studies. However, in no case is such an interpretation the only one viable. Also, some cases that initially appear to be potentially passive margin events can in fact be discounted. While there is no unequivocal evidence for large earthquakes having occurred on the NW European passive margin in historical times, neither can the possibility be rejected, and examination of the record shows one event in particular (in 1508) which may be a large passive margin event. Thus the regional maximum magnitude could possibly be larger than has hitherto been assumed. I'm telling you, lifejacket/crash helmet, seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twerto Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 I don't know if i should build on top of Ronus hill or buy a boat house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamcake Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 I felt da earthquake dis moarnin an it wiz braa scary! I wiz choost finished aetin me braakfast it 5.33am whin da hoose started tae shack an aa thing started tae rattle on da units an dat. I wid say it geed on fir 10secs. I towt hit wiz mibee a plane or suntin braa low so i geed tae da windoo an i towt nah it haes tae be a Tremor. Aabody doon it wark towt i wiz bein stupid! Thankfully me Boss kem in an saed he felt suntin toe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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