Sennen, Cornwall.
The south-westerly pointed toe of Britain, in the gales of early march, 2008.
Thursday, 13 March 2008
Stormy England in March
Sennen, Cornwall.
The south-westerly pointed toe of Britain, in the gales of early march, 2008.
Tuesday, 11 March 2008
Saturday, 8 March 2008
Wednesday, 5 March 2008
Tuesday, 26 February 2008
Earthquake at 00:56 a.m. Did the Earth Move for You?
Breaking news....
Here I am at the forefront of a news story...
My house just shook... Wobbled, Rattled.. Hummed...
Low frequency sound, vibration, and a very strange feeling...
Unease, foreboding, maybe this is what spooks animals in these circumstances.
Timed at about 00:56 a.m. Duration about twenty seconds.
It took a while of searching seismographs online... yes, there are some.. The British Geological Survey's site was too busy.
But
It seems there was a quake measuring approx 5.2 on the Richter scale, about 40 miles west-south-west of here.
Much of England had a brief wobble along with it.
Ho hum. Nothing seems to have fallen down.
Move along, nothing to see here folks...................
Oh. And Reuters are reporting no major injuries or damage reported- at half an hour after the event.
They're probably right, but. I suspect they're a bit quick in publishing, because if there were major chaos going on, I think it might take longer than that to check and say everything is fine.
Back to bed then.
Good Night All.
Data from USGS http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/
British Geological Survey Seismology Report later in the day gives magnitude as 5.2 richter.
PRESS RELEASE
27 February 2008
England hit by Earthquake
The British Geological Survey (BGS) recorded an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 (ML) on the Richter scale near Market Rasen, Lincolnshire at 00:56 GMT. The BGS has been inundated with calls from the public, media and emergency services throughout England.
Summary:
DATE : 27 February 2008
ORIGIN TIME : 00:56 GMT
LAT/LONG : 53.39° North / 0.35° West
GRID REF : 509.9 kmE / 389.0 kmN
DEPTH : 10 km
MAGNITUDE : 5.2 Richter Scale (ML)
LOCALITY : Market Rasen, Lincolnshire
Here I am at the forefront of a news story...
My house just shook... Wobbled, Rattled.. Hummed...
Low frequency sound, vibration, and a very strange feeling...
Unease, foreboding, maybe this is what spooks animals in these circumstances.
Timed at about 00:56 a.m. Duration about twenty seconds.
It took a while of searching seismographs online... yes, there are some.. The British Geological Survey's site was too busy.
But
It seems there was a quake measuring approx 5.2 on the Richter scale, about 40 miles west-south-west of here.
Much of England had a brief wobble along with it.
Ho hum. Nothing seems to have fallen down.
Move along, nothing to see here folks...................
Oh. And Reuters are reporting no major injuries or damage reported- at half an hour after the event.
They're probably right, but. I suspect they're a bit quick in publishing, because if there were major chaos going on, I think it might take longer than that to check and say everything is fine.
Back to bed then.
Good Night All.
Data from USGS http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/
| Magnitude | 4.7 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
|
| Location | 53.321°N, 0.314°W |
| Depth | 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program |
| Region | ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM |
| Distances | 50 km (30 miles) S of Kingston upon Hull, England, UK 70 km (45 miles) NE of Nottingham, England, UK 80 km (50 miles) E of Sheffield, England, UK 205 km (125 miles) N of LONDON, United Kingdom |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 6.8 km (4.2 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST= 50, Nph= 50, Dmin=291.4 km, Rmss=1.02 sec, Gp= 54°, M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=7 |
| Source |
|
| Event ID | us20 |
British Geological Survey Seismology Report later in the day gives magnitude as 5.2 richter.
PRESS RELEASE
27 February 2008
England hit by Earthquake
The British Geological Survey (BGS) recorded an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 (ML) on the Richter scale near Market Rasen, Lincolnshire at 00:56 GMT. The BGS has been inundated with calls from the public, media and emergency services throughout England.
Summary:
DATE : 27 February 2008
ORIGIN TIME : 00:56 GMT
LAT/LONG : 53.39° North / 0.35° West
GRID REF : 509.9 kmE / 389.0 kmN
DEPTH : 10 km
MAGNITUDE : 5.2 Richter Scale (ML)
LOCALITY : Market Rasen, Lincolnshire
Saturday, 23 February 2008
Like Trains of Cars on Tracks of Plush -Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)
Like trains of cars on tracks of plush
I hear the level bee:
A jar across the flowers goes,
Their velvet masonry
Withstands until the sweet assault
Their chivalry consumes,
While he, victorious, tilts away
To vanquish other blooms.
His feet are shod with gauze,
His helmet is of gold;
His breast, a single onyx
With chrysoprase, inlaid.
His labor is a chant,
His idleness a tune;
Oh, for a bee’s experience
Of clovers and of noon!
Thursday, 21 February 2008
Thursday, 14 February 2008
Top Gear Again.
You may recall I earlier posted the guys from BBC's 'Top Gear' programme, risking their lives poking fun at rednecks?
Well, last night I was watching an episode of their show where the three presenters had a challenge, to buy a 1970s british 'classic' car...
(for classic, merely read 'one that has not quite finished falling apart yet') and submit it to a series of increasingly silly endurance tests. Here is the final one.
I think my old landrover would beat even Jeremy's rover, in the rate at which water fell out of the bottom. Maybe I should put the floor screws back in.
Well, last night I was watching an episode of their show where the three presenters had a challenge, to buy a 1970s british 'classic' car...
(for classic, merely read 'one that has not quite finished falling apart yet') and submit it to a series of increasingly silly endurance tests. Here is the final one.
I think my old landrover would beat even Jeremy's rover, in the rate at which water fell out of the bottom. Maybe I should put the floor screws back in.
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