…. And it wasn’t a good feeling. Yesterday evening I was lying in bed recovering from a painful and distressful stomach bug when I felt the bed shaking as if someone was pushing it sidewise. And a loud rumble as if a big jet had just flown over my house. I was sure it was a small earthquake. I run downstairs and told the rest of my family but nobody else had felt it. The TV was on loud, the kids were sitting on the carpet and they thought I was exaggerating, as usual.
But I was sure it was a quake. I felt them many times in the past when I used to live in Italy. Bad ones too, but fortunately not as bad as in certain parts of my country, where there was destruction and death. My broadband connection went as well. So I couldn't check the news, but this morning I've had my confirmation. The tremor, measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale, struck six miles from Ripon, North Yorkshire, not far from here. The strength it is not likely to have caused any damage, but it was quite unpleasant. It is said that you don't get earthquakes in Yorkshire, but there’s always a first time.
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I've experienced 2 in Leamington Spa in my lifetime - both times the epicentre was elsewhere but it is very unsettling feeling both physically and emotionally...
Ooh, that's where we've been holed up over Christmas, only missed it by a day.
I experienced one in 1989 in Ormskirk. I was sat on the toilet in a new building and thought the floor was about to give way. I was mortified at the thought of how I would be found!
Happy New Year and thank you so much for the lovely Christmas Card.
Jane X
That's quite scary! I've only ever felt one earthquake and no-one believed me either to start with! Hope you've had a good start to 2011 x
Nothing like starting the new year with a bit of rock n roll. Or should I say shake and roll.
Can be a bit scary, however Christchurch in NZ has really had a difficult time with them recently and its not over yet.
We live in earthquake country here in Northern California. There are occasional and sometimes large ones here in the SF Bay Area and lots and lots of small ones at our house in the mountains. I don't think you ever get used to them. Hope you don't have any more.
BTW, I'm linking you on my blog today - regarding the legend of Befana :-).
Darla
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