Not what I was going to post today but I saw this latest news and seeing as we are off to Greece again in under 6 weeks I thought it deserved some investigation.
The epicentre of todays quake was in the sea to the south of the island of Zakinthos so a long way from where we will be going to the Pelion. It registerd just over 5 on the richter scale and no damage was reported. However it is the latest in a week of earthquakes in the Greek islands. Lets's hope that this little outburst will be the last for a while.
In London some 4 years ago I was staying in a place directly over the underground. Awoken in the night by what seemed to be a very large train I put the experience down to the fact I was unused to the sensation of the trains below. Only in the morning did I find out it had been an earthquake I had felt.
We even had a sizeable earthquake in Devon once, 16 years ago. I was sitting at work on a wheely-chair when I felt as though someone had pushed me from behind. I was startled and almost fell off the chair . I felt really stupid in my goldfish-bowl-like office and it was sometime after that I realised what had happened.
I like to feel the earth move once in a while but an earthquake, not at the moment thanks!
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Well let's hope the Earth moves for all the right reasons in Greece when you go Jas !
Think there was an earthquake with the epicentre in Birmingham 4 years ago and a little before that one centred in Melton Mowbray.
Vicki x
It was the Dudley (Birmingham) one we felt in London. 22nd Sept 2002! We were on our way to Greece then and staying in Hampstead the night before we flew!
I suppose I asked for that last comment!!
Thanks Vicki!
I remember the dudley earthquake as we're only a small distance from there. I wouldnt like to be in a big one! very odd feeling.. xx
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