Friday, March 7, 2008

Shaken but not stirred

British Geological Survey earthquake graph This time last week people across the UK were picking up the peices after the country's biggest earthquake in 25 years.

The earthquake's epicentre was at Market Rasen in Lincolnshire and measured approximately 5.2 on the Richter scale -big in UK terms but moderate compared with others that occur around the globe every year.

Nevertheless, many people across Leyland, Lancashire and the rest of the UK were woken as their properties shook in the early hours of the morning on February 27th. While some were worried enough to call the emergency services others either did not stir at all or rolled over and went back to sleep.

There were also some ruffled feathers as a parrot who lives in Fulwood fell off his perch three times as a result of the tremors. Although the parrot's owner was unaware of the 'quake, he was awoken by the fluttering of his African Grey pet parrot Scrimshaw.