philbowell
philbowell

Pretty sure there was just a minor earthquake tremor in Cheltenham.

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colinwalker
colinwalker

@philbowell Looks like it, a magnitude 4.4 event with epicentre approx 20km NNE of Swansea.

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philbowell
philbowell

@colinwalker yeh, Cheltenham’s a good couple hours drive away from Swansea. Really weird sensation though.

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JohnPhilpin
JohnPhilpin

@philbowell @colinwalker - but actual distance about 80 miles … as a comp Loma Prieta - where it was felt in Oakland and the North Bay ... Santa Cruz to Oakland around 70 miles.

The weird thing to me is that there was an earthquake at all! Hope all is ok.

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philbowell
philbowell

@JohnPhilpin yeh it’s pretty rare in this part of the world, apparently we get one of that strength every few years. First time I’ve ever felt one like that.

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JohnPhilpin
JohnPhilpin

@philbowell Wow : Felt across south wales and as far as Cornwall, Liverpool, Shrewsbury and Somerset.

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philbowell
philbowell

@JohnPhilpin yeh, it seems to have been felt very widely when compared to past earthquakes.

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