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April 28, 2007
Kent UK 4.7mag Earthquake: Did the earth move for you?
Switched on BBC News24 this morning to find there had been a 4.7mag earthquake near Ashford in Kent.
It appears from the USGS that it was just off the coast of Hythe, near Folkstone.
4.7 is a tadge stronger than most UK tremors, but still nothing to get overly worked up about.
It is pretty close to the Channel Tunnel though, so I wonder if they will be making checks to make sure all is Ok.
It's only 40-50mils from my parents house and they don't remember feeling anything (I spoke to them 20mins after the event), and it appears the tremors moved in a few directions only. (The South Downs probably insulated them from any tremors since that lies in between them).
Details can be found here USGS
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 4.7 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time | = Coordinated Universal Time = local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones |
| Location | 51.024°N, 1.030°E |
| Depth | 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program |
| Region | ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM |
| Distances | 25 km (15 miles) S of Canterbury, England, UK 85 km (55 miles) ENE of Brighton, England, UK 100 km (60 miles) ESE of LONDON, United Kingdom 150 km (95 miles) WNW of Lille, France |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 7.1 km (4.4 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | Nst= 40, Nph= 40, Dmin=395 km, Rmss=0.95 sec, Gp= 86°, M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=7 |
| Source |
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| Event ID | us2007bsal |
Google maps of center of earthquake.
Location Map
More details can be found at the USGS web site.
Posted by Chris Wright at April 28, 2007 10:05 AM
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