City shaken by minor earthquake

Yes… A City. What City? Bloody Manchester, my new home… Ok, so i’m not there, YET, but it doesn’t bode well, now does it? Apparently the quake was of typical nature in the UK, a meagre 2.5 on the Richter Scale, but still.

The BGS say these tremors are not uncommon and there are eight or nine a year in Britain. Manchester was hit by a series of tremors five years ago.

BBC quotes as saying a 3.9 quake rocked Manchester in 2002, which is a 130 times stronger than the quake today. Wow, what am I letting myself in for? If it’s not Manc’s generally speaking, it’s the world giving a helpful heads up… Umm…

 

1 Response to City shaken by minor earthquake

  1. Stu D

    Welcome to the jungle ;)

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