Monday 21 October 2002
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The tremor follows a stronger quake last month |
| | Over the past weeks Manchester has been rocked by more and more earthquakes.
Many people have e-mailed us with their thoughts and experiences. Here's a selection. |
| | | The biggest quake came at 11.42 on 21 October, and measured 3.9 on the Richter scale. Since then there have been dozens of smaller tremors - and it seems that Mancunians are getting used to the ground moving beneath their feet.
How did the earthquakes affect you? Were you scared? Let us know. Have your say here
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From Vicky, Stockport
I wonder what has made them happen all of a sudden in such a short space of time. I've felt 3 of them & they really make you jump. The one in the middle of the night was the worst because everything starts rattleing & moving & because you're only half awake, when morning comes round you're unsure if you dreamt the whole thing until you hear the news! They're not strong enough to be scary, but they are unnerving.
From Leanne,
I woke up in the night and my t.v was shaking i thought i was seeing things when i woke up in the morning i thought i had dreamt it then i heard it on the radio and i knew i wasnt going daft.
From Tony, Warrington
I felt one of the earthquakes in the middle of the night. It woke me up and didn't have a clue what was going on, everything in my room started shaking. I jumped out of my room and waited for it to stop. I'd never experienced anything like it in my life!
From Dazzi, Wales
I lived in manchester nearly all my life, and im there pretty much every fortnite, but did anyone think that these quakes might be some kinda funky marketing ploy by man city?, i mean new stadium comes along and bugger me its on a fault like, sounds fishy to mee!
From joanne in warrington
we didnt really feel the quake here in warrington but did notice the shake. i feel that the one that we have over the full uk not long before the one in manchester was a lot stonger and we had more to talk about. it seems that people are making a mountain out of a mole hill in the manchester quake case! If the quake had made at least some sort of damage or had been nearly as strong as the larger one then i think that there would have been something to talk about.
From J Booth, Manchester
I was one of the scared individuals in a supermarket in Beswick, during the lunchtime tremor, the bottles, glass and everything fell off all around me. I have not been that scared since the Sept 11 incident. I thought it had happened in Manchester
From "Puzzled but fascinated", Tameside
AND SO IT GOES ON & ON!! I PERSONALLY HAVEN'T FELT THE LAST FIFTEEN OR SO, BUT THE EXPRESSIONS ON THE FACES OF MY PETS TELL ME WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING, ESPECIALLY MY BIRDS, WHO'VE TENDED TO FLUTTER AROUND SCATTERING SEED & FEATHERS EVERYWHERE, EVEN WITH THE LESS INTENSE ONES, BUT ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAPPENS OVERNIGHT. IN FACT WHEN I UNCOVER THEM THEY'RE STILL "LOOKING OVER THEIR SHOULDERS" AND AT THE BASE OF THEIR CAGES TO TRY & SEE WHAT HAS SHAKEN THEM!! IF THE SPECIALIST SEISMOGRAPHS SHOULD EVER BREAK DOWN, YOU'RE WELCOME TO INSTALL CCTV TO STUDY MY PETS REACTION INSTEAD..!!
From Hiba, Manchester
It lasts for quiet few moments but it makes you feel how weak we are as a human compartively to God strenght.
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