Anyone in Sheffield who thinks we've just had an earthquake?

Question

Im sat at my PC in my bedroom when I heard what I thought was the cat scratching and thumping against the drawers... then the ceiling above me sounded like four blokes were running around in the loft, strange thing was the chest of drawers kept shaking really violently and the floor in the bedroom tooo... I know its windy out there but ... It cant rock the whole house like that can it?

Answer 1

Yes

Answer 2

I felt earthquake i was woken by the whole house shaking i was very very scared.

Answer 3

It was an earthquake!

Answer 4

Yep im on Charnock, Sheffield and its just scared **** out of me!

Answer 5

Felt it in East Yorkshire!

Answer 6

yep my partner just woke me up and told me,it scared the c**p outta me,

he said it shook the bed.

we are in eldwick,bingley west yorkshire.

Answer 7

YEa, i'm in birmingham, just turned my computer off and the whole place just started rocking, i didnt know what the h**l was happening for a second or 2. lol

Answer 8

Yes Im in Longley.  Thought at first the boiler was exploding downstairs.  The house rocked violently for a few seconds and then could still feel vibrations through the floor for about 30 seconds

Answer 9

My first earthquake experience ever!!! At first I thought it was the students in the flat below giving us payback and then I thought it was a tornado. What an amazing experience. I was so scared! ~

Answer 10

you have had an earthquake... we all have! :-)

Answer 11

ahh d**n, i just posted pretty much the same question but im in Staffordshire and my boyfriend back home in chester felt it to!! arrrggghhhhhh

Answer 12

I'm in Lincoln and it happend here!! My friend in Liverpool said it happend there aswell!

Answer 13

Hi

Yes it was an earthqueake. I was in the bed and saw how my cat started running around in the room. After that i felt how my bed was shaking for about 7 seconds and maybe even more. I rememberd aprox 4 big earthquick back to the country i where was born. I am gald the earthquick was not so strong at this time as i experienced in the past. Hope it will be not repeted again....

Answer 14

Hi. I'm in Hillsborough and dont laugh but I thought the house was haunted at first! The whole place shook, pots fell from the side and I didnt know what the h**l was going on, until logging onto answers. It seems the uk has had an earthquake, pretty weird :)