Did anyone else think the earthquake last night in lincolnshire was ghosts shaking the house?

Question

we have had a few bumps in the night lately and don't really believe in this jinkd of stuff, so when last nights quake woke us we thought that was going to be the last straw and that we would have to move.

very silly we know

Answer 1

I had a mug of coffee next to me at 1am. it started shake, it was a bit like that scene from Jurassic Park with the glass of water..

Answer 2

Yes! I thought it was something shaking the bed! I was petrified until i saw it on the news!

Answer 3

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 4.7

Date-Time Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 00:56:45 UTC

Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 12:56:45 AM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones



Location 53.321°N, 0.314°W

Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program

Region ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM

Distances 50 km (30 miles) S of Kingston upon Hull, England, UK

70 km (45 miles) NE of Nottingham, England, UK

80 km (50 miles) E of Sheffield, England, UK

205 km (125 miles) N of LONDON, United Kingdom



Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 6.8 km (4.2 miles); depth fixed by location program

Parameters NST= 50, Nph= 50, Dmin=291.4 km, Rmss=1.02 sec, Gp= 54°,

M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=7

Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)



Event ID us2008nyae

Answer 4

i thought it was my partner messing about with the bed,until he said that the shakes had nothing to do with him,then i thought it was a ghost lol until we heard the radio

Answer 5

I'm with Allison, I thought it was my cat playing ...

Answer 6

lol my 8 year old son thought the same, hes was still going on this morning saying theres no way im sleeping in my bed again luckily the news convinced him it was just an earthquake

Answer 7

yes!!!

im from west yorkshire and i'd just nodded off to sleep, it woke up and thought there was a ghost under my bed shaking it!! then thought i musta dreamt it because thats a crazy thing lol , but then i saw the news this morning!

i kinda wish i was abit more awake to have actauly felt it proper, its not everyday u feel an earthquake..lets hope not anyway!

Answer 8

lol about 50 people at my work thought that....

Answer 9

We put Sky News on right away and when nothing was reported, I thought maybe there'd been an explosion.  Then, maybe a plane crash.  Then I thought, what if someone's garden's caved into a mine.

I then thought what about a paranormal experience, just as they started reporting it on TV.

I'm too impatient, and very imaginative lolol.

Answer 10

Im up in greater manchester for the week looking after my new mum with 6 puppies!

Been up for about 37 hours..Was just about to lay down to have a rest, and bam! The whole house shook for about 5/10 seconds.. I was in disbelief and thought I was going nutts.. lol It didnt quite register till I looked on the news!! Im still amazed, my first earthquake!... sounds silly, but i want another one! (not a big one tho..) hehe

Answer 11

No, the bumps I heard I thought it was the cats playing up (that's how unimpressive I found it) I live in Hull and didn't have a clue until I put on Yahoo this morning - and then heard people talking saying they had heard bumps, bangs etc.

Answer 12

my grandma did, but she ignored it. lol

Answer 13

I was in bed, but felt my bed shaking. I thought I was dreaming...lol

Answer 14

I live in Lincolnshire,and was on the loo when it happened!I thiught it was a helicopter overhead(very low),the whole house shook,there was a noise like a freight train and the lights flickered.Very scary.