General Chat

see told you geog wasnt my strong subject lol

Anne I have on in Kent as in Dartford? not sure how far away that is geog not my strong point lol If it is Sue in DOver glad she is ok

Margaret is to the north so hopefully won't have had any trouble. Val in Kent is not far away too and Marie Kent also but may not be affected as they are west of here. Hope they are OK. Gwyn

Dawn Dartford is further intoward London than I am ...........

Hope none of our friends have problems.

Dawn I think Sue is Dover Sue over on FTF - she felt it but she is okay :O)) Thanks Lynda

Theres Sue in Kent as well hope shes ok.

Dizzy Hayter is in this area but she may not have power yet. I would guess that it is being restored one area at a time. Gwyn

Hi Gwyn Good to see you ............... Helen in Kent should be okay - she's further inland ..... but what about our Margaret ???? don't see her post so much but I think she is down that way ............. maybe Lynda will know ???? Oh and there's Val as well - but don't know if she posts anymore....

Gwyn thank goodness Steve just come in and told him and he asked if you were ok. Not nice went through one a few years ago so know how you feel. Hope your son is ok as well

Hi Everyone Thank you for your concern. Power very recently restored here and we're OK. There are stories of some damage to property in Folkestone but non in our immediate vicinity. Walls shook, bottles and glasses clinked, things fell off desks but we're alright. Son is a firefighter in Folkestone so we may be able to find out more direct information later. Thank you for thinking of us. Gwyn

All a bit of a worry, lets hope it all settles down...today Take care all those that live there ... Thinking of you all today Sharleen

Presumably any GR members affected by the earthquake won't have electricity until later. This is from BBC news online. An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 4.7 has shaken householders in parts of Kent. The fire service has received calls from people in the Deal and Folkestone areas reporting large cracks in house walls and chimneys falling down. The tremor at 0818 BST, which lasted a few seconds, was felt as far afield as Essex, East Sussex and Suffolk. Eyewitness Lorraine Muir said: 'We've been evacuated by the Sally Army, we've got no gas or electricity.' A website for the US Geological Survey, which monitors earthquakes, said the tremor had a magnitude of 4.7. It believes the epicentre of the tremor was located 15 miles (25km) south of Canterbury and had a depth of 6.2 miles (10km). A Eurostar spokesman said everything was 'running normally' on the Channel Tunnel. residents describe their experiences. KAROL STEELE, DOVER Just before the earth shook there was a deep rumbling noise and the whole of our street shook in an east-west motion. The seagulls went crazy and in parts of Dover the electricity is off. LT COL SYDNEY CARR, DEAL I have experienced an earthquake in Cyprus and the tremors this morning were definitely similar, I would estimate an earthquake of about three to four. HENDRICK VAN ECK, CANTERBURY I was lying in bed and it felt as if someone had just got up from bed next to me. I then heard the sound of cracking, and it was getting heavier and heavier. It felt as if someone was at the end of my bed hopping up and down. I thought 'That must have been earthquake'. It didn't last very long, just a matter of seconds.

thanks for the thread Dawn ,have family in Kent ,just e mailed them but no reply yet ,probably because of electric failure .

OMG hope they are ok...thanks to the people that pm me....

why whats happened ?

Glad you are ok Anne:o) Jax xx

mcanne you nutter pmsl

PMSL McAnne glad you ok catherine xx

*rushes in breathless* I'm here - I'm okay ta :O)) Never felt the earth move here - no change then lol