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by klr » Wed Jun 06, 2012 1:27 pm
... oh wait, it was only magnitude 4.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/bre ... ing22.html
Earthquake strikes off Co Mayo
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake has been recorded off the coast of Co Mayo this morning, close to the Corrib gas field.
A spokesman for the British Geological Survey, which monitors seismic activity in the UK and Ireland, said the quake happened just before 9am, 60km west of Aughleam near Belmullet. It was at a relatively shallow depth of 3km.
He said it was very unusual to have an earthquake of such magnitude in the area as it had never happened before.
Tremors were felt in counties Mayo, Sligo and Galway with some local radio stations receiving calls from listeners who described houses shaking.
Minister for Energy and Natural Resouces Pat Rabbitte said all evidence so far pointed to this being a “naturally occurring earthquake”. The epicentre was on a known fault line west of the Irish shelf, and was slightly larger than usual, he said.
Mr Rabbitte said there was “no link” to the Corrib gas field in Co Mayo, which was not in production.
Tom Blake, director of the Irish National Seismic Network, said the region had never experienced an earthquake of this size before.
The largest earthquake recorded in Ireland occurred in 1984 when a magnitude 5.4 quake struck off the coast of Wales causing tremors and structural damage along the east coast.
Mr Blake said there were some reports of minor structural damage this morning but this has yet to be confirmed.
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by Pensioner » Wed Jun 06, 2012 2:31 pm
In 1607 there was an earth quake off the east coast of Ireland which coursed a Tsunami. Killed 4 0r 5 thousand of us Brits, know wonder Cromwell was pissed off with you lot.
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by FBM » Wed Jun 06, 2012 2:34 pm
Nobody spilled their Guinness, did they?
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by klr » Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:02 pm
FBM wrote:Nobody spilled their Guinness, did they?
A few buildings might have shaken a bit, but there are no reports of spilled Guinness.
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:05 pm
I blame Wegener.
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by FBM » Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:20 pm
klr wrote:FBM wrote:Nobody spilled their Guinness, did they?
A few buildings might have shaken a bit, but there are no reports of spilled Guinness.
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by Clinton Huxley » Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:26 pm
Was it a catholic earthquake or a Protestant one?
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by FBM » Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:29 pm
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by klr » Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:29 pm
Clinton Huxley wrote:Was it a catholic earthquake or a Protestant one?
It was a non-denominational, ecumenical, multi-faith tremor.
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by Clinton Huxley » Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:31 pm
klr wrote:Clinton Huxley wrote:Was it a catholic earthquake or a Protestant one?
It was a non-denominational, ecumenical, multi-faith tremor.
Sounds nice....
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by klr » Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:32 pm
Clinton Huxley wrote:klr wrote:Clinton Huxley wrote:Was it a catholic earthquake or a Protestant one?
It was a non-denominational, ecumenical, multi-faith tremor.
Sounds nice....
We can't afford to offend anyone these days, except of course the militant atheists. It was probably all their fault anyway.
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by Clinton Huxley » Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:33 pm
It's God's Judgement. Maybe that bit of the coast had turned gay?
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by klr » Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:39 pm
Clinton Huxley wrote:It's God's Judgement. Maybe that bit of the coast had turned gay?
Or maybe there's a naturist beach within 50 miles of the epicentre, or something like that.
It's not that far from the Marian shrine at Knock. Maybe God is trying to tell us something?
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by mistermack » Wed Jun 06, 2012 4:29 pm
FBM wrote:Nobody spilled their Guinness, did they?
That's hardly surprising, is it, as the crafty fuckers don't fill the glass?
There was probably plenty of cider and lager spilled.
Who's going to notice a bit of spilt froth.
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by FBM » Wed Jun 06, 2012 4:39 pm
mistermack wrote:FBM wrote:Nobody spilled their Guinness, did they?
That's hardly surprising, is it, as the crafty fuckers don't fill the glass?
There was probably plenty of cider and lager spilled.
Who's going to notice a bit of spilt froth.
The froth/head is indistinguishable from frog spit, anyway. Makes a visual impression, but you hardly notice when it goes down.
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