----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Grebneff" <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 10:53 AM
Subject: Re: Earth tremor

> >Just  had a noticeable earth tremor here in UK at 11:53 pm, Sunday.
> >Very rare, in fact never felt anything quite as shaky, in the house
> >before.
> >No doubt this is second nature to Californians, but little ole
> >England Home counties... wonder where that came from.
> >
> >Clive
> >'88 Syncro Transporter
>
> I believe the North Sea is an incipient rift and the parts of
> Europe(...ie England... ) to the west are trying to separate and move
> away from the rest of the Eurasian continent.

Tony Blair certainly will be pleased to hear that tectonics are helping is
more than slow drift Westwards.

 I think the rifting has
> stalled, but there WILL be the odd shake.

..like when Iraq is attacked.

>
> NO place on the planet is immune to tremors. Not even NZ.
> --
> Andrew Grebneff
> 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
> <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut

P.S. Its was 4.7 centred on West Bromwich, and felt from Scottish borders to
South London