I live on the 10th floor of a tower block in manchester, the quake lasted for about 15 seconds. First everything in the room started rattling then the floor started swaying , i thought the building was going to topple over.
Here are 2 news reports of the incident...
Homes across Lancashire
were shaken in the early hours of Wednesday as the United Kingdom was
hit by its biggest earthquake for nearly 25 years.
People
were shaken violently from their sleep just before 1am after the quake
- reportedly measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale - struck, sending shock
waves across the country from its epicentre in Lincolnshire.
 MANCHESTER, ENGLAND -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 shook
parts of Britain earlier today, but there were no immediate reports of
casualties or damage, officials said. The quake's epicentre
was 205 kilometres north of London near Manchester and it struck just
before 1 a.m. local time, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its
website. "We have no reports of injuries," said a police spokesperson
in London. Many people reported being woken up by the quake and the
tremours could be felt in high-rise buildings in London.
THE EARTHQUAKE APPEAL
Wythenshawe Earthquake Appeal
An
earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale hit Wythenshawe last
Wednesday morning. The epicentre was Benchill. Casualties were seen
wandering aimlessly saying 'bang out of order', 'mental' and 'sorted'.
The earthquake decimated the area causing in excess of £17.55 worth of
damage. Several priceless collections of mementoes from Ibiza and Corfu
were damaged beyond repair. Many locals were woken before their Giros
arrived.
One resident, Kylie Sharon Smith, a 15 year old
mother of 4 said 'It was such a F**kin shock, Little Chardonnay-Destiny
came running into my bedroom crying. My hands were shaking that much I
could hardly skin up'
The British Red Cross has so far
managed to send 4000 crates of Sunny Delight to the area to help with
the crisis. Rescue workers are still searching through the rubble and
have found numerous 'Elizabeth Duke' sovereign rings, benefit books and
pound stretcher ornaments.
How can you help?
This
appeal hopes to raise money for food and clothing parcels for those
unfortunate enough to be caught up in the disaster. Clothing is most
sought after. Urgently needed are Lacoste tracksuits, Burberry caps,
Bennie hats and Reebock trainers. Food parcels are also needed, they
include McCain oven chips, Aldi beans, Monster Munch and Iceland Pizza.
Alcohol is also in short supply especially White Lightening and
Lambrini.
Cash donations are also needed. 22p buys a 'signing
on' Biro. £2.50 buys a Jumbo sausage dinner, £20.00 buys a fake MOT and
£16.00 buys 200 Regal from the back of Tommy's lorry.
Your help is appreciated
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