4.7

I was dozing, as is my habit it seems, and at about 8.20 the bed went boing. Oh, an earthquake, I said, and turned over.

The epicentre was 15 miles south of here - I suspect that brisingamen probably would have felt it more and may be without electricity. No immediate structural damage here, but has been reported at other towns in the area.


Edit: A 5 recorded south west of here. Epicentre now declared to be 12km south of Dover, ie in the straits, although the BBC's map is confused as to where that is.



Edit; The BBC have now found Dover, it appears. Probably I ought to look at my roof but the cracks in my plaster seem the same size and the washing up is still perilously spread.

"It's not the sort of thing you expect on a Saturday morning in Kent."

More eye witness accounts:

"I suddenly woke up, feeling like jelly!"

[I often feel like jelly. Strawberry or black cherry for preference]


"I sat up and looking out the window i saw a cat fall off a fence and I was very shocked. I tried standing up but at my old age that can be a difficulty.

"At first I thought someone was breaking in until I turned television on to see Sky News. I went into the my kitchen and i found my dog curled up in his basket scared, he was wimping and whining.


Spot the product placement as this was http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1263223,00.html

One for I-Sky on Private Eye

See also http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-6593861,00.html

and of course http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6602677.stm