On 28 Apr 2007 01:16:34 -0700, Weatherlawyer
wrote:

The BBC is consuming its news slot this morning with hearsay about a
4.7 quake in SE England. There is some talk of an explosion. A viewer
sent in a picture of a seismograph that looks more like an explosion
to my untutored eyes.


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I don't suppose this made the 'national' news since it happened more
than 100 miles from London

9 January 2007
Earthquake rocks island of Unst

A STRONG earthquake - one of the largest of its kind in a decade - has
been felt on the Shetland island of Unst.

The earthquake, measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale, was felt at about
1:50am on Sunday. The epicentre was said to be about 130 miles
north-east of Shetland.