{"id":32718,"date":"2022-05-30T22:40:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T21:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=32718"},"modified":"2023-07-03T09:56:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T08:56:44","slug":"an-earthquake-felt-in-nottingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=32718","title":{"rendered":"An Earthquake Felt in Nottingham"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/wem.jpg\" alt=\"Wem, Shropshire\" class=\"wp-image-43004 lazyload\" width=\"697\" height=\"392\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/wem.jpg 400w, https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/wem-300x169.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 697px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 697\/392;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was on my computer this afternoon and was leaning on my heavy wooden desk with my elbow. At sometime around 3.30pm-ish I noticed a distinct vibration sensation, which lasted for maybe 5-8 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having experienced earth tremors before, the thought fleetingly crossed my mind that this might have been one. Then another fleeting thought was I had imagined it and my arm was just numb from leaning on it. And I finally settled on a heavy vehicle passing the house, since there are some surface works going on nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But getting in from work tonight I discovered that <a title=\"Magnitude 3.8 earthquake felt on Nottinghamshire border with 'rooms shaking'\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nottinghampost.com\/news\/local-news\/live-updates-38-earthquake-felt-7145965\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">there <strong>had<\/strong> been an earthquake in Wem, Shropshire<\/a>, and it had been reported as being felt on the Nottinghamshire border in Long Eaton. It occurred at around 3.40pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So I felt it. And I am much further east than Long Eaton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4532794719633406\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was on my computer this afternoon and was leaning on my heavy wooden desk with my elbow. At sometime around 3.30pm-ish I noticed a distinct vibration sensation, which lasted for maybe 5-8 seconds. Having experienced earth tremors before, the thought fleetingly crossed my mind that this might have been one. 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