Earthquake York February 26th 2008 1am

Around 1am on February 26th 2008 a sizable earthquake hit York, North Yorkshire, England and Wales. The tremor was felt from London to Newcastle according to the BBC.

In York itself it was an experience I will remember but, would honestly like to be able to forget. This was the worst earthquake experience in my life. My house shook and shuddered with me in the middle of it, gripping my house mate in fear.

It has never really sunk in before. It has never really effect my environment so closely to be honest. Now I really do know know, the planet is ill and letting us know about it.

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I really have never given a damn about anything like this before. Yet, tonight I was truly scared. How the hell can a house of bricks stand up to the power of the earth, shaking.

Tonight there was a hell of a scare. It felt quite literally like the earth moved from underneath my feet. I looked out and shouted in fear: "What the xxxx was that?" after a few minutes an answer came ... across Ouseburn Avenue someone said, "That was an earthquake Mate!" So it was, The earth moved and I freaked.