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Moderate earthquake strikes southeast England
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 28 - 04 - 2007


A moderate earthquake rattled parts of
southeast England Saturday morning, toppling chimneys from
houses and rousing residents from their beds.
Several thousand people were left without power after the
quake in the county of Kent. The only reported casualty was
a woman with minor head and neck injuries, the ambulance
service said, according to AP.
«It literally felt like the whole house was being slid
across like a fun-fair ride,» said Sharon Hayles of
Stanford, southeast England.
The British Geological Survey said the 4.3-magnitude quake
struck at 8:19 a.m. (0719 GMT) and was centered under the
English Channel, about 14 kilometers (8½ miles) south of
Dover. The area is about 60 miles (100 kilometers)
southeast of London.
The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude at 4.7.
Witnesses said cracks appeared in walls, and chimneys
collapsed across the county. Energy supplier EDF Energy
said several thousand homes were briefly without power
after the quake, and the fire service was investigating
several reports of gas leaks.
Residents said the tremor lasted about 10-15 seconds.
«I was lying in bed and it felt as if someone had just
got up from bed next to me,» said Hendrick van Eck, 27, of
Canterbury, 60 miles (100 kilometers) southeast of London.
«I then heard the sound of cracking, and it was getting
heavier and heavier. It felt as if someone was at the end
of my bed hopping up and down.»
The quake's epicenter is near the entrance to the Channel
Tunnel. Train operator Eurostar said its services to France
and Belgium were operating normally.
-- SPA


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