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{{Earthquake |
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| title = 2008 Market Rasen earthquake |
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| date = [[27 February]] [[2008]] |
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| time = 00:56 [[GMT]] |
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| map = 2008 Market Rasen earthquake.jpg |
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| image name = [[United States Geological Survey|US Geological Survey]] map showing the approximate position of the earthquake |
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| magnitude = 5.2 [[Richter magnitude scale|M<sub>L</sub>]] |
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| depth = {{convert|5|km|mi|0}} |
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| location = {{coor d|53.42|N|0.35|E}} |
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| countries affected = {{UK}} |
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| casualties = 1 serious injury, 1 minor injury |
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}} |
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{{Current|date=February 2008}} |
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The '''2008 Market Rasen earthquake''' was an [[earthquake]] that registered 5.2 <ref name="BGS-FE">{{citeweb|title=England hit by earthquake | url=http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/recent_events/Market_Rasen_Feb_27_2008_web.pdf | publisher=''[[British Geological Survey]]'' | accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> on the [[Richter magnitude scale|Richter scale]] and struck {{convert|4|km|mi|0}} north of [[Market Rasen]], a town in [[Lincolnshire]], [[England]] at 00:56:45 [[GMT]] on [[27 February]] [[2008]]. It was felt widely across much of England. Damage occurred to buildings in the epicentral area. |
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==Location== |
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The [[British Geological Survey]] (BGS) stated that the [[epicentre]] of the earthquake was {{convert|4|km|mi|0}} north of [[Market Rasen]] and {{convert|24|km|mi|0}} south-west of [[Grimsby]], at 53.419°N, 0.354 °E. A preliminary report from the BGS stated that the earthquake occurred at a depth of {{convert|1.8|km|mi}},<ref name="bgs1">{{citeweb | title=Location Map, Seismogram and Preliminary Parameters of this morning's earthquake | publisher=''British Geological Survey'' | date=2008-02-27 | url=http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/recent_events/uk_special/market_rasen_27_feb_2008.pdf | accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> although this was later updated to {{convert|5|km|mi|0}}.<ref name="BGS-FE"/> |
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==Impact== |
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The earthquake resulted in structural damage to many homes and businesses in the epicentral area.<ref name="BGS-FE"/><ref name="bbc"/><ref name="guardian">{{citeweb | title=England shakes as 5.2 quake strikes | publisher=''[[The Guardian]]'' | date=2008-02-27 | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/feedarticle/7340190 | accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> Buildings as large as apartment blocks were reported to have shaken for up to 30 seconds afterwards.<ref name="times">{{citeweb | first=Fran | last=Yeoman | title=Earthquake hits Britain, 5.3 magnitude | date=2008-02-27 | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3442675.ece | accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> Birds and pets became highly agitated.<ref name="et"/> There were no deaths, but a 19-year old man in [[Barnsley]] suffered a broken pelvis when a chimney fell onto his bed,<ref name="">{{citeweb | title=UK rocked by strongest earthquake in over 20 years | publisher=''TV3 New Zealand'' | date=2008-02-27 | url=http://www.tv3.co.nz/News/Story/tabid/209/articleID/47542/cat/41/Default.aspx | accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> and one elderly man received minor injuries to his leg when a chimney collapsed and fell through his bedroom ceiling at his home in [[Wombwell]], [[Yorkshire]].<ref name="guardian"/><ref name="bbc">{{citeweb | title=Earthquake hits much of England | publisher=''[[BBC]]'' | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7266136.stm | date=2008-02-27 | accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> The earthquake was felt by people as far south as [[Hampshire]] and as far north as [[Newcastle-upon-Tyne]].<ref name="et"/><ref name="bbc"/> Police in the [[Midlands#English Midlands|Midlands]] received over 5000 telephone calls per hour from members of the public regarding the earthquake.<ref name="times"/> The earthquake caused [[power cut]]s in some areas.<ref name="times"/> |
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===Magnitude=== |
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The British Geological Survey (BGS) gave the earthquake a preliminary reading of 5.2 on the Richter scale,<ref name="BGS-FE"/> while the [[United States Geological Survey]] reported it measured 4.7 on the Richter scale based on initial measurements.<ref name="et">{{citeweb|first=Julian | last=Kossof | title=Earthquake hits UK | publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' | date=2008-02-27 | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/27/nquake227.xml | accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref><ref name="usgs">{{citeweb | title=Magnitude 4.7 - England, United Kingdom | publisher=''United States Geological Survey'' | date=2008-02-27 | url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008nyae.php | accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> The French Atomic Energy Commission estimated the magnitude was 5.4 on the Richter scale.<ref name="cea1">{{citeweb|title=Alerte Sismique | publisher=''Commissariat à L'Energie Atomique (CEA)'' | date=2008-02-27 | url=http://www-dase.cea.fr/evenement/evenements.php?type=alerte&identifiant=20080227-005651 | accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref><ref name="cea2">{{citeweb | title=Dernier événement sismique enregistré dans la zone Euro-Méditerranéenne | publisher=''Commissariat à L'Energie Atomique (CEA)'' | date=2008-02-27 | url=http://www-dase.cea.fr/evenement/evenements.php?type=seisme&identifiant=20080227-005651 | accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> |
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===Aftershocks=== |
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An [[aftershock]] measuring 1.8 on the Richter scale was reportedly recorded by the BGS at 04:00 GMT,<ref name="bbc"/>, although the BGS itself reported the time of aftershock as being 02:46:06.4 GMT.<ref name="">{{citeweb | title=Market Rasen,Lincs | publisher=''British Geological Survey'' | date=2008-02-27 | url=http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/recent_events/20080227024606.4.html | acessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> |
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==Significance== |
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It was the largest earthquake since the [[1984 Lleyn Peninsula earthquake]], which was magnitude 5.4.<ref name="bbc"/> The BGS described the earthquake as "extremely large earthquake in UK terms but not large in world terms".<ref name="times"/> [[Image:UK_historical_seismicity_2008_02_27.jpg|thumb|right|Seismicity in the [[United Kingdom]] from 1990 to [[2008-02-27]]]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist|2}} |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of earthquakes]] |
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*[[Geology of the United Kingdom]] |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/ Earthquakes in the British Isles information] by the ''[[British Geological Survey]]'' |
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*[http://www.emsc-csem.org/index.php?page=home Map of recent earthquakes in Europe] by the ''Centre Sismologique Euro-Méditerranéen'' ''(European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)'' |
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*[http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/ Worldwide earthquakes maps] by the ''[[United States Geological Survey]]'' |
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{{Coor title d|53.42|N|0.35|E}} |
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[[Category:2008 earthquakes|Market Rasen]] |
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[[Category:2008 in England|Market Rasen earthquake]] |
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[[Category:Earthquakes in the United Kingdom|Lincoln]] |
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[[Category:Lincolnshire|Market Rasen earthquake]] |
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Revision as of 08:49, 27 February 2008
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