Earthquake in Ireland, possibly early 80s - please help me.

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OK, this could possibly be in Retro, or Dublin, but I reckon AH is the place for it, not for a bigger audience, but because someone might have had the same experience as me, and remember, and tell me, because otherwise I'm going insane.

I have a memory of being in my mother's bed one morning when I was little (I'm 27, nearly 28) and feeling an Earthquake. It wasn't that strong, nothing fell of a shelf or anything, but I have a distinct memory of this event.

It lasted probably a minute or so. My mother was asleep, but this woke her, although she didn't seem to be overly concerned. My father was already gone to work, so it was sometime between the hours of 8 and 10 in the morning.

Does anyoe know what I'm remembering? Does anyone else have similar memory?

Please help me.

P_1

If I recall my geography lessons there was a quake in Wales in 1984. This could be what you mean

kenco

Yep, there was one, I remember it.

I think is was early to mid 80's and hit the east coast. My memory of it was that it was the morning time and it felt like someone very big running up and down the stairs for a few seconds (no more).

You should be able to dig up something on it as there was a fair bit of media coverage at the time.

JohnnyStones

Yeah i think your right (mid eighties one morning i fell out of bed):eek:

Joliegood

it was in the early summer of 84 as far as I remember, about 7.30 in the morning. The radiators shook a bit. Then remember about 20 minutes later a newsflash on 2FM. Or whatever it was called back then.

philstar

yes i remember it, it was the summer of 1984 there was an earthquake that hit the east coast of ireland and wales.

it was no big deal by international standards, but for the likes of ireland & UK it was headline news.

i suppose you could email the met office or one of the major colleges if you want more info.

Esel

The earth moved for me about July 1984. Should be able to find it on google.

builttospill

Yep. I was staying with relations in Dublin in the early-mid 80's and I fell out of bed due to an earthquake. I just about remember it and my parents have since clarified that there was one. Typically when I tell my friends this story they laugh and tell me to shut the hell up.

baztard

DesF wrote:

I have a memory of being in my mother's bed one morning when I was little (I'm 27, nearly 28) and feeling an Earthquake. It wasn't that strong, nothing fell of a shelf or anything, but I have a distinct memory of this event.
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Maybe she let off a big ripper of a fart?

blah

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Lleyn_Peninsula_earthquake

Zaph

I missed all the excitement, I slept through it.

DublinWriter

I remember it. Was lying on the sofa watching kids TV and basically everything went left for a second then went back right again.

I just remember the one judder. A few of the residents in the higher floors of the Ballymun towers had ornaments come off shelves etc.

The Hill Billy

A right ol' bone rattler that one!

A little know & not very interesting factoid - You are less likely to be killed by an earthquake in Ireland than in any other place in the whole wide world.

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Hill Billy wrote: »

A right ol' bone rattler that one!

A little know & not very interesting factoid - You are less likely to be killed by an earthquake in Ireland than in any other place in the whole wide world.

Well in fairness Ireland isn't really known internationally for its high buildings and faultlines

WindSock

Yeah I remember it. Or remember being told about it. I thought around '85, but everyone here says '84. Cool I was only 3 then, memory's better than I thought

Dudess

Never knew about that. Interesting.

Sarn

There was also the tremor in 2005. http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/1214/tremor.html

I remember waking up in the middle of the night going what the hell was that.