WERE YOU SHAKING IN YOUR BOOTS?

 

17/2/2018 in South Wales, was a 4.4 magnitude earthquake, recorded between Liverpool and Devon which caused the abandonment of the Welsh League fixture after 41 minutes between Port Talbot and Taff Wells, in South Wales.

The epicentre was near Cwmllynfell, the biggest (earthquake NOT name) since a 5.2 mag. in 1906. Yellow circles = events from 1350-1969:  Red since 1970.

The game carried on shortly afterwards with the home team winning 2-1.

Taff's Well is a hot thermal spring village, at 21.6 deg C, a nice tourist attraction and Wales' only natural thermal spa amongst the Carboniferous Limestone of South Wales. It is the base for the film "The Englishman who went up the Hill etc" and the local Arthur's shop is the basis for David Jason's "Open all Hours".

Note NICE slide show.....

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/920343/uk-earthquake-today-wales-port-talbot-football-swansea-england-quake

In the centre of England at Leicester City's King Power Stadium, the crowd stood up to celebrate their last minute winner by Ulloa, against Norwich City on February 27th 2016. A university student in his laboratory 0.3 miles away, with a seismograph (that's a thing that measures quakes!!), noted an energy release.

AND of course there is the San Jose Earthquakes founded in the US Major Soccer league 1994 as the

San Jose Clash. The city is ON the San Andreas Fault, which you will have heard of. They play at the Earthquake Stadium.