Today’s Earthquake in Wales
Just after 2.30 this afternoon I felt a vibration of my house in Cardiff, initially like a heavy truck going outside but then a distinct ‘bump’. The whole house moved, but only for less than a second and no damage ensued.
I thought it was a minor tremor, and out of curiosity I looked on Twitter to see how widespread were the reports. The answer was very:
It seems it was an earthquake of Magnitude 4.7, centered near (or, presumably, under) Neath. That’s actually pretty big by UK standards.
Thankfully I don’t think anyone has been hurt.
Anyone else feel it?
P. S. I learned today that the Welsh word for ‘earthquake’ is daeargryn..
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February 17, 2018 at 3:51 pm
In Whitchurch in North Cardiff it sounded like the roof of my house moved so I thought it was just a big gust of wind !
February 19, 2018 at 10:24 pm
How does “daeargryn” decompose, cf earth-quake, please?
February 20, 2018 at 10:55 am
So the Welsh experts here tell me that `daear’ is one of the words for `earth’ while `argryn’ is an adjective meaning `shaking’ or `shivering’ and `egryn’ is a noun meaning `a tremble’.
February 20, 2018 at 10:04 pm
There’s a joke going round, which I couldn’t possibly repeat, that Saturday’s earthquake struck Swansea City Centre with great force, causing a million pounds worth of improvements.