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NY26: earthquake 19151002 0309
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Rockcliffe parish, once in
Cumberland
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county:-
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Cumbria
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earthquake epicentre
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coordinates:-
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NY25096345
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10Km square:-
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NY26
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References
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British Geological Survey 2010
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newspaper:- |
see:- : 1915 (9 October):: Westmorland Gazette
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EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.
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Tremors in the Lake District.
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An earth tremor which caused considerable alarm, was felt in
Westmorland and Cumberland early on Saturday morning. The
tremor was most strongly felt in the Lake District, and
reports from such distant places as Patterdale,
Hutton-in-the-Forest, Martindale, Skelton, Troutbeck
(Windermere), Armathwaite, Langdale, and Kentmere, all show
that the time was between 3-15 and 3-18 a.m. Many people
were awakened from sleep by the banging of doors, rattling
of windows, and the fall of crockery, while several persons
who were awake said their experience was of a swing, as if
their beds were making the form of a big 'U.' Usually there
was no noise, while in other cases - in remote dales, many
miles from railways - it was stated that there was a loud
noise, as if an express train was passing through the
district. No personal or serious material damage is
reported. The tremor only lasted a few seconds. The shock
was experienced in the district between Carlisle and Solway,
and across to Kirkpatrick Fleming, in Dumfriesshire.
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The superintendent of the Eskdale Seismological Observatory
reports that a large earthquake was recorded by the Galitzin
seismograph at 7 a.m. Greenwich mean time on Sunday. The
computed position of the epicentre is between Colorado,
U.S.A., and the island of Guadeloupe, off the coast of
California.
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At numerous points around Ullswater the effects of the
tremor were felt, and at Howtown and in Martindale the
movement was accompanied by a noise which was described as
similar to the passing of an express train, though the
railway is ten miles away. In the Carlisle district the time
is given as 3-25.Many people were awaken out of their sleep
by a loud rumbling, and the apparent swaying of bedsteads,
wardrobes, and other articles of furniture. No damage was
done, but there was considerable alarm. The shock was felt
in North Cumberland, bounded on the north by by Solway
Firth, and extending southwards along a line roughly passing
through Abbey Town, Kirkbride, Wigton, Burgh, Kirkandrews,
and Carlisle. The rumbling lasted about two seconds.
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Our Langdale correspondent writes: Light sleepers at
Langdale were awakened at about 3-10 a.m. on Saturday
morning by an earthquake shock. It was felt in both dales by
a certain number of people, and compared to a heavy motor
lorry travelling rapidly past. MOst people agree that it was
more a noise than a vibration. At Chapel Stile it set all
the dogs barking, and the same canine phenomenon was
observed at Elterwater.
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From Grasmere it is reported: A shock of earthquake was
experienced in parts of the valley in the early hours of
Saturday morning. The walls shook and the furniture rattled
in the houses, and the noise resembled a heavy motor lorry.
The line of the shock ran from White Bridge, Field Side and
Deerbolts Cottage to High Close and Crag Head. The vibration
lasted only a few seconds. As stated above, the shock was
felt in the Troutbeck valley. At Broad Oak and Town End the
inmates heard the cupboard doors vibrate and the crockery
rattle. The shock was also noticed by one of the Windermere
postmen, who, being awake about half-past three, noticed a
rumbling noise, which was followed by an aeroplane-like
'skirr,' which seemed to travel off towards the south end of
the lake.
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It is stated, too, that at Bowness a man in the
neighbourhood of Biskey Howe Terrace, hearing an unfamiliar
noise arose from his bed and put his head through the window
wondering whether a Zeppelin was about.
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date:-
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1915
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period:-
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1910s
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Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008
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