A Different Kind of Alarm Clock

Many people across Britain got a rude awakening this morning around 1AM in the form of an earthquake. Unfortunately, I did not feel said quake, but many of my friends we awoken in the wee hours of the morning wondering why their roommate was doing the laundry or why a massive truck was driving by outside. You don't generally think of Britain as earthquake central, and for pretty good reason - there are about 25 discernable earthquakes a year, rarely causing much of a stir. The slightly unusual thing is that the pattern of earthquakes doesn't seem to correlate with the fault patterns, seen below.



Anyway, the quake was about a 5.3, and thankfully damage was minimal, but apparently it was enough to inspire doomsday headlines to read "Quake Rocks London!"