BGS ALERT: POSSIBLE EXPLOSION  LEITH, EDINBURGH  10 APRIL 2007  19:00 UTC

BGS have received reports via the Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Servi=
ce and the media, of a felt event sometime around 19:00 UTC, last night, in=
 the Leith area, Edinburgh.  Felt reports, from a floating restaurant in th=
e area, described, "furniture moved" and "glasses fell off shelves".  Data =
from the BGS rapid-access networks in the region were examined and a small =
signal was recorded on  nearby seismic station (EDI) in Edinburgh at 18:59 =
49s UTC. =20


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Davie Galloway
Earthquake, Forensic Seismology and Geomagnetism
British Geological Survey
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