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# the BBC catches up:
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7266136.stm

edit:
apparently Loughborough?
www.inloughborough.com/news/2008/02/10547_earthquake.php

Magnitude 4.7
Date-Time
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 00:56:45 UTC
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 12:56:45 AM at epicenter
Location
53.321°N, 0.314°W
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region
ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
Distances
50 km (30 miles) S of Kingston upon Hull, England, UK
70 km (45 miles) NE of Nottingham, England, UK
80 km (50 miles) E of Sheffield, England, UK
205 km (125 miles) N of LONDON, United Kingdom
(, Wed 27 Feb 2008, 1:35, archived)
# as usual, b3ta is the place for up to the min reports
as they poured in from across the uk in /talk
(, Wed 27 Feb 2008, 1:37, archived)
# ^^ this ^^
First port of call in any shit storm.

(Hello, B3ta.)
(, Wed 27 Feb 2008, 1:58, archived)
# updated every minute
with news stories that took 40 minues to write
(, Wed 27 Feb 2008, 1:37, archived)
# where's the stoner/drunk quote?
"Whoa man! that was cool! it was like god stamped his foot or something"
(, Wed 27 Feb 2008, 1:38, archived)
# haha
loughborough is faster at updating than the BBC
(, Wed 27 Feb 2008, 1:39, archived)
# wow
that reporting speed is awesome
(, Wed 27 Feb 2008, 1:44, archived)