We’ve rounded up the best Twitter reactions from last night’s earthquake in Birmingham
No, it wasn’t your housemate just slamming the door like usual
February has not been kind to the students of UoB. First our lecturers went on strike (RIP my dissertation), then Storm Eunice devastated the bins of Selly Oak, and now, if you can believe it, we’ve experienced an earthquake.
The earthquake hit at 22:59 on February 21st, and registered at a 2.8 on the Richter scale. Although the epicentre was in Walsall, some say they felt the tremors all the way in Selly.
So just in case you missed this extreme event, we’ve rounded up some of the best Twitter reactions to the quake.
1. Twitter is nothing if not dramatic
It's difficult to believe the Bullring was once a modern, bustling shopping mall before the Great Birmingham Earthquake of 2022. Thoughts and prayers to everyone whose crockery shelf rattled a bit. pic.twitter.com/hzmTteHHSI
— Paul Fulford (@PaulFulford) February 22, 2022
2. Some (let’s be honest – most) people missed the earthquake entirely
Keeping my solid 0/0 track record of waking up for Birmingham earthquakes
— Bite Your Brum (she/her) (@BiteYourBrum) February 22, 2022
3. Can I claim extenuating circumstances now?
Absolutely heart-breaking, this terrible earthquake has caused so much damage…I was standing up being extremely productive and tragically, it has caused me so fall back into bed and has caused me so much fatigue that I need to go back to sleep. #earthquake #Birmingham pic.twitter.com/UMEqS9ymET
— Polly Starkie (@pollystarkie04) February 22, 2022
4. Things very quickly turned political
After a 2.8 magnitude earthquake is recorded near Birmingham, Rishi Sunak apologises for dropping his wallet at Frankley Services.
— Have I Got News For You (@haveigotnews) February 22, 2022
5. Wheelie bins were targeted twice in 4 days
Birmingham will remember
#earthquake pic.twitter.com/zrQAxswDtR
— Mr Wright (@Mr_Carv3r) February 21, 2022
6. Brum received its usual (outlandish) slander
Out of all places Birmingham had an earthquake loooooooooool even God knows that city is a write off
— Bruce Wayne (@ksidsidhu) February 21, 2022
7. Climate change had some people shook
Me after finding out there was an earthquake in Birmingham today pic.twitter.com/nIH0uXDRT3
— Char (@charjoel) February 21, 2022
8. Surely things can only go up from here, right?
Back to back storms, plague, economic crisis, war, an existing monarchy and now an earthquake in Birmingham. I don't need to write a horror TV show, we're living in one. pic.twitter.com/qv59DjivQ0
— Tianna, the Writer (@tiannathewriter) February 22, 2022
9. British sarcasm is truly unparalleled
Omg the Bullring after the Big Birmingham #Earthquake! The devastation it caused! 😳 pic.twitter.com/sJPwbt7KqP
— Ryan ✌️ (@RyanS_UK) February 22, 2022
10. It wouldn’t be Birmingham without a Peaky Blinders reference
Earthquake in Birmingham?
…It's just the #PeakyBlinders returning pic.twitter.com/t8uHTg4zey
— Gary with one r (@garyhayles85) February 22, 2022
11. Some people definitely thought it was a hoax
Me waking up and checking social media after the earthquake in Birmingham
— 𝓜𝓪𝓽𝓽𝔂𝔂27💫 (@27Mattyy) February 22, 2022
12. The world’s most difficult ‘spot the difference’
birmingham before the earthquake vs after the earthquake #Birmingham #UK pic.twitter.com/XI1Dras4jT
— きjosh ☘️ (@ii4sorba) February 21, 2022
13. At least we have a new ‘2 truths and a lie’ fact
We’ve survived the Birmingham earthquake. Have you? pic.twitter.com/OBb5RA5CFa
— Epic Brum (@EpicBrumHQ) February 21, 2022
Stay safe Selly.
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