In case no one read the little bio box in the corner, I’m originally from California. And in case you don’t know much about Californian geography, it is located on one of the biggest faults in the world – the infamous San Andreas Fault.

The San Andreas Fault is responsible for some of the worst earthquakes in the western hemisphere, including the 7.8 magnitude, 1906 San Francisco quake that pretty much leveled the city and killed over 3000 people.

What does this have to do with England you say? Well, last night at about 1am the United Kingdom witnessed the biggest earthquake in a quarter century. Being from California, the 5.2 magnitude quake was enough to make me think the earth might be moving, but not enough to get me out of bed.

In fact, my first thoughts were that I must be imagining it – London doesn’t have earthquakes right?

Apparently it does; and ones where damages will run into the tens of millions of pounds.

It also makes me wonder: can tectonic plate activity follow individuals?