List of earthquakes in the United Kingdom
- List of earthquakes in the United Kingdom
The following is a list of notable earthquakes that have been detected in the United Kingdom.
On average several hundred earthquakes are detected by the British Geological Survey each year, but almost all are far too faint to be felt by humans. Those that are felt generally cause very little damage.
Nonetheless, earthquakes have on occasion resulted in considerable damage, the most notable being in 1580 and 1884; Musson (2003) reports that there have been ten documented fatalities – six due to people being struck by falling masonry, and four due to building collapse.
Earthquakes
For earthquakes prior to the modern era, the magnitude and epicentre location are only approximate, and were calculated based on available reports from the time. The strength where given is measured using the Richter scale.
References
* [http://www.quakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/historical/historical_listing.htm BGS Historical earthquakes listing]
* [http://194.66.252.141/website/gdi/viewer.htm?mainserv=earthquakes&Title=GeoIndex BGS Interactive UK earthquakes map]
* "Guinness Book of Answers" – Guinness Publishing (1993)
* Archives of the British Geological Survey
* R M W Musson, "Fatalities in British earthquakes". "Astronomy & Geophysics". Vol. 44, p1 (2003)
External links
* [http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/historical/historical_search_date.htm Historical UK earthquakes] - BGS
* [http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/ Earthquakes in the British Isles]
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