2002 Dudley earthquake

Earthquake
title=2002 Dudley earthquake
date= 22 September 2002


magnitude = 4.7 M_L
depth=convert|14.0|km|mi|0
location=coord|52.53|N|2.16|W
countries affected = UK
casualties = NoneThe 2002 Dudley earthquake was an earthquake registering 4.7citeweb|url=http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/macroseismics/dudley_macro.htm|title=Dudley Earthquake|publisher=British Geological Survey] on the Richter scale that struck the Midlands of England, on 22 September 2002 23:54 UTC (23 September, 00:54 local time) and lasted approximately 20 seconds.

It was the largest earthquake to hit the UK for over 12 years since the 1990 Bishop's Castle earthquake, but there were no injuries and only minor structural damage. The epicentre was located at the junction of High Arcal Road and Himley Road (gbmapping|SO898913), in the borough of South Staffordshire - which is actually just outside the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley and approximately two miles beyond the borders of Dudley town.

The tremor was felt over an area of 260,000km² including Wales, Liverpool, Derby, Yorkshire, Wiltshire and London. The furthest felt reports came from Carlisle in the north, and Truro in the South. citeweb|url=http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/macroseismics/dudley_results.htm|title=Dudley Earthquake results|publisher=British Geological Survey]

An aftershock of magnitude 2.7 occurred on the 23 September at 03:32 UTC, and was felt locally in Dudley. citeweb|url=http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/aboutus/publications/bulletins/eqbull2002.pdf|title=Earthquake bulletin 2002|publisher=British Geological Survey]

ee also

*List of earthquakes in the United Kingdom
*Geology of the United Kingdom

References

External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2275158.stm BBC News 'Earthquake hits UK']