UK Earthquake Tracker

UK Earthquake Tracker and Map of recent earthquakes

UK Earthquake Tracker and Map of recent earthquakes

Some people think that the UK has no Earthquakes, but this isn't quite true...In the last 50 days we have seen the following activity:


Epicenter NearMagnitudeDistance to
Epicenter
Local TimeLink to
Map
NORWEGIAN SEA 3.9 731 mi (1177 km) 29/11/2023 11:02 Map
MORVERN,HIGHLAND 0.9 455 mi (733 km) 26/11/2023 19:36 Map
MORVERN,HIGHLAND 1.1 458 mi (737 km) 21/11/2023 05:36 Map
MOUNT'S BAY,CORNWALL 2.7 294 mi (473 km) 19/11/2023 00:50 Map
DIABAIG,HIGHLAND 1.9 514 mi (827 km) 18/11/2023 23:14 Map
IRISH SEA 1.3 267 mi (429 km) 17/11/2023 22:33 Map
INVERGARRY,HIGHLAND 0.9 468 mi (753 km) 15/11/2023 19:53 Map
ARROCHAR,ARGYLL & BUTE 1.0 417 mi (671 km) 08/11/2023 17:08 Map
BATH,SOMERSET 1.5 148 mi (238 km) 02/11/2023 07:27 Map
QUAKING HOUSES,DURHAM 1.3 271 mi (436 km) 02/11/2023 01:00 Map
MILTON KEYNES,BUCKS 1.1 92 mi (148 km) 31/10/2023 05:26 Map
MULL,ARGYLL & BUTE 0.8 445 mi (717 km) 30/10/2023 22:24 Map
SEIFTON,SHROPSHIRE 1.1 181 mi (292 km) 30/10/2023 07:55 Map
LLANFIGAEL,ANGLESEY 1.4 273 mi (439 km) 29/10/2023 23:17 Map
ACHRIABHACH,HIGHLAND 0.6 452 mi (727 km) 25/10/2023 21:16 Map
IRISH SEA 0.4 269 mi (434 km) 24/10/2023 01:14 Map
MARTON,CUMBRIA 0.5 267 mi (429 km) 20/10/2023 03:17 Map
ENGLISH CHANNEL 2.1 231 mi (372 km) 18/10/2023 08:13 Map
TELFORD,SHROPSHIRE 0.7 179 mi (288 km) 15/10/2023 12:43 Map
MORVERN,HIGHLAND 0.9 457 mi (736 km) 14/10/2023 13:15 Map
MORECAMBE BAY 0.8 253 mi (407 km) 10/10/2023 03:00 Map
HEMINGTON,LEICS 1.1 148 mi (238 km) 09/10/2023 04:41 Map
COLONSAY,ARGYLL & BUTE 2.1 445 mi (716 km) 07/10/2023 20:22 Map
BADRALLACH,HIGHLAND 1.5 522 mi (840 km) 07/10/2023 00:06 Map
IRISH SEA 1.2 300 mi (482 km) 04/10/2023 13:41 Map
CRAIGENDIVE,ARGYLL/BUTE 0.8 414 mi (666 km) 03/10/2023 06:19 Map

26 UK Earthquakes in the last 50 days.

Reproduced with the permission of the British Geological Survey © NERC. All rights Reserved.

 


And if you are not sure what the magnitude or Richter scale means then read on....

The Richter Scale

The Richter magnitude scale was developed in 1935 by Charles F. Richter of the California Institute of Technology as a mathematical device to compare the size of earthquakes. The magnitude of an earthquake is determined from the logarithm of the amplitude of waves recorded by seismographs. Adjustments are included for the variation in the distance between the various seismographs and the epicentre of the earthquakes.

On the Richter Scale, magnitude is expressed in whole numbers and decimal fractions. For example, a magnitude 5.3 might be computed for a moderate earthquake, and a strong earthquake might be rated as magnitude 6.3. Because of the logarithmic basis of the scale, each whole number increase in magnitude represents a tenfold increase in measured amplitude; as an estimate of energy, each whole number step in the magnitude scale corresponds to the release of about 31 times more energy than the amount associated with the preceding whole number value.

To put this into more laymens terms, the various Richter numbers can also be thought of a scale ranging from I to XII (known as the Mercalli) by which people judge the size of an earthquake based on the observed damage, and effects felt or seen during the quake:

Richter Scale Chart

 Weather Warnings

    Yellow warning of snow, ice affecting South West England: Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset valid from 0300 Thu 30 Nov to 1600 Thu 30 Nov

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    Today
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Sunrise
7:50 am
Sunset
4:02 pm
Day Length
08:12 hrs
Waning Gibbous, Moon at 17 days in cycle
Moonrise
6:22 pm
Moonset
11:21 am
Visibility
90%
There will be 2 min 12sec less daylight tomorrow
Moon Phase:Waning Gibbous

 On this day in the West
Record Temperatures On This Date
Record High
12.9°C - 2007
Record Low
-5.5°C - 2016

Today's extremes

High Temp: -0.8°C   at  12:00 AM
Low Temp: -2.2°C  at 3:46 AM
Rain Rate: 0.00 mm/hr @ 00:00 AM
UV High: 0.0  at  12:00 AM
Max Gust: 14.8 mph at 8:41 AM
Min Windchill: -7.1°C  at  7:59 AM

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