UK earthquake map and recent quake locations

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 NearMagnitudeDepth
(km)
Local Time
BAILRIGG,LANCASHIRE 1.0 3 16/04/2025 03:50
ARDENCAPLE,ARGYLL/BUTE 0.2 3 09/04/2025 03:19
SOUND OF JURA 1.1 8 08/04/2025 21:47
LLWYNCROES,CARMARTH 1.5 6 08/04/2025 16:51
BALINTYRE,PERTH/KINROSS 0.8 7 08/04/2025 16:02
BALINTYRE,PERTH/KINROSS 0.4 7 08/04/2025 16:01
MORECAMBE BAY 1.0 2 07/04/2025 16:34
BALINTYRE,PERTH/KINROSS 1.0 2 07/04/2025 12:16
BALINTYRE,PERTH/KINROSS 0.6 4 07/04/2025 12:14
BALINTYRE,PERTH/KINROSS 1.8 3 07/04/2025 06:58
ROSHVEN,HIGHLAND 1.0 8 04/04/2025 20:21
BALINTYRE,PERTH/KINROSS 1.7 3 02/04/2025 23:55
BRYNMAWR,GWENT 1.0 6 28/03/2025 15:34
INNERLEITHEN,BORDERS 1.4 3 28/03/2025 07:54
FOXFIELD,CUMBRIA 0.8 7 27/03/2025 08:59
INVERGELDIE,P & K 0.2 7 27/03/2025 06:41
IRISH SEA 0.7 3 26/03/2025 21:37
CELTIC SEA 1.4 2 26/03/2025 04:19
ARDNAMURCHAN,HIGHLAND 1.0 8 24/03/2025 03:47
NETHERTON,NORTHUMB 1.0 4 23/03/2025 17:29
WARRINGTON,CHESHIRE 1.5 16 18/03/2025 14:04
KILNSEY,N YORKSHIRE 2.0 14 18/03/2025 07:37
MULL,ARGYLL & BUTE 1.3 4 17/03/2025 19:16
SOUTHERN NORTH SEA 1.9 7 14/03/2025 02:53
BUTE,ARGYLL & BUTE 0.5 8 12/03/2025 23:05
HINDERWELL,N YORKSHIRE 1.0 3 10/03/2025 03:50
JERSEY,CHANNEL ISLANDS 0.7 8 09/03/2025 19:54
IRISH SEA 0.9 3 01/03/2025 11:03
KIPPEN,STIRLING 0.7 5 24/02/2025 16:17
KIPPEN,STIRLING 0.7 5 23/02/2025 16:43
KIPPEN,STIRLING 0.2 5 23/02/2025 16:43
KIPPEN,STIRLING 0.5 5 22/02/2025 04:45
RIDLEYWOOD,WREXHAM 0.9 8 22/02/2025 03:13
RIDLEYWOOD,WREXHAM 1.6 7 22/02/2025 02:46
KIPPEN,STIRLING 0.9 3 22/02/2025 00:24
KIPPEN,STIRLING 0.4 5 21/02/2025 23:35
KIPPEN,STIRLING 1.2 3 21/02/2025 21:57
KIPPEN,STIRLING 0.5 5 21/02/2025 12:04
KIPPEN,STIRLING 0.3 3 18/02/2025 22:50
KIPPEN,STIRLING 1.3 3 18/02/2025 20:12

40 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



South West Warnings

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On This Day ...
Record Temperatures On This Date
Record High
23.9°C- 2018
Record Low
-1.2°C - 2021

Moon & Sun Forecast

Sunrise
6:04 am
Sunset
8:10 pm
Day Length
14:06 hrs
Waning Gibbous, Moon at 19 days in cycle
Moonrise
1:55 am
Moonset
8:04 am
Visibility
74%
There will be 3 mins 49sec more daylight tomorrow
Moon Phase:Waning Gibbous

Climate Extremes

Friday 18 April
High Temp11.9°C12:28 PM
Low Temp5.8°C12:35 AM
Rain Today 1.5 mm8:40 AM
High UV2.0 10:05 AM
Max Gust25.3 mph1:57 PM
Min Windchill11.1°C12:00 AM
So far this month
High Temp22.2°C12/4/2025
Low Temp0.2°C17/4/2025
Wettest Day2.3mm15/4/2025
High UV10.013/4/2025
Max Gust35.4mph16/4/2025
Min Windchill-1.2°C7/4/2025
So far this year
High Temp22.2°C12/4/2025
Low Temp-5.6°C11/1/2025
Wettest Day19.0mm26/1/2025
High UV10.013/4/2025
Max Gust38.0mph21/2/2025
Min Windchill-8.3°C11/1/2025
All time records
High Temp35.5°C18/7/2022
Low Temp-10.8°C20/12/2010
Wettest Day80.2mm20/7/2007
High UV18.013/6/2022
Max Gust62.1mph23/2/2017
Min Windchill-21.1°C15/02/1963