UK Earthquakes and Seismic Activity

The BGS Earthquake Seismology Team is the UK's national earthquake monitoring agency. They operate a network of sensors across the UK to monitor both British and overseas earthquakes, and provide objective information to government, industry and public.

They issue bulletins of earthquake activity and maintain an archive of seismological information and records. They use the data we collect to investigate the nature and distribution of earthquake activity and their driving forces, to improve understanding of earthquake hazard.
They also use the seismic waves from earthquakes to image the interior of the Earth and develop models of Earth structure.
Recent UK Earthquakes from BGS




Earthquakes from around the British Isles recorded in the last 50 days
Updated: 19/03/2024 08:08
Epicenter NearMagnitudeDistance from
Southampton
Local TimeLink to
Map
SWABY,LINCOLNSHIRE 2.0 175 mi (282 km) 13/03/2024 14:49 Map
HIGHBRIDGE,SOMERSET 1.5 72 mi (116 km) 09/03/2024 01:17 Map
HIGHBRIDGE,SOMERSET 0.7 71 mi (114 km) 09/03/2024 01:16 Map
MATLOCK,DERBYSHIRE 1.8 155 mi (249 km) 07/03/2024 15:19 Map
LLANGWM,CONWY 0.9 171 mi (275 km) 03/03/2024 12:06 Map
MORVERN,HIGHLAND 0.7 434 mi (698 km) 29/02/2024 20:28 Map
MORVERN,HIGHLAND 1.5 430 mi (693 km) 27/02/2024 05:56 Map
LETTERS,HIGHLAND 1.2 502 mi (807 km) 25/02/2024 20:48 Map
TORRIDON,HIGHLAND 0.5 489 mi (787 km) 25/02/2024 03:23 Map
LOCH NEVIS,HIGHLAND 1.1 452 mi (728 km) 21/02/2024 22:49 Map
COUNTISBURY,DEVON 1.0 104 mi (167 km) 20/02/2024 20:44 Map
MIDDLEZOY,SOMERSET 2.2 66 mi (106 km) 18/02/2024 06:51 Map
OLDBURY,WEST MIDLANDS 0.6 113 mi (182 km) 17/02/2024 11:35 Map
KINLOCH HOURN,HIGHLAND 0.8 457 mi (736 km) 16/02/2024 09:00 Map
ISLAY,ARGYLL & BUTE 1.2 395 mi (635 km) 14/02/2024 16:26 Map
SANDAIG,HIGHLAND 0.8 467 mi (751 km) 13/02/2024 11:00 Map
SHOBDON,HEREFORDSHIRE 0.5 113 mi (181 km) 12/02/2024 05:28 Map
CONSTANTINE,CORNWALL 0.1 175 mi (282 km) 10/02/2024 23:34 Map
KENTCHURCH,HEREF 1.0 95 mi (152 km) 10/02/2024 13:06 Map
BETHESDA,GWYNEDD 1.5 191 mi (308 km) 08/02/2024 00:00 Map
RUNCORN,CHESHIRE 0.9 178 mi (287 km) 06/02/2024 16:19 Map
GIGHA,ARGYLL & BUTE 1.5 381 mi (613 km) 05/02/2024 08:28 Map
BEITH,NORTH AYRSHIRE 0.6 363 mi (583 km) 03/02/2024 23:52 Map
ASPATRIA,CUMBRIA 1.1 278 mi (448 km) 02/02/2024 08:17 Map
MULL,ARGYLL & BUTE 1.5 439 mi (707 km) 02/02/2024 04:37 Map
MORVERN,HIGHLAND 0.8 427 mi (687 km) 02/02/2024 01:38 Map
CALDBECK,CUMBRIA 0.5 274 mi (441 km) 01/02/2024 21:27 Map
MORVERN,HIGHLAND 1.4 428 mi (689 km) 01/02/2024 19:06 Map
MORVERN,HIGHLAND 2.8 431 mi (694 km) 01/02/2024 18:34 Map
MULL,ARGYLL & BUTE 1.1 439 mi (706 km) 29/01/2024 19:41 Map
MULL,ARGYLL & BUTE 1.0 439 mi (706 km) 29/01/2024 19:38 Map
MULL,ARGYLL & BUTE 1.2 440 mi (708 km) 29/01/2024 19:35 Map
MULL,ARGYLL & BUTE 1.4 439 mi (707 km) 29/01/2024 19:34 Map
MULL,ARGYLL & BUTE 1.9 439 mi (706 km) 29/01/2024 19:33 Map
MULL,ARGYLL & BUTE 3.3 439 mi (707 km) 29/01/2024 19:30 Map
MULL,ARGYLL & BUTE 2.4 440 mi (708 km) 29/01/2024 19:29 Map
MOIDART,HIGHLAND 2.3 445 mi (717 km) 29/01/2024 14:24 Map
MORVERN,HIGHLAND 1.1 430 mi (693 km) 29/01/2024 13:11 Map
JURA,ARGYLL & BUTE 1.0 407 mi (655 km) 28/01/2024 19:07 Map
ROTHWELL,W YORKSHIRE 1.8 196 mi (316 km) 28/01/2024 02:24 Map
CONSTANTINE,CORNWALL 0.5 175 mi (282 km) 28/01/2024 01:37 Map
CONSTANTINE,CORNWALL 0.2 175 mi (282 km) 28/01/2024 00:41 Map
CONSTANTINE,CORNWALL 1.3 175 mi (282 km) 28/01/2024 00:37 Map
CONSTANTINE,CORNWALL 1.1 175 mi (282 km) 28/01/2024 00:16 Map
CONSTANTINE,CORNWALL 0.1 175 mi (282 km) 28/01/2024 00:14 Map
CONSTANTINE,CORNWALL 0.1 175 mi (282 km) 28/01/2024 00:10 Map
CONSTANTINE,CORNWALL 1.6 175 mi (282 km) 28/01/2024 00:06 Map
ARRAN,NORTH AYRSHIRE 1.2 352 mi (566 km) 27/01/2024 13:18 Map
NORWEGIAN SEA 3.2 750 mi (1207 km) 26/01/2024 15:05 Map
LLANGYNOG,CARMARTH 1.2 145 mi (234 km) 25/01/2024 14:06 Map
SKIPNESS,ARGYLL & BUTE 1.1 372 mi (599 km) 23/01/2024 13:49 Map

51 UK Earthquakes in the last 50 days.

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