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: 27/07/2024 10:45
Epicenter NearMagnitudeDistance from
Southampton
Local TimeLink to
Map
IRISH SEA 2.0 210 mi (337 km) 21/07/2024 16:26 Map
MORECAMBE BAY 1.1 230 mi (370 km) 18/07/2024 19:21 Map
HUYTON, MERSEYSIDE 1.4 183 mi (295 km) 16/07/2024 17:47 Map
ARNISDALE,HIGHLAND 1.0 463 mi (745 km) 16/07/2024 09:01 Map
AISGILL,CUMBRIA 1.5 242 mi (390 km) 12/07/2024 02:58 Map
NORTH CHANNEL 1.3 369 mi (595 km) 11/07/2024 18:59 Map
RAMELTON,CO DONEGAL 0.8 384 mi (617 km) 10/07/2024 10:38 Map
LLANGURIG POWYS 1.0 143 mi (229 km) 05/07/2024 20:50 Map
CENTRAL NORTH SEA 3.0 436 mi (702 km) 03/07/2024 12:15 Map
SOUTHERN NORTH SEA 2.2 236 mi (381 km) 30/06/2024 07:42 Map
EIGG,HIGHLAND 0.6 454 mi (731 km) 29/06/2024 20:52 Map
SHIELDAIG,HIGHLAND 1.0 496 mi (798 km) 24/06/2024 02:03 Map
MALLAIG,HIGHLAND 0.9 458 mi (738 km) 20/06/2024 18:01 Map
MARYPORT,CUMBRIA 1.7 278 mi (448 km) 20/06/2024 06:32 Map
KILCHOAN,HIGHLAND 0.7 443 mi (713 km) 19/06/2024 01:48 Map
ARRAN,NORTH AYRSHIRE 1.3 367 mi (591 km) 18/06/2024 09:38 Map
IREBY,CUMBRIA 0.3 275 mi (443 km) 15/06/2024 01:04 Map
COLONSAY,ARGYLL & BUTE 0.8 407 mi (654 km) 15/06/2024 00:54 Map
STOKE-ON-TRENT,STAFFS 1.1 152 mi (245 km) 14/06/2024 01:36 Map
ACHNASHEEN,HIGHLAND 0.6 484 mi (779 km) 13/06/2024 02:44 Map
WARCOP,CUMBRIA 1.2 253 mi (408 km) 11/06/2024 11:31 Map
LLANGURIG,POWYS 0.6 142 mi (228 km) 08/06/2024 00:49 Map
SOUND OF JURA 1.2 385 mi (619 km) 07/06/2024 11:51 Map
KENDAL,CUMBRIA 0.7 246 mi (396 km) 07/06/2024 02:17 Map
ENGLISH CHANNEL 1.4 166 mi (267 km) 04/06/2024 22:37 Map
ENGLISH CHANNEL 1.5 162 mi (260 km) 02/06/2024 23:38 Map
LLANDELOY,PEMBS 1.0 175 mi (281 km) 02/06/2024 19:02 Map
BLAIRLOGIE,STIRLING 1.3 379 mi (609 km) 31/05/2024 07:52 Map
BROMYARD,HEREFORDSHIRE 1.2 102 mi (165 km) 30/05/2024 20:28 Map
LANGTOFT,EAST YORKSHIRE 1.7 223 mi (358 km) 30/05/2024 06:24 Map

30 UK Earthquakes in the last 50 days.

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