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UK Earthquakes

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UK Earthquakes in the last 50 days
Updated: 04/02/2012 11:32
Epicenter NearMagnitudeDistance to
Epicenter
Local TimeLink to
Map
BUNCRANA,IRELAND 2.2 344 mi (554 km) 26/01/2012 01:04 Map
ENGLISH CHANNEL 2.5 216 mi (348 km) 24/01/2012 12:12 Map
STOKE-ON-TRENT,STAFFS 1.7 221 mi (355 km) 19/01/2012 18:12 Map
ENGLISH CHANNEL 3.5 55 mi (89 km) 18/01/2012 18:33 Map
BARGOED,CAERPHILLY 1.0 117 mi (188 km) 16/01/2012 12:11 Map
ENGLISH CHANNEL 1.7 122 mi (196 km) 13/01/2012 20:13 Map
STOKE-ON-TRENT,STAFFS 2.4 220 mi (354 km) 11/01/2012 12:00 Map
SEDBERGH,CUMBRIA 1.4 292 mi (469 km) 11/01/2012 05:24 Map
IRISH SEA 2.1 262 mi (421 km) 10/01/2012 23:13 Map
DURSLEY,GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1.5 144 mi (232 km) 25/12/2011 17:11 Map
BLACKFORD,PERTH/KINROSS 1.6 406 mi (654 km) 21/12/2011 06:40 Map
LINCOLN,LINCOLSHIRE 1.4 277 mi (446 km) 19/12/2011 05:50 Map
BLACKBURN,LANCASHIRE 2.2 251 mi (405 km) 17/12/2011 14:33 Map
HAWES,NORTH YORKSHIRE 1.3 297 mi (478 km) 16/12/2011 05:31 Map

14 UK Earthquakes in the last 50 days.

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Local Earthquakes

02:40 on 4th December 2011 - Bodmin - 2.2 magnitude Real-time Seismogram from Carnmenellis, Cornwall.
Reports of the tremor being felt in Bodmin, Callington, Camboune, Liskeard, Newquay, Padstow, St Austell and Wadebridge. Describe by many as a 'Whooshing And Shaking'. I was fast asleep, so missed it.
10th November 1996 - Centred on Mounts Bay, near Penzance. 3.8 on the Richter Scale
25 February and 12 June 1981 Here Constantine and Liskard
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The average recurrence the UK may expect can be estimated as follows:
an earthquake of 3.7 or larger every 1 year
an earthquake of 4.7 or larger every 10 years
an earthquake of 5.6 or larger every 100 years.

Recent Earthquake Events

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