Summary
DATE | 15/08/1926 |
ORIGIN TIME | 03:58:00 UTC |
LOCATION | 52.310 -2.660 |
DEPTH | 17.0 km |
MAGNITUDE | 4.8 ML |
LOCALITY | LUDLOW |
DATE | 15/08/1926 |
ORIGIN TIME | 03:58:00 UTC |
LOCATION | 52.310 -2.660 |
DEPTH | 17.0 km |
MAGNITUDE | 4.8 ML |
LOCALITY | LUDLOW |
The felt area of this large West of England earthquake stretches roughly from Plymouth to Hull, with an epicentre close to the villages of Little Hereford and Tenbury Wells, east of Ludlow. Only slight damage occurred, mostly to chimneys in the epicentral area. The distribution of intensities is eccentric, with an irregular band of intensity 5 MSK running from Somerset to Lincoln.