Introduction
What is an Earthquake?
Why and Where?
Seismic Waves
How We Measure Them
Locating Earthquakes
Measuring the Size of an Earthquake
Intensity
The Structure of the Earth
The Biggest and the Deadliest
Earthquakes in the UK
Links to Seismology Information
Printable PDF of Earthquakes Booklet
The yellow circles show the biggest earthquakes ever recorded and the red circles show the deadliest.
Issued 10 March 2008