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Earthquakes around the British Isles in the last 60 days

Last updated: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:30:04 (UTC)

This list contains information about background, tectonic earthquake activity in and around the British Isles. Seismic events for which there is strong evidence that they have been induced by human activities are in a separate list here.

Locations and magnitudes may change as events are re-analysed and revised.

Depths are rounded to the nearest km and all events shallower than 1 km are listed as 1 km. Magnitudes are local magnitude (ML) and are calculated to one decimal place, as is standard practice in earthquake seismology.

Date Time (UTC) Lat Lon Depth (km) Mag Int Region Comment
2024/03/13 14:49:48.2 53.266 0.095 17 2.0 SWABY,LINCOLNSHIRE
2024/03/09 01:17:29.2 51.218 -2.970 7 1.5 HIGHBRIDGE,SOMERSET
2024/03/09 01:16:49.3 51.212 -2.954 7 0.7 HIGHBRIDGE,SOMERSET
2024/03/07 15:19:31.5 53.133 -1.604 2 1.8 3 MATLOCK,DERBYSHIRE FELT WINSTER
2024/03/03 12:06:54.2 52.993 -3.526 12 0.9 LLANGWM,CONWY
2024/02/29 20:28:47.1 56.641 -5.711 7 0.7 MORVERN,HIGHLAND
2024/02/27 05:56:33.1 56.592 -5.684 8 1.5 MORVERN,HIGHLAND
2024/02/25 20:48:20.3 57.836 -5.094 2 1.2 LETTERS,HIGHLAND
2024/02/25 03:23:49.8 57.578 -5.429 7 0.5 TORRIDON,HIGHLAND 6KM NW TORRIDON
2024/02/21 22:49:56.8 56.996 -5.452 7 1.1 LOCH NEVIS,HIGHLAND
2024/02/20 20:44:19.4 51.216 -3.735 13 1.0 COUNTISBURY,DEVON 4KM ESE COUNTISBURY
2024/02/18 06:51:12.8 51.104 -2.880 5 2.2 MIDDLEZOY,SOMERSET
2024/02/17 11:35:06.4 52.491 -2.000 12 0.6 OLDBURY,WEST MIDLANDS
2024/02/16 09:00:52.1 57.109 -5.314 9 0.8 KINLOCH HOURN,HIGHLAND
2024/02/14 16:26:19.9 55.843 -6.202 2 1.2 ISLAY,ARGYLL & BUTE
2024/02/13 11:00:25.7 57.169 -5.698 7 0.8 SANDAIG,HIGHLAND
2024/02/12 05:28:47.0 52.253 -2.858 2 0.5 SHOBDON,HEREFORDSHIRE
2024/02/10 23:34:59.3 50.113 -5.192 5 0.1 CONSTANTINE,CORNWALL
2024/02/10 13:06:28.5 51.926 -2.849 18 1.0 KENTCHURCH,HEREF
2024/02/08 00:00:48.2 53.173 -3.969 12 1.5 3 BETHESDA,GWYNEDD FELT BETHESDA...
2024/02/06 16:19:33.9 53.354 -2.683 10 0.9 RUNCORN,CHESHIRE
2024/02/05 08:28:05.8 55.738 -5.816 11 1.5 GIGHA,ARGYLL & BUTE 4KM OFFSHORE GIGHA
2024/02/03 23:52:32.7 55.786 -4.606 13 0.6 BEITH,NORTH AYRSHIRE
2024/02/02 08:17:37.4 54.763 -3.274 7 1.1 ASPATRIA,CUMBRIA
2024/02/02 04:37:21.4 56.605 -6.144 3 1.5 MULL,ARGYLL & BUTE
2024/02/02 01:38:12.0 56.565 -5.575 7 0.8 MORVERN,HIGHLAND
2024/02/01 21:27:30.2 54.746 -2.990 7 0.5 CALDBECK,CUMBRIA 4KM EAST CALDBECK
2024/02/01 19:06:45.7 56.578 -5.603 6 1.4 MORVERN,HIGHLAND
2024/02/01 18:34:46.6 56.616 -5.630 7 2.8 3 MORVERN,HIGHLAND FELT ACHARACLE...
2024/01/29 19:41:58.6 56.579 -6.216 7 1.1 MULL,ARGYLL & BUTE
2024/01/29 19:38:24.6 56.580 -6.202 6 1.0 MULL,ARGYLL & BUTE
2024/01/29 19:35:43.9 56.600 -6.201 7 1.2 MULL,ARGYLL & BUTE
2024/01/29 19:34:47.8 56.591 -6.193 6 1.4 MULL,ARGYLL & BUTE
2024/01/29 19:33:15.0 56.599 -6.151 7 1.9 3 MULL,ARGYLL & BUTE FELT MULL...
2024/01/29 19:30:03.5 56.600 -6.183 6 3.3 5 MULL,ARGYLL & BUTE FELT MULL...
2024/01/29 19:29:32.0 56.604 -6.199 7 2.4 4 MULL,ARGYLL & BUTE FELT MULL...
2024/01/29 14:24:59.0 56.794 -5.836 7 2.3 4 MOIDART,HIGHLAND FELT GLENUIG...
2024/01/29 13:11:25.0 56.601 -5.648 7 1.1 MORVERN,HIGHLAND
2024/01/28 19:07:38.3 56.134 -5.967 2 1.0 JURA,ARGYLL & BUTE OFFSHORE JURA
2024/01/28 02:24:16.6 53.742 -1.463 8 1.8 ROTHWELL,W YORKSHIRE
2024/01/28 01:37:42.4 50.123 -5.194 7 0.5 CONSTANTINE,CORNWALL
2024/01/28 00:41:36.4 50.123 -5.194 7 0.2 CONSTANTINE,CORNWALL
2024/01/28 00:37:44.6 50.123 -5.194 7 1.3 3 CONSTANTINE,CORNWALL FELT CONSTANTINE...
2024/01/28 00:16:13.7 50.123 -5.194 7 1.1 CONSTANTINE,CORNWALL
2024/01/28 00:14:55.9 50.123 -5.194 7 0.1 CONSTANTINE,CORNWALL
2024/01/28 00:10:30.1 50.123 -5.194 7 0.1 CONSTANTINE,CORNWALL
2024/01/28 00:06:34.8 50.123 -5.194 7 1.6 3 CONSTANTINE,CORNWALL FELT CONSTANTINE...
2024/01/27 13:18:42.4 55.484 -5.085 7 1.2 ARRAN,NORTH AYRSHIRE
2024/01/26 15:05:05.6 61.567 2.247 22 3.2 NORWEGIAN SEA 240KM NE LERWICK
2024/01/25 14:06:23.9 51.835 -4.418 7 1.2 LLANGYNOG,CARMARTH
2024/01/23 13:49:16.2 55.746 -5.353 7 1.1 SKIPNESS,ARGYLL & BUTE OFFSHORE SKIPNESS