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: 22/02/2025 05:39
Epicenter NearMagnitudeDistance from
Southampton
Local TimeLink to
Map
KIPPEN,STIRLING 1.3 379 mi (610 km) 18/02/2025 20:12 Map
KILMORE,ARGYLL & BUTE 1.1 412 mi (663 km) 15/02/2025 17:54 Map
LITTON,NORTH YORKSHIRE 1.1 227 mi (366 km) 15/02/2025 15:58 Map
LITTON,NORTH YORKSHIRE 0.2 228 mi (366 km) 15/02/2025 15:58 Map
ISLAY,ARGYLL & BUTE 1.1 396 mi (637 km) 12/02/2025 03:36 Map
BOYTON,CORNWALL 0.9 133 mi (215 km) 09/02/2025 16:18 Map
KNUTSFORD,CHESHIRE 1.5 173 mi (278 km) 09/02/2025 14:25 Map
IRISH SEA 0.7 201 mi (324 km) 07/02/2025 00:24 Map
MALVERN,WORCESTERSHIRE 2.0 95 mi (152 km) 05/02/2025 11:44 Map
GLENLONAN,ARGYLL/BUTE 0.5 414 mi (666 km) 05/02/2025 08:27 Map
GLENLONAN,ARGYLL/BUTE 1.6 413 mi (664 km) 05/02/2025 08:09 Map
GLENLONAN,ARGYLL/BUTE 2.2 414 mi (666 km) 05/02/2025 03:03 Map
CENTRAL NORTH SEA 3.5 443 mi (713 km) 03/02/2025 00:05 Map
BRADLEY,N YORKSHIRE 0.5 211 mi (339 km) 01/02/2025 21:28 Map
RATLINGHOPE,SHROPSHIRE 0.5 131 mi (212 km) 01/02/2025 13:52 Map
BYRNESS,NORTHUMBERLAND 0.8 308 mi (496 km) 30/01/2025 00:47 Map
CENTRAL NORTH SEA 3.4 440 mi (709 km) 27/01/2025 05:23 Map
DALMALLY,ARGYLL & BUTE 0.5 411 mi (661 km) 26/01/2025 06:13 Map
SOUTHERN NORTH SEA 3.0 246 mi (396 km) 26/01/2025 04:32 Map
NORTHERN NORTH SEA 2.8 631 mi (1015 km) 22/01/2025 09:12 Map
TAIN,HIGHLAND 0.9 488 mi (786 km) 21/01/2025 16:37 Map
LLANGURIG,POWYS 0.4 142 mi (228 km) 19/01/2025 20:42 Map
DORRINGTON,SHROPSHIRE 1.7 132 mi (213 km) 14/01/2025 20:58 Map
IRISH SEA 1.3 203 mi (327 km) 13/01/2025 20:35 Map
DORRINGTON,SHROPSHIRE 1.9 132 mi (213 km) 13/01/2025 17:03 Map
BLAIRLOGIE,STIRLING 1.2 377 mi (607 km) 10/01/2025 13:13 Map
HARTSOP,CUMBRIA 0.9 257 mi (414 km) 09/01/2025 22:46 Map
SKELTON,CUMBRIA 1.4 272 mi (438 km) 08/01/2025 18:51 Map
IRISH SEA 1.3 223 mi (359 km) 08/01/2025 02:48 Map
ACHNASHELLACH,HIGHLAND 0.7 481 mi (774 km) 07/01/2025 20:33 Map
SANDBANK,ARGYLL & BUTE 0.2 381 mi (613 km) 06/01/2025 10:39 Map
KINLOCH,HIGHLAND 2.9 434 mi (699 km) 05/01/2025 20:44 Map
GREATGATE,STAFFS 1.5 144 mi (232 km) 04/01/2025 14:17 Map
TINTAGEL,CORNWALL 0.2 146 mi (235 km) 03/01/2025 04:47 Map
BUTE,ARGYLL & BUTE 0.4 374 mi (602 km) 02/01/2025 13:36 Map
MELBOURNE,DERBYSHIRE 0.7 133 mi (213 km) 01/01/2025 15:16 Map
NEWPORT,SHROPSHIRE 1.8 138 mi (222 km) 28/12/2024 19:53 Map
BURRY PORT,CARMARTH 0.4 133 mi (214 km) 28/12/2024 12:13 Map
SUTTON COLDFIELD,WMD 0.5 117 mi (188 km) 28/12/2024 03:57 Map
CORRIS,GWYNEDD 1.0 160 mi (257 km) 26/12/2024 15:33 Map
BRAMPTON,CUMBRIA 1.2 285 mi (458 km) 26/12/2024 13:39 Map
WIGTON,CUMBRIA 0.2 279 mi (449 km) 24/12/2024 05:50 Map

42 UK Earthquakes in the last 50 days.

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