UK Earthquake Alerts

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Please note = that the=20 parameters listed for each earthquake below were the PRELIMINARY=20 calculations available at the time of issue.

SEISMIC ALERT: FOLKESTONE 14:35 UTC 3 MARCH 2009 = 2.8 ML=20

The British Geological Survey recorded an = earthquake with=20 a magnitude of 2.8 directly under Folkestone at 14:35 on 3 March = 2009. The=20 earthquake was felt by many residents of Folkestone and the = surrounding=20 area. Most people have reported the strength of the shaking as = weak to=20 moderate with instances of windows rattling.

There are around three earthquakes of this size = in=20 mainland Britain every year. Today=92s earthquake was around 200 = times=20 smaller than the magnitude 4.3 earthquake that struck Folkestone = on 28=20 April 2007, causing some damage. =93This was a small earthquake, = even by=20 British standards and we would not expect it to cause any = damage=94 said Dr=20 Brian Baptie from the British Geological Survey

Significant earthquakes also struck the Dover = Straits in=20 1776 and 1580; the latter had an approximate magnitude of 5.7 ML = and=20 reportedly caused damage in London.

The following preliminary information is = available for=20 this earthquake:

DATE : 3 March 2009
ORIGIN TIME : 14:35 56.7s = UTC
LAT/LONG :=20 51.105 =B0 North / 1.170 =B0 East
GRID REF : 621.89 kmE / = 138.80=20 kmN
DEPTH : 5.0 km
MAGNITUDE : 2.8 ML
LOCALITY : = Folkestone=20
INTENSITY : 4 EMS
COMMENTS : Felt Folkestone & Dover =

Click=20 here to view a pdf of seismograms of the earthquake, as = recorded on=20 the BGS seismograph network and a map showing the seismicity of = the=20 Folkestone area since 1382.

Did you feel this earthquake? Click=20 here to complete a macroseismic enquiry.

Click = here=20 to view a map showing where macroseismic reports have been = received=20 from.

Issued 3 = March 2009=20 .

SEISMIC ALERT: SHETLAND ISLES 05:32 UTC 15 JANUARY = 2009 3.3=20 ML

BGS have received a number of reports of an = earthquake=20 from residents in the Shetland Isles on 15 January. The earthquake = had a=20 magnitude of 3.3 with an epicentre on the Shetland Isles.=20 There is around three earthquakes of this size in the UK = every year.=20 Reports described "similar feeling to being moved forward then = stopping=20 with a jolt", "windows shook, like as if a truck was driving past = really=20 fast and close", "the noise got louder, then stopped, then the = windows=20 went in and out", "growing rumble, sounded very much like a fast=20 approaching, and very large train" and "like a loud explosion". = The=20 strength of the shaking has been described in most cases as = moderate,=20 enough to make furniture shake and windows or crockery rattle. = Some=20 reports indicate that people were woken from sleep and a few were=20 frightened. However, an earthquake of this size is unlikely to = cause any=20 structural damage.

This is the largest earthquake to strike this = area since=20 a magnitude 3.5 earthquake on 12 October 2002, approximately 85 km = southeast of today=92s event. The Shetland Isles are low in = seismic activity=20 with any events occurring usually below 2 in magnitude. The only=20 earthquake of note to have occurred on the mainland of Shetland = Isles was=20 a magnitude 2.0 on the island of Unst in 1886.

The following preliminary information is = available for=20 this earthquake:

DATE : 15 January 2009
ORIGIN TIME : 05:32 30.5s = UTC
LAT/LONG :=20 60.305 =B0 North / 1.380 =B0 West
GRID REF : 434.26 kmE / = 1157.975=20 kmN
DEPTH : 17.5 km
MAGNITUDE : 3.3 ML
LOCALITY :=20 Shetland
INTENSITY : 4 EMS
COMMENTS : Felt Shetland = Isles

Click=20 here to view a pdf of seismograms of the earthquake, as = recorded on=20 the BGS seismograph network and a map showing the seismicity of = the=20 Shetland Isles since 1886.

Did you feel this earthquake? Click=20 here to complete a macroseismic enquiry.

Click = here=20 to view a map showing where macroseismic reports have been = received=20 from.

Issued 15 = January 2009=20 .

BGS ALERT: SONIC EVENT NORTH WALES/MERSEYSIDE 18 = NOVEMBER=20 2008 14:25-14:35 UTC

BGS has, over the past couple of days, received = information from members of the public in the North Wales and = Merseyside=20 areas, and from the local media, of a felt event sometime around = 14:30 UTC=20 on 18 November 2008. Reports describe "all the windows rattled", = "the roof=20 appeared to shake" and "we heard a boom and felt a rumbling = sensation for=20 a few seconds".

Data from the BGS seismic network in the region = were=20 examined but no earthquakes or signals consistent with a sonic = origin were=20 detected. However, the reports received are consistent with = historical=20 observations reported for previous events with a sonic origin.

British Aerospace were contacted and have now = confirmed=20 that a Typhoon Euro-fighter was on exercise over the Irish Sea at = the time=20 and that the aircraft went supersonic within the time window = reported.

Updated 20 November=20 2008.

SEISMIC ALERT: BROMYARD, HEREFORDSHIRE 18:06 UTC 26 = OCTOBER=20 2008 3.6 ML

BGS have received a number of reports from = residents in=20 the Herefordshire area of a felt event this evening at 18:06 UTC. = Felt=20 reports described "a thump as if someone had jumped off the bed = upstairs"=20 and "loud boom noise as though something extremely heavy had = fallen on the=20 wood floor above my head". The strength of the shaking has been = described=20 as moderate, enough to make furniture shake and windows and = crockery=20 rattle. Some reports indicate that people were woken from sleep = and=20 a
few were frightened, indicating an intensity of at least 4 = EMS.

Today=92s event locates approximately 17 km = southeast of a=20 magnitude 2.4 ML earthquake which occurred on 17 September 1993. =

Historicaly, the largest earthquake to have = occurred in=20 this area was a magnitude 5.3 event on 17 December 1896.

The following preliminary information is = available for=20 this earthquake:

DATE : 26 October 2008
ORIGIN TIME : 18:06 26.1s = UTC
LAT/LONG :=20 52.234=B0 North / 2.509=B0 West
GRID REF : 365.2 kmE / 259.7 = kmN
DEPTH :=20 3.2 km
MAGNITUDE : 3.6 ML
LOCALITY : Bromyard, = Herefordshire

Click=20 here to view a pdf of seismograms of the earthquake, as = recorded on=20 the BGS seismograph network and a map showing the seismicity = within 25 km=20 of the event since 1768.

Did you feel this earthquake? Click=20 here to complete a macroseismic enquiry

Click = here=20 to view a map showing where macroseismic reports have been = received from.=20

Issued 26 = October=20 2008.

SEISMIC ALERT: FORT WILLIAM, HIGHLANDS 10 OCTOBER = 2008=20 04:28 UTC 3.4 ML

BGS have received a number of reports from = residents in=20 the Fort William, Highland, area of a felt event this morning at=20 approximately 04:28 UTC. Reports have been received from Fort = William,=20 Glenfinnan, Ardgour, Strontian and Drumnadrochit. Felt reports = described=20 "a train rumbling past" and "dogs also went mad barking and = growling". The=20 strength of the shaking has been described as moderate, lasting = between=20 2-3 seconds, though enough to make furniture shake and windows or = crockery=20 rattle. Most reports indicated that people were woken from their = sleep and=20 of a few being frightened.

The following preliminary information is available for this=20 earthquake:

DATE : 10 October 2008
ORIGIN TIME : 04:28 03.2s = UTC
LAT/LONG :=20 56.821=B0 North / 5.563=B0 West
GRID REF : 182.59 kmE / 775.59 = kmN
DEPTH=20 : 14.0 km
MAGNITUDE : 3.4 ML
LOCALITY : Glenfinnan =
INTENSITY : 4=20 EMS
COMMENTS : Felt Fort William, Strontian, Glenfinnan, = Drumnadrochit=20

Today=92s event locates approximately 14 km = south of a=20 magnitude 2.3 ML earthquake which occurred near Loch Morar on 27 = January=20 2008, and was felt with intensities of up to 3-4 EMS.

Click=20 here to view a pdf of seismograms of the earthquake, as = recorded on=20 the BGS seismograph network and a map showing the seismicity = within 25 km=20 of the event since 1809.

Did you feel this earthquake? Click=20 here to complete a macroseismic enquiry.

Click = here=20 to view a map showing where macroseismic reports have been = received from.=20

Updated 10 = October=20 2008.

SEISMIC ALERT: TARBERT, ARGYLL & BUTE 9 AUGUST = 2008=20 12:32 UTC 1.8 ML

BGS have received a report from a resident in West Loch, = Tarbert,=20 Argyll & Bute, of an event on 9 August at approximately 13:35 = BST=20 (12:35 UTC). The report described "the house shook" and "various = objects=20 rattled". The resident also confirmed that "it was the talk of the = local=20 hotel as the earthquake had been felt by many Tarbert residents" = and that=20 "it was also felt by others in Lochgilphead".

The following preliminary information is available for this=20 earthquake:

DATE : 9 August 2008
ORIGIN TIME : 12:32 03.2s = UTC
LAT/LONG :=20 55.817=B0 North / 5.357=B0 West
GRID REF : 189.7 kmE / 663.3 = kmN
DEPTH :=20 7.8 km
MAGNITUDE : 1.8 ML
LOCALITY : Tarbert, Argyll &=20 Bute
INTENSITY : 3 EMS
COMMENTS : Felt Tarbert & = Lochgilphead=20

The earthquake locates approximately 11 km NNE of a magnitude = 2.7 ML=20 earthquake that occurred on 12 February 2000 near Lochgilphead, = which was=20 felt with intensities of at least 4 EMS.

BGS ALERT: POSSIBLE SONIC EVENT NORTH WALES 2 JULY = 2008=20 16:45-17:30 UTC

BGS has received information from the local media and from = several=20 members of the public, from the Denbighshire and Conwy counties, = North=20 Wales, of a felt event sometime between 16:45 and 17:30 UTC last = night (2=20 July). Reports describe "heard a low grumbling noise and the = windows and=20 doors rattled for about 3 or 4 seconds" and "the roof appeared to = have=20 been hit by a heavy object". Data from the BGS rapid-access = networks in=20 the region were examined but no earthquakes or signals consistent = with a=20 sonic origin were detected. However, the reports received are = consistent=20 with historical observations received for previous events with a = sonic=20 origin.

British Aerospace were contacted and have confirmed that = aircraft were=20 on exercise over the Irish Sea within the time window = reported.

Updated 3 July = 2008.

SEISMIC ALERTS: PENRITH, CUMBRIA 28 MAY 2008 = 20:09 08s=20 (2.5ML) & 20:09 31s (2.0ML)

The following preliminary information is available for these=20 earthquakes:

DATE : 28 May 2008
ORIGIN TIME : 20:09 08.3s UTC
LAT/LONG = :=20 54.691o North / 2.953o West
GRID REF : 338.6 kmE / 533.3 = kmN
DEPTH :=20 6.3 km
MAGNITUDE : 2.5 ML
LOCALITY : Penrith, Cumbria

DATE : 28 May 200
ORIGIN TIME : 20:09 31.9s UTC
LAT/LONG = :=20 54.703o North / 2.941o West
GRID REF : 339.4 kmE / 534.6 = kmN
DEPTH :=20 6.8 km
MAGNITUDE : 2.0 ML
LOCALITY : Penrith, Cumbria

To date, there have been no reports of anyone having felt = either of=20 these events. Both are located approximately 12 km NW of Penrith, = 35 km=20 SSE of Chapelcross and 50 km northeast of Sellafield

Updated 29 May = 2008.

SEISMIC ALERT: MARKET RASEN, LINCOLNSHIRE 5 = APRIL 2008=20 13:57 UTC 2.8 ML

The following preliminary information is available for this=20 earthquake:

DATE : 5 April 2008
ORIGIN TIME : 13:57 26.2s = UTC
LAT/LONG :=20 53.357=B0 North / 0.351=B0 West
GRID REF : 509.7 kmE / 385.8 = kmN
DEPTH :=20 19.2 km
MAGNITUDE : 2.8 ML
LOCALITY : Market Rasen,=20 Lincolnshire
INTENSITY : 3 EMS
COMMENTS : Felt Market = Rasen

The location is in the same area as the magnitude 5.2 Market = Rasen=20 earthquake which occurred at 00:56 UTC on 27 February 2008 and was = felt=20 throughout much of England and Wales.

Updated 7 April=20 2008

BGS ALERT: SONIC EVENT NORFOLK AREA 20 = MARCH=20 2008 12:10 - 12:40 UTC

BGS has received information from several = residents and from=20 the local Media, of a felt events from 12:10 - 12:40 today, in the = area of=20 Norwich and the surrounding area. People have described "the whole = house=20 shook" and "rocked our office building" and "a loud bang". Data = from the=20 BGS seismic network in the region were examined and a signal = consistent=20 with a possible sonic origin was recorded at 12:13 UTC on stations = in the=20 area. The reports received are also consistent with historical=20 observations received for previous events in the area for events = with a=20 sonic origin.

The RAF were contacted but could not confirm if aircraft were=20 operational at the time.

BBC News - 'SONIC = BOOM SHAKES=20 PARTS OF COUNTY'

Updated 20 March=20 2008

SEISMIC ALERT: MARKET RASEN, = LINCOLNSHIRE 27=20 FEBRUARY 2008 00:56 UTC 5.2 ML

The following preliminary information is available for this=20 earthquake:

DATE : 27 February 2008
ORIGIN TIME : 00:56 46.6s = UTC
LAT/LONG :=20 53.39=B0 North / 0.35=B0 West
GRID REF : 509.9 kmE / 389.0 = kmN
DEPTH :=20 10 km
MAGNITUDE : 5.2 ML
LOCALITY : Market Rasen,=20 Lincolnshire
INTENSITY : 5 - 6 EMS
COMMENTS : Felt = throughout much=20 of England and Wales

BGS have been inundated with calls from the = public, the=20 Media and the emergency services throughout England. The epicentre = is=20 approximately 4 km north of Market Rasen and reports suggest that = the=20 earthquake has been felt widely across England and Wales, with = reports of=20 one person having been injured and of damage to chimneys in the = epicentral=20 area. Earthquakes of this size occur in mainland UK roughly every = 30=20 years, although are more common in offshore areas. This is the = largest=20 earthquake in the UK since the magnitude 5.4 ML Lleyn Peninsula = event in=20 July 1984, which was also felt throughout England and Wales.

Click=20 here to view a pdf of seismograms of the earthquake, as = recorded on=20 the BGS seismograph network and a map showing the seismicity = within 25 km=20 of the event since 1985.

Updated 28 February=20 2008

BGS ALERT: POSSIBLE SONIC EVENT DEVON 12 FEBRUARY = 2008=20 10:38 UTC

BGS has received information from several residents and from = the local=20 Media, of a felt event at around 10:40 UTC this morning, in the = area=20 between Plymouth and Torquay, Devon. Reports describe "heard two = bangs and=20 felt a slight tremor", "the whole house shook" and "felt two = distinct=20 shocks". Data from the BGS rapid-access networks in the region = were=20 examined and a signal consistent with a possible sonic origin was = recorded=20 at 10:38 UTC on station DYA (Yadsworthy). The reports received are = consistent with historical observations received for previous = events with=20 a sonic origin.

Both RAF Flying Complaints and British Aerospace were contacted = but=20 neither could confirm if aircraft were operational at the time. =

Updated 12 February = 2008=20 12:05 UTC

SEISMIC ALERT: LOCH MORAR, HIGHLAND 27 JANUARY 2008 13:21 = UTC 2.3=20 ML

BGS have received a report from a resident in the Lochailort, = Highland,=20 area of a felt event yesterday (27 January 2008) at approximately = 13:21=20 UTC. The report described "we thought it was a thunderclap ", = "it's=20 shaking the entire house from the ground up" and "it sounded like = the=20 chimney had fallen down the roof as a rumble continued for several = seconds".

The following preliminary information is available for this=20 earthquake:

DATE : 27 January 2008
ORIGIN TIME : 13:21 02.8s = UTC
LAT/LONG :=20 56.95=B0 North / 5.60=B0 West
GRID REF : 181.2 kmE / 789.6 = kmN
DEPTH :=20 5.0 km
MAGNITUDE : 2.3 ML
LOCALITY : Loch Morar,=20 Highland
INTENSITY : 3-4 EMS
COMMENTS : Felt Lochailort

Yesterday=92s event locates in the same region as a magnitude = 2.8 ML=20 earthquake which occurred on 19 January 2006, and was also felt = with=20 intensity of 3-4 EMS

Updated 28 January = 2008=20 10:15 UTC

SEISMIC ALERT: PENICUIK, MIDLOTHIAN 9 DECEMBER = 2007 15:59=20 UTC 2.3 ML

BGS have received several reports from residents in the = Penicuik,=20 Midlothian area, of a felt event yesterday (9 December) at = approximately=20 16:00 UTC. The felt reports described "we noticed a strong thump = from=20 beneath the floor", "felt a rumbling which lasted no more than a = second or=20 two" and "felt a sideward motion of the house and heard a = bang".

The following preliminary information is available for this=20 earthquake:

DATE : 9 December 2007
ORIGIN TIME : 15:59 57.3s = UTC
LAT/LONG :=20 55.78o North / 3.24o West
GRID REF : 322.0 kmE / 655.2 = kmN
DEPTH :=20 3.3 km
MAGNITUDE : 2.3 ML
LOCALITY : Penicuik,=20 Midlothian
INTENSITY : 3-4 EMS
COMMENTS : Felt Penicuik = area

Yesterday=92s event locates in the same region as a magnitude = 2.3 ML=20 earthquake which occurred ten days ago, on 30 November 2007, and = was also=20 felt with intensities between 3 and 4 EMS.

Click=20 here to view a pdf of seismograms of the earthquake, as = recorded on=20 the BGS seismograph network and a map showing the seismicity = (magnitude=20 2.0 and above) within 25 km of the event since 1789.

Updated 10 December = 2007=20 11:45 UTC

SEISMIC ALERT: LLANGOLLEN, NORTH WALES 30 = NOVEMBER=20 2007 22:05 UTC 2.9 ML

BGS have received several reports, mainly from = residents=20 in the Llangollen area of North Wales, of a felt event at = approximately=20 22:05 UTC on 30 November. The felt reports described "a moderate = shaking,=20 enough to make windows rattle" and "a faint rumbling", indicating = an=20 intensity of at least 4 EMS. The furthest away reports came from = close to=20 Shrewsbury in the southeast and Ffestiniog to the west.

This earthquake locates approximately 18 = kilometres=20 southeast of a magnitude 3.5 ML earthquake that occurred on 23 = January=20 1974 near Bala, Gwynedd, which was felt with intensities of at = least 4=20 EMS.

The following preliminary information is = available for=20 this earthquake:

DATE : 30 November 2007
ORIGIN TIME : 22:05 43.5s = UTC
LAT/LONG :=20 52.866=BA North / 3.277 =BA West
GRID REF : 314.0 kmE / 330.6 = kmN
DEPTH=20 : 12.0 km
MAGNITUDE : 2.9 ML
LOCALITY : Llangollen, North=20 Wales
INTENSITY : 4 EMS
COMMENTS : Felt Llangollen area=20

Click=20 here to view a pdf of seismograms of the earthquake, as = recorded on=20 the BGS seismograph network and a map showing the seismicity = within 25 km=20 of the event since 1613.=20

Updated 3 December = 2007

SEISMIC ALERT: PENICUIK, MIDLOTHIAN 30 NOVEMBER = 2007 17:08=20 UTC 2.3 ML

BGS have detected an earthquake at 17:08 UTC on 30 November = 2007=20 located near Penicuik, Midlothian. A single report has been = received from=20 a local resident that described "the building I was in shook = violently".=20 This is the largest earthquake detected in the region since a = magnitude=20 2.3 ML event, near Rosewell, on 21 December 1986, which was felt = with=20 intensities of at least 4 EMS in the epicentral area.

The following preliminary information is available for this=20 earthquake:

DATE : 30 November 2007
ORIGIN TIME : 17:08 56.8s = UTC
LAT/LONG :=20 55.80o North / 3.21o West
GRID REF : 324.4 kmE / 657.4 = kmN
DEPTH :=20 6.3 km
MAGNITUDE : 2.3 ML
LOCALITY : Penicuik,=20 Midlothian
INTENSITY : 3 EMS
COMMENTS : Felt Penicuik

Updated 3 December = 2007

SEISMIC ALERT: OFF THE COAST OF MARGATE, KENT = 12=20 OCTOBER 2007 09:34 UTC 2.3 ML

BGS have received information from members of = the public=20 residing in the Margate area of a felt event at approximately = 09:35 UTC on=20 12 October. Reports described, =93the whole house shook from side = to side =94=20 and =93loud rumbling =94. Data from the BGS seismic network in the = region were=20 examined and signals consistent with an explosion were recorded. = Dover=20 Coastguard has confirmed the controlled detonation of a WW II mine = by=20 Royal Navy bomb disposal team, off the coast of north Kent, = approximately=20 two kilometres north of Margate.

The following preliminary information is available for this=20 earthquake:

DATE : 12 October 2007
ORIGIN TIME : 09:34 15.7s = UTC
LAT/LONG :=20 51.403=BA North / 1.404 =BA East
GRID REF : 172.66 kmE / 636.73 = kmN
DEPTH : 0.0 km
MAGNITUDE : 2.3 ML
LOCALITY : 2 km off = the=20 coast of north Kent

Updated 12 October=20 2007

SEISMIC ALERT: SOUTHERN JURA, ARGYLL 17 = SEPTEMBER=20 2007 19:35 UTC 3.0 ML

BGS have detected an earthquake at 19:35 UTC on = 17=20 September 2007 located on the southern tip of the Isle of Jura, = Argyll,=20 approximately 4.0 km southwest of the settlement of = Craighouse. BGS=20 have received information from the local media of reports that = this event=20 was felt on the Isle of Islay and on southern Jura. This = earthquake is=20 located approximately 28 km south of a magnitude 3.5 ML event = detected on 3 May 1998.

The following preliminary information is available for this=20 earthquake:

DATE : 17 September 2007
ORIGIN TIME : 19:35 31.6s = UTC
LAT/LONG :=20 55.802=BA North / 6.006=BA West
GRID REF : 148.98 kmE / 663.78 = kmN
DEPTH=20 : 5.5 km
MAGNITUDE : 3.0 ML
LOCALITY : Southern Jura,=20 Argyll
INTENSITY : 3 EMS (Felt on Islay and southern Jura)

Click=20 here to view a pdf of seismograms of the earthquake, as = recorded on=20 the BGS seismograph network and a map showing the seismicity = within 25 km=20 of the event since 1975.

Updated 18 September=20 2007

BGS ALERT: POSSIBLE SONIC EVENT EAST KENT 5 = SEPTEMBER 2007=20 09:50 UTC

BGS has received information, via the Media, of a felt event at = around=20 10:50 BST (09:50 UTC) this morning, in the Margate, Ramsgate, = Canterbury=20 and Faversham areas of east Kent. Reports describe "heard a bang = and felt=20 a tremor" and "the house shook". Data from the BGS rapid-access = networks=20 in the region were examined and a signal consistent with a = possible sonic=20 origin was recorded at 09:50 UTC on station TFO (Folkestone). The = reports=20 received are consistent with historical observations received for = previous=20 events with a sonic origin.

Updated 5 September=20 2007

SEISMIC ALERT: MANCHESTER 30 AUGUST = 2007 04:46=20 UTC 2.2 ML

BGS have received many reports from the media and from = residents in the=20 Manchester area, of a felt event at approximately 05:46 BST. The = felt=20 reports described a weak-moderate shaking, enough to make beds and = wardrobes rattle, and faint rumbling.

The following preliminary information is available for this=20 earthquake:

DATE : 30 August 2007
ORIGIN TIME : 04:46 35.5s = UTC
LAT/LONG :=20 53.483=BA North / 2.178=BA West
GRID REF : 388.2 kmE / 398.5 = kmN
DEPTH :=20 4.5 km
MAGNITUDE : 2.2 ML
LOCALITY : Manchester, Greater=20 Manchester

This morning=92s earthquake locates in the same region as five = other=20 events which occurred earlier this month between 10-23 August; the = largest=20 event having a magnitude of 2.5 ML. All these events locate in the = same=20 region as a series of 150 events which occurred between October = 2002 and=20 January 2003. The largest event in that series, with a magnitude = of 3.9=20 ML, occurred on 21 October 2002 and was felt throughout the region = with=20 intensities of 5 EMS. Manc= hester=20 Earthquakes Swarm Report.

Click=20 here to view a pdf of seismograms of the earthquake, as = recorded on=20 the BGS seismograph network and a map showing the seismicity = within 25 km=20 of the event since 1777.

Updated 30 August=20 2007

BGS ALERT: POSSIBLE SONIC = EVENT CLEVELAND=20 24 AUGUST 2007 09:00-09:15 UTC

BGS has received information, via the Media, of a felt event, = sometime=20 between 09:00 and 09:15 UTC this morning, in the Redcar, Saltburn, = Marske=20 and Guisborough areas of Cleveland. Reports describe =93heard a = bang then=20 felt a rumble=94 and "the house shook=94. Data from the BGS = rapid-access=20 networks in the region were examined but no earthquakes or signals = consistent with a sonic origin were detected. However, the reports = received are consistent with historical observations received for = previous=20 events with a sonic origin.

Both RAF Flying Complaints and British Aerospace were contacted = but=20 neither could confirm if aircraft were operational at the = time.

Updated 24 August = 2007

BGS ALERT: CONFIRMED SONIC = EVENTS NORTH=20 WALES 23 AUGUST 2007 11:00 & 13:30 UTC

BGS has received several reports from members of the public and = the=20 Media of events between 11:00 and 11:20 UTC and again between = 13:30 and=20 13:45 UTC today (23 August), from the Angelsey and Bangor areas of = Gwynedd, North Wales. Reports describe "the windows rattled" and = "the=20 house shook". Data from the BGS rapid-access networks in the = region were=20 examined and no tectonic seismic events were detected. However, = the=20 reports received are consistent with historical observations = received for=20 previous events with a sonic origin.

British Aerospace was contacted and has confirmed that a = Typhoon=20 Euro-fighter was on supersonic exercises over the Irish Sea at = these=20 times, and that the aircraft went supersonic within the two time = windows=20 reported.

Updated 24 August=20 2007

SEISMIC ALERT: = MANCHESTER 10 AUGUST=20 2007 10:50 UTC 2.5 ML =

BGS have received numerous reports from the Media and from = residents in=20 the Manchester and Stockport areas, of a felt event at = approximately 11:50=20 BST. The reports described =93the whole house shook and vibrated = for a few=20 seconds=94, =93there was a sudden jolt=94 and =93the building = shook violently and=20 people ran into the streets=94.

The following preliminary information is available for this=20 earthquake:

DATE : 10 August 2007
ORIGIN TIME : 10:50 10.9s = UTC
LAT/LONG :=20 53.488=BA North / 2.185=BA West
GRID REF : 387.7 kmE / 399.1 = kmN
DEPTH :=20 4.6 km
MAGNITUDE : 2.5 ML
LOCALITY : Manchester, Greater=20 Manchester

This event locates in the same region as a series of = approximately 150=20 events which occurred between October 2002 and January 2003. The = largest=20 event in that series, with a magnitude of 3.9 ML, occurred on 21 = October=20 2002 and was felt throughout the region with intensities of at = least 5=20 EMS. Manc= hester=20 Earthquakes Swarm Report.

Click=20 here to view a pdf of seismograms of the earthquake, as = recorded on=20 the BGS seismograph network and a map showing the seismicity = within 25 km=20 of the event since 1777.

Updated 10 August=20 2007

SEISMIC ALERT: CENTRAL GRABEN, NORTH = SEA 01:01=20 UTC 24 JULY 2007 3.1 ML

BGS have detected an earthquake at 01:01 UTC on 24 July 2007=20 approximately 250 km east of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, and 275 km = southwest=20 of the southern coast of Norway. To date, there are no reports of = anyone=20 having felt this event. This earthquake is located very close to a = magnitude 3.9 event detected on 4 June 2007 and 90 km northeast of = a=20 magnitude 4.2 event on 7 May 2001.

The following preliminary information is available for this=20 earthquake:

DATE : 24 July 2007
ORIGIN TIME : 01:01 19.2s = UTC
LAT/LONG :=20 57.021=BA North / 1.877=BA East
GRID REF : 635.3 kmE / 798.9 = kmN
DEPTH :=20 5.5 km
MAGNITUDE : 3.1 ML
LOCALITY : Central Graben, North = Sea

Click=20 here to view a pdf of seismograms of the earthquake, as = recorded on=20 the BGS seismograph network and a map showing the seismicity = within 250 km=20 of the event since 1765.

Updated 24 July=20 2007

SEISMIC ALERT: MELTON MOWBRAY, = LEICESTERSHIRE 17=20 JULY 2007 17:17 UTC 2.6 ML

BGS have detected an event at 17:17 UTC on 17th July with a = location=20 approximately 5 km north-west of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. A = report=20 has been received from the village of Kirby Bellars (approx 4 km = south of=20 the epicentre) that described "a deep roaring noise, immediately = followed=20 by the house shaking and windows rattling". This event locates=20 approximately 8km WSW of the magnitude 4.1 Melton Mowbray = earthquake of 28=20 October 2001 that had a maximum intensity of 5 EMS.

The following preliminary information is available for this = event:

DATE : 17 July 2007
ORIGIN TIME : 17:17 44.6s = UTC
LAT/LONG :=20 52.801=BA North / 0.957=BA West
GRID REF : 470.3 kmE / 323.2 = kmN
DEPTH :=20 2.6 km
MAGNITUDE : 2.6 ML
LOCALITY : 5 km NW OF Melton=20 Mowbray
Intensity : 3 EMS

Click=20 here to view a pdf of seismograms of the earthquake, as = recorded on=20 the BGS seismograph network and a map showing the seismicity = within 25 km=20 of the event since 1893.

Updated 18 July=20 2007

SEISMIC ALERT: SOUTHERN NORTH SEA = 05:27 UTC 16=20 JULY 2007 3.0 ML

BGS have detected an event at 05:27 UTC this morning with a = location=20 approximately 180 km east of Kingston-Upon-Hull, Humberside and 87 = km=20 southeast of the magnitude 6.1 ML North Sea event of 7 June = 1931.

The following preliminary information is available for this = event:

DATE : 16 July 2007
ORIGIN TIME : 05:27 31.3s = UTC
LAT/LONG :=20 53.458=BA North / 2.323=BA East
GRID REF : 686.9 kmE / 404.4 = kmN
DEPTH :=20 10 km (fixed)
MAGNITUDE : 3.0 ML
LOCALITY : Southern North = Sea

Click=20 here to view a pdf of seismograms of the earthquake, as = recorded on=20 the BGS seismograph network and a map showing the seismicity = within 100 km=20 of the event since 1923.

Updated 16 July = 2007

SEISMIC ALERT: MILLOM, CUMBRIA 8 JULY 2007 20:04 = UTC 2.0=20 ML

The following preliminary information is available for this=20 earthquake:

DATE : 8 July 2007
ORIGIN TIME : 20:04 28.0s UTC
LAT/LONG = :=20 54.221=BA North / 3.255=BA West
GRID REF : 318.2 kmE / 481.3 = kmN
DEPTH :=20 14.8 km
MAGNITUDE : 2.0 ML
LOCALITY : Millom, = Cumbria
COMMENTS :=20 Location is approximately 90 km south of Chapelcross and 27 km = southeast=20 of Sellafield.

Click=20 here to view a pdf of seismograms of the earthquake, as = recorded on=20 the BGS seismograph network and a map showing the seismicity = within 25 km=20 of the event since 1755.

Updated 10 July=20 2007

SEISMIC ALERT: CENTRAL NORTH SEA 17:34 = UTC 4=20 JUNE 2007 4.0 ML

BGS have detected an earthquake at 17:34 UTC on 4 June 2007=20 approximately 245 km east of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, and 275 km = southwest=20 of the southern coast of Norway. To date, there are no reports of = anyone=20 having felt this event. This earthquake is located approximately = 90 km=20 northeast of a magnitude 4.2 event on 7 May 2001.

The following preliminary information is available for this=20 earthquake:

DATE : 4 June 2007
ORIGIN TIME : 17:34 45.9s UTC
LAT/LONG = :=20 57.052=BA North / 1.989=BA East
GRID REF : 641.9 kmE / 802.7 = kmN
DEPTH :=20 10 km
MAGNITUDE : 4.0 ML
LOCALITY : Central North sea

Click here to view a seismogram=20 of the earthquake, as recorded on the BGS seismograph network and = a map=20 showing the seismicity within 250 km of the event since = 1765.

Updated 5 June = 2007

SEISMIC ALERT: DOVER STRAITS = 07:18 UTC 28=20 APRIL 2007 4.3 ML

BGS have received numerous reports from the Police, the Media = and from=20 residents throughout Kent, of a felt event at approximately 08:15 = BST. The=20 felt reports described =93the whole house shook and vibrated for = approx 5=20 seconds=94, =93our animals were very disturbed and my son's large = fish tank=20 wobbled and the water splashed from side to side=94, =93a glass of = water on my=20 desk was still rippling from the event a few seconds later=94 and = =93it lasted=20 for approaching 10 seconds causing our houses to shake=94.

The following preliminary information is available for this=20 earthquake:

DATE : 28 April 2007
ORIGIN TIME : 07:18 10.0s = UTC
LAT/LONG :=20 50.97=BA North / 1.38=BA East
GRID REF : 636.9 kmE / 124.4 = kmN
DEPTH :=20 5.0 km
MAGNITUDE : 4.3 ML
INTENSITY : 6 EMS
LOCALITY : = Dover=20 Straits, 14km south of Dover

This is the largest event detected in the region since a = magnitude 4.4=20 ML earthquake in 1950. Large earthquakes have also occurred in the = region=20 in the historical past in 1382 (magnitude 5.8), 1580 (magnitude = 5.8) and=20 1776 (magnitude 4.1).

Click here to view a seismogram=20 of the earthquake, as recorded on the BGS seismograph network and = a map=20 showing the seismicity within 50 km of the events since = 1382.

A preliminary moment=20 tensor solution has been computed based on 5 stations from the = UK. The=20 solution shows a strike-slip mechanism with the nodal planes in = either=20 SW-NE or NW-SE direction.

Updated 28 April=20 2007

BGS ALERT: POSSIBLE EXPLOSION LEITH, = EDINBURGH=20 10 APRIL 2007 19:00 UTC

BGS have received reports via the Lothian and Borders Fire and = Rescue=20 Service and the media, of a felt event sometime around 19:00 UTC, = last=20 night, in the Leith area, Edinburgh. Reports, from a floating = restaurant=20 in the area, described, =93furniture moved" and =93glasses fell = off shelves=94.=20 Data from the BGS rapid-access networks in the region were = examined and a=20 small signal was recorded on nearby seismic station, EDI, in = Edinburgh at=20 18:59 49s UTC.

SEISMIC ALERTS: MALTBY, SOUTH = YORKSHIRE MARCH=20 2007

BGS have received a number of reports via = Doncaster City=20 Council and from a number of residents in the Maltby area of South = Yorkshire of several felt events between 7 =96 14 March. Reports = described,=20 =93movement of the house which physically rocked=94 and =93faint = rumbling=94. The=20 shallow depths and characteristics of the seismograms are similar = to=20 previously recorded activity in the area that was associated with=20 mining.

The following preliminary information is available for these=20 earthquakes:

DATE: 7 March 2007 ORIGIN TIME: 05:36 31.1s = UTC LAT/LONG:=20 53.45=BA North / 1.21=BA East GRID REF: 452.4 kmE / 395.0 = kmN DEPTH: 2.5 km MAGNITUDE: 1.7 = ML INTENSITY: LOCALITY:=20 Maltby, South Yorkshire	DATE: 8 March 2007 ORIGIN TIME: 02:31 17.5s = UTC LAT/LONG:=20 53.46=BA North / 1.24=BA East GRID REF: 450.5 kmE / 395.8 = kmN DEPTH: 1.2 km MAGNITUDE: 1.7 ML INTENSITY:=20 2EMS LOCALITY: Maltby, South Yorkshire
DATE: 9 March 2007 ORIGIN TIME: 16:00 23.1s = UTC LAT/LONG:=20 53.45=BA North / 1.20=BA East GRID REF: 453.0 kmE / 395.0 = kmN DEPTH: 2.6 km MAGNITUDE: 1.6 = ML INTENSITY: LOCALITY:=20 Maltby, South Yorkshire	DATE: 14 March 2007 ORIGIN TIME: 16:54 14.0s = UTC LAT/LONG:=20 53.46=BA North / 1.27=BA East GRID REF: 448.7 kmE / 395.9 = kmN DEPTH: 1.5 km MAGNITUDE: 1.7 ML INTENSITY:=20 2EMS LOCALITY: Maltby, South = Yorkshire

These are the largest events detected in the = region since=20 a magnitude 1.9 ML earthquake near Doncaster on 21 February = 2005.

Click here to view a seismogram=20 of the earthquakes, as recorded on the BGS seismograph network and = a map=20 showing the seismicity within 25km of the events since = 1902.

Updated 15 March=20 2007

SEISMIC ALERT:
LOCHGOILHEAD, = STRATHCLYDE 18=20 FEBRUARY 2007 20:10:03.3s UTC 2.0 ML
LOCHGOILHEAD, STRATHCLYDE = 18=20 FEBRUARY 2007 20:10:14.9s UTC 2.3 ML

BGS have received a number of reports via the Strathclyde = Police and=20 from a number of residents in the Lochgoilhead area of Strathclyde = of felt=20 events at approximately 20:10 UTC last night. Reports described, = =93felt the=20 house shake=94, =93we felt two distinct tremblings=94 and =93heard = a loud=20 rumble=94.

The following preliminary information is available for these=20 earthquakes:

DATE : 18 February 2007
ORIGIN TIME : 20:10 03.3s = UTC
LAT/LONG :=20 56.18=BA North / 4.93=BA West
GRID REF : 218.2 kmE / 702.2 = kmN
DEPTH :=20 5.0 km
MAGNITUDE : 2.0 ML
INTENSITY : 3 EMS
LOCALITY :=20 Lochgoilhead, Strathclyde

DATE : 18 February 2007
ORIGIN TIME : 20:10 14.9s = UTC
LAT/LONG :=20 56.18=BA North / 4.94=BA West
GRID REF : 217.3 kmE / 702.3 = kmN
DEPTH :=20 5.0 km
MAGNITUDE : 2.3 ML
INTENSITY : 3 EMS
LOCALITY :=20 Lochgoilhead, Strathclyde

Last night=92s events are the largest detected in the region = since a=20 magnitude 2.9 ML earthquake near Loch Fyne on 18 May 1996, which = was felt=20 with intensities of 4 EMS in the epicentral area.

Click here to view a seismogram=20 of the earthquakes, as recorded on the BGS seismograph network and = a map=20 showing the seismicity within 25km of the events since = 1821.

Updated 19 February=20 2007

SEISMIC ALERT: EASTERN NORTH SEA 28 = JANUARY 2007=20 10:30 UTC 4.4 ML

BGS have detected an earthquake at 10:30 UTC on 28 January 2007 = approximately 50 km southwest of the southern Norwegian coast. = This event=20 was felt in southern parts of Norway. There were no reports of = damage or=20 casualties. This earthquake is located 30 km northeast of a = magnitude 4.5=20 event that occurred on 2 May 1990.

The following preliminary information is available for this=20 earthquake:

DATE : 28 January 2007
ORIGIN TIME : 10:30 55.8s = UTC
LAT/LONG :=20 57.74o North / 6.11o East
GRID REF : 882.4 kmE / 901.1 = kmN
DEPTH :=20 36.0 km
MAGNITUDE : 4.4 ML
LOCALITY : Eastern North Sea

Click here to view a seismogram=20 of the earthquake, as recorded on the BGS seismograph network and = a map=20 showing the seismicity within 50 km of the event since = 1981.

Updated 29 January = 2007

SEISMIC ALERT: SOUTHERN NORTH SEA 23 = JANUARY=20 2007 17:32 UTC 3.5 ML

BGS have detected an earthquake at 17:32 UTC on 23 January 2007 = approximately 60 km northeast of Margate, Kent, and 65 km east of=20 Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. To date, there are no reports of anyone = having felt=20 this event. This earthquake is located approximately 35 km north = of a=20 magnitude 5.8 event in 1382.

The following preliminary information is available for this=20 earthquake:

DATE : 23 January 2007
ORIGIN TIME : 17:32 54.6s = UTC
LAT/LONG :=20 51.66=BA North / 2.10=BA East
GRID REF : 683.7 kmE / 203.2 = kmN
DEPTH :=20 15.0 km
MAGNITUDE : 3.5 ML
LOCALITY : Southern North Sea

Click here to view a seismogram=20 of the earthquake, as recorded on the BGS seismograph network and = a map=20 showing the seismicity within 50 km of the event since = 1382.

Updated 24 January = 2007

SEISMIC ALERT: NORWEGIAN SEA 7 JANUARY = 2007=20 01:50 UTC 4.8 ML

BGS have received three reports from residents in the Shetland = Islands=20 of a felt event at 01:50 UTC on 7 January 2007 approximately 200 = km=20 northeast of the Shetland Islands. Reports described, =93computer = table=20 rocked back and forth=94 and =93rattle was more severe and = prolonged than I=20 have ever heard before=94.

The following preliminary information is available for this=20 earthquake:

DATE : 7 January 2007
ORIGIN TIME : 01:50 49.7s = UTC
LAT/LONG :=20 62.06=BA North / 1.77=BA East
GRID REF : 597.0 kmE / 1358.8 = kmN
DEPTH :=20 10.0 km
MAGNITUDE : 4.8 ML
INTENSITY : 3 EMS
LOCALITY : = Norwegian=20 Sea

Yesterday=92s event is located within a 20 km radius of four = other events=20 measuring between 4.1 and 4.7 ML which occurred between 1976 and = 1990, and=20 also 90 km northwest of a magnitude 5.6 earthquake which occurred = on 6=20 April 1977 and was felt in Norway, Sweden and the Shetland = Islands.

Click here to view a seismogram=20 of the earthquake, as recorded on the BGS seismograph network and = a map=20 showing the seismicity within 200 km of the event since = 1879.

Updated 07 January = 2007

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dqm__border_colorX =3D "#0000ff"; =20 dqm__menu_bgcolorX =3D "#ff0000" dqm__hl_bgcolorX =3D "#00ff00" dqm__hl_textcolorX =3D "#ff0000" dqm__text_alignmentX =3D "left" //The following settings may be defined for specific sub menu items. //The 'X_X' represents the index number of the sub menu item. dqm__hl_subdescX_X =3D "custom highlight text" dqm__urltargetX_X =3D "_new" /*--------------------------------------------- Specific Sub Menu Settings ----------------------------------------------*/ =20 //Sub Menu 0 dqm__sub_xy0 =3D "-100,24" dqm__sub_menu_width0 =3D 250 dqm__subdesc0_0 =3D "Recent UK Earthquakes" dqm__subdesc0_1 =3D "Recent UK Earthquakes Map" dqm__subdesc0_2 =3D "UK Earthquake Alerts" dqm__subdesc0_3 =3D "World Earthquake Alerts" dqm__subdesc0_4 =3D "Web Services" dqm__subdesc0_5 =3D "Have you felt a UK earthquake?" dqm__icon_index0_0 =3D 0 dqm__icon_index0_1 =3D 0 dqm__icon_index0_2 =3D 0 dqm__icon_index0_3 =3D 0 dqm__icon_index0_4 =3D 0 dqm__icon_index0_5 =3D 0 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