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Latest quakes in or near England, United Kingdom - list, stats and map

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Mag. 1.9 earthquake United Kingdom, Cumbria, England - Mar 22, 2024 -
Strongest since 2023Mag. 3.8 Essex, Southend-on-Sea, England - Nov 23, 2023 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 10:02 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near England, United Kingdom, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near England, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near England in the past 24 hours.
Since 2023, England has had 46 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.8:
  • 4 quakes above magnitude 3
  • 12 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 30 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest: Mag. 1.9 Earthquake United Kingdom, 15 km N of Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, England -
Strongest: Mag. 3.8 Earthquake Essex, United Kingdom, 9.6 km N of Southend-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, England -
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Showing all recent or significant quakes since 2023, magnitude 0 or higher, within up to 50 km (31 mi) distance (134 quakes):
Latest quakes in or near England, United Kingdom - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 22, 05:28 am (London)
Mar 22, 04:28 GMT
1.9

10 km
United Kingdom, 15 km north of Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, England 1 reportInfo
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 13, 03:49 pm (London)
Mar 13, 14:49 GMT
2.0

17 km
United Kingdom, 13 km southeast of Louth, Lincolnshire, England Info
Thursday, March 7, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 7, 04:19 pm (London)
Mar 7, 15:19 GMT
1.8

3 km
MATLOCK,DERBYSHIRE 9 reportsInfo
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 20, 09:44 pm (London)
Feb 20, 20:44 GMT
1.0

13 km
United Kingdom Info
Sunday, February 18, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 18, 07:51 am (London)
Feb 18, 06:51 GMT
2.2

5 km
Info
Saturday, February 10, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 10, 02:06 pm (London)
Feb 10, 13:06 GMT
1.0

18 km
United Kingdom Info
Friday, February 2, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 2, 09:17 am (London)
Feb 2, 08:17 GMT
1.1

7 km
United Kingdom Info
Sunday, January 28, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Jan 28, 02:24 am (London)
Jan 28, 02:24 GMT
1.8

8 km
United Kingdom, 8.2 km southeast of Leeds, Leeds, England 2 reportsInfo
Jan 28, 01:06 am (London)
Jan 28, 00:06 GMT
1.4

7 km
United Kingdom, 8.3 km south of Camborne, Cornwall, England 1 reportInfo
Thursday, January 18, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Jan 18, 10:31 pm (London)
Jan 18, 22:31 GMT
2.7

10 km
Staffordshire, United Kingdom, 21 km northeast of Stoke-on-Trent, England 3 reportsInfo
Jan 18, 10:31 pm (GMT +0)
Jan 18, 22:31 GMT
3.0

1 km
29 km (18 mi) to the NW United Kingdom 1 reportInfo
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 8.8 x 1011 joules (245 megawatt hours, equivalent to 211 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 32.4 quakes on average per year in or near England, United Kingdom:
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.03 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 31.3 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.05 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 20 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 0.46 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.2 years)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 2.6 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 12.4 quakes per year
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 27.1 quakes per year
England has very few earthquakes and most of them are very small (below magnitude 3). Larger quakes with magnitudes above 3 might occur from time to time. However, England has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.

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