LITTLE PLUMPTON, England — In a farmer’s field in northwestern England, a decade-old energy company hopes to overcome its decidedly rocky history of shale drilling in the United Kingdom.

The UK is not generally associated with earthquakes, however, between 20 to 30 earthquakes are felt by people each year, and a few hundred smaller ones are recorded by sensitive instruments.

The village of Tean in Staffordshire, England, was hit by a 3.3-magnitude earthquake on June 28 2023. The tremors caused windows and doors to rattle in the surrounding area. Earthquakes of this nature ...

An earthquake struck Britain early Wednesday and was felt across large parts of the country. Police reported some minor damage to homes but no injuries. The British Geological Survey said it was a ...

This month, the UK has been rocked by two earthquakes in Norfolk and Essex, measuring 3.7 and 2.6 on the Richter scale respectively.. While Britain is not prone to extreme tremors, seismologists ...

Britain is not generally thought of as a country affected by earthquakes, but 20 to 30 tremors are felt by UK residents each year. Nevertheless, they are rarely very strong and most cause no damage.

Kent earthquake: Britain's biggest in seven years (but the earth might not have moved for you) After 4.2 magnitude quake off coast fails to cause injuries or structural damage, tremor that shakes ...

Why earthquakes happen more frequently in Britain than Ireland. University of Cambridge. Journal Geophysical Journal International DOI 10.1093/gji/ggad194 ...