Earthquakes of this nature are not uncommon in Britain (the island including England, Scotland and Wales). In fact, hundreds of earthquakes shake Britain every single year.

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 most destructive earthquake in the UK for several centuries was in Colchester in 1884, with a magnitude of 4.6 which caused considerable damage to churches.

Earthquakes of the magnitude of four, similar to the 4.1 quake in the Bristol Channel, are recorded in Britain around every two years while stronger earthquakes reaching five generally take place ...

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.

On Saturday large parts of the UK were hit by a 4.4-magnitude earthquake which shook buildings across western parts of the country. Hundred of people shared stories of violent shaking, objects ...

More than 900 earthquakes have shaken a remote and sparsely populated island chain in southern Japan over two weeks, keeping ...

An earthquake with a 2.0 magnitude happened two kilometers west-northwest of New Britain May 20, according to The Bulletin’s earthquake tracker.. According to the contributing seismic networks, the ...

Earthquakes of this nature are not uncommon in Britain (the island including England, Scotland and Wales). In fact, hundreds of earthquakes shake Britain every single year.

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 ...