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Earthquakes in and around the British Isles in the last 60 days

Last updated: Sat, 13 Sep 2025 07:10:03 (UTC)

This list contains information about background, tectonic earthquake activity in and around the British Isles. Seismic events for which there is strong evidence that they have been induced by human activities are in a separate list here.

Locations and magnitudes may change as events are re-analysed and revised.

Depths are rounded to the nearest km and all events shallower than 1 km are listed as 1 km. Magnitudes are local magnitude (ML) and are calculated to one decimal place, as is standard practice in earthquake seismology.

Date Time (UTC) Lat Lon Depth (km) Mag Int Region Comment
2025/09/10 23:09:49.0 54.161 -2.906 3 1.7 KENTS BANK,CUMBRIA
2025/09/09 18:24:37.9 53.274 3.874 11 2.9 SOUTHERN NORTH SEA 175KM ENE CROMER
2025/09/08 20:47:43.6 57.114 -5.771 7 0.7 LOCH HOURN,HIGHLAND
2025/09/07 08:49:14.5 53.694 -1.366 27 2.6 PONTEFRACT,W YORKSHIRE
2025/09/06 05:23:34.0 51.157 -4.596 16 1.3 BRISTOL CHANNEL 3KM OFFSHORE LUNDY
2025/08/31 17:02:43.6 53.715 -3.216 7 1.5 IRISH SEA 15KM NW SOUTHPORT
2025/08/28 16:22:17.6 54.154 -2.890 3 0.6 KENTS BANK,CUMBRIA
2025/08/28 16:20:45.3 54.141 -2.907 3 0.5 KENTS BANK,CUMBRIA
2025/08/28 09:47:33.9 51.604 -3.595 8 1.1 PONTYCYMER,BRIDGEND
2025/08/27 23:33:24.0 56.614 -4.146 3 1.3 INVERVAR,PERTH/KINROSS
2025/08/26 21:24:34.2 52.942 -4.408 8 1.6 3 LLWYNDYRYS,GWYNEDD FELT CWM-Y-GLO...
2025/08/25 12:10:15.4 56.334 -5.258 5 0.6 INVERINAN,ARGYLL & BUTE
2025/08/25 00:47:56.3 53.800 -2.273 10 1.2 BURNLEY,LANCASHIRE
2025/08/23 21:51:18.3 56.382 -5.638 4 0.2 FIRTH OF LORN
2025/08/19 21:59:40.5 51.833 -3.234 5 1.3 LLANGYNIDR,POWYS
2025/08/19 08:47:10.5 54.171 -2.906 3 1.3 KENTS BANK,CUMBRIA
2025/08/18 18:51:18.8 55.918 -5.333 11 0.5 MELLDALLOCH,ARGYLL/BUTE
2025/08/18 17:27:05.8 55.909 -5.322 14 1.1 MELLDALLOCH,ARGYLL/BUTE
2025/08/18 17:24:50.1 55.915 -5.310 15 1.1 MELLDALLOCH,ARGYLL/BUTE
2025/08/18 17:21:15.5 55.915 -5.324 17 2.2 2 MELLDALLOCH,ARGYLL/BUTE FELT TARBERT
2025/08/18 15:05:34.1 51.982 -0.925 6 2.1 THORNBOROUGH,BUCKS
2025/08/18 13:11:41.5 55.230 -3.382 4 1.5 JOHNSTONEBRIDGE,D & G
2025/08/18 08:31:46.1 53.254 -2.695 9 0.8 HATCHMERE,CHESHIRE
2025/08/16 10:29:23.5 56.335 -5.284 8 0.6 INVERINAN,ARGYLL & BUTE
2025/08/16 09:07:00.8 55.351 -3.078 16 0.8 CRAIK,BORDERS
2025/08/15 04:35:02.2 56.357 -5.284 3 1.5 ANNAT,ARGYLL & BUTE
2025/08/15 04:34:56.9 56.358 -5.301 4 0.9 ANNAT,ARGYLL & BUTE
2025/08/13 00:43:16.2 55.069 -3.015 8 0.4 EVERTOWN,D & G
2025/08/11 18:13:43.1 56.227 -4.962 8 0.6 ARDNO,ARGYLL & BUTE
2025/08/10 08:11:33.0 56.491 -4.241 10 0.5 KILLIN,STIRLING
2025/08/10 06:16:11.1 56.491 -4.243 8 0.6 KILLIN,STIRLING
2025/08/10 03:46:02.3 52.718 -1.993 8 0.6 HEDNESFORD,STAFFS
2025/08/08 22:10:50.6 55.554 -5.655 8 0.9 GLENBARR,ARGYLL & BUTE
2025/08/08 16:38:03.8 56.331 -5.246 3 0.6 INVERINAN,ARGYLL & BUTE
2025/08/08 09:04:05.3 56.362 -5.265 3 1.9 3 ANNAT,ARGYLL & BUTE FELT TAYNUILT...
2025/08/06 01:27:16.5 56.342 -5.264 2 1.5 ANNAT,ARGYLL & BUTE
2025/08/02 22:35:00.1 53.517 -3.357 8 0.6 IRISH SEA 20KM WEST FORMBY
2025/08/02 17:52:40.9 56.599 -4.007 8 0.9 KENMORE,PERTH/KINROSS
2025/08/01 17:32:35.2 57.080 -5.191 3 0.7 INCHLAGGAN,HIGHLAND
2025/08/01 16:50:49.3 57.081 -5.198 8 0.5 INCHLAGGAN,HIGHLAND
2025/08/01 16:50:27.7 57.083 -5.195 8 0.4 INCHLAGGAN,HIGHLAND
2025/08/01 16:45:37.2 57.072 -5.210 3 3.1 3 INCHLAGGAN,HIGHLAND FELT FORT WILLIAM..
2025/08/01 16:45:01.7 57.071 -5.211 3 1.5 INCHLAGGAN,HIGHLAND
2025/07/30 18:24:56.6 55.898 -5.338 12 1.3 PORTAVADIE,ARGYLL/BUTE
2025/07/27 22:36:53.5 52.309 -3.274 3 0.8 LLANDDEWI,POWYS
2025/07/27 21:40:27.3 54.568 3.575 11 2.1 SOUTHERN NORTH SEA 240KM NE CROMER
2025/07/27 20:19:09.9 54.549 3.762 21 3.2 SOUTHERN NORTH SEA 240KM NE CROMER
2025/07/27 19:15:37.9 54.544 3.723 18 3.2 SOUTHERN NORTH SEA 240KM NE CROMER
2025/07/27 14:49:34.2 51.599 -2.953 18 0.8 CHRISTCHURCH,NEWPORT
2025/07/25 09:45:59.2 51.946 -2.834 17 0.7 PONTRILAS,HEREFORDSHIRE
2025/07/25 03:15:35.6 52.399 -3.678 4 1.1 LLANGURIG,POWYS
2025/07/24 00:52:23.3 55.981 -5.244 3 0.8 ORMIDALE,ARGYLL & BUTE
2025/07/24 00:43:48.7 55.966 -5.266 3 1.3 KILFINAN,ARGYLL & BUTE
2025/07/23 09:14:17.5 55.948 -5.303 8 0.8 KILFINAN,ARGYLL & BUTE
2025/07/23 06:55:27.3 51.606 -3.588 8 0.9 PONTYCYMER,BRIDGEND
2025/07/23 00:56:44.6 51.784 -5.379 4 1.2 CELTIC SEA 13KM SW ST DAVIDS
2025/07/22 20:01:23.1 51.802 -2.516 12 0.7 RUSPIDGE,GLOS
2025/07/21 23:47:46.1 55.984 -5.242 3 0.8 ORMIDALE,ARGYLL & BUTE
2025/07/21 02:44:58.9 52.599 -2.793 9 1.1 DORRINGTON,SHROPSHIRE
2025/07/21 01:33:47.7 56.122 -5.937 3 0.6 FIRTH OF LORN
2025/07/18 06:22:33.6 56.725 -4.238 8 1.7 KINLOCH RANNOCH,P & K
2025/07/16 13:04:17.0 53.534 -4.205 8 0.2 IRISH SEA 16KM NNE AMLWCH
2025/07/15 18:56:38.1 57.562 -5.282 4 1.4 KINLOCHEWE,HIGHLAND 5KM SOUTH KINLOCHEWE
2025/07/15 01:02:21.7 54.731 -3.145 8 1.3 IREBY,CUMBRIA