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 |
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2025/02/18 | 20:12:13.1 | 56.132 | -4.185 | 3 | 1.3 | KIPPEN,STIRLING | ||
2025/02/15 | 17:54:03.0 | 56.368 | -5.435 | 3 | 1.1 | KILMORE,ARGYLL & BUTE | ||
2025/02/15 | 15:58:29.5 | 54.154 | -2.193 | 11 | 1.1 | LITTON,NORTH YORKSHIRE | ||
2025/02/15 | 15:58:20.6 | 54.158 | -2.179 | 12 | 0.2 | LITTON,NORTH YORKSHIRE | ||
2025/02/12 | 03:36:13.4 | 55.801 | -6.367 | 8 | 1.1 | ISLAY,ARGYLL & BUTE | ||
2025/02/09 | 16:18:01.8 | 50.725 | -4.438 | 2 | 0.9 | BOYTON,CORNWALL | ||
2025/02/09 | 14:25:34.4 | 53.321 | -2.401 | 9 | 1.5 | KNUTSFORD,CHESHIRE | ||
2025/02/07 | 00:24:11.8 | 52.994 | -4.679 | 15 | 0.7 | IRISH SEA | 12KM NW NEFYN | |
2025/02/05 | 11:44:31.6 | 52.132 | -2.358 | 3 | 2.0 | MALVERN,WORCESTERSHIRE | ||
2025/02/05 | 08:27:34.6 | 56.388 | -5.454 | 3 | 0.5 | GLENLONAN,ARGYLL/BUTE | ||
2025/02/05 | 08:09:59.1 | 56.391 | -5.373 | 3 | 1.6 | 3 | GLENLONAN,ARGYLL/BUTE | FELT OBAN... |
2025/02/05 | 03:03:22.1 | 56.401 | -5.387 | 3 | 2.2 | 4 | GLENLONAN,ARGYLL/BUTE | FELT OBAN... |
2025/02/03 | 00:05:22.8 | 57.021 | 1.844 | 8 | 3.5 | CENTRAL NORTH SEA | 240KM EAST ABERDEEN | |
2025/02/01 | 21:28:27.5 | 53.928 | -1.971 | 13 | 0.5 | BRADLEY,N YORKSHIRE | ||
2025/02/01 | 13:52:37.5 | 52.569 | -2.871 | 9 | 0.5 | RATLINGHOPE,SHROPSHIRE | ||
2025/01/30 | 00:47:08.5 | 55.311 | -2.496 | 8 | 0.8 | BYRNESS,NORTHUMBERLAND | ||
2025/01/27 | 05:23:00.3 | 56.982 | 1.844 | 11 | 3.4 | CENTRAL NORTH SEA | 240KM EAST ABERDEEN | |
2025/01/26 | 06:13:44.9 | 56.476 | -4.890 | 9 | 0.5 | DALMALLY,ARGYLL & BUTE | 9KM NNE DALMALLY | |
2025/01/26 | 04:32:28.0 | 53.616 | 2.359 | 10 | 3.0 | SOUTHERN NORTH SEA | 100KM NE CROMER | |
2025/01/22 | 09:12:54.0 | 59.830 | 1.960 | 31 | 2.8 | NORTHERN NORTH SEA | 180KM ESE LERWICK | |
2025/01/21 | 16:37:30.7 | 57.793 | -4.086 | 8 | 0.9 | TAIN,HIGHLAND | ||
2025/01/19 | 20:42:45.4 | 52.384 | -3.677 | 8 | 0.4 | LLANGURIG,POWYS | 5KM SW LLANGURIG | |
2025/01/14 | 20:58:47.1 | 52.607 | -2.796 | 8 | 1.7 | DORRINGTON,SHROPSHIRE | 10KM SSW SHREWSBURY | |
2025/01/13 | 20:35:36.4 | 52.804 | -5.022 | 9 | 1.3 | IRISH SEA | 20KM WEST ABERDARON | |
2025/01/13 | 17:03:15.4 | 52.605 | -2.803 | 8 | 1.9 | DORRINGTON,SHROPSHIRE | 11KM SSW SHREWSBURY | |
2025/01/10 | 13:13:56.4 | 56.157 | -3.874 | 3 | 1.2 | BLAIRLOGIE,STIRLING | ||
2025/01/09 | 22:46:39.1 | 54.513 | -2.891 | 8 | 0.9 | HARTSOP,CUMBRIA | ||
2025/01/08 | 18:51:13.1 | 54.737 | -2.884 | 3 | 1.4 | SKELTON,CUMBRIA | 3KM NORTH SKELTON | |
2025/01/08 | 02:48:56.9 | 53.760 | -3.855 | 3 | 1.3 | IRISH SEA | 53KM WEST BLACKPOOL | |
2025/01/07 | 20:33:36.8 | 57.475 | -5.302 | 5 | 0.7 | ACHNASHELLACH,HIGHLAND | ||
2025/01/06 | 10:39:36.2 | 55.990 | -4.975 | 8 | 0.2 | SANDBANK,ARGYLL & BUTE | ||
2025/01/05 | 20:44:07.4 | 56.638 | -5.752 | 14 | 2.9 | 4 | KINLOCH,HIGHLAND | FELT OBAN... |
2025/01/04 | 14:17:34.9 | 52.960 | -1.935 | 4 | 1.5 | GREATGATE,STAFFS | ||
2025/01/03 | 04:47:20.8 | 50.652 | -4.718 | 7 | 0.2 | TINTAGEL,CORNWALL | 3KM ESE TINTAGEL | |
2025/01/02 | 13:36:22.7 | 55.828 | -5.157 | 6 | 0.4 | BUTE,ARGYLL & BUTE | ||
2025/01/01 | 15:16:10.2 | 52.818 | -1.399 | 9 | 0.7 | MELBOURNE,DERBYSHIRE | ||
2024/12/28 | 19:53:16.1 | 52.791 | -2.424 | 6 | 1.8 | NEWPORT,SHROPSHIRE | ||
2024/12/28 | 12:13:16.2 | 51.668 | -4.218 | 8 | 0.4 | BURRY PORT,CARMARTH | ||
2024/12/28 | 03:57:16.9 | 52.573 | -1.836 | 8 | 0.5 | SUTTON COLDFIELD,WMD | ||
2024/12/26 | 15:33:30.8 | 52.644 | -3.858 | 5 | 1.0 | 3 | CORRIS,GWYNEDD | FELT MACHYNLLETH |
2024/12/26 | 13:39:04.0 | 54.944 | -2.686 | 7 | 1.2 | BRAMPTON,CUMBRIA | ||
2024/12/24 | 05:50:05.2 | 54.785 | -3.233 | 6 | 0.2 | WIGTON,CUMBRIA | 6KM SE WIGTON |