BGSseismology

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News from the British Geological Survey's Seismology team as we monitor earthquake activity across the UK.

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  1. Sep 7

    And here’s the sensor coming out

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  2. Sep 7

    We’re in Lancashire this week removing some of the stations we have here, originally put in to establish a seismic baseline for the area. This is aq05, which should stop broadcasting for the last time today

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    Aug 30

    Yesterday's earthquake in Comrie picked up on my in Dundee (I think!). If you felt it, please fill in the did you feel it form

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    Aug 21

    SEISMIC INFORMATION: CENTRAL NORTH SEA DATE: 20 AUGUST 2021 ORIGIN TIME: 20:36 UTC LAT/LON: 54.714° North / 4.609° East DEPTH: 118.2 km MAGNITUDE: 3.7 ML LOCALITY: CENTRAL NORTH SEA

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    Aug 14

    SEISMIC ALERT: ST LOIUSE DU SUD, HAITI 14 AUGUST 2021 7.2 MW DATE: 14 August 2021 ORIGIN TIME: 12:29 9s UTC LAT/LONG: 18.352° North / 73.480° West DEPTH: 10.0 km MAGNITUDE: 7.2 Mw LOCALITY: 12 km north-east of St Louis Du Sud, approx 125 km west of the capital Port-au-Prince.

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  6. Jul 27

    Here's a much better image of yesterday's Edinburgh earthquake as recorded on six nearby stations. vertical scale is counts (voltage) and each trace has been scaled differently to make the waveform as clear as possible.

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    Jul 26

    Want to know the answers to some FAQs about UK earthquakes? In this blog post from last November, we share some of the most common questions we're asked, such as why felt reports are important, and what ML means.

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  8. Jul 26

    Image shows the event arriving on nearby BGS stations EAB, EDI and our newest station ESY. you can view live data at and felt reports are always welcome-

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  9. Jul 26

    We detected an 2.5ML earthquake south of Edinburgh at 10.01 this morning, just outside Penicuik. We've already received a few felt reports, and given it location its likely to have been felt by quite a few people. You can find more details at-

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    Jul 20

    Seismic noise levels on campus in Aberdeen still reduced but showing gradual increases with quieter lockdowns

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  11. May 26

    One of our team, Dr Ilaria Mosca, is giving an online talk tonight on the recent update to the national seismic hazard map. The talk is being given to , and anyone interested can join the talk at-

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  12. May 16

    There was 2.9ML earthquake near Caldicot, Monmouthshire, this afternoon. Felt reports from people in the area are always very welcome, and can be made on our website, where there's also more information on it-

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    Mar 4

    SEISMIC ALERT: OCEAN REGION APPROX 700KM NORTH OF NEW ZEALAND 4 MARCH 2021 17:41 UTC 7.4 MW DATE: 4 March 2021 ORIGIN TIME:17:4 1 25s UTC LAT/LONG: 29.613° South / 177.843° East DEPTH: 55.6km MAGNITUDE: 7.4Mw

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    Mar 4

    SEISMIC ALERT: REMOTE OCEAN REGION APPROX 700 KM NORTH OF NEW ZEALAND 19:28 UTC 8.1 MW DATE: 4 March 2021 ORIGIN TIME: 19:28 30s UTC LAT/LONG: 29.729° South / 177.262° East DEPTH: 10.0 km MAGNITUDE: 8.1 Mw LOCALITY: Approx 700km north of New Zealand in a remote ocean region

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  15. Mar 4

    And here's a better image from multiple stations across the UK.

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  16. Mar 4

    Anyone looking at our online data (filtered by very long period) and wondering what's going on, your seeing the arriving waves from this afternoons large New Zealand earthquake as it arrives in the UK.

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    Feb 13

    SEISMIC ALERT: OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN DATE: 13 February 2021 ORIGIN TIME: 14:07 49s UTC LAT/LONG: 37.686° North / 141.992° East DEPTH: 54 km MAGNITUDE: 7.0 Mw LOCALITY: Approximately 90 km off the east coast of Honshu,Japan

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    Feb 8

    SEISMIC ALERT: DIABAIG, HIGHLANDS 8 FEB 2021 2.1 ML DATE: 8 Feb 2021 ORIGIN TIME: 05:42 37.4s UTC LAT/LONG: 57.612° North / 5.673° West GRID REF: 180.6 kmE / 863.9 kmN DEPTH: 8.2 km MAGNITUDE: 2.1 ML LOCALITY: Approx 3km north of Diabaig, Highlands, 85km west of Inverness

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  19. 25 Dec 2020

    A 2.4Ml earthquakes occurred this morning between Islay, and the Kintyre penisula, Scotland. No felt reports so far, more details on our website -

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    4 Dec 2020

    Updated: seismic response in the UK to the COVID-19 lockdowns 1.0 and 2.0. Lockdown 2.0 saw a less sudden drop in noise, but perhaps ended up even being a bit quieter in places, especially at the weekends 🤨🤔. Data comes from & networks.

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