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Earthquakes in United Kingdom

Explore earthquakes recorded within United Kingdom. Latest events cover Jun 20, 2026 – Jul 19, 2026 UTC; annual statistics and the largest events cover Jul 20, 2025 – Jul 19, 2026 UTC.

Regional statistics

Statistics for the 365-day period Jul 20, 2025 – Jul 19, 2026 UTC.

Recorded events
12
Maximum magnitude
3.9
Average magnitude
2.8

Earthquake map for United Kingdom

Latest earthquakes

Up to 20 most recent events during the 30-day period Jun 20, 2026 – Jul 19, 2026 UTC.

No recorded events were found for this period.

Largest earthquakes

The 10 largest recorded events during the 365-day period Jul 20, 2025 – Jul 19, 2026 UTC.

  1. 3.90 United Kingdom, Cruach nam Miseag, Perth and Kinross
  2. 3.30 United Kingdom, Cruach nam Miseag, Perth and Kinross
  3. 3.30 United Kingdom, Great Britain, Lancashire
  4. 2.80 United Kingdom, Cruach nam Miseag, Perth and Kinross
  5. 2.70 United Kingdom, Cambrian Mountains, Powys
  6. 2.70 United Kingdom, Cruach nam Miseag, Perth and Kinross
  7. 2.70 United Kingdom, Cruach nam Miseag, Perth and Kinross
  8. 2.60 United Kingdom, Great Britain, Highland
  9. 2.60 United Kingdom, Great Britain, Wakefield
  10. 2.40 United Kingdom, Great Britain, Argyll and Bute

Statistics for the last 5 years

Complete years use 365 or 366 days. For 2,026, the average uses 365 days through Jul 19, 2026.

Date Recorded events Maximum magnitude Events per day
2026 16 3.3 — United Kingdom, Cruach nam Miseag, Perth and Kinross 0.044

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