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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2025/08/06 | 01:27:16.5 | 56.342 | -5.263 | 2 | 1.5 | INVERINAN,ARGYLL & BUTE | ||
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 | 0.8 | INCHLAGGAN,HIGHLAND | ||
2025/08/01 | 16:45:01.7 | 57.071 | -5.211 | 3 | 1.6 | INCHLAGGAN,HIGHLAND | ||
2025/08/01 | 16:45:37.2 | 57.073 | -5.209 | 3 | 3.1 | 2 | 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 | 21:40:27.2 | 54.568 | 3.584 | 10 | 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 | RUPSBRIDGE,GLOUCESTERSH | ||
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 | ||
2025/07/13 | 05:21:55.6 | 56.260 | -5.865 | 3 | 0.8 | FIRTH OF LORN | ||
2025/07/13 | 02:32:04.6 | 56.278 | -5.845 | 2 | 0.7 | FIRTH OF LORN | ||
2025/07/12 | 14:32:30.1 | 56.263 | -5.848 | 3 | 0.9 | FIRTH OF LORN | 5KM OFFSHORE MULL | |
2025/07/11 | 04:32:35.2 | 57.035 | -5.761 | 3 | 0.7 | SANDAIG,HIGHLAND | ||
2025/07/10 | 23:11:44.6 | 54.154 | -1.912 | 4 | 0.4 | LOFTHOUSE,YORKSHIRE | ||
2025/07/09 | 08:16:22.3 | 54.574 | -2.911 | 8 | 0.3 | SANDWICK,CUMBRIA | ||
2025/07/08 | 23:21:41.5 | 49.261 | -6.423 | 19 | 1.5 | CELTIC SEA | 115KM SSW PENZANCE | |
2025/07/03 | 03:35:43.3 | 53.309 | -2.479 | 16 | 0.8 | BUDWORTH,CHESHIRE | ||
2025/07/02 | 23:42:01.3 | 52.371 | -3.096 | 13 | 2.5 | 3 | KNUCKLAS,POWYS | FELT CLUN... |
2025/06/30 | 17:20:13.8 | 56.002 | -4.423 | 6 | 0.3 | CARBETH,STIRLING | 4KM NW CARBETH | |
2025/06/29 | 20:20:19.6 | 51.630 | -5.371 | 3 | 1.1 | CELTIC SEA | 15KM SW DALE | |
2025/06/27 | 21:34:47.1 | 55.336 | -3.593 | 3 | 0.2 | KIRKHOPE,LANARKSHIRE | ||
2025/06/27 | 15:12:54.8 | 49.268 | -2.167 | 3 | 1.2 | JERSEY,CHANNEL ISLANDS | ||
2025/06/24 | 18:48:37.6 | 52.557 | -0.632 | 8 | 0.9 | LAXTON,NORTHANTS | ||
2025/06/21 | 03:50:12.0 | 54.050 | -3.367 | 3 | 0.4 | IRISH SEA | 10KM SW WALNEY | |
2025/06/20 | 05:46:09.8 | 53.080 | -2.384 | 16 | 0.9 | CREWE,CHESHIRE | ||
2025/06/19 | 18:41:03.3 | 49.268 | -1.805 | 5 | 0.3 | JERSEY,CHANNEL ISLANDS | 15KM ENE JERSEY | |
2025/06/17 | 10:25:17.6 | 53.117 | -2.415 | 8 | 2.3 | CREWE,CHESHIRE | ||
2025/06/17 | 01:09:18.8 | 55.297 | -3.550 | 3 | 0.7 | KINNELHEAD,D & G | ||
2025/06/16 | 02:51:38.3 | 56.389 | -3.999 | 2 | 0.9 | 2 | COMRIE,PERTH & KINROSS | FELT COMRIE |
2025/06/16 | 02:18:07.5 | 56.385 | -3.982 | 2 | 1.4 | 3 | COMRIE,PERTH & KINROSS | FELT COMRIE |
2025/06/14 | 08:12:03.4 | 56.904 | -4.748 | 6 | 0.6 | INVERLAIR,HIGHLAND | ||
2025/06/13 | 03:55:22.0 | 56.397 | -4.021 | 2 | 1.1 | 3 | COMRIE,PERTH & KINROSS | FELT COMRIE |
2025/06/13 | 00:43:34.7 | 54.490 | -2.499 | 5 | 1.3 | GREAT ASBY,CUMBRIA | ||
2025/06/10 | 23:04:25.1 | 56.097 | -5.031 | 3 | 0.3 | GLENBRANTER,ARGYLL/BUTE |