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Shrewsbury Earthquake 7 March 1996
DATE:
7 March 1996
ORIGIN TIME:
23:41 24.2s UTC
LAT/LONG:
52.79° North/2.74° West
GRID REF:
349.9 kmE/322.3 kmN
DEPTH:
10.6 km
MAGNITUDE:
3.4 ML
INTENSITY:
5 EMS
LOCALITY:
9 km north of Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Click here to view a synopsis of the European Macroseismic Scale (EMS 98).