When was the last major Earthquake in the UK ?
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The oldest compilations of data were made in the late 19th and early 20th century. These provide the basic data for research, but they also tend to contain errors; confusing the events, dates and places. Great care is therefore needed with the interpretation of this data.\n\nNeilson, Musson and Burton (1984) studied 101 earthquakes occurring between 1727 and 1979, using contemporary reports from press cuttings, books, letters and academic papers. Their findings, included two events in the Dover Strait (1776 and 1950), and one in Belgium (1938). Relatively few earthquakes were large enough to have been recorded simultaneously in England, France and Belguim.\n\nA study undertaken during the design of the Channel Tunnel showed that in the southeast of England the largest recorded earthquake (1580) may have had a magnitude of 5.3 to 5.9 and an epicentre beneath the Channel. This event had an estimated focal depth of 20 to 25 kilometres associated with the Kent-Artois shear zone.\n\nThis showed that only two major earthquakes (by UK standards) are recorded to have affected the Dover Strait. These events occurred such a long time ago, however (1382 and 1580), that their interpretation is difficult. The findings of Neilson, Musson and Burton who established less significant 1776 and 1950 earthquakes in the Dover Strait ponts towards a return period of about 200 years in this area.\n\nThe earthquake at 3p.m. on 21 May 1382\n\nThis is the lesser known of the two major events, although some quite detailed records of its effects are preserved. These consist of approximately 80 references, of which about 30 are contemporary accounts. The maximum intensities appear to have been attained in Kent and Flanders. The records in Flanders are much more vague than in Kent, and the focal features can only be determined to a large extent by interpretation.\n\nVarious contemporary chronicles reported effects in England, such as severe shaking of trees, houses, churches, towers and castles, and panic among the population. The accounts of the archdiocese of Canterbury and papers attributed to Archbishop Courtenay describe the repairs needed after the earthquake. Significant damage was caused to St Augustine's Abbey and to Christ Church (collapse of the belfry, damage to the presbytery, priory and cloister). All Saints, to the west of Canterbury, needed repairs to the choir and strengthening to the (up to 1 metre thick) walls. The treasury accounts of the manors of Hollingbourne and Loose similarly record the costs for various repairs. At Saltwood a prisoner was able to escape in the confusion caused by the earthquake.\n\nIn London a sitting of Parliament and a trial of heretics at Blackheath were interrupted by the earthquake. Damage to St Paul's Cathedral, repaired in 1387, was attributed mainly to the 'terrible earthquake'.\n\nIn Flanders several buildings collapsed in Bruges, severe damage occurred to buildings in Liege and chimneys were brought down in Ghent.\n\nThe earthquake at 6p.m. on 6 April 1580\n\nThis better known event has been studied by a number of researchers, and its focus has been attributed to a wide area from London to the North Sea. It has been suggested that it can be correlated with the major earthquake of 1931 between Holland and Suffolk, but most researchers would now accept its most likely focus as being in the Channel. There are about 130 records, mostly contemporary, for this event.\n\nSections of wall fell in Dover, including the loss of a piece of the cliff and castle wall. At Sandwich people reported hearing a loud noise, which seemed to come from somewhere in the Channel. A gable end fell from the north wing of St Peter's church, four arches cracked in St Mary's church and part of a chimney fell down. Damage also occurred at Saltwood Castle, Sutton, Postling and Lydden churches. The tower at St Peter's in Broadstairs still bears a large crack which has been attributed to this event.\n\nIn Cala
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Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake#Size_and_frequency_of_occurrence for your answer.\n\nGood Luck!!!
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Today!\nIf you want to see recent photos, go here:\nhttp://www.volcanogallery.com/volcano_eruption.htm
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9.53 in the UK.Hi fellow UK chick.Have a great day.
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Try: http://news.bbc.co.uk
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Here is the website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4759980.stm
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there are many earthquake observatories in japan.\n we can get almost correct information within 10minutes\n but sometimes we cannot count on the machines.earthquakes\n occur everyday.
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Proquest<---is the best\nhttp://www.encyclopedia.com/SearchResults.aspx?Q=Earthquake but maybe this
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Here is the USGS list of historic earthquakes. It does include many (probably too many) events since 1980. There are links on the page that will lead to you lists sorted by region, magnitude, etc.:\nhttp://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/historical.php\n\nHere is the list of volcanic eruptions that have had more than 300 casualties. It is a little harder to sort out the most significant volcanic eruptions since we have no scale for comparing them.\nhttp://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Hazards/Effects/Fatalities.html\n\nCORRECTION: THERE IS A SCALE FOR VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS, BUT THOSE ARE NOT CLASSIFIED USING THE VEI SCALE:\nhttp://lvo.wr.usgs.gov/sizes.html\n\nThis site at the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program is searchable by year, and has links to each significant eruption:\nhttp://www.volcano.si.edu/world/find_eruptions.cfm\n\nI haven't seen this but thought this CD from the Smithsonian looked interesting. It has a global dataset of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes since 1960 (but costs $20).\nhttp://www.volcano.si.edu/info/products/eqerupt/eqerupt.cfm\n\nHere is the USGS list of Historical Landslides starting in 1958 and continuing to date:\nhttp://landslides.usgs.gov/learningeducation/historical.php\n\nHere is a list of major Pacific tsunamis from 1981 to 1997 at the Russian Academy of Science. :\nhttp://omzg.sscc.ru/tsulab/recent.html\nThe site has quite a few other lists of tsunami events grouped by ocean basin.\nhttp://omzg.sscc.ru/tsulab/\n\n\nAnother type of geologic event that is hard to pinpoint because it is a gradual process is subsidence. This is an informative website that lists various types of subsidence and where it is happening:\nhttp://www.earthsci.org/processes/struct/subside/Subsidence.htm
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9.5 magnitude, Chile, 1960. Biggest since 1900, modern measures.\nhttp://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/10_largest_world.php\n\nNo. Faults or potential faults would rupture before they could build up enough energy to have a magnitude 20 quake.  Maybe a huge meteor impact could cause such an earthquake. It hasn't happened in recorded history.
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There are earthquakes all the time.  Do you mean a destructive one?  That would be the quake that interrupted a game during the 1989 World Series when the Giants were playing at home.  Do you mean one some people just barely felt or noticed?  Earlier this month.  Do you mean one detected only by seismograph?  Probably within the last fifteen minutes.\nThe San Andreas fault runs right through San Francisco Bay, and there are plenty of other active faults in the area.
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Go to the United States Geological Survey website at www.usgs.gov  They have a list of the most recent earthquakes. It's kind of a fun site to see anyway.
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27 November in the UK
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One off the coast of Chile in May, 1960, went 9.5.\n\nThe 1964 Alaska earthquake was "only" 9.2.
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Did you mean 1957?\n\nMarch 22, 1957 \nThe worst earthquake since 1906 struck at 11:45 this morning, and registered 5.3 on the Richter scale. The main shock had been preceded by at least six smaller quakes throughout the morning. The quake started some fires, including a blaze caused by a spill in the chemistry lab at old Lowell High School, according to Lowell student Frederick F. Postel. Fires connected to the earthquake broke out, but that was denied by the Fire Chief, possibly for political reasons. The tremor was preceded by a magnitude 3 shock at 8:38 a.m., and a magnitude 3.75 quake at 10:48 a.m. There were no lives lost. The quake was centered in the Westlake District of Daly City where many water heaters were ripped from their moorings and much plaster was damaged. \n\nThree-alarm fire at Mission and Duboce shortly after the earthquake in buildings scheduled to be torn down for the new Central Freeway. Fire Chief William F. Murray said the fire was not earthquake caused, but communications were jammed because of the tremor. Five firemen were injured. \n\nMany buildings suffered damage in the earthquake. KPIX at 2655 Van Ness suffered broken windows as did the Palace Hotel. The top floor of St. Anne's School at 13th and Irving was badly damaged, but the children were safe. The McCreery Branch of the library, on Sixteenth near Market was so badly damaged that it would be razed. The Presidio, Sunset and Richmond branch libraries were also damaged. A water main broke at City Hall and flooded Mole Hall under construction at Civic Center. Masonry fell from California Hall at Turk and Polk streets, and Central Emergency Hospital at 50 Ivy St. reported at least 50 people were treated for injuries. There was much glass and plaster damage at the ParkMerced Apartments, and the road at Lake Merced collapsed. Sheridan Elementary, Longfellow, Mission High and Park Presidio Junior High were closed because of earthquake damage. \n\nEnglish comedianne Gracie Fields said, "We were on the 16th floor of a hotel when the earthquake it. We were picked up like a wedding cake, shaken and then dropped to the floor again. It was very exciting." Plaster fell in the corridors at the Hall of Justice on Kearny St., but there were no injuries in the building. \n\nThe Municipal Organ, largest west of Chicago, had broken pipes and a dislodged harp attachment which would cost $300 to repair, according to James T. Graham, auditorium supervisor. At Golden Gate Park, the Portals of the Past, remnants of the Nob Hill home of A.N. Towne from 1906, were damaged by the earthquake when one column fell. \n\nMarch 23, 1957 \nFire broke out at the Twin Peaks Hotel, 2160 Market St., shortly after the 12:14 a.m. aftershock. Two policemen were felled by smoke while rescuing 50 people from the hotel and adjoining buildings. The arson squad could find no connection between the earthquake aftershock and the fire. \n\nSpeaking from his laboratory in Pasadena, Dr. Charles Richter said, This is not a prediction; it is only another way of saying that in California we must learn to live with the constant possibility of a serious earthquake." \n\nAdmiral A.G. Cook, the city's civil defense director, said a minimum of 70,000 homes had been damaged in the Bay Area by the earthquake. \n\nMarch 24, 1957 \nFire at the Crown Cork and Seal Co. on Bayshore Blvd. today was caused by boxes that fell in the earthquake and knocked a thermostat out of commission. That allowed an overhead gas heater to overheat and start the fire. It did $2500 damage. \n\nMarch 26, 1957 \nFire Chief Murray said none of the fires that occurred around the time of the earthquake were connected with the tremor. \n\nApril 1, 1957 \nCoast Highway 1 was reopened at Thornton Bluffs after earthquake- caused landslides were cleared away. \n\nApril 7, 1957 \nTwo mild aftershocks of the March 23 earthquake were felt. \n\nApril 9, 1957 \nAn earthquake-weakened water main broke at Haight and Buc
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Yes.  There was even one today!  Magnitude 4.8 at a depth of 8.4km in the north east.\n\nCheck out this site:\n\nhttp://www.iris.edu/seismon/\n\n{edit}  Doh!  Someone beat me to it!
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http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/