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14th July 2011, 10:45
"The following preliminary information is available for this earthquake:
DATE : 14 July 2011
ORIGIN TIME : 06:59 10.3s UTC
LAT/LON : 50.098° North / 0.648 ° West
GRID REF : 496.7 km/E /22.9 km/N
DEPTH : 10.0 km
MAGNITUDE : 3.9 ML
LOCALITY : English Channel (approx. 85 km SSE of Portsmouth)
INTENSITY : 2 EMS
BGS have detected an earthquake at 06:59 UTC (07:59 BST) this morning (14 July 2011) located approximately 85 km southeast of Portsmouth, Hampshire. Several residents from the Worthing, West Sussex, area have reported having felt this event, one describing "it only lasted a few seconds".
This is the largest earthquake in this area since a magnitude 4.5 event in 1734. Historically, there have been two other significant events nearby; a magnitude 5.0 earthquake in 1878 and a magnitude 4.3 earthquake in 1750.
Seismicity map showing all recorded earthquakes within a 75 km radius of this event since 1734.
http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/recent_events/uk_special/english_channel_14_jul_2011_map_only.pdf
Did you feel the magnitude 3.9 ML English Channel earthquake (06:59 UTC/07:59 BST 14 July 2011)?"
http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/questionnaire/EqQuestIntroA.html
source for more
http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/recent_events/uk_special/alert_info_uk.htm
also earlier at 7.00am a 4.5 at 15km between Cherbourg and Le Havre
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/read/index.php?pageid=seism_read&rid=204416
DATE : 14 July 2011
ORIGIN TIME : 06:59 10.3s UTC
LAT/LON : 50.098° North / 0.648 ° West
GRID REF : 496.7 km/E /22.9 km/N
DEPTH : 10.0 km
MAGNITUDE : 3.9 ML
LOCALITY : English Channel (approx. 85 km SSE of Portsmouth)
INTENSITY : 2 EMS
BGS have detected an earthquake at 06:59 UTC (07:59 BST) this morning (14 July 2011) located approximately 85 km southeast of Portsmouth, Hampshire. Several residents from the Worthing, West Sussex, area have reported having felt this event, one describing "it only lasted a few seconds".
This is the largest earthquake in this area since a magnitude 4.5 event in 1734. Historically, there have been two other significant events nearby; a magnitude 5.0 earthquake in 1878 and a magnitude 4.3 earthquake in 1750.
Seismicity map showing all recorded earthquakes within a 75 km radius of this event since 1734.
http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/recent_events/uk_special/english_channel_14_jul_2011_map_only.pdf
Did you feel the magnitude 3.9 ML English Channel earthquake (06:59 UTC/07:59 BST 14 July 2011)?"
http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/questionnaire/EqQuestIntroA.html
source for more
http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/recent_events/uk_special/alert_info_uk.htm
also earlier at 7.00am a 4.5 at 15km between Cherbourg and Le Havre
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/read/index.php?pageid=seism_read&rid=204416