United Kingdom Seismicity

 The United Kingdom has a low level of seismicity compared to many other countries in the world. This is because the UK does not sit on a fault line between tectonic plates. Because of the low seismic activity, the earthquakes that the UK does have are small and mostly hardly felt. 

Despite this, the UK does have a few hundred small earthquakes a year. Because of this, the British Geological Survey seismologists completed a newly updated seismic hazard assessment for the UK. With this information, the Institution of Civil Engineers have updated information to help design structures in the UK that have earthquake resistance. 

Reference: SEISMICITY AND EARTHQUAKE HAZARD IN THE UK (bgs.ac.uk)

Reference: Updated seismic hazard maps for the UK | Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)