2002 Dudley earthquake
  | |
| UTC time | ?? |
|---|---|
| ISC event | |
| USGS-ANSS | |
| Date * | September 22, 2002 |
| Local date | |
| Local time | |
| Magnitude | 4.7–4.8 ML[1] |
| Depth | 14.0 km (8.7 mi) |
| Epicenter | 52°32′N 2°10′W / 52.53°N 2.16°WCoordinates: 52°32′N 2°10′W / 52.53°N 2.16°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
| Areas affected | West Midlands United Kingdom |
| Max. intensity | V (Strong)[1] |
| Casualties | None |
| * Deprecated | See documentation. |
The 2002 Dudley earthquake struck the West Midlands of United Kingdom on 22 September at 23:53 UTC (23 September, 00:53 local time). The shock registered 4.7–4.8 on the Richter scale and lasted approximately 20 seconds.[1]
It was the largest earthquake to hit the UK since the 1990 Bishop's Castle earthquake, but there were no injuries and only minor structural damage. The epicentre was located at the junction of High Arcal Road and Himley Road (grid reference SO898913) in the district of South Staffordshire, just outside the boundary of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, approximately two miles west of Dudley Town Centre.
The tremor was felt over an area of 260,000 square kilometres (100,387 sq mi), including Wales, Liverpool, Derby, Yorkshire, Wiltshire and London. The furthest felt reports came from Carlisle in the north, and Truro in the South.[2]
An aftershock of magnitude 2.7 occurred on 23 September at 03:32 UTC (04:32 local time), and was felt locally throughout Dudley and in Birmingham.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Dudley Earthquake". British Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2007.
- ↑ "Dudley Earthquake results". British Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
- ↑ "Earthquake bulletin 2002" (PDF). British Geological Survey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
External links[edit]
📰 Article(s) of the same category(ies)[edit]
📰 Article(s) of the same category(ies)[edit]
📰 Article(s) of the same category(ies)[edit]
This article "2002 Dudley earthquake" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:2002 Dudley earthquake. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
