Slide 1A magnitude 4.1 earthquake occurred in the south-west England on 20 February 2014. Its epicentre was approximately 17 km NNW of Ilfracombe, England and 33 km SSW of…

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Slide 1 A magnitude 3.8 earthquake occurred in the Lleyn Peninsula region of Wales on 29 May 2013. Its epicentre was approximately 13 km NW of Abersoch, Gwynedd. The earthquake…

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Slide 1 A magnitude 3.3 earthquake occurred in the Irish Sea on 25 August 2013. Its epicentre was approximately 25 km W of Fleetwood, Lancashire. The earthquake occurred…

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Slide 1 A magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred 80 km to the northwest of the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu on 25 th April 2015. This earthquake is the largest to have hit the…