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198 years earlier there was a very similar event, the magnitude 5.8–6.0 1382 Dover Straits earthquake, with an estimated epicentre not far from that estimated for the 1580 event. Two later quakes in the Dover Strait, in 1776 and 1950, both thought to be around magnitude 4, were noted in the 1984 compilation by R.M.W. Musson, G. Neilson and P ...
The 1382 Dover Straits earthquake occurred at 15:00 on 21 May. It had an estimated magnitude of 6.0 M s and a maximum felt intensity of VII–VIII on the Mercalli intensity scale . [ 3 ] Based on contemporary reports of damage, the epicentre is thought to have been in the Strait of Dover .
Felt in London (MMVI) and lent its name to the "Earthquake Synod". See 1382 Dover Straits earthquake [2] 28 December 1480 Norwich, England VIII Severe damage reported affecting a wide area [2] [5] 6 April 1580 Strait of Dover, England 51.06 1.60 VII–VIII ~5.8 See Dover Straits earthquake of 1580 [2] 11 April 1650 Cumberland, England 54.98 −2.78
It was the largest British earthquake since the 2002 Dudley earthquake [7] and the strongest in the Dover Straits since a magnitude 4.4 earthquake in 1950. [12] The strongest recorded British earthquake is the 1931 Dogger Bank earthquake , which measured 6.1 on the Richter scale.
The Dover Straits earthquake of 1580, possibly the largest ever recorded in England, caused a great deal of devastation. During the Civil War (1642–1651) Dover declared for the king but was captured by the Parliamentarians without a siege in 1648 .
A 3.8-magnitude earthquake originating off the coast of Maine shook New England today, with tremors felt in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. The earthquake occurred eight miles ...
A 3.8-magnitude earthquake rocked the Northeast early Monday — shaking buildings and homes along the Atlantic coast, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake, which struck at 10:22 a ...
1185 East Midlands earthquake; 1275 British earthquake; 1382 Dover Straits earthquake; 1580 Dover Straits earthquake; 1884 Colchester earthquake; 1906 Swansea earthquake; 1931 Dogger Bank earthquake; 1984 Llŷn Peninsula earthquake; 1990 Bishop's Castle earthquake; 2007 Kent earthquake; 2008 Market Rasen earthquake