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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
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 Earthquake Synod was an English synod that took place on 21 May 1382 in the ... The synod got its name from the fact that the 1382 Dover Straits earthquake shook ...
Historical earthquakes is a list of significant earthquakes known to have occurred prior to the early 20th century. As the events listed here occurred before routine instrumental recordings — later followed by discoveries of Earth's tectonic plates, [1] seismotomography imaging technique, [2] observations using space satellites from outer space, [3] artificial intelligence (AI)-based ...
1382 Dover Straits earthquake; D. Despenser's Crusade; E. Earthquake Synod; H. Heresy Act 1382 This page was last edited on 26 February 2019, at 23:28 (UTC). Text is ...
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
Pages in category "14th-century earthquakes" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... 1382 Dover Straits earthquake; B. 1356 Basel earthquake; N.