Earthquake swarm detected near London, UK

Ten seismic events have been detected in the Newdigate, Surrey area of the United Kingdom, between Dorking and Gatwick airports near London, since April 1, 2018. Magnitudes of this cluster of events range from 1.5 to 3.0. There are fears that quakes might be caused by nearby fracking operations. According to the British Geological Survey (BGS),

the ninth and tenth events took place at around 04:00 and 13:30 UTC on July 18 with magnitudes of 2.0ML and 2.6ML, respectively. The quakes hit at a shallow depth between 500 m (1 640 feet) and 2 km (1.2 miles). Dr. Stephen Hicks from Southampton University said a 0.4 aftershock had been measured after the second quake. READ MORE