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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tara Cobham

Map: How rare are UK earthquakes? Country ‘riddled’ with fault lines

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The UK is hit by hundreds of earthquakes every year, experts have revealed, as they say the country is ‘riddled’ with fault lines.

The British Geological Survey (BGS) told The Independent as many as 300 earthquakes impact the UK each year, with around a tenth of those being large enough to be felt by people near the epicentre, while the others are detected by sensitive instruments.

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