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M2.6 Earthquake near ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (United Kingdom)

UTC time: 2024-09-10 11:12:37 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On September 10, 2024 at 11:12 UTC, a magnitude M2.6 earthquake occurred near ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (United Kingdom). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 5 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

Details

ID
c88941099eef178769f4f80a14ecf02f411831ea
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
4.9 km
UTC time
2024-09-10 11:12:37 UTC
Local time
—
Country
United Kingdom
City
England
Source
emsc_uk
Coordinates
54.18900, -3.56800
Temperature
10.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 4.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 4.9 km
Shallow
4.9 km
4.9 km — close to the regional average (7 km)
Regional average: 7 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

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Radius · 50 km

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Nuclear power plants

  • Calder Hall nuclear power plantUnited KingdomPermanently shut downReactor units at site: 4
    26.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • Windscale AGR nuclear power plantUnited KingdomPermanently shut downReactor units at site: 1
    26.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Heysham nuclear power plantUnited KingdomOperating at dataset dateReactor units at site: 4
    46.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: Global Energy Monitor · Global Nuclear Power Tracker · Dataset date: 2026-08

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 23 Catalogue entries

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