The Daily Star has reached out to several local businesses to see if any movement was felt, after a trio of ground-shaking earthquakes were recorded by the British Geological Society
The UK has been struck by a trio of earthquakes just days apart. For months, the Daily Star has been reporting on every ground-shaking moment to hit the country, and since the turn of 2025 they have been happening with increased regularity.
According to the British Geological Society, the country has been hit by more than 50 so far, and they spread far and wide. And now a trio has struck within 48 hours of each other – and one struck right on the border of a popular tourist town.
The first two of the three struck on March 26 at 4.19am and 9.37pm in the Celtic Sea and Irish Sea, respectively. They struck far enough out so that it’s highly likely nobody felt then, with the Celtic Sea quake registering 1.4 on the Richter Scale at a depth of 2km, while the one in the Irish Sea registered just 0.7 and was felt at 3km down.
However, it was the third earthquake, recorded on March 28 at 7.54am that struck right near the small tourist town of Innerleithen in Scotland.
This one registered 1.4 on the Richter Scale and was felt at a depth of 3km. The exact coordinates collected by the BGS claim that the epicentre was along the banks of the River Tweed near the historic Georgian farmhouse called Howford House.
This is just a five minute walk from the town, which has a population of around 3,180 people and is known for its beauty spots and local Celtic history.
The Daily Star has reached out to several local businesses to see if any movement was felt, but has not had any responses yet. However, we did recently go on a fact-finding mission to see why the UK has become an earthquake hotbed in recent months.
Speaking to the Daily Star, Roger Musson – a former Head of Seismic Hazard and Archives at the British Geological Society – explained how it’s all to do with the reading of the strongest earthquake to hit – which is thought to be around 3.7 on the Richter Scale.
Roger, who is the author of the historical earthquake catalogue for the UK, said: “There is a simple rule of thumb – for every decrease of one unit of magnitude, one expects a tenfold increase of number.
“So if the tectonic situation of the UK results in one 3.5 magnitude earthquake on average every year, then typically one should get ten of 2.5, 100 of 1.5 and so on.
“Most of these will be too weak or too remote to be noticed by people, but can be detected by instruments.”
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