2007 Kent earthquake

Earthquake in England March 2018 October 2024 2007 Kent earthquake 2007 4 28 8:18 am 2007-04-28 07:18:12 usp000fase 11936179 United Kingdom 4.3 l y 5.3 km mi 0 51.10 N 1.17 E Kent, England VI 2 (minor injury) en-UK thumb|Landsat image of the earthquake's epicentre, based on USGS location data which was later revised. The 2007 Kent earthquake registered 4.3 on the Richter scale and struck south east Kent, South East England on 28 April 2007 at 07:18:12 UTC (08:18:12 local time), at a shallow depth of 5.3 km.http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/aboutus/publications/bulletins/Eqbull2007.pdf 2007 Earthquake Bulletin British Geological Survey 26 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080912155917/http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/aboutus/publications/bulletins/Eqbull2007.pdf 12 September 2008 dead The worst affected area was the town of Folkestone, although the towns of Deal, Dover and Ashford were also affected. The tremors could be felt across much of Kent and south east England, including as far as East Sussex, Essex and Suffolk,http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2308246.html?menu=news.topheadlines Homes evacuated in Kent earthquake ananova.com 28 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930014511/http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2308246.html?menu=news.topheadlines 30 September 2007 dead as well as on the other side of the English Channel at Calais and Brussels.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/29/nquake29.xml https://web.archive.org/web/20080305095315/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2007%2F04%2F29%2Fnquake29.xml dead 5 March 2008 Earthquake shakes Kent The Daily Telegraph London Roya Nikkhah 29 April 2007 22 April 2010 Location The British Geological Survey stated that the epicentre of the earthquake was less than 1 km north of Folkestone at 51.10°N, 1.17°E. The United States Geological Survey indicated that the location of the earthquake was at 51.085°N, 1.009°Ehttps://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqarchives/significant/sig_2007.php Significant earthquakes of the world 2007 United States Geological Survey 26 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081004192205/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqarchives/significant/sig_2007.php 4 October 2008 dead suggesting a position approximately 5 km north west of Hythe. Impact The earthquake's shallow depth and proximity to Folkestone resulted in structural damage in the town, and one woman suffered a minor head and neck injury.https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/apr/28/theobserver.uknews Homes evacuated in Kent earthquake The Guardian 28 April 2007 28 April 2007 London Following the earthquake, a total of 474 properties were reported as damaged, with 73 properties too badly damaged for people to return to, 94 seriously damaged, and 307 suffering from minor structural damage.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/6605095.stm Hundreds of quake homes damaged 29 April 2007 BBC News 29 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070510044732/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6605095.stm 10 May 2007 live Harvey Grammar School situated in Cheriton Road, Folkestone was closed on 30 April due to "significant structural damage". Several thousand homes were left without power for several hours and there were reports of a "smell of gas" in Folkestone.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6602677.stm Earthquake shakes parts of Kent BBC News 28 April 2007 28 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070502092449/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6602677.stm 2 May 2007 live The Port of Dover, the Channel Tunnel and travel links were unaffected, although authorities asked people heading towards Dover to use the A2.http://www.kentnews.co.uk/kent-news/People-felt-tremors-in-the-weeks-leading-up-to-Earthquake-newsinkent3638.aspx People felt tremors in the weeks leading up to Earthquake KentNews.co.uk 3 June 2007 28 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070531231344/http://www.kentnews.co.uk/kent-news/People-felt-tremors-in-the-weeks-leading-up-to-Earthquake-newsinkent3638.aspx 31 May 2007 dead EDF Energy had restored electricity supplies that had been cut by the earthquake by the same afternoon. The Salvation Army Church in Folkestone provided refuge on 28 April for approximately 100 people whose homes had been damaged by the earthquake.http://www.christiantoday.com/article/salvation.army.brings.comfort.to.kent.earthquake.victims/10573.htm Salvation Army Brings Comfort to Kent Earthquake Victims 30 April 2007 Christian Today 1 May 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070503034019/http://www.christiantoday.com/article/salvation.army.brings.comfort.to.kent.earthquake.victims/10573.htm 3 May 2007 live On the same morning, a 300-metre (948 ft) long crack appeared in a cliff at Barton-on-Sea in Hampshire, creating fears of a landslide, although there were mixed views from authorities on whether it could be related to the earthquake.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/dorset/6603547.stm Landslip fear over clifftop crack BBC News 28 April 2007 28 April 2007 Magnitude The British Geological Survey gave the earthquake a reading of 4.3 on the Richter scale, while the USGS and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre estimated that the earthquake had a body wave magnitude of 4.6 and 4.7 respectively.http://www.emsc-csem.org/index.php?page=current&sub=recent&evt=20070428_UK Mb 4.7 South-East of UK on 28/04/2007 07:18 UTC European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre 29 April 2007 It was the largest British earthquake since the 2002 Dudley earthquake and the strongest in the Dover Straits since a magnitude 4.4 earthquake in 1950.http://www.quakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/reports/folkestone/folkestone_press_release_010507.htm Folkestone Earthquake Press Release British Geological Survey 11 June 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070926223054/http://www.quakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/reports/folkestone/folkestone_press_release_010507.htm 26 September 2007 dead The strongest recorded British earthquake is the 1931 Dogger Bank earthquake, which measured 6.1 on the Richter scale. Ten months later, the earthquake's strength was surpassed by that of the 2008 Lincolnshire earthquake, which was 5.2 in magnitude. Less than two years later, on 3 March 2009 at 14.35 UTC, Folkestone was shaken by a smaller magnitude 3.0 quake, located in the same area."Recent Earthquakes Reported by BGS" http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/recent_events/20090303143556.7.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090306193242/http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/recent_events/20090303143556.7.html 6 March 2009 See also List of earthquakes in 2007 List of earthquakes in the British Isles Dover Straits earthquake of 1580 Geology of the United Kingdom References External links Earthquake strikes Kent, England Earthquake shakes parts of Kent – BBC News BGS report of the earthquake 51.10 N 1.17 E title Kent Kent earthquake 2007 Kent Category:Disasters in Kent Kent earthquake Category:2000s in Kent Category:April 2007 in the United Kingdom