British Earthquakes

Abstract

The most complete catalogue of British earthquakes is that published in 1889 by the Mr. W. Roper. This includes notices of all the more important known earthquakes until the beginning of 1889, though few details are given with regard to any shock. As British earthquakes seldom cause damage to buildings and rarely result in loss of life, they have attracted little notice, and, with a few exceptions, it is now impossible to determine the position of the epicentre of any earthquake before the year 1889. From the beginning of that year, however, they have been continuously studied, and the present section therefore deals mainly with the earthquakes of this period.