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Old 19-12-2011, 19:27   #11
MargaretR
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Re: Earthquake

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Originally Posted by cashman View Post
2.3 does in greece.
I have noticed that low rate quake clusters do get reported, maybe because they sometimes are a prelude to one bigger.

Our Uk fault lines have a different cause
Ancient fault lines that crisscross crust beneath Britain | World news | The Guardian
"in Britain, earthquakes are driven by the enormous stresses inflicted by the shifting Eurasian plate in the Atlantic Ocean. This "continental drift" squeezes Britain from the north-west, building up stresses in the crust only relieved by slippage at fault lines. Earthquakes are more common in the west of Britain, with north-west Scotland, Wales, and the West Midlands the most active."
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