1931 Dogger Bank earthquake
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| UTC time | 1931-06-07 00:25:13 |
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| ISC event | 906812 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 7 June 1931 |
| Local time | 01:30 |
| Magnitude | 6.1 ML |
| Epicentre | 54°05′N 1°30′E / 54.08°N 1.50°E |
| Areas affected | United Kingdom |
| Max. intensity | MMI VII (Very strong) |
| Tsunami | Yes |
| Casualties | 1 dead (indirect) |
The Dogger Bank earthquake of 1931 is the strongest
meant that damage was significantly less than it would have been had the epicentre been on the British mainland.Earthquake
The tremor began at around 1:30 am on 7 June 1931 with its
eastern England. The coastal town of Filey in Yorkshire was worst hit, with the spire of a church being twisted by the tremor. Chimneys collapsed in Hull, Beverley and Bridlington, and Flamborough Head suffered crumbling of parts of its cliffs. It was also reported that a Hull woman died as a result of a heart attack caused by the quake. In London the head of the waxwork of Dr Crippen at Madame Tussauds fell off.[4][5]
Tsunami
A small nondestructive tsunami wave was reported to have hit the east coast of England and other countries around the North Sea.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Historical Earthquakes Listing". British Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2007.
- ^ British Geological Survey. "UK Historical Earthquake Database". Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "All Britain Shaken by an Earthquake". The Northern Echo. 8 June 1931. p. 1.
- ^ Hough, Andrew (10 September 2010). "Police given earthquake training for 'extremely unlikely crisis'". The Telegraph.
- TGO Magazine. Archived from the originalon 5 May 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ Naturalsciences.be: A tsunami in Belgium? (26 July 2013, archived at Internet Archive 25 April 2014)
Further reading
- Versey, H. C. (1939). "The North Sea Earthquake of 1931 June 7". Geophysical Journal International. 4 (6). .
External links
- Contemporary newspaper report (archived at the Wayback Machine)
- Dogger Bank Earthquake, British Geological Survey
- Earthquake records
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.