1931 Dogger Bank earthquake

1931 Dogger Bank earthquake

Date	7 June 1931 (1931-06-07)
Magnitude	6.1 ML
Epicenter	54.08°N 1.50°E / 54.08; 1.50
Countries or regions	United Kingdom, Belgium, France
Tsunami	Possibly
Casualties	2 (indirect)

The Dogger Bank earthquake of 1931 was the strongest earthquake recorded in the United Kingdom since measurements began. It measured 6.1 on the Richter Scale.

The location of the earthquake in the North Sea 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 epicentre located at the Dogger Bank, 60 miles (97 km) off the Yorkshire coast in the North Sea. The effects were felt throughout Great Britain as well as in Belgium and France. The earthquake resulted in damage at locations throughout eastern England. The 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. Rather less seriously, in London the head of the waxwork of Dr Crippen at Madame Tussauds fell off.^{[citation needed]}

Tsunami

A small tsunami wave was reported^{[citation needed]} to have hit the east coast of England and other countries around the North Sea, but was disputed because of a storm surge on the same day.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Contemporary newspaper report
• Seismicity and earthquake hazard in the UK, British Geological Survey
• Earthquake records