What the records say
- When
- 2 Apr 1990
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7
- Where
- Uk
- Coordinates
- 52.31° N, 2.98° W
- Intensity mmi
- 6
- Depth km
- 18
1990 Bishop's Castle earthquake
Earthquake in England
The 1990 Bishop's Castle earthquake occurred near the town of Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, England on 2 April.
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2 sources record it
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale and centred on the Shropshire town of Bishop's Castle is felt throughout much of England and Wales”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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