Generalised digital geological map data based on BGS's published poster maps of the UK. Bedrock related themes created by generalisation of 1:50 000 data.

Although distant from the nearest plate boundary, the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, earthquakes in the UK occur as crustal stresses within the tectonic plates are relieved by movement occurring on pre-existing fault planes.

Plate Tectonics of the UK. Although the UK is not located on a plate margin and is therefore not currently tectonically active, this has not always been the case. Over time, a series of tectonic events has resulted in the current location and …

Britain has, in the past, had many active faults and many earthquakes, but very few faults are active today, so strong earthquakes are rare. The map shows some of the faults in the UK. View larger versions of the normal, reverse and strike …

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