Earthquake confirmed off Norfolk coast
The British Geographical Survey says the quake happened around sixty miles north-east of Cromer
Experts have confirmed there's been an earthquake off the coast of Norfolk.
The British Geographical Survey says the quake, which had a 3.0 magnitude, happened at 4:32am on Sunday morning (26th January 2025) around sixty miles north-east of Cromer.
Between 200 and 300 earthquakes are detected and located in the UK by the British Geological Survey annually.
Only around 20 to 30 of those are felt by people.
Britain's biggest earthquake
The North Sea earthquake of 7 June 1931, with a magnitude of 6.1 and with an epicentre offshore in the Dogger Bank area (120 km NE of Great Yarmouth), is the largest known earthquake in the UK.
Tremors were felt in most of Britain, the east of Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, northern France, parts of north-west Germany, Denmark and South West Norway.
Damage in Britain was reported from 71 different places, with the strongest effects at Filey, where the top of a church spire was rotated.
Bridlington, Beverley and Hull were also affected, with most of the damage affecting chimneys and plaster.
A factory roof is reported to have collapsed at Staines (Surrey) and rocks or cliff collapse occurred at Flamborough Head and Mundesley, Norfolk.
The earthquake was reported felt by a number of vessels in the North Sea and a woman in Hull died of a heart attack, apparently as a result of the earthquake.