The Irish National Seismic Network (INSN) has recorded three separate Earthquake events this December off the coast of Ireland.
The first was detected on the 15th December at 21:19:52 UTC, when a M2.5 earthquake occurred in the Irish Sea approximately 90km north-east of Dublin and 40km south of the Isle of Man.
The second on the 18th of December 2019 at 20:22:14 UTC, was a M1.6 earthquake occurred offshore Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland. The earthquake located approximately 10km east of both Ballycastle and Rathlin Island, and at a depth of 1km.
The third event took place on the 20th of December 2019 at 09:53:44 UTC, when a M1.4 earthquake occurred in the Irish Sea approximately 90km north-east of Dublin and 40km south of the Isle of Man.
All events of this nature are reported on the INSN website: https://www.insn.ie/recent-local-earthquakes/
The INSN is operated by the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) in co-operation with the Geological Survey Ireland (GSI).
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Last Updated: 30th December 2019 by Caoimhe Mulhall
Three Earthquakes reported off the coast of Ireland
The Irish National Seismic Network (INSN) has recorded three separate Earthquake events this December off the coast of Ireland.
The first was detected on the 15th December at 21:19:52 UTC, when a M2.5 earthquake occurred in the Irish Sea approximately 90km north-east of Dublin and 40km south of the Isle of Man.
The second on the 18th of December 2019 at 20:22:14 UTC, was a M1.6 earthquake occurred offshore Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland. The earthquake located approximately 10km east of both Ballycastle and Rathlin Island, and at a depth of 1km.
The third event took place on the 20th of December 2019 at 09:53:44 UTC, when a M1.4 earthquake occurred in the Irish Sea approximately 90km north-east of Dublin and 40km south of the Isle of Man.
All events of this nature are reported on the INSN website: https://www.insn.ie/recent-local-earthquakes/
The INSN is operated by the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) in co-operation with the Geological Survey Ireland (GSI).
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