Significance
It was the largest earthquake in the UK since the 1984 Lleyn Peninsula earthquake, which was magnitude 5.4ML. The BGS described the earthquake as an "extremely large earthquake in UK terms but not large in world terms". Approximately 200 earthquakes occur in the UK every year, approximately 175 of which are too weak to be noticed by humans.
Read more about this topic: 2008 Lincolnshire Earthquake
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