| Date | September 22, 2002 |
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| Magnitude | 4.7 ML |
| Depth | 14.0 kilometres (9 mi) |
| Countries or regions | United Kingdom |
| Casualties | None |
The 2002 Dudley earthquake was an earthquake registering 4.7 on the Richter scale that struck the Midlands of England, on 22 September 2002 23:53 UTC (23 September, 00:53 local time) and lasted approximately 20 seconds.[1]
It was the largest earthquake to hit the UK since the 1990 Bishop's Castle earthquake, but there were no injuries and only minor structural damage. The epicentre was located at the junction of High Arcal Road and Himley Road (grid reference SO898913), in the borough of South Staffordshire, which is just outside the boundaries of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley and approximately two miles outside Dudley Town Centre.
The tremor was felt over an area of 260,000 square kilometres (100,387 sq mi), including Wales, Liverpool, Derby, Yorkshire, Wiltshire and London. The furthest felt reports came from Carlisle in the north, and Truro in the South. [2]
An aftershock of magnitude 2.7 occurred on 23 September at 03:32 UTC (04:32 local time), and was felt locally throughout Dudley and in Birmingham.[3]
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