SHOCKING figures show there have been 21 earthquakes in the UK in the last 50 days, including the biggest in ten years, with the majority striking Wales.
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A British Geological Survey chart shows the seismic activity during the UK earthquake last week.
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A table shows the earthquakes across the UK in the last 50 days.
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The most recent quake to send shockwaves across our shores struck in Llanfechell, Wales.
Scotland felt six earthquakes in the last 50 days.
A 0.5 magnitude quake struck in Dundonnell in the Highlands on January 10, and Invergarry, also in the Highlands, experienced a 0.6 quake six days later.
A 2.2 earthquake, the second strongest in the last 50 days, struck in the Irish Sea on February 2.
UK earthquakes are usually very weak, with the BGS saying 20 to 30 are felt by British people each year.
The body adds that a few hundred smaller ones are felt by sensitive equipment.
The largest known British earthquake struck near the Dogger Bank, a sandbank in a shallow area of the North Sea 62 miles from the British coast.
It hit in 1931, and although it was out at sea, it still caused minor damage to buildings on the east coast.
The most damaging UK earthquake struck in Colchester in 1884, and left two people dead and 1200 buildings in need of repairs.
There have been no reports of serious damages and injuries.
