M 2.7 ml Earthquake Reported in England on September 21, 2026
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake was recorded by BGS/EMSC near England, United Kingdom. On the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program scale, M2.7 is classified "Minor". Among the 1,782 earthquake reports Areazine has published, this M2.7 event ranks stronger than 1% of them (rank #1,764 by magnitude).
This earthquake report, quickly
- Magnitude
- M 2.7
- USGS class
- Minor
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Archive rank
- #1,764 of 1,782
- Source
- BGS/EMSC
- Published
- September 21, 2026
Sits above 1% of the 1,782 earthquakes in the archive by magnitude; 1,763 ran stronger.
Record status: a snapshot from USGS, not a final record. Check USGS's own event page for aftershocks and any later revision to the magnitude shown here.
What Happened
A magnitude 2.7 ml earthquake occurred in England, United Kingdom at 08:38:48 UTC on September 21, 2026.
Location Details
The event was located at latitude 54.166, longitude -2.83, with a reported depth of -3 km.
Impact Assessment
No felt reports, tsunami advisory, or alert level information is available in the source data.
What You Should Know
This was a minor earthquake. Such events are often felt locally but rarely cause damage.
Source
Data from BGS/EMSC: https://www.seismicportal.eu/eventdetail.html?unid=20260921_0000141
Original source: BGS/EMSC Official Notice ↗
Related Earthquakes
All Earthquakes →Nationwide notices with similar length or severity timing 8
Beyond this BGS earthquake report's own category, Areazine surfaces two nationwide peer sets: length-matched and severity/date-matched notices from elsewhere in the archive, distinct from the same-feed Related list above.
Similar body length
Nearest notices by article body length (563 characters here).
Similar severity timing
Same severity (low) notices issued closest in time to September 21, 2026.
Questions & Answers
What people usually ask about a notice like this one.