The UK has experienced a series of tremors, with four earthquakes shaking the nation within an eight-hour window – one of which occurred directly beneath a well-known brewery. Since the beginning of 2025, the country has felt several seismic events, with a total of 28 earthquakes recorded in just the first five weeks.
Despite many people not noticing them, each quake was significant enough to be detected and measured by the British Geological Society using the Richter scale. The initial quake struck shortly after 3.03am, registering at 2.2 on the Richter scale.
Subsequent tremors followed at 8.09am and again at 8.27am, all centred around Argyll and Bute. However, a tremor in Worcestershire, posed a potential threat, occurring near a popular pub, reports the Daily Star.
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The British Geological Society reported that the 2.0 magnitude quake hit close to the Night Owl Brewery and also near Crumpton Oaks Farm, both situated just off the A4103 through Storridge.
Miles Stephens, co-founder and owner, recounted his experience saying: “I was busy brewing the next batch of one of our beers called ‘Flight’, when I heard a deep rumble coupled with mild vibration.”
“I thought it may be a low flying military aircraft coming through the valley as they often do, but it continued for a short time. I went outside to look, and the rumble carried on for several seconds then subsided.”
“I was involved in the tragic earthquake in Turkey in 1999 so it did immediately spring to mind as soon as I got out the door.”
These quakes are the latest in a series that have struck the country this year, with February starting off with a double hit. One occurred at 1.52pm, while the second happened hours later at 9.28pm on February 1.
The first was felt near Ratlinghope, Shropshire, while the second was detected near the renowned Stake Hill Head fishing lake Bradley in North Yorkshire. Both of these registered just 0.5 on the scale, and ranged from 9km down to 13km respectively.
However, the largest quake this month – and the biggest of the year so far – was felt in the Central North Sea, around 240km east of Aberdeen. This measured a significant 3.5 on the scale and struck at around 12.05am on Monday morning.
A BGS spokesman stated: “Although historical observations dating back several centuries show that damaging earthquakes are relatively rare in the UK, they do occur so it is important to quantify the hazard they pose to the built environment.