April 28, 2007 Earthquake: Folkestone, England, United Kingdom
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Folkestone, England, United Kingdom on April 28, 2007 at 07:18:11 UTC, 10 km below the surface.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- April 28, 2007
- Time
- 07:18:11 UTC
- Place
- Folkestone, England, United Kingdom
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 51.085° N, 1.009° E
- Country
- United Kingdom
The toll
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $60 million
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
One person injured and some buildings damaged slightly in the Folkestone area. Felt (VI) at Folkestone; (V) at Dover: (IV) at Ashford, Canterbury and Hastings; (III) at Deal; (II) at London. Also felt at Boston, Broadstairs, Lincoln, Maidstone, Milton Keynes, Norwich, Ramsgate, Swindon, Tonbridge and Walsall. Felt at Outreau and Roubaix, France and at Wetteren, Belgium. (reference #1053)
1 injured, 60 million USD in economic loss (reference #13727)
1 injured, 60 million USD in total damages (reference #1250)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 7526.