Did Ireland ever experience earthquakes?

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pollbee

not that i know of,Am living here all my life.

sticky fingers

yes when bertie dropped his wallet on the ground .

deburca98

Yes there was one off the coast of wicklow aq few years ago but very small, Ireland is virtually free of all natural disasters and dangerous animals(except shinners)

mhp_wizo_93_418

since all of the earths crust moves at one time or another, i would have to say yes.

Max Power

Yes , but very small tremors with little damage. The last one people described it like a HGV passing near their home.

marine_biologist2005

im sure ireland has had its fair share of earthquakes

The whole of Ireland is practically free of earthquakes. This is clearly a real phenomenon and not a product of reporting - as Ware, as early as the 17th century, remarks in describing an earthquake (probably Welsh) felt in Dublin in 1534

more info here
http://www.geologyshop.co.uk/ukequakes.htm

tBAgmonster

Yes Ireland has earthquakes we are close to the mid Atlantic ridge but they can only be felt by accurate seismometers

Wet & Crazy

it could but i don't think it's by any falt lines or near the end of a plate

Orla C

Yes. When I was about 14, during the 1980s, there was an earthquake. Its epicentre was in Wales but we felt it in the South-East of Ireland. Actually, my parents felt it. I slept right through it.

Shawn B

According to earthquakedb, there were 2 earthquakes
One in 1118 and one in 1734

stitcherkf

Yes I remember one during the eighties. (Dublin)It just felt as if things shook a little, i.e. chairs and beds moved on the floor. No damage was done. there was another one since then (last year) in the middle of the Irish Sea (between England and Ireland) but no effects were felt. They are very rare and usually of minor level.

TheSpecialOne

Yes I once made Pearse Street move or at least thats what I was told

fashonion

Yes I remember one around 1988.

jam

Bonjour

The whole of Ireland is practically free of earthquakes.

just search the above sentence in the following page:

http://www.geologyshop.co.uk/ukequakes.htm

good luck

nice fact thanks fo rth info!

aurevoir

donnelly2008

I'm from Ireland i live in Dublin but no never earthquakes we don't live near the edge of the American and Eurasian plates we just had a few tremors that's it

ireland not to sure about that but you can find out on www.history.com

allgiggles1984

not sure.

hottie08

Celtic And Proud

no.

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