![]() Glastonbury Tor (pictured in 2010) showing the tower of the rebuilt St Michael's Church (C14) | |
Local date | 11 September 1275 |
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Local time | Morning |
Magnitude | 6 Mw (hypothesised) |
Areas affected | London, Canterbury, Winchester, Glamorgan |
Max. intensity | MSK-64 VII (Very strong) EMS-98 VIII (Heavily damaging) |
Foreshocks | None reported |
Aftershocks | None reported |
Casualties | Multiple fatalities |
On 11 September 1275, an earthquake struck the south of Great Britain. The epicentre is unknown, although it may have been in the Portsmouth/Chichester area on the south coast of England[1] or in Glamorgan, Wales.[2] The earthquake is known for causing the destruction of St Michael's Church on Glastonbury Tor in Somerset.
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