The BGS signs Memoranda of Understanding with top Indian research institute

The BGS has signed memoranda of understanding (MoU) alongside King’s College London (KCL) with the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Amrita). The three institutions will be collaborating on landslide research activities that will mutually benefit India and the UK.

New challenge-led grant awarded to the BGS to address resilience challenges facing developing countries

A cross-academy initiative by the UK National Academies has awarded funding to research teams that have proposed solutions for the globe’s most challenging issues of resilience.

SEISMIC ALERT: NEWDIGATE, SURREY 4 MAY 2019 00:19 UTC 2.5 ML

The following preliminary information is available for this earthquake:

DATE : 4 May 2019
ORIGIN TIME : 00:19 19.5s UTC
LAT/LONG : 51.159° North / 0.243° West
GRID REF : 522.9kmE / 141.5 kmN
DEPTH : 2.3 km
MAGNITUDE : 2.5 ML
LOCALITY : Newdigate, Surrey
INTENSITY : 3 EMS

Coastal Erosion Project

An international group of public agencies has won a major project funded by the European Space Agency (ESA). The consortium will be developing earth observation products to monitor and mitigate coastal erosion.

Earthquakes near Newdigate, Surrey

A sequence of small earthquakes started near Newdigate, Surrey, with a magnitude 2.6 ML event on 1 April 2018.