Why does the United Kingdom not get earthquakes?

Answer 1

Active volcanoes tend to occur at plate boundaries or in rare cases where there are hot spots in the mantle (such as the one responsible for the volcanism creating the Hawaiian island chain). The UK is not located near a plate boundary or a mantle hotspot!

As for large earthquakes, these also tend to occur at plate boundaries and as we have stated above, the UK isn't located near one...

Answer 2

It all depends on the location of the country. Japan recently go the earthquake because Japan is bordering three different continental plates. Basically, the edges of the plates are too far away from Wales to effect that country.

Answer 3

Yes it can. But it isn't usual (see topographical movments)

Answer 4

this answer is a simple one

the big reason is we are not near any plate boundaries. e.g san fransico has many earthquakes because it is near two tectonic plate boundaries

Answer 5

because we are not close or on a tectonic plate

Answer 6

It is not on a tectonic plate boundary.