On 27 February 2008 a significant earthquake had its epicentre approximately north-west from Market Rasen , near the neighbouring parish of Middle Rasen . The earthquake , which according to the British Geological Survey measured 5.2 on the Richter Scale , struck at a depth of and was felt across much of the UK from Edinburgh to Plymouth , and as far away as Bangor in Northern Ireland and Haarlem in the Netherlands . The 10-second quake was the largest recorded example in the United Kingdom since the 1984 Llŷn Peninsula earthquake struck North Wales , measuring 5.4 . There were no recorded local injuries and only one recorded injury elsewhere in the UK , in South Yorkshire , when a chimney was dislodged from a house roof , falling down through the house 's roof and landing on the male resident , who was in bed at the time , causing a broken pelvis
1984 Llŷn Peninsula earthquake
1984 Llŷn Peninsula earthquake
Market Rasen