Abstract
The continental margin west of the British Isles is very complex. The shelf area consists of the English Channel, Celtic Sea, Bristol Channel, Irish Sea, and the Sea of Hebrides. West of Ireland, the Porcupine Bank is separated from the shelf by the Porcupine Seabight (Fig. 1). Farther to the west, the Faeroe Islands and Rockall Plateau microcontinents are separated from the margin by the Faeroe-Shetland Channel and Rockall Trough, divided at 60°N by the Wyville-Thomson Ridge. In addition, several seamounts occur in the Rockall Trough. The region is effectively aseismic, with the few minor earthquakes occurring in the Sea of the Hebrides; one earthquake has been observed on the Rockall Plateau (53°9.19’N, 19°7.13’W).
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