UKArray Seismic Waveforms from Northern England, 2015-2025

Continuous seismic waveforms recorded at 100 Hz by a temporary network of Guralp CMG3-ESP broadband seismometers in Northern England. The data, stored in miniSEED format with StationXML metadata, were collected by the British Geological Survey for the UKArray project to establish a baseline of background seismicity prior to shale gas exploration. It is available from the UK node of the European Integrated Data Archive via FDSN webservices.

Use Cases

• Detecting and cataloging seismic events based on continuous waveform recordings.
• Analyzing background seismicity patterns over a decade-long time series.
• Developing or testing machine learning models for seismic signal classification.
• Conducting baseline studies for environmental impact assessments related to energy exploration.

Strengths

• Data recorded at a high sample rate of 100 Hz, suitable for detailed waveform analysis.
• Covers a ten-year time range from 2015 to 2025, providing a long-term baseline.
• Uses standardized formats (miniSEED and StationXML) and is accessible via FDSN webservices, ensuring interoperability.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale ML tasks.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific deployment region in Northern England.

Provenance

Source

British Geological Survey (BGS)

Collection Method

Recorded on Guralp CMG3-ESP broadband seismometers deployed for the UKArray project.

Time Range

2015 to 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04 09 08:34:30.759716; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Northern England