Scottish earthquake: tremors were felt from Lochgilphead in Edinburgh

People living in western Scotland woke up to shaking walls and swaying lights after an earthquake rocked the area in the early hours of Tuesday.

The US Geological Survey said a 3.1-magnitude earthquake occurred just before 2 a.m., with its epicenter about 11 miles northwest of the town of Lochgelvid, 88 miles northwest of Glasgow.

It is believed that the earthquake occurred in the Sound of Jura and occurred at a depth of 10 km below the surface of the earth.

Did anyone in #Scotland feel the #earthquake last night? Its power is 3.1 in Jura Voice 1:45 at night? Signal on station EKB1 (One site of the IMS cluster in Eskdalemuir, Scotland – data from IRIS_EPO) https://t.co/hwA7ePKpo0 pic.twitter.com/oKMKRnR3bq

– Dr. Stephen J. Gibbons (@stevenjgibbons) November 16, 2021

There were no reports of damage or injuries from the quake, which would have been strong enough to shake windows and pictures on the walls.

A local resident said: “Nothing beats an earthquake. This is the biggest earthquake I’ve ever felt. The whole house shook.”

They added, “I’m on Tarbert Argyle. I’ve never felt one this big, everything in my room shook.”

Another person wrote: “The Argyll earthquake was about 7 km from Lochgilphead and was felt widely across Argyllshire.”

The epicenter was in the Lochgilphead area

More than 30 people told the USGS they felt the quake, with reports coming from as far away as Edinburgh and Ballycastle in Northern Ireland.

Map of felt reports received so far after the #earthquake M3.1 in Scotland, UK 50 minutes ago pic.twitter.com/HhaN8a1ZZP

– EMSC (@LastQuake) November 16, 2021

The agency said that the earthquake occurred at a depth of ten kilometers below the surface of the earth.

Data from the British Geological Survey shows that between 200 and 300 earthquakes are detected in the UK each year, with tremors of between 3.0 and 3.9 on the mainland occurring on average once every three years.

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