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A small earthquake struck parts of western Scotland in the middle of the night.
A 3.1-magnitude tremor was measured at 2 a.m. 11 miles northwest of the town of Lochgilphead in Argyll and Bute, about 88 miles northwest of Glasgow.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers below the surface of the earth, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
More than 40 people told the USGS that they felt the quake, with some coming as far away as Edinburgh and Ballycastle in Northern Ireland.
One person said on social media, “Nothing beats an earthquake. This is the biggest earthquake I’ve ever felt.”
They added, “I’m on Tarbert Argyle. I’ve never felt this big, everything in my room shook.”
Another said: “I woke up in the night from a great crash. Nothing clear. Strange. Then I hear the news now – just north of Lochgilphead earthquake!!! Argyll shifts to California in a minute.”
Between 200 and 300 earthquakes are detected in the UK each year, according to British Geological Survey data. Its strength ranges from 3.0 to 3.9 degrees.
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