Magnitude 3.1 earthquake strikes western Scotland | Scotland

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Residents of western Scotland were shocked at night after an earthquake struck 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 11 miles northwest of the town of Lochgelvid, 88 miles northwest of Glasgow.

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.

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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