Biggest quake for 30 years shakes Highlands

The Highlands of Scotland recorded the largest earthquake in more then 30 years yesterday.

The British Geological Survey recorded a magnitude of 3.8 in the Moidart area around 3.45pm on Friday afternoon.

It was the biggest tremor to be felt in the region since a 4.1 magnitude earthquake in Oban in 1986.

On the latest event, the BGS stated: ''This earthquake was felt widely across the west of Scotland.''

People in the area shared their experience of the rumble on Twitter.

One wrote: ''Think I just experienced a minor earthquake, here on Ardnamurchan. West coast #Scotland. Anyone else feel it, my kitchen rumbled.''

Another said: ''Just experienced 2 earthquake tremors here in Scotland.

Never felt anything like that, like the ground beneath us was exploding. Terrifying!''

SNP MP Margaret Ferrier also commented on the tremor, saying: ''Largest earthquake in the region since 1986 Moidart Scotland.''

In recent years, there was a magnitude 3.5 earthquake in Glenuig in January 2011.

Scotland's largest earthquake was a magnitude 5.2 event in Argyll in 1880, BGS said