Village hit by 2.2 magnitude earthquake

An earthquake struck a small Highland village on Friday.

The tremor, with a magnitude measuring 2.2 on the Richter scale, was recorded at Kinlochewe by the British Geological Society at 17:57 on 13 April.

The largest known earthquake in Scotland occurred near Loch Awe in 1880, with a magnitude of 5.2.

There are approximately 200-300 quakes in Britain every year, but the vast majority are so small no one notices them.

Between 20-30 are over 2.0 magnitude which can be felt over a wider area.

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