A series of minor earthquakes shook parts of the Scottish Highlands on Monday morning, with the strongest measuring magnitude 3.3.

According to the British Geological Survey (BGS), the first quake struck in the Perth and Kinross area at 8.25am at a shallow depth of around 3km. It was followed by smaller tremors measuring 1.4 and 1.2 at 8.31am and 8.42am respectively.

The village of Killin, near the western end of Loch Tay, experienced the strongest shaking, though the BGS also received reports of the event being felt as far away as Inverness and Edinburgh.

Earthquakes are relatively common and generally minor across Britain and Ireland, as both lie far from active tectonic plate boundaries. Most tremors result from the slow release of ancient geological stresses in the Earth’s crust. The BGS records several small quakes each month, though only a handful are strong enough to be felt by people.

The largest recorded UK earthquake occurred in Dogger Bank in 1931, measuring magnitude 6.1, and was felt widely across England. More recent notable events include the 2008 Market Rasen quake in Lincolnshire (magnitude 5.2), the 2002 Dudley earthquake in the West Midlands (4.8), and several minor tremors in Wales, Scotland, and northern England over the past decade.