Twelve small earthquakes have been recorded in the Perth and Kinross region of Scotland over the past 24 hours, according to the British Geological Survey (BGS).

As first reported by WeathÉire on Monday morning, three tremors were detected between 8am and 9am, the strongest measuring magnitude 3.3.

Since then, a further nine have occurred, including a magnitude 3.7 quake that struck shortly after 5pm on Monday. The quake was centred in the village of Pubin and was recorded at a depth of 3km. Two lighter tremors have also been recorded on Tuesday morning.

Residents across the wider area, including the market town of Aberfeldy, reported feeling light shaking and vibrations. On the Volcano Discovery website, one resident in Perth described “quite intense horizontal shaking” and said the movement was “way more intense” than vibrations caused by passing traffic.

Another resident in Newtonmore, around 60 kilometres from the epicentre, reported “a shudder”, while a homeowner in St Fillans said they felt “a one-off thud and rattle of a few seconds felt throughout the house.”

Monday evening’s magnitude 3.7 earthquake was felt as far away as Glasgow, Edinburgh, Fort William, and Cowdenbeath.

Earthquakes are relatively common but 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 about 300 earthquakes each year, though only around one in ten are felt by people.

The largest recorded UK earthquake occurred in the Dogger Bank area of the North Sea in 1931, measuring magnitude 6.1. It was felt widely across England. More recent notable events include the 2008 Market Rasen quake in Lincolnshire (magnitude 5.2) and the 2002 Dudley earthquake in the West Midlands (4.8).