An earthquake has struck one of the country’s most remote communities.
The 1.8 magnitude tremor was recorded by the British Geological Society on the Knoydart peninsula in Inverness-shire.
Knoydart is referred to as “Britain’s last wilderness” and is only accessible by boat, or by a 18-mile walk through rough and 3500ft high mountainous country. It is home to around 100 people.
The BGS said the quake struck at 3.32pm on Monday at a depth of 7km with the epicentre just over two miles north west from Inverie – the main centre of population.
There have been no reports of any damage from the tremor.
The was a 4.4 magnitude tremor recorded on the Knoydart Peninsula in 1974.
There are roughly 200-300 quakes in Britain every year, but the vast majority are so small that no one notices them. However between 20-30 are over 2.0 magnitude which can be felt over a wider area.
Remote Inverness-shire community hit by earthquake
