AN earthquake is understood to have hit Scotland, near Kinloch in the Highlands with reports of the “ground shaking” near Oban and Mull.
The British Geological Survey confirmed a 2.9 magnitude quake with a depth of 24km.
A second website, Volcano Discovery, also said a “possible earthquake might have occurred near Oban” on Sunday night around 8.45pm.
A post on the website read: “Details of the quake (if it is one) are so far unknown until confirmed by a seismic agency, but the event was reported felt.”
Locals also said they had felt shaking with one member of a local Facebook group asking if anyone could feel shaking.
One person replied: “Yes, quite a rumble and shake.”
Another said they thought it was a “neighbours washing machine” and a third said they could hear “glasses shaking in the cupboards a bit”.
A fourth social media user posted: “I heard an unfamiliar noise and wondered what it was. Taynuilt.”
Somebody else commented that they had heard a “long rumble” in Oban.
