A second earthquake has hit Scotland’s Highlands within a week.

The latest quake – measuring 2.2 magnitude – struck just outside Roybridge, near Spean Bridge, at 9.29pm on Friday night.

The depth was recorded by the British Geological Survey (BGS) at 7.5km (4.7 miles).

A spokesman for the organisation tweeted: “A small number of reports have been received by members of the public in the Roybridge area indicating they felt this event.”

Earlier this week, a 3.1-magnitude earthquake hit the nation just before 2am on Tuesday.

The epicentre was 88 miles northwest of Glasgow, near the town of Lochgilphead.

The US Geological Survey was sent more than 40 reports from people saying they had felt the ground move – and the reports came from as far apart as Edinburgh and Ballycastle in Northern Ireland.

That tremor was 10km below the Earth’s surface.

BGS data shows the UK experiences up to 300 earthquakes each year.

Tremors measuring between 3.0 and 3.9 magnitude happen on the mainland around once every three years.

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