Magnitude 3.0 earthquake strikes near Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

A very shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported in the morning near Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom.
According to the British Geological Survey (BGS), the quake hit on Saturday, November 29th, 2025, at 10:41 am local time at a very shallow depth of 3. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 3.0 as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Killin (pop. 720) located 16 km from the epicenter. In Callander (pop. 3,100, 39 km away), Fort William (pop. 5,800, 46 km away), Caol (pop. 3,200, 47 km away), Crieff (pop. 7,400, 47 km away), Stirling (pop. 37,900, 61 km away), and Alloa (pop. 20,400, 67 km away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Nov 29, 2025 10:41 am (GMT +0) local time (29 Nov 2025 10:41 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.0
Depth: 3.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 56.55°N / 4.54°W (Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom)
Primary data source: BGS
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