The British Geological Survey (BGS) said the 3.3 magnitude quake hit at 7.30pm on Monday.

It said movement was felt on the Isle of Mull itself, on surrounding islands and on the mainland, mainly from within around 31 miles (50km) of the epicentre near the village of Dervaig.

Mull resident Alasdair Satchel, 45, said he thought a car had crashed into his home when the earthquake struck.

"I was sitting at my desk about 7.30pm last night and heard a very big bang, then another very big bang and the house shook," the film, theatre and podcast-maker said.

"We live in a wooden house and the whole house was just shaking. It made absolutely no sense.

"I went outside to see what happened as my wife had been taking my father-in-law home to the house, but he lives just down from us and it was icy outside, and I wondered if the car had slipped and hit the house.

"It was a very unusual experience, but brought a lot of people together in a very quick and unexpected way."

Tiree resident and civil servant Richard Cooke, 35, said he was getting ready for dinner when he "felt the room shake".

He added: "I thought it was a plane at first as we live near the airport."

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Earlier on Monday, a 2.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded at Moidart in the Highlands at around 2.24pm, while a 1.1 magnitude quake hit Morvern, also in the region, at 1.10pm.

All three quakes were at a depth of 7km.