The earthquake occurred last night at 04:34, eleven kilometers south of Säffle.

- There was an earthquake right on the shore almost between Åmål and Säffle, says Björn Lund.

3.0 on the Richter scale is relatively large by Swedish standards and according to Björn Lund, earthquakes in this area are not entirely unusual.

The seismologist talks about a line that runs from Västergötland, up along Lake Vänern and turns off towards Norway.

- There is quite a lot of activity in this area, the most active in southern Sweden.

However, he does not believe that it may have caused any damage to properties.

- This feels like a real bang and has shaken people in Säffle and Åmål, but there should be no danger to buildings, then you have to go above magnitude 4.5.

People who felt the quake are asked to contact the Swedish National Seismic Network, on their website.

P4 Värmland was the first to tell about the earthquake.