There were 1,500 earthquakes recorded in Edinburgh and the Lothians over the same period.
The largest earthquake in the Lothians was in Rosewell on 9 October 1986 with a 2.8 magnitude on the Richter Scale.
Among the other areas with the most geological activity were Clackmannanshire and Dumfries.
A seismometer at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh records earthquakes within a 30km (19 miles) radius.
More recently there was a 2.2 magnitude earthquake recorded in Penicuik in Midlothian on 13 November 2014.
There were two 2.3 magnitude earthquakes in Penicuik on 30 November and 9 December 2007.
Davie Galloway, British Geological Survey seismologist, told the BBC Scotland news website, that an earthquake over 2 magnitude would feel like a lorry passing your house and it would make windows rattle.
He said: "People think we don't get earthquakes because we are not on the edge of a plate but we do.
"Although we sit on the middle of a plate on the earth's crust we still have earthquakes although not on the same magnitude as for example Japan.
"We also get them in old mining areas. If the stress exceeds the strength of the rock then it can create an earthquake."
The largest-known earthquake to ever hit the UK had a magnitude of 6.1 on 7 June 1931 in the North Sea.
It was felt across most of Britain with damage reported from 71 different places.
Ben Flanagan at Esri UK, said: "We wanted to examine where Scotland's earthquakes occurred to see if any patterns emerged and uncover the myth that the country doesn't get that many.
"Modern mapping techniques enabled us to plot all 10,000 across the UK and reveal Scotland's areas of highest seismic activity."

The hotel, which claims to have invented the tradition of the afternoon tea, was opened by the Prince of Wales - later Edward VII - on 10 June 1865.
It became renowned for what were at the time luxury touches, such as electric lighting and hydraulic lifts.
Over the years, the Langham has played host to many notable guests, including the exiled French emperor Louis-Napoleon III, Charles Dickens, one of the "Cambridge Five" spies Guy Burgess and his wartime employer, the BBC.
The hotel sought to attract well-heeled guests and ensured staff members were immaculately dressed at all times. The five men pictured above were waiters.
During World War Two much of its regular clientele decamped to the countryside but the building in Regent Street remained open and served as a first-aid point and military post.
On 16 September 1940 it came under intense fire from Luftwaffe raiders who destroyed a large section of the west wing.
As the Langham was so close to the BBC's Broadcasting House, across the road at Portland Place, it was in constant danger from German bombers.
The BBC's wartime staff used to broadcast from the roof of the Langham, in particular the US correspondent Edward Murrow.
JB Priestley was also a guest in this period to be close to Broadcasting House for his frequent late-night transmissions of Britain Speaks to North America.
In 1941 the notorious Soviet spy Burgess was involved in what became known as the "Langham incident". An internal memo from his wartime employer the BBC revealed that he tried to break down the door of his room when he could not get in.
It was some time after the war was over before the Langham could be returned to its original splendour.
In 1965 the BBC took out a partial lease and made the bar the home of the BBC's private members club.
The royal suites were used for office printing and the grand ballroom became the registry.
The Langham was eventually returned to its original use after significant refurbishment.
Today, the hotel is still capable of attracting the well-heeled guests it could in its Victorian heyday when the likes of Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Oscar Wilde would grace its corridors.
More recently, the hotel has played host to the England cricket team, with bowler Stuart Broad claiming the building was haunted.
Broad told the Mail on Sunday how the taps in the bathroom came on for no reason and turned themselves off, leaving him "really freaked out".

Taylor, 27, is taking an indefinite break from cricket after suffering with anxiety and panic attacks.
New Zealand all-rounder Amy Satterthwaite will captain the side in Taylor's absence.
Six Super League teams will play 15 Twenty20 matches in a round-robin tournament that begins on 30 July.
There were more than 4,000 earthquakes recorded across Scotland over the past 50 years, including  a 4.4 magnitude quake in Knoydart Peninsula in 1974.
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Billed as London's first "Grand Hotel", it is exactly 150 years since the Langham began serving the whims of the rich and famous.
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