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| Dumfries is shaken by earthquake | |
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| A minor earthquake has shaken parts of Dumfries and Galloway. | A minor earthquake has shaken parts of Dumfries and Galloway. |
| People living in and around Dumfries said they felt two tremors at about 1040 GMT on Boxing Day. | |
| Police said they had been inundated with calls from people reporting the earthquake, which was felt as far afield as Lockerbie. | |
| Retired teacher Meg Edgar, who lives on the outskirts of Dumfries, told BBC Scotland that the incident had been "really frightening". | Retired teacher Meg Edgar, who lives on the outskirts of Dumfries, told BBC Scotland that the incident had been "really frightening". |
| She said she had heard an "almighty, thunderous crash" on the roof as she went to put away Christmas presents. | She said she had heard an "almighty, thunderous crash" on the roof as she went to put away Christmas presents. |
| 'Really frightening' | |
| She said: "I really thought somebody was trying to break in through the roof. | She said: "I really thought somebody was trying to break in through the roof. |
| "My immediate thought was that it can't be Father Christmas because it is a day too late, but it was really frightening." | "My immediate thought was that it can't be Father Christmas because it is a day too late, but it was really frightening." |
| The British Geological Survey in Edinburgh, which monitors seismic activity, was not available for comment on Tuesday morning. | |
| However, the Met Office confirmed there had been a tremor in the area. | |
| The walls then started shaking and I became quite frightened Marie Brown | |
| A police spokesman in Dumfries said it had lasted for about 10 seconds. | |
| "We weren't sure what it was, then the phones started ringing and they haven't stopped. It was actually scary," he said. | |
| The spokesman added that no injuries or damage had been reported. | |
| Marie Brown, a receptionist at the Station Hotel in Dumfries, said: "I was sitting in the bar downstairs and all of a sudden I thought there was a convoy of trucks going past. But it didn't stop. | |
| "The walls then started shaking and I became quite frightened. My fiancé is a builder and he looked at me and said 'This isn't good', but then it stopped. | |
| "It was a scary moment for us but everything seems to be okay." |