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| Dumfries is shaken by earthquake | Dumfries is shaken by earthquake |
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| An earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale has shaken parts of Dumfries and Galloway. | An earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale 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. | 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 more than 10 miles away in Lockerbie. | |
| Retired teacher Meg Edgar, who lives on the outskirts of Dumfries, told BBC Scotland it was "really frightening". | Retired teacher Meg Edgar, who lives on the outskirts of Dumfries, told BBC Scotland it was "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' | '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 said the earthquake was the largest in the UK this year. | The British Geological Survey said the earthquake was the largest in the UK this year. |
| Bennett Simpson, a seismologist with the BGS in Edinburgh, said: "This was a significant earthquake, but we would expect one or two of this magnitude every year. | Bennett Simpson, a seismologist with the BGS in Edinburgh, said: "This was a significant earthquake, but we would expect one or two of this magnitude every year. |
| The walls then started shaking and I became quite frightened Marie Brown | The walls then started shaking and I became quite frightened Marie Brown |
| "We have taken a number of calls from people in the Dumfries area reporting windows rattling, houses shaking and hearing a large bang." | "We have taken a number of calls from people in the Dumfries area reporting windows rattling, houses shaking and hearing a large bang." |
| A police spokesman in Dumfries said it had lasted for about 10 seconds. | 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. | "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. | 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. | 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. | "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." | "It was a scary moment for us but everything seems to be okay." |