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Earthquake at Scottish village 'quite unusual' as it could actually be felt

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The earthquake which hit Scotland on Friday was "quite unusual", a seismologist has said, because people could actually feel it.The British Geological Survey (BGS) reported a 2.2 magnitude earthquake just outside Roybridge, near Spean Bridge, in the Highlands registering on seismometers at 9.29pm.It was the fourth tremor to be felt across the country in less than a week, with two others recorded at the village and one seen in the West of Scotland.The earthquake, which had a depth of 7.5km, was described by Glenn Ford, the BGS seismic analyst on call at the time of the tremor, as "absolutely tiny" when compared with other quakes seen around the world."In UK terms, because we are a very low seismic area, we only perhaps get about 15

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