Some Scots woke up with a start last night as an earthquake on the west coast around 2am extended as far as Edinburgh - and even Northern Ireland.Normally, earthquakes bring to mind places like Indonesia and Los Angeles - not Lochgilphead - to mind.Yet the epicentre of the 3.3 magnitude earthquake was detected 11 miles northwest of the small town in Argyll and Bute.Though the UK is obviously not an earthquake hotspot like Japan or New Zealand, earthquakes can still happen in Scotland.Scotland's latest earthquake is classified as a magnitude that is "often felt" but only causes minor damage, according to Michigan Tech's Earthquake Magnitude Scale.In fact, the Great Glen Fault is the most prominent fault line in the UK, stretching across
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