An convulsion has been recorded in western Scotland.The British Geological Survey (BGS) said the 3.5-magnitude convulse addled in Glenuig, 25 afar (40km) west of Fort William in the Highlands at about 0600 GMT.People in Inverness, Skye and Oban, appear action tremors, which were accomplished beyond the west Highlands.The BGS said such an convulsion ability be acquainted up to 120km (74 miles) abroad but was absurd to account abundant damage.It comes two weeks afterwards association in the North Yorkshire boondocks of Ripon accomplished a convulse of a agnate admeasurement on 4 January.The Highland convulse follows a seismic accident of a consequence of 3.4 detected at Glenfinnan in October 2008.Seismologist Davie Galloway said the UK tended to acquaintance such quakes, on average, about already a year.This convulse was recorded on our instruments in Wales and in Shetland but it was absolutely acquainted by bodies 120km abroad in Inverness.We had a few calls from bodies who said they acquainted a beating in their beds and additionally from bodies who said their bodies were action mad.Mr Galloway said the convulse originated from 16km beneath the ground.Britain is criss-crossed by abounding geological faults but auspiciously we are some ambit abroad from the bowl edges area best action is experienced.
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