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Nadia Breen

Scotland earthquake: Tremor felt in Northern Ireland

Parts of western Scotland were rattled by a small earthquake during the early hours of Tuesday - with the effects being felt in Northern Ireland.

So far, 46 people have reported to United States Geological Survey (USGS) that they had felt the tremor on November 16.

Even some people as far as Ballycastle, Co Antrim, and the Scottish capital Edinburgh said they felt the tremor.

The tremor with a magnitude of 3.1 was measured at around 1.45am, 17km northwest of Lochgilphead, a town in Argyll and Bute.

USGS said the earthquake happened 10km below the surface of the Earth.

Around 39 earthquakes with a magnitude of 2.5 or over have been reported by the USGC across the world in the past day.

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