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Dumfries is hit by 'earthquake' Dumfries is shaken by earthquake
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A minor earthquake has shaken parts of Dumfries and Galloway.A minor earthquake has shaken parts of Dumfries and Galloway.
People living in and around Dumfries said they felt two tremors which shook properties 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 as far afield as Lockerbie.
Retired teacher Meg Edgar, who lives on the outskirts of Dumfries, told BBC Scotland that the incident had been "really frightening".Retired teacher Meg Edgar, who lives on the outskirts of Dumfries, told BBC Scotland that the incident had been "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'
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 in Edinburgh, which monitors seismic activity, was not available for comment on Tuesday morning.
However, the Met Office confirmed there had been a tremor in the area.
The walls then started shaking and I became quite frightened Marie Brown
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.
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.
"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."