'I've never felt a quake so strong - the whole house shook': Magnitude 3.1 tremor hits west of Glasgow, shaking shocked residents awake

  • Earth tremor with magnitude 3.1 hit in Argyll and Bute at around 1.44am today
  • Epicentre of the five-second-long quake was near the town of Lochgilphead
  • Locals said the tremor rattled entire houses and shook people awake as they slept

    • By MailOnline Reporter

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    A Magnitude 3.1 earth tremor struck western Scotland this morning, jolting worried locals out of bed.

    The shaking was felt across a large area of Argyll and Bute at around 1.44am.

    Resident Kyla Steele wrote: 'Nothing like an earthquake to jolt you up. That's the biggest one I've felt. Whole house shook.'  

    The epicenter of Tuesday morning's earthquake was near the town of Lochgilphead in Argyll and Bute

    The epicenter of Tuesday morning's earthquake was near the town of Lochgilphead in Argyll and Bute

    Magnitude 3.1 tremor hits west of Glasgow, shaking shocked residents awake

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