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UK hit by THREE earthquakes in hiking hotspot over just six hours

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Schiehallion, a prominent mountain in Perthshire , had the first tremor at 06:58 BST on Monday .

This was followed by a second seismic event at 12:14 BST Monday and a third just a couple of minutes later.

The UK is not known for being particularly prone to earthquakes.

The last really significant British quake was 5.2 magnitude in the Lincolnshire 15 years ago .

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