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THE INVERNESS-SHIRE EARTHQUAKE OF DECEMBER 25, 1946

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AT about 17 hr. 2 min. (G.M.T.) on Christmas Day, 1946, an earthquake of maximum intensity VI (C. Davidson scale), accompanied by sounds, originated close to Spean Bridge in Inverness-shire, and was felt throughout much of central Scotland. Associated with it were at least two fore-shocks and one after-shock.

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    A. T. J. DOLLAR

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DOLLAR, A. THE INVERNESS-SHIRE EARTHQUAKE OF DECEMBER 25, 1946. Nature 159, 648–649 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/159648a0

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