WHEN Shetland shoogled recently, the Herald set about trying to establish if any ripples from the 3.3 tremor had been felt in Strathearn’s own shaky village.

COMRIE’S Earthquake House will feature on BBC One’s The Great British Countryside next week, writes Lynn Duke.

Earthquake House Comrie in Perthshire. Earthquake House is one of Europe’s smallest listed buildings. Built in 1869, it was the first purpose-built earthquake observation centre in the world.

I RECENTLY visited the “Earthquake House” at Comrie, and was sorry to find that, in the matter of repairs, it had been neglected for a long time, and was in a very dilapidated condition.

A TINY village has been rocked by an earthquake that “sounded like a big explosion”. Comrie in Perth and Kinross was hit by tremors today, the third incident of its kind in the area sin… ...

Residents living in Comrie, Perthshire, said a nearby earthquake “felt and sounded like a big explosion” and left houses "vibrating" ...

Such was the reputation of Comrie for seismic events, in 1872 an Earthquake House was constructed on the outskirts of the village on the fault line.

Every nine days, Chris Palmer heads to a field outside Comrie in Perthshire to change the slim roll of paper on a recording machine at Earthquake House.

Built in 1874, the Earthquake House on the western outskirts of town is a must-see, providing a fascinating insight into Comrie’s unique history of seismology.

Residents living in Comrie, Perthshire, said a nearby earthquake “felt and sounded like a big explosion” and left houses "vibrating".