Compactness of the set of finite Borel measures

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Suppose $X$ is a compact subset of $\mathbb{R}^n$ for some $n \in \mathbb N$. Let $\mathcal M(X)$ denote the space of all finite Borel measures on $X$. Is $\mathcal M(X)$ compact under some commonly used topology?

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The answer is obviously not. Consider a sequence of measures $\mu_n = n \mathbb{1}_{x=0}$, $n \in \mathbb N$. This has no convergent subsequence.