EARTHQUAKE AT SAMOA.
j Tlie earthquake at Samoa -Ju'v 2
was the mn-it severe felt locally since I March Ifi. 10"2 i). On both occasion? the k | seismograph at the Observatory was put ' i out of action. The shock began quite ' | suddenly at llh i m ]*•* p.m.. and 26 , i seconds later the amount of the motion : was more than the instrument couid 'register. It ran measure a larger [amount when it takes place at a slow or moderate rate. a» in the ea-e of waves received fron; earthquake- at »om» d'»tar.ee, but it is not able to deal with the rapid motions of a local shock.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 186, 9 August 1927, Page 7
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107EARTHQUAKE AT SAMOA. Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 186, 9 August 1927, Page 7
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