TWO DISTINCT SHOCKS.
EXPERIENCE IN HAMILTON. PEOPLE MILDLY EXCITED. ' : • OSCILLATING' MOTION. (Fr«>ip Our Own Correspondent.) - 1 ' ■ HAMILTON, this day. • ". ' A further t earthquake tremor occurred at .Hamilton. at; 1.27 p.m.; to-day. It ! was. of;a slightly, greater intensity, than the one coinciding with the disastrous " shdeks in Hawke's Bay. on February 3. ' , There were two . distinct shakes, with - a slight interval between. The motion : was of a slow, oscillating nature,; similar : to last' week's earthquake. The origin i has. not , been determined. . ' , • .' . No damage was done, but many people - immediately rushed into the streets and gazeel at the buildings.- 'For some time ' many stood in mildly-excited groups discussing the possibilities of the shock. Earthquakes at Cambridge, Morrinsville, and Te Kuiti are also reported. ,' hat at Te Kuiti was more severe than the one experienced at the time of the ' ; iiawke s"Bay cataclysm.' • " sl '
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 37, 13 February 1931, Page 8
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142TWO DISTINCT SHOCKS. Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 37, 13 February 1931, Page 8
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