THE EARTHQUAKE.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18552, 30 November 1925, Page 13

THE EARTHQUAKE.

RUMBLES HEARD. | Regarding the earthquake felt in | Christchurch at 2 a.m. on Saturday, the Observatory authorities state that, according to their records, the seis- | mograph seemed to have received im- j pulses for 10.4 minutes after the initial ' disturbance, which was the one felt. The first waves recorded would appear to be of the type known as long ; waves, and the tact that no prclimin- i ary waves were clearly recorded before would suggest that the origin of the quake was not far distant; _ the time between the arrivals of the different kinds of waves was the index from which the distance might be calculated. The seismograph at . the Observatory is undamped, and it was thoroforo difficult to bo sure of any type of wavewhen the record was as much displaced as the present one was. Just after 2 a.m. on Saturday morning a shock of earthquake was felt at Rangiora; the quake was preceded by a fairly loud rumble, followed by a sudden jolt. Several clocks stopped, but no other damage was roported. A prolonged shock of earthquake at 2 a.m. on Saturday was preceded at Okain's Bay by a loud rumbling noise. Two Shocks at Hanmer. There were two distinct shocks of earthquake at 2 a.m. on Saturday. They were separated for a few moments, a-nd the second was longer. The direction was apparently north to south. At Kaikoura. (special to "thb mess.") KAIKOURA, November 28. A sharp shock of earthquake occurred at 2 o'clock this morning and lasted several seconds. No damage i 6 renorted. (PBISS ASSOCIATION TZIEGSUC.) BLENHEIM. November 28. At 2 o'clock this morning four severs shocks of earthquake were- experienced here, following each other so rapidly that they appeared to be almost a rontinuoiis snake, lasting nearly a minute.' The shocks "Here preceded by a rumble, and wero the severest felt here for many 3 - ears. At a quarter past two, and between four and five o'clock, two other short jolt« were felt. With the exception of a few chimneys damaged and some bottles thrown down in several shops, no material damage is reported.