AN EARTHQUAKE.
GROUND TILTED. (SBESS JkSSOCUSXOIt CTT.WMU».i . ' "* WELLINGTON, September >», At 4.52 o'clock this ino*ninfcJl»*W who were not awake had, ' disturbed by a decided earthquake. M|' t lasted for several seconds,,but was nos '', of sufficient intensity to cause.. any , damage or real alarm. - .'«''*'. The seismographs at the Dominion , Observatory, Kelburn, show ' that' *■»,; ~ origin of the disturbance "was a£pM9R-;" ; - mately ninety miles from Wellington, >,' to the north or north-weet, and *!*» • there was a distinct tilt in the ground ■ to the north-east. v FELT AT WANGANUI. '* tfMSS 1880CIATI0* nUMBUS.) / WANGANUI September » ; Heralded by the noise of a load explosion, a sharp earthquake rocked Wanganui at 4.60 o'clock this morning. The direction of the earthquake was from the coast. A second rumbling noise was heard a few minutes after the main shake, but it was not *9-.,," companied by oscillation. " - SHOCK AT SCARGILL. .} A sharp earthquake shock was felt at Scargifl on Monday morning last at approximately 2.65 a.m. 'The shock set the houses rocking, but it was of short duration. The shock reported in Christchurch about two hoars later . was also felt, but was very nweb lighter than the earlier one.
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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20039, 22 September 1930, Page 17
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188AN EARTHQUAKE. Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20039, 22 September 1930, Page 17
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