EARTHQUAKE IN SAMOA
Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Austr.iii.an and N.Z. Cable Association. '.■'■'. SUVA, July.lo. An earthquake and tidal wave—the most severe on record—haye been experienced m theSamoan' Group. The Friendly Group experienced an earthquake. * At Hapai thero were three waves 14ft high, but no material damage was done. Keppel Island fared the worst. Many native houses were destroyed, and a concrete wharf.was carried, away, but there were no fatalities. The shock was not felt at Niuafoo.
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Evening Star, Issue 16473, 11 July 1917, Page 6
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75EARTHQUAKE IN SAMOA Evening Star, Issue 16473, 11 July 1917, Page 6
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