THE EARTHQUAKE AREA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18130, 30 June 1922, Page 6

THE EARTHQUAKE AREA.

SCIENTISTS AT WORK. MORE FISSURES FOUND. IBY TELEGBAPH. —PBESS ASSOCIATION.] WEMANGTON. Thunsday. A report has been received by Professor Marsden from Messrs. Ward and Sternberg, whom he left at Taupo, to continue investigations, stating that they had gone over "the ground to the Mapara Stream. About six miles west of Taupo they found a crack about a foot wide and 2ft, to 4ft. deep, and traced it 60 yards. Several smaller cracks were found, but they were larger than those at Oruanui. A large fp,ult was found 300 yards east of Mr\ Napier's house. They are also of opinion that the shore of the bay has subsided several inches, judging from the height of the water, as compared with the former level. There w6re a number of slips, and the region has been well shaken.

DISTURBANCES CONTINUE. HEAVY SHOCK RECORDED. [BZ TEtEGBAPH.—OWN COBBESPONDENT. ] ROTORUA. Thursday. The earthquakes at Taupo continue. One shock at four o'clock this morning was heavy. No damage is -reported. SUBSIDENCE OF BSiACE. POSSIBLY A "TILT." [BY TELEGRAPH.—'OWN COBBESPONDENT.] WELLINGTON. ThursdayIn the course of his report to Professor Marsden, one oi: the observers in the Taupo district says: — " With regard to the reported subsidence of the beach in this western corner of the Bay, near Mr. Napier's house, there is certainly a subsidence here, because the water is up higher on the rocks than when I saw this place early in December last, and I satisfied myself .that the lake level generally is considerably lower than it then was. That is to say the land here must have subsided, perhaps only three or six inches, but as there is no sign of any fracture it is difficult to ascertain. You cannot get alon<? the waterfront here for it is cliff to the water's edge. Mr. Brvaka informed me that be reckoned this we&iern side of the Bay had subsided for some distance out from the corner, where Mr. Napier's house is located. Perhaps there has been a ' tilt' of the western shore of the Bay here. Anyway we saw no fracture.

" I noticed that there are a good number of large slips which are quite new, and,, therefore, must have been caused by the shakes. This region has evidently been well shaken. I noticed that a chimney cap and Mr. Napier's house has been shifted to the southward, about two inches. No damage, however, of any sort. We felt a stood shake at 3.17 p.m., just when leaving Mr. Napier's house on the return trip. The rumble appeared to come from the northward approximately. lam glad to say that we are having a great time to-night (Tuesday). Mr. Rogers is getting some Al records!"