EARTHQUAKE IN WALES
LONDON, Dec. 13 A town and villages in North Wales were violently shaken last night by an earth tremor which lasted 43 seconds. People at Pwllheli ran into the streets thinking the district was bein<r heavily bombed. The whole town rocked and windows rattled, but no damage was caused. The shock was also felt throughout Carnarvonshire.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23840, 16 December 1940, Page 8
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