WANGANUI ROCKED
SHARP EARTHQUAKE FELT.
(Per United Press Association.)
Wanganui, September 20.
Heralded by the noise of a loud explosion a sharp earthquake rocked W anganui at 4.50 this morning. The direction of the quake was from the coast. A second rumbling noise was heard a few minutes after the main shake, but it was not accompanied by any oscillation.
RECORDED AT WELLINGTON
Wellington, September 20.
At 4.52 this morning an earthquake was felt which lasted several seconds, but it was not of sufficient intensity to cause any damage. The seismological records at the observatory show the origin at approximately 90 miles north or north-west, and that there was a distinct Git in the ground to the north-east.
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Southland Times, Issue 21194, 22 September 1930, Page 7
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118WANGANUI ROCKED Southland Times, Issue 21194, 22 September 1930, Page 7
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