WEST COAST EARTHQUAKE

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 48, 25 February 1913, Page 5

WEST COAST EARTHQUAKE

REPORT FROM SYDNEY. (Received 8.5 a.m.) Sydney, February 25. The Government astronomer reports:—“The New Zealand earthquake was registered in Sydney, but the record was nob what was expected from the cabled accounts. The seismic waves caused only a very small displacement here. The centre of the disturbance most likely occurred in strata directly under the surface, and the earth waves would thus quickly reach the surface and cause considerable damage, but the severity would bo felt only locally. The tremor reached here 15 minutes 2 seconds past eleven o’clock on the morning of the 22nd, with the maximum at 18min 9secs past 1 hour. The largest waves only point to four millimetres amplitude. TWO MORE SLIGHT SHOCKS. Westport, February 25. From 8 o’clock yesterday morning till 11.30 last night, the community was undisturbed by earthquakes. At the latter time there was a repetition of the dull boom with a little vibration. At 12.17 a.m. there was another cannonade, and very pronounced shaking, but no damage was done by any of the numerous shocks since the lively couple of minutes at 12.36 on Saturday.

The origin of the disturbances are plainly to the south-west of Westport, and they must be relatively dose, too, as no damage was done at Greymouth on one side and only initial shocks felt at Karamea on the other side. The colliers describe Saturday’s experience as “pandemonium let loose.” The women and children throughout the district were unnerved.