EARTHQUAKE AND TIDAL WAVE.
IN THE SAMOA GROUP. By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn. SUVA, July 10, An earthquake and tidal wave occurred in the Samoa group, being tho severest on record. There were three waves, fourteen feet high. No material damage was done. Keppel Island fared the worst, many of the native houses being destroyed and a concrete wharf carried away. There were no fatalities. The shock was not felt at Ninafoo.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 145878, 11 July 1917, Page 6
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76EARTHQUAKE AND TIDAL WAVE. Taranaki Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 145878, 11 July 1917, Page 6
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