ORIGIN AT SEA.

Wairarapa Age, 14 March 1934, Page 5

ORIGIN AT SEA.

REPORTS ON RECENT ’QUART, EPICENTRE LOCATED. WELLINGTON, March 13. Reports received by the Government Seismologist, Dr. Adams, now enable him to definitely place the epicentre of last week’s earthquake at about fifty miles out at sea, south-east of the area where it was felt most. The wide area over which the earthquake was felt and the relative absence of jolting, coupled with the long swinging motion, point to the fact that the epicentre was very deep seated, perhaps ten miles below the surface.—(P.A.) JOLT IN MASTERTON. At 1 p.m. yesterday a sharp earthquake shock was felt in Masterton and other parts of the Wairarapa. It was not severe enough, however, to do any damage. DAMAGE IN EKETAHUNA. ESTIMATED AT £lO,OOO. EKETAHUNA, March 13. A meeting of the Borough Council was held last night, when the Mayor stated that 90 per cent, of the chimneys in the district had been affected by the earthquake against 60 per cent, at Pahiatua. The total damage is now estimated at £lO,OOO. The council decided to apply to the Public Works Department for an engineer to inspect all brick buildings immediately.— (P.A.) SHOCK IN UTAH. COLLEGE BUILDING DAMAGED. VANCOUVER, March 12. Salt Lake City, Utah, reports that a sharp earthquake shock was felt there and in various sections of Utah and the State of Idaho at 8 a.m. on Monday. No serious damage is reported at Salt Lake City, but the Home Economic Building of the State Agricultural College at Logan was badly damaged.