Earthquake Shock
The dead of the night ie the most unpleasant time of all to be shaken up in bed with an earthquake shock, and numbers of persons had their rest and peace of mind disturbed at the early hour of ten minutes to one o'clock this morning from this cause. Such a severe shake has not been felt in this district for some years, and some alarm was occasioned as whole households were awakened by the rattling of windows, and the shake itself. A rumbling noise preceded the shock, and then the sleepers were startled by the oscillation of-their dwellings. It lasted but two or three seconds, and then subsided with a tremor which lasted a minute or more. Everybody felt thankful that it was no worse, but the fright chased sleep away from many an eyelid for an hour or two, while some nervous persons were afraid to trust themselves to tile arms of Mropheus for the remainder of the night. Yesterday was a cold wintcry day, quite unseasonable for this time of year, and it will be remembered that the eruption of Tarawera occurred when the weather was bitterly cold and inclement.
The earthquake was felt sharply at Wei* lington.
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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1907, 26 November 1886, Page 2
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203Earthquake Shock Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1907, 26 November 1886, Page 2
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