EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS.
SEVERE SHAKE AT PALMERSTONc. ■■■■-..-.■■•■-,■-■.■■:-.NOETH.--."---'•;■:-:<: y- yyC : -. ] '~Z[ •'Jhi?- . ;.- T?7)w;-:":-iB-<By Telegraph—Press Association.) ■:]■ '. . j ■'. V Pajmcrston North, February 26./■ The most, seyere'earthonake .experienced;_; here, for somojears. was;" felt vat'" 3-i5 .'. o'clock this; morning. ■ There ,werQ';tw6' shocks, the-first of .five seconds and the, ' second eight seconds in:duration, j.: The' shako was travelling from south-west to . north-east.' ■ No damage was done, though the'shake considerably; alarmed nervous- . people.'.-. ,'.'. .-..,. : '.; ;;,../'./^v;.''.;;_..; ~'.-.' (Uy Telegraph—Press'Association.): :.'; ' 26. :' ' A shock of earthquake was felt at an 1 early hour this morning. There was more ; a swaying motion than the ,usual.'_ jerk, ..- but the shock was not severe-enough to' ' cause any damage. ~ ,'" ; : ;Y ;.-/■"' ;"^ ; A sharp shock. of earthquake was,felt in Wellington at "3.43 o'clock; yesterday morning.. The earth-jolt, which appeared ? to be from,west to east, was sufficiently / sharp to wake many citizens from their sleep. ' :■''' /: . '-.■■ .'-■- ---.•■'-.-'■:'■ ■■- '--■', y V .[■■/-'
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1062, 27 February 1911, Page 4
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138EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1062, 27 February 1911, Page 4
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