SUNDAY'S EARTHQUAKE

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2315, 24 November 1914, Page 8

SUNDAY'S EARTHQUAKE

.REPORTS FROM OTHER PLACES. i (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) "' ; Disborne, November 23. Last- night's earthquake caused a. stampede from tie churches, though the service's . were, resumed afterwards. Several chimneys < wero' damaged • in town.: and country, hut no serious losses are reported.'.- . ..' 1 'At Tokomaru Bay "the shake was nioro' severe .'at . the . northern end of tho township than the southern end, which : felt it' sp severely before; The business .premises had ' been, prepared against loss- by' having. .their shelves; wired, and therefore did not suffer to' any considerable extent, but several chimneys which had. only just been rebuilt after.; the quake of a month/ago again, suffered. • ? ' No damage of any consequence is reported from Gisborne. At most three or four chimneys have been cracked. •Tologa' Bay reports that the. quake was more severe than on previous occasions, but beyond cracked chimneys no da,mage was done. A Tokomaru Bay message says it was felt-. more severely in some places than others. Practically little damage' was dene. The direction appeared to be east and west, instead of north and -south as previously, and the duration about 90 seconds. Very little damage ,w.as done, the hotel being, the most unfortunate, and losing a quantity of bottles of spirits, and the tanks again bursting, [ • . Napier, November 23. The most severe shock or earthquake experienced since 1904 occurred at 7.48 last evening. Its duration was fully a minute and a half. (People fled from tho'/ churches and a number of women tainted. No serious damage is reported. Wanganui, November 23. A severe' prolonged double shock of earthquake was felt at 7.47 last evening, and-occasioned considerable alarm, and levelled_.a' number of chimneys, November 23. Two, shocks of earthquake, each' lasting~ubout thirty seconds, were felt at 7.48 last night. Fortunately the shake had an oscillating motion, .and tho,usual sudden jerk was. absent.' No damage was done. Dannevirke, November 23. At 7.47 on Sunday evening the most severe earthquake since August, 1904, was experienced here. It lasted a considerable time, but beyond alarming people and-levelling a few chimneys little damage is reported. Portions of the congregations in the churches. Bought' safety in the streets, while householders also sought the open dur--ing the duration of the shake. Woodville, November 23. A . terrifying earthquake occurred at 7.47 Jast night, preceded by an earth tremor and noise for half a minute before the shock.' Congregations in all the churches rushed into the street. A number of chinmeya suffered the only damage. ■ - / '

Talhapg, November 23;

Severe earthquake shocks were felt here at 7.45 last night. There was something like a panic in the churches and several people- fainted. Chimneys are reported down in some 1 parts of the district. There was a landslide near Hautapu Stream, and two anglers had a narrow escape from death. ■ Hastings, November 23. The shock was very severe, but, contrary to expectations, there was no structural damage' to ■ any buildings. There was a general exjdus of people from the churches and homes, and people were thoroughly scared. PalmerstonN., November 23. - The earthquake, was very severe in this district. A number of chimneys were levelled, and damage was done in various business pi'emises. > Blenheim, November 23. A very severe and prolonged earthquake here at 7.47 last night, was followed by a second one even more severe. Buiklings shook and clocks stopped, and people were somewhat seared. Christchursh, November 23. Ohristchurch was shaken by an earthquake last evening. There was a slight tremor at 7.45 p.m., accompanied by a rumbling noise, preceding a fairly sharp' shock, whioh lasted half a minute. The direction was north-west to Bouth-east. No damage, is reported. Beports of a similar character are to hand from Auckland, Dunedin, Tauranga, Eltham, Hamilton, Waipawa, Pahiatua, Carterton, Greytown, Levin, and other places.