STILL CONTINUING
TWO FELT LOCALLY
During the week-end- a number of after-shocks have been recorded at the Kclburn Observatory, two being of sufficient magnitude to bo felt locally. Shocks recorded on Saturday Trere as follows: — 11.28 'a.m.—Slight. 12.-10 p.m.—Slight. 4.6 p.m.—Moderate. S-.30 p.m. —Slight. 10.9 p.m.—Moderate. On Sunday the following were rocorded: — 8.10 a.m.—Slight. • 1.44 p.m. —Heavy, felt locally. 5.18 p.m.—Tremor. ' X 7.22 p.m.—Slight. 10.10 p.m.—Sharp, felt locally. iThis morning at 6.23 :i tremor was registered, and a moderate shock at 8.42 a.m. (Ey Telegraph.—Press Association.) NAPIEE, This Day. A violent shock at 9.30 last night caused further alarm, but there were no further shakes, beyond tremors, till daylight. Most people got in a good night's rest.' At 8.45 a.m. to-day a still more violent shake, lasting a minute, occurred. It did not cause 80 much alarm, being in daylight. I Refugees are requested to refrain from returning till they are advised that the town is safp. The fact that the earth is so cracked and broken is evidently dissipating the shocks, so that vryy little further damage is being done except to dangerous buildings, walls, etc., which continue to collapse.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 33, 9 February 1931, Page 10
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