EARTHQUAKE.

Evening Star, Issue 4057, 26 February 1876, Page 3

EARTHQUAKE.

Threeahocksofearthquakew-srefelt in and wonjid .Dunedin this tuoniuitf. The> firaf tras at 3h. 27min. SOseivf the second ab e a » quarter to four, and the. third at oh. odmtn. Ipsec, - Each was more 'violent than any that has been experienced in thmedin for years, the vibration lasting several igecc-nds m both, cases. Houses were shaken and crockery broken to a considerable extent in different tearts of the City by the first shock, whichwas by far the most’ say the third shock' which yras Mwoehr felt in many parts of \>uhedm, did all the damage at Oamarn.. Theabsence from oar Northern fjeltgracma of any mentaon of .in the North Island points to the conclusion that the stocks were t entirely local. - gentleai&fl wsiciing on one of. the spurs of Pine Hill, overlooking the N.E. wSr. iothat at 3.26 this morning there was a for newlytwenQrwconds. feom N.j . to S.W. The shock,was of more volnme, oaudng th e whole house to tremble, the windows to mttle, aid the doors to jar—the motion, with the noise of the passes and other things jingling, causing a most profounn sleeper to wake in terror. Another thill commenced at Bhrg. 52min. 30s-c. Vi Uke the previous' due. was preceded by two slight tremors, followed ih the second by asharp rocking, which lastedfiv-* seconds, and tins was succeeded by a subdued last shook was much milden? theTrrton^ 6 a t Soritb Gnedin informs m* that tiie first shock was experienced here at twenty-three minutes part three. The wave came first fromeart to west, then nortli and south, and laateffabout three seconds, there at long intervals distinct emivers were feit. Then at ten minutes to nine <o s clock another and more active shock was felt 2rom south to no>th, followed with a cross fihake from east to west and lasted about four seconds. The second house Bt ° Pped the ciock in OD r correspondent’s

AT POET CHALMERS. Iwo severe sherries were felt in Port Cbn.l. 3*S'’• t »'?SL^fc“ ort 8 7® re at aronsfed number* of people from thei?’sW bere. The second was felt at about 8.40.

[By Teiegbaph.] '■ - AS OAUABU °* earthquake werefelt, the teffd If IVif ’’ ‘a® BCCO ? d at 4a “- an^the Mira at ya m. A great amount of daman* HuidS* of r S a nE by the third shod mk ch,D ?? e ys were wrecked and L 4 300 w® neW S , cotch which cost ® nly °P ened on Sunday, is very much shaken, and almost every stone building in town is more or less damaged/°A great mwy people were frightened,l3 B persona were thrown downT ’ erai

at a qaarfcerto nin ®. direction

AT BTASBBT. • shoc fe we?efelt here. The first i he 8{ro ?«j 8t 5 th « second at ■ * tte dp o ? 8 * wmdows. &c. r andib y, &^° VeiD6l, i •scarcely perceptible! The direction was North to South P

AT WAIKOUAITI. o * . » an d another sham shock at

; at qdeenstown. A strong shook of earthquake was felt this mtornmg at 25 minutes past three, and a fainter one about a quarter to nine. •

r»4 AT BALOMJTHA. ,'JThere was a|smart shock of earthquake at &S? * n^ anot her at 8.50 a.m. The latter about 45 seconds; direction from west to

inTonfS ware felt thia mg, one at 3.20, the other at 8.47. The first 1 *“ 8180 felt to tte s ”rn>">"atog

an having formed ißgaiß w *' :