THE EARTHQUAKE AT INVERCARGILL. Invercargill, September 1.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 296, 5 September 1888, Page 5

THE EARTHQUAKE AT INVERCARGILL. Invercargill, September 1.

A shock of earthquake .was experienced at 4.15 a.m. to-day. The direction was from west to east, and the shock lasted aboub 50 seconds. The oscillation was very vioent.

Westpokt, September J . Another severe shock of earthquake was felt at 5 mine, to eleven.

Wjestport, September 1. The most severe shock of earthquake experienced here for years was felt nb 10 o'clock last night. Glass and crockery wore vigorously shaken, and people came hurriedly down from tho upper storeys of buildings. The direction ot the shock was nearly trom east to wesfc.

Hoicitika, August 30. A heavy shock of earthquake was tclt to nijrhfc : time, fivo minutes past ten : duration, 20 seconds : direction, west to east.

(.aiKisTcmmcn, August <sO. A sharp shock ot earthquake was ielt here at three minuter past ten to-night, the direction being north-west to south-west, and the duration about half-a minute.

Nkw Piamoutji, September 1. PROLONGED SHOCK IN TAEANAKI A prolonged earthquake shock with a rumbling noise was felt hero at a quarter past four this morning. Dunns: the earthquake .shock tons of water were forced out ot the tanks at the gasworks, ai.d the gasholders oscillated greatly, but bo far as can be ascertained no damage has been caused.

Timaki . September I. SHAKEN OUT OF BED AT TIMARU An earthquake shock las-ting 1 fully a minute, but not ot much violence, was felt at 4.11 this morning, [t \\a-. however, strong enough to wake mo&t people. The direction was between west and north.

Ftr.LDiNi:, September 1. A *harp bhako wab felt here this morninji" at 4. 10. _ _

Xklsov September 1. "SLEEn HOLLOW AROUSED A scvcic shock of earthquake ot unusually lon^ duration was felt heio at 4.] 2 this morning, Ko damage reported beyond a tew briekb shaken from the fcoj) of one or two chimney^.

M ystkkto> September 1. Lijrht but prolonged earbhbuak.es were felt at a quarter past four this morning.

Bi.emifim, September 1 An earthquake shock from S. W. to N.E. was felt here at 4.15 thi* morning. Its duration is believed to have been 50 seconds. The motion was not extiemely violent, but was rather of the nature of a ong undulation.