Quake!
A sharp earthquake was felt over a wide area of the Waimarino last Thursday afternoon. Reports from National Park, Waiouru, Pipiriki. Raetihi and Ohakune put the time at between 2.40 and 2.44pm and describe the tremor as larger and longer than usual. According to the Seismological Observatory in Wellington it was centred near Gisborne at a depth of 90km and measured 6.4 on the Richter scale.
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Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 1, Issue 38, 13 March 1984, Page 1
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67Quake! Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 1, Issue 38, 13 March 1984, Page 1
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