H.—34.

Table I.—General Summary, 1928 —continued.

Table II.

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New Zealand Mean Time. Maximum j Where felt. Force, Day. Hour. K '" R Seale - June 12 5 Southern portion of North Island from Horopito to Masterton .. 6 12 9 Taupo .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 14 18 Moko Hinou Lighthouse .. .. . . .. .. 4 16 13 Hastings .. .. .. . ,. .. .. 3 18 10 Napier .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 20 13 Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 22 5 Waipawa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 July 4 5 Bay of Plenty .. .. .. . . .. .. 4 6 7 Dannevirke .. . . . . . . . . . . 4 11 5 Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 15 20 Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 17 1 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. .. 5 17 18 Taurtiarunui, New Plymouth, Raetihi .. " .. .. 5 23 4 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 31 5 Patea, Wellington, Nelson, and Marlborough districts .. .. 5 Aug. 1 4 Otira .. . . . . . . . . .. .. 5 8 7 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. .. '.. 2 11 22 Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 13 6 Thames, Waihi, Tauranga . . . . . . .. .. 5 27 5 Southern Hawke's Bay district .. .. .. .. 5 Sept. 1 19 Otira . . .. .. . . . . .. .. 5 2 21 Westland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 12 12 East Cape district and northern Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 4 24 21 Manawatu, Wairarapa, and Wellington districts .. .. 5 Oct. 2 1 Rotorua .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 12 13 Wellington . . . . .. . . . . .. 3 13 20 Hastings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 22 6 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 30 13 Napier .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Nov. 9 15 In both Islands, from Auckland in the north to Hokitika and 6 Hanmer in the south Dee. 9 19 Farewell Spit . . . . .. . . . . .. 3 22 18 Queenstown .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 31 19 Westland and Ashburton .. .. .. .. .. 6

Number of Earthquakes. Maximum 1928. | Force, I North Island. South Island. T , ot p for , K " F ' Scale " Whole Country. January .... 5 1 6 5 February .. .. 10 .. 10 6 March .... 8 10 17 8 April .... 4 .. 4 5 May .... 5 1 6 4 June . . . . 7 .. 7 6 July .... 7,2 8 5 August .. . . 3 2 5 5 September .... 2 2 4 5 October .... 5 .. 5 4 November . . . . 3 .. 3 5 December .... 1 5 5 6 Totals . . 60 23 80 Max. 8 Per cent, totals .. 72 28