SOME AUSTRALIAN EARTHQUAKES. 



423 



Date. 



1906. 

 INov. 



17 Dec. 



Name of Place. 



Laura 

 Beltana 



Carrieton. 



1907. i 

 30 May Naracoorte 



29 July 



14 Dec. 



1908. 

 10 April 



10 „ 



10 ,. 



10 „ 



29 Oct. 



Jamestown 



Carrieton 



Eurelia .. 

 HookiDa .. 



Clare 

 Tunta 



Oarrieton 

 Yongala ... 



Waukaringa 



Second Valley 

 Eudunda ... 



Sutherlands 



Time of 



beginning 



of Shock, 



AdeK.S.T.. 



9-30°E.ofG. 



9-45 p.m. 



2'15 a.m. 



and 

 3"52 a.m. 



Apparent 

 Direction. 



S.W. to N.E. 

 E. to W. 



11-39 p.m. [ X.Tl". toS.E. 

 8-28 a.m. I E. to W. 



1215 a.m. I S.W. to X.E. 



7-20 p.m. 



1-67 a.m. 



N.E. to S.W. 



N.E. to S.W. 



2-5 a.m. JJ.E. to S.W 



1'55 a.m. 

 157 a.m. 



1'55 a.m. 

 1-50 a.m. 



610 a.m. 

 o'lO p.m. 



Mount Mary ... 510 p.m. 



N.W. to S.E. 

 S.W. to N.E. 



N.E. to S.W 



S.W. to N.E. 



E. to W. 



-A-pparent 

 Dviration. 



sees, 

 (about) 



1 min. 

 (about) 



20 sees. 



10 to 15 



sees. 



1 min. 



(about) 



5 sees. 

 50 sees. 



30 sees. 

 10 sees. 



20 sees. 



Effect. Remurks. 



Very slight noise like distant 

 thunder. 



First shock verj^ slight. 



Second shock .severe, with 

 very loud rumble. Beltana 

 is situated in bed of an old 

 creek. It seemed as if the 

 whole creek was settling 

 down. 



Sharp shock. Electric bells 

 rang. 



Sharp. Crockery knocked 

 down and doors shook. 

 People alarmed, rushed out- 

 side. \o damage reported. 

 Loud rumbling noise. 



A rather severe shock. Many 

 residents were awakened by 

 the low rumbling noise 

 that immediatelv preceded 

 it, and doors and windows 

 were distinctly shaken by 

 the vibrations. 



Sharp. Crockery rattled. No 

 damage. 



Windows and doors and 

 movable articles rattled. 



Houses trembled and cracked. 

 Crockery, *c., moved 

 rapidly. A long rumbling 

 sound before actual shock, 

 and rumble afterwards. 

 Three distinct shocks within 

 the tremor. 



Small utensils on dressing- 

 table shaken. 



Severe. Windows rattled and 

 houses shook ; also, hotel 

 fixtures noisy. 



Crockery rattled. 



Beds were shaken, and 

 crockery and windows 

 rattled. 



Doors and windows shook, 

 crockery rattled, iron on 

 roofs trembled. Sound pre- 

 vious to shock resembled 

 steam for several seconds. 



Slight shock. 



It was accompanied bj' a loud 

 rumbling noise like a heavy 

 wagon passing over hollow 

 ground. 



The vibration caused windows, 

 crockery, and furniture to 

 rattle. It was accompanied 

 with a loud rumbling noise 

 like ihunder. 



It shook buildings, and madft 

 iron roofs and windows 

 rattle. 



