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PROCEEDINGS OF SECTION A. 



A list of earthquakes originating in South Australia is supplied 

 herewith . 



LIST OF EARTHQUAKES ORIGINATING IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 



Place . 



Time of 

 beginuing of 



Shock, 



Adelaide S.T 



9 h. 30 m., 



E.of G. 



1909 

 Jan. 15 



Feb. 11 

 May 31 



June 17 



July 30 



Oct. 30 



„ 30 



1910 



Feb. 7 



„ 24 

 .. 24 



April 2 

 .. 23 



23 



26 



June 30 



„ 30 



Sept. 1 6 



Oct. 22 



„ 22 



,; 25 



Dec. 12 



Kapunda . . 



Tothill'sBelt 



Hallett . . 

 Port Darwin 



Blinman . . 



Wallaroo . . 



Cowell 



Port Darwin . . 



Katharine River 



Adelaide . . 



Alice Springs .. 



Mt. Benstead . . 

 (about 30 miles 

 E.N.E. of Alice 

 Springs.) 



Hornsdale 



Marrabel . . 



Eudunda 



24 Beltana . . 

 24 Leigh Creek 



Leigh Creek 



Booleroo Centre 

 Melrose 



Hornsdale 



Leigh Creek 

 Blinman . . 

 Willochra . . 



2.45 a.m. 



4.15 p.m. 



5.55 a.m. 

 6.33 a.m. 



6.57 p.m. 



1.45 p.m. 

 1.47 p.m. 

 7.49 p.m. 



7.55 p.m. 



4.0 p.m. 



1.35 p.m. 

 1.40 p.m. 



About 

 midnight 

 10.20 a.m. 



8.0 p.m. 

 8.0 p.m. 



1.15 p.m. 



6.50 p.m. 

 6.54 p.m. 



7.35 p.m. 

 7.35 p.m. 

 6.10 a.m. 



3.0 a.m. 



Apparent 

 Direction. 



Apparent 

 Duration. 



Eflect. Remarks. 



\V. to E. 



N.E. toS.W. 

 S.VV. to N.E. 



15 sees. 

 15 sees. 



2 sees. 

 40 sees. 



N.W. to S.E. 5 sees. 



S.W. to N.E. 3 sees . 



S.W. toN.E. I 8 sees. 



N.W. to S.E. 3 mins. 



N.W. to S.E. 2 mins. 



N. to S. 5 or 6 sees 



S.W. to N.E. 



1 min. 

 5 mins. 



N. to S. la few sees 

 S.W. to N.E. 20 sees. 



Not apparent 



W. toE. 

 W. toE. 



W. to E. 



10 sees. 

 15 sees. 



S.W. to N.E. , — 



N.W. to S.W.(?) 15 to 20sec, 



S.E. to N.W. 15to20sec 



— i 36 sees. 



Slight shock noticed by seve- 

 ral people. 



Slight shock. Rumbling noise 

 like distant thunder. 



Slight shock. 



Sharp shock. Doors and 

 windows rattled. 



Slight. Deep rumbling. Vi- 

 bration unusually sharp 

 Barometers had previously 

 dropped with unusual rapi- 

 dity. 



Sharp shock. 



Severe shock. Doors, windows 

 and crockery rattled. 



Slight. Walls of room shook. 

 Rolling sensation e.xperi 

 eneed. Windows shaken. 



Slight. Trembling of crockery 

 and movable articles. 



Severe. Uplifting of earth's 

 surface for about 5 mins. 

 Earth felt as if charged with 

 electricity. 



Fairly severe. Distinctly 

 shook a new house. 



Sharp shock. Crockery rattled 

 and moved forward. Noth- 

 ing thrown down. : 4 miles 

 to the East plates thrown 

 down. 



Slight. Slight rattling of doors 

 and windows. 



Slight. Windows rattled. 



Severe shock. Buildings 



swayed, plaster fell, persons 

 trying to walk rolled about 

 as if drunk. Women fainted^ 

 No previous tremors or rum- 

 bling. Dead calm at time 

 of shock. 



Slight r,hock. Slight rumbling 

 and tremor. 



Sharp. Crockery rattled. 

 Slight. Crockery slightly 



shaken ; rumbling noise. 

 Sharp shock. No efiects 



shown. Heavy storm dur 



ing shock. 

 Buildings shook. 

 Severe shock. 

 Not severe. Shook walls of 



houses. 



