Notes on the Earthquake in Gipps Land. 3 



" It did not extend as far east as my camp at the Little Earn 

 Head, nor to Wingan Inlet. But tbere was something very- 

 peculiar in the atmosphere; I could not sleep, and was 

 walking about from midnight to daylight. The air was very 

 still, but I did not notice the slightest tremor of the earth. 

 One of the party was camped out at Wingan Inlet, and he 

 was up at four a.m., but did not perceive any indication of 

 the earthquake." 



From the Ovens and Murray Advertiser we ascertain 

 that " a smart shock of an earthquake was felt at Beechworth, 

 between four and five on Monday morning 30th. The wave 

 appeared to pass from the south-west towards the north-east, 

 and was accompanied by a dull rumbling noise, not unlike 

 the sound of a train in motion. In several houses the 

 occupants were awakened by the jingling of the glass and 

 crockery on the shelves, whilst others were aroused from 

 their slambers by the shaking of the beds, and an unpleasant 

 swaying motion given to the buildings. The shock, which 

 is variously described to have lasted from three to fifteen 

 seconds, seems to have been felt over a large extent of the 

 hill country, but not, so far as we have heard, on the plains. 

 A telegram from Bright informs us that a smart vibration 

 was felt in that locality at a quarter to five o'clock, much 

 about the same time it was experienced in Beechworth." 

 It was also felt at the Buckland and at Albury. 



The direction of the earthquake appears from the evidence 

 to be very doubtful, as it always is. Mr. Ohver, who seems 

 to have noted the occurrence carefully, feels confident of its 

 having approached from a westerly direction. At Beech- 

 worth it was noted to have approached from the south-west, 

 Mr. Saxe says from " west to east." At Albury, it is stated 

 to have travelled " north and south," that perhaps means 

 fi'om south to north. The time of the first shock was not 

 given precisely, except by Mr. Saxe and Mr. Oliver. Mr. Saxe 

 says 4.50 a.m. ; Mr. Oliver, 12 minutes to five. At Beech- 

 worth, between four and five is named. Any estimation of 

 the direction from the difference of times noted is therefore 

 out of the question. But I think we may safely assume 

 that the direction was nearly north and south, probably 

 S.S.W. to N.N.Yt^., and that the line of principal intensity 

 extended from the coast line, somewhat west of the Lake's 

 entrance, northwards through Buckland and Bright, between 

 the Buffalo and Bogong Eanges to Yackandandah, Beech- 

 worth and Albury, The weather at the time was generally 



