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Earthquake Records—continued.
| Date. | Commencement. | Maximum. | Maximum Amplitude. | Duration. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917. | h. m. | h. m. | mm. | h. m. | |
| 3 May | 15 29·0 | < 0·2 | 0 04·5 | Tremors. | |
| 3 May | 20 28·0 | 0·5 | 0 44 | P₁. Also at Apia. | |
| 4 May | 0 48·1 | P₂. | |||
| 0 52·4 | 0 56·8 | 5·5 | 2 27 | P₃. | |
| 0 54·4 | D. | ||||
| 4 May | 14 00·5 | P₁. | |||
| 14 10·5 | 14 13·0 | 0·9 | 0 49 | P₃. | |
| D. | |||||
| 4 May | 18 12·0 | P₁. | |||
| 18 14·7 | 18 15·3 | 1·0 | P₂. | ||
| 18 24·1 | 18 25·0 | 1·0 | 0 50* | P₃. Last vibrations very small. | |
| 5 May | 17 15·4 | D. Also at Apia. | |||
| 17 18·3 | 17 20·4 | 0·5 | P₁. | ||
| 17 22·2 | 17 25·1 | 0·5 | 0 44 | P₂. | |
| P₃. | |||||
| D. | |||||
| 9 May | 16 08·1 | P₁. | |||
| 16 30·6 | 16 32·0 | 2·0 | 1 52* | P₂. | |
| 16 33·4 | 16 38·8 | 2·1 | P₃. Last tremors very small. | ||
| 9 May | 19 34·4 | P₁. Also at Apia. | |||
| 19 44·5 | 19 45·8 | 1·5 | 1 0* | P₂. } Last tremors very small. | |
| D. } | |||||
| 9 May | 20 33·4 | P₁. Also at Apia. | |||
| 20 37·5 | 3·5 | P₂a. | |||
| 20 39·5 | 3·5 | P₂b. | |||
| 20 41·3 | 20 43·7 | 9·0 | 1 50 | P₃. | |
| 0 25 | D. Last tremors very small. | ||||
| 10 May | 7 17·6 | < 0·2 | 0 23 | Tremors. | |
| 10 May | 15 37·3 | < 0·2 | 0 54 | ,, | |
| 10 May | 18 14·3 | < 0·2 | 1 08 | ,, | |
| 11 May | 1 22·0 | < 0·2 | 0 49 | ,, | |
| 14 May | 0 25·6 | < 0·2 | P₁. Also at Apia. | ||
| 14 May | 22 11·1 | P₂. | |||
| 22 17·3 | P₃a. | ||||
| 22 18·3 | 22 19·6 | 1·5 | 1 23 | P₃b. | |
| 22 22·5 | 22 22·9 | 1·0 | D. | ||
| 15 May | 1 20·5 | P₁. | |||
| 1 22·6 | 1 24·5 | 0·3 | 0 09 | P₃. | |
| D. | |||||
| 15 May | 8 39·3 | P₁. | |||
| 8 42·6 | 8 43·8 | 0·4 | 0 32 | P₃. | |
| D. | |||||
| 18 May | 5 17·8 | P₁. | |||
| 5 19·9 | 5 21·2 | 0·8 | P₂. | ||
| 5 24·0 | 5 25·1 | 1·0 | 0 36 | P₃. | |
| D. | |||||
| 29 May | 6 14·6 | P₁. Also at Apia. | |||
| 6 21·9 | P₂. | ||||
| 6 24·3 | 6 25·3 | 0·5 | 0 49 | P₃. | |
| D. | |||||
| 31 May | 9 22·3 | P₁. Also at Apia. | |||
| 9 28·0 | P₂. | ||||
| 9 32·5 | 9 34·8 | 0·5 | P₃a. | ||
| 9 38·4 | 9 39·9 | 0·5 | 0 55 | P₃b. | |
| D. | |||||
| 6 June | 3 51·6 | P₁. Also at Apia. | |||
| 3 55·2 | P₂a. | ||||
| 3 56·8 | 3 57·4 | 0·5 | P₂b. | ||
| 3 59·1 | 3 59·2 | 0·6 | 0 46 | P₃. | |
| D. | |||||
| 7 June | 5 12·3 | 5 12·4 | 1·0 | 0 02 | P₃ (P₁, P₂, P₃ merged). Local. |
| D. | |||||
| 13 June | 6 45·0 | P₁. Also at Apia. | |||
| 6 50·5 | 6 51·2 | 3·5 | P₂a. | ||
| 6 54·4 | 6 55·0 | 2·6 | P₂b. | ||
| 6 56·6 | 6 57·2 | 3·3 | P₂c. | ||
| 6 59·5 | 6 59·8 | 4·5 | P₃a. | ||
| 7 00·8 | 7 01·1 | 3·5 | P₃b. | ||
| 7 01·8 | 7 02·0 | 1·6 | P₃c. | ||
| 7 04·2 | 7 05·0 | 1·5 | 3 15 | P₃d. | |
| D. | |||||
| 26 June | 5 55·4 | 5 57·5 | 1·0 | P₁. | |
| 5 58·0 | 5 58·2 | 1·7 | P₂a. | ||
| 6 01·1 | 6 01·6 | 1·2 | P₂b. | ||
| 6 02·8 | 6 03·0 | 2·6 | P₂c. | ||
| 6 03·5 | 6 04·2 | 11·0 | } | ||
| 6 05·7 | 19·0 | } | |||
| 6 06·2 | 14·0 | } | |||
| 6 08·3 | 19·0 | } | |||
| 6 09·5 | 20·0 | 3 46 | } P₃. Also recorded at Apia, which reports centre as being 130 kilom. S.W. of Apia. Evidently there were several shocks from or about the same origin, whose traces overlap. Boom displaced towards east. | ||
| 26 June | 14 12·1 | 0·4 | 0 26 | D. Tremors; possibly a repeat of the preceding earthquake. |
- About.
GEORGE HOGBEN, Government Seismologist.
Wellington, 14th December, 1917.
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