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Earth Tremors
TO THE EDITOR.
SIR,,— Your esteemed correspondent Mr. A.
B Biggs, from whom the general public derive
a good deal of information through your
columns, complains of correspondents from the
criujntry having given up publishing their notes
of earth tremors. I have, up to this evening,
noted 690, but of late have been officially
directed to forward notes of any coming within
my knowledge to the Meteorological Observer
at Hobart, and believe it is intended that the
information on this subject derived from
various persons shall eventually be published,
when comparisons of the experiences of persons
in different localities can be made. I endorse
Mr. Biggs's opinion as to publishing.
There was a very strong and long shock felt
here last evening (Friday, 19th), at 8.21. I
was in my verandah, and directly I perceived it
commenced to mentally take notes, leaning the
while against one of the verandah posts, to
better feel the motion, but my meditations
were disturbed by everyone rushing out of the
house. However, I believe the motion was
more wavelike than any I have felt before, and
of longer duration.— Yours, etc,
John E. Hurst.
Moorina, September 20, 1884.
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