Serious Quake In New
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Hebrides
WHILE Fiji waited under threat of a hurricane early in January, ... J senes of heavy earthquakes hit the central New Hebrides.
Though details are few, Mr Oscar Newman reports that Tisman Hay, on Malekula, seemed to have suffered most damage, with build ings shaken down and concrete hospital water tanks destroyed. t? 0 x! ous i ß j ur i e s were reported though there was evidently a good deal of alarm.
Tremors commenced on January 6 and culminated in a major shake at 3 pm next day. The shakes appear to have originated from one of the numerous under-sea vol canoes in the area. They were re corded in Australia and New Zea land.