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THE U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey has determined the epicentres of six earthquakes occurring between Sept. 5 and 20. The first was on Sept. 5 from lat. 0° long. 125° E., which is in the Molucca Passage east of the island of Celebes in the East Indies ; time at origin, 8h. 34.8m. The second was on Sept. 6 from an epicentre lat. 53.° S. long. 159.4° E., which is north-east of the Macquarie Islands, south-west of New Zealand ; time at origin, 3h. 41.5m. The third was on Sept. 10 from an epicentre lat. 18-9° N. long. 67° W., which is near the north-west coast of Porto Rico in the West Indies, time at origin being 2h. 31.6m. The fourth was also on Sept. 10, from an epicentre near lat. 35.1°N. long. 133.3° E., which is in the Pacific Ocean west of California, time at origin being 8h. 36.9m. The fifth was on Sept. 11, from an epicentre near lat. 16½ ° S. long. 173° W., which is in the Pacific Ocean between Samoa and the Friendly Islands and east of Fiji. Time at origin was 19h. 34m. The sixth was on Sept. 20 from an epicentre near lat. 19½ ° N. long. 109° W., which is in the Pacific Ocean west of Mexico and north-east of Re villa Gigedo Island. Time at origin was 00h. 53.7m.
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Earthquakes Recorded during September. Nature 152, 720 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1038/152720a0
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