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BETWEEN March 8 and April 7, four large earthquakes were registered at Kew Observatory. The first, on March 8, started recording at 04h. 56m. 35s. U. T., had a maximum of 32 u at Kew at 05h. 14m. 26s. U.T. and finished recording at 06h. 30m. U. t. It may have started at an epicentral distance of 3,900 km. The second, on March 19, began recording on all three components at 12h. 19m. 42s. U.T., had a maximum of 17 u at 12h. 42m. 12s. U. T. and finished recording at 13h. 50m. U.T. The third, on March 21, began recording at 23h. 33m. 38s. U. T., possibly from an epicentral distance of 10,200 km.,.had a maximum of 155 u at 22d. OOh. 19m. 37s. U. T., and finished recording at 02h. 15m. U. T. This shock was also well recorded at Stonyhurst. The fourth was on March 22. It began recording at 02h. 17m. 18s. U. T. from a possible epicentral distance of 6,700 km. and finished at 03h. 50m. U. T.
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Recent Earthquakes registered at Kew. Nature 149, 469 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1038/149469b0
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