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On August 2 earthquake near Copiapo in northern Chilefth tf its epicentre near lat. 27° S., long. 70° instructive Dominican Republic earthquake a 17h. 51m. 07s. g.m.t. on August 4 had its epivitre near lat. 19–3° N., long. 69° W., which is nine miles east of the Samana Peninsula. Strong aftershocks from this epicentre took place at 13h. 28m. 24s. g.m.t. on August 8 and 19h. 17.6m. g.m.t. on August 21. The earthquake of August 11 at lh. 54.3m. g.m.t. had its epicentre in the Solomon Islands near lat. 8° S., long. 155° E., whereas that of August 15 at 15h. 23.9m. g.m.t. had its epicentre near lat. 22° S., long. 170° E. All the above epicentres were determined by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in co-operation with Science Service and the Jesuit Seismological Association. The earthquakes of August 2, 8, 11 and 21, together with nine others, were registered by Mr. E. W. Pollard at Binstead, Isle of Wight.
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Earthquakes during August. Nature 158, 581 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/158581b0
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