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DURING May 18-19, fifty people were killed and many injured at Mexicali near the border of the United States, where houses and Government buildings were damaged. Fifteen earthquakes were felt. In Africa strong shocks were felt on the night of May 19 on the Zululand coast, in Natal, in the Transvaal and in the Limpopo area. The epicentre may have been off the Zululand coast. Local tremors were felt in the Rand. About 23.55 G.M.T. on May 18 local tremors were felt at Deganwy, North Wales, by Mr. Willoughby Gardner, who reported the matter to The Times. These may have been due to movement along the Conway fault system.
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Recent Earthquakes. Nature 145, 892 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/145892c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/145892c0