The Archive · 1930

Earthquake Shocks in Germany

Berlin, Oct, 8.

Widespread earthquake shocks were felt in south Germany, the! Tyrol and East Switzerland after] midnight, There were three shocks, each fasting five to ten seconds, in the! course of ten minutes.

Tu some districts people were thrown from their beds, while windows were broken and furniture was overturn The inhabitants of the affected districts were thrown into panic.

Later.

The shock was felt particularly in Munich and in the Bavarian Alpine districts.

There were, however, no casualties and no serious damage has so far been reporied.—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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