摘要
THE strong earthquake that occurred shortly after 8.30 A.M. on December 31 in south-east Africa possesses some interest as it visited a region in which destructive shocks are almost or quite unknown. Its epicentre seems to have been in Zululand, for damage to buildings was caused at Eshowe and other places. The shock was felt all over Zululand and Natal, in various parts of the Transvaal and the Free State, and from Lorenzo Marquez on the north to the Transkei on the south. Its disturbed area must therefore have contained about a quarter of a million square miles, which is more than that shaken by the great Japanese earthquake of 1923.
摘要译文
在上午8:30之后不久发生的强烈地震12月31日，非洲东南部有一些兴趣，因为它访问了一个破坏性冲击几乎或完全未知的地区。它的震中似乎已经在祖鲁兰，因为在Eshowe和其他地方造成了建筑物的破坏。在德兰士瓦和自由州的各个地方，以及从北部的Lorenzo Marquez到南部的特兰斯凯，遍布祖鲁兰和纳塔尔都感受到了震惊。因此，它受干扰的区域必须包含大约25万平方英里，这比1923年日本大地震所震撼的更大。
Earthquake in South-East Africa[J]. Nature; London, 1933,131(3297)