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North Walsham.—Felt by several people in the upper
storeys of houses.
Norwich.—Distinct shock felt in many buildings, and a
noise as of a heavy traction engine heard. The following
letter has been received from this town :—
" Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, Norwich,
" April 23rd, 1884.
" I was reclining in an easy chair, my head being east
and feet west. At 9.18 a.m. I heard a rumbling as if some
very heavy engine might be passing, and at the same time
the whole hospital oscillated, and of course my chair too, in
a direction north and south; the oscillations appeared to me
to come from the south; they were five or six apparently,
and did not last more than ten seconds. I was able to form
a very fair idea of the plane of oscillation from its being
perpendicular to my own axis. I looked at my clock
immediately, and have allowed for error of time. I can
hear of no damage being done anywhere in Norwich. My
aneroid was quite steady at 29.8.
" Donald D. Day, F.R.C.S."
Southrepps.—The Rev. E. H. Gwyn informs me that the
shock and vibrations were felt in the upper but not in the
lower rooms of the Rectory. On the ground floor a large
picture in the drawing room moved away from the wall
(direction not given), and smaller pictures and furniture were
shaken. No bells rung nor clocks stopped.
Swaffham.—Felt slightly in a few houses.
Thetford.—Felt by a person in a bedroom; about 9.30 (?)
Yarmouth.—Shock felt in some houses; bells rung in
houses on Marine Drive ; furniture shaken, and a rumbling
as of a heavy vehicle heard.
Cambridgeshire.
Cambridge.—Shock distinctly felt in various parts of the
town and at some of the colleges; rumbling sound heard ;
doors thrown open and pendent articles swung. Time about
9.15 (?) Mr. J. H. Turner, postmaster, states that he was
lying unwell in bed, extended from W. to E. on his side,