As the seismograms showed that the distance of the origin was about 3,950 miles in the direction of Japan, it was clear ... in about 8 ½ hours by seismic sea-waves. Notice was sent to the harbour ...

THOUGH we may have to wait some time for the complete reports on the great Japanese earthquake of March 3, 1933, some valuable papers have recently been published, of which an abstract is here given.