Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-23
THE EARTHoUAKE

The earth tremors experienced here
Sunday morning. though not severe
enough 10 cause any really serious
damage. was a gentle reminder Of the
instability OF an earthly things A great
many people were frightened.
The most acceptable explanation Of
the cause Of the tremor is that given
by local scientists who tell US that the
earth strata are slipping along the very
steep western SLOPE Of the Wasatch
range A similar explanation was Of
fered for the san Francisco earthquake
in 1906 This started from crack
which extends from the mouth Of Alder
creek, near Point Arena. running par
allel with the coast line mostly inland,
then entering the sea near San Fran
cisco and turning again inland between
Santa Cruz and san Jose. finally pro-
ceeding via Chittenden up 20 Mount
Pinos. a distance OF about 400 miles.
Along this crack the two masses OF the
earth were displaced so that the ground
situated 10 the southwest Of the assure
was moved about 10 feet toward the
northwest. The tremor here was Moth
ing compared 20 that Of California. But
q was a reminder Of the possibilities OF
the region.
Worlds like individuals are subject 10
changes. They may come suddenly, or
they may take place gradually
The earth has reached a period OF It's
development when the fused matter In
the interior has ceased 60 expand and
10 explode the shell, as was the case in
earlier stages OF It's eXistenss. The in
terror Of the earth Is contracting and
the she'll IS consequently falling This
causes wave-hke action In the sur
face. sometimes for many miles In eN-
tent. The loose strata Of the earth nat
urany adjust themselves TO the move
ment OF the she'll The great earth
cl,akes Of 1854 and 1856. at Long Island
and Charleston. are instances OF such
contractiye earthquakes. Sometimes
tho earth. at the center Of seismic dis
turbanoes has fallen as much as IS
inches. The earth crust has broken
and the fused maHer 81 the Interior
has forced itself up through the assure,
as the contents OF an egg oozes out
from a crack in the shell Since 1872
there have been considerably over loo
severe earthquakes and trcmors Ia the
various parts of the world, and the
number seems TO bc increasing yearly
The interior is rapidly parting with Us
heat, and the globe is gradually shrink
ms.
No country IS absolutely free from
earthquake Where however The
crust Of the Earth has been wing un
disturbed for long geological epochi
and has not been fractured. they gen
orally prove harmlcss. There are cor
tain earthquake ccntcrs, the most inn
portant comprising India. the Sundl
Isles. Northern Guinea and Northern
Australia Another center comprises
the most important fold In the crust OF
old World including the mountains
from the Alps 10 the Hlmalaya Other
centers are situated near the lines o.
fracture in the crust along the Amerl
can west coast and the Caribbean sea
Earth tremors are "a great deal NOR,
frequent than people generally are
aware off, Many are never reported. II
March 1865 there were more than 2.0Ol
tremors On Hawaii In Greece. In 1870
73, about half million shocks occur
red. Of which only 30 were deemed
important enough 10 report 10 tho pub
DC. The san Francisco earthquake,
lasted for DAYS Twelve smaller shock,
followed the first during the first houl
and during the next hour there wer,
nineteen more, and for days aftorward,
smaller disturbances were folt.
Everything is in commotlon and IL /,
wen 20 be reminded Of this fact oc.