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December 17, 1920
The Bucyrus Evening Telegraph
Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio
What is this article about?
A severe submarine seismic disturbance, possibly an earthquake, occurred deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores, detected by Georgetown University's observatory in Washington on Dec. 17, with shocks lasting hours.
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EARTH'S SURFACE
SHUDDERS FOR HOURS
Crust Under the Sea Believed to Have Been Shattered
Washington, Dec. 17.—Somewhere, perhaps leagues deep beneath the rolling blue of the Atlantic and forever hidden from the eyes of man, the earth's crust was torn and twisted by a titanic convulsion. For hours the earth's surface shuddered under the feet of its heedless millions.
First word of the disturbance came from Georgetown university here. When the Rev. Father Francis A. Tondorf, director of the seismographic observatory, peered at his delicate mechanism, they told him of a shock more severe than any recorded in the last two years.
Father Tondorf estimated the distance from Washington at 2,800 miles. First impressions were indistinct, he said, while records of great disturbances in South or Central America have been recorded sharply and clearly at the observatory. It might have been the scientist said, a submarine disturbance, a new mountain peak flung up under the waves. The distance eastward would place the scene not far from the Azores.
SHUDDERS FOR HOURS
Crust Under the Sea Believed to Have Been Shattered
Washington, Dec. 17.—Somewhere, perhaps leagues deep beneath the rolling blue of the Atlantic and forever hidden from the eyes of man, the earth's crust was torn and twisted by a titanic convulsion. For hours the earth's surface shuddered under the feet of its heedless millions.
First word of the disturbance came from Georgetown university here. When the Rev. Father Francis A. Tondorf, director of the seismographic observatory, peered at his delicate mechanism, they told him of a shock more severe than any recorded in the last two years.
Father Tondorf estimated the distance from Washington at 2,800 miles. First impressions were indistinct, he said, while records of great disturbances in South or Central America have been recorded sharply and clearly at the observatory. It might have been the scientist said, a submarine disturbance, a new mountain peak flung up under the waves. The distance eastward would place the scene not far from the Azores.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
What keywords are associated?
Seismic Disturbance
Submarine Earthquake
Atlantic Ocean
Azores
Georgetown Observatory
What entities or persons were involved?
Rev. Father Francis A. Tondorf
Where did it happen?
Atlantic Ocean Near Azores
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Atlantic Ocean Near Azores
Event Date
Dec. 17
Key Persons
Rev. Father Francis A. Tondorf
Event Details
A titanic convulsion tore and twisted the earth's crust deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean, causing the surface to shudder for hours. Detected at Georgetown University's seismographic observatory in Washington, the shock was more severe than any in the last two years, estimated at 2,800 miles eastward, possibly a submarine disturbance near the Azores.