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The shock lasted only about one second and was accompanied by a pronounced rumble.
[Ogden Standard Examiner; August 31, 1942]
CEDAR CITY--A minor earth tremor, which shook houses, caused bricks to fall from several chimneys and startled residents of this community, was felt Sunday at 5:08 p.m.
The "quake" lasted for less than a second and was accompanied by a pronounced rumble which many persons mistook for "a truck crashing into a building close by."
At the George A. Ashdown residence, several bricks fell down the chimney. Other persons vacated the theaters when the buildings shook and the rumble was heard.
A check of near-by towns revealed the tremor was not felt outside of Cedar City. Local amateur geologists offered the theory the quake centered near here because of the terrific upward jar. No oscillating movement accompanying the quake. St. George, 55 miles to the south, felt no tremors, nor did Parowan, 19 miles to the north.
[Salt Lake Tribune; August 31, 1942]
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