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Show oo HEAVY EARTHQUAKE OF SEISMIC SEASON WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. An earthquake earth-quake of some Intensity and lasting more than an hour, was reported today by the Georgetown seismologlcal observatory. ob-servatory. It was about 2000 miles from Washington and began at 11:13 yesterday morning. Tho maximum vibrations vi-brations were recorded between 11:52 and 11:53 a. m. and tho tremors died away about 1 p. m. Director Tondorf said there had been since August 20 the most quiet seismic seis-mic season In years, only one disturbance disturb-ance having been roportod In tho two months up to yesterday. On September Septem-ber 20 there waB a very alight disturbance. |