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16. Shock of earthquake at Shanghae, China, in the evening, equally 

 violent as the shock of August, 1846. 



18. Shock of an earthquake at Acapulco. 



20. Shock of an earthquake at Batavia and Buitzenzong, Krawang, 

 Magelang, Bantam, Banyamaas, Tagal and Pekalong, and in the 

 Lampong District. 



21. Heavy shock of earthquake at Batavia, Java, E. I. Shock at 

 sea, lat. 48*S., Ion. 105 15' E., lasted for two minutes. 



26. Shock of earthquake at Los Angelos, Cal. 



28. Two slight shocks of earthquake at Holguin, Cuba. 



Jan. 5, 1853. Violent earthquake at Fox and Bayonne, in the Pyr- 

 enees ; a few hours after, a snow storm covered the whole country with 

 snow. 



7. Three shocks of earthquake at Conception, Chili, accompanied 

 by loud noises and suffocating heat. 



8. Shock of earthquake at Milledgeville, Ga. at 8 40, P. M. 



11. Slight shocks of earthquake at Santiago, Cuba. 



12. T\vo shocks of earthquake at Fayal, Azores, in the night one 

 quite heavy. 



15. Two violent shocks of earthquake in the Parishes of Ardora 

 and Yadersvil, Sweden, accompanied by violent thunder shocks. 

 They were also felt at Jeutisoe and Delebo, Sweden. 



21. Slight shocks of earthquake at St. Kitts, W. I. 



25. Slight shock of earthquake at St. Jago de Cuba. 



26. Slight shocks of earthquake at St. Jago de Cuba. 



29. Shock of earthquake at Santa Barbara. 



30. Shock of earthquake at Woodstock, Va. 



Feb. 1. Slight shock of earthquake at St. Jago de Cuba. 



9. Two shocks of earthquake at the city of Guatemala. 



10. Severe shock of earthquake at Belize, Honduras. 



March 12. Shock of earthquake at Watertown, Jefferson County, 

 N. Y., and vicinity, at 2 10, A. M.; at Lowville, Lewis County, attended 

 by a loud explosion ; at Copenhagen and Martinsburg, Lewis County, 

 N. Y., at 2 30, A. M. 



13. Shock of earthquake at St. Catharine's and Niagara at 5, A. M.; 

 four shocks at Grimsby, Jordon, Thorold, the Falls, Queenston ; also 

 FortMississangua, all Canada; atLewiston, Niagara Co., about 5, A. M. 



16. Shock of earthquake on Salt Plains, at Iquique, Peru, S. A. 



27. Slight shock of earthquake at Brecon, Wales, at 11^, P. M. 

 Feb. 3. Shocks in Sweden and various parts of Norway. 



10. At Belisle, and throughout the month shocks were frequent in 

 Central America. 

 March 12. Watertown, N. Y. 



29. At sea, noticed by U. S. ship Portsmouth, lat. 8 10', Ion. 84 4'. 

 April 9. At Naples and vicinity. 



14. 15, 17, 23. At Shanghae, China, the last an earthquake of great 

 violence. 



May 2. At sea, lat, 14 12' S., Ion. 75 E.; shock very heavy, and 

 lasting from 30 to 40 seconds. 



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