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Buflfalo, Lockport, and Niagara on the New York side, and from 

 various places as far west as Beamsville and Welland on the 

 Canada side. At most places an explosion was heard and at St. 

 Catherines the shock was strong enough to cause the church bell 

 to make two taps. 



1880. 



Feb. 8. — Between 8 and 9 p.m. a slight shock was felt near 

 Ottawa. 



April 3. — At 10 p.m. a slight shock was felt at Quebec and 

 Ottawa. 



July 22. — At 2 a.m. a shock was felt at Ottawa, from west 

 to east, with rumblins; noise. 



Sept. 6. — A slight shock occurred a little after midnight at 

 Montreal, Huntingdon and Cornwall. The time given at Hunt- 

 ingdon was 0.30 a.m. ; at Cornwall, 2 a.m. 



Nov. 6. — Under this date the Princeton (N. J.) Press reported, 

 "A shock of earthquake has been felt "at Newcastle, Ont." No 

 other account of it has pome to hand, and it is regarded as 

 doubtful. 



Nov. 24. — At 11.45 p.m. a shock occurred at Quebec. 



Nov. 28. — At 8.30 a.m. a shock occurred at St, Paul's Bay. 



1881. 



April 7. — At midnight, on the morning of the 7th, a shock 

 was felt at St. Paul's Bay. 



May 31. — At 3.20 a.m. a heavy shock occurred at Murray 

 Bay and vicinity. 



June 19. — In the morning a slight shock was felt at Ottawa. 



Oct. 1. — At 1.40 a.m. a strong shock occurred at Kamouraska, 

 Quebec. It may be remarked that twice before during the year 

 (April 7 and May 31), this same vicinity had been shaken. 



Dec. 4. — At 6.30 p.m. a slight shock occurred at Huntingdon ; 

 direction, west-east. 



1882. 



Feb. 26. — At 6.25 p.m. a shock lasting three or four seconds 

 occurred at Murray Bay. 



Aug. 1. — At 6 p.m. a light earthquake was felt at Point des 

 Monts, Quebec. 



Aug. 15. — x\t 10.30 a.m. a strong earthquake was felt at Point 

 des Monts. 

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