46 EARTHQUAKES ON THE PACIFIC COAST 



1866. January lO; 5 a. m. 



Slight shock; and another at about 8 a. m. [at San Francisco?]. 

 This was very severe at Los Angeles and throughout the south- 

 ern part of the State (VI). — B. Ms. 



1856. January 21; leii.; V. 



Smart shock in San Francisco, Cal. — J. B. T. 



1856. January 23; 4 p. m. 



Mission [Dolores?] Cal. — Perrey. 



1856. January 28; 31i.; V. 



Smart shock at Petaluma, Sonoma County, Cal. — J. B. T.— Perrey. 



1856. January 29; Oh. 45m.; III. 



Slight shock at San Francisco, Mission Dolores. — J. B. T. — Perrey. 



1856. January 31; 4 p. m. 



[San Francisco ?] . — Perrey. 



1856. February 15; 51i. 25m. a, m., in S. F. (See 1858, November 26.) 



In San Francisco (VIII), severe shock of eight seconds; a previous 

 shock at 2.08 a. m. Heavy shock at Monterey, Cal. (V), 5.20 a. m.. 

 Shock at Bodega, Cal. (IV). Twenty-tvs^o vessels off the coast J 

 from San Pedro to southern Oregon, felt no shock. Shock at' 

 Santa Rosa (IV?) and no further N.; light shock at Stockton, and 

 no further E.; shocks at San Jose. — Trask, Register, p. 15. — Perrey. 

 Two shocks in San Francisco, one at 2.15 a. m.; one at 5.23 a. m., 

 lasting twelve seconds. Not felt at Sacramento, slight at 

 Stockton; severe at San Jose (VI), hardest at Oakland (VII). — 

 B. Ms. Severe at S. F., 5.35 a. m.— T. T. * The water in the Bay of 

 S. F. rose, maintained its level for five minutes, and then sank 

 two feet below its ordinary stage. — B. Ms. 



1856. March 15; 



San Francisco. — Perrey. 



1856. March 24; 22h. 20m.; III. 



A slight shock was felt at Canal Gulch, Siskiyou County; also at 

 Yreka.— J. B. T.— Perrey. 



1856. March 30; 8:30 p. m. 



S. F.. Cal.— B. Ms. — Sacramento Union, April 2, 1856. — Perrey. 



1856. March 31: 12:30 a. m. 



S. F.. Cal. — B. Ms. — Sacramento Union, April 2, 1856. 



1856. March 31: 1:.30 a. m. 



S. F., Cal.— *S'. F. Daily Herald. April 1. 1856. 



1856. April 6; 23h. 30m.; V. 



Smart shock at Los Angeles. El Monte, Cal. — J. B. T. — Perrey. 



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