o8 EARTHQUAKES ON THE PACIFIC COAST 



1871. No date; 



Twenty shocks during the year, no dates given, at Moleje, Southern 

 California. — Fuchs. 



1872. February 6; 



Santa Barbara, " the first shock for fifteen years." — B. IMs. [There 

 are shocks recorded, 1857, March 14, 1858, September 2, and 1860, 

 April 16, within the period of fifteen years; but none from 1860 

 to 1872— twelve years.— E. S. H.] 



1873. February 11; 



Stockton. — B. Ms. 



1873. February; 



Fresno County. — B. Ms. 



1873. MarcU 17; about 1 o'clock; VIII. 



Severe shock at Lone Pine, Cal. — C. G. E. " Fi'ightful." — Fuchs. 



1873. March 18; 

 S. F., Cal.— S. F. D. 



1873. March 33; 



San Diego. — B. Ms. 



1873. March 35; (V?) 



Severe shock at Jackson, Amador County, Cal. — B. Ais. 



1873. March 36; 



Great Inyo County earthquake. Shocks were felt on this day in the 

 City of Mexico, New Madrid, Mo., and many other distant points. 

 — B. Ms. Fuchs does not mention any earthquakes on this day 

 except one on the coast of Chili. On March 27, one at Oajaca, 

 INIexico. He does not mention an eruption of Colima. The earth- 

 quakes of March and April, 1872, were, according to Whitney, 

 (Overland Monthly, vol. 9, p. 271), as follows: 



March 6; central and eastern Germany. 



March 11; destructive shocks in Japan. 



March 23; Unionville and Winnemucca, Nevada. 



March 26; the g-reat earthquake at Inyo, which extended over all 

 of California except its northern end, and throughout nearly all 

 of Nevada. 



March 26; City of Mexico— 8-9 a. m. 



March 26; Paducah, Ivy. 



IMarch 28; Salt Lake City. 



April .3; terrible shock at Antioch. 



April ]4; Accra; gold coast of Africa. 



