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to Visalia, in the southern part of the State, and is said to have 

 reached up into the Sierras to an elevation of 3,000 or 4,000 feet. 

 The whole of the Sacramento, San Joaquin and Tulare Valleys 

 •were disturbed, the area of disturbance being 500 miles long- by 

 60 to 100 miles wide. The shock was severest in the valleys. It 

 appears to have been of greatest energ-y near Visalia, in the Tulare 

 Vallej, which is the bed of a former lake (IX). The alluvium 

 was profoundly and frequently agitated, and shocks were long 

 continued.— B. Ms.— 8. F. Bulletin, March 26, 1872. 



March 26. Marysville. Motion from south to north. Bangfor, shock 

 from the east. — B. Ms. — Marysville Appeal, March 27, 1872. 



March 26. At the Kearsarg-e Mill in Inyo County, located at an alti- 

 tude of nearly 8,000 feet above the sea, electric shocks from a 

 stove were felt. — B. Ms. — Inyo Independent, April 20, 1872. 



March 26. Mariposa County. Several shocks all through this sec- 

 tion of the country, continuing for several days. — B. Ms. — Mariposa 

 Gazette, March 29, 1872. 



March 26. Los Angeles. Vibrations were from east to west. In 

 Anaheim they were from north to south. In Visalia the most dam- 

 age was done. Brick buildings were strained and cracked. Some 

 walls were thrown down. Upwards of 30 shocks occurred at 

 Visalia. — B. Ms. — Los Angeles Evening Express, March 26, 1872. 



March 26. Geyser Gulch, near headwaters of the San Joaquin (X). 



Miners cabins in this vicinity were thrown to the ground with 



violence. This place is 40 or 50 miles from Independence, Inyo 



County. — B. Ms. — Fresno Expositor, April 10, 1872. 

 March 26. Grass Valley (VIII). Steeple of St. Patrick's Church 



swayed to and fro violently. Grass Yalley Union, March 27, 1872. 

 March 26. Sacramento (VII). Several shocks, although no damage 



was done. — Folsom Telegraph, March 30, 1872. 

 March 26. Folsom (VII). Three distinct shocks at half-past two 



in the morning. Salmon Falls, the first shock lasted 2 minutes 



and was quite severe. — Folsom Telegraph, March 30, 1872. 

 March 26. Xapa. — Napa Reporter, March 30, 1872. 

 March 26. See article by Prof. Le Conte. — S. F. Bulletin, April 12, 



1872. 

 March 26. Los Angeles. B. Ms. — Los Angeles Evening Express, March 



26, 1872. 

 March 26, 2.25 a. m. Placerville, Placer County, two or three dis- 

 tinct shocks in quick succession. — B. Ms. — Plae^nnlle Democrat, 



March 30, 1872. 

 March 26. Monitor. — B. Ms. — Alpine Miner, ]March 30, 1872. 

 March 26. Nevada City (VII), two shocks were felt, severe enough 



to cause nausea. — B. M&.— Nevada Citu Daily Transcript, March 27, 



1872. 



