93 EAKTHQUAKES ON THE PACIFIC COAST 



March 26. The shock was reported as light at Antioch, Martinez, 

 Santa Cruz, Pacheco, Napa. — H. Ms. At Woodland, Yolo County, 

 the shock was felt at 2.25 a. m. and lasted 30 seconds. 



March 26. The shock was reported as severe, or very severe, at 

 Sacramento, Visalia, Eed Bluff, Copperopolis, Sonora, Sutter 

 Creek, Forest and Iowa Hills, Placerville, San Jose, Stockton, 

 Santa Barbara, Hill's Ferry (Stanislaus County), Pescadero, and 

 along the coast, Woodland (Yolo County), Chico, Colusa, Alpine 

 County, San Diego, Salinas, Virginia City (Nev.), Marysville, 

 Bakersfield, Los Angeles, San Juan Capistrano, Fort Tejon, Floras, 

 Inj'O Valley, Mariposa, Calaveras, Eureka. — H. Ms. 



March 26. Articles on this earthqiiake may be found in /S. F. Bul- 

 letin, March 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, April 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 24, May 10, 17; 

 Alta, March 31, April 3; Call, March 27, 31, April 13, May 17; 

 Chronicle, March 29 to May 4; S. F. Golden Era, March 31; Pacific 

 Observer, March 29; Inyo Independent, April 6. 



I^Iarch 26. Accounts in Mining and Scientific Press, March 30, 1872, 

 April 6 (description of the region by H. G. Hanks), April 30, May 11 

 (underground shocks). May 25. Professor Whitney, in Overland 

 Monthly, Vol. 9, gives a very full and scientific account of this 

 earthquake. " A fissure was opened in the earth from about 2 

 miles south of Lone Pine, extending ten nailes further north. This 

 fissure was 4 feet w^ide, and the ground on the east side sank from 

 4 to 12 feet lower than that on the west side {or the west side 

 was raised). At the same time the ground on the east side was 

 moved bodily 10 feet or so towards the north (or the other to the 

 south). This was clearly shown by the position of fences running 

 east and west." — Verbal account of Capt. Keeler, who has given 

 me a photograph showing the shifting of the fences at a point 

 IV2 miles south of Lone Pine. 



1872. Marcli 28; 



Nevada City, Cal.— B. Ms. 



1872. March 28; 



Visalia. — B. Ms. 



1872. March 29; V. 



Los Angeles, Cal.; shock lasting 49 seconds, the longest ever felt 

 here, though not the most severe. — B. Ms. 



1872. April 3; early in the morning; V. 



Two sharp shocks; Visalia, Cal. — B. Ms. 



1872. April 3; 4:15 a. m. 



Stockton.— B. Ms. 



1872. April 9; 7 a. m. 



Visalia. — B. Ms. 



