14-t EARTHQUAKES ON THE TACIFIC COAST 



1889. September 34; 8 a. m. 



Eeported in S. F. papers: 



Napa: there was a slight eartliquake at 8 o'clock this morning. 



Winters: there was a slight shock here this morning just before 



9 o'clock. The direction of the shock was from west to east. 

 Woodland: quite a heavy earthquake at 8 o'clock this morning. 



There were two distinct vibrations and they were from north to 



south. 



1880. September 29; 8:10 p. m. 



Wawona: there were heavy shocks of earthquake at 8.10 Sun- 

 day night and at Yosemite followed by two lighter ones. The 

 vibrations were east and west and lasting twenty-two seconds. 

 Other light shocks were reported at Yosemite. A special dispatch 

 from J. H. Lawrence, at tlie Big Tree Grove, says there was a 

 severe shock of earthquake at 9.30 Sunday evening, continuing 

 about twenty seconds. The vibration was distinctly east and 

 west, accompanied by a rumbling noise resembling a heavy train 

 of cars crossing a bridge, followed by two lighter shocks. Hol- 

 low logs and trees oscillated (VI or more severe). 



1889. September 29. 



Kancho Laguna de Tache, Kingsburg: a slight shock in section 29, 

 T. 17 S., R. 21 E., at 9.20 p. m.— S. C. Lillis. (See preceding para- 

 graph.) 



1889. September 30; 12:17:30 p. m. 



Kingsburg, same place as above. A slight shock. — S. C. Lillis. 



1889. October 15; 4:30 a. m. 



Carson: E. W., light.— C. W. F. 



1889. October 20; 3 p. m. 



Point No Point Lighthouse, Washington. Slight shock. 



1889. October 24; 7:20 a. m. 



East Oakland: tracing obtained with seismograph shows (mag- 

 nified) vibrations of about 1.6 millimeters. The pen did not 

 return to the starting point. Light shock (II) noticed by sev- 

 eral persons. Time noted by Mi-. Ireland at 7.19.45 (wrongly, 

 given in the Oakland papers as 7.15). Felt by one or two per- 

 sons in Oakland and Alameda. — F. G. Blinn. 



1889. November 14; 6:54 p. m. 



San Lorenzo: the telegraph operator reports an earthquake at above 

 time. East Oakland: the seismograph record shows a (magnified) 

 motion of 1 millimeter. The shock was not felt here by any- 

 body.— F. G. Blinn. 



