163 EARTHQUAKES ON THE PACIFIC COAST 



1801. San Francisco, October 11; lOIi. 28ni. p. m. 



Heavy shock, S. E. and N. W., duration 20s.— T. T. 



1891. Snlsnn, October 11. 



At 10.29 o'clock to-night a heavy shock of earthquake shook up this 

 quiet little city in a frightful manner. The shock lasted nearly 

 half a minute. It was the heaviest earthquake knovs^n of here for 

 years. The damage is slight, but the fright of the people was 

 extreme (VII). 



1891. Oakland, October 11. 



A sharp shock at 10.26, the vibrations being from north to south. 

 Windows were shaken, but no damage done. 



1891. Oakland, October 11. 



Oakland: Mr. Burckhalter reports from the Chabot Observatory that 

 the mean time clock was stopped at 10.27.49 p. m. His seismo- 

 graph shows the actual displacement of the earth to have been 

 2.5 mm. in an east and west direction (VI). 



1801. Sacramento, October 11. 



A pretty lively shock of earthquake, or a double shock, was felt 

 here at 10.28, but it was not heavy enough to do any damage. 

 Many persons did not feel it. 



1891. San Jose, October 11. 



A slight shock of earthquake w^as felt here at 10.28 this evening. 

 The movement was from northeast to southwest. 



1891. Berkeley; 10:25 p. m. 



Slight at first; gradually increased; preceded by a rumbling noise. 

 ■ — Professor Soule. 



1801. Winters, October 11. 



There was a heavy shock here about 10.30 o'clock. It was heavy 

 enough to wake people from a sound sleep. The vibrations were 

 from east to west and lasted two or three seconds (VI). 



1801. Fairfield, October 11. 



There was a heavy shock at 10.30 p. m. and another at 4 a. m., but 

 no serious damage was done. 



1891. SpanishtOTrn, October 11. 



Quite a heavy shock was felt here at 9.29. 



1891. Sonoma, October 11. 



Sonoma and vicinity were visited at 10.28 o'clock by the severest 

 earthquake ever felt in this section of the State. The people 

 w^ere shaken out of their beds, chimneys were demolished, win- 

 dows broken, and the interior of almost every plastered house 



