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1892. November 13; Holllster; 4b. 45m. a. m. 



An unusually severe shock. The heavy shock was followed by three 

 of less severity. Aside from the falling of plaster no material 

 damage was done (VI?, VII?). 



1892. November 13; Salinas. 



At about 4.30 o'clock this morning a heavy earthquake was felt 

 here, doing considerable damage to large window lights, glass- 

 ware and crockery. The vibrations were from northeast to 

 southwest. They lasted fully forty seconds (VI). 



1892. November 13; Monterey. 



An extremely lengthy and heavy shock was felt in this city at 4.45 

 o'clock this morning. The vibration was north and south. It 

 rattled large buildings as if they w^ere chips, shaking crockery 

 and glassware off the shelves, cracking chimneys and playing 

 havoc in general. The oldest citizens say that they have never 

 experienced such a heavy tremor as they felt this morning, the 

 shock being of ten seconds' duration and followed by smaller 

 ones (VII). 



1892. November 13; San Rafael; 4b. 46m. a. ni. 



A shock lasting eleven seconds. The movement was from north to 

 south. 



1892. November 13; San Francisco; 4h. 45m. a. m. 



Light shock, E. and W., duration 3s.— T. T. 



1892. November 13; San Jose; 4:4« a. m. 



Lasting 6 to 8 seconds. 



1892. November 24; San Francisco; Ob. 10m. a. m. 



Light shock, duration 2 sec. — T. T. 



1892. November 24; Niles; 12:07 a. m. 



1892. Berkeley; 7h. 0^1 m. p. m. 



Record on Ewing instrument. Clock started. — Professor Soule. 



1892. November 25; Austin (Nev.). 



E. to W.— C. W. F. 



EARTHQUAKES ON THE PACIFIC COAST, 1893. 



1893. January 13; Mount Hamilton. 



Prof. Holden reports the shock at 1.2.22 ± 5s. a. m. of intensity 



(V), Rossi-Forel scale. 

 Mr. Colton reports the time as 1.2.25 a. m. 

 Mr. Townley reports the time as 1.2.16 a. m. 

 The duplex seismograph gives a complicated tracing, 5 mm. by 



3 mm. 



