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St. Christopher (St. Kitts and Nevis). — The administrator, Mr. T. 

 Lawrence Eoxburgh, only reports on one destructive earthquake, viz., 

 that which took place on February 8, 1843. 



St. Croix. — The First Secretary of the Legation in Copenhagen, 

 Mr. C. T. Vaughan, states on the authority of M. Erik Scavenius that 

 when the island of St. Thomas suffered on November 18, 1867, the 

 neighbouring island, St. Croix, was left almost intact. 



St. Lucia. — The Administrator refers to the earthquakes of 

 January 11, 1839, which damaged buildings in Castries; that of 

 February 8, 1843 ; and, lastly, that of February 16, 1906, which also 

 did considerable damage in Castries. 



St. Thomas. — This island was badly shaken on August 2, 1837, and 

 again on November 18, 1867 (see St. Croix). 



St. Vincent. — The Agricultural Superintendent does not think that 

 St. Vincent has experienced any destructive earthquake since historic 

 times, and from an inspection of old forts and buildings he considers 

 this statement corroborated. Of course, there are many slight shocks. 



Tortola.— Commissioner Leslie Jarvis, after a careful and long 

 search among records of this Presidency, states that the only reference 

 to an earthquake which he has come across is that of November 18, 



1867. Reports on this earthquake will be found in Sir A. Eumbold's 

 despatch No. 83 of November 25, 1867, and in the diary of Mr. 

 G. H. A. Porter, Administrator in the Virgin Islands, an extract from 

 which is contained in despatch No. 96, December 23, 1867. This 

 earthquake also created great damage in St. Thomas, St. John's, and 

 St. Croix. It was accompanied by sea waves. Copies of these 

 despatches were enclosed. 



Trinidad. — Notes compiled by Mr. E. J. L. Guppy, M.A., late 

 Inspector of Schools, refer to shocks on September 20, 1825, July 10, 

 1863, and January 10, 1888. All of these created considerable damage. 

 Other shocks were noted on September 26, 1866, at 5.37 p.m. ; July 7, 



1868, 5.1 a.m. ; November 17, 1885, 6.55 a.m. ; May 7, 1886, 1.45 a.m. ; 

 May 17, 1886, 3.53 a.m. ; May 5, 1887, 3.39 p.m. ; January 10, 1888, 

 8.55 a.m. ; October 5, 1890, 2.31 a.m. ; November 20, 1890, 4.30 a.m. 

 The time for these minor shocks is local. 



Virgin Islands. — See St. Thomas, St. John's, and Tortola. 



Cuba. — The British Minister and Consul-General, Mr. Stephen 

 Leech, forwards a list of earthquakes, compiled by Mr. Consul Mason, 

 recorded at Santiago de Cuba. 



XII. Seismic Activity 1899-1903 inclusive. 



The earthquakes referred to in the following list are those which 

 have been recorded at stations all over the world, or at stations repre- 

 senting an area not less than that of Europe and Asia. Movements 

 which have only been noted in a single continent have not been con- 

 sidered. 



Although this catalogue may be used as a basis for many investiga- 

 tions, its main object is to show at a glance the regions in which 

 important reliefs of strain have, in and beneath the crust of the world, 

 taken place in recent years. The numbers given to the earthquakes 



