200 REPORT—1 896. 
resulted in the loss of about 30,000 lives, took place on June 15 at about 
8.30 p.m. Until July 11, when we learned that the destruction had taken 
place on June 15, the impression received from telegrams was that it 
occurred on June 17. We now know that the information derived from 
seismographs was correct, whilst that published as telegrams in our daily 
papers involved an error of two days. 
June 29 to July 4, 1896.—At about 11 p.m. on June 29 there was a 
violent shock in Cyprus, which was followed by a series of others. 
An alarming shock was felt at 8.25 a.m. on July 3, and others at noon, 
12.38 p.m., 2.52 p.m., and 3.22 p.m. 
On these days many small shocks were recorded at Shide. Assuming 
a difference in time between Cyprus and Greenwich of 2h. 12m., the above 
times and dates in G.M.T. are as follows, and are placed side by side with 
the observations made at Shide. 
Cyprus Shide 
Hi. M S. H. M. S. 
June 29. - 8 48 severe 9 02 26 continuing to 9 24 45) 
0 
July 2. 18 13 0 es 18 51 - 29 
De - 21 48 O moderate not recorded 
3 2 22 26 0 ” ” ” 
” Oe 0 40 0 ” ” ” 
sa 5 ie »>-1 100 , 99 99 
Tremors and Pulsations. 
In the following table the more or less continuous, regular, and 
irregular swingings or repeated tiltings which have been observed are 
Fig. 4.—Commencement and Growth of a Tremor Storm. 
10. P.M. ul. P.M. 
» ; 2: ee 
Ae TNY Bago dese c 
16 hers. 
arranged chronologically. The numbers in brackets indicate the range of 
motion expressed in millimetres. The first entry for August 18 means 
