208 



REPORT — 1898. 



No. 113, June 30, 1897. 



Shide .4 



Nicolaiew 3 



H. M. 



39 



GO 



Not recorded in Italy. 



No. 114, Juue 30, 1897. 



n. 



Shide 15 



In Italy about 14 



M. 







50 



Origin Epirus. 



No. 115, July 17, 1897. 



Sliide . 

 Nicolaiew 



H. 



7 

 7 



M. 



57 



48 



s. 



:;3 







Not recorded in Italy. 



JVo. 116, July 21,1897. 



•A-lso noted at other stations in Italy. 



No. 117, July 22, 1897. 



Origin Japan : 



Shide before 

 Rocca di Papa 

 Catania 

 Nicolaiew 

 Tokio 



H. M. S. 



11 20 



11 26 (maximum) 



9 4 58 (exact commencement lost) 



9 52 



9 31 44 Duration 4 mins. 34 sees. 



No. 118, August 2, 1897, 



Slow movement. 



Shide 

 Catania . 

 Nicolaiew 



H. 



15 

 15 

 15 



M. 



46 







29 



39 ] All small, and it is likely that 

 1 7 I the records refer to difi erent 

 J shocks. 



No. 119, August 5, 1897. 



This earthquake was felt over the whole of Japan, from Nemuro, in the 

 north-east, to Nagasaki, more than 1,000 geographical mUes distant, in 

 the south-west. The following notes taken from the ' Japan "Weekly Mail ' 

 of Saturday, August 7, give the times at which movements were observed 

 at different towns lying between the above-mentioned places. These times- 

 are expressed as Japan mean time, which is exactly nine hours in advance 

 of Greenwich mean time. 



The earthquake of Thursday morning was of very long duration, but 

 fortunately, owing to its gentleness, no damage was done. Starting at 

 9 hrs. 11 mins. 56 sees. A.M., the motion continued for 7 mins. 59 sees., 

 the vibrations moving from E. to W. Four minor shocks were felt at 

 9.23, 10, and 11.31 o'clock the same morning. 



