CATALOGUE. 13 



A. D. 



1816. May 1st. — Penang. — Yery smart, passed to north-west : chiefly confined 



to the northern and central parts of island ; lasted 15 to 

 20 seconds ; felt at sea also. — Asiat. Jour., iii, 66. 

 „ September 12th. — Rungpctb. — Several shocks felt; last day severe. — Ibid., 



to 15th. 498. 



,, September 16th. — Madeas.— Sharp ; made every one sick: buildings struck 



4 a.m. with lightning. — Ibid., 498. 



„ May 26th. — Gungootei — Upper Valley of Ganges. — Two shocks. Rocks 



Between 10 and hurled in every direction from the peaks. Smartly felt in 



11 p.m. all parts of the mountains, as well as in the plains of 



North- Western Provinces. — Herbert, Asiat. Res., xiv, 98. 



„ May 27th Sf 28th. — Slight shocks recurred frequently. Huge landslips resulted ; 



one said to extend for half a mile, and to reach to summits 



of hills 4,000 feet high.— Ibid. 



„ July 11th. — Calcutta, &c. — Slight shocks. — Gamier, Meteorol, 118, 



quoted in Br. Ass. Catal. 

 „ August . — Madeas. — Ibid. 



1819. June 16th. — Cutch. — And over a large portion of Northern India. — 



6-45-50 p.m. This was one of the most severe and destructive earthquakes 



on record in India. The main focus of disturbance must 

 have been near Cutch, where the damage done was terrific. 

 Bhooj, the chief town, was reduced to ruins, 2,000 people 

 perishing ; shock lasted from 2 to 3 minutes with a heavy 

 appalling noise. At Ahmedabad, a city famous for its 

 noble architectural remains, spires of great mosque of 

 Sultan Ahmed were overthrown ; other mosques also de- 

 stroyed ; 500 people assembled for a wedding feast, all 

 perished in ruins. At Surat, motion heavy, but destruction 

 of buildings slight. At Broach, motion very heavy. At 

 Poonah, only slightly felt. The shock extended right 

 over the north of India ; was felt sharply at Sultanpur 

 in Oudh, Jaunpore, Chunar and Mirzapur, and at 

 Calcutta. 

 In Cutch, first shock at few minutes before 7 p.m. of 16th : 

 shocks continued of lesser intensity until 2Jth, when.it is 

 stated, the 'volcano called Denodur burst into action, 

 and the shocks ceased.' (Denodur, however, is not a 

 volcano). In the western portion, the town of Sindree 

 and adjoining country were inundated by a tremendous 

 rush from the ocean, and all submerged, the ground 

 sinking apparently about 14 feet. While to the north of 



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