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1821. January 10th. — Travancore. — Slight shocks, less than a minute ; noise 



like the passage of a heavy carriage over a drawbridge, 

 Ibid., xii, 193. 

 „ August 13th. — Kaiea. — Lasted about a minute, said to be east and west. 



3 p.m. Damaun. — Felt also at Dam aun, and in Bombay Presidency. 



2-4,5 p.m. Ahmedabad. — Slight and tremulous ; lamps, &c, set in 



motion. — Asiat. Jour., xiii, 293, (1822). 



1822. January 29th. — Madeas, Chittoee, Velloee, &c. — Several shocks: very 



1 p.m. heavy rumbling noise ; broke up roofs, &c, said to be 



from south-east by south to north-west by north.— Ibid. 

 xiv, 370. 

 „ April 3rd. — Bengal. — Several shocks felt generally over Bengal, Cal- 

 10 p.m. cutta, Jessore (three distinct shocks, loud noise) ; Berham- 



pore (lasted 2 minutes, said to be north-north-west to 

 south-south-east) ; Comillah (said to be east and west, 

 people could not stand) ; Bhaugulpore, Gya (apparently 

 from north). — Ibid., siv, 493. 

 „ August 16th. — Calcutta. — Commenced with a rushing noise like a whirl- 

 6-30 p.m. wind ; walls of houses began to move from north to south ; 



became more violent; two shocks, second most severe, 

 whole lasting about 30 seconds. — Ibid., xv. 293, (1823). 



1823. February 9th.— Ceylon.— Felt at Kandy, Colombo, Eutnapura, Negumbo, 



1-15 p.m. &c, accompanied by subterranean noise like a cannonade. 



Felt also severely at sea by Ships Winchilsea and Orpheus. 

 The latter felt a second shock at 2-5, and a third about 

 3 p. m., very slight.— Edinb. Jour. Science, iv, 261, 264 ; 

 Quar. Jour. Roy. Inst., xvi, 174. 

 Madras. — The same earthquake, just noticed at Ceylon, was 

 felt at Madras, where it lasted only a few seconds; also at 

 the Nilghiri hills, Nagercoil, south Travancore, &c. ; ap- 

 peared to travel southwards, with a rumbling noise. At 

 Kotagherry (Nilghiri hills) there were two distinct shocks 

 with an interval of about two minutes. — Asiat. Jour., 

 xvi, 376, 482, (1823.) 



[N. B.— This shock is erroneously quoted in the Brit. Ass. Catalogue 

 (1854, p. 148), as occurring on March 9th, and as occurring in North 

 Eastern India.] 



„ March 2nd— Madeas and Ceylon.— Severe shocks felt at Travancore 20 

 minutes later than at Madras.— Arch. d. Dicouv., 1824, 

 210, quoted in Brit. Ass. Catal. 



n ,> 9th. — See above, February 9th. 



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