16 OLDHAM: CATALOGUE OP INDIAN EARTHQUAKES. 



A.D. 



1823. April 3rd. — Calcutta. — Shocks from north to south, and vice versa, np 



10 p.m. to 10 o'clock. — Gamier, Meteorol., p. 137, in Brit. Ass., 



Catal. 



„ April 22nd. — Penang. — Two shocks. — Asiat. Jour, xvii, p. 137, (1824). 



5-3 A.M. 



„ November 26th. — Calcutta. — A shock, rather sharp, accompanied by subter- 

 12-10 Noon. ranean noises. — Ibid., p. 518. 



1825 January 3rd. — Gowhattt. — From eastward. — Ibid., xx, 88, (1825). 

 12 Noon. 

 „ January 5th. — Mymensing. — Two shocks: first at 7 p.m., second at mid- 



7 p.m. night. — Ibid. 



„ January 8th.— Mymensing. — Gentle at first, severe afterwards: ap- 

 parently from the north. — Ibid. 

 n „ 8th. — Comillah. — Four shocks, last rather severe : apparently 



6-50 P.M. from the north-east. — Ibid., xix, 839. 



„ 6-46 p.m. Lucknow. — Shock felt at 6-46 p.m. 



„ March 22nd. — Delhi. — Sharp, with loud rumbling noise ; appeared to go 

 12-35 p.m. towards the south-west. — Ibid., xx, 452. 



1826. October 29th. — Nepal, &c. — First great shock followed by eight minor 



2 a.m. vibrations ; first vertical ; others came from south to north. 



In Katmandu several houses fell, also temple near city. 

 At Patun fourteen houses fell. Smaller shocks succeed- 

 ed.— -Mid., xxiii, 672, (1827.) 



1827. January ^/j.— Vizagapatam.— Sharp shocks, apparently from the sea ; 



5 p.m. shocks lasted only a few seconds, but the undulation con- 



tinued for some time. — Ibid., xxiii, 864, (1827.) 

 „ January 19th. — Calcutta.— Said to be west-south-west and east-north-east ; 



11-22-19. felt also at Burdwan. — Ibid., xxiii, 855. 



„ Middle of —Calcutta.— An earthquake. — Brit. Ass. Catal., 1854, 179. 



month. Probably the same as the last mentioned. 



„ April 11th. — Kabul. — Slight. — Masson, Beloochistan, Sfc, iii, 8. 



J5 19th. — Kabul — Yery smart. " It is considered correct and deferen- 



tial to the will of Heaven to sit tranquil during their 

 occurrence." — Ibid. 

 „ September, before — Lahore, &c. — Fort Kolitaran, near city, destroyed ; about 

 the 26th. 1,000 perished in ruins. A hill shaken down, which fall- 



ing into river Rowee (? Eavee) produced an inundation of 

 lOOcoss of lands. — Brit. Ass. Catal., 1854, 1S3, quoting 

 Madras Gazette.—? Asiat. Jour., xxv, 377, (1828.) 

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