CATALOGUE. 27 



A. D. 



1842. June 16th. about 8 o'clock, at Chunar accompanied by a noise like 



— contd. tbat occasioned by tlie rapid flight of birds ; Jaunpur at 



balf past 8, three distinct vibrations were felt which passed 

 from west to east, but were unaccompanied by any noise ; 

 at Sultanpur, in Oudh, it was felt at 8-17 p. m., and the 

 soldiers' huts were much damaged. — Official Records. 

 „ February 4th.— Uppee Assam.— Recorded by Mr. Masters at Nazera.— Qffi- 



8. A.M. cial Records ; Jour. Asiat. Soc, Beng., xii, 907. 



„ February 19th.-~K.ABVL, Jellalabad, Peshawub, N.-W. India. — At Kabul 

 said to have lasted tbree minutes ; several shocks ; rocked 

 the fort in a frigbtful manner. At Jellalabad, at midday 

 lasting about a minute and a half, every one thrown down ; 

 bastions of fort, and walls and houses overthrown ; one- 

 third of town destroyed; fully one hundred shocks within 

 one month. At Peshawur very destructive ; " earth 

 trembled like an aspen leaf ;" several killed. At Ferozpur 

 6evere ; at Ludiana said to have been north to south ; 

 at Delhi not severe, appeared to consist of several distinct 

 undulations. The hot springs of Sonah, the temperature 

 of which is usually from 104° — 110° Faht., became on 

 the date of the earthquake as cold as the ordinary wells 

 of the country ; the amount of water diminished greatly, 

 and at times the springs were completely dry. These 

 appearances continued for 25 days, when the wells had 

 resumed their usual state. 

 The shock was scarcely felt at Saharunpoor ; was felt 

 slightly at Mussoori, and also at Shalkar on the border of 

 Little Thibet. Superficial area affected was at least 216,000 

 square miles; general course from west to east (erro- 

 neously given as east to west. — Jour. Asiat. Soc, Beng., 

 xii, 273), modified by local conditions. 

 Jellalabad was, so far as known, nearest the focus, and the 

 times reduced to Jellalabad time, at which the shock reached 

 other places noted, appear to have been as follows : — 



Approximate 





Period of 



Interval of 



distance in 





shock. 



time. 



degrees of 

 Long. 





h. m. s. 



h. m. s. 



O t 



Jellalabad . 



. 11 40 







Peshawur . 



. 11 41 12 



1 12 



1 12 



Ferozpur . 



. 11 48 40 



8 40 



4 0-5 



Delhi 



. 11 53 56 



13 56 



6 46 







( 189 ) 



