1877.] 



tliG Occurrence of Enrtli quakes in Assam. 



809 



Duration. 



A few seconds. 

 A few seconds. 

 2 minutes. 



E.xtcnt of damaf^e if any and general 

 Keniarks. 



Accompanied by a rumbling noise as of artillery waggons 

 going over stony ground, slight, but distinct. 



Preceded by tlie usual rumbling noise. Slight, but dis- 

 tinct, and felt by all. 



The first two shocks were violent, the subsequent shocks 

 were slight. No damage done. 



15 seconds. No damage caused. Shock felt by the whole Station. 



About 1 minute. Smart shock. 



10 seconds. No damage done. Shock distinctly perceptible. 



5 seconds. Four or five smart shocks. Severe enough to extinguish 



a " chinigh." 

 Not stated. There were two shocks, one about half a minute after the 



other. 



1\ minutes. Preceded by a rumbling noise. No damage done. 



1 minute. No damage done ; the shock was severe and continuous, 



in wavy motion, not in sharp short jerks, as in the 



bad earthquake of September 1875. 



Sibsagar, Lakhimpur, Khasi Hills or Naga Hills, 



2 seconds. 

 1 minute, 

 40 seconds, 



10 to 12 seconds. 



3 or 4 shocks. No damage done. 

 Violent shock, but no damage done. 

 Slight shock. 



Sharp shock. No damage done. 



