Our Record of Canadian Earthquakes. 



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this journal, or to the Meteorological Office at Toronto or 

 the Geological Survey, Ottawa, would probably be recorded. 

 Even if published in any local newspaper, it will be likely 

 to reach persons interested in the subject. 



As to the causes and general phenomena of earthquakes, 

 and the best methods of observing them, reference may be 

 made to the excellent little work of Milne on " Earthquakes 

 and other Earth-movements," (International Scientific 

 Series.) 



The following record, consisting largely of reports to the 

 Meteorological office, Toronto, kindly furnished by Prof. 

 McLeod, of McGill College Observatory, is appended, as 

 containing many additional notices of slight and local shocks 

 between 1883 and 1894. 



Statement of 



Earthquake Shocks felt in Canada. 



Year. 



Month & 

 Day. 



Place. 



1884. 



March 18. 



St. John, Nfld., Trinity Bay, Harbor Grace, 

 Heart's Content, Bay Robert and Holy wood 

 at 1.30 to 1.45 p.m, movement north to south. 





Feby. 16. 



Point des Monts, 9 a.m. 





Sept. 19. 



London, Ont, 3.21 p.m. 





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Dresden. Ont., 3.20 p m. 





Oct. 24. 



Huntingdon, Que., 9 am. 





Nov. 21. 



Point des Monts, two shocks, 6.30 p.m. and 

 during night. 





" 22 . 



Shock felt between St. Flavie and Gaspe" last 

 night, lasting 45 to 50 seconds. 



1885. 



April 26. 



Point des Monts, 5.30 a.m. 





Feby. 3. 



Huntingdon, 0.20 a.m. 





" 25. 



do 0.30 p.m. 



1.886. 



Feby. 13. 



Port Hope, Ont. 





March 16. 



Victoria, B.C., 0.35 p.m. 





" 21. 



Point des Monts, 5 p.m 





May 16. 



do 10.25 a.m. 





" 18. 



do 2.30 p.m., strong. 





Aug. 12. 



St. Marguerite, St. Adele, St. Sauveur, shock 

 early in morning, lasting over six minutes- 





19. 



Cooksville, Ont, 3 a.m., shock felt along banks 

 of Credit River. 





" 31 . 



Toronto, London, St. Catharines, and Petrolia, 

 shocks felt at 9.45 a.m. 





Oct. 14. 



Sydney, N.S., 10.30 p.m., lasting ten seconds. 





27. 



Point des Monts, slight shock. 





Sept. 2. 



St. Catharines, Petrolia, Ont. ' 



There is no record oi" a shock at Montreal in 1886. 



