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sound ; but it was most destructive in the interior, where some 
houses were shaken down. But little damage was done on the 
coast; the sea was comparatively quiet and there was no tidal 
At Iquique lighter shocks followed with short intervals dur- 
ing the 24th and 25th, over forty distinct shocks being counted. 
A second heavy shock occurred at 8.80 P. M. of the 24th. 
an. 27. The harbor of Callao was greatly disturbed by a 
series of tidal waves. The heavy surf began about 3.30 A. M 
and continued during the day, causing great damage to the 
docks and sea-wall, inundating the English railroad station and 
resulting in some loss of life. The movement came from the 
north. 
Feb. 5. A shock at 11.20 a. m. at Flushing, N. Y., sufficient to 
break windows.—(U. 8. Weather Rev. 
Feb. 26.—A shock at 11.56 a. m. at San Francisco consisting of 
three vibrations N. to §., lasting five seconds.—(U. S. Weather 
Feb. 27. A severe earthquake occurred at 5 p. M. at Reyk- 
Javik and other places in the southwest part of Iceland. It was 
connected with a volcanic eruption which began the same night 
and continued for more than a month. The new voleanic open- 
ings, fourteen in number, were situated in the Raudaskal valley, 
about four miles northeast of Mt. He 
March 12. At 4 A.M. a severe shock at Columbus, Ky., 
causing the fall of a portion of the bank of the Mississippi. 
—————. The same day two shocks at Milford, Vt.—(U. 8. 
Weather Rey. eee 
March 17. Two sharp shocks at St. Thomas, Lower California. 
—(U. 8S. Weather Rev.) : 
March 18. A slight shock at 6.30 a. Mm. at Tacoma, Washington 
Ter.—(U. S. Weather Rev.) 
April —. “In the early part of the month,” an earthquake 
occurred at Manizales, United States of Columbia, overthrowing 
a church tower. 
April12. About 8.40 Pp. m. a destructive earthq ecurre 
at Cua in Venezuela. This was a town of about 3,000 inhab- 
itants, situated on the River Tuy, in N. lat. 10° 8’ 15” and W. 
long. 66° 55’ from Greenwich, the center of a flourishing agri- 
cultural district. The height above the Caribbean Sea is 232 
meters. The center of the town is situated on a small hill 
about 20 meters above the lower part. The hill is composed 
of gneiss, micaceous and chloritic schists, rising rather steep 
toward the W.S.W. It is surrounded by strata of clay and 
marl, covered by a deep stratum of alluvial soil, and resting on 
dark limestone and argillaceous schists. This upper town was 
