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and Hurry hur on the South. The intensity would appear to have been 

 greater at the intermediate point, Bellary, than at any other, leading 

 to the inference that this place was nearer to the focus of the shock 

 than the other stations at which observations were made. The general 

 direction of the shock was evidently parallel to that of the Western 

 Ghauts, namely from South- West to North- East. A peculiar state of the 

 atmosphere was observed at four of the five stations where the shock was 

 felt ; an oppressive closeness of the air and great heat preceded the 

 shock, and after it passed, a change was experienced at Hurryhur by 

 rain. 



Earthquake of the 6th April, 1843. — This shock was experienced in 

 various parts of Assam. The following extracts give details : 



Extract from the " Friend of India :" — " A letter from Sibsagur, 

 dated April 7th, says, a very singular meteoric appearance was 

 observed here a few evenings since. It occurred a little before 9 

 o'clock on the evening of the 4th; a very brilliant light suddenly 

 illuminated the whole atmosphere, and on looking up a large cluster 

 of falling stars was seen rapidly descending towards the East in an 

 oblique direction. These disappeared in a few seconds, and about 

 a minute afterwards a loud report was heard resembling that of cannon, 

 resulting doubtless from explosion of the luminous mass. The report 

 was also heard at Jaipore. Last evening at half-past 8, we had several 

 very severe shocks of an Earthquake ; the vibrations lasted for about 

 five minutes. Another slight shock was felt at a quarter-past 1 o'clock 

 this morning." 



The following extract from Captain Hannay's Journal, kindly com- 

 municated to me by Mr. Piddington, gives an account of the shocks as 

 experienced at Debrooghur : — " After a very hot day and close sultry 

 evening, a severe shock of an Earthquake at Debrooghur, lasted several 

 minutes. The motion, however, was only trembling ; affecting those 

 houses which had posts built up by walls. Direction appeared to be 

 from W. to S. W. 



" April 7th. — Slight shocks at Debrooghur at midnight. Both these 

 Earthquakes felt at Sibsagur, Jeypore, and all over Upper Assam." 



At Jeypore the shock is thus described, under date 7th April : 



" Last night, nine or ten minutes past 8, we felt a smart shock of an 

 Earthquake, and in four or five minutes more, another shock more severe 

 than the first, and which lasted, I should think, full two minutes. The 



