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GREAT EARTHQUAKE OF 1897. 



IV. 



Record of the number of earthquake shocks felt at Maimansingh 

 from 12th June to ijih July, by Babu Subal Chandra Laho> 

 Meteorological Observer. 



The following statement has been communicated by the Meteorological Re- 

 porter to the Government of Bengal. Previous to the 17th July the Meteorological 

 Observer had only kept a record of the number of shocks felt, and not of the time, 

 duration, or nature. After that date these particulars were recorded and the 

 observations have been incorporated in the general list printed below : — 



July 



ine 



12, 



35 



shocks. 



*j 



13* 



25 



»» 



** 



I4» 



15 



•> 



»» 



15, 



8 



»» 



>» 



16, 



6 



>» 



»» 



I7» 



5 



*» 



»» 



iS, 



4 



i» 



»» 



19. 



10 



»» 



n 



20, 



3 



»> 



»» 



21, 



2 



r> 



» 



22, 



3 



t* 



it 



23, 



2 



»» 



** 



24, 



3 



»» 



.. 



25. 



3 



»♦ 



»♦ 



26, 



1 



;» 



» 



27. 



2 



», 



»» 



28, 



2 



» 



>» 



29, 



3 



>> 



»> 



30» 



3 



»» 



t, 



2 si 



locks 



2, 



4 



tt 



3, 



5 



t> 



4» 



3 



t* 



5, 



2 



a 



6, 



3 



t* 



7, 



2 



>r 



8, 



4 



»> 



9, 



3 



M 



»o, 



2 



»7 



II, 



3 



»» 



12, 



4 



»» 



13. 



2 



>» 



1 4, 



3 



»> 



15. 



4 



»» 



1*, 



2 



>» 



J 7, 



2 



f » 



V. 



Record of earthquakes felt at Shillong between the hours of g-10 

 p.m. of igthjune and 1-4$ a.m. of 21st June y and between 

 10-44 p.m. of 21st June and i -20 a.m. oj 22nd June; kept 

 by Mrs. J. W. Welsh. 



This record is interesting as the only detailed record kept in Shillong during- 

 the early days following on the earthquake, and serves to show their frequency 

 *rom 7 to 9 days later. The t : mes are local, Shillong time minutes 4 7 fast on 

 Madras time. 



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