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GREAT EARTHQUAKE OF 1897. 



VIL 



List of earthquake shocks observed during tour by 

 Mr. T. D. LaTouche. 



(Times are all local.) 



Place. 



Dhubri 

 Goalpara 



Gauhati 

 Nungpo 



Shillong 



Date. Time. 



25-6-97 

 29-6-97 



30-6-97 



4-7-97 

 6-7-97 



14-7-97 



( 10 ) 



21-11 

 3-o 



4-34 



4-39 



8-47 



12-29 



12-54-30 



13-32 



14-0 



14-33 



14-38 



14-45 

 15-24 



15-46 



15-47 



15-57-30 



18-19 



19-27 



21-59 



22-49 



5-7-30 



5-26 



7-9-30 



7-40 



8-53 



9-24 



10-21 



10-48-30 



12-26 



13-13-30 



13-40 



13-54 



14-33 



14-40 



16-11-30 



16-1 



16-10 



16-24-30 



16-34 



16-54 



J7-36" 



3-45 



12-7-30 



14-28 

 15-53 



Remarks. 



Accompanied by low booming sound apparently coming 

 from south. 



Accompanied by much noise. 



Lead pencil set up as a seismoscope fell towards N 34°E. 



Pencil fell to S 20°W. 



Lasted about 15 seconds. 

 Preceded by low booming sound. 



Accompanied by low booming sound* 



No noise accompanied the shock. 



\ 



Accompanied by low booming sound, 



Lasted about 15 seconds. No noise perceptible. 

 Appeared to pass from south to north. No sound accom- 

 panying. 

 Preceded by booming sound from south. 

 No sound accompanying shock, but one was heard. 30 

 seconds later. 



