4<S 



GREAT EARTHQUAKE OF 1897. 



Date. 



Time. 



Dura- 

 tion. 



Severity. 



Remarks* 



Aug. 16 . 



23-5 



5 



s. 



Feeble 





>, 17 • 



io-35 



5 



» 



»i • 



Rumbling distinct. 





18-0 



5 



H 



>i • 



Time guessed. 





23-30 



1 



m. 



»« • 



Very feeble tremors for about 5 m. before and 

 after the shock. 



, 18 . 



6-15 



5 



s. 



11 







6-40 



8-0 



12-55 



5 

 



30 



»> 



M 







M 

 II 



Slight 



Premonitory rumbling distinct. After about 5 













s. there was a lull in the shocks and after this 













lull they came on more severely. 





13-0 



5 



»i 



Feeble 



From N.-N.-W. 





18-15 



10 



>» 



Slight 



Rumbling sound very plain. 





22-55 



30 



>> 



Feeble . 



Slight premonitory rumbling. 





23-5 



5 



>> 



Slight 



No rumbling jerks from N.-N.-W. 



• 



23-25 



5 



j> 



Feeble . 



Faint premonitory rumbling sound from W. 





23-40 



i£ 



m. 



Severe 



Faint premonitory rumbling. Some'of the wood- 

 work of the house began to creak and I got out 

 of bed ready to run out. Heard of no damage 

 done, but heavy landslips occurred above the 

 khud. 





n-45 



30 



s. 



Sharp , 



Faint premonitory rumbling. 



tt 19 



10-2 



5 



»> 



Feeble. 







18-10 



5 





, , . 



Rumbling sound from W. 





18-15 



2 or 



3," 



11 



Jerks from N.-N.-W- or N., but no rumbling. 





20-40 



5 



>> 



m • 







21-10 



5 



»» 



ji « 







23-10 



10 



11 



Slight 



Rumbling sound plainly heard. 



Two other shocks between this and 3 a.m. 























Time and duration not ascertained. 



„ 20 . 



6-15 



5 



II 



Feeble. 







8-25 



5 



II 



11 







I0-4O 



5 



II 



j> 







I3-30 



5 



II 



Slight. 





„ 21 



3-15 



H 



m. 



Severe 



Rumbling sound, plain. 













(There was another shock about equally severe a 

 short time before or after this, but it did not 

 rouse me sufficiently to take note of time 

 or duration.) 





10-50 



5 



s. 



Slight. * 



1 





I8-IO 



5 



a 



»» 





»> 22 • 



9-IO 



1 



m. 



Feeble. 







12-45 



5 



s. 



1* 







14-45 



15 



11 



S harp 



Premonitory sound very plain. 



M 23 . 



19-0 



10 



>» 



it 



Do. do. 





22-55 



5 



>) 



»> • 



Sound for about 10 s. before the shock. 



M 24 



18-0 



5 



11 



Slight. 







21-55 



5 



i> 



i) 





11 25 . 



12-5 



5 



>» 



>i • 



Premonitory sounds plain. 





12-25 



5 



11 



»» • 







13-5 



2 or 



3 „ 



Feeble 



Slight sounds. 





20-40 



2 or 



3 » 



Slight. 





„ 26 . 



13-50 



2 or 



3 •, 



Feeble. 







20-20 



2 or 3 „ 



Slight 



Rumbling sound heard before the shock arid 













seemed to come from N. 





22-25 



5 



11 



i» • 





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