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GREAT EARTHQUAKE OF 1 897. 



Date. 



July 28 



» 3o 



» 3i 



Aug. 1 



18 



19 



21 



23 



24 

 26 



i» 27 



» 28 

 » 29 

 » 3i 



Sept. 2 



Time. 



20 40 

 16 50 



20 40 



12 30 



13 10 



22 50 



21 30 

 7 o 



9 o 

 13 10 

 18 40 



Dura- 

 tion. 



Severity. 



17 50 



9 10 



8 30 



o 35 



45 

 45 

 3o 



10 35 



12 45 

 «6 45 



6 30 



n 45 



6" o 



13 35 

 22 30 



6 30 



20 50 

 20 55 

 3 be- 

 tween 7 

 and 8 



14 40 



15 20 

 22 o 

 22 30 



6 30 



2 O 



IO 

 10 



3 

 1 



10 



s. 



j» 



m. 



s. 



5 

 10 



20 



5 

 10 



20 

 10 

 20 

 40 

 25 

 30 

 40 

 20 



15 



10 



1 



Io 



m. 

 s. 



Feeble 

 Slight 



Feeble 



Sharp 



Slight 



Feeble 

 Very feeble 

 Slight 



>} • 



Sharp 

 Slight 



Do. 



Slight 

 Feeble 

 Slight 



Feeble 

 Slight 



>> 

 Smart 

 Slight 



10 

 5 



10 



10 

 5 

 5 



10 



'5 



20 



15 



5 



» 



Slight 

 Feeble 



5 

 5 





Smart 



Slight 



Feeble 



Slight 



Feeble 

 Slight 

 Smart 



Remarks. 



Between 7-30 and 9 A.m. a slight shock was felt 



for about 10 seconds. No sound. 

 No sound. 

 No sound. Was told that a feeble short shock 



occurred a few seconds before this one, but did 



not feel it myself. 

 No sound. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Rumbling noises were heard several times during 



the day, but 1 thought at the time that they 



were due to distant thunder. 

 Accompanied by a long rumbling sound similar 



to those heard several times during the day. 

 About 5 a.m. a slight shock was felt. 

 No sound. 



Do. 

 A shock about mid-day. 



Dp. „ 7 P.M. 



Feeble sound. 

 No sound. 

 Accompanied by a rumbling sound, "which came 



on suddenly. 



Preceded by a sound for about 40 s. 

 Preceded by a feeble sound. 

 Accompanied by a feeble rumbling sound. 



Do. do. 



Hardly any sound. 



No sound. 



Slight scund. 



Preceded by a sound. 



Thought I felt a shock about 3 or 4 A.M. 



No sound. 



Do. 

 Accompanied by a sound. 



Do. do. 



Do. 



do. 



No. sound. 



Do. 

 Preceded by a slight sound. 



Do. do. 



No sound. 

 Slight sound. 



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