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GREAT EARTHQUAKE OF 1897, 



Date. 



Oct. 5 

 6 



20 



24 

 27 



29 



30 



•> 3i 



Nov. 1 

 ,. 2 



7 



9 



10 



11 



12 



„ 13 

 » 17 



» 24 



M 25 



„ 26 



» 27 



28 



M 29 

 U 31 



Time. 



Dura- 

 tion. Seventy. 



21 5 



14 o 



15 3o 



22 30 



8 15 



14 15 



12 45 



M 30 



17 30 



7 o 



17 35 



8 IS 



20 30 



21 55 



22 10 



21 20 



22 15 

 22 40 



9 55 



21 o 



20 20 



21 o 



11 55 



12 35 



21 45 



6 16 



17 So 

 19 

 19 20 



22 20 



19 20 

 o 5 



25 25 



18 30 

 22 o 

 22 30 



o 10 



8 30 



22 30 



20 25 

 8 30 



12 45 



22 o 



5 45 



16 20 



17 4o 

 22 3S 

 20 40 



10 s. 



15 „ 

 10 „ 



S 

 lo 

 30 



1 

 40 

 40 



1 



10 



40 

 10 

 30 



3 

 15 



5 



5 



10 



10 



10 

 10 

 15 



5o 

 lo 

 40 

 30 

 30 



3o 

 50 



m. 

 s. 



m. 



s. 



40 „ 



I IT 



40 S, 



30 „ 



50 „ 



20 „ 



IO „ 



5 » 



20 „ 



15 » 



40 „ 



15 „ 



10 „ 



4° »» 



5 „ 



20 ., 



Remarks. 



Slight 



Slight 



Feeble 

 Smart 



Slight 

 Smart 



Feeble 

 Slight 

 Feeble 

 Smart 



Feeble 

 Smart 

 Feeble 



Slight 



Feeble 

 Slight 



Sharp 

 Slight 



Slight 

 Sharp 



Slight 

 Sharp 

 Feeble 



Slight 

 Feeble 



Slight 



Feeble 



Slight 



Feeble 



Preceded by a loud noise. 



A slight shock between 8 and 10 A.M. 



Preceded by a loud rumbling sound. 

 Sudden. No sound. 

 Sound before shock. 

 Do . do. 



No sound. 



Do. 

 Shock preceded sound. The latter (which was 



considerable) increased as the shock increased. 

 Feeble sound. 



Do. 

 Sound very plain. 

 A series of upwards jerks coming on suddenly 



without sound. 

 Distinct sound. 

 No sound. 

 Preceded by sound. 



Do. do. 



A loud rumbling like distant thunder, but no 



appreciable shock. 

 A loud rumbling sound accompanied it. 

 A rumbling noise without a shock. 

 Loud noise. 

 Slight sound. 

 No sound. 



Between 7 and u p.m. 2 slight shocks. 

 Slight sound. 

 Feeble sound. 

 Sound present. 



Do. (feeble). 



Do. (louder). 

 A loud rumbling for about 40 s. No shock. 

 Accompained by a loud rumbling sound. 

 No sound. Two shocks, first weaker and 



shorter, the other following quickly. 

 Slight sound. 

 Do. 



Preceded by a sound. 

 Preceded by a loud noise. 

 No sound. 

 Sound proceded it. 



Preceded by a distinct sound. 



No sound. 



Loud rumbling sound. 



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