﻿C. G. Rockioood, Jr. — American Earthquakes. 9 



Jan. 3. — About 2 h a very light shock (III), lasting about five 

 seconds, occurred at Laconia, N. H. 



Jan. 4. — 6 h 6 m , a light earthquake (IV) occurred at Peekskill, 

 Sing Sing, Tarrytown and other places along the lower Hudson. 

 It was accompanied by a rumbling sound and was strong enough 

 to shake windows, etc., but owing to the early hour it was not gen- 

 erally noticed, as it was not strong enough generally to awaken 

 sleepers. 



Jan. 15. — 4 h 10 m , a very light shock (III) at Shsefterstown, Pa. 

 — Philadelphia Record. 



Jan. 18.— About 5 h 30 m or 5 h 45 m , a very light shock (II) at 

 Garrettsville, Portage County, Ohio. — U. 8. Weath. Rev. 



Jan. 26. — l h 33 m , 120th meridian time, a moderate earthquake 

 (V) occurred in central California from San Francisco northward 

 to Xapa and Petaluma, that is, over a distance of about forty 

 miles north and south. At San Francisco the duration was ten 

 seconds, direction east-west. At San Rafael, time l h 38 m , direc- 

 tion east-west. At Oakland, time l h 30 m , direction northeast to 

 southwest or west, accompanied by a rumbling noise. The time 

 adopted above is that given by the U. S. Signal Service observer 

 at San Francisco. At 20 h 56 m another lighter shock (IV) was felt 

 in the same district, in regard to which the San Francisco Signal 

 Service observer says : " It began with a slight tremulous motion, 

 which gradually increased in violence and terminated in a quick 

 sharp shock of three seconds' duration." 



Jan. 27. — 4 h , "a severe and prolonged shock (V?) was felt at 

 Valparaiso."— Nature. 



Jan. 30.— 21 h 38 m , 120th meridian time, a very light shock (III) 

 at Sacramento, Cal., lasting several seconds, direction northeast 

 to southwest. — U. IS. Weath. Rev. 



Jan. 31. — 5 h 5 m , a very light shock (III), with a rumbling sound 

 like distant thunder, was felt in Cortlandt, Yorktown and other 

 places in the northern part of Westchester County, New York. — 

 N. Y. Tribune. 



Feb. 2.— 7 h 10 ra , a very light earthquake (III) was felt at 

 Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia, with a sound like the rum- 

 bling of distant thunder, which seemed to come from the north- 

 west. Apparently it was confined to the immediate vicinity of 

 Wytheville, as inquiries by circular to adjoining counties brought 

 replies from Marion, Smyth County, southwest ; Rural Retreat, 

 Wythe County, and Independence, Grayson County, south ; Hills- 

 ville, Carroll County, southeast; Pulaski Station, Pulaski County, 

 northeast ; and Bland Court House, Bland County, north, at none 

 of which places was it felt. 



Feb. 3. — h 20 m , a rumbling of earthquake at Huntingdon, Quebec. — Meteorol. 

 Serv. of Canada. 



