﻿10 C. G. jRockwood, Jr. — American Earthquakes. 



r, I ' ' „„' J- Two moderate shocks (V ?) at these hours at 



Geyser Springs, Sonoma County, Cal. — San Francisco Chronicle. 



Feb. 8. — A telegram from the City of Mexico states that on 

 this date strong earthquake shocks (VII?) were felt at Tequi 

 Sixtlan (?) and Niltepec in the State of Oaxaca, with the fall of 

 one house in the latter place. — U. S. Weath. Rev. 



Feb. 22. — 18 h 53 m , a very light shock (III) at Newcastle, Placer 

 County, Cal. — Sacramento ( Cal.) Bee. 



Feb. 25. — h 30 m , a slight rumble of earthquake at Huntingdon, Quebec. — 

 Meteorol. Serv. of Canada. 



Feb. 26. — The San Francisco Chronicle of this date says: " The earthquakes 

 still continue in the vicinity of Susanville. One shock recently, it is said, shook 

 down the curbing of a well in that town. The shocks appear to be local, as none 

 are felt one hundred miles from here." This locality is in Lassen County in the 

 extreme northeastern part of the State. 



March 8. — 20 h , a light earthquake (IV), with a heavy rumbling 

 sound, was felt in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, shortly after 20 h . 

 Buildings trembled and church services were interrupted. 



March 11.— 10 h 57 m , two very light shocks (III), and at ll h V m 

 a third at St. Johns, Quebec, " in a snow storm ;" felt also at 

 Waterloo, Quebec. 



March 18. — 12 h , a very light shock (III) a few minutes past 

 noon at Contoocook, N. EL, and vicinity. 



March 18. — 19 h 45 ra , a very light shock (III) at Point des 

 Monts, Quebec. — Meteorol. Serv. of Canada. 



March 23.— 20 h 22 m , loud rumbling of light earthquake (IV) at 

 Huntingdon, Quebec; "felt all over the country." — Meteorol. 

 Serv. of Canada. 



March 30. — 22 h 34 m , at Mendoza, in the Argentine Republic, 

 occurred three strong shocks (VI), lasting about eight seconds. 

 " They consisted in a slow movement of inclination toward the 

 west and a quick return to the east, and for thirty seconds after 

 the last shock a subterranean noise was heard like the rumbling 

 of a distant railway train." — La Nature. 



March 30.— 28 h 56 m , 120th meridian time, a strong shock (VI) 

 was felt in central California, extending from San Rafael, Marin 

 County, on the north, to Monterey, Salinas and Hollister on the 

 south. The time stated above is that given by the Signal Service 

 observer at San Francisco, where the direction was east-west. 

 At San Rafael the reported time was 23 b 30 m , and three shocks 

 were felt from the southwest, lasting twelve seconds and suffi- 

 cientty strong to stop clocks. At San Jose the reported time was 

 23 h 35 m , direction east-west. At Salinas and Monterey, at 23 h 45 m , 

 two distinct shocks sufficient to awaken sleepers. At Hollister 

 five distinct shocks during the night, the most severe at midnight, 

 by which several brick buildings were cracked and plaster fell. 



