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May 3. — About 9 h two very light shocks (II) at Dover, Maine. 

 — J. M B. 



May 3. — 23 b 30 m , local time, a very light shock (III) at Olympia, 

 W. T. Light shocks continued until l h 30 m of the 4th.— U. S. 

 Weath. Rev. 



June 14. — 3 h 14 m , 120th meridian time, a moderate earth- 

 quake (V) occurred in southern California, reported at San 

 Buenaventura, Ventura County, and Los Angeles and Cahuenga, 

 Los Angeles County. At the former place two shocks, south to 

 north, were noted, lasting twenty seconds. At the last two 

 places the duration was two or three seconds and direction east- 

 west. It was sufficiently strong to awaken sleepers. 



June 25. — 20 h 30 m , a very light shock (III), north to south, at 

 Salinas, California. — U. 8. Weath. Rev. 



June 27.— 5 h 26 m , at Olympia, W. T., a light shock (IV), east 

 to west, with rumbling noise. — tl. S. Weath. Rev. 



July 9. — l h 20 m , at Santa Barbara, California, "five (moderate) 

 earthquake shocks (V) occurred between l h 20 m and 8 h 15 m , each 

 one of long duration and sufficient severity to awaken the greater 

 number of the inhabitants." — U. S. Weath. Rev. 



July 9. — A Norwegian bark which sailed northward from Acapulco, Mexico, 

 on this day, reported: " The first day out we felt three distinct earthquakes with 

 thunder and lightning." The distance is too great for this to be identical with 

 the last item. — Sacramento ( Cal.) Bee. 



July 16.— 22 h 15 m , a light shock (IV) at Princeton, Colusa 

 County, and Chico, Butte County, California. Windows rattled 

 and sleepers were awakened. 



July 23. — l h , at this time began an eruption of Cotopaxi in 

 Ecuador, causing an emission of lava with stones and ashes. The 

 explosions shook the earth to a considerable distance around, 

 rattling doors and windows. — Nature. 



July 23. — 12 k 25 m , a moderate earthquake (VI), preceded by 

 rumbling noise, was felt at San Jose, Santa Clara County, and 

 Centerville, Alameda County, California. At the former" place 

 the oscillations were east-west and duration three seconds. Clocks 

 were stopped and slight damage occurred to fragile wares in 

 stores. At Centerville the time was reported 12 h 20 m and direction 

 north-south. A very light preliminary shock (III) had been 

 noticed here at about 19 h of the previous evening. 



July 31 — 16 h 10 m , a strong earthquake (VII) was felt, north to 

 south, at Cloverdale, Sonoma County, California. The walls in 

 several houses were cracked. — San Francisco Chronicle. 



Aug. 13. — A light earthquake (IV) occurred in the Blue Ridge 

 Mountains in Wautega County, in the northwest corner of North 

 Carolina. It was accompanied by a noise resembling thunder, 

 and was also felt at Boone, ten miles from the mountains. 



