188 MIDDLEMISS: KANGRA EARTHQUAKE. 



Gilgit. — Agency Surgeon. One shock, no trem. vibrations. Distinctly 

 felt. No damage. 



Gupis. — One shock distinctly felt. There was also the noise of big 

 stones falling from hills surrounding the station. No damage, no 

 anxiety. 



Gupka {3 miles E. of Srinagar). — Mr. M. Peychand, Director of 

 Agriculture, Kashmir State. Indoors first, afterwards jumped out of 

 doors. Three distinct shocks without stoppage of vibration. Interval 

 between first and second = 30 seconds. Interval between second and 

 third = 1 minute. The second shock was stronger than the first, and 

 the third was similar. Duration of shocks 3 minutes in all. Direction 

 S. E. — N. W. judging by movement of corners of walls rocking 2| inches. 

 No noise, but others heard report as of a big gun after the first shock 

 travelling N. W.— S. E. In his opinion it was the biggest shock since 

 1885 (there have been 8 to 10 shocks a year during this interval). 

 Plaster fell from upper story of house and earth from mud roof. Three 

 unimportant cracks in walls running S. W. — N. E. The rocking was 

 about twice every second. Whereas the 1885 earthquake brought down 

 plaster of all the rooms and put the outer walls out of plumb as 

 much as 3 inches, this time only a few pieces of plaster fell and the 

 walls do not appear to have bulged. 



Gurais. — Mr. L. H. Coombs, Telegraph Master. One shock. Duration 

 2 minutes. Direction W. — E. by shaking bed. Severe and distinctly 

 felt. No damage. 



Handwara. — Mirza Jalal Uddin, Tehsildar. One severe shock. Dura- 

 tion about 1 minutes. Then interval of 2 minutes. Then second shock 

 severe and of 1 minutes' duration. The shock so severely felt that a 

 man could remain standing only with difficulty. 



Islamabad.— Mr. A. L. Coverdale, CM. S. Hospital. Time 6-17 a.m. 

 at close of first severe shock by clock set with midday gun in Srinagar. 

 Two bicycles set in rests fell S. The house rocked violently. Trees 

 swayed to and fro. Walking was like on deck of a ship. Chimneys 

 were overturned. One fell N. W. 



Jammu. — (See p. 171.) 



