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MIDDLEMISS : KANGRA EARTHQUAKE. 



Date. 



1906, Feb. 28th 



Time and details of shocks. 



Place. 



About 1 a.m., strong 1 prolonged 

 shock. Duration 1 min. 



l-0(?), very slight ; no damage. 

 1-0 (?), severe N. — S., no damage. 

 After 1-0 a.m., slight W.— E. 

 After 1-0 a.m., 8 sees, duration. 



E. — W. with gentle rocking. No 



damage. 



After 1 a.m., from E., some build- 

 ings have cracked. No serious loss. 

 Between 1 and 1-30 a.m., distinct 



tremor. 

 1-5 a.m., sharp, duration 5-6 seconds. 

 1-8 a.m., smart, N. — S., noticed by 

 all, 20 — 30 seconds duration ; 3 dis- 

 tinct movements. 

 1-10 a.m., severe. All rushed out of 

 houses. Panic and great noise in the 

 city. 

 1-10 a.m. Decided shock. Heavy 



rumblings, W. — E. 

 1-10 a.m., smart distinct oscillation. 



Roof creaked. 

 1-12 a.m., duration 6-7 seconds, S.— 



N. not very severe. 

 1-14 a.m., severe shock, direction 



N.— S. 

 1-14 a.m. 2 sharp shocks. Few sec-' 



onds duration. No damage. 

 1-14 a.m., severe. Direction N. — S. 



Damage slight, 

 1-15 a.m., smart. Nearly everyone 

 awakened. Many left beds or 

 houses. Rumbling noise. Punkah 

 frame swung fully 15 inches. 

 1-15 a.m., 8 seconds duration . 

 1-15 a.m., N. W.— S. E. No loss. 



Cracks in 2 or 3 buildings. 

 1-17 a.m., smart .... 

 1-18 a.m., slight. A quite noticeable 

 tremor. Small articles shook. Du- 

 ration 10 seconds. 

 1-19 a.m., fairly severe with slight 

 noise. N. — S. 4 or 5 oscillations. Du- 

 ration 1 min. Wall of Hindu tem- 

 ple cracked. 



All Kulu from Sutlej 

 to Manali, also at 

 Leh. 



Cherat. 



Amballa. 



Dehra Ismail Khan. 



Murree. 



Kangra. 

 Montgomery. 



Rohtak. 

 Mussoorie. 



Amballa. 



Agra. 



Jawalapur (about 20 



miles E. of Rurki). 

 Lahore. 



Chakrata. 



Dehra Dun. 



Simla. 



Rurki. 



Sialkot. 

 Palampur. 



Saharanpur. 

 Jaipur. 



Ludhiana. 



