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and but flightly (hook the houfes. This Earthquake 
laftejd but three minutes. On the fame day, at the fame 
hour, and with the fame circumflances, this Earth- 
quake was felt at Fort Czagirfk, and at the Redoubt 
of Inefk, both on the Line of Koliwan, but with 
this difference, that not only the houfes, but alfo the 
baflions, and even the timber tower at Czagirfk, 
were fhaken, but no damage enfued. 
Fort Ufl Kamenogorfki, fituated at the Southern 
extremity of the Line of Irtifch, and on the 
Eaflern bank of that river. Nov. 30. 1761. 
The day before yeflerday, between 7 and 8 in the 
evening, was heard a fubterranean roaring noife, like 
that of a very violent ftorm : and foon after were felt 
fuch violent fhocks of an Earthquake, for the fpace 
of about 20 minutes, that feveral wooden houfes 
were removed from their places : and the green turfs, 
that the roofs are covered with, were cracked and 
dropped off. Water, that flood in pails and other 
wooden veffels, was fpilt on the ground. The rum- 
bling noife was diflindlly obferved to come from the 
Eafl, and to extend toward the North. The fame 
thing was likewife obferved in all the fortines and 
redoubts dependent on Fort Ufl Kamenogorfki, fitu- 
ated lower down the banks of the Irtifch. 
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