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VI. Some Account of an Earthquake felt in the Northern Part 
of England. In a Letter from Samuel More, Efq. to Sir 
Jofeph Banks, Bart. P . R. S. 
Read December 7, 17S6. 
SIR, Caftle-Head, Lancafliire, Auguft 22, 1786k 
I TAKE the liberty of addrefiing this to you, to give you 
information, and furnifhyou with all the particulars I have 
been able to collect, relative to a fhock of an earthquake felt in 
this part of the kingdom on Friday, the 11th inftant, about 
two oVlock in the morning ; fome fay it was a little before that 
hour, others a little after, owing probably to the difference of 
the clocks. 
I was at that time in the houfe of a miner at Aulilone-Moor 
in Cumberland, but perceived no fhock ; nor do I believe it 
was felt in that neighbourhood, as no mention was made of it 
by any of the miners I Converfed with during the courfe of 
the day; but, on my arrival at Penrith in the evening, every 
one there fpoke of it as having been fenfibly felt in that town. 
The next day, purluing my journey, I was informed it had been 
felt along the banks of Ulfwater, in Patterdale, at Amblefide, 
along the fide of Winander Meer, and particularly at the houfe 
in the ifland on that lake, the property of Mr. Christian. At 
the place where I am now writing, the Lady of the houfe, and 
fome of the fervants, were awakened by it, and deferibe it as 
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