“The Earthquake”
Date
1-30-1812
Newspaper
Virginia Argus
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 2
Newspaper Location
Richmond, Virginia
Serial Number
1056
Abstract
Felt report for the December 16, 1811 earthquake from Tennessee. Noted the force of the earthquake broke chimneys and made land on the Piney river subside. Account also notes January 23, 1812 earthquake being felt in Raleigh, North Carolina. Time of earthquake was 8:00 am( local time) duration was only a few seconds. Effect noted was that it was a slight shock.
Transcript
RALEIGH, (N. C.) January 24. THE EARTHQUAKE. A letter has been received in this city, from a gentleman of the first respectability in Tennessee, which states that the Earthquake, so generally felt on the 16th of December, was so violent in the vicinity of his residence that several chimnies were thrown down; and that eighteen or twenty acres of land on Piney river, had suddenly sunk so low, that the tops of the trees were on a level wit the surrounding earth. Four other shocks were experienced on the 17th, and one or more continued to occur every day to the 30th ult. the date of the letter. A slight shock of an Earthquake was felt in this city about 8 o'clock yesterday morning. It continued only a few seconds.
Recommended Citation
"“The Earthquake”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 1026.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/1026
