“Yesterday morning’”
Date
1-24-1812
Newspaper
Norfolk Ledger
Page and Column
Page 2, Column 2
Newspaper Location
Norfolk, Virginia
Serial Number
1080
Abstract
Report from Norfolk, Virginia for the January 23, 1812 earthquake. Time of quake was 9;30 am (local time) duration was 15 seconds, direction of the quake was from south to north. The effect was to violently agitate vessels in port and to shake violently most houses situated on wharves. It was also described as being more sensibly felt than the December 16, 1811 earthquake.
Transcript
FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24, 1812. Yesterday morning at half past nine, a very smart shock of an EARTHQUAKE was felt in this place and Portsmouth; its direction appeared to be from South to North, and its continuation about fifteen seconds. The effects of this convulsion were much more sensibly felt than those which happened about a month since. The shock was so violent as to agitate the vessels in the port, and the houses on the wharves were in most instances shaken violently.
Recommended Citation
"“Yesterday morning’”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 1047.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/1047
