“Raleigh (N. C.) January 14”
Date
2-1-1812
Newspaper
Virginia Herald
Page and Column
Page 3, column 1 and 2.
Newspaper Location
Fredricksburg, Virginia
Serial Number
1093
Abstract
Felt report from Tennessee received at Raleigh, North Carolina describing damage from the December 16, 1811 earthquake at near his home in Tennessee. caused broken chimneys and a subsidence on the Piney River. Notes shocks felt every day up to December 30, 1811. Also notes earthquake of January 23, 1812 was felt slightly at 8:00 am( local time).
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 with 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 eight o'clock yesterday morning. It continued only a few seconds.
Recommended Citation
"“Raleigh (N. C.) January 14”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 1060.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/1060
