“Another Earthquake...”
Date
2-8-1812
Newspaper
Virginia Herald
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 1
Newspaper Location
Fredricksburg, Virginia
Serial Number
1098
Abstract
Felt report for the February 7, 1812 earthquake from Fredricksburg, Virginia. Three earthquakes were felt the first two were slight the third occurred at 4:05 am local time, duration was about 2 minutes, effect was considerably violent. Most inhabitants were awoken by the quake that shook their beds and rattled furniture. Direction of the quakes was north for the first shocks and south for the last one.
Transcript
ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE! Three distinct shocks of an earthquake were felt in this city, yesterday morning. The two first were slight, and perceived by but few. The third, which came on at 5 minutes past 1 o'clock, continued about two minutes with considerable violence. The night was perfectly calm, no sound accompanied the convulsion; yet most of the inhabitants were instantly roused from their slumbers by the tremulous motion of their beds; and the rattling of loose furniture. A gentleman who was awake through the whole, imagines, from the motion of his bed, that the first shocks came from the North, the last from the South.
Recommended Citation
"“Another Earthquake...”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 1065.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/1065
