“Extract of a letter from Kingston (Ja.) “
Date
12-30-1812
Newspaper
Virginia Herald
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 2
Newspaper Location
Fredricksburg, Virginia
Serial Number
1127
Abstract
Report of earthquake at Kingston, Jamaica on November 11, 1812. Damage reported as extensive.
Transcript
Extract of a letter from Kingston (Ja.) dated, November 11th, 1812. "It is with extreme horror that I have to inform you of a dreadful Earthquake here, about 9 or 10 minutes before 6 o'clock this morning. The bowels of the earth were disturbed, and the motion was much more perceptible than the late Earthquake at Carraccas, but did not continue so long a time. It only lasted about 40 seconds. The damage done in this town is very great, as almost every house is injured; and all the New Barracks and the inside walls of the Kingston church are destroyed. Several lives were lost.
Recommended Citation
"“Extract of a letter from Kingston (Ja.) “" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 1081.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/1081
