“Yesterday...”

Date

1-22-1812

Newspaper

Western Intelligencer

Page and Column

Page 3, Column 3

Newspaper Location

Worthington, Ohio

Serial Number

1183

Abstract

Felt report for the January 23. 1812 earthquake for Worthington, Ohio. Notes that the time of the quake was ‘between the hours of eight and nine” am (local time). it was noted as being a rocking back and forth and duration of about a minute. Also notes that the earthquake of December 16, was felt near rivers and streams and scarcely noted north of Chillicothe but along rivers and streams. Good sight report.

Transcript

Yesterday, between the hours of eight and nine in the morning, an earth quake was very severely felt in this place.-The shock appeared to come from the west or south west, and was nothing more than a rocking of the earth to and fro, without any sudden concussion or jar, and is supposed to have continued about one minute. From the different accounts, received verbally and collected from news-papers, of those which happened two or three weeks ago, it would appear that the shocks had been much more severely felt near the banks of the rivers than in other places. A reason for this, however, we are not able to give, and that it was absolutely the case, we will not pretend to assert; but it appears that they were scarcely noticed north of Chillicothe, except along or near the banks of the largest streams.

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