“Two or three shocks of and earthquake...”
Date
1-2-1812
Newspaper
Boston Independent Chronicle
Page and Column
Page 2, Column 3
Newspaper Location
Boston, Massachusetts
Serial Number
160
Abstract
Brief report stating that the December 16, 1811 earthquake was felt in Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina, Raleigh North Carolina, Richmond, Alexandria and Norfolk, Virginia, Georgetown, Maryland, and Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
Transcript
Two or three shocks of an Earthquake, Have been felt in Charleston, and Columbia, S. Carolina; at Raleigh, (N. C.); in Richmond, Norfolk, and Alexandria, (Vir.); Georgetown, (Md.); Philadelphia, &c. &c. The houses shook sensibly in some places, and the Church bells in Charleston rang so that some supposed there was a fire.
Recommended Citation
"“Two or three shocks of and earthquake...”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 155.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/155
