“And suddenly there was a great Earthquake...”
Date
2-17-1812
Newspaper
Boston Independent Chronicle
Page and Column
Page 2, Column 1
Newspaper Location
Boston, Massachusetts
Serial Number
171
Abstract
Account of February 5, 1812 earthquake at Washington. D. C. at 12:30 am. Not the February 7, 1812 earthquake
Transcript
From the National Intelligencer of Saturday, Feb. 6. "And suddenly there was a great Earthquake, so that, the foundations, &c. were shaken." Yesterday morning about 4 o'clock, another smart shock of an earthquake was felt in this city. Several persons of whom we have heard, were awaked from their sleep and much alarmed by it; in one instance a part of the ceiling of a room was shaken down by it.-From the hour at which it occurred, it was not felt by many, and its duration, &c. differently described.
Recommended Citation
"“And suddenly there was a great Earthquake...”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 166.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/166
