“Another Earthquake”
Date
5-16-1812
Newspaper
Lexington American Statesman
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 3
Newspaper Location
Lexington, Kentucky
Serial Number
196
Abstract
Felt report from Richmond Virginia for an aftershock felt on a Wednesday at around 4:00 am possibly on May 6, or May 13 1812. Effects note were shaking beds, noise like thunder, and people being awakened. “Pendulous bodies” swayed from the effect of the shock. Article notes that the quake must have been far away and that they were fortunate in contrast to the recent South American earthquakes
Transcript
ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE. A few minutes before 4 o'clock, on Wednesday morning an Earthquake was distinctly felt and heard by several persons in and near the city of Richmond. The sound was like the rumbling of distant thunder. Pendulous bodies swung; beds were shaken and several roused from their slumbers.-How fortunate are we that we are so far removed from the scene of convulsion-and saved from the frightful disaster which is said to have laid the wretched Carraccas in ruins. Enq.
Recommended Citation
"“Another Earthquake”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 189.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/189
