“More of the Earthquake”
Date
1-7-1812
Newspaper
Lexington American Statesman
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 2
Newspaper Location
Lexington, Kentucky
Serial Number
218
Abstract
Article comprising felt reports for the December 16, 1811 earthquake from Raleigh, North Carolina, Clarksburg, Virginia(modern West Virginia) and Knoxville, Tennessee. Times noted for the earthquake were 2:00 at Clarksburg and Knoxville and 3:00 at Raleigh, all times local
Transcript
MORE OF THE EARTHQUAKE. RALEIGH, (N. C.) Dec. 20-On Monday morning several slight earthquakes were noticed in this city. The first, which was sensibly felt by all who were awake at the time, happened between 2 and 3 o'clock. Two others took place about 7 o'clock, but were not so distinctly felt, except by some of the members of the Assembly who were in the state-house, and were considerably alarmed by the shaking of the building. Clarksburg, Va. Dec. 16. A very severe shock of an Earthquake was sensibly felt in this place, about half past 2 o'clock this morning. Knoxville, (Ten.) Dec. 16. Earthquake.--About two o'clock this morning, this town experienced the shock of an earthquake, which lasted from three to five minutes, the rattling of the window glass and furniture in the rooms, was so great as to rouse every family in the town-A second shock succeeded in half an hour, which continued about half a minute.-Between sunrise and breakfast, three others, each of a few seconds duration, were felt. We have heard of no damage being done-at the end of the first and longest shock, there were in a direction due north, two flashes of light, (an interval of about a minute between them) much resembling distant lightning.
Recommended Citation
"“More of the Earthquake”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 211.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/211
