“Slight shocks from earthquakes... ‘
Date
1-18-1812
Newspaper
Lexington Kentucky Gazette
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 3
Newspaper Location
Lexington, Kentucky
Serial Number
232
Abstract
Short article notes that earthquakes are still being felt at Lexington as late as February 18, 1812. force of the shocks is not enough to wake people at night even though they have mostly occurred then.
Transcript
Slight shocks from Earthquakes, continue to be felt occasionally at this place. They have occurred generally during the night-but none of such violence as to awake those of the inhabitants that were asleep.
Recommended Citation
"“Slight shocks from earthquakes...
‘" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 225.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/225
