“Earthquake”
Date
2-10-1812
Newspaper
Charleston Courier
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 2
Newspaper Location
Charleston, South Carolina
Serial Number
334
Abstract
Felt report for the February 7, 1812 earthquake from Georgetown, South Carolina. Time of the first shock was “about 4 o’clock.” Effect was to awake people from the beds. Windows clattered and buildings creaked. People could not keep their feet and were nauseous. Another effect was a light appeared in the sky the night before the quake. The report notes that a similar light was seen the night before the December 16, 1811 earthquake
Transcript
Earthquake!--A shock far more severe than any hitherto experienced, was felt in this place yesterday morning about 4 o'clock. The inhabitants were generally awakened by the shaking of their Beds, clattering of windows and cracking of houses. The earth assumed a vibratory or undulating motion. Many who leapt from their beds found it almost impossible to keep their feet. Numbers experienced a nausea of the stomack. A rumbling noise was heard to precede the shock. A considerable light resembling the tail of a comet was visible in the west on the evening preceding. A similar light was observed on the evening of the 15th of December.--Georgetown Gazette, Feb. 8
Recommended Citation
"“Earthquake”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 327.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/327
