“Earthquake”
Date
3-9-1812
Newspaper
Charleston Courier
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 1
Newspaper Location
Charleston, South Carolina
Serial Number
354
Abstract
Report from Frankfort, Kentucky for the February 7, 1812 earthquake. “About half after 3 o’clock A. M. on this day was felt in this place, another shock of an Earthquake, more violent and durable than any heretofore felt. This is the fifty third day since the first shock was felt, an immense number of vibrations have been perceived.”
Transcript
FRANKFORT, (KEN.) FEB. 7. Earthquake--About half after 3 o'clock, A. M. on this day was felt in this place, another shock of an Earthquake, more violent, and durable than any heretofore felt. This is the fifty third day since the first shock was felt, an immense number of vibrations have been perceived.
Recommended Citation
"“Earthquake”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 347.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/347
