“Earthquakes”
Date
3-9-1812
Newspaper
Charleston Courier
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 1
Newspaper Location
Charleston, South Carolina
Serial Number
355
Abstract
Felt report for the February 7, 1812 earthquake at Lexington, Kentucky. Also for Louisville and Frankfort. “Between the hours of 3 and 4 in the morning of Friday last, a shock of an earthquake was felt in this place, much more violent and alarming than any which has heretofore been experienced. It was also of greater duration, and accompanied with a rumbling noise and flashes of light from the North West. The bricks of the houses were, in some places removed from their positions. The buildings were violently agitated, and the wall, are known in some instances to have been cracked. At Louisville the gable ends of houses have tumbled down, and in Frankfort we hear that the penitentiary has partially suffered.”
Transcript
LEXINGTON, (KEN) FEB. 11. Earthquakes.--Between the hours of 3 and 4 on the morning of Friday last, a shock of an earthquake was felt in this place, much more violent and alarming than any which has hitherto been experienced. It was also of greater duration, and accompanied with a rumbling noise and flashes of light from the North - West. The bricks on the houses were, in some places, removed from their positions. The buildings were violently agitated, and the walls, are known in some instances, to have been cracked. At Louisville, the gable ends of houses have tumbled down, and at Frankfort, we hear that the penitentiary has partially suffered.
Recommended Citation
"“Earthquakes”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 348.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/348
