“Earthquake”
Date
2-22-1812
Newspaper
Louisiana Gazette
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 3.
Serial Number
4
Abstract
Report from New Orleans that the December 16. 1811 earthquake was not felt there. It mentions that the earthquake was felt at Ft. Stoddert in Alabama. The report thinks that the earthquake was not felt there because they thought that New Orleans was on a island.
Transcript
EARTHQUAKE. New Orleans, December 26. A letter from Fort Stoddert mentions, that on the morning of the 16th past, two shocks of an earthquake had been felt. This is precisely, the time it was felt at Natchez. It is evident that our being on an island and being on the water, prevented us from feeling part of the shocks.
Recommended Citation
"“Earthquake”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 4.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/4
