“Cincinnati (O.) Dec. 16.”
Date
1-30-1812
Newspaper
Natchez Gazette
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 1 and 2
Newspaper Location
Natchez, Mississippi
Serial Number
469
Abstract
Report from Cincinnati, Ohio on the effect of the December 16, 1811 earthquake.
Transcript
CINCINNATI, (O.) Dec. 16. During the 12 hours, ending at 11 o'clock, A. M. of this day, our town has experienced several shocks of an Earthquake. The first and most considerable, as to force and time, occurred about 20 minutes after 2 o'clock. It shook the houses, rocked the furniture, opened several partition doors, that were fastened with falling latches, and threw down bricks from the tops of some chimnies. Its duration was computed by different persons, from 2 to 3 minutes. In about half an hour, this visitation was succeeded by another, less violent and considerably shorter. At 20 minutes past 7 o'clock, or in five hours from the first, a third shock was felt. It commenced gradually being strong enough to produce all the effects of the first, in a lesser degree and nearly subsided in about a minutes; when is was succeeded by a fourth, more violent than it,--but of only a few seconds duration. In 8 or 10 minutes a fifth followed, about as strong as the second. Between 10 and 11 o'clock, the 6th occurred, but was so slight as not to be generally observed. It is asserted by some, that 2 or 3 shocks were felt the preceding evening; but this, perhaps, is incorrect. It appears, from the observations of the bulk of our citizens, that no rumbling noise, in the air or in the earth, nor any flashes of light preceded or attended these vibrations, though the contrary is asserted by a few. It is certain that no unusual sound was heard before the third and fourth concussions.
Recommended Citation
"“Cincinnati (O.) Dec. 16.”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 461.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/461
