“Extract to the Editors...”
Date
2-12-1812
Newspaper
Liberty Hall
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 3
Newspaper Location
Cincinnati, Ohio
Serial Number
498
Abstract
Felt report for the February 7, 1812 earthquake at Augusta, Kentucky. Town is approximately 70 miles east of Cincinnati on the Ohio river. Note the earthquake was stronger that the December 16, 1811 earthquake. They were described as perpendicular shocks that started at 3 :20 am and lasted for 3 minutes.
Transcript
EXTRACT TO THE EDITORS-DATED. Augusta, (Ky.) Feb. 7th 1812. "GENTLEMEN-This morning we have experienced a very severe shock of an earthquake, at 20 minutes past three o'clock: The vibrations continued three minutes, and appeared to come from the north-west; they came in quick succession, so that we perceptibly felt three perpendicular shocks more severe than the other vibrations-these were much more severe than those of the 16th Dec. or the 23d ultimo."
Recommended Citation
"“Extract to the Editors...”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 490.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/490
