“And suddenly there was a great earthquake...”
Date
2-22-1812
Newspaper
Western Spy
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 3
Newspaper Location
Cincinnati, Ohio
Serial Number
535
Abstract
Felt report for Washington, D. C. February 7, 1812 earthquake. From the National Intelligencer.
Transcript
And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations, &c. were shaken.'--Yesterday morning about four o'clock, another smart shock of an Earthquake was felt in this city. Several persons of whom we have heard, were awaked from their sleep and much alarmed by it; in one instance part of the ceiling of a room was shaken down by it.-From the hour at which it occurred, it was not felt by many, and its duration, &c. differently described.
Recommended Citation
"“And suddenly there was a great earthquake...”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 526.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/526
