“Earthquake Again”
Date
2-1-1812
Newspaper
The Supporter
Page and Column
Page 2, Column 4
Newspaper Location
Chillicothe, Ohio
Serial Number
565
Abstract
Felt report for the January 23, 1812 earthquake at Chillicothe, Ohio. Notes that the earthquake was “severely felt” it was accompanied by a rumbling noise at Washington, Kentucky and Marietta, Ohio. Quotes damage at Louisville from the Courier that chimneys were broken and glasses thrown from tables. More detailed report on the January 23 earthquake.
Transcript
EARTHQUAKE AGAIN. On Monday last another slight trembling of the earth was felt at this place. These frequent concussions have caused very considerable alarm in the town and neighbourhood; and are considered, by many, to forebode some awful calamity. The shock which was so severely felt here, on the 23d ult. has, we believe, been so extensively felt as those on the 16th and 17th of December. At Marietta and Washington (Ky.) it was accompanied by a rumbling noise. The Courier, printed at Louisville, (Ky.) states, that 'several chimnies were broken off, the clocks stopped, glasses thrown off the tables, & it is said, by some, that fissures, in the ground, several yards long, and an inch and an half wide, were discovered in the street, near the market-house.'
Recommended Citation
"“Earthquake Again”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 553.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/553
