“A correspondent in Mecklenburg county...”
Date
2-14-1812
Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 2
Newspaper Location
Raleigh, North Carolina
Serial Number
653
Abstract
Felt report for the for the January 23, 1812 earthquake in Mecklenburg County(Charlotte) Noted that it was sensibly felt there. Also felt report for the February 7, 1812 earthquake at Raleigh, North Carolina. Noted it was felt about 4:00 am in the morning. Report notes that Jamaica had recently felt earthquakes also.
Transcript
A correspondent in Mecklenburg county informs us that an Earthquake was very sensibly felt in that part of the country, about 9 o'clock on the morning of the 23d ult. This convulsion, it appears, has been as extensive and, in many places, as violent as that in December. Another shock was felt in this city about four o'clock, on Friday morning last. In Charleston, at the same hour, the concussion was much more violent than any other which had been felt in that city. These convulsions have not been confined to the continent-a late Jamaica paper notices their occurrence in that Island.
Recommended Citation
"“A correspondent in Mecklenburg county...”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 640.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/640
