“Yesterday morning...”
Date
2-1-1812
Newspaper
National Intelligencer
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 4
Newspaper Location
Washington, D. C.
Serial Number
975
Abstract
Felt report from Norfolk, Virginia for the January 23, 1812 earthquake. Places felt Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia. Notes the time of the earthquake was 9;30 am (local time) and the effect was noted to be more violent than the December 16, 1811 earthquake. ‘the shock was so violent as to agitate the vessels in the port, and the houses on the wharves were in most instances shaken violently.”
Transcript
Norfolk, January 24. Yesterday morning at half past nine, a very smart shock of an-earthquake was felt in this place and Portsmouth; its direction appeared to be from south to north, and its continuation about fifteen seconds. The effects of this convulsion were much more sensibly felt than those which happened about a month since. The shock was so violent as to agitate the vessels in the port, and the houses on the wharves were in most instances shaken violently.
Recommended Citation
"“Yesterday morning...”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 948.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/948
