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The East Anglian Earthquake.
Ruthen Castle partly destroyed; bell in Denbigh market-
house sounded twice, and several chimneys thrown down.
People kneeling in Norton Chapel (near Gloucester ?) were
almost all thrown down. (Mallet, on authority of Stow's
Chron.; Coll. Acad., &c.)
1580. April 6th, 6 p.m. London, Dover, and the whole
of Kent; also in France, Belgium, and Holland. In London
said to have lasted about one minute ; at 9 and 11 p.m., and
4 a.m. ou the 7th, slighter shocks in Kent. Part of Temple
Church and some masonry from old St. Paul's, together with
many chimneys in London thrown down ; two apprentices at
Christ Church killed by falling masonry. Stow says :—" Ye
great clocke bell in the Palace of Westminster strake of
itselfe against ye hammer with shaking, as diuers clockes and
bells in the City and elsewhere did ye like." At Dover and
Sandwich the sea was much agitated, and a serious landslip
was caused at the former place. Saltwood Castle, Kent,
Sutton Church and churches at Sandwich damaged ; bells
sounded in Hythe Church. Said to have been felt at
Norwich. In Baker's Chronicle this earthquake is said to
have been felt at York, where stones were shaken out of
buildings, and bells in churches were made to jingle. He
states that the night following, the earth trembled once or
twice in Kent. (Camden's Hist. of Eliz.; Phil. Trans.,
vol. xlvi. ; Stow's Chron., &c. Mallet gives several other
authorities.) Another strong shock in Kent on May 2nd,
about 2 a.m.
1596. Kent; did great damage to buildings and killed
several people. (Brit. Chronologist, 1755, vol. i., p. 175.
Not recorded by Dr. Short or Mallet.)
1638. End of year. Chichester. Much damage; several
shocks. (Mallet gives reference to Dresdner gelehr. Ang.
1756.)
1651. April; about 5 in the afternoon. Cumberland
and Westmoreland ; some chimneys thrown down. (' Admi-
rable Curiosities, Rarities and Wonders,' by B. Burton, 9th
ed., London, 1728, p. 37. Not recorded by Dr. Short or
Mallet. Communicated by G. J. Symons, E.E.S.)
1692. Sept. 8th, between 2 and 3. p.m. A violent
European earthquake, focus probably in Brabant. Felt in
London, Sheerness, Deal, Dover, Norwich, Ipswich, Col-
chester, Coxhall [Coggeshall], &c, According to Hasted
(Hist. of Kent, vol. iv., p. 433) this shock was felt also at
Canterbury. Evelyn, in his ' Diary,' gives the date as
Sept. 15th, and states that the shock was felt in his house at
Wotton, Surrey, by servants in the upper rooms, but not