10 The East Anglian Earthquake.
Connal, nine miles east of the lighthouse, rent by the
shock. Three slighter shocks felt at Oban on April 19th.
(Edinb. New. Phil. Journ., vol. xxxvi.: Mallet.)
1841. July 80th, 8 a.m. Comrie, Perthshire; chimneys
broken and walls rent at Garrickrow, Ross, Duneira, &c.
Extent of shock given as follows :—E. Newburgh (38 miles),
W. Dalmally (about same distance), N. Glenlion (30 miles),
S. Alloa and Stirling (20 to 30 miles). Dykes thrown down
in many places ; loud noise. Many shocks felt the same
day and during every month of the year. (Brit. Assoc. Rep.,
Manchester, 1842.)
1863. Oct. 6th, about 3 h. 22 m. a.m. Midland and
southern counties, Wales and Ireland. Extended north-
wards to Doncaster, Huddersfield and Clitheroe; east to
Market Rasen, Peterborough and Bedford ; south to London,
Dorchester, and Plymouth; west to Dublin and Wexford.
Shock felt most strongly at Hereford, Ross, Brecon,
Monmouth, Newport and Galway. Pelt also at Derby, Lan-
caster, Ulverston, Harrogate, Malton, Scarborough, Bury St.
Edmunds, Brighton, Isle of Wight; also at Birmingham,
Wolverhampton, Market Harborough, Burton-on-Trent,
Gloucester and the neighbourhood of the Cotteswold Hills,
Taunton, Cheltenham, Exeter, Dudley (crockery broken and
clocks stopped), Worcester, &c. At this last place some
chimney-pots displaced; at Congleton (Cheshire), bricks and
chimneys displaced. Felt also at sea, 20 miles from Milford
Haven. In some places loud rumbling noise heard, par-
ticularly at Hereford and Burton-on-Trent. (' Times,' Oct.
7th, 1863.) Houses injured at Sellack, in Herefordshire.
(See present Report, under Ashby Parva.)
1865. Jan. 27th, shortly before 6 h. 10 m. At Hempsted
Court, near Gloucester; a wooden shed thrown down. Other
shocks on same day felt at Beeston Observatory, near Not-
tingham, Leicester, Chulford near Stroud, Brighton, Liver-
pool, Usk (Monmouthshire), and on the previous day in
London (Kennington), Newport (Monmouth), and Cardiff.
On 29th at Sunbury, and on the 30th at the same place. On
Feb. 1st at Beeston again. Several European earthquakes
and Hecla active about these dates. (' Times,' Feb. 1st, 4th
and 9th, 1865.)
1869. March 15th, a few minutes after 6 p.m. East
Lancashire and borders of West Yorkshire. Violent at
Accrington, Haslingden, Rosegrove and Waterfoot, lasting 7
or 8 seconds; perceptible at Blackburn, Bury, &c.; a momen-
tary tremor in Manchester. Also felt at Pendleton, Cheet-
wood and Hull. A chimney said to have been thrown down