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III.—On some Minor British Earthquakes of the Years 1893–1899

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

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During the seven years 1893–1899, 42 earthquakes have been felt in Great Britain—28 in England and Wales and 14 in Scotland. All of the latter number visited areas which are thinly populated, and it has therefore been impossible to draw the boundaries with the accuracy that is to be desired. In the English earthquakes this difficulty is seldom encountered, and the failures are generally due to the confusion caused by the rather rapid succession of the shocks.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1900

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page 106 note 3 The cost of investigating all these earthquakes was defrayed from grants which I had the honour to receive from the Government Research Fund.

page 108 note 1 Since this report was written, several papers have been published on the Hereford earthquake. The following is a complete list of those which I have seen:—

Cole, W., “The English Earthquake of December 17th, 1896”: Essex Nat., vol. ix, 1896, pp. 258259. (Records from Essex.)Google Scholar

Fordham, H. G., “The Earthquake of the 17th December, 1896, as it affected the County of Hertford” : Herts. Nat. Hist. Soc. Trans., vol. ix, 1897, pp. 183208. (Records from Hertfordshire and adjoining counties.)Google Scholar

Greenly, E., “The Hereford Earthquake of December 17, 1896, considered in relation to Geological Structure in the Bangor-Anglesey Region”: Edin. Geol. Soc. Trans., vol. vii, 1898, pp. 469476.Google Scholar

Lomas, J., “The Earthquake of December 17th, 1896”: Liverpool Geol. Soc. Proc, 18961897, pp. 9198. (Records from the neighbourhood of Liverpool chiefly.)Google Scholar

Moore, H. C., Clarke, R., & Watkins, A., “The Earthquake of December 17th, 1896”: Woolhope Field Club Trans, 1898 (?), pp. 18. (A detailed account of the damage to buildings in Herefordshire.)Google Scholar

Symons, G. J., “The Earthquake of December 17th, 1896”: Meteor. Mag., vol. xxxi, 1896, pp. 177185. (An analysis chiefly of newspaper reports.)Google Scholar

Rev. Winwood, H. H., “Notes and Observations on the Earthquake of December the 17th, 1896,” contributed by members of the Cotswold Club: Cotswold Nat. Field Club Proc, vol. xii, 18961897, pp. 187196. (Records from Gloucestershire.)Google Scholar

page 114 note 1 Annandale Herald (Lockerbie), May 17 ; Dumfries and Galloway Courier and Eerald (Dumfries), May 19; and Eskdale and Liddesdale Advertiser (Langholm), May 23.