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The Paducah Sun
Paducah, Mccracken County, Kentucky
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Since 1872, sixteen earthquake shocks have been recorded in this section, with dates listed from April 20, 1872, to yesterday. The 1886 Charleston quake is noted, and the 1811 quake is described as the severest, creating Reelfoot Lake in Lake County, Tennessee, by sinking land into the Mississippi River.
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Sixteen Felt in This Section Since 1872, Says the Records.
Since 1872, when the first reliable record was made, there have been some sixteen earthquake shocks felt in this section, as follows: April 20, 1872; May 3, 1873; July 14, 1877; November 18, 1878; July 13, 1880; October 7, 1881; June 11, 1883; November 29, 1884; August 3, 1886; November 3, 1888; June 5, 1889; June 14, 1891; October 31, 1895; September 14, 1901; October 3, 1903, and yesterday's shock. The Charleston quake was in 1886, but the severest one no doubt ever felt was the one of 1811, when Reelfoot Lake, in Lake county, Tenn., was made by the sinking of thousands of acres of land below the waters of the Mississippi river.
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This Section
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Since 1872, Up To Yesterday
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sinking of thousands of acres of land below the waters of the mississippi river (1811 quake)
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Sixteen earthquake shocks felt in this section since 1872: April 20, 1872; May 3, 1873; July 14, 1877; November 18, 1878; July 13, 1880; October 7, 1881; June 11, 1883; November 29, 1884; August 3, 1886; November 3, 1888; June 5, 1889; June 14, 1891; October 31, 1895; September 14, 1901; October 3, 1903, and yesterday's shock. Charleston quake in 1886. Severest was 1811, creating Reelfoot Lake in Lake county, Tenn.