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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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An earthquake struck New-York on Wednesday night around 11 o'clock, starting as a strong wind and escalating to shocks and a violent tremor lasting over a minute, moving from west to east. Minor house damage reported near Philipsburg and on Long-Island, but no major harm. A severe shock also felt in New-London same night.
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We hear also from New-London that a severe Shock was felt there between 10 and 11 o' Clock the same Night; but the Post coming away before Day, we have not the Particulars.
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New York
Event Date
Wednesday Last
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some houses were somewhat damaged at and about philipsburg, and also upon long-island; but as yet we have heard of no considerable damage
Event Details
On Wednesday last near 11 o' Clock at Night, we felt an Earthquake here; the first Sense we had of it was like a strong Gale of Wind, which encreased, 'til it began to resemble the Noise of Coaches swiftly driven, which continued, and encreased til it came to the Place where it was felt. Here we had first one single Shock, and after an Intermission of a few Seconds, a violent Tremor, which continued upwards of a Minute. By the Noise, it seem'd to move from the Westward to the East. We hear from Reinbeck, that it was felt there