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ON the morning of the 12th current, at 3 o'clock, Mr. Robson, of the schoolhouse of Penpont, Dumfriesshire, was awakened by a sharp shock of earthquake and heard its detonations. On inquiry the same shock had been felt at the schoolhouse of Tynron, by Mr. Laurie; and over an area of several parishes around the upper course of the Nith the shock was felt, causing walls to vibrate and cupboard dishes to tingle. Two concussions of less violence were felt between 11 and 12 o'clock on the previous evening. The morning papers of the 14th report that a severe shock of earthquake had been felt at Athens on the morning of the 12th. It would be interesting to know the exact time when the shock was felt in Greece. On April 16th, 1873, at 9.55 P. M., a similar shock to that experienced last week was felt in the same districts of Nithsdale, I recollect communicating a short notice of it to NATURE at the time, as I had heard the strange sound, but on this occasion I did not hear it.
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SHAW, J. Earthquake in Nithsdale, Scotland. Nature 14, 369 (1876). https://doi.org/10.1038/014369c0
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