Some of the most severe earthquakes on record have taken place in February. At Lisbon, on the 26th February, 1531, 1500 houses were destroyed by an earthquake and 30,000persous buried in the ruins. On the 2n i of February, 1703, 5000 lives were lost by an earthquake at Aquila, in Italy. On the sth of February, 1783, a terrible earthquake took place in Italy and Sicily, destroying thousands of lives and overthrowing Messina' and other towns. On the 4th of February,' 1797, an earthquake destroyed the whole country between Santa Fe and Panama, including Cusco and Quito; and it is estimated that on this occasion 40,000 people were buried in one second. On the 20th February, 1835, an earthquake in Chili, besides effecting an immense amount of other damage, alm<st destroyed the “city of Concepcion, knocking down the cathedral and most of,the public buildings.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLX, Issue 8163, 15 August 1887, Page 2
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