Transactions . et) between Tripolisand Zante. Triphylia, a fertile province stretching along the western coast of Pelo-ponnesus, belongs to a region which has frequently been devastated byearthquakes, and the shock of 1899 was really a continuation,, a sort of dyingspasrn, of the great catastrojjhe of 1886. Many villages were completelydestroyed, though fortunately without loss of life. On January 22nd, 1899,on a fine winters day, at 9o3 , two very strong undulatory shocks werefelt at Kyparissia, travelling from south-west to north-east, lasting eachabout 15 seconds, and setting the church
Transactions . et) between Tripolisand Zante. Triphylia, a fertile province stretching along the western coast of Pelo-ponnesus, belongs to a region which has frequently been devastated byearthquakes, and the shock of 1899 was really a continuation,, a sort of dyingspasrn, of the great catastrojjhe of 1886. Many villages were completelydestroyed, though fortunately without loss of life. On January 22nd, 1899,on a fine winters day, at 9o3 , two very strong undulatory shocks werefelt at Kyparissia, travelling from south-west to north-east, lasting eachabout 15 seconds, and setting the church-bells ringing. Between that timeand the evening, 16 more shocks took place. After-shocks went on untilFebruary 12th. It is noticeable that buildings whose foundations are laidon solid rock have not suffered so much as those built on the comparatively The, InstUuUoriy of Mining |TrcvrhSCU>lions 189^ Vol. HI Plate JH. iNiMA Temperatures and the Direction OGETHER WITH THE EXPLOSIONS•LAND. 1899. JULY. SEPTEMBER.
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