The Turkestan Earthquake of August 22

Abstract

INFORMATION received in India leaves no room for doubt that the earthquake of August 22, which left such conspicuous traces on the seismographs of Europe, had its origin in Central Asia. The representative of the Indian Government at Kashgar reports that there was a severe earthquake there at 8 a.m. on August 22, which lasted one-and-half minutes. Repeated shocks were felt throughout the day, and shocks are reported on every day up to August 30. At 10 p.m. on September 2, a very sharp and severe shock was felt. It is said, though this has probably no direct connection with the earthquake, that the disturbance was followed by extreme heat, which lasted, at any rate, to the end of the month.