September 19, 1884 Earthquake: Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, United States

This quake affected especially portions of Michigan. Ohio and Indiana. but was also reported from Cedar Rapids and Dubuque, Iowa. Men working on the top of the "Washington monument and others in the national capital also reported the shock. At that time the 'Washington monument had been carried to a height of about 500 feet, Rockwood assembled reports from 102 places, mainly in central and western Ohio and in eastern Indiana. According to his summary, interpreted in terms of the centrum theory, within an area more or less circular in form an intensity of shock corresponding to III of the Rossi-Forel scale was felt. Within this area were Indianapolis, Vevey, Lawrenceburgh. Connersville, and Winchester in southeastern Indiana; Cincinnati, Urbana, Finley, Cecil, Columbus, Millersburg and Cleveland in Ohio; Parkersburg in West Virginia, and East Saginaw in Michigan. At some of these points furniture was displaced, chandeliers were set swinging, etc. At Detroit shocks of hlgher intensity were recorded, In the Board of Trade rooms chandeliers were set in vibration and in an upper room on Atwater street statuettes WE're thrown down from a shelf. Every floor of the Chamber of Commerce and Campan buildings were felt to shake. Signal Officer Conger reported the shock to have continued twenty seconds. The Michigan Central depot was strongly shaken. In some buildings' the inmates in panic sought the street. In the river a wave or "ground swell" was reported. According to Rockwood the time reported from most localities was about 2 :15 p. m., standard time. (reference #1748)