| | |forerunner of the innumerable shocks which | | |during the months of August, September, | | |and October were to spread devastation and | | |terror throughout this province. | | | 121 |1881 IX 1 12 20 | IX |Destructive earthquake in Nueva Vizcaya. | | | 122 |1881 IX 18 4 55 |VIII |Destructive earthquake in Nueva Vizcaya. | | | 123 |1881 IX 18 22 40 |VIII |Destructive earthquake in Nueva Vizcaya. | | | 124 |1881 IX 20 14 25 |VIII |Destructive earthquake in Nueva Vizcaya. | | | | | |This memorable seismic period of Nueva | | |Vizcaya ended after October 15. During | | |August and September a missionary made a | | |list comprising over 150 distinct | | |earthquakes, without including countless | | |repetitions of smaller intensity. The | | |effects of these earthquakes were more | | |notable by the alterations in the | | |topography of the region than by the | | |damage done to buildings, as the latter | | |were of wood and thatched with cogon | | |grass. The inhabitants were | | |terror-stricken and the authorities had | | |to work hard to prevent a general exodus | | |from the country. | | | 125 |1882 IV 10 19 30 | VI |District of Cotabato, Mindanao. Violent | | |earthquake, preceded by subterraneous | | |rumblings and followed by frequent | | |repetitions. Already during March some | | |very strong shocks had preceded. | | | 126 |1882 X 10 16 57 | VII |Violent earthquake in Camarines Province | | |with several repetitions. | | | ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ No. | Date. |Intensity. | | | Epicenter and effects. ----+--------------------+-----+------------------------------------------ | _Y. M. d. h. m._ | | 127 |1882 XII 6 -- -- | VII |Very violent earthquake in the north of | | |Cebu Island and southern Masbate. | | | 128 |1883 II 10 3 28 | VII |Very violent earthquake in Nueva Vizcaya | | |and Benguet Provinces. It had been