Late in Dec., 1882, and early in Feb., 1883, shocks occurred in New Hampshire; on Jan. 11, 1883, also at Cairo, Illinois, and about the same time at Paducah, Ky.; Feb. 27 at Norwich, Conn., and early in Feb. at Murcia, Spain.
These, by examination of any good globe, will be found on a belt forming one and the same great circle of the earth.
Late in March and during part of April the volcano of Ometeke in Lake Nicaragua was active (after being long dormant); Panama, portions of the U.S. of Colombia, and of Chili; also, in May, Helena, M.T.; and, in June, Quito (with Cotopaxi active) were all more or less shaken by earthquakes; and are all found on one belt of a great circle.
The principal record for the remainder of the year comprised:
An earthquake at Tabreez in North Persia, early in May, 1883.
The awful destruction in Ischia, July 29 (with Vesuvius active).
The fearful eruption in the Straits of Sunda, 25th Aug. and later.
Shocks in Sumatra and at Guayaquil, about same date or early in Sept.
Shocks at Dusseldorf, according to a Berlin paper of 5th Sept.
Shocks at Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, early in Sept.