A. Period Account: Primary source for evaluation of intensity or
felt report.
B. Period Account: Insufficient data to evaluate intensity.

C. Period Account: Item appearing as dispatch, summary or brief des-
cription or duplicate data with more complete
data available in other sources.
D. Later descriptive account identified with period sources.

E. Later descriptive account not confirmed in period documentary sources.

*Designates duplicate data not included in compilation.

Race Rocks, B. C.

Daily British Colonist
December 19, 1872
Victoria, B.C.
p. 3, col. 1Another Earthquake Last evening, about 20 minutes to 6 o’clock, another shock of an earthquake was felt in this city. It lasted about 10 seconds and was not nearly so heavy as the shock Saturday night. Mother Earth is evidently preparing for a grand effort on the Coast. The Old Lady has been quiet in this neighborhood since 1868; and she should certainly be allowed a little frolic at the “gay and festive” season of the year.
same page, same column
The Earthquake at Race Rocks--Mr. Argyle, the Light keeper reports that the tower and lantern at Race Rocks were severely shaken by the earthquake on Saturday night last. Things rattled away at a lively rate for some seconds, but no damage was done.