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[MIS24-P06] Investigation of descriptions of earthquakes seen in meteorological tables at Yokohama by J.C.Hepburn, published in the Japan Herald from 1862 to 1865
Keywords:Historical earthquake, Meteorological observation, J.C.Hepburn, the Japan Herald
Some of the meteorological records, observed and published by foreign residents in Japan in the late 19th century, include descriptions of earthquakes. These records were collected in the French catalogs of earthquakes by Alexis Perrey and they are available today. However, other meteorological records, published in the newspapers of the settlements, mainly in Yokohama at that time, remain uncollected.
In this study, we focus on descriptions of earthquakes in the meteorological tables published in the Japan Herald, a weekly English-language newspaper in Yokohama. The studied range is from 1862 to 1865. Their observations were by J.C. Hepburn, known by "Hepburn Romanization". He was in Yokohama and made meteorological observations. Each weekly result was published in the following issue.
An example of the year 1864 are described in Table 1. We investigate the issue 97 (1864-Jan-02) to 150 (1865-Jan-07) other than the issue 149, while most of the issues from February to May 1864 do not include any meteorological tables.
The numbers of earthquakes per month in 1864 are also available in the summary published in the issue of 1865. We compare it with Table 1. The numbers of July, September, and November coincide, while those for January, March and May are only in the summary.
We extend the investigation shown in Table 1 and Fig.1 to the range from 1862-1865 and discuss the possibility of further exploration of Hepburn's datum.
In this study, we focus on descriptions of earthquakes in the meteorological tables published in the Japan Herald, a weekly English-language newspaper in Yokohama. The studied range is from 1862 to 1865. Their observations were by J.C. Hepburn, known by "Hepburn Romanization". He was in Yokohama and made meteorological observations. Each weekly result was published in the following issue.
An example of the year 1864 are described in Table 1. We investigate the issue 97 (1864-Jan-02) to 150 (1865-Jan-07) other than the issue 149, while most of the issues from February to May 1864 do not include any meteorological tables.
The numbers of earthquakes per month in 1864 are also available in the summary published in the issue of 1865. We compare it with Table 1. The numbers of July, September, and November coincide, while those for January, March and May are only in the summary.
We extend the investigation shown in Table 1 and Fig.1 to the range from 1862-1865 and discuss the possibility of further exploration of Hepburn's datum.