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Cascadia Historic Earthquake Catalog, 1793-1929
Covering Washington, Oregon and Southern British Columbia

Provided by: The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
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Individual Event Report
Event #73 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Other (non-earthquake) A report of steam from the crater of Mt. Baker. Known only from a handwritten and microfilmed record from the weather observer in Port Townsend: " Coleman and others, have just returned from Mount Baker. They reached the summit and planted eight Amn. flags. ... Crater puffing at distant intervals."
TIME LOCATION MAGNITUDE MAX. INTENSITY FELT AREA
YR MO DAY HR MIN AM/PM Time
Type
LAT(N) LON(W) DEP
(km)
MAG Mag
Type
Felt
Plc.
Felt
St.
Inten-
sity
Int.
Type
Felt
Area
Felt
Area
Int.
Felt
Area
Units
1868                      Mount Baker  WA           
WBR - 2139 - - - WBR - 2139 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2139  U. S. Weather Bureau Climatological Records, for the State of Washington  1819-1892  National Archives Microfilm Copy T907, Roll No. 536, 1819-1892 - Port Townsend, WA, Jefferson County-handwritten weather forms 
Transcription: August, 1868, Port Townsend, WA, Jefferson County

... Coleman and others, have just returned from Mount Baker. They reached the summit and planted eight Amn. flags. ... Crater puffing at distant intervals. The other ... felt the trip was a perfect success
 


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