Individual Event Report
| Event #116 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs |
| This event was assigned intensity IV in several previous catalogs, but I see no basis for it. No intensity was given in Holden's catalog; intensities first appeared in the Bradford and Townley&Allen catalogs. All catalog entries cite the C.G. Rockwood account, which repeats information from the Morning Oregonian (the same article also appeared in the Washington Standard) which states that the shock was slight in Seattle, and from 4 PM until near dark, "smoke was seen pouring from the highest peak of Mount Rainier". |
| 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 |
| 1873 |
10 |
19 |
2 |
|
P |
L |
47.59 |
122.33 |
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Seattle |
WA |
IV |
MM |
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| CGR - 1203 |
WWC - 1644 |
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- |
RAS - 25 |
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Underlying Source Material
| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 25 |
Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476 |
1967 |
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| Transcription: 25 1873 Oct. 19 22: Seattle IV 4 |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 6014 |
Washington Standard |
1873 |
Oct. 25, 1873 p2 c2 (Sat. Weekly) |
| Transcription: VOLCANIC ACTION. - The Dispatch says that last Sunday afternoon, about 2 o'clock, a slight shock of an earthquake was felt at Seattle, and at four o’clock clouds of smoke were seen pouring from the highest peak of Mount Rainier. The smoke was seen until nearly dark when the clouds shut down upon the mountains hiding it from view. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 2522 |
Morning Oregonian |
1873 |
Oct. 22, p.1 |
| Transcription: Seattle, Oct. 21. - On Sunday afternoon about 2 o'clock a slight earthquake was felt in this place, and at 4 o'clock clouds of white smoke were seen pouring from the highest peak of Mount Rainier. The smoke was seen till near dark, when the clouds shut down upon the mountain, hiding it from view. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1644 |
Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished |
1981 |
Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System. Copy provided to UW in 1993. |
| Transcription: 187310192200000 47597-122330W IV R 4 01 |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 447 |
Holden, Edward S., 1887, List of Recorded Earthquakes in California, Lower California, Oregon, and Washington Territory |
1887 |
Printed by Direction of the Regents of the University of California, Sacremento, California, |
| Transcription: 1873. October 19; 2 p.m. Slight shock, Seattle, W.T.; 4 P.M., clouds of smoke were seen pouring from the highest peak of Mt. Rainier.--C.G.R. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1203 |
The American Journal of Science and Arts |
1874 |
Third Series, Nos. 37-42, January to June 1874, pp. 386-387 |
Transcription: Rockwood, C. G. "Notices of Recent American Earthquakes", THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND ARTS, VOL. VII, Third Series, Nos. 37-42, January to June, 1874, p. 386-387.
October 19, 1873 - A slight shock was felt about 2 P. M. at Seattle, W. T., and "at 4 o'clock clouds of smoke were seen pouring from the highest peak of Mt. Rainier."
November 22, 1873 - A shock was felt along the Pacific Coast and vicinity, from Portland, Oregon, to San Francisco ... It was most violent at Crescent City, California, and Port Orchard, Oregon ... At the former place nearly every brick building suffered more or less damage from cracked walls and falling chimneys. It was quite heavy at various points in the Coast Range of mountains, the severity diminishing north and south from the neighborhood of the State boundary line. The duration is stated at 20 to 30 seconds, and the time a few minutes past nine P. M. The direction appears to have been from a point between north and northeast ... At Albany, Oregon, two shocks were reported, and at Roseburg, Oregon, a "roaring" was also heard.
December 17, 1873 - A smart shock, followed by a rumbling noise, between 11 and 12 P. M., at Victoria, Vancouver Island.
December 20, 1873 - A shock in the night, lasting 10 seconds, at Victoria, Vancouver Island. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 6014 |
Washington Standard |
1873 |
Oct. 25, 1873 p2 c2 (Sat. Weekly) |
| Transcription: VOLCANIC ACTION. - The Dispatch says that last Sunday afternoon, about 2 o'clock, a slight shock of an earthquake was felt at Seattle, and at four o’clock clouds of smoke were seen pouring from the highest peak of Mount Rainier. The smoke was seen until nearly dark when the clouds shut down upon the mountains hiding it from view. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 685 |
Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park |
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| Transcription: Seattle 2 pm 19 Oct, 1873 Slight -Am Jr Sc III-VII pg 386 |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1048 |
Townley, S. D. and M. W. Allen, 1939, Descriptive Catalog of Earthquakes of the Pacific Coast of the United States 1769-1928, Chap. III Earthquakes in Washington, 1883-1928, BSSA, V. 29, No. 1, pp. 259-268 |
1939 |
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| Transcription: 1873 October 19. 2 p.m. IV. Seattle. Slight shock. 4 p.m., clouds of smoke (?) were seen pouring from the highest peak of Mount Rainier.-CGR. [Amer. Jour. Sci., 3d ser., 7,286.] |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 839 |
Reid 2, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park |
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| Transcription: Seattle 2:00p October 19, 1873 IV Slight. Origin in California. Felt in Pullman 9pm, |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 2579 |
Washington Standard |
1873 |
Oct. 25, 1873. p. 2, c. 2. Saturday weekly; known from U.W. Library, Pacific Northwest Collection card catalog. |
| Transcription: VOLCANIC ACTION. - The Dispatch says that last Sunday afternoon about 2 o'clock, a slight shock of an earthquake was felt at Seattle, and at four o'clock clouds of smoke were seen pouring from the highest peak of Mount Rainier. The smoke was seen until nearly dark when the clouds shut down upon the mountains hiding it from view. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 211 |
Bradford, Donald C., 1935, Seismic History of the Puget Sound Basin, BSSA, V. 25, No. 2, pp. 138-153 |
1935 |
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| Transcription: 1873 October 19, 2 p.m.; IV; slight shock, Seattle; 4 p.m. clouds of smoke (?) were seen pouring from the highest peak of Mount Rainier. C.G.R. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 2522 |
Morning Oregonian |
1873 |
Oct. 22, p.1 |
| Transcription: Seattle, Oct. 21. - On Sunday afternoon about 2 o'clock a slight earthquake was felt in this place, and at 4 o'clock clouds of white smoke were seen pouring from the highest peak of Mount Rainier. The smoke was seen till near dark, when the clouds shut down upon the mountain, hiding it from view. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 7112 |
Land of trees: Scannings from Quinault country, the Grays Harbor region, and beyond, 1774-1997
by Larry J Workman, Quinault Indian Nation
ISBN: 0940359014 |
1997 |
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Transcription: EARTHQUAKE EVENTS LISTED IN Workman, Land of Trees (1997)
SOURCE: Workman, Larry J. Land of Trees: Scannings From Quinault Country, the Grays Harbor Region, and Beyond 1774-1997 (Taholah, WA: The Quinault Indian Nation, 1997)
Newspapers that were used for most of the entries include Daily World (Aberdeen), Montesano Vidette, Weekly Puget Sound Courier (Olympia), Olympic [sic?] Transcript (Olympia), Washington Standard (Olympia), North Coast News (Ocean Shores)
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November 23, 1827 “Slight shock of earthquake felt at Fort Langley”
October 1842 “St. Helens enters a violent eruptive phase that will continue intermittently for fifteen years.”
November 23, 1842 “Ash from St. Helens falls to ½ inch deep at the Dalles.”
February 16, 1843 “Peter H. Burnett (later governor of California) reports, ‘The mountain (St. Helens) burning magnificently.’”
1854 “George Davidson, a scientist, reports ‘vast rolling masses of dense smoke,’ on Mt. Baker.”
December 14, 1872 “Strong earthquake felt on Puget Sound.” p 35
October 19, 1873 “Clouds of smoke pour from the highest peak of Mount Rainier. (Last for nearly a week).” p 35
March 27, 1884 “Quite an earthquake shock in Hoquiam was noticed about 10:00 p.m. lasting 3 seconds; no damage.” p 38
October 9, 1885 “Earthquake in Olympia.” p 40
September 3, 1886 “Greatest earthquake to hit the United States centers on Charleston, South Carolina.” p 41
April 22, 1887 “An earthquake shock, heavy enough in places to shake dishes from shelves, was felt in several towns in this Territory.” (Note: Index refers to this as an earthquake at Grays Harbor) p 42
May 7, 1887 “Something like a tidal-wave struck the Quinaielt agency at midnight. Some of the Indian houses were waist deep in water, the inmates yelling in terror as they were submerged during sleep on their low sleeping places. The water receded as rapidly as it came, carrying everything portable in its exit.” p 43
November 30, 1891 “Earthquake shock slight on [Grays? gwl] Harbor, but heaviest ever experienced in some Sound cities.” p 49
April 18, 1906 “Bay City (San Francisco) ravage by earthquake at 5:10 a.m. and the fires that followed (the rebuilding of the city greatly stimulated logging on Grays Harbor).” p 66
January 11, 1909 “Grays Harbor Earthquake, 4:03 p.m.” p 68
April 16, 1910 “Halley’s Comet visible to the naked eye.” p 70
October 11, 1911 “Earthquake in Southern California kills 700.” p 71
September 5, 1914 “Earthquake in Olympia felt over 1,000 sq. miles.” p 74
January 13, 1915 “50,000 die in Italian earthquake.” p 74
April 22, 1915 “Tacoma rocked by an earthquake.” p 74
December 24, 1920 “A small tidal wave sweeps beaches, washes 12 Sunset Beach cottages from their foundations.” p 79
September 3, 1923 “Japanese earthquake kills 90,000.” p 82
December 4, 1926 “Quake shakes Northwest.” p 85
July 16, 1928 “Giant meteor lights up night sky and [Grays? gwl] Harborites hear rumble.” p 87
March 12, 1929 “Brilliant light flashes in the sky.” p 87 (Note: Index references this as Meteor - Harbor)
May 4, 1929 “Report of vast earth upheaval on the Queets near M. M. Kelly Ranch.” p 88
December 31, 1931 “Tremor shakes up Puget Sound and Hood Canal.” p 91 |
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