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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 #172 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Reported by weather observer on Bainbridge Island.
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
1881  20  12  15              Bainbridge Island  WA           
WBR - 2120 - - - WBR - 2120 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2120  U. S. Weather Bureau Climatological Records, for the State of Washington  1819-1892  National Archives Microfilm Copy T907, Roll Nos. 530-537, 1819-1892 - Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County - Riley Hoskinson-handwritten weather forms. Researched by Gerald Elfendahl, curator, Bainbridge Island Hist. Soc. 
Transcription: From Roll No. 530:
Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County - Riley Hoskinson

February 1881: Earthquakes --
20th at 12:15 a. m. -- slight motion, tremulous.
24th at 10:45 p. m. -- slight motion, tremulous.
 


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