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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 #196 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
This event appears only in the Holden 1898 catalog: "A very light shock, Olympia, W.T. Light shocks continued until 1h. 30m. of the 4th.__U.S.W.R. (II). At intervals for 2 hours.__P. " Newspapers have not been researched.
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
1885  30            Olympia  WA  II  RF       
HOLD2 - 1247 - - - HOLD2 - 1247 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1247  Holden, E.S., 1898, A Catalog of Earthquakes on the Pacific Coast 1769-1897, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1087  1898   
Transcription: 1885. May 3; 23h. 30m., local time. A very light shock, Olympia, W.T. Light shocks continued until 1h. 30m. of the 4th.__U.S.W.R. (II). At intervals for 2 hours.__P.
 


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