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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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Event #225 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Milne says: " In Victoria the motion appeared to be from east to west, and an earthquake was generally felt. It seems to have been much stronger at Port Townsend. Times". No newspaper articles are in the database for this event, nor is it listed in other catalogs.
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
1891  4  16  12  0  A  L            Victoria  B.C.           
MILNE - 1419 - - - MILNE - 1419 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1419  Milne, W.G., 1956, Seismic Activity in Canada, west of the 113th meridian 1841-1951: Canada Dominion Obs. Pub., V. 18, No. 7, pp. 119-146  1957   
Transcription: 1891 APRIL 16. 12:00 a.m. (midnight). In Victoria the motion appeared to be from east to west, and an earthquake was generally felt. It seems to have been much stronger at Port Townsend. Times
 


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