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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 #227 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
In Ritzville: "sufficiently strong to cause hardware and dishes to rattle on shelves was felt, lasting three seconds"
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  10  30    47.10  118.40        Ritzville  WA  IV  MM       
N-WA - 2112 WWC - 1694 - - WPPSS - 2361 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2361  Washington Public Power Supply System, Preliminary
Safety Analysis Report, Ammendment 23,
WPPSS Nuclear Project No. 1, 1300 MW Nuclear Power Plant, Vol. 2A. 
1977  Table 2R E-9 
Transcription: 19 1891 Sep 2 Ritlville, Wash. iv
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1694  Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished  1981  Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System.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: 189109 21030 47100-118400W1IV WG 4 01
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2112  Spokane Review  1891  Sept. 3, 1891 
Transcription: FROM RITZVILLE An Earthquake shock - A Little Child Injured Ritzville, Sept. 2, -- [Special.]--At 10:30 A.M. to-day an earthquake shock sufficiently strong to cause hardware and dishes to rattle on shelves was felt, lasting three seconds. Five-year-old Lissie Van Holt was caught in the shaft which runs from the mill to the pump (?) Her right thigh was broken and she was otherwise severely injured. The shaft revolves slowly or the accident would have proved fatal.
 


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