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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 #292 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Holden's (1898) entry says: "1895 November; Kyuquot, B.C. -- Via Victoria, British Columbia, November 30. Kyuquot, an Indian village on the west coast of Vancouver Island, received a severe shock of earthquake early this month which the natives will long remember. Their little houses were shaken almost from their foundations, trees swayed, and considerable damage was done. (VI). - S.F. Call, Dec. 1, 1895." Milne cites Bradford, who has repeated Holden's account. No newspapers were 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.
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sity
Int.
Type
Felt
Area
Felt
Area
Int.
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Area
Units
1895  11                      Kyuquot  B.C.  VI  RF       
HOLD2 - 1916 - - - HOLD2 - 1916 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
276  Bradford, Donald C., 1935, Seismic History of the Puget Sound Basin, BSSA, V. 25, No. 2, pp. 138-153  1935   
Transcription: 1895 November. Kyuquot, B.C., via Victoria, B.C., November 30. Kyuquot, an Indian village on the west coast of Vancouver Island, received a severe shock of earthquake early this month which the natives will long remember. Their little houses were shaken almost from their foundations, trees swayed, and considerable damage was done, VI (San Francisco Call, December 1, 1895).
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1916  Holden, E.S., 1898, A Catalog of Earthquakes on the Pacific Coast 1769-1897, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1087  1898   
Transcription: 1895 November; Kyuquot, B.C.
Via Victoria, British Columbia, November 30. Kyuquot, an Indian vilage on the west coast of Vancouver Island, received a severe shock of earthquake early this month which the natives will long remember. Their little houses were shaken almost from their foundations, trees swayed, and considerable damage was done. (VI). - S.F. Call, Dec. 1, 1895.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1421  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: 1895 NOVEMBER 30. At Kyugot on the northwest shore of Vancouver Island Indian houses were shaken from their foundations, and trees swayed. Br.
 


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