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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 #438 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
The apparent source of information for this is Reid's Scrapbook, cited by Townley and Allen. No newspapers have been checked.
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
1911  12      46.99  120.54        Ellensburg  WA  IV  RF       
TAWA - 1127 WWC - 1775 - - TAWA - 1127 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
750  Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park     
Transcription: Ellensburg midnight 4 July, 1911 (could be 5th) III, IV-V -SB III pg 138
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1127  Townley, S. D. and M. W. Allen, 1939, Descriptive Catalog of Earthquakes of the Pacific Coast of the United States 1769-1928, Chap. III Earthquakes in Washington, 1883-1928, BSSA, V. 29, No. 1, pp. 259-268  1939   
Transcription: 1911 July 4-5. Midnight. IV. Ellensburg, Kittitas Co. Awakened people in Ellensburg and surrounding country.-Reid's Scrapbook, 3, 138.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
113  Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476  1967   
Transcription: 113 1911 July 5 08: Ellensburg V 4
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1775  Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished  1981  Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System.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: 191107 50800000 46998-120540W V R 5 01
 


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