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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 #475 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
This is the first of two shocks reported felt at Lakeside, at the south end of Lake Chelan. The underlying source is the report by weather oberver of RF Intensity of I for this event, and a duration of 1 second. Many catalogs have overstated the intensity of this event.
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
1915  10    47.83  120.00        Lakeside  WA  RF       
MWR - 2215 MWR - 2215 - - MWR - 2215 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2215  Monthly Weather Review  1915  V. 43, p. 142 
Transcription: Date: March 6, 1915
Time (Greenwich Civil): 5:10
Location:Lakeside, Wash.
Latitude (deg., min.):47 50
Longitude (deg.,min.):120
RF Intensity: 1
Number of Shocks:1
Duration (sec.):
Sounds:
Remarks:
Observer: W.H. Van Meter
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1139  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: 1915 March 5. 9:10 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. II and IV. Lakeside, Chelan Co. Second shock shook buildings for five seconds.-MWR, 43, 142.
 


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