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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 #486 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Catalog entries are apparently based on a report in MWR from the weather observer in Spokane, who stated that an event of RF Intensity III-IV shook buildings there. No newspapers have been 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.
Inten-
sity
Int.
Type
Felt
Area
Felt
Area
Int.
Felt
Area
Units
1915  12  10  20  45    47.67  117.42        Spokane  WA  IV  RF       
MWR - 2234 MWR - 2234 - - MWR - 2234 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
133  Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476  1967   
Transcription: 133 1915 Dec. 10 20:45 Spokane III-IV 4
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2234  Monthly Weather Review  1915  V. 43, p. 627 
Transcription: Date: December 10, 1915
Time (Greenwich Civil): 20:45
Location: Spokane, Wash.
Latitude (deg., min.): 47 40
Longitude (deg.,min.): 117 25
RF Intensity: 3-4
Number of Shocks: 1
Duration (sec.):
Sounds:
Remarks: Shook Buildings
Observer: U.S. Weather Bureau
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
767  Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park     
Transcription: Spokane 47 degrees 40' N; 117 degrees 25' W PST 12:45 pm GMT 20h 45m 10 Dec, 1915 III-IV -MWR 627 Shook buildings.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1804  Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished  1981  Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System.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: 191512102045000 47672-117405W IV R 4 01
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1144  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 December 10. 12:45 p.m. III-IV. Spokane. Shook buildings.-MWR, 43, 627.
 


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