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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 #572 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Well represented in catalogs, and reported by four different weather observers in Spokane. Newspaper accounts have not 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
1922  30  47.67  117.40        Spokane  WA  IV  RF       
TAWA - 1171 WWC - 1858 - - MWR - 2299 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2302  Monthly Weather Review  1922  V. 50, p. 336 
Transcription: Date:June 1, 1922
Time (Greenwich Civil): 23:35
Location: Spokane, Wash.
Latitude (deg., min.): 47 40
Longitude (deg.,min.): 117 30
RF Intensity:
Number of Shocks: 1
Duration (sec.): 20
Sounds: Rumbling
Remarks:Felt by several
Observer:H. J. Cole
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
790  Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park     
Transcription: Spokane PST "late" 2 June, 1922 GMT early 3 June, 1922 III -Georg disp. Some people reported noise. Nothing more.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2301  Monthly Weather Review  1922  V. 50, p. 336 
Transcription: Date:June 1, 1922
Time (Greenwich Civil): 23:30
Location: Spokane, Wash.
Latitude (deg., min.): 47 40
Longitude (deg.,min.): 117 30
RF Intensity:
Number of Shocks:
Duration (sec.):
Sounds: Faint
Remarks:Walls cracked
Observer:Mrs. A. E. Abbott
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2299  Monthly Weather Review  1922  V. 50, p. 336 
Transcription: Date:June 1, 1922
Time (Greenwich Civil): 23:27
Location: Spokane, Wash.
Latitude (deg., min.): 47 40
Longitude (deg.,min.): 117 30
RF Intensity: 4
Number of Shocks: 1
Duration (sec.): 4
Sounds: Loud
Remarks:Felt by many
Observer:F. B. Meikle
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2300  Monthly Weather Review  1922  V. 50, p. 336 
Transcription: Date:June 1, 1922
Time (Greenwich Civil): 23:30
Location: Spokane, Wash.
Latitude (deg., min.): 47 40
Longitude (deg.,min.): 117 30
RF Intensity: 2
Number of Shocks:
Duration (sec.):
Sounds: None
Remarks:
Observer:F. B. Whitney
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1171  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: 1922 June 1. 3:30 p.m. IV. Spokane. Four reports, giving intensities varying from II to IV and "walls cracked". Seemingly felt by many.-MWR, 50, 336.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
165  Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476  1967   
Transcription: 165 1922 June 1 23:30 Spokane IV 4
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1858  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: 192206 12330000 47672-117405W IV R 4 01
 


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