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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 #599 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Catalogs are based on a single report from the weather observer in Walla Walla. 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
1924  46.07  118.32        Walla Walla  WA  IV  RF       
TAWA - 1176 WWC - 1868 - - TAWA - 1176 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
172  Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476  1967   
Transcription: 172 1924 Jan. 6 13:09 Walla Walla IV 4
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2318  Monthly Weather Review  1924  V. 52, January 
Transcription: Date: January 6, 1924
Time (Greenwich Civil): 13:09
Location: Walla Walla
Latitude (deg., min.): 46 00
Longitude (deg.,min.): 118 30
RF Intensity: 4
Number of Shocks: 1
Duration (sec.): 6
Sounds: None
Remarks: Felt by many
Observer:C.C. Garrett
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1176  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: 1924 January 6. 5:09 a.m. IV. Walla Walla. Duration six seconds; felt by many.-MWR, 52,63.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
796  Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park     
Transcription: Walla Walla 46 degrees N; 118 degrees 30' W PST 5:09 am 6 Jan, 1924 GMT 13h 09m IV duration 6 seconds -MWR
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1868  Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished  1981  Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System.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: 192401 61309000 46070-118328W IV R 4 01
 


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