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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 #600 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
The report of the Seattle MWR observer is the sole underlying source for catalog entries on this event. 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  10  47.59  122.33        Seattle  WA  II  RF       
TAWA - 1177 WWC - 1870 - - MWR - 2319 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1870  Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished  1981  Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System.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: 192402101405000 47597-122330W R 01
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
797  Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park     
Transcription: Seattle PST 6:05 am 10 Feb, 1924 GMT 14h 05m III 2 shocks duration 10 seconds -MWR
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2319  Monthly Weather Review  1924  V. 52, p. 129 
Transcription: Date: February 10, 1924
Time (Greenwich Civil): 14:05
Location: Seattle, Wash.
Latitude (deg., min.): 47 38
Longitude (deg.,min.): 122 20
RF Intensity: 2
Number of Shocks: 3
Duration (sec.): 10
Sounds: None
Remarks: Felt by many
Observer:Mrs. M.B. Summers
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1177  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 February 10. 6:05 a.m. Seattle. Slight; two shocks.-MWR, 52, 129.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
331  Bradford, Donald C., 1935, Seismic History of the Puget Sound Basin, BSSA, V. 25, No. 2, pp. 138-153  1935   
Transcription: 1924 February 10, 6:05 a.m.; Seattle; slight.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
173  Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476  1967   
Transcription: 173 1924 Feb. 10 14:05 Seatlle 4 two slight shocks
 


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