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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 #619 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Townley and Allen cite 'Seismological Reports of the US Coast and Geodetic Survey' and say: "Instrument board in power house rocked; few felt the shock; duration one minute." 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
1925  13  47.59  122.33        Seattle  WA  III  RF       
TAWA - 1183 WWC - 1876 - - TAWA - 1183 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
178  Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476  1967   
Transcription: 178 1925 Aug. 15 00:08 Seattle III 4
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1183  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: 1925 August 13. 4:08 p.m. III, Seattle. Instrument board in power house rocked; few felt the shock; duration one minute.SRC&GS.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1876  Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished  1981  Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System.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: 192508150008000 47597-122330W III R 3 01
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
335  Bradford, Donald C., 1935, Seismic History of the Puget Sound Basin, BSSA, V. 25, No. 2, pp. 138-153  1935   
Transcription: 1925 August 13, 4:08 p.m.; Seattle; slight.
 


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