Individual Event Report
| Event #635 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs |
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| 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 |
| 1926 |
12 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
A |
L |
48.50 |
123.50 |
|
4.30 |
IML |
Newport |
OR |
IV |
MM |
4000.00 |
|
mi2 |
| N-WA - 6046 |
USEQS - 963 |
- |
WWC - 1886 |
BB - 1380 |
USEQS - 963 |
Underlying Source Material
| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 191 |
Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476 |
1967 |
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| Transcription: 191 1928 Sept. 4 - 48.3 N, 121.6 W 5 two shocks felt |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1381 |
Berg and Baker, 1963, Oregon Earthquakes, 1841 through 1958, BSSA, V. 53, No. 1, pp. 95-108 |
1963 |
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| Transcription: 1928 - - Sept 4 - Newport 44.7 degrees N; 124.1 degrees W IV 11/1928 This and the preceding shock may by the same. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1380 |
Berg and Baker, 1963, Oregon Earthquakes, 1841 through 1958, BSSA, V. 53, No. 1, pp. 95-108 |
1963 |
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| Transcription: 1928 Sept 4 04:40:-- Sept 3 8:40 pm (PST) Newport and Eugene IV O/Sept 4, 1928, 1:2 |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 6046 |
Mount Vernon Daily Herald |
1926 |
Dec. 4, Saturday, A5960, p1 c1 |
Transcription: LOCAL HOMES ROCKED BY EARTH TREMBLOR
QUAKE LASTS 20 SECONDS
Scores Awakened As Earth Shimmy Is Felt In This City
First shock at 5.40
Chimneys cracked in Anacortes; Quakes severe in Victoria; Dishes rattled at Everett
An earthquake strong enough to awaken scores of Mount Vernon residents was felt here between five and six o’clock this morning. The tremblor lasted about twenty seconds. The quake was of such intensity that objects in many homes were moved., it was reported to the Daily Herald today.
The quake was one of the rocking vibration variety from north to south, concluding with an east and west jerk, several who have gone through quakes reported today. Had the tremblor been of the jerking variety instead of the rocking, it contained enough strength o have caused considerable damage, it was pointed out.
Earthquakes in this vicinity are of unusual occurrence and the slight tremblor was the sole topic of discussion in and about Mount Vernon today. The quake came about 5.40. Some reported that another tremblor followed several minutes later.
Scores were awakened by the quake, while others who had already risen said their houses rocked similar to a boat on the ocean.
According to Associated Press dispatches, the quake was felt else where in the northwest.
Tumbles Victoria Folks From Bed
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Dec. 4. An earthquake at rising time this morning was severely felt at Victoria, B. C.
The center of the disturbance as placed under the Strait of Juan de Fuca and south or west of Victoria. It was scarcely detectable in Seattle. Bellingham, Mount Vernon, Port Angeles and Vancouver felt it.
Houses swayed in Victoria and folks heard a rumbling as they tumbled out of bed. It was declared the most serious earthquake in the history of Victoria.
Chimneys Cracked At Anacortes
(By Associated Press)
ANACORTES, Dec. 4. - Anacortes felt an earthquake at 5.56 this morning. Buildings were shaken and chimneys were cracked. A slighter quake was felt at 7.05
Dwelling Shakes As In A Gale
(By Associated Press)
EVERETT, DEC. 4. Everett and the district surrounding it were disturbed this morning by a fifteen to twenty second earthquake. The direction was north to south. Houses were shaken, dishes doors and windows rattled, and a resident of the east Everett district said her dwelling shook as in a gale. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1902 |
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: 192809 40440000 44300-123500W1IV BB 4 01 |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1901 |
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: 192809 4 44700-124100 IV BB 4 01 |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 413 |
Byerly, Perry, 1952, Pacific Coast Earthquakes, Condon Lecture, pp. 33-38 |
1952 |
U.W. Library, N979 B991p, Special Collections) |
| Transcription: 1928, September 4 Newport. Slight shock; felt over 10-mile radius. |
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