PNSN Logo
Cascadia Historic Earthquake Catalog, 1793-1929
Covering Washington, Oregon and Southern British Columbia

Provided by: The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
About the Cascadia Historic Earthquake Catalog       One-line catalog format

1793-1849 .... 1850s .... 1860s .... 1870s .... 1880s .... 1890s .... 1900s .... 1910s .... 1920s .... 1930s (not complete) .... Other Cascadia Catalogs

  
Individual Event Report
Event #639 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Newspaper accounts neeed.
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
1927  58  47.59  120.65        Leavenworth  WA  RF       
TAWA - 1190 WWC - 1890 - - TAWA - 1190 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1890  Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished  1981  Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System.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: 192701 30458000 47593-120658W VI R 6 01
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
185  Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476  1967   
Transcription: 185 1927 Jan. 3 04:58 Leavenworth V+ 4
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1190  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: 1927 January 2. 8:58 p.m. V+? Leavenworth, Chelan Co. Abrupt bumping; rattled win dows, swayed pictures, moved furniture, alarmed some.SRC&GS.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
338  Bradford, Donald C., 1935, Seismic History of the Puget Sound Basin, BSSA, V. 25, No. 2, pp. 138-153  1935   
Transcription: 1927 January 2, 8:58 a.m.; Leavenworth; generally felt.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2516  Washington Public Power Supply System, Preliminary
Safety Analysis Report, Ammendment 23,
WPPSS Nuclear Project No. 1, 1300 MW Nuclear Power Plant, Vol. 2A. 
1977  Table 2R-E1 
Transcription: 96 1927 Jan 03 04:58 Leavenworth V+ TA(268) Discrepancy in
intensity.
1927 Jan 03 04:58 Leavenworth BR(149)
1927 Jan 03 04:58 Leavenworth IV NE(37)
1927 Jan 03 04:58 Leavenworth V+ RA(467)
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
6056    The Leavenworth Echo  1927 
Transcription: EARTHQUAKE EXPERIENCES

Since the earthquake a week ago many reports of the experiences of people have come to the Echo, and while no damage was done some comical situations occurred.

One little boy had been slow about dressing but when his home began to dance he soon got into his clothes and since then he has not had to be told twice to dress.

A woman out late at night before, had just been called out of bed to answer a telephone call from a friend. While they were talking the house start trembling. The lady had been through an earthquake experience before and she lost no time in getting out of the house, only to remember that she just hopped out of bed. At that, across the street another woman had appeared in like apparel.

Out at home of Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Schmoker the quake was so violent that dishes were shaken from shelves and table and Mrs. Schmoker sought safety outside.

C.S. Taylor at the Toggery had just gone to a large mirror to see that it was properly polished, when it began to jazz. He called the clerk, saying “Come on Bill, and rushed across the street, taking no chance on being hit by a thousand or two of brick.

Dr. Dutton, dentist, in his office over the Toggery, and a lady patient, hurriedly went from there.

In fact a great many people in stores and houses made hurried exits: only those who had not before had experience with earthquakes being slow to realize the danger of remaining within doors should be disturbance continue.

The quake was not felt at the camp of the Royal Development Company, but it is understood that evidence of it was seen, though no serious damage was done.


·
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2391  Washington Public Power Supply System, Preliminary
Safety Analysis Report, Ammendment 23,
WPPSS Nuclear Project No. 1, 1300 MW Nuclear Power Plant, Vol. 2A. 
1977  Table 2R E-9 
Transcription: 96 1927 Jan 2 Leavenworth, Wash. v
 


UW Logo ESS Logo