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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 #658 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Listed in several catalogs, but no newspapers have been researched. ' US Earthquakes, 1928' (Heck and Bodle) say that this earthquake was "Generally felt. Strong shake and roaring. Cracking of plaster and paper. People generally alarmed."
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
1928  52    47.80  121.70        Startup  WA  VI  MM       
USEQS - 966 USEQS - 966 - - USEQS - 966 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
188  Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476  1967   
Transcription: 188 1928 Feb. 2 12:52 47.8 N, 121.7 W VI 1
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
966  U. S. Dept. of Commerce, 1973, Earthquake History of the United States, V. 41-1, revised ed., pp. 89-96  1973   
Transcription: 1928 Feb. 2 04:52 Startup, Wash 47.8 121.7 (2) VI 27
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1898  Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished  1981  Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System.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: 192802 21252000 47800-121700 VI R 6 01
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1025  U. S. Dept. of Commerce, 1973, Earthquake History of the United States, V. 41-1, revised ed., pp. 89-96  1973   
Transcription: 1928. February 2. Startup, Wash. Generally felt. Plaster cracked; people were alarmed.
 


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