United States Earthquakes, 1933

By Frank Neumann, 1935, U.S. Department of Commerce, Coast and Geodetic Survey, Serial Number 579, U.S. Government Printing Office, pp. 19-20.
      WASHINGTON AND OREGON
 (120th meridian or Pacific standard time)

January 2: 17:20. Seattle, Wash., IV.  Many felt houses sway, furniture was
	shaken and pictures moved on walls. Two tremors, first at 5:20 p.m., the
	second occurring at 10 p. m.
January 17: 22:--. Burns, Oreg. Meteor fell causing shock like an earthquake.
January 29: 1:45. Port Townsend,  Wash.,  III.  Few awakened by rapid east
	to west motion, windows and doors rattled.
March 18: 1:01. Sultan, Wash., II. Slight but distinct shock felt by observer.
April 29: 1:05. Chelan and Pateros, Wash., III. Felt by many. Windows and
	doors rattled, trees and bushes shaken slightly. Lasted several seconds.
May 29: 12:30. Chelan, Wash., III. Light shock felt by many caused windows,
	doors and dishes to rattle.
May 31: 12:20. Chelan, Chelan Falls, and Lakeside, Wash.,  IV.  Two shocks,
	one at 12:20, the second at 12:30. Apparently strongest  at  Chelan  Falls
	where it was felt by all and caused windows, doors, and dishes to rattle, and
	moved small objects. Trees and bushes shaken slightly.
August 22: 3:35. Everett, Wash., IV. Strong shock awakened many at Ever-
	ett, Hartford, and Hansville. Strongest at Everett where houses were
	shaken, windows, doors, and dishes rattled, and small objects moved.
	Another shock at about 3:37.
August 22: 4:30. Bothell, Wash., IV. Several awakened as dishes, doors, and
	windows rattled and walls creaked. Shock lasted 5 seconds.
August 22: 4:35. Seattle, Wash., IV. Strong, vertical, highly localized shock
	awakened hundreds and "all but tossed us out of bed." Windows and dishes
	rattled in scores of homes but there was apparently no damage.
November 23: 6:25. Portland, Oreg., III. Several awakened by trembling
	motion lasting a few seconds.


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