WASHINGTON AND OREGON
(120th MERIDIAN OR PACIFIC STANDARD TIME)

February 6: No time given. The follow-
	ing report was received from an observer
	2 miles south of Cherry Grove, Oreg. "A
	distinct earth shock was felt by my wife
	and me. I talked to no one else in this area
	who felt it. That made me wonder about
	the possibility of a sonic boom; however, it
	was a sustained tremor for a few seconds
	which felt much like a light shock."
June 6: No time given. III. Seattle, Wash.
	"I was just walking into the Food Circus
	Building when the ground shook and huge
	light string swayed, etc."
June 11: 09:34:30.3*. Epicenter 47 degrees 50'
	north, 122 degrees 33' west, about 4 miles south-
	east of Port Gamble, Wash., S. Magnitude
	3.7. IV. Felt by many at Gorst. Seemed like
	a thud, deep in ground under the house.
	Frightened few at Port Gamble. Windows
	rattled at Silverdale; one rapid shake. Felt
	by many and frightened few at Tracyton;
	windows rattled; rapid, very brief shock.
	Intensity I-III at Bremerton, Indianola,
	Kingston, and Poulsbo.
June 24: 09:45. Tacoma, Wash. Press re-
	ported a slight earthquake was felt, at Ta-
	coma and in surrounding areas to the north
	and south. No damage was reported. Uni-
	versity of Washington seismologists re-
	ported the tremor was so slight it just
	barely registered on the seismograph.
July 30: 10:02:38*. Epicenter 47.1 degrees
	north, 122.1 degrees west, Washington, W. Mag-
	nitude 3.4. IV. Press reported a slight
	tremor shook residents in the Tacoma-
	Auburn-Sumner area. Felt by all at Gra-
	ham; felt like one far-away blast. One rapid
	blast effect was noted 6 miles southeast
	of Orting; windows rattled. "I thought a
	blast had gone off under my house. Re-
	sembled a stump charge. "Windows rattled
	at Sumner; split-second shock accompanied
	by loud earth noises. At Wilkeson, win-
	dows rattled, walls creaked, and faint earth
	noises were heard. Intensity I-III at Car-
	bonado, Kapowsin, McMillin, Milton,
	Orting, and Puyallup.
November 1: 03:22:53.6*. Epicenter
	47.6 degrees north, 122.3 degrees west, Washington,
	S. Magnitude 3.0. Felt by few in Seattle area.
December 23: 21:02:11.5*. Epicenter
	47.9 degrees north, 121.8 degrees west, Snohomish
	County, Wash., S. Magnitude 3.2. Felt by
	very few near Sultan.

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