Individual Event Report
| Event #183 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs |
| There is very little information available for this event. From the Plummer article: "In the summer of 1883 Tacoma received a shock which has not been reported from other localities, Buildings were strained, and one ordinarily steady-going building is said to have danced on its foundations." |
| 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 |
| 1883 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
47.23 |
122.43 |
|
|
|
Tacoma |
WA |
III |
RF |
|
|
|
| HOLD2 - 1244 |
WWC - 1671 |
- |
- |
HOLD2 - 1244 |
- |
Underlying Source Material
| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 49 |
Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476 |
1967 |
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| Transcription: 49 1883 June ? - Tacoma III 4 |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1065 |
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: 1883 June? III. Tacoma.-P. |
| |
| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1244 |
Holden, E.S., 1898, A Catalog of Earthquakes on the Pacific Coast 1769-1897, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1087 |
1898 |
|
| Transcription: 1883. June ?; Tacoma (III).__P. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 228 |
Bradford, Donald C., 1935, Seismic History of the Puget Sound Basin, BSSA, V. 25, No. 2, pp. 138-153 |
1935 |
|
| Transcription: 1883 June ?; III; Tacoma. P. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 856 |
Reid 2, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park |
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|
| Transcription: Tacoma June 1883 III |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1671 |
Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished |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: 188306 47237-122433W III R 3 01 |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 701 |
Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park |
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|
| Transcription: Tacoma June 1883 III -Holden's Cat. pg 107 |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 2476 |
Coombs, H.A., W.G. Milne, O.W. Nuttli, and D.B. Slemmons, "Report of the Review Panel on the December 14, 1872 earthquake", |
1976 |
Appendix D: Selected Supporting Information -- Professor Plummer's Paper on "Recent Volcanic Activity" Read before the Academy of Science - Tacoma Ledger - February 28, 1893 |
Transcription: (This is part of an 8 page article - see the WPPSS table for entire text RSL 7/1995)
In the summer of 1883 Tacoma received a shock which has not been
reported from other localities, Buildings were strained, and one
ordinarily steady-going building is said to have danced on its founda-
tions- The direction of this shock was from Mount Tacoma, as shown
by the swinging of kerosene chandeliers which were hung on hooks. The
stroke of this shock is variously estimated at from three to six inches. |
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