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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 #235 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
The only source is U.S. Weather Bureau Climatologic Records, microfilm of handwritten records - Chelan, WA: "On the 28th, a slight shock of earthquake was felt, vibration SE to NW".
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
1891  11  28                    Chelan  WA           
WBR - 2129 - - - WBR - 2129 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2129  U. S. Weather Bureau Climatological Records, for the State of Washington  1819-1892  National Archives Microfilm Copy T907, Roll Nos. 530-537, 1819-1892 - Chelan, Chelan County-handwritten weather forms. Researched by Gerald Elfendahl, curator, Bainbridge Island Hist. Soc. 
Transcription: Chelan, Chelan County
November, 1891: On the 28th, a slight shock of earthquake was felt, vibration SE to NW.
 


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