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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 #340 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Reid's note: "Newport 8:00p June 14, 1902 IV-V" appears to be the source of all subsequent catalog entries. No account of this earthquake was found in the Oregonian.
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
1902  6  14  8  0  P    44.64  124.05        Newport  OR  V         
REID2 - 823 WWC - 1741 - - REID2 - 823 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
511  Townley, S.D. and M.W. Allen, 1939, Descriptive Catalog of earthquakes of the Pacific Coast of the United States 1769 to 1928, Chapter II, Earthquakes in Oregon--1846-1928, BSSA, V. 29, No. 1, pp. 253-258.  1939   
Transcription: 1902 June 14. 8 p.m. Newport, Lincoln Co. Sharp shock; no damage.-Reid's Scrapbook, 1,15.]
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
823  Reid 2, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park     
Transcription: Newport 8:00p June 14, 1902 IV-V
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1320  Berg and Baker, 1963, Oregon Earthquakes, 1841 through 1958, BSSA, V. 53, No. 1, pp. 95-108  1963   
Transcription: 1902 June 15 04:00:-- June 14 8:00 pm (PST) Newport IV 10
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1741  Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished  1981  Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System.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: 190206150400000 44641-124050W IV BB 4 01
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
367  Byerly, Perry, 1952, Pacific Coast Earthquakes, Condon Lecture, pp. 33-38  1952  U.W. Library, N979 B991p, Special Collections) 
Transcription: 1902, June 14 Newport, Lincoln County. Sharp shock; no damage.
 


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