Individual Event Report
| Event #531 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs |
| Mentioned in the BSSA. The Monthly Weather Review says: "What seemingly was an earth disturbance gave buildings in Seattle a slight shaking up to-night. The disturbance was felt as far as 45 miles from here." It cites Associated Press as the source. No newspapers have been researched. |
| 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 |
| 1919 |
6 |
5 |
10 |
33 |
P |
P |
47.59 |
122.33 |
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Seattle |
WA |
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| TAWA - 1163 |
WWC - 1834 |
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- |
TAWA - 1163 |
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Underlying Source Material
| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 784 |
Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park |
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| Transcription: Seattle 10:33 pm ("tonight") 5 Jun, 1919 GMT early III -MWR 445; Georgt disp Perhaps not an earthquake although said and be felt 45 mi from Seattle it was not recorded at Victoria. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1834 |
Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished |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Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System.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: 191906 60630000 47597-122330W R 01 |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 324 |
Bradford, Donald C., 1935, Seismic History of the Puget Sound Basin, BSSA, V. 25, No. 2, pp. 138-153 |
1935 |
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| Transcription: 1919 June 5, 10:33 p.m.; Seattle; felt also in the surrounding region. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 2456 |
Washington Public Power Supply System, "WPPSS Nuclear Project No. 2, Final Safety Analysis Report, Volume 1, Amendment 18"
September 1981 |
1981 |
Table 2.5-6 |
| Transcription: 1919 Jun 5 Seattle, Wash. TA |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 2258 |
Monthly Weather Review |
1919 |
V. 47, p 445 |
Transcription: Seattle, Wash., June 5, 1919.
What seemingly was an earth disturbance gave buildings in Seattle a slight shaking up to-night. The disturbance was felt as far as 45 miles from here. (Associated Press) |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 2180 |
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America |
1919 |
V. 9, p. 86 |
| Transcription: Seattle, Wash., June 5, 1919. - A shock thought to be an earthquake was felt at 10:33 p.m. all over Seattle and the surrounding region. No damage was reported. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1163 |
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 |
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| Transcription: 1919 June 5. 10:33 p.m. Seattle and surrounding region. Felt forty-five miles from Seattle.- BSSA, 9, 86; MWR, 47, 445. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 151 |
Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476 |
1967 |
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| Transcription: 151 1919 June 6 06:30 Seattle 4 felt |
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