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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 #48 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Felt in Victoria, Milne says: " three shocks were felt. The first two followed each other by a few seconds, and they were followed by another in 10 minutes. Bottles fell off shelves and some people ran out of doors. Br. Col." The Oregonian reports a "slight earthquake" at Victoria. The only newspaper article found for this event was in the Oregon Statesman. A review of the British Colonist covering this time period failed to turn up additional information.
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
1863  10  9  2  53  A  L  48.41  123.36        Victoria  B.C.           
MILNE - 1392 WWC - 1626 - - MILNE - 1392 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
5  Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476  1967   
Transcription: 5 1863 Oct. 9 - Victoria, B. C. 15 felt
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1608  Oregon Statesman  1863  Oct. 26, 1863 
Transcription: The Olympia Standard says a slight shock of an earthquake was felt at Victoria on the 9th inst.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1392  Milne, W.G., 1956, Seismic Activity in Canada, west of the 113th meridian 1841-1951: Canada Dominion Obs. Pub., V. 18, No. 7, pp. 119-146  1957   
Transcription: 1863 OCTOBER 9. 2:53 a.m. In Victoria three shocks were felt. The first two followed each other by a few seconds, and they were followed by another in 10 minutes. Bottles fell off shelves and some people ran out of doors. Br. Col.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1626  Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished  1981  Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System.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: 186310 9 48417-123367W R 01
 


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