Individual Event Report
| Event #132 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs |
| C.G. Rockwood reports that this event was felt by a vessel at sea off the coast of Oregon. It is not known whether it was felt on-shore. |
| 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 |
| 1876 |
8 |
16 |
1 |
15 |
P |
L |
41.91 |
126.41 |
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Southern |
OR |
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| CGR - 1204 |
TA-OR - 488 |
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TA-OR - 488 |
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Underlying Source Material
| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 488 |
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 |
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| Transcription: 1876 August 16. 1:15 p.m. Latitude 41 degrees 55' north, longitude 126 degrees 25' west, off the southern part of Oregon. Heavy.-CGR. [Am. Jour. Sci. 3d ser., 15, 21. It is not certain that this shock was felt in Oregon.] |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1204 |
The American Journal of Science and Arts |
1878 |
Vol. XV, Nos. 85-90, January to June, 1878, pp. 21,25 |
Transcription: Rockwood, C. G. "Notices of Recent American Eartkquakes", THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND ARTS, VOL. XV., Nos. 85-90, January to June, 1878, pp. 21,25.
August 16, 1876 - At 1:15 P. M. the bark Forest Queen experienced a heavy shock of fifteen seconds duration in lat. 41 degrees 55' N., long. 126 degrees 25' W., off the southern part of Oregon (U. S. Signal Service).
October 12 - Quite severe shocks were felt in oregon, occurring in Portland at 1:53 P. M., two shocks being noticed; at Marshfield, Clackamas County, at 1:45 P. M.; and at Cascades at 1:52 P. M. (Another shock was felt at Cascades at 9 A. M.). The vibrations were in each case from north to south and were sufficiently violent to overthrow chimneys.
October 26 - Between 5 and 6 P. M. the schooner Leo felt a severe earthquake shock, continuing about ten seconds, in lat. 43 Degrees 13' N., long. 128 degrees W., the vessel being 300 or 400 miles from the coast of Oregon. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 346 |
Byerly, Perry, 1952, Pacific Coast Earthquakes, Condon Lecture, pp. 33-38 |
1952 |
U.W. Library, N979 B991p, Special Collections) |
| Transcription: 1876, August 16 41 degrees 55 minutes N, 126 degrees 25 minutes W. (Off coast of southern Oregon). Heavy. It is not certain that this shock was felt in Oregon. |
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