Individual Event Report
| Event #189 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs |
| Volcanic Activity Mt. Tacoma (Rainier) steam plume. Known only from Plummer's article in the Tacoma Ledger - February 28, 1893: "On June 16, 1884, at about 7 p.m., jets of steam were seen shooting upward from the summit of Mount Tacoma to a considerable height. This phenomena was repeated at short intervals until darkness cut off the view. There was no fire, and no earth tremors were reported." |
| 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 |
| 1884 |
6 |
16 |
7 |
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P |
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Mt. Tacoma |
WA |
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| N-WPP - 2477 |
- |
- |
- |
N-WPP - 2477 |
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Underlying Source Material
| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 2477 |
Coombs, H.A., W.G. Milne, O.W. Nuttli, and D.B. Slemmons, "Report of the Review Panel on the December 14, 1872 earthquake", |
1976 |
Appendix D: Selected Supporting Information -- Professor Plummer's Paper on "Recent Volcanic Activity" Read before the Academy of Science - Tacoma Ledger - February 28, 1893 |
Transcription: (This is part of an 8 page article - see the WPPSS table for entire text RSL 7/1995)
On June 16, 1884, at about 7 p.m., jets of steam were seen shooting
upward from the summit of Mount Tacoma to a considerable height. This
phenomena was repeated at short intervals until darkness cut off the
view. There was no fire, and no earth tremors were reported. |
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