Individual Event Report
| Event #230 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs |
N. Puget Sound - It is seems that this earthquake was felt in the northern part of Puget Sound, but information is muddled, and several different times and dates are given.
Holden says: "Port Angeles, Washington. Reports differ as to time, some claiming that the shock occurred at 4:10 A.M., others at 5 A.M. It is possible there were two distinct shocks. The direction of vibration was from northwest to southeast. Many people were awakened from sleep. Houses trembled and chinaware rattled (VI). Port Townsend: shock felt shortly after 4 o'clock a.m. Dishes rattled and sleeping people were awakened (VI)." The newspaper report of the Oregonian, repeated in the Spokane Review, seems incongruous, since it says that the event was felt at Portland and on the Elwha River "west of here". No newspaper reports could be found in the Washington Standard or the Seattle P.I. The Elwha River is at the northernmost part of the Olympic Peninsula.
The handwritten report of the weather observer at East Sound on Orcas Island gives a time of "1:46 a.m"; and describes the earthquake as "NE to SW. 30 seconds." No other September earthquakes are described.
The Chilliwack Progress says: "Westminster was visited by a sharp shock of earthquake last Wednesday morning about 4 o'clock. Many citizens were awakened by the shaking of their dwellings and the low rumbling sound which accompanied the shock. ... The shock was felt at Victoria nearly four minutes earlier, ...The shock was severe at Victoria and lasted seven seconds, but did no damage to property. " Wednesday would have been 9/23. |
| 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 |
| 1891 |
9 |
21 |
1 |
46 |
A |
|
48.00 |
123.50 |
|
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Port Angeles |
WA |
VI |
RF |
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| WBR - 2133 |
USEQS - 925 |
- |
- |
TAWA - 1087 |
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Underlying Source Material
| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1415 |
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 |
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| Transcription: 1891 SEPTEMBER 22. 3:40 a.m. Bradford lists, and newspapers report, an earthquake at Victoria, Port Angeles, and Port Townsend at this time, of intensity VI. At Victoria some plaster was cracked, and dishes were shaken but no major damage was done. The BSSA reports this same earthquake for September 21st. Col. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1697 |
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: 189109221140000 48000-123500 V NO 5 01 |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 252 |
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: 1891 September 21; Port Angeles; reports differ as to time, some claiming that the shock occurred at 4:10 a.m., others at 5 a.m. It is possible there were two distinct shocks. The direction of vibration was from northwest to southeast. Many people were awakened from sleep. Houses trembled and chinaware rattled, VI. Port Townsend; shock felt shortly after 4 a.m. dishes rattled and sleeping people were awakened, VI. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 653 |
Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park |
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| Transcription: Victoria 3:40 am 22 Sept, 1891 -Holden's Cat. pg 161 Shocks felt all over city. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 874 |
Reid 2, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park |
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| Transcription: Port Angeles 4:10a September 21, 1891 IV NW-SE |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 72 |
Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476 |
1967 |
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| Transcription: 72 1891 Sept. 21 - 48.0 N, 123.5 W V 1 may have occurred at 13:00 |
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