Individual Event Report
| Event #267 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs |
| Holden cites Plummer, and describes the event as it appears in the Oregonian, which states: "Ellensburg, April 16--A shock of earthquake was distinctly felt here last evening at 9:56. The motion appeared to be from east to west, and was noticeable for about 10 seconds. No damage was done, and very few people noticed it." |
| 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 |
| 1894 |
4 |
15 |
9 |
56 |
P |
L |
46.99 |
120.54 |
|
|
|
Ellensburg |
WA |
III |
RF |
|
|
|
| N-Ore - 1575 |
WWC - 1713 |
- |
- |
HOLD2 - 1285 |
- |
Underlying Source Material
| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 724 |
Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park |
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| Transcription: Ellensburg 20h 56m 15 Apr, 1894 III duration 10 seconds -Holden's Cat. pg 227 |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1575 |
The Oregonian |
1894 |
Apr 17, 1894; p. 3, c. 2 |
Transcription: 1894, April 15. Ellensburg. A Slight Tremor
Ellensburg, April 16--A shock of earthquake was distinctly felt here last evening at 9:56. The motion appeared to be from east to west, and was noticeable for about 10 seconds. No damage was done, and very few people noticed it. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1713 |
Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished |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Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System.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: 18940415 46998-120540W III WG 3 01 |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1098 |
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: 1894 April 15. 20h 56m [8:56 p.m.] III. Ellensburg [Kittitas Co.]. Duration ten seconds.-P. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1285 |
Holden, E.S., 1898, A Catalog of Earthquakes on the Pacific Coast 1769-1897, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1087 |
1898 |
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| Transcription: 1894. April 15; 20h. 56m. Ellensburg, Washington, III, duration 10s.___P. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 2366 |
Washington Public Power Supply System, Preliminary
Safety Analysis Report, Ammendment 23,
WPPSS Nuclear Project No. 1, 1300 MW Nuclear Power Plant, Vol. 2A. |
1977 |
Table 2R E-9 |
| Transcription: 1894 Apr 15 Ellensburg, Wash. iii |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 883 |
Reid 2, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park |
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| Transcription: Ellensburg 8:56p March 15, 1894 Duration 10 seconds. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 2058 |
Leslie M. Scott, Memoranda of the Files of the Oregonian 1850-1910, Oregon Historical Society |
1910 |
Unpublished index to the Oregonian |
| Transcription: at Ellensburg, April 15, 1894 |
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