Individual Event Report
| Event #301 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs |
| All catalog listings are in agreement with the Oregonian report: "Earthquake in Lincoln County Newport, Or., Jan 27--An earthquake shock was felt in this section yester- day at 2:45 pm. The shock was of about 3 seconds duration. Houses were shaky till the dishes on the shelves rattled. The vibrations appeared to come from a northerly direction, and was accompanied by a slight rumbling noise, like thunder. Reports from Alsea bay state that the shock was felt quite strong there about the same time." |
| 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 |
| 1897 |
1 |
27 |
2 |
45 |
P |
L |
44.64 |
124.05 |
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|
Newport |
OR |
IV |
MM |
|
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| N-Ore - 1581 |
WWC - 1723 |
- |
- |
BB - 1315 |
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Underlying Source Material
| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 2063 |
Leslie M. Scott, Memoranda of the Files of the Oregonian 1850-1910, Oregon Historical Society |
1910 |
Unpublished index to the Oregonian |
| Transcription: Newport and Alsea, Jan. 27, 1897, 2:45 p.m. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 509 |
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: 1897 January 26. 2:45 p.m. Newport [Lincoln Co.]. Sharp; lasted about three seconds. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1581 |
The Oregonian |
1897 |
Jan 28, 1897; p .3, c. 1&2 |
Transcription: 1897, January 27. Newport, Alsea.
Earthquake in Lincoln County Newport, Or., Jan 27--An earthquake shock was felt in this section yester- day at 2:45 pm. The shock was of about 3 seconds duration. Houses were shaky till the dishes on the shelves rattled. The vibrations appeared to come from a northerly direction, and was accompanied by a slight rumbling noise, like thunder. Reports from Alsea bay state that the shock was felt quite strong there about the same time. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 365 |
Byerly, Perry, 1952, Pacific Coast Earthquakes, Condon Lecture, pp. 33-38 |
1952 |
U.W. Library, N979 B991p, Special Collections) |
| Transcription: 1897, January 26 Newport, Lincoln County. Sharp. Lasted about three seconds. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1723 |
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: 189701262245000 44641-124050W IV BB 4 01 |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1315 |
Berg and Baker, 1963, Oregon Earthquakes, 1841 through 1958, BSSA, V. 53, No. 1, pp. 95-108 |
1963 |
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| Transcription: 1897 Jan 26 22:45:-- Jan 26 2:45 pm (PST) Newport IV 10 |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1926 |
McAdie, Alexander C., 1907, Catalog of Earthquakes on the Pacific Coast: 1897 to 1906, Smithsonian Misc. Collections, Part of Vol. XLIX (No. 1721), Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., 64 p. |
1907 |
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| Transcription: 1897. January 26; Newport, Oregon, 2:45 p. m. Sharp; lasted about 3 seconds. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 604 |
Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park |
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| Transcription: Newport 2:45 pm 26 Jan, 1897 intensity-sharp, duration 3 seconds -McAdie's Cat. pg 6 |
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