Cascadia Catalog 1793-1930

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Individual Event Report

Event #369 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs
Known only from the transcribed article from the Chilliwack Progress included in the WPPSS documents: "Nanaimo, B.C. ... Two severe shocks of earthquake following each other in quick succession were felt here at 11:25 last night. The first shock was preceded by the low, rumbling roar, terminating in a sharp shock of 10 seconds duration. Buildings trembled, whole dishes rattled and tumbled to the floor in every house. The shock was the most severe ever experienced here... the night operator at the CPR telegraph office was... almost wrenched from his chair by the force of the shock."
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
1905	10	6	11	25	P							Chilliwack	B.C.
N-WPP - 2498							-		-	-		N-WPP - 2498				-

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
2498	Washington Public Power Supply System, Preliminary Safety Analysis Report, Ammendment 23, WPPSS Nuclear Project No. 1, 1300 MW Nuclear Power Plant, Vol. 2A.	1977	Tables 2R-E18 and 2R-E14D. Chilliwack Progress, The, Chilliwack, B.C., October 11, 1905
Transcription: October 6, 1905 Chilliwack Progress, The, Chilliwack, B.C., October 11, 1905 "Nanaimo, B.C. Oct. 7 - Two severe shocks of earthquake following each other in quick succession were felt here at 11:25 last night. The first shock was preceded by the low, rumbling roar, terminating in a sharp shock of 10 seconds duration. Buildings trembled, whole dishes rattled and tumbled to the floor in every house. The shock was the most severe ever experience here. On Commercial St. the shock was very severe. Mr. Albert Booth, the night operator at the CPR telegraph office was busy taking the report, when suddenly he was almost wrenched from his chair by the force of the shock."