Cascadia Catalog 1793-1930

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Event #493 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs
The original source of this information is the report of the Sumner weather observer. No newspapers have been checked.
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
1916	4	24	4	43		G	47.20	122.22				Sumner	WA	II	RF
MWR - 2242							MWR - 2242		-	-		MWR - 2242				-

Underlying Source Material

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
137	Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476	1967
Transcription: 137 1916 Apr. 24 04:43 Sumner II 4

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
1810	Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished	1981	Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System.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: 191604240443000 47160-122200W II R 2 01

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
1148	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
Transcription: 1916 April 23. 8:43 p.m. II. Sumner, Pierce Co.-MWR, 44, 218.

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
315	Bradford, Donald C., 1935, Seismic History of the Puget Sound Basin, BSSA, V. 25, No. 2, pp. 138-153	1935
Transcription: 1916 April 23, 8:43 p.m.; II; Sumner; rumbling.

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
2242	Monthly Weather Review	1916	V. 44. p. 218
Transcription: Date: April 24, 1916 Time (Greenwich Civil): 4:43 Location: Sumner, Wash. Latitude (deg., min.): 47 12 Longitude (deg.,min.): 122 13 RF Intensity: 2 Number of Shocks: 1 Duration (sec.): 5 Sounds: Rumbling Remarks: Observer: H.E. Thompson

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
771	Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park
Transcription: Sumner (10 mi E of Tacoma) 47 degrees 12' N; 122 degrees 13' W PST 8:43 pm 23 Apr, 1916 GMT 4h 43m 24 Apr, 1916 II 1 shock duration 5 seconds -MWR 218 Rumbling noise.