Individual Event Report
 
| Event #548 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                             | 
 
| All catalog listings refer back to the MWR report from Cascadia, which say that  the earthquake was "felt by everyone." and that a  "loud report" was heard.  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 | 
 
| 1920  | 
12  | 
15  | 
10  | 
50  | 
A  | 
P  | 
44.40  | 
122.40  | 
  | 
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Cascadia  | 
OR  | 
III  | 
RF  | 
  | 
  | 
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| TA-OR - 541 | 
WWC - 1846 | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
TA-OR - 541 | 
 -  |  
 
 Underlying Source Material
| Source ID | 
Publication | 
Pub Date | 
Pub Details | 
 
| 633  | 
Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park  | 
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| Transcription: Cascadia 44 degrees 15' N;  122 degrees 30' W PST  10:50  am 15 Dec, 1920 GMT  18h 50m III;  MWR Loud report | 
 
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| Source ID | 
Publication | 
Pub Date | 
Pub Details | 
 
| 541  | 
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: 1920 December 15. 10:50 a.m. III. Cascadia, Linn Co. Observer gave intensity as III, but said shock was felt by everyone; sound like a loud report was heard.-MWR, 48,740. | 
 
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| Source ID | 
Publication | 
Pub Date | 
Pub Details | 
 
| 2273  | 
Monthly Weather Review  | 
1920  | 
V. 48, p. 740  | 
 
Transcription: Date: December 15, 1920 Time (Greenwich Civil):  18:50 Location:  Cascadia, Oregon Latitude (deg., min.):  44 15 Longitude (deg.,min.):  122 30 RF Intensity:  3 Number of Shocks: 1 Duration (sec.):   Sounds: Loud report Remarks: Felt by everyone Observer: G.M. Geissendorfer | 
 
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| Source ID | 
Publication | 
Pub Date | 
Pub Details | 
 
| 1360  | 
Berg and Baker, 1963,  Oregon Earthquakes, 1841 through 1958, BSSA, V. 53, No. 1, pp. 95-108  | 
1963  | 
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| Transcription: 1920   Dec 15   18:50:--   Dec 15   10:50 am (PST)   Cascadia   III*   10    | 
 
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| Source ID | 
Publication | 
Pub Date | 
Pub Details | 
 
| 1846  | 
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: 192012151850000 44400-122400W1III                BB 3 01 | 
 
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| Source ID | 
Publication | 
Pub Date | 
Pub Details | 
 
| 396  | 
Byerly, Perry, 1952, Pacific Coast Earthquakes, Condon Lecture, pp. 33-38  | 
1952  | 
U.W. Library, N979 B991p, Special Collections)  | 
 
| Transcription: 1920, December 15 Cascadia, Linn County. Shock was felt by everyone. | 
 
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