Individual Event Report
 
| Event #583 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                             | 
 
| The underlying sources are reports  by weather observers in Anacortes, Marietta, and Olga. No newspaper accounts have been researched. | 
 
| 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 | 
 
| 1923  | 
3  | 
12  | 
10  | 
15  | 
A  | 
P  | 
48.50  | 
122.61  | 
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Anacortes  | 
WA  | 
IV  | 
RF  | 
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| TAWA - 1174 | 
WWC - 1863 | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
TAWA - 1174 | 
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 Underlying Source Material
| Source ID | 
Publication | 
Pub Date | 
Pub Details | 
 
| 1174  | 
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: 1923 March 12. 10:15 a.m. IV. Anacortes, Skagit Co., and Marietta, Whatcom Co. Felt by many. Also felt at Olga, San Juan Co., by many; intensity given as II; probably should be III.-MWR, 51, 166. | 
 
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| Source ID | 
Publication | 
Pub Date | 
Pub Details | 
 
| 328  | 
Bradford, Donald C., 1935, Seismic History of the Puget Sound Basin, BSSA, V. 25, No. 2,  pp. 138-153  | 
1935  | 
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| Transcription: 1923 March 12, 10:15 a.m.; shock in the general vicinity of Anacortes and Marietta. | 
 
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| Source ID | 
Publication | 
Pub Date | 
Pub Details | 
 
| 1474  | 
Milne, W.G.,  1956, Seismic Activity in Canada, west of the 113th meridian 1841-1951: Canada Dominion Obs. Pub., V. 18,  No. 7, pp. 119-146  | 
1957  | 
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| Transcription: 1923 MARCH 12.  Felt slightly in the Gulf Islands region, but not at Victoria.  BSSA | 
 
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| Source ID | 
Publication | 
Pub Date | 
Pub Details | 
 
| 1863  | 
Woodward Clyde Consultants,  unpublished  | 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: 192303121815000 48502-122610W IV                 R  4 01 | 
 
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| Source ID | 
Publication | 
Pub Date | 
Pub Details | 
 
| 169  | 
Rasmussen,  Norman, 1967,  Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476  | 
1967  | 
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| Transcription: 169     1923    Mar. 12   18:15          Anacortes             IV           4 | 
 
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| Source ID | 
Publication | 
Pub Date | 
Pub Details | 
 
| 2311  | 
Monthly Weather Review  | 
1923  | 
V. 51, p. 166  | 
 
Transcription: Date:March 12, 1923 Time (Greenwich Civil):  18:20 Location:  Olga, Wash. Latitude (deg., min.):  48  40 Longitude (deg.,min.):  122  50 RF Intensity:  2 Number of Shocks: 1 Duration (sec.):  5ca Sounds: None Remarks:Felt by many Observer:C. S. Willis | 
 
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| Source ID | 
Publication | 
Pub Date | 
Pub Details | 
 
| 2310  | 
Monthly Weather Review  | 
1923  | 
V. 51, p. 166  | 
 
Transcription: Date:March 12, 1923 Time (Greenwich Civil):  18:15 Location:  Marietta, Wash. Latitude (deg., min.):  48  50 Longitude (deg.,min.):  122  40 RF Intensity:  4 Number of Shocks: 1 Duration (sec.):  10 Sounds:  Remarks:Felt by many Observer:S. B. Mayhew | 
 
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| Source ID | 
Publication | 
Pub Date | 
Pub Details | 
 
| 2309  | 
Monthly Weather Review  | 
1923  | 
V. 51, p. 166  | 
 
Transcription: Date:March 12, 1923 Time (Greenwich Civil):  18:15 Location:  Anacortes, Wash. Latitude (deg., min.):  48  30 Longitude (deg.,min.):  122  40 RF Intensity:  4 Number of Shocks: 1 Duration (sec.):  5-6 Sounds: None Remarks:Felt by many Observer:W. B. Short | 
 
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