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Cascadia Historic Earthquake Catalog, 1793-1929
Covering Washington, Oregon and Southern British Columbia
Provided by: The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
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Individual Event Report
Event #648 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Listed only by Milne, who says: "Estevan, Bull Harbour, Alert Bay and Ocean Falls all felt an earthquake. The epicentre is probably just off the northwest tip of Vancouver Island."
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
1927  5  27  1  58  P  L            Estevan  B.C.           
MILNE - 1504 - - - MILNE - 1504 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1504  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   
Transcription: 1927 MAY 27. 1:58 p.m. Estevan, Bull Harbour, Alert Bay and Ocean Falls all felt an earthquake. The epicentre is probably just off the northwest tip of Vancouver Island.
 


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