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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 #663 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
'United States Earthquakes 1928' (Heck and Bodle) reports a "slight shock at Newport also felt at other towns within 10-mile radius." Berg and Baker report an event of MM Intensity IV felt at Newport and Eugene. No newspapers 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
1928  9  3  8  40  P  P  44.70  124.10        Newport  OR  IV  MM  314.00    mi2 
BB - 1380 BB - 1381 - - BB - 1380 BYERL - 413

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1904  Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished  1981  Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System.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: 192809 50718000 48300-121600 NO 01
 


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