WASHINGTON AND OREGON
(120th MERIDIAN OR PACIFIC STANDARD TIME)
February 1: 17:23. Reported felt at Canby, Oreg.
March 16: 07:56:09.* Epicenter 47.1 degrees north, 121.8 degrees west, S. The University of Washington
reported the shock very likely originated in the Mud Mountain area of Mt. Rainier. Felt over an
area of approximately 3,000 square miles of western Washington, principally in King and Pierce
counties. Maximum intensity V.
INTENSITY V:
Buckley.-Felt by and awakened many in community. Doors rattled; frame creaked. Motion
rapid, one bump, like explosion.
Kapowsin.-Frightened few in community. Small objects shifted. Motion rapid.
Lester.-Felt by many in home and post office; awakened all in home. Rattled windows, doors,
and dishes. Motion slow.
North Bend.-Awakened all in home. A rumble, then slight shaking of house. Motion rapid.
Palmer (Tacoma Headworks).-Felt by all and frightened few in community. Windows and dishes
rattled; frame houses creaked. Trees, bushes shaken slightly. Quick, sharp shock.
Sumner.-Felt by many (some outdoors) and frightened few in community. Small objects
shifted and knickknacks fell. Motion rapid.
INTENSITY IV: Carbonado, Carnation, Cougar Mountain (east of Seattle, near Issaquah),
Cumberland, Des Moines, Enumclaw, Fall City, Hobart, Kent, Orting, Parkland, Preston, and
Snoqualmie.
INTENSITY I TO III: Kanaskat, Lake Burien, Lake City, Maple Valley, Maplewood, Mercer
Island, Milton, Northgate, Olympia, Port Orchard, Puyallup, Ravensdale, Redmond (2 miles east of),
Renton, Seahurst, Seattle, Tacoma, and East Tacoma.
April 22-26: Local tremors felt around Duwamish Valley in south end of Seattle at 15:00 on
22nd; 17:00 on 24th; 14:00 and 16:00 on 26th.
April 23: 11:19:26*. Epicenter 45.1 degrees north 122.9 degrees west, northeast of Salem Oreg., B. IV.
Portland area. Slight shock was felt in scattered parts of the Portland area. Telephone calls came
from the northeast, southeast, and northwest sections, and from Oregon City, West Linn, Clacka-
mas Heights, and Gladstone. Some residents of the area said there was only one distinct jolt ac-
companied by a sound like two cars colliding. Wavelike motion felt by several at Salem. Water
spilled from vase. Eight miles east of Salem a series of wavelike motions were felt.
May 4: 17:42:29*. Epicenter 47 degrees 19' north, 122 degrees 25' west, near Dash Point in Tacoma, S. V.
Felt over approximately 1,500 square miles of northwestern Washington. A sharp, quick
earthquake shook windows, dishes, and nerves in Tacoma, but did little other damage. Telephone
operator at Tacoma said the shock seemed to lift her chair off the floor. Many calls received. Lake-
wood resident reported a china cabinet fell over, causing about $50 damage. Northend resident
reported a cracked basement wall. College of Puget Sound at Tacoma reported 3 distinct shocks,
with north-south motion. Felt with intensity IV at Dieringer, Dockton, Gig Harbor, Puyallup,
Seattle, Sumner, and Sylvan. Also felt at Alderton, Burley, Dash Point, Des Moines, Fragaria,
Milton, Palmer, Port Orchard, and Preston.
May 15: 05:02:13-T. Epicenter 47 degrees 25' north, 122 degrees 22' west, Puget Sound, S. VI. Moderately
strong shock felt over an area of approximately 17,000 square miles. (See map, page 52.) Dam-
age negligible. Maximum intensity VI.
INTENSITY VI:
Belfair.-Felt by and awakened many in community. Trees, bushes shaken slightly. Small
crack in concrete block building. Few felt a shock at 05:45. Motion slow.
Buckley.-Awakened all and frightened few in community. Windows and doors rattled. Mo-
tion slow.
Burton.-Felt by and awakened all in home. Windows, doors, and metal tables rattled. Small
objects shifted and light, metal tables on casters rolled. Motion rapid.
Edmonds.-Awakened all in community. Dishes rattled. Vase overturned.
Elbe.-Felt by, awakened all, and frightened many in community. Small objects shifted; few
small objects overturned. Motion rapid.
Hobart.-Felt by and awakened all in community; frightened few in home. Windows, doors, and
dishes rattled; frame creaked. Motion slow.
Hyak.-Felt by all, awakened and frightened many in community. Small objects shifted and
overturned. Motion rapid.
Lake Stevens.-Felt by, awakened many, and frightened few in community. Concrete retaining
wall (built day before) cracked. Motion rapid.
Manchester.-Felt by many in home; awakened and frightened all. Windows, doors, and dishes
rattled. Motion slow.
North Bend.-Awakened all and frightened few in community. Damage slight. Small objects
shifted. Trees, bushes shaken slightly, Motion rapid.
Preston.-Felt by all, awakened most, and frightened many in community. Small objects shifted
and overturned; knickknacks fell. Motion rapid.
Rollingbay.-Felt by and awakened all in community.
Ronald.-Awakened all in community. Frame creaked.
Scenic.-Awakened all and frightened few in community. Windows, doors, and dishes rattled.
Motion slow.
Seattle.-Felt by and awakened many throughout Seattle, frightened some. Small plaster crack
at 1419 E. 66th St. Windows, doors, and dishes rattled; buildings creaked. Hanging objects swung.
Beds shook. Some thought motion rapid; others, slow.
Skykomish.-Awakened and frightened many in community. Damage slight. Small objects
overturned; dishes broke. Motion rapid.
Startup.-Felt by, awakened all, and frightened many in community. Trees, bushes shaken
strongly. Small objects and furnishings shifted. Observer ran outdoors and saw electric light pole
swaying. Water in fish pool moved back and forth. Electric light wire between house and barn
swayed as if shaken by strong wind. Change noticed in closing of door which was hard to close before
shock. Sounded like rumbling freight train. Motion slow.
Sultan.-Felt by, awakened all, and frightened many in community. Windows, doors, and
dishes rattled; house creaked. Trees, bushes shaken moderately. Motion slow.
Tukwila.-Awakened all and frightened many in community. Windows rattled; house creaked.
Motion rapid, accompanied by loud noise.
Redmond (5 miles east of, Union Hill).-Felt by and awakened all in home. Trees, bushes shaken
moderately. Books fell. Motion rapid.
INTENSITY V: Alderton, Algona, Allyn, Ashford, Auburn, Bellevue, Black Diamond, Bothell,
Bremerton, Bryant, Burien, Carbonado, Cashmere, Cedar Falls, Cle Elum, Concrete, Cove, Darring-
ton, Des Moines, Dieringer, Dockton, Dryden, Easton, Eatonville, Eglon, Everett, Fortson, Fort
Steilacoom, Glenoma, Gold Bar, Granite Falls, Hadlock, Hansville, Harper, Holden, Houghton,
Index, Issaquah, Kapowsin, Kennydale, Kenmore, Kent, Kirkland, Lakebay, Lakeview, Leavenworth,
Lester, Lyman, Maple Valley, McMillin, Milton, Mirror Lake, Monroe, Olympia, Orillia, Orting, Oso,
Packwood, Portage, Porter, Port Gamble, Port Ludlow, Port Orchard, Poulsbo, Puyallup, Restil,
Richmond Beach, Rockport, Roslyn, Roy, Seabeck, Seabold, Seahurst, Selleck, Snoqualmie,
Snoqualmie Falls, Southworth, Spanaway, Steilacoom, Sumner, Suquamish, Tacoma, Trinidad, Vash-
on, Wauna, Wilkeson, Woodinville, and Zenith.
INTENSITY IV: Aberdeen, Anacortes, Brewster, Burley, Carnation, Castle Rock, Chelan, Chima-
cum, Colby, Coulee Dam, Cumberland, Ellensburg, Enumclaw, Fragaria, Graham, Keyport, Kingston,
Lacey, Lake Cushman (Hoodsport), Lakeside, Leland, Lilliwaup, Longmire, Longview, Lucerne,
Maltby, Manson, Marblemount, Midway, Montesano, Morton, Mount Vernon, Nisqually, Olalla,
Pacific, Port Blakely, Port Townsend, Possession Point (Whidbey Island), Quilcene, Randle, Ravens-
dale, Redondo, Sedro Woolley, Silverdale, Snohomish, South Bend, Sylvan, Thorp, Tracyton, Trout
Lodge (Naches), Tumwater, Twisp, Vaughn, Vega (Anderson Island), Waterville, Wenatchee, Wins-
low, Winton, Yelm, and Yoman.
INTENSITY I TO III: Beverly, Dabob, Eastsound, Grapeview, Hoquiam, Kittitas, Lopez, Merritt
(Leavenworth), Shelton, and South Prairie.
INTENSITY I TO III IN CANADA: Victoria, B. C.
May 23: 05:41:42*. Methow Valley, Wash. V. Felt by many at Twisp where terrific roar
was heard and house shook from roof down. Felt by and awakened many at Winthrop where house
creaked and hanging objects swung. Sharp and brief, like heavy blast. Recorded by University of
Washington seismograph.
June 18: 07:09:48*. Seattle, Wash. Feeble local shock felt by few in north end of Seattle.
Recorded by University of Washington seismograph.
November 11: 14:15:12*. Epicenter approximately 125 miles distant. III. Felt by several in
home at Raymond. It was also felt about halfway between Raymond and Aberdeen. Recorded
weakly at Seattle.
UW Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences ..... . PNW EARTHQUAKES