WASHINGTON AND OREGON
(120th MERIDIAN OR PACIFIC STANDARD TIME
January 7: 01:16:04*. Epicenter 46 degrees 45'
north, 122 degrees 40' west, southwestern Washington,
S. Felt over an area of approximately 3,500
square miles, principally in Lewis, Pierce, and
Thurston counties. Also felt at Portland, Oreg.
Maximum intensity (damage) V.
INTENSITY (DAMAGE) V:
Alder.-Felt by and awakened many in com-
munity; frightened few. Windows rattled.
Rapid, 1-minute shock; loud earth noises heard
by many.
Eatonville.-Felt by, awakened, and frightened
many in community; felt outdoors by some.
Windows, doors, and dishes rattled. Rapid,
east-west shock; loud earth noises from east-
west heard by many.
Elbe.-Awakened many and frightened few in
community. Small objects shifted.
La Grande.-Awakened all in home. Win-
dows rattled. Sudden, sharp blastlike noise;
observer thought furnace had exploded.
McKenna.-Felt by and awakened many;
frightened few. Windows, doors, and dishes
rattled; house creaked.
Olympia.-Press reported many were awak-
ened; few frightened. Jail cell bunks shaken.
Rainier.-Awakened all in home. Walls
creaked. Rapid, 1-minute motion; loud earth
noises heard.
Tenino.-Felt by and awakened many in com-
munity. Rapid motion; loud earth noises heard
by many.
Tono (7 miles west of epicenter).-Old burned-
out coal mine collapsed, causing ground to sink
over a considerable area.
Tumwater.-Felt by, awakened, and frightened
many. Windows, doors, and dishes rattled.
Rapid, 2-minute motion.
Vail (about 5 to 6 miles north of epicenter).-
Awakened many. Loud earth noises heard by
many.
INTENSITY (DAMAGE) IV: Adna (8 miles west
of Chehalis), Alderton, Ashford, Buckley, Buc-
oda, Centralia, Chehalis, Cinebar, Curtis, Ethel,
Grays River, Issaquah, Kapowsin, McMillin,
Mineral, Morton, Mossyrock, Napavine, Olym-
pia (4 miles south of), Orting, Pe Ell, Randle,
Rochester, Roy, Riffe, and Wilkeson.
INTENSITY (DAMAGE) I TO III: American Lake
(V.A. Hospital), Anderson Island, Carbonado,
Fort Steilacoom, Glenoma, La Center, Lakebay,
Littlerock, Mayfield, and Sumner.
INTENSITY (DAMAGE) I TO III IN OREGON:
Portland.
April 10: 22:47:35*. Epicenter 47 degrees 34' north,
122 degrees 15' west, about 5 miles southeast of Seattle
city center, S. Felt over an area of approxi-
mately 600 square miles of western Washington,
principally in western King County. Maximum
intensity (damage) VI at Seattle, where slight
damage was reported.
INTENSITY (DAMAGE) VI:
Seattle.-Felt by and awakened many in com-
munity; frightened few. Concrete basement wall
cracked; 15-foot section of wood retaining wall
broken; top on cabinet-type oil burner tipped
and loosened, bearing dislodged in furnace motor.
One report of plaster cracking. Small objects
shifted. Woman said she was jolted from bed.
Most persons reported their homes shook, dishes
rattled, chandeliers swayed, and furniture moved.
INTENSITY (DAMAGE) V: Bremerton, Burien,
Houghton, Orillia, Redmond, and Tukwila.
INTENSITY (DAMAGE) IV: Bothell, Des Moines,
Eagledale (Port Blakely), Issaquah, Kenmore,
Kirkland, Manchester, Medina, Mercer Island,
Milton, Pacific, Port Orchard, Renton, Richmond
Beach, Seattle Heights, and Woodinville.
INTENSITY (DAMAGE) I TO III: Auburn, Belle-
vue, Duvall, Kennydale, Kingston, Longmire,
Maple Valley, Monroe, Portage, Preston, Re-
dondo, Seahurst, and Silverdale.
May 10: 19:05*. Epicenter about 7 miles
west of Longmire, Wash., S. Nisqually entrance
to Mount Rainier National Park (about 6 miles
southwest of Longmire). IV. Windows rattled.
Felt by several at Longmire; rapid, 5-second mo-
tion; faint earth noises from west heard.
June 16: 02:32:45*. Epicenter a very few
miles southwest of Longmire, Wash., S. Long-
mire. IV. Felt by several; awakened all on
second floor of home. Loud earth noises heard
a few seconds before shock; rapid, 2-second
motion.
September 10: 07:06:34*. Epicenter 47 degrees 42'
north, 123 degrees 09' west, upper Duckabush River,
near boundary between Olympic National Park
and Olympic National Forest, S. Felt over an
area of approximately 14,000 square miles of
northwestern Washington. (See map, p. 29.)
Maximum intensity (damage) VI. At Bremer-
ton, concrete basement cracked; plaster cracked
at Seattle.
INTENSITY (DAMAGE) VI:
Bremerton.-Felt by many; frightened few.
Concrete basement floor and walls cracked in
many places. Small objects shifted and over-
turned; knickknacks fell. Motion east-west,
circular, rocking and rolling. Woman became
dizzy and nauseated.
Seattle.-Felt by many; awakened and fright-
ened few. Considerable plaster cracking at one
place (one crack entirely across living room ceil-
ing); small painted-over plaster cracks slightly
reopened at one place; window partly out of frame
at another place. East-west door swung north-
south; north-south oriented objects, such as beds
and doors shaken strongly; hanging pictures
swung north-,-south.
INTENSITY (DAMAGE) V: Alder, Annapolis,
Arlington, Auburn, Bainbridge Island, Baring,
Belfair, Blanchard, Burton, Cedar Falls, Chima-
cum, Clinton, Duvall, Eastsound, East Stanwood,
Edison, Everett, Freeland, Gorst, Granite Falls,
Grotto, Hansville, Hoodsport (Staircase Ranger
Station, about 12 miles northwest of Hoodsport),
Houghton, Kenmore, Le Grande, Lowell, Lyman,
Medina, Mount Vernon (Big Lake area), North
Bend, Orillia, Pinehurst, Port Gamble, Port
Ludlow, Port Orchard, Preston, Richmond
Beach, Rockport, Snohomish, Snoqualmie and
Snoqualmie Falls, Sultan, Sumner, and Tracyton.
INTENSITY (DAMAGE) IV: Alderton, Alderwood
Manor, American Lake (V.A. Hospital), Bothell,
Brinnon, Buckley, Carbonado, Clallam Bay,
Clearview, Clipper, Concrete, Darrington, Dash
Point, Edmonds (Five Corners), Elbe, Elwha
Ranger Station (Olympic National Park), Fall
City, Friday Harbor, Gardiner, Gold Bar, Green-
bank, Harper, Hoodsport, Hoquiam, Hyak,
Index, Issaquah, Joyce, Newport, Kingston,
Kirkland, La Conner, Lake Crescent, Lake
Stevens, Lakewood, Leavenworth, Lester, Lil-
liwaup, Lopez, Lost Lake (about 10 miles south-
west of Shelton), Lynden, McMillin, Malone,
Maple Valley, Marblemount, Marysville, Mat-
lock, Mercer Island, Midway, Milton, Monroe,
Morton, Mukilteo (vicinity of), Nordland, North
Bend (9, 15, and 18 miles east of), Oak Harbor
(1 mile west of), Oakville, Olalla, Olympia (3
miles west of, and 4 miles south of), Pacific,
Portage, Porter, Potlatch, Poulsbo, Puyallup,
Quilcene, Quinault Ranger Station (about 10
miles northeast of Quinault), Raymond, Red-
mond, Redondo, Ronald, Roslyn, Roy, Seabeck,
Seattle Heights, Sekiu, Selleck, Silvana, Skyko-
mish, South Colby, South Prairie, Southworth,
Startup, Sumas, Suquamish, Sylvan (Fox Island),
Tacoma, Tahuya, Union, Wauna, Wickersham
and vicinity, and Woodinville.
INTENSITY (DAMAGE) I TO III: Aberdeen,
Anderson Island, Bellingham, Black Diamond,
Burien, Burlington, Coupeville, Deming, Des
Moines, Dockton, Eglon, Ellensburg, Enumclaw,
Everson, Indianola, Kapowsin, Kennydale, Kent,
Lakebay, Lakeview, Lynnwood, McCleary, Man-
chester, Montesano, Neilton, Nooksack, Orting,
Oso, Palmer, Port Angeles, Port Townsend,
Ravensdale, Retsil, Seahurst, Sequim, Shelton,
Solduc Hot Springs area, South Bend, Stanwood,
Vashon, Wilkerson, and Zenith.
INTENSITY (DAMAGE) I TO III IN OREGON:
Warrenton (near Astoria).
November 8: 03:36:27.2*. Epicenter 45.1 degrees
north, 125.2 degrees west, about 50 miles off coast of
Oregon, W. Reported felt with moderate in-
tensity at scattered communities along the
coastal areas of Washington and Oregon, from
Aberdeen and Montesano, Grays Harbor County,
Wash., south to Yachats, Lincoln County, Oreg.,
a distance of approximately 185 miles. In
Oregon, it was felt inland to distances of about
35 miles. Maximum intensity (damage) IV.
INTENSITY (DAMAGE) IV IN OREGON: Agate
Beach, Alpine, Alsea, Buxton, Nashville, New-
port, Rockaway, Tidewater, Toledo, and Yachats.
INTENSITY (DAMAGE) IV IN WASHINGTON:
waco and Long Beach.
INTENSITY (DAMAGE) I TO III IN OREGON: Can-
non Beach, Corvallis, Depoe Bay, Hammond,
and Umpqua.
INTENSITY (DAMAGE) I TO III IN WASHINGTON:
Aberdeen and Montesano.
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