United States Earthquakes, 1969

By Carl A. Von Hake and William K. Cloud, 1971, U.S. Department of Commerce, Environmental Science Services Division, Coast and Geodetic Survey, U.S. Government Printing Office, pp. 41-42.
	WASHINGTON AND OREGON
(120th MERIDIAN OR PACIFIC STANDARD TIME)

February 14: 00:33:37.5*. Epicenter 48 degrees
	43.7' north, 123 degrees 05.9' west, eastern
	Saturna Island, Vancouver Island region, British
	Columbia, S. Magnitude 4.5. V. In the
	United States, the shock was felt over 5,000
	square miles of northwestern Washington,
	but no damage was noted. In British Col-
	umbia, press reports indicated the shock
	was felt at Abbotsford, Vancouver, Victoria,
	and in the Fraser River Valley. Intensity
	V at Acme, Bellingham, Blaine, Deer Har-
	bor, Eastsound, Edison, Ferndale, Freeland,
	Friday Harbor, Index, Joyce, Lakewood,
	Lopez, Lummi Island, Lynden, Maple Falls,
	Nooksack, Olga, Orcas, Point Roberts,
	Roche Harbor, and Waldron. Intensity IV
	at Blanchard, Carlsborg, Clallam Bay, Clin-
	ton, Concrete, Conway, Coupeville, Custer,
	Darrington, Deming, Everson, Indianola,
	La Conner, Lake Stevens, Lyman, Marietta,
	Marysville, Neah Bay, Nordland, Port
	Angeles, Port Gamble, Port Townsend,
	Quilcene, Rockport, Seabeck, Shaw Island,
	and Sumas. Intensity I-III at Anacortes,
	Bow, Greenbank, Hamilton, Hansville,
	Mukilteo, Olympia, Seattle, Stanwood, and
	Sultan.
March 5: 03:44. Magnitude 3.5. Re-
	corded at Baker, Oreg. (Blue Mountains
	Seismological Observatory) . Intensity IV
	at Vancouver, Wash.
August 13: 08:04:41.4* and 10:53:48.8*.
	Epicenter 48.5 degrees north, 122.5 degrees west,
	northwestern Washington, near Anacortes, S.
	Magnitudes 2.0 and 2.5, respectively. In-
	tensity III at Anacortes and La Conner.
August 14: 06:37:39.8*. Epicenter 45.0 degrees
	north, 117.7 degrees west, eastern Oregon, W.
	Felt at Haines and North Powder.
August 19: 07:42:49.1*. Epicenter 48.5 degrees
	north, 122.5 degrees west, northwestern Washing-
	ton, near Anacortes, W. Magnitude 2.5. In-
	tensity III at Anacortes and La Conner.
October 9: 09:07:55.0*. Epicenter 46 degrees
	46' north, 121 degrees 43' west, Washington, S.
	Magnitude 4.0. V. Felt over 2,000 square
	miles of Lewis and Pierce Counties. Inten-
	sity V (no damage) at Elbe and Pack-
	wood. Intensity IV at Carbonado, Glenoma,
	Morton, Randle, and Winlock. Intensity
	I-III at Ashford, La Grande, and Wilkeson.
November 1: 07:44:24.3*. Epicenter
	47 degrees 55' north, 121 degrees 51' west,
	Washington, S. Magnitude 4.0. V. Felt over
	approximately 7,000 square miles of northwestern
	Washington, but no damage was reported. In-
	tensity V effects at Baring, Duvall, Ed-
	monds, Gold Bar, Grotto, Index, Lake
	Stevens, Skykomish, Startup, and Sultan.
	Intensity IV at Arlington, Belfair, Bush
	Point (west of Langley), Carnation, Con-
	way, Darrington, Dockton, Fall City, Gran-
	ite Falls, Issaquah, Kenmore, Marblemount,
	Marysville, Monroe, North Bend, Pacific,
	Preston, Redmond, Seattle, Silvana, Sno-
	homish, Stanwood, and Woodinville. In-
	tensity I-III at Bellevue, Clinton, Edison,
	Elbe, Everett, Hobart, Kent, Lakewood,
	Lyman, Port Gamble, Rockport, and Sil-
	verdale.
November 9: 23:38:40.8*. Epicenter
	48 degrees 31' north, 121 degrees 24' west,
	northwestern Washington, S. Magnitude 4.7. V.
	Probable felt area on order of 7,000 square miles,
	but no definite damage was reported. In-
	tensity V effects at Concrete (5 miles west
	of), Marblemount (damage slight; no de-
	tails), and Rockport. Intensity IV at Acme,
	Bellingham (12 miles east of, on Mt. Baker
	Highway), Blanchard, Brewster, Darring-
	ton, Gold Bar, Grotto, Hamilton, Index,
	Lyman, Mount Vernon, Preston, and Su-
	mas. Intensity I-III at Clearlake, Freeland,
	Hobart, Lakewood, Omak, and Riverside.
November 28: 01:51:32.9*. Epicenter
	47.4 degrees north, 122.7 degrees west, north-
	western Washington, S. Magnitude 3.5. Intensity
	IV at Bremerton, Burley, Manchester, Port
	Orchard, and Poulsbo.


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