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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 #149 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
This event is previously uncataloged. It was reported in the Portland Oregonian as being felt in Victoria.
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
1879  12  15            Victoria  B.C.           
N-Ore - 1536 - - - N-Ore - 1536 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1536  The Oregonian  1879  July 13, 1879; pg 1, c. 3. 
Transcription: July 12. Victoria. An earthquake shook up Victorians at 3:15 this morning. The motion was from east to west, the shock lasting ten seconds. No damage was done.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2033  Leslie M. Scott, Memoranda of the Files of the Oregonian 1850-1910, Oregon Historical Society  1910  Unpublished index to the Oregonian 
Transcription: at Victoria, July 12, 1879
 


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