Cascadia Catalog 1793-1930

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Event #150 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs
This event is previously uncataloged, and known only from the Weather Bureau observer on Bainbridge Island: "November, 1879: on the 26th at ten minutes past ten p. m. I was awakened by a violent shaking of all the house and all its furniture, and for fear it was only nervousness of myself, I awoke my wife and the shaking continued for some seconds after she was awakened when all became quiet again. Just as the clock struck 11 p. m., I was roused by a repetition of the severe phenomena. There was no sound of any kind that either of us heard. " A check of the Victoria British Colonist, Seattle PI, Oregonian and Washington Standard newspapers was made, but no additional information was found.
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	11	26	10	10	P							Bainbridge Island	WA
WBR - 2117							-		-	-		WBR - 2117				-

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
2117	U. S. Weather Bureau Climatological Records, for the State of Washington	1819-1892	National Archives Microfilm Copy T907, Roll Nos. 530-537, 1819-1892 - Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County - Riley Hoskinson-handwritten weather forms. Researched by Gerald Elfendahl, curator, Bainbridge Island Hist. Soc.
Transcription: From Roll No. 530: Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County - Riley Hoskinson "November, 1879: on the 26th at ten minutes past ten p. m. I was awakened by a violent shaking of all the house and all its furniture, and for fear it was only nervousness of myself, I awoke my wife and the shaking continued for some seconds after she was awakened when all became quiet again. Just as the clock struck 11 p. m., I was roused by a repetition of the severe phenomena. There was no sound of any kind that either of us heard. Whether it was an earthquake or not I can not say. The above forseen is all I know about it. Respectfully, Riley M. Hoskinson."