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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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1793-1849 .... 1850s .... 1860s .... 1870s .... 1880s .... 1890s .... 1900s .... 1910s .... 1920s .... 1930s (not complete) .... Other Cascadia Catalogs

  
Individual Event Report
Event #155 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Milne cites the British Colonist, but we have not researched newspapers for this event. Reid's notes also mention an event at this time. Other catalogs do not list this event.
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
1880  22  10            Victoria  B.C.           
MILNE - 1409 - - - MILNE - 1409 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1409  Milne, W.G., 1956, Seismic Activity in Canada, west of the 113th meridian 1841-1951: Canada Dominion Obs. Pub., V. 18, No. 7, pp. 119-146  1957   
Transcription: 1880 AUGUST 22. 2:10 p.m. Felt at Victoria. Col.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
688  Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park     
Transcription: Northwest & South Wash. 1:25 pm 22 Aug, 1880 -Am Jr Sc III-XXi pg 201 -Holden's Cat. pg 100 Southern part of Van- couver Island felt shock. At Victoria two lighter one were felt at 2:10 & 2:19. Many places in Southern part of Van- couver Island & also Port Townsend, Seattle & other points in the northwest of Wash, felt the shock. Time given in Holden's Cat. for Wash. is 1:25 pm.
 


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