Individual Event Report
| Event #200 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs |
| The Monthly Weather Review is the original source for this earthquake. It reports that "three shocks of an earthquake, each of about one second's duration and separated by an interval of six seconds, occurred between 1 and 2 a. m. of the 10th" in East Portland, Oregon. Both the Oregonian and the Post-Intelligencer were searched for articles, without success |
| 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 |
| 1885 |
10 |
10 |
1 |
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A |
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45.55 |
122.60 |
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East Portland |
OR |
III |
RF |
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| MWR - 2193 |
WWC - 1678 |
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CGR - 1211 |
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Underlying Source Material
| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 598 |
Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park |
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| Transcription: East Portland between 1h-2h 10 Oct, 1885 III, duration 1 second -Am. Jr. Sc. III-XXXII-14 Between 1 and 2 am. These shocks were felt, each of about 1 second duration and seperated by an inter- -------following card not present--- |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 473 |
Holden, Edward S., 1887, List of Recorded Earthquakes in California, Lower California, Oregon, and Washington Territory |
1887 |
Printed by Direction of the Regents of the University of California, Sacremento, California, |
| Transcription: 1885. October 10; between 1h.-2h. Three very light shocks (III), East Portland, Oregon.--U.S.W.R. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 499 |
Townley, S.D. and M.W. Allen, 1939, Descriptive Catalog of earthquakes of the Pacific Coast of the United States 1769 to 1928, Chapter II, Earthquakes in Oregon--1846-1928, BSSA, V. 29, No. 1, pp. 253-258. |
1939 |
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| Transcription: 1885 October 10. Between 1h and 2h [1 a.m. and 2 a.m.] III. East Portland. Three very light shocks.-MWR [Oct. 1885, p. 265]. 1h 30m. II.-P. See 1886 October 13. [Amer. Jour. Sci., 3d ser., 32, 14. The significance of Holden's reference to October 13, 1886, is not apparent.] |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 356 |
Byerly, Perry, 1952, Pacific Coast Earthquakes, Condon Lecture, pp. 33-38 |
1952 |
U.W. Library, N979 B991p, Special Collections) |
| Transcription: 1885, October 10 III East Portland. Three very light shocks. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1678 |
Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished |
1981 |
Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System. Copy provided to UW in 1993. |
| Transcription: 188510100900000 45550-122600W1III BB 3 01 |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 811 |
Reid 2, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park |
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| Transcription: Portland 1-2h October 10, 1885 III 3 shocks; Duration 1 second. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 2193 |
Monthly Weather Review |
1885 |
October, V. 13, p. 266 |
| Transcription: October, 1885: East Portland, Oregon: three shocks of an earthquake, each of about one second's duration and separated by an interval of six seconds, occurred between 1 and 2 a. m. of the 10th. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1211 |
The American Journal of Science |
1887 |
Third Series, Vol. XXXII, Nos. 187-192, July to December 1886, pp. 13-16 |
Transcription: Rockwood, C. G. "American Earthquakes", THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, Third Series,, VOL. XXXII, Nos. 187-192, July to December 1886, pp. 13-16.
May 3, 1885 - 23h 30m local time a very light shock (III) at Olympia, W. T. Light shocks continued until 1h 30m of the 4th (U.S. Weather Review)
June 27 - 5h 26m at Olympia, W. T., a light shock (IV) east to west, with rumbling noise (U. S. Weather Review).
October 9 - 8h a moderate shock (V), south to north, at Olympia, W. T.
October 10 - Between 1h and 2h three very light shocks (III), each of about one second duration and separated by an interval of six seconds, at East Portland, Oregon (U. S. Weather Review).
December 8 - In the evening a moderate earthquake (V) occurred in the vicinity of Puget Sound, W. T. The principal shock occurred at 22h 40m, 120th meridian time, and was felt as far south as Olympia, where the motion was east-west and was sufficient to arouse sleepers. At East Sound three light shocks were reported at 22h 35m; two heavy ones, rattling dishes at 22h 40m; two light ones at 23h 15m, and a somewhat heavier one at 23h 50m ... It was also reported from Port Angeles and Salt Springs Island.
December 18 - 0h 30m a very light shock (III) at Tatoosh Island in the extreme northwest of Washington Territory. It lasted about five seconds and was followed by a second shock about ten minutes later (U. S. Weather Review). |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1304 |
Berg and Baker, 1963, Oregon Earthquakes, 1841 through 1958, BSSA, V. 53, No. 1, pp. 95-108 |
1963 |
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| Transcription: 1885 Oct 10 09:--:-- Oct 10 1-2 am (PST) Portland II*-III* 10 Three very light shocks. (10) |
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