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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 #232 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Holden cites an unnamed newspaper which is the underlying source for this event: "The first time an earthquake has been felt in Ashland for years was last night about 8 o'clock, when a distinct shock, though light and lasting only a few seconds, caused a general rattling of window panes in many buildings in town. The shock was not heavy enough to cause even timid people any alarm." I question Berg and Baker's assignment of intensity IV to this event. The newspaper article was not found, but this event is listed in the index of the Portland Oregonian.
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.
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Area
Units
1891  11              Ashland  OR           
HOLD2 - 1265 - - - HOLD2 - 1265 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1306  Berg and Baker, 1963, Oregon Earthquakes, 1841 through 1958, BSSA, V. 53, No. 1, pp. 95-108  1963   
Transcription: 1891 Nov 9 04:--:-- Nov 8 About 8 pm (PST) Ashland IV 10
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2048  Leslie M. Scott, Memoranda of the Files of the Oregonian 1850-1910, Oregon Historical Society  1910  Unpublished index to the Oregonian 
Transcription: at Ashland, slight, Nov. 8, 1891
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
358  Byerly, Perry, 1952, Pacific Coast Earthquakes, Condon Lecture, pp. 33-38  1952  U.W. Library, N979 B991p, Special Collections) 
Transcription: 1891, November 8 Ashland. A light shock.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
565  Smith, W. D., 1919, Earthquakes in Oregon, BSSA, V. 9, n. 3, pp. 58-71  1919   
Transcription: 1891. November 8; 8 pm.; Ashland. Following is the newspaper account; "The first time an earthquake has been felt in Ashland for years was last night about 8 o'clock when a distinct shock, though light and lasting only a very few seconds, caused a general rattling of window panes in many buildings in town. The shock was not heavy enough to cause even timid people any alarm."
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
501  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   
Transcription: 1891 November 8. About 8:00 p.m. Ashland. Following is the newspaper account: "The first time an earthquake has been felt in Ashland for years was last night about 8 o'clock, when a distinct shock, though light and lasting only a very few seconds, caused a general rattling of window panes in many buildings in town. The shock was not heavy enough to cause even timid people any alarm."
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
600  Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park     
Transcription: Ashland 8 pm 8 Nov, 1981 several seconds -Holden's Cat. pg 165
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
813  Reid 2, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park     
Transcription: Ashland 8:00p November 8, 1891 Duration several seconds.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1265  Holden, E.S., 1898, A Catalog of Earthquakes on the Pacific Coast 1769-1897, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1087  1898   
Transcription: 1891. November 8; Ashland, Oregon. Following is the newspaper account: "The first time an earthquake has been felt in Ashland for years was last night about 8 o'clock, when a distinct shock, though light and lasting only a few seconds, caused a general rattling of window panes in many buildings in town. The shock was not heavy enough to cause even timid people any alarm."
 


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