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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 #294 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Holden says: "January 8; 9:56 p.m.; Turn Point L. H., Washington. A shock.___Ms. kindly communicated by the U. S. L. H. Board. " Woodward-Clyde location is in Bellingham. No newspapers have been researched.
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
1896  56  48.69  122.23        Turn Point Lighthouse  WA           
HOLD2 - 1919 WWC - 1719 - - HOLD2 - 1919 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
889  Reid 2, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park     
Transcription: Turn Point LH 9:56p January 8, 1896 E
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
727  Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park     
Transcription: Turn Point Light House 9:56 pm 8 Jan, 1896 -Holden's Cat. pg 246
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1919  Holden, E.S., 1898, A Catalog of Earthquakes on the Pacific Coast 1769-1897, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1087  1898   
Transcription: 1896. January 8; 9:56 p.m.; Turn Point L. H., Washington. A shock.___Ms. kindly communicated by the U. S. L. H. Board.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1719  Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished  1981  Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System.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: 189601 90556000 48690-122230W R 01
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
279  Bradford, Donald C., 1935, Seismic History of the Puget Sound Basin, BSSA, V. 25, No. 2, pp. 138-153  1935   
Transcription: 1896 January 8, 9:56 p.m.; Turn Point Lighthouse; a shock. MS kindly communicated by the United States Lighthouse Board.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
85  Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476  1967   
Transcription: 85 1896 Jan. 9 05:56 Turn Point Lighthouse 4 felt
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1105  Townley, S. D. and M. W. Allen, 1939, Descriptive Catalog of Earthquakes of the Pacific Coast of the United States 1769-1928, Chap. III Earthquakes in Washington, 1883-1928, BSSA, V. 29, No. 1, pp. 259-268  1939   
Transcription: 1896 January 8. 9:56 p.m. Turn Point Lighthouse [Island Co.]. A shock.-Manuscript kindly communicated by the USLH Board.
 


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