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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 #369 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Known only from the transcribed article from the Chilliwack Progress included in the WPPSS documents: "Nanaimo, B.C. ... Two severe shocks of earthquake following each other in quick succession were felt here at 11:25 last night. The first shock was preceded by the low, rumbling roar, terminating in a sharp shock of 10 seconds duration. Buildings trembled, whole dishes rattled and tumbled to the floor in every house. The shock was the most severe ever experienced here... the night operator at the CPR telegraph office was... almost wrenched from his chair by the force of the shock."
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
1905  10  11  25              Chilliwack  B.C.           
N-WPP - 2498 - - - N-WPP - 2498 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2498  Washington Public Power Supply System, Preliminary
Safety Analysis Report, Ammendment 23,
WPPSS Nuclear Project No. 1, 1300 MW Nuclear Power Plant, Vol. 2A. 
1977  Tables 2R-E18 and 2R-E14D. Chilliwack Progress, The, Chilliwack, B.C., October 11, 1905 
Transcription: October 6, 1905
Chilliwack Progress, The, Chilliwack, B.C., October 11, 1905

"Nanaimo, B.C. Oct. 7 - Two severe shocks of earthquake following
each other in quick succession were felt here at 11:25 last night. The
first shock was preceded by the low, rumbling roar, terminating in a
sharp shock of 10 seconds duration. Buildings trembled, whole dishes
rattled and tumbled to the floor in every house. The shock was the most
severe ever experience here. On Commercial St. the shock was very
severe. Mr. Albert Booth, the night operator at the CPR telegraph
office was busy taking the report, when suddenly he was almost wrenched
from his chair by the force of the shock."
 


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