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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 #434 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Known only from the Victoria Daily Colonist article transcribed in the WPPSS documents: "...The second was noticed about 2:30 P.M. and was especially felt at Colwood. "
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
1910  19  30              Victoria  B.C.           
N-WPP - 2504 - - - N-WPP - 2504 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2504  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. Victoria Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., July 20, 1910 
Transcription: July 19, 1910
Victoria Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., July 20, 1910

"EARTH TREMORS REPORTED

"Two slight earth tremors were noticed here yesterday. The first
occurred in the morning and was reported by several people from Rockland
Avenue. The second was noticed about 2:30 P.M. and was especially felt
at CoLwood. It was stated yesterday to be due to changed barometric
pressure consequent on the high temperatures prevailing for the last few
days."
 


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