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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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Event #454 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Known from the BSSA: "Eastern Oregon. - A rather severe earthquake is reported to have occurred at 3 p.m. October 14, 1913, in the Seven Devils district along the Idaho-Oregon line. Reports state that the shock lasted one minute, shook houses, and broke windows and dishes." Townley and Allen cite the Oregonian of 10/15, and newspapers should be checked.
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
1913  10  14  3  0  P  P  45.70  117.10        Seven Devils Region  OR  V  MM       
TA-OR - 526 USEQS - 945 - - USEQS - 945 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1004  U. S. Dept. of Commerce, 1973, Earthquake History of the United States, V. 41-1, revised ed., pp. 89-96  1973   
Transcription: 1913. October 14. Seven Devils District, Oreg. A strong earthquake along the Oregon-Idaho border broke windows and dishes.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
579  Smith, W. D., 1919, Earthquakes in Oregon, BSSA, V. 9, n. 3, pp. 58-71  1919   
Transcription: 1913. October 14; Eastern Oregon. A rather severe earthquake is reported to have occurred at 3:00 p.m., in the Seven Devils district, along the Idaho-Oregon line. Reports state that the shock lasted one minute, shook houses and broke windows and dishes (Bull Seism. Soc. Am., 3, 204).
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
382  Byerly, Perry, 1952, Pacific Coast Earthquakes, Condon Lecture, pp. 33-38  1952  U.W. Library, N979 B991p, Special Collections) 
Transcription: 1913, October 14 Seven Devils Region. Along the boundary between Oregon and Idaho. Broke windows and dishes. Felt at Homestead, Baker County.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2169  Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America  1913  V. 3, p. 205 
Transcription: Eastern Oregon. - A rather severe earthquake is reported to have occurred at 3 p.m. October 14, 1913, in the Seven Devils district along the Idaho-Oregon line. Reports state that the shock lasted one minute, shook houses, and broke windows and dishes.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
945  U. S. Dept. of Commerce, 1973, Earthquake History of the United States, V. 41-1, revised ed., pp. 89-96  1973   
Transcription: Oct. 14 15:00 Seven Devils District, Oreg 45.7 117.1 - V 3-9,3-53
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
619  Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park     
Transcription: Brimday, Mt Idaho & NE Oregon 45 1/2 degrees N; 116 1/2 de- grees W MST 3 pm 14 Oct, 1913 VI, duration 1 minute(?) -Bull SSA 1913, vol 3, pg 204 Shock reported in the Seven Devils district called "rather severe" but information scan- ty.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1345  Berg and Baker, 1963, Oregon Earthquakes, 1841 through 1958, BSSA, V. 53, No. 1, pp. 95-108  1963   
Transcription: 1913 Oct 14 23:00:-- Oct 14 3:00 pm (PST) Seven Devils Region VI 10
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1783  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: 191310142300000 45700-117100 V NO 5 01
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
526  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: 1913 October 14. 3 p.m. Seven Devils Region. Along the boundary line between Oregon and Idaho. Broke windows and dishes. Felt at Homestead, Baker Co.-BSSA, 3, 204; Morning Oregonian, October 15, 1913.
 


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