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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 #566 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Felt by only a few, reported to the MWR by two weather observers, one in Tonasket, Okanogan County, another in Clearbrook. Whatcom County.
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
1922  31  30  48.71  119.43        Tonasket  WA  III  RF       
TAWA - 1168 WWC - 1853 - - TAWA - 1168 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2281  Monthly Weather Review  1922  V. 50, p. 48 
Transcription: Date:January 31, 1922
Time (Greenwich Civil):
Location: Clearbrook, Wash.
Latitude (deg., min.): 49 00
Longitude (deg.,min.): 122 10
RF Intensity:
Number of Shocks:
Duration (sec.):
Sounds:
Remarks:Felt by two
Observer:R. D. Perry
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2279  Monthly Weather Review  1922  V. 50, p. 48 
Transcription: Date:January 31, 1922
Time (Greenwich Civil): 14:30
Location: Tonasket, Wash.
Latitude (deg., min.): 48 45
Longitude (deg.,min.): 119 30
RF Intensity: 3?
Number of Shocks:
Duration (sec.):
Sounds: Faint
Remarks:Felt by several
Observer:G. A. Wallace
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1168  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: 1922 January 31. 6:30 a.m. III? Tonasket, Okanogan Co. Felt weakly over a considerable area.-MWR, 50, 48.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
161  Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476  1967   
Transcription: 161 1922 Jan. 31 14:30 Tonasket III? 4 felt
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2458  Washington Public Power Supply System, "WPPSS Nuclear Project No. 2, Final Safety Analysis Report, Volume 1, Amendment 18"
September 1981 
1981  Table 2.5-6 
Transcription: 1922 Jan 31 Republic, Wash. R
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1853  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: 192201311430000 48717-119437W III R 3 01
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2389  Washington Public Power Supply System, Preliminary
Safety Analysis Report, Ammendment 23,
WPPSS Nuclear Project No. 1, 1300 MW Nuclear Power Plant, Vol. 2A. 
1977  Table 2R E-9 
Transcription: 1922 Jan 31 Republic, Wash.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
789  Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park     
Transcription: Along N boundary of WA 49 degrees N; 118 degrees 40' - 122 degrees 10' W PST 6:30 am, 1 pm 31 Jan, 1922 GMT 14h 30m, 19h II-III -MWR Could this possibly be the N California earthquake which occurred at about 13:17:21 of this date?
 


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