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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 #607 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
All catalogs entries arise from a single report by a MWR observer. There is a slight discrepency between the observer's report and the catalog entries. The MWR gives no RF intensity, but instead says that there were 4 shocks, which were "Felt by many". 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
1924  27  19    46.08  118.33        Walla Walla  WA           
MWR - 2321 MWR - 2321 - - MWR - 2321 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1873  Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished  1981  Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System.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: 192405270019000 46070-118328W IV R 4 01
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
799  Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park     
Transcription: Walla Walla 46 degrees 05' N; 118 degrees 20' W PST 4:19 pm 26 May, 1924 Gmt 0h 19m 27 May, 1924 III(?) -MWR
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1179  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: 1924 May 26. 4:19 p.m. IV. Walla Walla. Four shocks, felt by many.-MWR, 52,293.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
175  Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476  1967   
Transcription: 175 1924 May 27 00:19 Walla Walla IV 4 four shocks felt
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2321  Monthly Weather Review  1924  V. 52, p. 293 
Transcription: Date: May 27, 1924
Time (Greenwich Civil): 0:19
Location: Walla Walla Wash.
Latitude (deg., min.): 46 05
Longitude (deg.,min.): 118 20
RF Intensity:
Number of Shocks: 4
Duration (sec.): 1
Sounds: None
Remarks: Felt by many
Observer: C.C. Garrett
 


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