Individual Event Report
| Event #657 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs |
| Listed in several catalogs, supported by a newspaper account from the U.C. Berkeley scrapbook. Milne says: "The Abbotsford-Hunglington area felt an earthquake. Maple Falls, Glacier, Sumas and Deming in the general region also felt the tremor slightly, but Bellingham did not. D" |
| 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 |
| 1928 |
1 |
24 |
9 |
45 |
A |
L |
49.10 |
122.20 |
|
3.00 |
IML |
Abbotsford |
B.C. |
III |
MM |
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| MILNE - 1511 |
RAS - 187 |
- |
WWC - 1897 |
MILNE - 1511 |
- |
Underlying Source Material
| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1994 |
Unknown, UC Berkeley |
1928 |
UC Berkeley Seismograph Station Clippings Collection |
Transcription: Bellingham (Wash.) Jan. 24. (AP) Towns in Whatcom county, including Maple Falls, Glacier, Deming, and Sumas, reported earthquake shocks about 9:25 AM today. No known damage was done. The quake was not felt here
Abbotsford (BC) Jan. 24. (AP) An earthquake was felt here distinctly at about 9:45 AM today.
Buildings trembled as if shaken by a heavy blast, dishes and windows rattled and the shock was felt by persons on the street. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1994 |
Unknown, UC Berkeley |
1928 |
UC Berkeley Seismograph Station Clippings Collection |
Transcription: Bellingham (Wash.) Jan. 24. (AP) Towns in Whatcom county, including Maple Falls, Glacier, Deming, and Sumas, reported earthquake shocks about 9:25 AM today. No known damage was done. The quake was not felt here
Abbotsford (BC) Jan. 24. (AP) An earthquake was felt here distinctly at about 9:45 AM today.
Buildings trembled as if shaken by a heavy blast, dishes and windows rattled and the shock was felt by persons on the street. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1511 |
Milne, W.G., 1956, Seismic Activity in Canada, west of the 113th meridian 1841-1951: Canada Dominion Obs. Pub., V. 18, No. 7, pp. 119-146 |
1957 |
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| Transcription: 1928 JANUARY 24. 9:45 a.m. III. The Abbotsford-Hunglington area felt an earthquake. Maple Falls, Glacier, Sumas and Deming in the general region also felt the tremor slightly, but Bellingham did not. D |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 187 |
Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476 |
1967 |
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| Transcription: 187 1928 Jan. 24 17:45 49.1 N, 122.2 W 5 felt |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1897 |
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: 192801241745000 49100-122200 300ML CA 01 |
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