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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 #84 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Rasmussen's catalog was the first to reference this event. He cites the Washington Standard which reads: "A slight shock of an earthquake was felt at Victoria last Tuesday."
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
1870  11          48.41  123.36        Victoria  B.C.           
N-WaS - 1525 WWC - 1636 - - N-WaS - 1525 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1636  Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished  1981  Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System.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: 18700111 48417-123367W R 01
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
14  Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476  1967   
Transcription: 14 1870 Jan. 11 - Victoria, B. C. 12 felt
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1525  Washington Standard  1870  Jan 15, pg 2, c. 4., 1870 
Transcription: A slight shock of an earthquake was felt at Victoria last Tuesday.
 


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