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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 #39 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Milne is the only source of information for this earthquake: "1859 JUNE 22. 5:30 p.m. Rumbling at Victoria. Br. Col."
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
1859  6  22  5  30  P  L            Victoria  B.C.           
MILNE - 1388 - - - MILNE - 1388 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1388  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   
Transcription: 1859 JUNE 22. 5:30 p.m. Rumbling at Victoria. Br. Col.
 


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