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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 #47 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
This event is known only from Milne's catalog, which says "A rather severe shock was felt at Vancouver." This may be a duplicate entry for the well-documented earthquake that occurred on Sept. 26 of 1864.
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
1863  26  30            Vancouver  B.C.           
MILNE - 1391 - - - MILNE - 1391 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1391  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: 1863 SEPTEMBER 26. 1:30 p.m. A rather severe shock was felt at Vancouver.
 


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