Cascadia Catalog 1793-1930

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Event #68 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs
This is a previously uncataloged earthquake, known only from the Oregon State Journal: "A slight earthquake shock was felt at Victoria on the night of the 26th of February. The movement was from east to west, each shock lasting about three seconds, with an interval of about 5 seconds between them". Victoria newspapers should be checked.
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
1868	2	26			P	L						Victoria	B.C.
N-OR - 1215							-		-	-		N-OR - 1215				-

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
1215	Oregon State Journal	1868	March 7, 1868, Vol. 5, No. 3, page 2, c.. 5
Transcription: Oregon State Journal, Eugene City, "Earthquake at Victoria", March 7, 1868, Vol. 5, No. 3, p. 2, col. 5. "A slight earthquake shock was felt at Victoria on the night of the 26th of February. The movement was from east to west, each shock lasting about three seconds, with an interval of about 5 seconds between them".