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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 #147 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Previously uncataloged. Known only from the Washington Standard, which states: "Salem, Oregon, experienced the shock of an earthquake a few nights ago."
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
1878  8        P              Salem  OR           
N-WaS - 2585 - - - N-WaS - 2585 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2585  Washington Standard  1878  Aug. 31, 1878. p. 5, c. 2. Saturday weekly; known from U.W. Library, Pacific Northwest Collection card catalog. 
Transcription: Salem, Oregon, experienced the shock of an earthquake a few nights ago.
 


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