Individual Event Report
| Event #198 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs |
| The Oregonian describes this event as "distinct" with "no damage" and gives the event time as 2:15 AM. This time differs from that given in previous catalogs, all of which refer back to the Monthly Weather Review: "at 5:26 a. m. on the 27th a heavy shock of earthquake occurred at this place. It was accompanied by a rumbling noise". No mention of this event was found in the Washington Standard or the Tacoma Daily Ledger, which were 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 |
| 1885 |
6 |
27 |
5 |
26 |
A |
|
47.04 |
122.89 |
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Olympia |
WA |
IV |
RF |
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| MWR - 2196 |
WWC - 1676 |
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HOLD1 - 471 |
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Underlying Source Material
| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 2196 |
Monthly Weather Review |
1885 |
June, V. 13 |
| Transcription: June, 1885: Olympia, Washington Territory: at 5:26 a. m. on the 27th a heavy shock of earthquake occurred at this place. It was accompanied by a rumbling noise. The vibration was from east to west. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 860 |
Reid 2, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park |
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| Transcription: Olympia 5:26a June 27, 1885 IV E-W |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 471 |
Holden, Edward S., 1887, List of Recorded Earthquakes in California, Lower California, Oregon, and Washington Territory |
1887 |
Printed by Direction of the Regents of the University of California, Sacremento, California, |
| Transcription: 1885. June 27; 5h. 26m. A light shock (IV), Olympia, W.T.--U.S.W.R. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 704 |
Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park |
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| Transcription: Olympia 5h 26m 27 June, 1885 IV. direction E-W -Am Jr Sc III-XXXII, pg 13 |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1068 |
Townley, S. D. and M. W. Allen, 1939, Descriptive Catalog of Earthquakes of the Pacific Coast of the United States 1769-1928, Chap. III Earthquakes in Washington, 1883-1928, BSSA, V. 29, No. 1, pp. 259-268 |
1939 |
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| Transcription: 1885 June 27. 5h 26m [5:26 a.m.]. IV. Olympia. A light shock.-MWR [June 1885,p 162]. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 2520 |
Oregonian |
1885 |
June 29, p.1, c. 6 |
Transcription: Earthquake at Olympia
Olympia, June 27 -- A distinct earthquake shock was felt here this morning at 2:15 o'clock. No damage was done as far as heard from. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 54 |
Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476 |
1967 |
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| Transcription: 54 1885 June 27 13:26 Olympia IV 4 |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1676 |
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: 188506271326000 47045-122890W IV R 4 01 |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 2043 |
Leslie M. Scott, Memoranda of the Files of the Oregonian 1850-1910, Oregon Historical Society |
1910 |
Unpublished index to the Oregonian |
| Transcription: at Olympia, June 17, 1885 no damage |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 233 |
Bradford, Donald C., 1935, Seismic History of the Puget Sound Basin, BSSA, V. 25, No. 2, pp. 138-153 |
1935 |
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| Transcription: 1885 June 27; 5h 26m; a light shock, IV, Olympia. U.S.W.R. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1211 |
The American Journal of Science |
1887 |
Third Series, Vol. XXXII, Nos. 187-192, July to December 1886, pp. 13-16 |
Transcription: Rockwood, C. G. "American Earthquakes", THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, Third Series,, VOL. XXXII, Nos. 187-192, July to December 1886, pp. 13-16.
May 3, 1885 - 23h 30m local time a very light shock (III) at Olympia, W. T. Light shocks continued until 1h 30m of the 4th (U.S. Weather Review)
June 27 - 5h 26m at Olympia, W. T., a light shock (IV) east to west, with rumbling noise (U. S. Weather Review).
October 9 - 8h a moderate shock (V), south to north, at Olympia, W. T.
October 10 - Between 1h and 2h three very light shocks (III), each of about one second duration and separated by an interval of six seconds, at East Portland, Oregon (U. S. Weather Review).
December 8 - In the evening a moderate earthquake (V) occurred in the vicinity of Puget Sound, W. T. The principal shock occurred at 22h 40m, 120th meridian time, and was felt as far south as Olympia, where the motion was east-west and was sufficient to arouse sleepers. At East Sound three light shocks were reported at 22h 35m; two heavy ones, rattling dishes at 22h 40m; two light ones at 23h 15m, and a somewhat heavier one at 23h 50m ... It was also reported from Port Angeles and Salt Springs Island.
December 18 - 0h 30m a very light shock (III) at Tatoosh Island in the extreme northwest of Washington Territory. It lasted about five seconds and was followed by a second shock about ten minutes later (U. S. Weather Review). |
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