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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 #220 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Holden cites Plummer as the sole original source.
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
1890  29  14  30    47.21  120.99        Roslyn  WA  III  RF       
HOLD2 - 1257 WWC - 1690 - - HOLD2 - 1257 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1690  Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished  1981  Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System.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: 189003292230000 47218-120990W III R 3 01
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
68  Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476  1967   
Transcription: 68 1890? Mar. 29 22:30 Roslyn III 4
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
716  Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park     
Transcription: Roslyn 2:30 pm 29 March, 1890 -Holden's Cat. pg 148
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1082  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   
Transcription: 1890[?] March 29. 14h 30m [2:30 p.m.]. III. Roslyn [Kittitas Co.].-P.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
247  Bradford, Donald C., 1935, Seismic History of the Puget Sound Basin, BSSA, V. 25, No. 2, pp. 138-153  1935   
Transcription: 1890 March 29, l4h 30m; III; Roslyn. P.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1257  Holden, E.S., 1898, A Catalog of Earthquakes on the Pacific Coast 1769-1897, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1087  1898   
Transcription: 1890. March 29; 14h. 30m. Roslyn, Washington, III__P.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
870  Reid 2, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park     
Transcription: Roslyn 2:30p March 29, 1890
 


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