Cascadia Catalog 1793-1930

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Event #224 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs
Information on this earthquake is described in "The Central Cascades Earthquake of March 7, 1891"; by T.E. Johnson, R.S. Ludwin, and A.I. Qamar, in Washington Geology, V. 20, N. 1, pp. 36 -37 (felt area isoseismal map included). This earthquake was misidentified in previous catalogs as being felt only at Smith Island lighthouse. In fact, the earthquake was felt from Ellensburg to Seattle and Tacoma. The apparent focus was east of Seattle in the central Cascades, close to Mt. Si, with a total felt area of approximately 36,000 square km, therefore a magnitude of 5.0 (following the method of Toppozada, 1975)has been estimated. About a dozen accounts from newspapers both east and west of the Cascade Mountains and a diary entry from Monitor, Washington provide documentation for this interpretation. The "MISC" source cited as the preferred source above is the Johnson et al. article. Many catalogs contain an entry for an earthquake on March 8, 1890. Holden cites Plummer as his original source, but Townley and Allen correctly point out that the date given by Plummer was 1891 rather than 1890. We have attributed catalog entries for the March 8, 1890 earthquake to this March 7, 1891 earthquake. A search of newspapers found scant indication of other associated shocks, although there was a report of an earthquake felt at North Bend and Snoqualmie Pass on November 24 and another report, apparently from a single individual in downtown Seattle, of feeling an earthquake around 9 AM on the morning of Nov. 29th.
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
1891	3	7	7	40		L	47.50	121.75		5.00	MI	Mt. Si	WA	VI		36000.00		km2
N-WA - 1559							MISC - 2329		-	MISC - 2329		MISC - 2329				MISC - 2329

Underlying Source Material

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
1255	Holden, E.S., 1898, A Catalog of Earthquakes on the Pacific Coast 1769-1897, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1087	1898
Transcription: 1890. March 8; Olympia, Washington. III.__P.

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868	Reid 2, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park
Transcription: Olympia March 8, 1890 III

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1600	Snohomish Daily Sun	1891	Monday March 9, 1891
Transcription: Did you feel the earthquake Saturday night? The shock was felt in several places in the Puget Sound area and at a half dozen eastern points. The shock in the city was scarcely as severe as in Seattle, but in a number of Snohomish stores the shelves with their contents were given a good shaking up. In the first Methodist church at Seattle, the shock came just as the huge pipe organ struck up for choir rehearsal, and the man underneath doing the pumping, thought the bellows had burst and got himself out of the blow room in a hurry.

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
1259	Holden, E.S., 1898, A Catalog of Earthquakes on the Pacific Coast 1769-1897, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1087	1898
Transcription: 1891. March 7; 7:35 P.M. Admiralty Head L. H., Washington. A light shock.

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1260	Holden, E.S., 1898, A Catalog of Earthquakes on the Pacific Coast 1769-1897, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1087	1898
Transcription: 1891. March 7; 7:30 P.M. Smith Island L. H., Washington. A slight shock.__Ms. U. S. L. H. Board.

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2096	Spokesman Review Index	1938	Complied by WPA, Olympia, 1938, Available on microfilm at U.W. Library (A696)
Transcription: Seattle, Washington, has earthquake shock; little damage SFR (Spokane Falls Review) 7th Mr 8, 1891 8:4

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714	Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park
Transcription: Olympia 8 March, 1890 III -Holden's Cat. pg 147

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718	Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park
Transcription: Admiralty Head Light House 7:35 pm 7 March, 1891 -Holden's Cat. pg 158

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871	Reid 2, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park
Transcription: Smith Island LH 7:30p March 7, 1891

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872	Reid 2, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park
Transcription: Admiralty Head LH 7:35p March 7, 1891

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2046	Leslie M. Scott, Memoranda of the Files of the Oregonian 1850-1910, Oregon Historical Society	1910	Unpublished index to the Oregonian
Transcription: at Tacoma, Seattle, New Whatcom, March 7, 1891

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2141	U. S. Weather Bureau Climatological Records, for the State of Washington	1819-1892	National Archives Microfilm Copy T907, Roll No. 536, 1819-1892 - Seattle, WA- handwritten weather forms
Transcription: March, 1891, Seattle, WA The only unusual event of the month was the earthquake of the 7th. It occurred at 7:40 PM and lasted five seconds. Vibrations were from S to N. At the time I was seated in a chair on first floor of house and was made quite dizzy by the shock. Chandeliers and hanging lamp swung so that the vibration continued for several minutes before stopping. In high buildings the shock was so perceptible that many people rushed out into the streets. Immediately after the shock I compared my time with the National observatory time as recorded at the Western Union Telegraph office and as a result deduced time of beginning of shock 7:40 and ½ second and cessation at 7:40 and 5½ seconds.

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1085	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: 1891 March 7. 7:35 p.m. Admirality Head Lighthouse [Island Co.]. A slight shock.

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1084	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: 1891 March 7. 7:30 p.m. Smith Island Lighthouse [Island Co.]. A slight shock.-MS USLH Board.

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1688	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: 189003 8 47045-122890W III R 3 01

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1080	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 8. III. Olympia.-P. [In Plummer's published list the year is given as 1891, instead of 1890, for this and the two following shocks. See Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 8, 79.]

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1692	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: 189103 80330000 48300-122800W R 01

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717	Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park
Transcription: Smith Island Light House 7:30 pm 7 MAarch, 1891 -Holden's Cat. pg 158

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1558	The Oregonian	1891	March 8, 1891. p6 c1
Transcription: 1891, March 7. Tacoma, Seattle, New Whatcom. Earthquake Shock EARTHQUAKE SHOCK Tacoma, Mar. 7--Two faint but distinct shocks of earthquake were felt here at 7:50 this evening. The wave was southwest to northeast; the first shock lasting 2 1/3 seconds and the second shock being 1 1/2 seconds in duration. No damage was done, although articles in china and glassware stores rattled a trifle, and occupants of sixth floors rushed from rooms fearing the structures were about to topple. The imposing stones in the Ledger office swayed perceptibly. Three shocks were felt at Eagle Gorge, in the Cascade Mountains. Seattle, Wash., Mar 7--At 7:40 this evening an earthquake shook buildings of the city slightly. The wave passed from south to north, with possibly a slight trend to- ward the east. The effect was felt most severely by those in the upper floors and the 6 and 7 story buildings downtown. There the chandelier swayed sharply, and men standing up found it difficult to keep their feet. The movement was felt in all parts of the city. About Fairhaven New Whatcom, Wash., Mar 7--A sharp earthquake shock was felt here at 8:45 pm. It was also felt at Fairhaven, and as far south as Marysville, Washington. Southern California also affected San Bernardino, Ca., Mar 7--A light earthquake shock was felt here at 11 o'clock this morning.

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1606	Washington Standard (Weekly)	1891	Friday March 13, 1891
Transcription: The shock of an earthquake was felt at Seattle about 7 o' clock, Saturday night. As it occurred immediately before the adjournment of the legislature, it symbolizes the labor of the mountain when it brought forth the mouse.

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1591	Daily Oregon Statesman	1891	Sunday, March 8, 1891; p. 1, c. 7
Transcription: THE EARTH SHAKES Vibrations Felt in the City by the Sound. Seattle, March 7.--At 7:30 a distinct shock of earth- quake was felt in this city, the wave passing from north to south. No damage was done, although some articles were knocked from shelves. Tacoma, March 7.--Quite a heavy earthquake shock occurred here at 7:40 tonight, the vibrations lasting only one second. At Ellensburg and several other points on the Northern Pacific three distinct shocks, lasting ten seconds, were felt. There was no damage done.

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1565	(journal) Helen Margaret Parrish	1891	Diary of Helen Margaret Parrish entry dated March 8, 1891, She lived in a canyon near Monitor, WA between Cashmere and Wenatchee. Copy sent to UW seis. lab. in 1987 by grand-daughter, Betsey Detroit, 5406 SW Beach Dr. Terr., Seattle, WA 98116, 932-8782
Transcription: The diary of Helen Margaret Parrish, dated March 8, 1891. (She lived in a canyon near Monitor, between Cashmere and Wenatchee. "...we had an earthquake last night at 1/2 past 7. The house trembled and shook."

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1564	Tacoma Morning Globe	1891	Sunday, March 8, 1891; pg 1, c. 3
Transcription: EARTH'S LIVELY QUAKES Shocks at Hot Springs, Ellensburgh, Eagle Gorge, Slaughter and Seattle. Hot Springs, Wash., Special Telegram to the GLOBE, March 7.--A very heavy shock of earhtquake was felt here at 7:40 o'clock tonight. The vibration was apparently north to south. Its duration was ten seconds, and it was followed by a lighter shock. The hotel and depot shook very decidedly, and the crockery rattled. No damage was done. The shock was also felt at Ellensburgh and Palmer, and there were three severe shocks at Eagle Gorge. Slaughter, Wash., Special Telegraph to the GLOBE, March 7.--At 7:30 pm, a severe shock of earthquake was felt here. Its duration was about thirty seconds. Buildings were considerably shaken, but so far no damage has been discovered as a result of the shake. Seattle, Special Telegraph to the GLOBE, March 7.-- At 7:40 this evening two slight shocks of earthquake of four and five seconds' duration each, with a ten second interval between each, were felt. In some instances the people in large buildings ran into the streets. No damage was done.

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1563	The Seattle Telegraph	1891	Sunday, March 8, 1891; pg 6, c. 1
Transcription: TWO SLIGHT SHOCKS Seattle Residents Surprised by a Very Small Shake-Up. Two slight shock of earthquake were felt in this city last evening about twenty minutes before 8 o'clock. Many of the large buildings moved some what, and it was noticed pretty generally throughout the city. So far as known, no damage was done and no one was injured in any way. As is usual in such occurrences, the observations of different people are somewhat at variance. The preponderance of testimony, however, seems to coincide with that of Prof. O.B. Johnson, who was sitting at a table in the Young Nationalists hall at the time the earthquake occurred. The professor, however, observed but one shock. "The earth waves or vibration," he said, "seemed to come from the east. This appears the more probable from the fact that the principle mountain range is located in that direction. A slip has doubtless occurred in one of the great faults of the Cascade mountains and caused the tremor felt here. It would be next to impossible to locate the slip exactly, but it is probably quite narrow. Faults often exist which are imperceptible on the surface. In the case of the great earthquake at Charleston, it was afterward traced for miles and faults were discovered which were not known before to exist. The fact that this section of the country is almost outside the region of earthquakes is well known, but why it should be so is not so well known. I think there is no probability of an immediate recurrence of the shock." A number of amusing incidents occurred, occasioned by people who were frightened by the unusual sensation, but beyond the slight shaking of houses, jarring of windows and swaying of lamps, the shock was of no effect. HAD IT BAD IN ROSLYN Clocks Stopped, Crockery Broke and People Got Sick at the Shock. Roslyn, March 7.--What is supposed to have been a shock of earthquake was felt here about 7:45 this evening, severe enough to rock houses, stop clocks and shatter crockery. The disturbance caused vertigo and nausea in several persons. Everybody rushed to the street. People here who have lived in California state the shock was more severe than ever felt in that state. A few thought old Rainier had broken loose. TACOMA TREMBLES, TOO. Tacoma, March 7.--A slight shock of earthquake was felt here at 7:40 pm. The tremble lasted only a few seconds. Vibration was said to be from northeast to southwest. Light shocks were also felt in Kent, Orting, Puyallup and surrounding villages. No damage is reported from any quarter. ROCKS FELL AT SNOQUALMIE. Snoqualmie, March 7.--A heavy shock of earthquake was felt here this evening about 7:45 o'clock, lasting 15 to 20 seconds. The rocks from Mount Si came rolling down and made a loud rumbling noise, which was plainly heard. KITTITAS SHAKEN UP. Hot Springs, March 7.--There was a heavy shock of earthquake at 7:40 to-night, the vibration apparently being north to south. It lasted for 10 seconds and was followed by a slighter shock. The hotel and depot shook lively. No damage done. It was also felt at Ellensburgh and Palmer. Eagle Gorge felt three severe shocks.

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1562	The Seattle Post-Intelligencer	1891	March 8, 1891
Transcription: THE EARTH QUAKED A Very Perceptible Shock All Over the City BIG BUILDINGS WERE SWAYED. Crockery Rattled, and Frightened People Ran Into the Streets--The Shock General on the Coast. Seattle was agitated last evening by a very perceptible shock of earthquake. At 7:40 the trembling was felt, a low rumble heard and a few minutes later the streets were filled with people who had rushed from their houses to see what was the matter. Considerable alarm was caused down town among the tall buildings, for those on the top floors were considerably affected by the motion of the earth. In the small buildings the shock was less noticeable. During the evening the telephone in the POST- INTELLIGENCER office was kept ringing by people from all parts of the city, some asking if an earthquake had actually occurred, others giving information. Mr. Harold S. Channing, the signal service observer, reported the duration of the swaying motion as five seconds. At the time he was on the ground floor of the house of Mr. Charles W. Saunders on Sixth street between Spring and Sene- ca. The chandelier in the room and thermometer swung nearly north and south, by Mr. Channings thinks the wave passed from the southwest to the northeast, which is the usual direction of earthquake shocks in this region. Where he was the motion was nearly very perceptible. Mr. Watson W. Moore, who was in his office on the fourth floor of the Hinckley block, on the corner of Second and Columbia, felt the building sway sharply. He said that everybody in the building rushed out. Mr. William Caldwell and Mr. F.E. Beulah were in Beulah & Alexander's office on the fifth floor of the Seattle block, at the corner of Third and Cherry streets. When the shock came Mr. Caldwell, who was standing, thought he had a sudden touch of dizziness, and Mr. Beulah was greatly startled. ON THE SEVENTH FLOOR Mr. Boyd J. Tallman, whose office is on the seventh floor of the Safe Deposit building on Front street, at the foot of Cherry, felt the shock very plainly. He was writing in his office at the time, and was startled by a cracking and grinding sound. He thought the roof was tumbling in and made all haste downstairs. Mrs. N.W. Flaisig, who lives in rooms 39 and 40, on the third floor of the same building, was also startled by the shock, and a vase in her room nearly fell from the mantel over a fireplace. Mr. W.J. Clark and F.L. Stinson, on the second floor, felt the shock plainly and the electric light globes in the hallways swayed back and forth in an arc of about a foot. In the two upper floors of the Washington Territorial Investment Company building, on the corners of Cherry and Second streets, the shock was felt plainly. The pencil of a POST-INTELLIGENCER reporter who was writing made a crooked mark, as if someone had pushed his arm. FELT ON RENTON HILL AND QUEEN ANNE. Within a minute after the shock was over Mr. J.B. Thompson telephoned in from Renton hill asking if the earth- quake had been felt down town-- it was sharp enough up there. Dr. J.S. Kloeber reported that his house on the corner of Roy and Temperance streets, rocked to and fro. The house Mr. M.E. Clare was in at the corner of Fifth and James streets was shaken so that the lights flickered. Rev. John F. Damon felt the shock at his house on the corner of Fifth and Columbia streets, but his said that it was not as severe as several earthquakes which have visited the Northwest within his memory. "The motion was even and protracted, with less jerk than I have usually ob- served," said he. "Some sixteen or seventeen years ago--I forget the exact date--Seattle was severely shaken. The houses swayed and trees bent so that their tops nearly touched the ground. Pieces of furniture were thrown down, dishes were tossed from shelves and broken, and men and women were made sick. The Indians and others were thrown into great terror." TREMBLING AT BALLARD The POST-INTELLIGENCER correspondent at Ballard telegraphed last evening: Ballard, March 7.--[Special.]--A slight shock of an earthquake occurred about 7:40 o'clock this evening. The shock lasted about 30 seconds. The oscillations were north and south. The stores and dwellings rocked to and fro, and hanging lamps swung backward and forward like the pendulum of a clock. Previous to the shock the atmosphere was dull, heavy and oppressive. The shock was generally noticed and felt, but quite a number failed to perceive an unusual disturbance. FAINT IN TACOMA Tacoma,March 7.--[Special.]--A faint but perceptible shock of earthquake was felt for five or six seconds at 7:35 this evening. The motion was from the southwest to the northeast. There were two shocks, in fact, the one most perceptible coming first and lasting two and one-half seconds; and the second, two and ono-half seconds later, lasted one and one-half seconds. No damage was done. Several hundred felt the shock but thought it was due to blasting, much of which is going on in various parts of the city. Men on the fourth and fifth floors of buildings felt the shock more than others on the ground floor. In the Northern Pacific headquarters building, on the bluff near the bay, the employees feared the foundation of the struc- ture was defective. The residents of Cliff avenue felt the shock sufficiently to cause a sensation of nausea in the stomach, such as is developed in early stages of seasick- ness. Several occupants of some of the tall bank buildings rushed from their rooms, fearing the buildings were about to topple. Three shocks were felt at Eagle Gorge. THOUGHT OLD RAINIER WAS LOOSE Roslyn, March 7.--[Special.]--What is supposed to have been a shock of earthquake was felt here about 7:45 this evening. The shock was severe enough to rock houses, stop clocks and shatter crockery. Disturbance caused verti- go and nausea in several persons. Everybody rushed to the street. People here who have lived in California state the shock was more severe than they ever felt in the state. A few thought old Rainier got loose. The shock is reported to have been general from Ellensburg to west of the Cascades. AT HOT SPRINGS Hot Springs, March 7.--[Special.]--A very lively shock of earthquake was felt here tonight at 7:40. The vibration was from north to south, and the duration about seven to eight seconds. Things were shaken up, chandeliers swayed and crockery rattled. ELLENSBURGH FELT IT Ellensburgh, March 7.--[Special.]--Three well defined earthquake shocks were felt at 7:45 this evening. CALIFORNIA WAS EARLY. SAN BERNADINO, Cal., March 7. – A light earthquake shock was felt here at 11 o’clock this morning.

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1561	The Ellensburg Capital	1891	March 12, 1891; pg 3, c. 1
Transcription: The citizens of Ellensburg enjoyed (?) the sensation of a genuine earthquake last Saturday evening at 7:40 o'clock. The shock was a light one and a great many failed to notice it.

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1560	Tacoma Daily News	1891	March 9, 1891; pg 8, c. 2
Transcription: IT WAS AN EARTHQUAKE Tacomans Distinctly Felt the Shock Last Saturday Evening A festive earthquake visited Tacoma and the surrounding country last Saturday evening. It was felt at 7:40 o'clock. There were two shocks almost instantaneously, the two not lasting over half a minute. For a few brief seconds large buildings trembled, the shock being readily felt by persons in upper stories. Many people on the street and the lower part of the buildings failed to notice it. The wave hovered from north to south, with a very slight eastward trend. Dispatches from surrounding towns through the Puyallup valley and down the Sound state that the trembling was felt in them also. Many think that Mount Tacoma is connected with the earthquake. The last wave felt here was in 1882.

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1559	Tacoma Daily Ledger	1891	March 8, 1891; pg 5, c. 3
Transcription: TWAS AN EARTHQUAKE Which Startled A Good Many People Last Evening FELT AT MANY OTHER POINTS Three Shocks at Eagle Gorge and Two at Orting--Seattle Shaken Up. The newness of the northwest is frequently the cause of comment from visitors, but nobody supposed that the crust of the earth was still unhardened. An earthquake felt quite distinctly in different parts of the city last evening, however, at 7:40 proves that this is the fact. The Tacoma bazaar felt the shock as distinctly as any other place. The bookkeeper noticed the lamp moving, then found that his hand was traveling in a wavering line over the paper. Accompanying this was a feeling that he himself was moving. The rows of hanging lamps which hang on both sides of the room swung quite violently from one side to another. The lighter of the wares jarred against one another. Across the street in the second story LEDGER building the compositors were considerably shaken. Foreman Peterkin stated that the shock lasted only a few seconds and that he looked immediately at his watch finding it to be 20 minutes to 8. Downstairs in the editorial room no motion was felt. In the top story of the Ball block a man felt the shock strongly and proposed to get out of the was at once. He accordingly rushed out and down stairs in less time than he ever did before. J.C. Sharp, president of the Washington Stamp Extracting company, was on the fourth floor of the California building and said that it seemed to him the shock lasted about thirty seconds, though it really lasted probably four seconds. Frank Chandler, in the Northern Pacific Headquarters, distinctly felt the shock. From the telegraphic department it was learned that at Seattle and Eagle Gorge shocks had been felt--at the latter place three separate shocks in quick succession. Residents on Cliff Avenue felt the shock, as did most places which were close to the water. Considerable difference of opinion seemed to exist regarding the direction from whence the quake came, but on the whole it seems to have come from the south to the north. Others, however, say from the west to the east, and other from the north to the south. A special dispatch to the LEDGER states that two distinct shocks were felt at Orting at 7:40. People rushed out to find the cause of the disturbance. The vibrations were from the southeast to the northwest. Considerable excitement was occasioned. The correspondence states that "Mount Tacoma is supposed to be the offender." From Seattle a dispatch was received stating that at 7:30 an earthquake was felt in a single shock, the wave passing from the north to the south. No damage was done beyond knocking a few articles from the shelves. W.P. Bonney states that no earthquake has been felt here since 1882, and that was a slight one. A dispatch from Seattle says: At 7:40 this evening an earthquake shook the buildings of this city slightly. The most careful observers say that the wave passed from south to north, with possibly a slight trend toward the east. The effect was felt most severely by those in the upper floors of the six and seven story buildings downtown. There the chandeliers swayed sharply and men standing up found it difficult to keep their feet. The movement was felt in all parts of the city and special dispatches from Ballard, Ellensburg, Eagle Gorge and Hot Springs bring news that the shock was distinct in all those places. So far as can be learned, no damage has been done.

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70	Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476	1967
Transcription: 70 1891 Mar. 8 03:30 Smith Is. 4 felt

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250	Bradford, Donald C., 1935, Seismic History of the Puget Sound Basin, BSSA, V. 25, No. 2, pp. 138-153	1935
Transcription: 1891 March 7, 7:30 p.m.; Smith Island Lighthouse; a slight shock. MS. United States Lighthouse Board.

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7063	Consultant's Report, Greg Lange, 2004	2004
Transcription: September 26, 1864 EVENTS September 26, 1864 12:45 to 1:00 AM numerous sources September 26, 1964 (Victoria) “between 5 and 6” AM (British Colonist September 27, 1964 p 3 col. 1) October 29, 1864 (Victoria) about 6:55 AM (British Colonist October 31, 1864 p 3 col. 1 and November 3, 1864 p 3 col. 1 and November 7, 1864 p 3 col. 2) Newspapers examined - Puget Sound Herald (Steilacoom) - September 9, 1864 to October 24, 1864 (Issued every two weeks - complete) Note: No local news in November 7, 1864 issue Pacific Tribune (Olympia) - September 10, 1864 to November 19, 1864 (Weekly - Missing October 29 else complete) Washington Standard (Olympia) - September 10, 1864 to November 12, 1864 (Weekly - complete) Statesman (Walla Walla) - September 23, 1864 to October 28, 1864 (Weekly - over half of text too light to read else complete) Oregonian (Portland) - September 26, 1864 to October 10, 1864 (6 days a week - Oct. 1, 1864 missing else complete) The Daily British Colonist (Victoria) - September 1, 1864 to November 11, 1864 (6 days a week - Missing November 10 else complete) The British Columbian (New Westminster) - September 3, 1864 to November 23, 1864 (2 times per week - complete) Statesman (Walla Walla) September 23 to October 28, 1864 (Weekly - most of text too light to read else complete) * Seattle Gazette - September, October, November 1864 issues are too dark to read on microfilm reel ____________________________________________________________________________________________ June 20-27, 1869 EVENTS June 20, 1869 (Olympia) “about” 4 PM (Olympia Transcript June 26, 1869 p 3 col. 1) Other sources state in afternoon or during day. June 21, 1869 [sic June 22] (Olympia) “a few minutes before” 5 AM (Olympia Transcript June 26, 1869 p 3 col. 1) June 22, 1869 (Olympia) 4:30 to 5:00 AM. (Weekly Pacific Tribune June 26, 1869 p 3 col. 2) (Territorial Republican June 28, 1869 p 3 col. 1) (Morning Oregonian June 23, 1869 p 2 col 3) (Olympia Transcript June 26, 1869 p 3 col. 1) June 23, 1869 [sic June 22] (Olympia) “about 5” AM. (Washington Standard June 26, 1869 p 2 col. 1) June 27, 1869 8:00 to 8:05 PM numerous sources. June 28, 1869 (Olympia) midnight (Oregonian June 29, 1869 p 2 col. 4) Newspapers examined - Daily British Colonist (Victoria) June 19, 1869 to July 6, 1869 (6 days a week - complete) Daily British Columbian (Victoria) June 19, 1869 to July 3, 1869 (6 days a week - complete) Washington Standard (Olympia) June 12, 1869 to July 31, 1869 (Weekly - complete) Weekly Intelligencer (Seattle) June 21, 1869 to August 2, 1869 (Weekly - complete) Morning Oregonian (Portland) June 21, 1869 to June 24, 1869 and June 28, 1869 to June 30, 1869 (6 days a week - complete) Weekly Pacific Tribune (Olympia) June 26, 1869 to August 7, 1869 (Weekly - complete) Port Townsend Weekly Message July 7, 1869 (Weekly - only issue, June issue missing) Olympia Transcript June 26, 1869 and July 3, 1869 (Weekly) Western Star (Steilacoom) July 17, 31, 1869 (only two issues) Territorial Republican (Olympia) June 21, 1869 to July 12, 1869 (Weekly - complete) _______________________________________________________________ December 7-19, 1880 EVENTS December 7, 1880 5:55 to about 6:00 PM numerous sources December 7 to 13, 1880 (Olympia) “six shakes within a week, three of which occured [sic] in the space of five hours last night” (Morning Oregonian December 15, 1880 p 1 col. 5) December 12, 1880 (Portland) about 8:00 PM “a few minutes before 8 o’clock several lively vibrations were felt … and about an hour later quite a heavy shock was felt…” (Democratic Press December 16, 1880 p 2 col. 2) December 12, 1880 8:00 PM, 8:30 to 8:47 PM, 9:00 PM numerous sources December 13, 1880 (Olympia) evening “three [shakes] … occured [sic] in the space of five hours last night” (Morning Oregonian December 15, 1880 p 1 col. 5) December 13, 1880 (New Tacoma) Evening (Weekly Ledger December 17, 1880) December 19, 1880 (Vancouver, W.T.) Evening (Vancouver Independent December 23, 1880 p. 5 col. 2) Newspapers examined - Puget Sound Weekly Courier (Olympia) November 26, 1880 to January 7, 1881 (weekly - complete) Democratic Press (Port Townsend) November 25, 1880 to December 30, 1880 (weekly - complete) Note: January 6, 1881 issue of Democratic Press missing Puget Sound Argus (Port Townsend) November 26, 1880 to January 7, 1881 (weekly - complete) Weekly Tacoma Ledger November 25, 1880 to February 18, 1881 (weekly - February 11, 1881 missing else complete) Vancouver Independent (W.T.) December 2, 1880 to December 30, 1880 (weekly - complete) Yakima Record December 4, 1880 to January 8, 1881 (weekly - January 1, 1881 missing else complete) Oregonian (Portland) December 7, 1880 to January 4, 1881 (6 times per week - complete) Washington Standard (Olympia) December 4 [sic 3], 1880 to January 28, 1881 (weekly - complete) Seattle Weekly Post December 3, 1880 to January 28, 1881 (weekly - missing December 10, 24, 1880 and January 7, 1881 else complete) Walla Walla Union December 11, 1880 to January 1, 1881 (weekly - complete) New Northwest (Portland) December 9, 1880 to December 23, 1880 (weekly - complete) * Statesman (Walla Walla) UW reel missing Willamette Farmer December 1880 (issues missing/not published) Olympia Transcript (issues missing/not published) Seattle Daily Intelligencer (December 4, 1880 to June 8, 1881 issues missing/not published) Weekly Intelligencer (Seattle) (issues missing/not published) Puget Sound Dispatch (Seattle) (issues missing/not published) Tacoma Herald (issues missing/not published) Fair Words (Olympia) (issues missing/not published) ________________________________________________________________________ April 30, 1882 EVENT and week following April 30, 1882 10:40 PM to 11:05 PM numerous accounts May 1-6, 1882 (Olympia) “Two or three slight shocks have also been felt during the week.” ( (Olympia Transcript May 6, 1882 p. 3 col. 1) May 10, 1882 “Portland had three distinct shocks of an earthquake last Wednesday.” (Seattle Daily Chronicle May 15, 1882 p. 3 col. 2) NOTE: Check Portland papers to verify Newspapers examined - Olympia Transcript - April 22, 1882 to June 3, 1882 (Weekly - complete) Washington Standard (Olympia) - April 21, 1882 to June 2, 1882 (Weekly - complete) Seattle Daily Chronicle - April 21, 1882 to May 22, 1882 (6 days a week - complete) Weekly Ledger (Tacoma) - April 21, 1882; April 28, 1882; June 2, 1882 (Wkly - only available issues) Puget Sound Weekly Courier (Olympia) - April 21, 1882 to June 2, 1882 (Weekly - complete) Seattle Post Intelligencer - April 20, 1882 to May 20, 1882 (6 times per week - complete) * Seattle Daily Herald (issues missing/not published) Weekly Herald (Tacoma) (issues missing/not published) ________________________________________________________ March 7, 1891 EVENT March 7, 1891 7:35 to 7:54 PM numerous sources Newspapers examined - Seattle Telegraph February 26, 1891 to April 9, 1891 (weekly - complete) Tacoma Weekly News March 6, 1891 to March 20, 1891 (weekly - March 6, 1891 missing) Tacoma Daily News March 9, 1891 to March 19, 1891 (6 times per week - complete) Tacoma Morning Globe March 8, 1891 to March 13, 1891 (daily? - complete) Tacoma Daily Ledger March 8, 1891 to March 11, 1891 (daily - complete) Seattle Post-Intelligencer March 8, 1891 to March 17, 1891 (daily - complete) Ellensburgh Capital March 5, 1891 to April 2, 1891 (weekly - complete) Ellensburgh Localizer March 7, 1891 to March 28, 1891 (weekly - complete) Snohomish Daily Sun March 2, 1891 to March 18, 1891 (6 times per week - complete) * Steilacoom News UW microfilm reel missing Buckley Banner (issues missing/not published) Tacoma Evening Call (issues missing/not published) Tacoma Herald (issues missing/not published) ___________________________________________________________ November 24 to 29, 1891 EVENTS November 24, 1891 (North Bend, Snoqualmie Pass) night (Seattle Telegraph November 28, 1891 p 3 col. 1) November 29, 1891 (Seattle) “about 9” AM (Seattle Post Intelligencer November 30, 1891 p 8) NOTE: Only one witness November 29, 1891 3:13 to 3:20, 3:35 PM numerous sources Newspapers examined - Sunday Herald (Tacoma) November 22, 1891 to December 6, 1891 (weekly - complete) Tacoma Daily Ledger November 20, 1891 to November 30, 1891 (daily - complete) Note December 1891 issues missing/not published Tacoma Daily News November 20, 1891 to December 3, 1891 (6 times per week & Thanksgiving on November 26, 1891 not published - complete) Tacoma Morning Globe November 20, 1891 to December 4, 1891 (daily - complete) Tacoma Evening Call November 20, 1891 to December 2, 1891 (6 times per week & Thanksgiving on November 26, 1891 not published - complete) Seattle Telegraph November 20, 1891 to December 9, 1891 (6 times per week - complete Note: portions of December 5 too dark to read) Ellensburg Capital November 19, 1891 to December 10, 1891 (weekly - complete) Everett News December 11, 1891 to December 25, 1891 (weekly - complete) Note December 4, 1891 missing Anacortes American November 19, 1891 to December 17, 1891 (weekly - complete) Anacortes American December 5, 7, 11, 1891 (daily - only issues) Seattle Press Times November 21, 1891 to December 12, 1891 (6 times per week - complete) Seattle Post-Intelligencer December 20, 1891 to December 8, 1891 (daily - complete) Anacortes Progress December 11, 1891 (weekly - only issue) Note December 4 & 18, 1891 missing/not published * Snohomish Daily Sun (issues missing/not published) Snohomish Weekly Sun (issues missing/not published) Port Townsend Leader (issues missing/not published) Island County Times (issues missing/not published) Ellensburg Localizer All issues missing/not published during November and December 1891) ______________________________________________________________________________ February 25, 1895 EVENTS February 14, 1895 (no time) (Silver Creek, Lewis County) (see below) February 25, 1895 4:30 to 4:50 AM numerous sources February 25, 1895 (Fulton, east Lewis County) 4:45 AM (initial shock at 4:30 AM “followed by a slight shock fifteen minutes later” (Chehalis Bee March 1, 1895 p 2 col. 3) ADDITIONAL ENTRIES Feb 14, 1895 “Silver Creek, Lewis Co.: Slight earthquake shock on the 14th.” (Washington State Weather Service. Monthly Meteorological Report and Summary of the Washington State Weather Service Volume 4 #8 February 1895 p. 1) Feb 25, 1895 “An earthquake shock was quite generally noticed in Western and Central Washington on the morning of the 25th about 4:30 o’clock.” “Ashford, Pierce co: Quite a severe earthquake occurred here on the twenty fifth at 4:27 A.M.” “Centerville, Klickitat Co: Feb. 25th, at half past four A.M., two earthquake shocks were felt very distinctly, one following immediately after the other. The first was stronger than the second.” (Washington State Weather Service. Monthly Meteorological Report and Summary of the Washington State Weather Service Volume 4 #8 February 1895 p. 1) Newspapers examined - Washington Standard (Olympia) February 22, 1895 to March 8, 1895 (weekly - complete) Chehalis Nuggett February 22, 1895 to March 8, 1895 (weekly - complete) Chehalis Bee March 1, 1895 to March 22, 1895 (weekly - complete) People’s Advocate (Chehalis) February 22, 1895 to March 8, 1895 (weekly - complete) Oregonian (Portland) February 18, 1895 to March 1, 1895 (daily - complete) Seattle Post-Intelligencer February 26, 1895 to February 28, 1895 (daily - complete) Sumner Herald (Pierce County) February 22, 1895 to March 22, 1895 (weekly - missing March 8, 22, 1895 else complete) White River Journal (Kent) February 23, 1895 to March 9, 1895 (weekly - compete) Aberdeen Herald February 21, 1895 to March 7, 1895 (weekly - complete) Tacoma Herald February 16, 1895 to March 9, 1895 (weekly - complete) Seattle Press Times February 25, 1895 to February 27, 1895 (daily - February 26, 1895 missing/not published else complete) Palladium (Olympia) February 20, 1895 to March 20, 1895 (weekly - complete) Snohomish County Tribune (Snohomish) March 1, 1895 to March 29, 1895 (weekly - complete) * Washingtonian (Hoquiam) UW microfilm reel missing ________________________________________________________________ March 13 to 16, 1903 EVENTS March 13, 1903 6:21-6:40 PM numerous sources March 16, 1903 (Tacoma) evening (Tacoma Semi Weekly News March 17, 1903 p 4 col 2) NOTE: Need to confirm by looking at other Tacoma newspapers. ADDITIONAL ENTRY Mar 13, 1903 Earthquake Shocks - Centralia, Grand Mound, Olympia, Seattle (Weather Bureau, US Department of Agriculture. Washington Section of the Climate and Crop Service of the Weather Bureau (Seattle, Weather Bureau) volume 6 #10 March 1903) Newspapers examined - Snohomish County Tribune (Snohomish) March 6, 1903 to March 27, 1903 (weekly - complete) Washington Standard (Olympia) March 13, 1903 to April 17, 1903 (weekly - complete) Seattle Post-Intelligencer March 14, 1903 to March 17, 1903 (daily - complete) Port Orchard Independent March 7, 1903 to March 21, 1903 (weekly - complete) White River Journal (Kent) March 7, 1903 to March 21, 1903 (weekly - complete) Kitsap County Herald (Poulsbo) March 13, 1903 to March 20, 1903 (weekly - complete) Tacoma Semi Weekly News March 13, 1903 to March 24, 1903 (2 times per week - complete) Willapa Harbor Pilot (South Bend) March 20, 1903 to March 27, 1903 (weekly - complete) * Everett Herald UW microfilm copy very dark, unable to read Index Miner (issues missing/not published) Issaquah Independent (issues missing/not published) Daily News Searchlight (Bremerton) (issues missing/not published) Chehalis Bee Nugget (issues missing/not published) Peoples Advocate (Chehalis) (issues missing/not published) Olympia Chronicle (issues missing/not published) Weekly Capital (Olympia) (issues missing/not published) Spectator (Tacoma) (issues missing/not published) Tacoma Times (issues missing/not published) Union Record (Tacoma) (issues missing/not published) Tacoma Daily News (issues missing/not published) ____________________________________________________________ September 5 to 11, 1903 EVENTS September 5, 1903 (Castle Rock) “morning” (Tacoma Daily News September 12, 1903 p 2 col. 4) (Seattle Post-Intelligencer p. 1 col. 4) September 11, 1903 3:30 to 3:50, 4:20 PM numerous sources ADDITIONAL ENTRY Sept 11, 1903 Earthquake Shocks - La Center at 3:50 p.m., South Bend at 3:30 pm (Weather Bureau, US Department of Agriculture. Washington Section of the Climate and Crop Service of the Weather Bureau (Seattle, Weather Bureau) volume 7 #4 September 1903) Newspapers examined - Skamania County Pioneer (Stevenson) September 3, 1903 to September 24, 1903 (weekly - complete) Oregonian (Portland) September 12, 1903 to September 14, 1903 (daily - complete) Willapa Harbor Pilot (South Bend) September 11, 1903 to September 25, 1903 (weekly - complete) Kitsap County Herald (Poulsbo) September 11, 1903 to September 25, 1893 (weekly - complete) Seattle Times September 12, 1903 only Kitsap County Review (Bremerton) November 14 & 21, 1903 (weekly) White River Journal (Kent) September 5, 1903 to September 19, 1903 (weekly - complete) Tacoma Semi Weekly News September 8, 1903 to September 18, 1903 (twice a week - complete) Port Orchard Independent September 12, 1903 to September 19, 1903 (weekly) Tacoma Daily News September 11, 1903 to September 14, 1903 (6 times per week - complete) Washington Standard (Olympia) September 11, 1903 to September 18, 1903 (weekly) Seattle Post-Intelligencer September 12, 1903 to September 15, 1903 (daily - complete) Buckley Banner September 11, 1903 to September 25, 1903 (weekly - Sept 18 missing else complete) Aberdeen Herald September 14, 1903 to September 21, 1903 (2 times per week - complete) * Weekly Chronicle (Olympia) (issues missing/not published) Weekly Capital (Olympia) (issues missing/not published) Tacoma Times (issues missing/not published) Sumner Index (issues missing/not published) Sumner Herald (issues missing/not published) Olympia Chronicle (issues missing/not published) Issaquah Independent (issues missing/not published) Chehalis Bee Nugget (issues missing/not published) Daily Spectator (Tacoma) (issues missing/not published) People’s Advocate (Chehalis) (issues missing/not published) _________________________________________________________________ January 11 to February 8, 1909 EVENTS January 11, 1909 3:30 to 4:30 PM Numerous sources January 11, 1909 (Lopez) First tremor 4:30 PM Second tremor 20 minutes later (4:50 PM) (Friday Harbor Journal Jan 14, 1909 p 8 col. 4) January 11, 1909 (Olga) First tremor 3:40 PM. Second tremor 40 minutes later (4:30 PM) (San Juan Islander January 16, 1909 p 8 col. 2) January 11, 1909 (Friday Harbor) 10 PM (San Juan Islander January 16, 1909 p 1 col. 6) January 11-12, 1909 (evening) (East Sound) “During the night there was a succession of light shocks …” (San Juan Islander January 16, 1909 p 8 col. 1) January 12, 1909 (Friday Harbor) 12 midnight (San Juan Islander January 16, 1909 p 1 col. 6) January 14, 1909 (Lopez) night “distant tremor … felt Thursday night” (Jan 14) “Several [tremors] have been reported since Monday.” (Friday Harbor Journal Jan 21, 1909 p 8 col. 6) January 16, 1909 (East Sound) 7:25 PM (Friday Harbor Journal Jan 21, 1909 p 8 col. 4) January 29, 1909 (West Sound) 3 AM (Friday Harbor Journal Feb 4, 1909 p 8 col. 3) (Lopez) 3:30 AM (Friday Harbor Journal February 4, 1909 p 8 col. 5) February 4, 1909 (Lopez) 1:40 AM (Friday Harbor Journal February 11, 1909 p 8 col. 5) February 8, 1909 (West Sound) Monday (Feb 8) night (Friday Harbor Journal February 11, 1909 p 8 col. 4) ADDITIONAL ENTRIES Jan 11, 1909 Earthquakes - Anacortes, Baker, Bellingham, Blaine, Coupeville, East Sound, Granite Falls, Olga, Olympia, Port Townsend, Vashon Island (Weather Bureau, US Department of Agriculture. Washington Section of the Climatological Service of the Weather Bureau (Portland Oregon, Weather Bureau) volume 13 #1 January 1909) Jan 21, 1909 Earthquakes - Lakeside, Rex Creek [Chelan County] (Weather Bureau, US Department of Agriculture. Washington Section of the Climatological Service of the Weather Bureau (Portland Oregon, Weather Bureau) volume 13 #1 January 1909) Newspapers examined - San Juan Islander (Friday Harbor) January 7, 1909 to February 12, 1909 (weekly - Jan 30, 1909 missing else complete) Friday Harbor Journal January 7, 1909 to March 4, 1909 (weekly - complete) Anacortes American January 7, 1909 to February 11, 1909 (weekly - complete) American Reville (Bellingham) January 10, 1909 to January 30, 1909 (6 times per week - complete) Everett Herald January 11, 1909 to January 18, 1909 (6 times per week - complete) Arlington Times January 16, 1909 to February 13, 1909 (weekly - complete) * Island County Times (Coupeville) (issues missing/not published) Blaine Journal (January 1909 issues missing/not published) _________________________________________________________ July 29, 1913 EVENT July 29, 1913 (Mt Rainier) 8:15 AM (Tacoma Daily News July 29, 1913 p 1 col 1; July 30, 1913 p 2 col 4) (Tacoma Tribune July 30, 1913 p 1 col. 1) (Buckley Banner Aug 1, 1913 p 3 col 2) Newspapers examined - Puyallup Herald August 1, 1913 to August 15, 1913 (Weekly - complete) Buckley Banner July 25, 1913 to August 15, 1913 (Weekly - complete) Sumner Index July 25, 1913 to August 8, 1913 (Weekly - complete) Washington Standard (Olympia) August 1 & 8, 1913 (Weekly) Tacoma Daily News July 29, 30, 1913 (Daily) Tacoma Tribune July 29, 1913 & July 30, 1913 (page 1 only) * Lewis County Clarion (Centralia) (July-August 1913 issues missing/not published) Tacoma Times (July-August 1913 issues missing/not published) Tacoma Daily Ledger (July-August 1913 issues missing/not published) Olympia Chronicle (July-August 1913 issues missing/not published) Washington Saturday Review (July-August 1913 issues missing/not published) Morton Mirror (issues missing/not published) ________________________________________________________ November 21, 1916 EVENT November 21, 1916 (Everett, Anacortes) 11:30 AM numerous sources Newspapers examined - Arlington Times November 16, 1916 to November 30, 1916 (weekly - November 16, 1916 missing) Concrete Herald November 18, 1916 to December 6, 1916 (weekly - complete) Everett Herald November 21, 22, 1916 (daily) Oak Harbor News November 24, 1916 to December 1, 1916 (weekly) Anacortes American November 16, 1916 to December 7, 1916 (weekly - complete) Friday Harbor Journal November 23, 30, 1916 (weekly) * Skagit News (Mount Vernon) (issues missing/not published) Mount Vernon Herald (issues missing/not published) Mount Vernon Argus (issues missing/not published) Skagit County Times (issues missing/not published) Guemes Beachcomber (issues missing/not published) ___________________________________________________ January 23 to 24, 1920 EVENTS January 23, 1920 (Victoria, BC) 9:00 PM Recorded on Victoria seismograph (unknown if felt by residents) (Anacortes American January 29, 1920 p 1 col. 5-6) January 23, 1920 11:00 to 11:12 PM numerous sources January 24, 1920 (Victoria, BC) 2:00 AM Recorded on Victoria seismograph (unknown if felt by residents) (Anacortes American January 29, 1920 p 1 col. 5-6) Newspapers examined - Friday Harbor Journal January 29 & February 5, 1920. Also March 1920 weather summary in March 4, 1920 issue (weekly) Anacortes American January 22, 1920 to February 12, 1920 (weekly - complete) February 19, 1920 page one only (rest of issue missing) Port Townsend Weekly Leader January 29, 1920 to February 19, 1920 (weekly - complete) Oak Harbor News January 16, 1920 (weekly - last issue) Island County Farm Bureau News (Oak Harbor) January 23, 1920 to February 13, 1920 (weekly - complete) * Port Angeles Daily Herald (issues missing/not published) Mount Vernon Daily Herald (issues missing/not published) Bellingham American (issues missing/not published) Stanwood News (issues missing/not published) _________________________________________________________- December 4, 1926 EVENT December 4, 1926 5:55 to 5:57 AM numerous sources Newspapers examined - Friday Harbor Journal December 2, 1926 to December 30, 1926 (weekly - complete) Anacortes American December 9, 1926 to December 23, 1926 (weekly - complete) Port Townsend Leader December 3, 1926 to December 17, 1926 (weekly - complete) Bellingham American December 4, 1926 only issue examined * Anacortes Daily Mercury (issues missing/not published) Olympic Tribune (Port Angeles) (issues missing/not published) ____________________________________________________________

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249	Bradford, Donald C., 1935, Seismic History of the Puget Sound Basin, BSSA, V. 25, No. 2, pp. 138-153	1935
Transcription: 1891 March 7, 7:35 p.m.; Admiralty Head Lighthouse; a light shock.

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
245	Bradford, Donald C., 1935, Seismic History of the Puget Sound Basin, BSSA, V. 25, No. 2, pp. 138-153	1935
Transcription: 1890 March 8; III; Olympia. P.

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2329	Washington Geology, V. 20, N. 1, pp. 36 -37	1992
Transcription: The Central Cascades Earthquake of March 7, 1891; by T.E. Johnson, R.S. Ludwin, and A.I. Qamar While reviewing newspaper accounts of earthquakes in Washington and Oregon prior to 1928, we have discovered evidence that an earthquake on March 7, 1891 (7:40 PM local time), was much larger ethan previously thought. Before our investigation, this earthquake was known to have been felt only at the lighthouses on Smith Island and at Admiralty Head (Bradford, 1935; Townley and Allen, 1939). It is not included in the Earthquake History of the United States (Coffman and Von Hake, 1973), which lists earthquakes with Modified Mercalli Intensities (MMI) V or greater. Through old newspaper reports and a diary entry, we now have evidence that the earthquake had intensities as high as VI, was felt on both sides of the Cascades, and did some minor damage. Figure 1 shows our estimate of the flt area of the 1891 earthquake and the distribution of areas where MMI IV and V-VI were experienced. The apparent focus of the 1891 earthquake was east of Seattle in the central Cascades, close to Mt. Si, where a number of earthquakes have been located in a tight spatial cluster since instrumental coverage began in 1970, and where felt earthquakes of magnitudes 5.6 (Zollweg and Johnson, 1989) and 4.5 (Tom Yelin, USGS, written communication, Dec. 11, 1991; coda duration on the Longmire seismic stations) occurred in 1945 and 1963, respectively. For the 1891 earthquake, which had a total felt area of approximately 36,000 square km, we estimate a magnitude of 5.0 (Toppozada, 1975). (The location of Mt. Si is crudely 47.5N, 121.75W RSL 6/95)

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66	Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476	1967
Transcription: 66 1890? Mar. 8 - Olympia III 4