Individual Event Report
| Event #227 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs |
| In Ritzville: "sufficiently strong to cause hardware and dishes to rattle on shelves was felt, lasting three seconds" |
| 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 |
9 |
2 |
10 |
30 |
A |
|
47.10 |
118.40 |
|
|
|
Ritzville |
WA |
IV |
MM |
|
|
|
| N-WA - 2112 |
WWC - 1694 |
- |
- |
WPPSS - 2361 |
- |
Underlying Source Material
| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 2361 |
Washington Public Power Supply System, Preliminary
Safety Analysis Report, Ammendment 23,
WPPSS Nuclear Project No. 1, 1300 MW Nuclear Power Plant, Vol. 2A. |
1977 |
Table 2R E-9 |
| Transcription: 19 1891 Sep 2 Ritlville, Wash. iv |
| |
| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1694 |
Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished |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Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System.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: 189109 21030 47100-118400W1IV WG 4 01 |
| |
| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 2112 |
Spokane Review |
1891 |
Sept. 3, 1891 |
| Transcription: FROM RITZVILLE An Earthquake shock - A Little Child Injured Ritzville, Sept. 2, -- [Special.]--At 10:30 A.M. to-day an earthquake shock sufficiently strong to cause hardware and dishes to rattle on shelves was felt, lasting three seconds. Five-year-old Lissie Van Holt was caught in the shaft which runs from the mill to the pump (?) Her right thigh was broken and she was otherwise severely injured. The shaft revolves slowly or the accident would have proved fatal. |
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