Cascadia Catalog 1793-1930

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Event #229 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs
The Woodward-Clyde catalog cites this earthquake as intensity V; but the intensity described in two short newspaper articles: "chandeliers swung, clocks stopped, and crockery rattled" seems lower.
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	19	9		A		47.59	122.33				Seattle	WA
N-Ore - 2144							WWC - 1696		-	-		N-WA - 2111				-

Underlying Source Material

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
2111	Spokane Review	1891	Sept. 20, 1891, p.8
Transcription: Seattle Shaken Up A Shock of Earthquake and a Thunderstorm Seattle, Sept. 19 --[Special.]--A slight earthquake shock occurred at 9 o'clock this morning and was perceptibly felt in all parts of the city. The trembling was from southeast to northwest and it lasted about fifteen seconds. It was felt most perceptibly in the upper stories of the high buildings., where chandeliers swung, clocks stopped and crockery rattled. It was followed about noon by a terrific thunderstorm until 2 o'clock.

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
1696	Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished	1981	Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System.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: 1891091909 47597-122330W V WG 5 01

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
2144	Oregonian	1891	Sept. 20, 1891, p. 3
Transcription: THE SOUND VISITED A Slight Earthquake Felt at Seattle Seattle, Sept. 19. -- A slight earthquake occurred at 9 o'clock this morning, and was perceptibly felt in all parts of the city. The trembling was from southeast to northwest, and it lasted about fifteen seconds. It was felt most perceptibly in the upper stories of high buildings, where chandeliers swung, clocks stopped, and crockery rattled. It was followed about noon by a terrific thunderstorm, lasting until 2 o'clock.