Individual Event Report
| Event #239 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs |
| An "eruption" of Mount Baker in the morning (possibly a vapor column), accompanied by an earthquake felt by many in Whatcom. |
| 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 |
12 |
11 |
5 |
0 |
A |
|
48.80 |
121.80 |
|
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Whatcom |
WA |
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| N-WA - 2108 |
WWC - 1699 |
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- |
N-WA - 2108 |
- |
Underlying Source Material
| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 2430 |
Washington Public Power Supply System, "WPPSS Nuclear Project No. 2, Final Safety Analysis Report, Volume 1, Amendment 18"
September 1981 |
1981 |
Table 2.5-6 |
| Transcription: 1891 Dec 11 Mt. Baker, Wash. 11: 3 0 arn WG-4 |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 2108 |
Spokane Review |
1891 |
Saturday morning, Dec. 12, 1891 |
Transcription: VOLCANOES CLOSE BY
Peaks on the Sound Give Forth Smoke
A HUGE RENT ALSO APPEARS
Citizens of Whatcom Disturbed by an Earthquake Shock Earlier in the Day.
Whatcom, Dec. 11. - [Special.] - One of the Twin Sister, north of Mt. Baker was observed at 11:30 a.m. emitting a huge volume of smoke, which arose apparently to the height of a thousand feet. The smoke was soon lifted to the north and disappeared about 2:30 p.m. A column of smoke also arose from Mt. Baker, and other mountains showed the same phenomena. A rent was observed in the main Sister which has never appeared before, and which was apparently a quarter of a mile long, running from the top of the mountain toward the base. The mountain has never been surmounted, the top being a precipitous mass of chrome iron and about 9,000 feet high.
In the early morning a distinct earthquake shock was felt. William Shears, who is a well-known citizen and who lives on J street, was disturbed at about 5 a.m., as was also William Saunders, who lives at the corner of J and Fifteenth streets, and many others. At about the time of the first eruption, the mayor and his family were likewise startled by a distinct shock. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1699 |
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: 189112111130 48800-121800W WG 01 |
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