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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 #241 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
A "very slight" earthquake; known from the handwritten records of the East Sound (Orcas Island) weather observer.
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
1892  1  10  2  30  P              East Sound  WA           
WBR - 2133 - - - WBR - 2133 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2133  U. S. Weather Bureau Climatological Records, for the State of Washington  1819-1892  National Archives Microfilm Copy T907, Roll No. 531, 1819-1892 -East Sound, Washington, San Juan County- handwritten weather forms. 
Transcription: Casual Phenomena", Remarks, East Sound, Washington, San Juan County, Lat. 48 degrees 41'32", Long. 122 degrees 34', 50 feet above sea level, (Washington State Reel No. 264), 1891.
1891. September 21st; Earthquake 1:46 a.m. NE to SW. 30 seconds.
1892. January 10th; Earthquake 2:30 p. m. very slight ___ SE to NW.
1892. April 10th; Earthquake SW to NE ... one shock 4 a. m. suddenly but rumbling.
 


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