Cascadia Catalog 1793-1930

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Event #242 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs
Felt very noticably in Portland "People alarmed But No One Was Injured and No Damage Was Done". Also felt in St. Helens (Oregon), Oregon City, Forest Grove, Astoria, Salem, Yaquina Head Lighthouse (Lincoln County), Warrior Rock Lighthouse (Columbia River), Lake Harney, and Kalama (Wash.). Felt in Olympia. Newspaper reports in later years give a date of Feb. 21, probably due to that date being given in the index. An Rossi-Forel Intensity of VII was given for this event in early catalogs, but Townley and Allen considered that too high, and later catalogs use VI.
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	2	3	8	30	P		45.50	122.80				Portland	OR	VI	MM	10000.00		mi2
N-WaS - 2577							USEQS - 927		-	-		USEQS - 927				USEQS - 927

Underlying Source Material

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
1273	Holden, E.S., 1898, A Catalog of Earthquakes on the Pacific Coast 1769-1897, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1087	1898
Transcription: 1892. February 3; Yaquina Head Lighthouse, Oregon. A light shock about 8:20 p.m. Warrior Rock Lighthouse (Columbia River) a shock Feb. 3, 8:40 p.m., N.to S.

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
1273	Holden, E.S., 1898, A Catalog of Earthquakes on the Pacific Coast 1769-1897, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1087	1898
Transcription: 1892. February 3; Yaquina Head Lighthouse, Oregon. A light shock about 8:20 p.m. Warrior Rock Lighthouse (Columbia River) a shock Feb. 3, 8:40 p.m., N.to S.

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
569	Smith, W. D., 1919, Earthquakes in Oregon, BSSA, V. 9, n. 3, pp. 58-71	1919
Transcription: 1892. February 3; 8:20 pm.; Yaquina Head Lighthouse. A light shock about 8:20 p.m. Warrior Rock Lighthouse (Columbia river) a shock February 3, at 8:40 p.m.; N. to S.

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
566	Smith, W. D., 1919, Earthquakes in Oregon, BSSA, V. 9, n. 3, pp. 58-71	1919
Transcription: 1892. February 3; 8:30 pm.; Portland. A severe earthquake shock occurred here at 8:30 o'clock tonight. Brick buildings swayed and windows rattled, terrifying the inmates, who in mayny instances rushed into the street. The shock lasted about thirty seconds, and was probably the most severe earthquake ever felt in this city. As far as known no damage was done (VII).

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
567	Smith, W. D., 1919, Earthquakes in Oregon, BSSA, V. 9, n. 3, pp. 58-71	1919
Transcription: 1892. February 3; 8:27 pm.; Astoria. The vibrations were from southwest to northeast. It lasted about three seconds, causing houses to shake perceptibly, but no damage was done.

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
568	Smith, W. D., 1919, Earthquakes in Oregon, BSSA, V. 9, n. 3, pp. 58-71	1919
Transcription: 1892. February 3; 8:32 p.m.; Salem. The vibrations were from northeast to southwest. There were three distinct shocks. Windows rattled and buildings trembled, but no damage is reported.

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
1272	Holden, E.S., 1898, A Catalog of Earthquakes on the Pacific Coast 1769-1897, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1087	1898
Transcription: 1892 February 3; Salem, Oregon; 8h. 32m. p.m. The vibrations were from northeast to southwest. There were three distinct shocks. Windows rattled and buildings trembled, but no damage is reported.

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
927	U. S. Dept. of Commerce, 1973, Earthquake History of the United States, V. 41-1, revised ed., pp. 89-96	1973
Transcription: 1892 Feb. 3 20:30 Portland, Oreg 45.5 122.8 10,000 VI 3.53,25

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
569	Smith, W. D., 1919, Earthquakes in Oregon, BSSA, V. 9, n. 3, pp. 58-71	1919
Transcription: 1892. February 3; 8:20 pm.; Yaquina Head Lighthouse. A light shock about 8:20 p.m. Warrior Rock Lighthouse (Columbia river) a shock February 3, at 8:40 p.m.; N. to S.

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
502	Townley, S.D. and M.W. Allen, 1939, Descriptive Catalog of earthquakes of the Pacific Coast of the United States 1769 to 1928, Chapter II, Earthquakes in Oregon--1846-1928, BSSA, V. 29, No. 1, pp. 253-258.	1939
Transcription: 1892 February 3. 8:30 p.m. VII. Portland. A severe earthquake shock occurred here at 8:30 o'clock to-night. Brick buildings swayed and windows rattled, terrifying the inmates, who in many instances rushed into the street. The shock lasted about thirty seconds, and was probably the most severe earthquake ever felt in this city. As far as known no damage was done. 8:27 p.m. Astoria. The vibrations were from southwest to northeast. It lasted about three seconds, causing houses to shake perceptibly, but no damage was done. 8:32 p.m. Salem. The vibrations were from northeast to southwest. There were three distinct shocks. Windows rattled and buildings trembled, but no damage is reported. 8:20 p.m. Yaquina Head Lighthouse [Lincoln Co.]. A light shock about 8:20 p.m. 8:40 p.m. Warrior Rock Lighthouse (Columbia River) a shock February 3, north to south. [An intensity of VII for this shock is probably too high.]

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
1578	Morning Oregonian	1895	Feb 26, 1895, Tues., p. 5, c. 4.
Transcription: THE EARTH TREMBLED. A Slight Quake Visits Portland and Awakens Light Sleepers. Did you feel it? That was the unusual salutation that early-risers yesterday morning were greeted with. A seismal disturbance of the earth's surface in this vicinity was the cause of the query. At 4:47 o'clock in the morning a slight earthquake shock was felt, and those who were awakened, or are light sleepers, experienced the tremor. The vibrations were from north to south, and the first shock was quickly followed by two others, each about three seconds in duration. Although plainly perceptible, the shocks were not severe, and, aside from the rattling of loose window frames, and the swinging of picture frames and hanging lamps, there were no unusual indications of the presence of the seismic visitor. So faint was the trembling that the self- registering barometer in the office of the weather bureau showed no trace of vibratory action, and Observer Pague says that on Sunday night there was no indication of earthly or atmospheric disturbance. Portland has several times been visited by earthquake shocks. The most severe one was on the afternoon of October 12, 1877, when several shocks followed each other in rapid succession. There was a lively rattling of dishes, and the walls in several houses were cracked. Men, women and children rushed into the streets, and for a few minutes great excitement prevailed. The public schools were in session at the time, and the pupils in the upper rooms of the old Central schoolhouse, standing on the present site of the Hotel Portland, for a moment thought the building would topple over, as it swayed toward the post office. A large crack in the north end of the building, caused by the shock of 1877, is still to be seen. On February 21, 1892, several slight shocks were experienced in the evening, and on the afternoon of April 17, in the same year, three distinct shocks were also felt. The earthquake of yesterday is the first experienced in Portland for three years. Many people refuse to believe that there was an earthquake, and by far the largest majority did not notice it. Mr. E. W. Masten, who lives at Irvington, says he and his wife were awakened by the shaking of their house at 4:47 am, and that the windows rattled in a very lively manner for a short time after. Mrs. C. A. Coburn, who resides on the East Side, was also awakened by the shaking, and so was Judge Northup, who lives at The Hill house.

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
1701	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: 189202 40430000 45535-122620 VI R 6 01

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
74	Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476	1967
Transcription: 74 1892 Feb. 4 04:30 Portland, Ore. VI 1 felt over 10,000 sq. mi.

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601	Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park
Transcription: Portland 8:30 pm 3 Feb 1892 VII, duration 30 seconds -Holden's Cat. pg 166. Astoria 8:27 pm duration 3 seconds, direction SW-NE. Salem 8:32 pm direction NE-SW Three distinct shocks

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
1307	Berg and Baker, 1963, Oregon Earthquakes, 1841 through 1958, BSSA, V. 53, No. 1, pp. 95-108	1963
Transcription: 1892 Feb 4 04:30:-- Feb 3 8:30 pm (PST) Portland VI 10;O/Feb 4, 1892

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986	U. S. Dept. of Commerce, 1973, Earthquake History of the United States, V. 41-1, revised ed., pp. 89-96	1973
Transcription: 1892. February 3. Portland, Oreg. Severe shock. Buildings swayed; terrified people rushed into the street. Strong vibration at Astoria, Salem, and Yaquina Head, Lake Harney.

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1580	The Oregonian	1896	April 3, 1896, p. 10, c. 3.
Transcription: THE EARTH DID SHAKE And It Aroused Portlanders Out Of A Sound Sleep. The Earthquake Yesterday Morning Was Severe, and Lasted Ten Seconds, but Did No Damage. The earthquake of yesterday morning is said to have been one of the most severe that has been experienced in Portland in many years. It did no damage to property, but it managed to waken thousands of people from sound slumber, and caused no little alarm. Earthquakes are very rare in Portland and many people did not know the cause of the strange rumbling and shaking, until they read their morning paper. Strange to say, the instruments of the weather bureau office failed to record the earthquake. There was no indication whatever upon the barograph, or self-registering barometer used for recording changes in the air pressure. But Mr. Blandford, Mr. Pague's assistant, was able to furnish some information about the shock. "The earthquake," he said, "occurred at 3:13 this morning, and lasted between 8 and 10 seconds. It began with a severe and quick jerky vibration, and then, after a moment's interval, the vibrations resumed with lesser force until the finally died away. As far as I could tell, the vibrations seemed to go from the northeast to the south east. I should say the earthquake was rather severe at first." The time at which Mr. Blandford fixes the shock was corroborated by almost everyone who thought to notice the time, though there was considerable disagreement as to the duration of the vibration, some contending that it did not take up more than five seconds. That it was a severe shock is proven by the general attention it attracted. Many were the stories told yesterday of what the earthquake had done. One young man said it wakened him, and as he looked at the wall he saw the pictures swinging to and fro and heard the shutters moving, though it was a quiet night. The unusual loudness of the rumbling which accompanied the shock was what attracted general attention, many of those who noticed the earthquake saying that it sounded like the collapse of some big brick block. One man who, with his entire family was aroused from sleep, said that his house rocked as if it were about to tumble. It nearly overturned a lamp standing on a table besides his bed, and twisted the nails in the woodwork. The shock was less severely felt in The Oregonian building then almost anywhere else, which probably accounts for the barograph not recording the vibrations. The record is made by a fine needle on smoked glass. So sensitive is it that the slightest vibration will affect the needle and indicate the disturbance on the surface of the glass. The only instruments of this kind on the coast are at the observatory at Mount Hamilton, and at the weather bureau office in Carson City. Of course, the earthquake caused all the old-timers yesterday to limber up their up their tongues and turn loose their experiences of the "airly days" in the Northwest, and such stories found ready listeners. The most severe shock of the past of which there is any record occurred here October 12, 1877. There were several shocks following each other in rapid succession, the first of which was felt seven minutes before 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The vibrations, which were from north to south, were very pronounced. Considerable damage was done by the breaking of dishes, lamps and glassware, and buildings were shaken up and walls and ceiling cracked. A portion of the west wall of the post office building was cracked by the shock, which is there even now. There was great alarm among the people, hundreds of whom rushed, pell-mell, out of their stores and dwelling into the streets. No one was hurt through the shock, which was felt as far north as the Sound. February 21, 1892, there were several slight tremors of the earth about 8:15 in the evening, lasting 8 1/2 seconds. The vibrations, as usual, were from north to south. April 17, of the same year, there were three distinct shocks, at 2:56 o'clock in the afternoon, clocks being stopped and dishes, doors and windows rattled by the vibrations. On February 25, 1895, there was quite a severe earthquake. It came in three severe shocks, lasting about nine seconds, the vibrations being from north to south.

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
2577	Washington Standard	1892	Feb. 5, 1892. p. 3, c. 2. Friday Weekly; known from U.W. Library, Pacific Northwest Collection card catalog.
Transcription: A slight shock of an earthquake was felt in this city at 8:30 Wednesday evening, and the telegraph reports that at the same time quite a severe vibrations were felt in Portland and at St. Helens. At the latter place they were followed by a heavy report coming from the direction of Mt. St. Helens, an extinct volcano.

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814	Reid 2, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park
Transcription: Salem 8:32p February 3, 1892 NE-SW; Two distinct shocks.

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359	Byerly, Perry, 1952, Pacific Coast Earthquakes, Condon Lecture, pp. 33-38	1952	U.W. Library, N979 B991p, Special Collections)
Transcription: 1892, February 3 Portland: Brick buildings swayed and windows rattled, terrifying the inmates, who in many instances rushed into the street. Astoria: Houses shook. Salem: Windows rattled and buildings trembled. No damage.

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1568	Forest Grove telegraphed that a sharp shock was felt at 8:30, the vibration being from north to south. No damage was done. A dispatch from Astoria said: "A sharp shock was felt at 8:27. It came from the southwest and lasted three seconds. It shook houses and caused slight alarm, but no damage."	A dispatch from Salem says: "At 8:32 this evening Salem experienced another earthquake, the shock seemingly going from northeast to southwest. There were three distinct shocks. The second one made the glass in the third story of the state-house rattle and shook the roof distinctly. In the business college the building trembled, all of the students feeling the shock quite plainly. Kalama, Wash., on the north side of the Columbia felt the shock at 8:30. How heavy it was the dispatch does not say.	The Oregonian
Transcription: February 3, Wednesday. Portland, St. Helens, Astoria, Kalama, Salem. SHARP EARTHQUAKE Portland and Other Oregon Towns Shaken Up Last Night. The Shock Lasted Five Seconds People alarmed But No One Was Injured and No Damage Was Done--The Feeling at St. Helens. A very perceptible earthquake shock was felt in this city at 8:30 last evening. The course of the movement was about from northeast to southwest and it lasted about five seconds. The room occupied by the Oregonian reporter, seemed to move horizontally two or three inches and back, without any trembling or upward movement. Those setting at their desks felt and saw the movement but those who were moving about did not notice it and laughed at the idea of there having been an earthquake. The compositors in the basement did not notice any movement. In a minute or so telephone messages began to arrive inquiring if the earthquake had been felt and a reporter started out to see if the tremor had been generally noticed. At the Marquam the shock had been plainly felt by the audience, some of whom imagined that something had gone wrong with the machinery in the basement. The motion was much greater in the upper story and the elevator boy who happened to be up there at the time was considerably scared. Dr. J. Hunter Wells noticed the movement very plainly, and a mirror in his office vibrated for some time from the effects. Persons in the upper stories of buildings poked their heads our of windows and asked what was the matter. At the Exposition building, where there was a meeting, the motion was very perceptible, the building swayed some distance. At the Western Union office several switches were opened. No damage was done, and as soon as people recovered from their surprise, the usual exaggeration began. One young man said the motion make him very sick at the stomach. Another said the billiard balls had been rolled off the tables at the Metropolitan. Another scared-looking young man said the shock was the worst he had ever experienced and he had been through some hard ones in California. They mostly shook things backward and forward, but this went up so and down, and the young man gesticulated like a stamp mill. Another monumental liar said the people had all rushed down from the upper stories of the Portland and out into the street. The fact is that the shock was one of the most gentle imaginable, and neither scared nor hurt anyone, and was over before anyone fairly realized what it was. The Shock at St. Helens The shock was not felt at the office of the Postal Telegraph Company, but shortly after the company called up some of the towns on the line. The operator at St. Helens, on the Columbia river, in Columbia county, answered that he felt a very heavy shock at 8:37 and immediately after a long report came from the direction of Mount St. Helens, an extinct volcano. The operator looked in the direction of the mountain, but it was obscured by clouds, and he noticed nothing unusual. At the United States weather bureau nothing official could by learned regarding the earthquake. A reporter was told that the bureau had no instrument capable of registering the duration of the shock or its direction. On Portland Heights the shock was particularly severe. Buildings rocked and windows and crockery rattled, and people rushed pell mell into the street. There was no damage and people soon recovered their composure and telephoned down to inquire the extent of the quake. The shock appeared to be from northeast to southwest. The high tower of The Oregonian building nodded in the misty moonlight. On the first floor where the business office and news and editorial rooms are located the shock was very perceptible and the direction seemed to be from northeast to southwest. On the ground floor where the composing and press rooms are, the shock was not felt at all. Probably that was largely due to the hum of machinery. At The Hotel Portland The shock was felt distinctly at the Hotel Portland. The chairs in the office and on the veranda moved noticeably, and the glass in the windows shook. The doors of the big safe in the office creaked and Clerks Cleveland and Barmore immediately began to make an investigation to see if anyone was rifling the contents. Guests poured into the office from all parts of the house to see what was the matter. All the employees of the hotel felt the shock. T. Fitzgibbons, who was in the hotel when the shock occurred, said that the floors appeared to be sinking. A large audience was interested in Roland Reed in "The Club Friend" at the Marquam Grand opera-house. The shock caused people to look around in wonderment. W. E. Van Ness, a guest at the Hotel Portland, says the stage and the gallery vibrated visibly. He thought the building was collapsing and made a hasty exit. President T. F. Osborn enjoyed the shock at his residence on East Twentieth and Hawthorne avenue. He telephones The Oregonian that the shock was distinct and lasted about five seconds. His house rocked perceptibly. The shock disturbed the proceedings of the directors of the Portland Industrial Exposition. It came just as Colonel R. W. Mitchell was re-elected superintendent for 1892, and he regarded it as applause. The big building, being on piling, rocked heavily. At the central telephone station the shock was perceptibly felt. The shock was very perceptible at the police station. Policeman Henry Wilmer was sitting in the waiting-room, and says that his chair moved several inches. Clerk W. F. Matthews was sitting in the office and was also shaken up Out Of Town. A telephone message from Oregon City said that a distinct shock was felt at 8:35. Buildings shook and windows rattled plainly and for a time people were excited and rushed into the street. The direction of the shock appeared to come from northeast to southwest.

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
1271	Holden, E.S., 1898, A Catalog of Earthquakes on the Pacific Coast 1769-1897, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1087	1898
Transcription: 1892. February 3; Astoria, Oregon; 8h 27m. p.m. The vibrations were from southwest to northeast. It lasted about three seconds, causing houses to shake percetibly, but no damge was done.

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
2050	Leslie M. Scott, Memoranda of the Files of the Oregonian 1850-1910, Oregon Historical Society	1910	Unpublished index to the Oregonian
Transcription: at Portland, St. Helens, Astoria, Kalama, Salem, slight, Feb. 3, 1892

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2107	Spokane Review	1892	Feb. 4, 1892, p. 1, c. 6
Transcription: WEBFEET SHAKEN UP An Earthquake Excites Staid Old Portland EXPERIENCED IN OTHER TOWNS Olympia Also Had a Slight Shock. A Serious Accident in Omaha from the Same Cause Portland, Or., Feb. 3, -- [Special.]-- There was a severe earthquake shock here at 8:30 tonight. Brick buildings on both sides of the river shook and windows rattles, terrifying the inmates, who in many instances, rushed into the street. The shock lasted about 30 seconds, and is probably the most severe earthquake ever felt in this city. So far as is learned no damage was done beyond cracking a few window glasses. The vibration was from northeast to southwest. Reports from Oregon City, Sellwood, Forest Grove and St. John state that the shock was distinct in those places. At St. Helens the shock was preceded by a loud report, coming from the direction of Mount St. Helens, and extinct volcano. Astoria Shook Astoria, Or, Feb. 3. -- [Special]--A distinct shock of earthquake lasting about three seconds was felt here at 8:27 o'clock tonight. The vibrations were from southwest to northeast. Washington's Capital Joined In. Olympia, Feb. 3. --[Special.]--A light shock of earthquake was experienced here about 8:30 o'clock this evening An Omaha House Collapsed. Omaha, Neb., Feb. 3. -- A slight shock of earthquake was felt here about 9:30 tonight, lasting for a few seconds. On Jones street a large bank of earth caved, partly wrecking framehouse No. 1,415 and burying P.H. Green, his wife and two children in the debris. Green was badly injured, but the remainder of the family escaped unhurt.

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
1270	Holden, E.S., 1898, A Catalog of Earthquakes on the Pacific Coast 1769-1897, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1087	1898
Transcription: 1892. February 3; Portland, Oregon; 8:30 p.m. A severe earthquake occurred here at 8:30 o'clock tonight. Brick buildings swayed and windows rattled, terrifying the inmates, who in many instances rushed into the street. The shock lasted about thirty seconds, and was probably the most severe earthquake ever felt in this city. As far as known no damage was done (VII).

Source ID	Publication	Pub Date	Pub Details
2040	Leslie M. Scott, Memoranda of the Files of the Oregonian 1850-1910, Oregon Historical Society	1910	Unpublished index to the Oregonian
Transcription: at Portland, severest Oct. 12, 1877, several shocks, cracked walls; Feb. 21, 1892, several slight shocks; On April 17, 1892, several shocks; on Feb 25, 1895, shock 4:47 a.m.

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815	Reid 2, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park
Transcription: Astoria 8:27p February 3, 1892 SW-NE; Duration 3 seconds.

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816	Reid 2, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park
Transcription: Portland 8:30p February 3, 1892 VII Duration 20 seconds.

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7113	Pacific County Historical Society and Museum “Columbia River Chronology Historical Dates” www.pacificcohistory.org/columbia.htm
Transcription: EARTHQUAKE EVENTS LISTED IN THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE Pacific County Historical Society and Museum “Columbia River Chronology Historical Dates” www.pacificcohistory.org/columbia.htm Note: Citations are given for each entry but bibliography is not available at this time per discussion with Pacific County Historical Society. [SW WASHINGTON EARTHQUAKES] December 2, 1841 earthquake near Ft Vancouver Washington (Wong and Bott p 128) December 23, 1854 tsunami recorded at Astoria (Lander p 121) December 24, 1854 tsunami recorded at Astoria (Lander p 121) April 3, 1868 tsunami recorded at Astoria (Lander p 122) August 14, 1868 tsunami recorded at Astoria (Lander p 123) August 23, 1872 teletsunami recorded at Astoria (Lander p 24, 47) October 12, 1877 earthquake tremors felt in Astoria oscillating from east to west (Daily Astorian October 13, 1877 p 1) December 12, 1880 2 earthquakes shocks felt (Daily Astorian [Dec?] 14, 1880 p 3; Algermissen and Harding) April 30, 1882 Severe tremors (Daily Astorian May 2, 1882 p 3) Daily Astorian May 3, 1882 p 3 mentions that earthquake was felt in Westport and Ft Canby about 10:30 pm [on] April 30. Daily Astorian May 4, 1882 tells that 3 shocks vibrated from SW to NE on April 30. March 27, 1884 earthquake felt in Hoquiam (Workman p 38) November 30, 1891 slight earthquake on Grays Harbor (Workman p 49) February 2, 1892 earthquake in Astoria (Bott and Wong p 118) February 26, 1895 earthquake hits Astoria (Daily Morning Astorian p 4) August 6, 1899 earthquake hits Astoria (Astoria Daily Budget August 8, 1899 p 4) November 20, 1899 tidal wave at Shoalwater Bay (Astoria Daily Budget November 20, 1899 p 4) September 12, 1903 quake hits city (Astoria Daily Budget p 4) March 16, 1904 Earthquake felt along Washington Coast and in Aberdeen, Hoquiam (Lander p 59, 127 not mentioned in Astoria newspapers) March 30, 1904 possible tsunami off Washington coast caused flooding (Lander p 19 not mentioned in Astoria newspapers) January 11, 1909 Grays Harbor Earthquake (Workman p 68) November 9, 1920 earthquake hits Astoria (Astoria Budget p 1) November 29, 1920 slight earthquake hits Astoria (Astoria Budget p 1)