Individual Event Report
| Event #244 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs |
| A slight earthquake, known from the handwritten observations of the Chelan weather observer; also reported in the Spokane Review. Cataloged by Woodward-Clyde. |
| 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 |
20 |
|
|
|
|
47.80 |
120.00 |
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Chelan Falls |
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| WBR - 2130 |
WWC - 1700 |
- |
- |
N-WA - 2106 |
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Underlying Source Material
| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 2130 |
U. S. Weather Bureau Climatological Records, for the State of Washington |
1819-1892 |
National Archives Microfilm Copy T907, Roll Nos. 530-537, 1819-1892 - Chelan, Chelan County-handwritten weather forms. Researched by Gerald Elfendahl, curator, Bainbridge Island Hist. Soc. |
Transcription: Chelan, Chelan County
February 1892: Earthquake occurred on the 20th. Impulse from west to east, a heavy wave seemed to pass over the earth's surface. No damage. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1700 |
Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished |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Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System.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 47800-120000W WG 01 |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 2106 |
Spokane Review |
1892 |
Feb. 28, 1892, p. 6, c. 4 |
| Transcription: A slight shock of earthquake was experienced the other day at Chelan Falls. It has been almost a score of years since a violent shock was felt in that section. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 2362 |
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: 1892 Feb 20 Chelan Falls, Wash. |
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