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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 #254 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
The original source for this event appears to be the Spokane Review of 1/27/1893 which says: "A slight shock of an earthquake is said to have been felt in the Methow valley the other day." A date of 1/26 has been given in several catalogs.
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
1893            48.40  120.15        Methow Valley             
N-WA - 2104 WWC - 1708 - - N-WA - 2104 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2364  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: 1893 Jan 26? Methow Valley, Wash.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2433  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: 1893 Jan 26 Methow Valley, Wash. Near Chelan WG-4
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2104  Spokane Review (morning)  1893  Jan. 27, 1893, p. 6, c. 3 
Transcription: A slight shock of an earthquake is said to have been felt in the Methow valley the other day.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1708  Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished  1981  Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System.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: 18930126 48400-120150W WG 01
 


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