Individual Event Report
| Event #299 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs |
| Landslide or Rockfall Catalog entries cite Holden (1898), who cites "newspaper dispatches" which report "the narrow escape of a party of tourists on Mount Hood on the afternoon of August 26 from an avalanche. The dispatches convey the impression of a volcanic eruption, but it seems entirely possible to explain the occurrence without any such assumption. A slight earthquake may have accompanied, or even caused, the avalanche. No reports have been received of any disturbances elsewhere on that day." Newspapers have not been researched. |
| 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 |
| 1896 |
8 |
26 |
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45.40 |
121.70 |
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Mount Hood |
OR |
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| HOLD2 - 1924 |
WWC - 1722 |
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HOLD2 - 1924 |
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Underlying Source Material
| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 574 |
Smith, W. D., 1919, Earthquakes in Oregon, BSSA, V. 9, n. 3, pp. 58-71 |
1919 |
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| Transcription: 1896. August 26; Mount Hood. Newspaper dispatches report the narrow escape of a party of tourists on Mount Hood on the afternoon of August 26th from an avalanche. The dispatches convey the impression of a volcanic eruption, but it seems entirely possible to explain the occurrence without any such assumption. A slight earthquake may have accompanied, or even caused, the avalanche. No reports have been received of any disturbances elsewhere on that day. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 508 |
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 |
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| Transcription: 1896 August 26. Mount Hood [Wasco Co.]. Newspaper dispatches report the narrow escape of a party of tourists on Mount Hood on the afternoon of August 26 from an avalanche. The dispatches convey the impression of a volcanic eruption, but it seems entirely possible to explain the occurrence without any such assumption. A slight earthquake may have accompanied, or even caused, the avalanche. No reports have been received of any disturbances elsewhere on that day. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1314 |
Berg and Baker, 1963, Oregon Earthquakes, 1841 through 1958, BSSA, V. 53, No. 1, pp. 95-108 |
1963 |
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| Transcription: 1896 - - Aug 26 Afternoon (PST) Mount Hood - 10 An avalanche occurred. A slight earthquake may have caused or accompanied it. (10) |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1924 |
Holden, E.S., 1898, A Catalog of Earthquakes on the Pacific Coast 1769-1897, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1087 |
1898 |
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| Transcription: 1896. August 26; Mount Hood, Oregon. Newspaper dispatches report the narrow escape of a party of tourists on Mount Hood on the afternoon of August 26 from an avalanche. The dispatches convey the impression of a volcanic eruption, but it seeems entirely possible to explain the occurrence without any such assumption. A slight earthquake may have accompanied, or even caused, the avalanche. No reports have been received of any disturbances elsewhere on that day. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1722 |
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: 18960826 45400-121700W BB 01 |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 2437 |
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: 1896 Aug 26 Mt. Hood, Ore. Earthquake? TA |
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