Individual Event Report
| Event #315 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs |
| From the Oregonian; an account of one Portlander possibly feeling an earthquake the day after two events that were felt by many. It may have been his imagination. |
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LOCATION |
MAGNITUDE |
MAX. INTENSITY |
FELT AREA |
| YR |
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HR |
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AM/PM |
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Type |
LAT(N) |
LON(W) |
DEP
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MAG |
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Type |
Felt
Plc. |
Felt
St. |
Inten-
sity |
Int.
Type |
Felt
Area |
Felt
Area
Int. |
Felt
Area
Units |
| 1898 |
2 |
22 |
11 |
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A |
L |
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Portland |
OR |
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| N-Ore - 1582 |
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N-Ore - 1582 |
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Underlying Source Material
| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1582 |
The Oregonian |
1898 |
Feb 23, 1898; p. 5, c. 1 |
Transcription: Portland. Two slight earthquake shocks--
A slight earthquake shock, or rather two shocks, a few seconds apart, were noticed be many in Portland at 6:25 Monday morning. The movement was sufficient to sway gas chandeliers and pictures perceptibly. Two more slight shocks were felt at about 1:15 yesterday morning, which woke up some light sleepers. One person, who keeps late hours, states that he was reading in bed, and that at 1:15 it appeared as if something lifted the southeast corner of the house with a sudden jerk and then let it drop. The bed seemed to be moved several inches and then back again. A second or two later there was a second and slighter shock. A man who had not noticed either of the shocks above mentioned states that while he was standing in the waiting room at the Union depot about 11 am yesterday, he felt the floor more, and a moment later it moved again. He looked out to see if any locomotive was passing which would have jarred the building, but could see none, so concluded that the motion had been caused by an earthquake. Earthquake shocks are not frequent in Oregon, nor has there ever been one since the settlement of the country severe enough to so any damage worth mentioning. Once is a great while a slight shake or two is given just to let us know that the earth can and that it "do" move. |
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