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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 #329 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Known only from the Chilliwack Progress article transcribed in the WPPSS documents: " two distinct earthquake shocks were felt on Friday evening about ten o'clock. "
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
1900  30  10                Chilliwack  B.C.           
N-WPP - 2484 - - - N-WPP - 2484 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2484  Washington Public Power Supply System, Preliminary
Safety Analysis Report, Ammendment 23,
WPPSS Nuclear Project No. 1, 1300 MW Nuclear Power Plant, Vol. 2A. 
1977  Tables 2R-E17 and 2R-E14C., Chilliwack Progress, The, Chilliwack, B.C., April 4, 1900 
Transcription: March 30, 1900 "...two distinct earthquake shocks were
felt..."
Chilliwack Progress, The, Chilliwack, B.C., April 4, 1900

"It is reported on good authority that two distinct earthquake
shocks were felt on Friday evening about ten o'clock. By a strange
coincidence the Premier was at that instant in the midst of his speech
at Henderson's hall. "

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Chilliwack Progress, April 5, 1950
"Fifty years ago
"April 4, 1900
"Two distinct earthquake shocks felt in district."
 


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