Individual Event Report
| Event #352 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs |
This event was well felt from Seattle to Portland and Astoria, especially on higher floors. Although there are several newspaper articles on this event, it has only been cataloged by Woodward-Clyde. Though no significant damage was reported, this event is likely be magnitude 5 or slightly larger.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer states: "An earthquake was distinctly felt in Seattle ... most perceptible in the upper stories of some of the higher buildings. Several observers on the sixth floor of the Lumber Exchange were alarmed at the vibrations in that structure... One man ... counted five very distinct vibrations and estimated that they followed each other at from one to two seconds apart. The time at which the shock first appeared was sixteen minutes before 4 o’clock, the waving undulations lasting fully ten seconds." The report from Tacoma mentions "windows and crockery jarred and tipped about."
The Portland Oregonian reports the earthquake felt in Everett, Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, Chehalis, and Astoria, and says of Portland: "Just at 19 minutes before 4 o'clock, a tremor shook the earth. People in the high office buildings and those lying or sitting still felt it distinctly. Those walking on the street did not notice the shock... A gentle little tremor in some parts of the city, but it was strong enough to move the pictures on the wall in others. In the Meier residence at Twelfth and Clay streets, the framed pictures were seen to swing upon the walls and the building, substantial as it is, rattled all over. Here the shock lasted fully half a minute"
The earthquake was also reported felt in Astoria, Oregon and at South Bend, Menlo, and LaCenter Washington. Several sources report a time of 4:20 for strong shaking in South Bend, but this is almost certainly the same event. The date of the main shock suggested by the report in the Tacoma Semi-weekly News is unclear.
There appear to be no aftershocks.. One earlier shock, on the morning of Sept. 5, was reported felt at Castle Rock in the Seattle PI and Tacoma Daily news. |
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FELT AREA |
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sity |
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Area |
Felt
Area
Int. |
Felt
Area
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| 1903 |
9 |
11 |
3 |
44 |
P |
L |
47.50 |
122.45 |
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Seattle |
WA |
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| N-WA - 1603 |
WWC - 1746 |
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N-WA - 1603 |
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Underlying Source Material
| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1746 |
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: 190309111544 47500-122450W IV WG 4 01 |
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| Source ID |
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| 7054 |
Seattle Times |
1903 |
Sept, 12, 1903, Sat., p. 4, c. 3 |
Transcription: NO RECORD OF EARTHQUAKE
People Feel it Yesterday, but Weather Bureau Machine Does Not Show It.
Yesterday afternoon a slight earthquake shock was felt at various points in the city, but more generally noticed by the occupants of the tall office buildings in the downtown district than elsewhere.
At the United States weather bureau the shock was not felt, and no record of the disturbance was found upon the barograph, a delicate instrument which would record any decided jar. Reports from about the city and West Seattle, however, have been made that leave no doubt that about 3:45 p. m. a distinct trembling of the earth was perceptible.
Director Salisbury of the weather bureau this morning received a report from Fort Seilacoom recording a shap[sic] earthquake shock at that point at 3:47 o’clock. The vibrations were nearly east to west and lasted about five seconds. No damage was done. |
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| Source ID |
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| 7053 |
Tacoma Daily News |
1903 |
Sept. 12, 1903, Sat., p. 2, c 3-4 |
Transcription: BUILDINGS ROCKED
Slight Earthquake Shocks Felt in Tacoma
MT. TACOMA HELD BLAMELESS
BUISINESS BLOCKS AND RESIDENCES IN SOME PARTS OF THE CITY ARE SWAYED SLIGHTLY—NO CONNECTION BETWEEN EARTHQUAKE AND MOUNTAIN
Tacoma was lightly rocked by the waves of an earthquake yesterday at 3:44 o’clock. The shock came from the east and passed away to the southwest, giving this place three distinct shocks, shaking some of the business blocks so that the windows rattled and the doors swung shut and scaring the occupants in a couple of places so that they ran out into the corridors. The first shock was hardly felt, simply a slight vibration like street traffic will sometimes cause. Ten seconds later the second and most distinct shock was felt, and about twelve seconds later the third shock, which would have passed unnoticed but for the disturbance of the second one.
The earthquake, coupled with the fact that late arrivals report Mount Tacoma as having thrown off smoke and gases lately, is causing a great deal of speculation.
The earth waves were felt generally throughout he city, but most distinctly in the business portion and factory district. While the time given in the dispatches in the towns east and south of Tacoma is conflicting, it indicates that the waves came from east, perhaps a little north of east, and passed away to the south and west. The trembling was felt so lightly in many of the resident districts that it was only by questioning each other and comparing notes that the people were really aware or convinced that it was an earthquake.
Large Doors Swung Shut
This morning the peculiar disturbance was the main topic of conversation and nearly every one in the business portion had an experience to relate.
In Rhodes Bros.’ store the large doors swung shut and the electric lights swung like the pendulum of a clock. The crockeryware on the shelves rattled audibly and the clerks looked at each other in alarm. The city hall was rocked considerably as well as the Northern Pacific headquarters building across the street. The double doors in the federal court, second floor of the Chamber of Commerce building, swung backward and forward as though moved by unseen hands, in plain view of Judge Hanford, who was holding court, and a number of other persons in the court room.
In the weather office, located in the same building, the large clock weights swung with considerable force. Weather Observer Cove said this morning that he had no instruments for recording earthquake waves. In the California building sevral [sic] of the occupants rushed into the corridors. In all of the other business blocks the shock was felt and maps, pictures and things hanging on the walls swayed from the force of the underground waves. In the factory district buildings located on made ground were shaken more violently than in other places and the employes [sic] in a number of places stopped work and gathered in groups to discuss the strange disturbance.
Professor Flett’s Opinion
John B. Flett, professor of geology in the Tacoma high school, when asked his opinion concerning yesterday’s trembling of the earth, emphatically denied the report that volcanic action in Mount Tacoma had anything to do with it. Mr. Flett has climbed the mountain twice and is a close student of natural phenomena. He reached the summit of the mountain this summer in company with two high school students – Frank Weymouth and Arthur Gillespie – in the middle of a severe storm. They spent one night in the crater. In ascending the mountain Mr. Flett led the way up the north side, a feat seldom accomplished.
He said this morning:
“It is absurd to connect any imaginary disturbance in the mountain with the little earthquake here yesterday. I do not believe there has been any volcanic disturbance in Mount Tacoma since the white man first put his foot into the northwest. Of course, there is no doubt but that long ago the mountain was active, and then it was probably a record-breaker, but both Mount Adams and Mount St. Helens have had eruptions since Tacoma relapsed into perfect calm.
“Mount St. Helens is probably the youngest of the volcanoes on the coast, some of its rocks not yet having had time to become covered with the moss which has overgrown the top of Tacoma and the others.
“There is always steam escaping from the crater of Tacoma, and for a distance of half a mile on the slope on the north side of the mountain, just below the big crater, there is a space which is nearly always bare, and this is full of steam jets. The rocks are always warm and in many places red hot. The north peak hides this big bare place from plain view from Tacoma, but looking at the mountain from Spanaway or Roy it is in plain sight.
“The report that the snow on the top of the mountain has been discolored by t flow of ashes from the crater is easily explained. In my opinion, by the fact that fresh show often falls on this bald spot, remains for a few hours and disappears again, thus giving from a distance an idea of a change in its color.”
Severe in Seattle (News Special Service.)
SEATTLE, Sept. 12. – An earthquake was distinctly felt in Seattle yesterday afternoon. It was most perceptible in the upper stories of some of the higher buildings. Several observers on the sixth floor of the Lumber Exchange were alarmed at the vibrations of that structure and rushed to the windows to ascertain the cause of the oscillations, fearing that something had happened to the base of the building.
One man having offices on that floor, who had been through many shocks before, recognized the cause of the disturbance at once. He counted five very distinct vibrations, and estimated that they followed each other at from one to two seconds apart. The time at which the first shock appeared was 10 minutes before 4 o’clock, the waving undulations lasting fully ten seconds.
Auburn People Excited. (News Special Service.)
AUBURN, Sept. 12. – Auburn shook and trembled yesterday afternoon. The vibrations were felt all over town. Persons inside of buildings were most susceptible to the shock. Walls were seen to move, dishes rattled in the cupboards and on tables, and many who thought the buildings were going to tumble down ran outside to ascertain the cause of such an unusual commotion. There was a ladder leaning against a building in the southern part of town which was nearly precipitated to the ground. The duration of the earthquake was about three seconds. It appeared to come in waves and rocked buildings back and forth. It was the nearest to a genuine earthquake ever experienced here and caused great excitement.
Shaky at South Bend. (News Special Service.)
SOUTH BEND, Wash, Sept. 12. – A distinct earthquake shock was felt here yesterday afternoon at 4:20. There were, in fact, two distinct shocks, one quickly following the other. They were severe enough to dash water out of a half filled pail and rock a warehouse on a wharf sufficiently to make the occupants think it was coming down.
Shock at Castle Rock. (News Special Service.)
CASTLE ROCK, Sept. 12. -- A severe shock of earthquake was experienced here yesterday afternoon at 3:45 o’clock and caused much excitement but no damage. A slight earthquake was felt here last Saturday morning but today’s shock was the most severe ever known in this locality.
Plainly Felt in Olympia. (News Special Service.)
OLYMPIA, Sept. 12. – A slight earthquake shock was felt here at 3:42 yesterday afternoon. The shock was plainly felt in the capitol and school buildings. It lasted but a few seconds and was so slight that the direction of the seismic wave could not be determined.
Chehalis Hard Hit. (News Special Service.)
CHEHALIS, Sept. 12. – Three distinct earthquake shocks were felt here about 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. The first was very short, the second longer, and the third a short one. The vibrations were so strong that people all over the city noticed them.
Two Shocks in Portland. (News Special Service.)
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 12. – Two earthquake shocks were felt in this city at 3:45 o’clock yesterday afternoon. There was no damage done, as far as known, although the largest brick buildings were shaken quite freely.
Distinct at Centralia (News Special Service.)
CENTRALIA, Sept. 12. – A distinct earthquake shock was felt by residents of this city late yesterday afternoon. A desk in one of the brick buildings was jarred severely several times. No damage was done.
Aberdeen Not In It. (News Special Service.)
ABERDEEN, Sept. 12. – It appears from careful inquiry that no earthquake shock was noticed in this vicinity yesterday.
Vancouver Escaped. (News Special Service.)
VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 12. – No shock of earthquake was felt here, so far as known. |
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| Source ID |
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| 7055 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1903 |
Sept, 13, 1903, Sunday, p. 4, c. 1 |
Transcription: A SHOCK OF EARTHQUAKE
The slight shock of earthquake which was experienced all along the Northern Pacific coast on Friday afternoon last is not entirely without precedent, although neither the last visitant nor any previous ones did any appreciable damage. Every few years, however, a slight shock is felt, and on one occasion, some thirty years ago, one of considerable severity occurred all over the Puget sound region.
The slightness and infrequency of the earthquake shocks in Washington and in Oregon as well, are in marked contrast with conditions in California. On many occasions that state has suffered severe shocks of earthquake, doing considerable damage. In San Francisco, a city the business portion of which is built on land reclaimed from the water by filling in, at different times earthquakes have inflicted property losses running into considerable figures. The fact that the buildings more seriously damaged were those on "made ground" was probably one reason why the shocks were more severely felt in the city itself than in the surrounding country.
At more or less remote intervals, probably every section of the United States has been visited by seismic disturbances of greater or less magnitude, so the Puget sound country is not in the least singular in its recent experience in that direction. |
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| Source ID |
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| 7061 |
Willapa Harbor Pilot |
1903 |
Sept. 18, 1903, Friday, p. 4, c. 2 |
Transcription: Menlo Matters
An earth-quake shock was distinctly felt at this place last Friday. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1953 |
Oregonian |
1903 |
Sept. 12, 1903; pg 16, col 1 |
Transcription: 1903, Sept 11, Friday. Portland, Seattle, Chehalis, Olympia, Astoria.
THE EARTH DO MOVE
Genuine Quake Rocks Portland's Big Buildings.
People Telephone Weather Bureau for Information, but Local Office Has No Seismograph to Record Such Disturbances.
A real live earthquake struck Portland yesterday afternoon. No buildings were destroyed and no loss of life has been reported. But it was an earthquake all the same.
Just at 19 minutes before 4 o'clock, a tremor shook the earth. People in the high office buildings and those lying or sitting still felt it distinctly. Those walking on the street did not notice the shock, or if they did attributed it to a passing streetcar.
The Federal building is shaking most of the time, anyway, from one cause and another, so that none of the instruments in the Weather Bureau recorded any unusual disturbance of the earth's crust. The big building, which bears Uncle Sam's trademark, is so near the new stone pavement on Seventh street that every passing day--and there are many--shakes the entire structure. The ground upon which the building is situated is none of the firmest, so that when the earthquake came the men in the Weather Bureau thought it nothing more than a freight wagon.
The Federal bureau does not include in its otherwise complete equipment the instrument known as a seismograph. This is a delicate affair, whose sole duty in life is to faithfully record every motion of the earth in the up and down line. The only seismograph in the entire bureau is in the head office in Washington, D.C. Therefore Forecast Official Beals had no official knowledge of the disturbance, but they kept right on working and missed the opportunity to break down for a vacation.
A gentle little tremor in some parts of the city, but it was strong enough to move the pictures on the wall in others. In the Meier residence at Twelfth and Clay streets, the framed pictures were seen to swing upon the walls and the building, substantial as it is, rattled all over. Here the shock lasted fully half a minute.
In different parts of East Portland the tremor was also felt by persons who recognized it at once as an earthquake. The shock here did not appear to be so violent as upon the West Side.
The high buildings downtown got all of the earthquake that was due them. On the upper floors of THE OREGONIAN building, the chairs rattled as the tremor passed through the structure. The other high buildings felt the shock equally.
Few of those who felt the earthquake could quite convince themselves that it was the genuine article. So most of them called up the Weather Bureau as being the general intelligence office for all matters pertaining to anything which no one else knew anything about.
From every part of the West Side, from East Portland, Albina, Sellwood, and Portland Heights came the query:
"Was that an earthquake that I felt?"
And the men in the Weather Bureau, because they had no earthquake meter at hand, had to give them the information at second hand and tell them that it was an earthquake sure enough, and not a door slamming, or a car passing, or little Johnny falling down stairs.
Seattle Shocks.
Seattle, Sept, 10.--An earthquake was distinctly felt in Seattle this afternoon. It was most perceptible in the upper stories of some of the higher buildings. Five very distinct shocks were counted and followed each other at from one to two seconds. The time was 16 minutes before 4 o'clock.
Three Shocks at Chehalis.
Chehalis, Wash., Sept. 11.--(Special)--Slight earthquake shocks were felt here about 4 o'clock this afternoon. The first was very short, the second longer and the third short. The vibrations were so strong that people all over the city noticed them.
Felt in Olympia
Olympia, Wash., Sept. 11.--(Special)-- A slight earthquake shock was felt here at 3:42 this afternoon. The shock was most plainly felt in the Capitol and school buildings. It lasted but a few seconds and was so slight that the direction of the seismic waves could not be determined.
Windows Rattle in Tacoma.
Tacoma, Sept. 11.-- Three distinct earthquake shocks were felt here this afternoon, the movement being from east to west. Windows rattled and doors swung to and fro, but no serious results have been reported.
Distinct Tremor at Astoria.
Astoria, OR., Sept. 11.--(Special)-- A distinct earthquake shock was felt here this afternoon at 3:45 which caused a tremor for a few seconds, but no damage resulted. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 7057 |
Sunday Oregonian |
1903 |
Sept. 13, 1903, Sunday, p. 10, c. 6-7 |
Transcription: Two Shocks at South Bend.
South Bend, Wash., Sept. 12. – (Special.) – Two distinct earthquake shocks were felt here yesterday at [illegible] attracted the attention of many, alarming some. One engineer stopped his engine, supposing something [illegible] wrong. Water was also dashed out of half-filled pails. |
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| 7062 |
Weather Bureau, US Department of Agriculture. Washington Section of the Climate and Crop Service of the Weather Bureau (Seattle, Weather Bureau) volume 7 #4 September 1903 |
1903 |
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Transcription: MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA
Earthquake Shocks: -- La Center, 3:50 p.m. 11th; South Bend, 3:30 p.m. 11th. |
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| 2089 |
Astoria Daily Budget |
1903 |
Sept. 12, 1903, Vol. XIV, No. 146, p. 4, c. 1. Reference provided by Bruce Berney, Director, Astoria Public Library, in a letter dated 12/6/1990 |
| Transcription: A distinct earthquake shock was felt in this city yesterday at 3:45 o'clock that caused a tremor for some seconds and is believed to have been really three shocks closely following one another. No damage resulted, but all the buildings of the city located on solid ground were shaken. |
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| 2070 |
Leslie M. Scott, Memoranda of the Files of the Oregonian 1850-1910, Oregon Historical Society |
1910 |
Unpublished index to the Oregonian |
| Transcription: at Portland, Seattle, Chehalis, Olympia, Astoria, Sept. 11, 1903, 3:45 p.m. |
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| 7053 |
Tacoma Daily News |
1903 |
Sept. 12, 1903, Sat., p. 2, c 3-4 |
Transcription: BUILDINGS ROCKED
Slight Earthquake Shocks Felt in Tacoma
MT. TACOMA HELD BLAMELESS
BUISINESS BLOCKS AND RESIDENCES IN SOME PARTS OF THE CITY ARE SWAYED SLIGHTLY—NO CONNECTION BETWEEN EARTHQUAKE AND MOUNTAIN
Tacoma was lightly rocked by the waves of an earthquake yesterday at 3:44 o’clock. The shock came from the east and passed away to the southwest, giving this place three distinct shocks, shaking some of the business blocks so that the windows rattled and the doors swung shut and scaring the occupants in a couple of places so that they ran out into the corridors. The first shock was hardly felt, simply a slight vibration like street traffic will sometimes cause. Ten seconds later the second and most distinct shock was felt, and about twelve seconds later the third shock, which would have passed unnoticed but for the disturbance of the second one.
The earthquake, coupled with the fact that late arrivals report Mount Tacoma as having thrown off smoke and gases lately, is causing a great deal of speculation.
The earth waves were felt generally throughout he city, but most distinctly in the business portion and factory district. While the time given in the dispatches in the towns east and south of Tacoma is conflicting, it indicates that the waves came from east, perhaps a little north of east, and passed away to the south and west. The trembling was felt so lightly in many of the resident districts that it was only by questioning each other and comparing notes that the people were really aware or convinced that it was an earthquake.
Large Doors Swung Shut
This morning the peculiar disturbance was the main topic of conversation and nearly every one in the business portion had an experience to relate.
In Rhodes Bros.’ store the large doors swung shut and the electric lights swung like the pendulum of a clock. The crockeryware on the shelves rattled audibly and the clerks looked at each other in alarm. The city hall was rocked considerably as well as the Northern Pacific headquarters building across the street. The double doors in the federal court, second floor of the Chamber of Commerce building, swung backward and forward as though moved by unseen hands, in plain view of Judge Hanford, who was holding court, and a number of other persons in the court room.
In the weather office, located in the same building, the large clock weights swung with considerable force. Weather Observer Cove said this morning that he had no instruments for recording earthquake waves. In the California building sevral [sic] of the occupants rushed into the corridors. In all of the other business blocks the shock was felt and maps, pictures and things hanging on the walls swayed from the force of the underground waves. In the factory district buildings located on made ground were shaken more violently than in other places and the employes [sic] in a number of places stopped work and gathered in groups to discuss the strange disturbance.
Professor Flett’s Opinion
John B. Flett, professor of geology in the Tacoma high school, when asked his opinion concerning yesterday’s trembling of the earth, emphatically denied the report that volcanic action in Mount Tacoma had anything to do with it. Mr. Flett has climbed the mountain twice and is a close student of natural phenomena. He reached the summit of the mountain this summer in company with two high school students – Frank Weymouth and Arthur Gillespie – in the middle of a severe storm. They spent one night in the crater. In ascending the mountain Mr. Flett led the way up the north side, a feat seldom accomplished.
He said this morning:
“It is absurd to connect any imaginary disturbance in the mountain with the little earthquake here yesterday. I do not believe there has been any volcanic disturbance in Mount Tacoma since the white man first put his foot into the northwest. Of course, there is no doubt but that long ago the mountain was active, and then it was probably a record-breaker, but both Mount Adams and Mount St. Helens have had eruptions since Tacoma relapsed into perfect calm.
“Mount St. Helens is probably the youngest of the volcanoes on the coast, some of its rocks not yet having had time to become covered with the moss which has overgrown the top of Tacoma and the others.
“There is always steam escaping from the crater of Tacoma, and for a distance of half a mile on the slope on the north side of the mountain, just below the big crater, there is a space which is nearly always bare, and this is full of steam jets. The rocks are always warm and in many places red hot. The north peak hides this big bare place from plain view from Tacoma, but looking at the mountain from Spanaway or Roy it is in plain sight.
“The report that the snow on the top of the mountain has been discolored by t flow of ashes from the crater is easily explained. In my opinion, by the fact that fresh show often falls on this bald spot, remains for a few hours and disappears again, thus giving from a distance an idea of a change in its color.”
Severe in Seattle (News Special Service.)
SEATTLE, Sept. 12. – An earthquake was distinctly felt in Seattle yesterday afternoon. It was most perceptible in the upper stories of some of the higher buildings. Several observers on the sixth floor of the Lumber Exchange were alarmed at the vibrations of that structure and rushed to the windows to ascertain the cause of the oscillations, fearing that something had happened to the base of the building.
One man having offices on that floor, who had been through many shocks before, recognized the cause of the disturbance at once. He counted five very distinct vibrations, and estimated that they followed each other at from one to two seconds apart. The time at which the first shock appeared was 10 minutes before 4 o’clock, the waving undulations lasting fully ten seconds.
Auburn People Excited. (News Special Service.)
AUBURN, Sept. 12. – Auburn shook and trembled yesterday afternoon. The vibrations were felt all over town. Persons inside of buildings were most susceptible to the shock. Walls were seen to move, dishes rattled in the cupboards and on tables, and many who thought the buildings were going to tumble down ran outside to ascertain the cause of such an unusual commotion. There was a ladder leaning against a building in the southern part of town which was nearly precipitated to the ground. The duration of the earthquake was about three seconds. It appeared to come in waves and rocked buildings back and forth. It was the nearest to a genuine earthquake ever experienced here and caused great excitement.
Shaky at South Bend. (News Special Service.)
SOUTH BEND, Wash, Sept. 12. – A distinct earthquake shock was felt here yesterday afternoon at 4:20. There were, in fact, two distinct shocks, one quickly following the other. They were severe enough to dash water out of a half filled pail and rock a warehouse on a wharf sufficiently to make the occupants think it was coming down.
Shock at Castle Rock. (News Special Service.)
CASTLE ROCK, Sept. 12. -- A severe shock of earthquake was experienced here yesterday afternoon at 3:45 o’clock and caused much excitement but no damage. A slight earthquake was felt here last Saturday morning but today’s shock was the most severe ever known in this locality.
Plainly Felt in Olympia. (News Special Service.)
OLYMPIA, Sept. 12. – A slight earthquake shock was felt here at 3:42 yesterday afternoon. The shock was plainly felt in the capitol and school buildings. It lasted but a few seconds and was so slight that the direction of the seismic wave could not be determined.
Chehalis Hard Hit. (News Special Service.)
CHEHALIS, Sept. 12. – Three distinct earthquake shocks were felt here about 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. The first was very short, the second longer, and the third a short one. The vibrations were so strong that people all over the city noticed them.
Two Shocks in Portland. (News Special Service.)
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 12. – Two earthquake shocks were felt in this city at 3:45 o’clock yesterday afternoon. There was no damage done, as far as known, although the largest brick buildings were shaken quite freely.
Distinct at Centralia (News Special Service.)
CENTRALIA, Sept. 12. – A distinct earthquake shock was felt by residents of this city late yesterday afternoon. A desk in one of the brick buildings was jarred severely several times. No damage was done.
Aberdeen Not In It. (News Special Service.)
ABERDEEN, Sept. 12. – It appears from careful inquiry that no earthquake shock was noticed in this vicinity yesterday.
Vancouver Escaped. (News Special Service.)
VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 12. – No shock of earthquake was felt here, so far as known. |
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| 7059 |
The Sunday Oregonian |
1903 |
Sept. 13, 1903, Sunday, p. 7, c. 4 |
Transcription: Brief Items from Everett
A distinct earthquake shock was felt here yesterday afternoon at 3:44. |
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| 1603 |
Post-Intelligencer |
1903 |
Saturday, Sept. 12, 1903 |
Transcription: An earthquake was distinctly felt in Seattle yesterday afternoon. It was most perceptible in the upper stories of some of the higher buildings. Several observers on the sixth floor of the Lumber Exchange were alarmed at the vibrations in that structure, and rushed to the windows to ascertain the cause of the oscillations, fearing that something has happened to the base of the building.
One man having offices on that floor who had been thru many shocks before, recognized the cause of the disturbance at once. He counted five very distinct vibrations and estimated that they followed each other at from one to two seconds apart. The time at which the shock first appeared was sixteen minutes before 4o,clock., the waving undulations lasting fully ten seconds.
Tacoma, Sept. 11. – Special.) – The most emphatic earthquake shock ever felt in the history of the city occurred here at 3:43 p. m. today. The shock lasted several seconds and was followed by a quivering of the earth lasting two or three seconds longer. It was most noticeable in the National Bank of Commerce building and other high office structures downtown but even out in the residence districts many people were on the verge of a panic, when the tremors subsided and quieted apprehension.
Many who felt the shock say it consisted of a lurch, which was followed by an oscillating movement, gradually fading into a quivering movement and then disappearing. Others thought there were several shocks in quick succession, which they describe in the nature of a rolling movement, dying away in tremors. Furniture was rattled, windows and crockery jarred and tipped about.
This is the second earthquake that has been felt in Tacoma in the past few months. The other shock also occurred in the afternoon, but the seismic disturbance was not so powerful and passed more quickly. People here differ as to the length of the rocking today, some saying it lasted only a few seconds, while other believe it was eight or ten seconds in duration.
IS FELT AT CHEHALIS
CHEHALIS. Sept. 11, --(Special) – Three distinct earthquake shocks were felt here about 4 o’clock this afternoon. The first was very short, the second longer, and the third a short one. The vibrations were so strong that people all over the city noticed them.
CASTLE ROCK SHAKEN
CASTLE ROCK. Sept. 11, --(Special) -- A severe shock of earthquake was experienced here this afternoon at 3:45 o’clock and caused much excitement but no damage. A slight earthquake was felt here last Saturday morning but today’s shock was the most severe ever known in this locality.
PORTLAND GIVEN SHOCK.
PORTLAND. Sept. 11, --(Special.) – Two earthquake shocks were felt in this city at 3:45 o’clock this afternoon. There was no damage done, as far as known, although the largest brick buildings were shaken quite severely. |
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| 7058 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1903 |
Sept. 13, 1903, Sunday, p. 11, c. 4 |
Transcription: IT SHAKES SOUTH BEND
Earthquake Gives the Town Two Distinct Tremors
SOUTH BEND, Sept. 12. – (Special) -- – Two distinct earthquake shocks were felt here yesterday afternoon at 4:20. The two lasted about a minute and attracted the attention of everyone and frightened many. The engineers in some of the mills thought their engines were going wrong and stopped them. The tremor also dashed water out of half-filled pails. |
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| 7063 |
Consultant's Report, Greg Lange, 2004 |
2004 |
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Transcription: September 26, 1864 EVENTS
September 26, 1864 12:45 to 1:00 AM numerous sources
September 26, 1964 (Victoria) “between 5 and 6” AM (British Colonist September 27, 1964 p 3 col. 1)
October 29, 1864 (Victoria) about 6:55 AM (British Colonist October 31, 1864 p 3 col. 1 and November 3, 1864 p 3 col. 1 and November 7, 1864 p 3 col. 2)
Newspapers examined -
Puget Sound Herald (Steilacoom) - September 9, 1864 to October 24, 1864 (Issued every two weeks - complete) Note: No local news in November 7, 1864 issue
Pacific Tribune (Olympia) - September 10, 1864 to November 19, 1864 (Weekly - Missing October 29 else complete)
Washington Standard (Olympia) - September 10, 1864 to November 12, 1864 (Weekly - complete)
Statesman (Walla Walla) - September 23, 1864 to October 28, 1864 (Weekly - over half of text too light to read else complete)
Oregonian (Portland) - September 26, 1864 to October 10, 1864 (6 days a week - Oct. 1, 1864 missing else complete)
The Daily British Colonist (Victoria) - September 1, 1864 to November 11, 1864 (6 days a week - Missing November 10 else complete)
The British Columbian (New Westminster) - September 3, 1864 to November 23, 1864 (2 times per week - complete)
Statesman (Walla Walla) September 23 to October 28, 1864 (Weekly - most of text too light to read else complete)
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Seattle Gazette - September, October, November 1864 issues are too dark to read on microfilm reel
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June 20-27, 1869 EVENTS
June 20, 1869 (Olympia) “about” 4 PM (Olympia Transcript June 26, 1869 p 3 col. 1) Other sources state in afternoon or during day.
June 21, 1869 [sic June 22] (Olympia) “a few minutes before” 5 AM (Olympia Transcript June 26, 1869 p 3 col. 1)
June 22, 1869 (Olympia) 4:30 to 5:00 AM. (Weekly Pacific Tribune June 26, 1869 p 3 col. 2) (Territorial Republican June 28, 1869 p 3 col. 1) (Morning Oregonian June 23, 1869 p 2 col 3) (Olympia Transcript June 26, 1869 p 3 col. 1)
June 23, 1869 [sic June 22] (Olympia) “about 5” AM. (Washington Standard June 26, 1869 p 2 col. 1)
June 27, 1869 8:00 to 8:05 PM numerous sources.
June 28, 1869 (Olympia) midnight (Oregonian June 29, 1869 p 2 col. 4)
Newspapers examined -
Daily British Colonist (Victoria) June 19, 1869 to July 6, 1869 (6 days a week - complete)
Daily British Columbian (Victoria) June 19, 1869 to July 3, 1869 (6 days a week - complete)
Washington Standard (Olympia) June 12, 1869 to July 31, 1869 (Weekly - complete)
Weekly Intelligencer (Seattle) June 21, 1869 to August 2, 1869 (Weekly - complete)
Morning Oregonian (Portland) June 21, 1869 to June 24, 1869 and June 28, 1869 to June 30, 1869 (6 days a week - complete)
Weekly Pacific Tribune (Olympia) June 26, 1869 to August 7, 1869 (Weekly - complete)
Port Townsend Weekly Message July 7, 1869 (Weekly - only issue, June issue missing)
Olympia Transcript June 26, 1869 and July 3, 1869 (Weekly)
Western Star (Steilacoom) July 17, 31, 1869 (only two issues)
Territorial Republican (Olympia) June 21, 1869 to July 12, 1869 (Weekly - complete)
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December 7-19, 1880 EVENTS
December 7, 1880 5:55 to about 6:00 PM numerous sources
December 7 to 13, 1880 (Olympia) “six shakes within a week, three of which occured [sic] in the space of five hours last night” (Morning Oregonian December 15, 1880 p 1 col. 5)
December 12, 1880 (Portland) about 8:00 PM “a few minutes before 8 o’clock several lively vibrations were felt … and about an hour later quite a heavy shock was felt…” (Democratic Press December 16, 1880 p 2 col. 2)
December 12, 1880 8:00 PM, 8:30 to 8:47 PM, 9:00 PM numerous sources
December 13, 1880 (Olympia) evening “three [shakes] … occured [sic] in the space of five hours last night” (Morning Oregonian December 15, 1880 p 1 col. 5)
December 13, 1880 (New Tacoma) Evening (Weekly Ledger December 17, 1880)
December 19, 1880 (Vancouver, W.T.) Evening (Vancouver Independent December 23, 1880 p. 5 col. 2)
Newspapers examined -
Puget Sound Weekly Courier (Olympia) November 26, 1880 to January 7, 1881 (weekly - complete)
Democratic Press (Port Townsend) November 25, 1880 to December 30, 1880 (weekly - complete) Note: January 6, 1881 issue of Democratic Press missing
Puget Sound Argus (Port Townsend) November 26, 1880 to January 7, 1881 (weekly - complete)
Weekly Tacoma Ledger November 25, 1880 to February 18, 1881 (weekly - February 11, 1881 missing else complete)
Vancouver Independent (W.T.) December 2, 1880 to December 30, 1880 (weekly - complete)
Yakima Record December 4, 1880 to January 8, 1881 (weekly - January 1, 1881 missing else complete)
Oregonian (Portland) December 7, 1880 to January 4, 1881 (6 times per week - complete)
Washington Standard (Olympia) December 4 [sic 3], 1880 to January 28, 1881 (weekly - complete)
Seattle Weekly Post December 3, 1880 to January 28, 1881 (weekly - missing December 10, 24, 1880 and January 7, 1881 else complete)
Walla Walla Union December 11, 1880 to January 1, 1881 (weekly - complete)
New Northwest (Portland) December 9, 1880 to December 23, 1880 (weekly - complete)
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Statesman (Walla Walla) UW reel missing
Willamette Farmer December 1880 (issues missing/not published)
Olympia Transcript (issues missing/not published)
Seattle Daily Intelligencer (December 4, 1880 to June 8, 1881 issues missing/not published)
Weekly Intelligencer (Seattle) (issues missing/not published)
Puget Sound Dispatch (Seattle) (issues missing/not published)
Tacoma Herald (issues missing/not published)
Fair Words (Olympia) (issues missing/not published)
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April 30, 1882 EVENT and week following
April 30, 1882 10:40 PM to 11:05 PM numerous accounts
May 1-6, 1882 (Olympia) “Two or three slight shocks have also been felt during the week.” ( (Olympia Transcript May 6, 1882 p. 3 col. 1)
May 10, 1882 “Portland had three distinct shocks of an earthquake last Wednesday.” (Seattle Daily Chronicle May 15, 1882 p. 3 col. 2) NOTE: Check Portland papers to verify
Newspapers examined -
Olympia Transcript - April 22, 1882 to June 3, 1882 (Weekly - complete)
Washington Standard (Olympia) - April 21, 1882 to June 2, 1882 (Weekly - complete)
Seattle Daily Chronicle - April 21, 1882 to May 22, 1882 (6 days a week - complete)
Weekly Ledger (Tacoma) - April 21, 1882; April 28, 1882; June 2, 1882 (Wkly - only available issues)
Puget Sound Weekly Courier (Olympia) - April 21, 1882 to June 2, 1882 (Weekly - complete)
Seattle Post Intelligencer - April 20, 1882 to May 20, 1882 (6 times per week - complete)
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Seattle Daily Herald (issues missing/not published)
Weekly Herald (Tacoma) (issues missing/not published)
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March 7, 1891 EVENT
March 7, 1891 7:35 to 7:54 PM numerous sources
Newspapers examined -
Seattle Telegraph February 26, 1891 to April 9, 1891 (weekly - complete)
Tacoma Weekly News March 6, 1891 to March 20, 1891 (weekly - March 6, 1891 missing)
Tacoma Daily News March 9, 1891 to March 19, 1891 (6 times per week - complete)
Tacoma Morning Globe March 8, 1891 to March 13, 1891 (daily? - complete)
Tacoma Daily Ledger March 8, 1891 to March 11, 1891 (daily - complete)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer March 8, 1891 to March 17, 1891 (daily - complete)
Ellensburgh Capital March 5, 1891 to April 2, 1891 (weekly - complete)
Ellensburgh Localizer March 7, 1891 to March 28, 1891 (weekly - complete)
Snohomish Daily Sun March 2, 1891 to March 18, 1891 (6 times per week - complete)
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Steilacoom News UW microfilm reel missing
Buckley Banner (issues missing/not published)
Tacoma Evening Call (issues missing/not published)
Tacoma Herald (issues missing/not published)
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November 24 to 29, 1891 EVENTS
November 24, 1891 (North Bend, Snoqualmie Pass) night (Seattle Telegraph November 28, 1891 p 3 col. 1)
November 29, 1891 (Seattle) “about 9” AM (Seattle Post Intelligencer November 30, 1891 p 8) NOTE: Only one witness
November 29, 1891 3:13 to 3:20, 3:35 PM numerous sources
Newspapers examined -
Sunday Herald (Tacoma) November 22, 1891 to December 6, 1891 (weekly - complete)
Tacoma Daily Ledger November 20, 1891 to November 30, 1891 (daily - complete) Note December 1891 issues missing/not published
Tacoma Daily News November 20, 1891 to December 3, 1891 (6 times per week & Thanksgiving on November 26, 1891 not published - complete)
Tacoma Morning Globe November 20, 1891 to December 4, 1891 (daily - complete)
Tacoma Evening Call November 20, 1891 to December 2, 1891 (6 times per week & Thanksgiving on November 26, 1891 not published - complete)
Seattle Telegraph November 20, 1891 to December 9, 1891 (6 times per week - complete Note: portions of December 5 too dark to read)
Ellensburg Capital November 19, 1891 to December 10, 1891 (weekly - complete)
Everett News December 11, 1891 to December 25, 1891 (weekly - complete) Note December 4, 1891 missing
Anacortes American November 19, 1891 to December 17, 1891 (weekly - complete)
Anacortes American December 5, 7, 11, 1891 (daily - only issues)
Seattle Press Times November 21, 1891 to December 12, 1891 (6 times per week - complete)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer December 20, 1891 to December 8, 1891 (daily - complete)
Anacortes Progress December 11, 1891 (weekly - only issue) Note December 4 & 18, 1891 missing/not published
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Snohomish Daily Sun (issues missing/not published)
Snohomish Weekly Sun (issues missing/not published)
Port Townsend Leader (issues missing/not published)
Island County Times (issues missing/not published)
Ellensburg Localizer All issues missing/not published during November and December 1891)
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February 25, 1895 EVENTS
February 14, 1895 (no time) (Silver Creek, Lewis County) (see below)
February 25, 1895 4:30 to 4:50 AM numerous sources
February 25, 1895 (Fulton, east Lewis County) 4:45 AM (initial shock at 4:30 AM “followed by a slight shock fifteen minutes later” (Chehalis Bee March 1, 1895 p 2 col. 3)
ADDITIONAL ENTRIES
Feb 14, 1895 “Silver Creek, Lewis Co.: Slight earthquake shock on the 14th.” (Washington State Weather Service. Monthly Meteorological Report and Summary of the Washington State Weather Service Volume 4 #8 February 1895 p. 1)
Feb 25, 1895 “An earthquake shock was quite generally noticed in Western and Central Washington on the morning of the 25th about 4:30 o’clock.” “Ashford, Pierce co: Quite a severe earthquake occurred here on the twenty fifth at 4:27 A.M.” “Centerville, Klickitat Co: Feb. 25th, at half past four A.M., two earthquake shocks were felt very distinctly, one following immediately after the other. The first was stronger than the second.” (Washington State Weather Service. Monthly Meteorological Report and Summary of the Washington State Weather Service Volume 4 #8 February 1895 p. 1)
Newspapers examined -
Washington Standard (Olympia) February 22, 1895 to March 8, 1895 (weekly - complete)
Chehalis Nuggett February 22, 1895 to March 8, 1895 (weekly - complete)
Chehalis Bee March 1, 1895 to March 22, 1895 (weekly - complete)
People’s Advocate (Chehalis) February 22, 1895 to March 8, 1895 (weekly - complete)
Oregonian (Portland) February 18, 1895 to March 1, 1895 (daily - complete)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer February 26, 1895 to February 28, 1895 (daily - complete)
Sumner Herald (Pierce County) February 22, 1895 to March 22, 1895 (weekly - missing March 8, 22, 1895 else complete)
White River Journal (Kent) February 23, 1895 to March 9, 1895 (weekly - compete)
Aberdeen Herald February 21, 1895 to March 7, 1895 (weekly - complete)
Tacoma Herald February 16, 1895 to March 9, 1895 (weekly - complete)
Seattle Press Times February 25, 1895 to February 27, 1895 (daily - February 26, 1895 missing/not published else complete)
Palladium (Olympia) February 20, 1895 to March 20, 1895 (weekly - complete)
Snohomish County Tribune (Snohomish) March 1, 1895 to March 29, 1895 (weekly - complete)
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Washingtonian (Hoquiam) UW microfilm reel missing
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March 13 to 16, 1903 EVENTS
March 13, 1903 6:21-6:40 PM numerous sources
March 16, 1903 (Tacoma) evening (Tacoma Semi Weekly News March 17, 1903 p 4 col 2) NOTE: Need to confirm by looking at other Tacoma newspapers.
ADDITIONAL ENTRY
Mar 13, 1903 Earthquake Shocks - Centralia, Grand Mound, Olympia, Seattle (Weather Bureau, US Department of Agriculture. Washington Section of the Climate and Crop Service of the Weather Bureau (Seattle, Weather Bureau) volume 6 #10 March 1903)
Newspapers examined -
Snohomish County Tribune (Snohomish) March 6, 1903 to March 27, 1903 (weekly - complete)
Washington Standard (Olympia) March 13, 1903 to April 17, 1903 (weekly - complete)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer March 14, 1903 to March 17, 1903 (daily - complete)
Port Orchard Independent March 7, 1903 to March 21, 1903 (weekly - complete)
White River Journal (Kent) March 7, 1903 to March 21, 1903 (weekly - complete)
Kitsap County Herald (Poulsbo) March 13, 1903 to March 20, 1903 (weekly - complete)
Tacoma Semi Weekly News March 13, 1903 to March 24, 1903 (2 times per week - complete)
Willapa Harbor Pilot (South Bend) March 20, 1903 to March 27, 1903 (weekly - complete)
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Everett Herald UW microfilm copy very dark, unable to read
Index Miner (issues missing/not published)
Issaquah Independent (issues missing/not published)
Daily News Searchlight (Bremerton) (issues missing/not published)
Chehalis Bee Nugget (issues missing/not published)
Peoples Advocate (Chehalis) (issues missing/not published)
Olympia Chronicle (issues missing/not published)
Weekly Capital (Olympia) (issues missing/not published)
Spectator (Tacoma) (issues missing/not published)
Tacoma Times (issues missing/not published)
Union Record (Tacoma) (issues missing/not published)
Tacoma Daily News (issues missing/not published)
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September 5 to 11, 1903 EVENTS
September 5, 1903 (Castle Rock) “morning” (Tacoma Daily News September 12, 1903 p 2 col. 4) (Seattle Post-Intelligencer p. 1 col. 4)
September 11, 1903 3:30 to 3:50, 4:20 PM numerous sources
ADDITIONAL ENTRY
Sept 11, 1903 Earthquake Shocks - La Center at 3:50 p.m., South Bend at 3:30 pm (Weather Bureau, US Department of Agriculture. Washington Section of the Climate and Crop Service of the Weather Bureau (Seattle, Weather Bureau) volume 7 #4 September 1903)
Newspapers examined -
Skamania County Pioneer (Stevenson) September 3, 1903 to September 24, 1903 (weekly - complete)
Oregonian (Portland) September 12, 1903 to September 14, 1903 (daily - complete)
Willapa Harbor Pilot (South Bend) September 11, 1903 to September 25, 1903 (weekly - complete)
Kitsap County Herald (Poulsbo) September 11, 1903 to September 25, 1893 (weekly - complete)
Seattle Times September 12, 1903 only
Kitsap County Review (Bremerton) November 14 & 21, 1903 (weekly)
White River Journal (Kent) September 5, 1903 to September 19, 1903 (weekly - complete)
Tacoma Semi Weekly News September 8, 1903 to September 18, 1903 (twice a week - complete)
Port Orchard Independent September 12, 1903 to September 19, 1903 (weekly)
Tacoma Daily News September 11, 1903 to September 14, 1903 (6 times per week - complete)
Washington Standard (Olympia) September 11, 1903 to September 18, 1903 (weekly)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer September 12, 1903 to September 15, 1903 (daily - complete)
Buckley Banner September 11, 1903 to September 25, 1903 (weekly - Sept 18 missing else complete)
Aberdeen Herald September 14, 1903 to September 21, 1903 (2 times per week - complete)
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Weekly Chronicle (Olympia) (issues missing/not published)
Weekly Capital (Olympia) (issues missing/not published)
Tacoma Times (issues missing/not published)
Sumner Index (issues missing/not published)
Sumner Herald (issues missing/not published)
Olympia Chronicle (issues missing/not published)
Issaquah Independent (issues missing/not published)
Chehalis Bee Nugget (issues missing/not published)
Daily Spectator (Tacoma) (issues missing/not published)
People’s Advocate (Chehalis) (issues missing/not published)
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January 11 to February 8, 1909 EVENTS
January 11, 1909 3:30 to 4:30 PM Numerous sources
January 11, 1909 (Lopez) First tremor 4:30 PM Second tremor 20 minutes later (4:50 PM) (Friday Harbor Journal Jan 14, 1909 p 8 col. 4)
January 11, 1909 (Olga) First tremor 3:40 PM. Second tremor 40 minutes later (4:30 PM) (San Juan Islander January 16, 1909 p 8 col. 2)
January 11, 1909 (Friday Harbor) 10 PM (San Juan Islander January 16, 1909 p 1 col. 6)
January 11-12, 1909 (evening) (East Sound) “During the night there was a succession of light shocks …” (San Juan Islander January 16, 1909 p 8 col. 1)
January 12, 1909 (Friday Harbor) 12 midnight (San Juan Islander January 16, 1909 p 1 col. 6)
January 14, 1909 (Lopez) night “distant tremor … felt Thursday night” (Jan 14) “Several [tremors] have been reported since Monday.” (Friday Harbor Journal Jan 21, 1909 p 8 col. 6)
January 16, 1909 (East Sound) 7:25 PM (Friday Harbor Journal Jan 21, 1909 p 8 col. 4)
January 29, 1909 (West Sound) 3 AM (Friday Harbor Journal Feb 4, 1909 p 8 col. 3) (Lopez) 3:30 AM (Friday Harbor Journal February 4, 1909 p 8 col. 5)
February 4, 1909 (Lopez) 1:40 AM (Friday Harbor Journal February 11, 1909 p 8 col. 5)
February 8, 1909 (West Sound) Monday (Feb 8) night (Friday Harbor Journal February 11, 1909 p 8 col. 4)
ADDITIONAL ENTRIES
Jan 11, 1909 Earthquakes - Anacortes, Baker, Bellingham, Blaine, Coupeville, East Sound, Granite Falls, Olga, Olympia, Port Townsend, Vashon Island (Weather Bureau, US Department of Agriculture. Washington Section of the Climatological Service of the Weather Bureau (Portland Oregon, Weather Bureau) volume 13 #1 January 1909)
Jan 21, 1909 Earthquakes - Lakeside, Rex Creek [Chelan County] (Weather Bureau, US Department of Agriculture. Washington Section of the Climatological Service of the Weather Bureau (Portland Oregon, Weather Bureau) volume 13 #1 January 1909)
Newspapers examined -
San Juan Islander (Friday Harbor) January 7, 1909 to February 12, 1909 (weekly - Jan 30, 1909 missing else complete)
Friday Harbor Journal January 7, 1909 to March 4, 1909 (weekly - complete)
Anacortes American January 7, 1909 to February 11, 1909 (weekly - complete)
American Reville (Bellingham) January 10, 1909 to January 30, 1909 (6 times per week - complete)
Everett Herald January 11, 1909 to January 18, 1909 (6 times per week - complete)
Arlington Times January 16, 1909 to February 13, 1909 (weekly - complete)
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Island County Times (Coupeville) (issues missing/not published)
Blaine Journal (January 1909 issues missing/not published)
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July 29, 1913 EVENT
July 29, 1913 (Mt Rainier) 8:15 AM (Tacoma Daily News July 29, 1913 p 1 col 1; July 30, 1913 p 2 col 4) (Tacoma Tribune July 30, 1913 p 1 col. 1) (Buckley Banner Aug 1, 1913 p 3 col 2)
Newspapers examined -
Puyallup Herald August 1, 1913 to August 15, 1913 (Weekly - complete)
Buckley Banner July 25, 1913 to August 15, 1913 (Weekly - complete)
Sumner Index July 25, 1913 to August 8, 1913 (Weekly - complete)
Washington Standard (Olympia) August 1 & 8, 1913 (Weekly)
Tacoma Daily News July 29, 30, 1913 (Daily)
Tacoma Tribune July 29, 1913 & July 30, 1913 (page 1 only)
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Lewis County Clarion (Centralia) (July-August 1913 issues missing/not published)
Tacoma Times (July-August 1913 issues missing/not published)
Tacoma Daily Ledger (July-August 1913 issues missing/not published)
Olympia Chronicle (July-August 1913 issues missing/not published)
Washington Saturday Review (July-August 1913 issues missing/not published)
Morton Mirror (issues missing/not published)
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November 21, 1916 EVENT
November 21, 1916 (Everett, Anacortes) 11:30 AM numerous sources
Newspapers examined -
Arlington Times November 16, 1916 to November 30, 1916 (weekly - November 16, 1916 missing)
Concrete Herald November 18, 1916 to December 6, 1916 (weekly - complete)
Everett Herald November 21, 22, 1916 (daily)
Oak Harbor News November 24, 1916 to December 1, 1916 (weekly)
Anacortes American November 16, 1916 to December 7, 1916 (weekly - complete)
Friday Harbor Journal November 23, 30, 1916 (weekly)
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Skagit News (Mount Vernon) (issues missing/not published)
Mount Vernon Herald (issues missing/not published)
Mount Vernon Argus (issues missing/not published)
Skagit County Times (issues missing/not published)
Guemes Beachcomber (issues missing/not published)
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January 23 to 24, 1920 EVENTS
January 23, 1920 (Victoria, BC) 9:00 PM Recorded on Victoria seismograph (unknown if felt by residents) (Anacortes American January 29, 1920 p 1 col. 5-6)
January 23, 1920 11:00 to 11:12 PM numerous sources
January 24, 1920 (Victoria, BC) 2:00 AM Recorded on Victoria seismograph (unknown if felt by residents) (Anacortes American January 29, 1920 p 1 col. 5-6)
Newspapers examined -
Friday Harbor Journal January 29 & February 5, 1920. Also March 1920 weather summary in March 4, 1920 issue (weekly)
Anacortes American January 22, 1920 to February 12, 1920 (weekly - complete) February 19, 1920 page one only (rest of issue missing)
Port Townsend Weekly Leader January 29, 1920 to February 19, 1920 (weekly - complete)
Oak Harbor News January 16, 1920 (weekly - last issue)
Island County Farm Bureau News (Oak Harbor) January 23, 1920 to February 13, 1920 (weekly - complete)
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Port Angeles Daily Herald (issues missing/not published)
Mount Vernon Daily Herald (issues missing/not published)
Bellingham American (issues missing/not published)
Stanwood News (issues missing/not published)
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December 4, 1926 EVENT
December 4, 1926 5:55 to 5:57 AM numerous sources
Newspapers examined -
Friday Harbor Journal December 2, 1926 to December 30, 1926 (weekly - complete)
Anacortes American December 9, 1926 to December 23, 1926 (weekly - complete)
Port Townsend Leader December 3, 1926 to December 17, 1926 (weekly - complete)
Bellingham American December 4, 1926 only issue examined
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Anacortes Daily Mercury (issues missing/not published)
Olympic Tribune (Port Angeles) (issues missing/not published)
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US Weather Bureau - Washington Section
Weather Bureau, US Department of Agriculture. Washington Section of the Climate and Crop Service of the Weather Bureau (Seattle, Weather Bureau) Issued from June 1897 to January 1906 (Volume 1 #1 to Volume 10 #1) |
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Transcription: US Weather Bureau - Washington Section
Weather Bureau, US Department of Agriculture. Washington Section of the Climate and Crop Service of the Weather Bureau (Seattle, Weather Bureau) Issued from June 1897 to January 1906 (Volume 1 #1 to Volume 10 #1)
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December 1897 to January 1906 events taken from above source
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Dec 15, 16, 17, 20, 1897 “Lakeside -- Charles Johnson, Observer. A severe shock of earthquake was felt at this station on the 15th, followed by light shocks on the 16th, 17th and 20th, all occurring at 6:00 A.M. Vibration from west to east.” (volume 1 #7 December 1897 p 5)
[Dec 15?, 1897] “Waterville -- R.W. Starr, Observer. Shock of earthquake sufficient to rattle the dishes in frame houses, duration from four to six seconds: direction from northwest to southeast.” [Note: Date not given, assume Dec 15th] (volume 1 #7 December 1897 p 5)
Jan 11, 14, 15, 1898 “Slight earthquake shocks were felt at Lakeside on the 11th, 14th and 15th.” (p 4) “Lakeside - Charles Johnson, Observer. A slight shock of earthquake on the 11th, 14th and 15th; vibration from southwest to northeast.” (volume 1 #8 January 1898 p 5)
Feb 2, 1898 “Union City -- M. Eells, Observer. … A slight earthquake shock at Brinnon on the 2d, at about 6:30 P.M.” (volume 1 #9 February 1898 p 5)
Feb 22, 1898 “Ellensburg -- R. Lee Barnes, Observer. Earthquake shock at 5:30 A.M. on the 22d.” (volume 1 #9 February 1898 p 5)
May 4, 1898 “Lakeside -- Charles Johnson, Observer. Slight shock of earthquake on the 4th, vibration from west to east.” (volume 1 #12 May 1898 p 5)
June 3, 1898 “Lakeside -- Charles Johnson, Observer. Light shock of earthquake on the 3d, vibration from west to east.” (volume 2 #1 June 1898 p 8)
Nov 7, 1898 “An earthquake tremor was noticed as occurring on the 7th at 6:30 p.m.; it was reported by Anacortes and Olga observers.” (Not in Ludwin & Qamar 1995) (volume 2 #7 November 1898)
Dec 26, 1898 “On the morning of the 26th and up to 8 a.m. several distinct shocks of earthquake were noted at Ellensburg.” (Not in Ludwin & Qamar 1995) (volume 2 #8 December 1898)
Aug 6, 1899 “Earthquakes - La Center, two light shocks, about 3 p.m. on the 6th, lasting about ten seconds. Olympia, slight shock at 3:05 p.m. of the 6th; vibration from west to east, lasting about five seconds.” (volume 3 #3 August 1899)
Dec 30, 1899 “Remarks of Voluntary Observers. Lakeside - Capt. Chas. Johnson. Two slight shocks of earthquake on the 30th.” (Not in Ludwin & Qamar 1995) (volume 3 #7 December 1899)
Apr 23, 1900 Earthquakes - Olympia, La Center (Not in Ludwin & Qamar 1995) (volume 3 #11 December 1899)
Feb 5, 1902 “Earthquake … Centralia, 5th (slight)” (p 4) (volume 5 #9 February 1902)
Feb 22, 1902 “Earthquake -- Lakeside, 22nd (slight shock)” (volume 5 #9 February 1902 p 4)
Feb 26, 1903 “Earthquake Shocks: Lakeside, 26th, vibration from west to east. Waterville, 26th, vibration from northwest to southeast.” (volume 7 #9 February 1903 p 4)
Mar 13, 1903 Earthquake Shocks - Centralia, Grand Mound, Olympia, Seattle (volume 6 #10 March 1903)
Apr 24, 1903 “Meteor Fell -- La Center 24th.” (volume 6 #11 April 1903 p 4)
Apr 26, 1903 “Sulphur Ashes: Aberdeen, sulphur ashes fell on 26th that were quite strong of sulphur.” (volume 6 #11 April 1903 p 4)
Sept 11, 1903 Earthquake Shocks - La Center at 3:50 p.m., South Bend at 3:30 pm (volume 7 #4 September 1903)
Oct 14, 1903 Meteors - “La Center two fine meteors fell on 14th at 9:30 and 10 pm” (volume 7 #5 October 1903)
Mar 16, 1904 Earthquakes - Coupeville, Grand Mound, La Center, Port Townsend, Seattle, Snohomish, Cle Elum, Waterville (volume 7 #10 March 1904)
Jun 10, 1904 Earthquakes - Lakeside [Chelan County] (Not in Ludwin & Qamar 1995) (volume 8 #1 June 1904)
July 27, 1904 Earthquakes - Lakeside “shock of earthquake on 27th. The vibration was from northwest of southeast.” (Not in Ludwin & Qamar 1995) (volume 8 #2 July 1904)
Nov 15, 1904 Earthquake - Lakeside (Not in Ludwin & Qamar 1995) (volume 8 #6 November 1904)
July 25, 1905 Earthquakes - Rattlesnake Mountains (Not in Ludwin & Qamar 1995) (volume 9 #2 July 1905)
July 28, 1905 Earthquakes - Olga (Not in Ludwin & Qamar 1995) (volume 9 #2 July 1905)
Oct 17, 1905 Earthquake - Lakeside “A series of earthquakes occurred on the 17th; first at 6:00 p.m., second at 11:30 p.m., severe, followed at intervals of 10 to 15 minutes with three other mild shocks. Vibration from southwest to northeast.” (volume 9 #5 October 1905)
Jan 2, 1906 Earthquake - Colville, Conconully, Danville, Loomis, Merritt, Republic, Twisp (volume 10 #1 January 1906) |
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