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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 #384 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
The Oregonian index says: "Grants Pass, Glendale, broke windows", Townley and Allen cite the Oregonian as saying furniture moved in Grant's Pass, and Berg and Baker state that "A shock of intensity V*-VI* was also reported at Eureka, Calif., at 1:10 am (PST). "
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
1906  23  12  42.40  123.40    4.30  IML  Grants Pass  OR  VI  RF       
TA-OR - 521 WWC - 1759 - WWC - 1759 TA-OR - 521 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2076  Leslie M. Scott, Memoranda of the Files of the Oregonian 1850-1910, Oregon Historical Society  1910  Unpublished index to the Oregonian 
Transcription: at Grants Pass, Glendale, broke windows, O-May 9 a.m., Apr. 23, 1906
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1335  Berg and Baker, 1963, Oregon Earthquakes, 1841 through 1958, BSSA, V. 53, No. 1, pp. 95-108  1963   
Transcription: 1906 Apr 23 09:12:-- Apr 23 1:12 am (PST) Grants Pass VI* 10;O/Apr 23, 1906, 3:1 A shock of intensity V*-VI* was also reported at Eureka, Calif., at 1:10 am (PST). (10)
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1759  Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished  1981  Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System.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: 190604231900000 42400-123400 430ML CA 01
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
521  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   
Transcription: [1906 April 23. 1:12 a.m. VI. Grants Pass. Furniture moved; several windows cracked.- Morning Oregonian, April 23, 1906.]
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
377  Byerly, Perry, 1952, Pacific Coast Earthquakes, Condon Lecture, pp. 33-38  1952  U.W. Library, N979 B991p, Special Collections) 
Transcription: 1906, April 23 Grants Pass. Furniture moved. Several windows cracked.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
613  Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park     
Transcription: Grant's Pass 1:11 am (PST) 23d IV, 1906 VI+, duration E- W, duration 15-20 seconds -SBI, pg 123 Glendale (20 min north) V-VI Rumbling noise. Some windows broken at Grant's Pass. Houses rocked at Glendale.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
825  Reid 2, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park     
Transcription: Grant's Pass 1:12a April 23, 1906 V Duration from 15 to 20 seconds.
 


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