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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 #476 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
The underlying source is the MWR which reports this event as RF IV, lasting 5 seconds at Lakeside. Some investigators have apparently confused the date; and dates of March 4 and March 5 have been given for this event. No newspapers have 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
1915  30    47.83  120.00        Lakeside  WA  IV  RF       
MWR - 2216 MWR - 2216 - - MWR - 2216 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
127  Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476  1967   
Transcription: 127 1915 Mar. 5 05:10 & 05:30 Lakeside IV 4 two shocks
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1797  Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished  1981  Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System.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: 191503 50530000 47830-120020W IV R 4 01
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1139  Townley, S. D. and M. W. Allen, 1939, Descriptive Catalog of Earthquakes of the Pacific Coast of the United States 1769-1928, Chap. III Earthquakes in Washington, 1883-1928, BSSA, V. 29, No. 1, pp. 259-268  1939   
Transcription: 1915 March 5. 9:10 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. II and IV. Lakeside, Chelan Co. Second shock shook buildings for five seconds.-MWR, 43, 142.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2381  Washington Public Power Supply System, Preliminary
Safety Analysis Report, Ammendment 23,
WPPSS Nuclear Project No. 1, 1300 MW Nuclear Power Plant, Vol. 2A. 
1977  Table 2R E-9 
Transcription: 55 1915 Mar 4 Lakeside, Wash. iv
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
306  Bradford, Donald C., 1935, Seismic History of the Puget Sound Basin, BSSA, V. 25, No. 2, pp. 138-153  1935   
Transcription: 1915 March 5, 5:30 a.m.; IV; Lakeside.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2216  Monthly Weather Review  1915  V. 43, p. 142 
Transcription: Date: March 6, 1915
Time (Greenwich Civil): 5:30
Location:Lakeside, Wash.
Latitude (deg., min.):47 50
Longitude (deg.,min.):120
RF Intensity: 4
Number of Shocks:1
Duration (sec.):5
Sounds:Rumbling
Remarks:Shook Buildings
Observer: W.H. Van Meter
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
762  Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park     
Transcription: Lakeside 47 degrees 50' N; 120 degrees 01' W PST 10:10 pm; 10:30 pm 15 Mar, 1915 GMT 5h 10m; 5h 30m 16 Mar, 1915 I-IV duration (2nd) 5 seconds -MWR Mar 142
 


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