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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 #489 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Underlying information for this event includes the observation of the Marietta weather observer of a shock lasting 60 seconds of RF intensity V. Bradford adds: "felt through southwest British Columbia and northwest Washington." Reid's notes cite the BSSA of 1916 (not yet in the database), and add: "Houses rocked and dishes rattled. One house said to have been damaged." No newspapers have been reserarched.
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
1916  2  22  3  45  P  P  48.80  122.60        Marietta  WA  V  MM       
TAWA - 1146 USEQS - 951 - - USEQS - 951 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1146  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: 1916 February 22. 3:45 p.m. V. Marietta, Whatcom Co.-MWR, 44, 88.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
313  Bradford, Donald C., 1935, Seismic History of the Puget Sound Basin, BSSA, V. 25, No. 2, pp. 138-153  1935   
Transcription: 1916 February 22, 3:45 a.m.; 48 degrees 47' north, 122 degrees 35' west; Marietta; felt through southwest British Columbia and northwest Washington.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
135  Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476  1967   
Transcription: 135 1916 Feb. 22 23:45 48.8 N, 122.6 W V 1
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1010  U. S. Dept. of Commerce, 1973, Earthquake History of the United States, V. 41-1, revised ed., pp. 89-96  1973   
Transcription: 1916. February 22. Marietta, Wash. Houses rocked; dishes rattled. Felt throughout southwestern British Columbia and northwestern Washington.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
951  U. S. Dept. of Commerce, 1973, Earthquake History of the United States, V. 41-1, revised ed., pp. 89-96  1973   
Transcription: Feb. 22 03:45 Marietta, Wash 48.8 122.6 - V 3-25
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2240  Monthly Weather Review  1916  V. 44, p. 88 
Transcription: Date:February 22, 1916
Time (Greenwich Civil): 11:45
Location: Marietta, Wash.
Latitude (deg., min.): 48 47
Longitude (deg.,min.): 122 35
RF Intensity: 5
Number of Shocks: 2
Duration (sec.): 60
Sounds:
Remarks:
Observer: S.B. Mayhew
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1807  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: 191602221145000 48800-122600 V NO 5 01
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
769  Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park     
Transcription: Marietta 48 degrees 47' N; 122 degrees 35' W PST 3:45 am 22 Feb, 1916 GMT 11h 45m V 2 shocks duration 60 seconds -MWR 88; Bull SSA 1916 VI 50; SB IV 826 Felt throughout SW BC and NW WA. Houses rocked and dishes rattled. One house said to have been damaged.
 


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