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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 #574 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
The monthly weather report is cited in catalogs. 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
1922  10  16  20    46.00  119.33        Hermiston  OR  III  RF       
MWR - 2305 MWR - 2305 - - MWR - 2305 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
167  Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476  1967   
Transcription: 167 1922 Oct. 16 04:20 Hermiston, Ore. III 3
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
640  Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park     
Transcription: Hermiston 46 degrees N; 119 degrees 20' W PST 8:20 pm 15 Oct, 1922 GMT 4h 20m 16 Oct, 1922 III 3 shocks duration 7 seconds MWR
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2305  Monthly Weather Review  1922  V. 50, p. 562 
Transcription: Date:October 16, 1922
Time (Greenwich Civil): 04:20
Location: Hermiston, Oregon
Latitude (deg., min.): 46 00
Longitude (deg.,min.): 119 20
RF Intensity: 3
Number of Shocks: 3
Duration (sec.): 3, 3, 1
Sounds: Rattling
Remarks:Felt by several
Observer:C. L. Upham
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1366  Berg and Baker, 1963, Oregon Earthquakes, 1841 through 1958, BSSA, V. 53, No. 1, pp. 95-108  1963   
Transcription: 1922 Oct 16 04:20:-- Oct 15 8:20 pm (PST) Hermiston III 10 Three shocks of three, three, and one seconds duration. (10)
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
403  Byerly, Perry, 1952, Pacific Coast Earthquakes, Condon Lecture, pp. 33-38  1952  U.W. Library, N979 B991p, Special Collections) 
Transcription: 1922, October 15 Hermiston, Umatilla County. Three shocks. Felt by several.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
548  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: 1922 October 15. 8:20 p.m. Hermiston, Umatilla Co. Three shocks, of three, three, and one seconds duration. Felt by several.-MWR, 50, 562.
 


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