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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 #591 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Listed in catalogs, this event is based solely on a single MWR report from the observer in Silverton, who reported a double shock at this time. 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
1923  14  30  48.10  121.80        Silverton  WA  IV  RF       
TAWA - 1175 WWC - 1865 - - TAWA - 1175 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1865  Woodward Clyde Consultants, unpublished  1981  Woodward-Clyde Consultants (1981), Historical Catalog (1841-1980) for the Pacific Northwest Region, unpublished catalog prepared for the Washington Public Power Supply System.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: 192307142330000 48100-121800W IV R 4 01
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
329  Bradford, Donald C., 1935, Seismic History of the Puget Sound Basin, BSSA, V. 25, No. 2, pp. 138-153  1935   
Transcription: 1923 July 14, 3:3O p.m.; IV; Silverton. 4:10 p.m.; Arlington. 5:45 p.m.; IV; Arlington; rumbling.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1175  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: 1923 July 14. 3:30 p.m., 4:10 pm., 5:45 p.m. IV. Snohomish Co. The first shock reported from Silverton as double, IV, duration thirty seconds; may correspond to first shock felt at Arlington, 4:10 p.m., also reported as double, IV, duration several seconds; felt by many. The shock at 5 :45 p.m. was reported at Arlington only.-MWR, 51, 378.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2312  Monthly Weather Review  1923  V. 51, p. 378 
Transcription: Date:July 14, 1923
Time (Greenwich Civil): 23:30
Location: Silverton, Wash.
Latitude (deg., min.): 48 05
Longitude (deg.,min.): 121 40
RF Intensity: 4
Number of Shocks: 2
Duration (sec.): 30ca
Sounds: Rumbling
Remarks:
Observer:H. S. Tusler
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
170  Rasmussen, Norman, 1967, Washington state earthquakes 1840 through 1965, BSSA V. 57, No. 3, pp. 463-476  1967   
Transcription: 170 1923 July 14-15 See Remarks Silverton-Arlington IV 4 Three shocks, all IV; 23:30,00:10,01:45
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
794  Reid, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park     
Transcription: Silverton 48 degrees 05' N; 121 degrees 40' W PST 3:30 pm 14 July, 1923 GMT 23h 30m IV duration 30 seconds -MWR
 


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