Individual Event Report
| Event #649 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs |
| From Townley and Allen: "Humboldt Bay, California. This severe shock was felt from Fort Seward to the Oregon border; so probably was felt in the southwest corner of Oregon. It was felt in Cresent City, but not in Gold Beach..." 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 |
| 1927 |
8 |
20 |
12 |
5 |
P |
P |
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Humboldt Bay |
CA |
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| TA-OR - 558 |
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TA-OR - 558 |
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Underlying Source Material
| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 558 |
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 |
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| Transcription: 1927 August 20. 12:05 p.m. Humboldt Bay, California. This severe shock was felt from Fort Seward to the Oregon border; so probably was felt in the southwest corner of Oregon. It was felt in Cresent City, but not in Gold Beach. More complete account in the California list. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 412 |
Byerly, Perry, 1952, Pacific Coast Earthquakes, Condon Lecture, pp. 33-38 |
1952 |
U.W. Library, N979 B991p, Special Collections) |
| Transcription: 1927, August 20 Humboldt Bay, California. Probably felt in southern Oregon. |
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