Summary of Felt Reports for Vancouver Earthquake of June 24, 1997

A summary of the 35 valid responses received from our Web-based felt report form is listed below. This summary will be updated as we receive more reports. We hope that people will use similar forms after future earthquakes to provide useful research information regarding the strength of ground shaking at different sites.

Felt Report Statistics as of 3 PM, June 26:

Total responses: 35

Shaking: Weak: 6, Mild: 12, Moderate: 14, Strong: 1, Violent: 0

Reaction: Not felt: 3, Very little reaction: 12, Excitement: 8, Somewhat frightened: 10, Very frightened: 1 Panic: 0

Response: Took no action: 22, Moved to doorway: 5, Ducked and covered: 1, Ran outside: 4

Difficult standing: 0

Objects toppled off shelves: Few: 3, Many: 0, Everything: 0

Pictures askew: 5, Furniture moved: 0

Building damage: 0

Chimney cracks: minor 0, Some: 0, Major Chimney damage: 0

Wall and ceiling cracks: 0 Foundations: cracked: 0 Damaged: 0

Broken windows: 0 Broken Pipes: 0

Collapsed ceiling: 0 Building off fndt: 0 Toppled block wall: 0 Separated porch: 0

Maximum intensity: 4.34

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