The December 1872 Washington State Earthquake

2002/12/01 by W. H. Bakun · 1 voice · 3 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · #earthquake and tectonic studies #High-pressure geophysics and materials #Seismic Waves and Analysis

paper · doi:10.1785/0120010274

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Abstract

The largest historical earthquake in eastern Washington occurred on 15

Citations

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Discussions

• 15 December 1872 5:37 UT (21:37 of 14th LT) Mw6.8 earthquake near Lake Chelan, Washington, USA. Felt in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and British Columbia (Canada). Sparse population = no victim [bsky, 3 points, 0 comments]

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