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UNITED STATES EARTHQUAKES, 1929
December 4: 22.45, Willets, slight.
December 4: 23.40, Hanford, slight.
December 5: 14.00, Cabazon, slight.
December 8: 4.45, 5/2 mil ,Qutheast of Aberdeen station, severe.
December 11: 1.15, Watsonville. Instrumentally recorded.
December 20: 20.00, Calipatria, slight.
December 25: 11.29, 11.44, 14.29, vicinity Big Pine. Three distinct shocks.
ALASKA
[150th meridian time, unless otherwise stated
January-4: 18.15 (165th meridian time), Chernofski Harbor (540 N., 1610 W.).
No details.
January 16: 7.30 (165th meridian time), Chernofski Harbor (540 N., 1610 W.).
No details.
January 17: 19.16, Kodiak Island (580 N., 152%W.). Noidetails.
January 20: 12.24, Chickaloon (620 N., 1480 W.). No details.
January 21: 0.30 to 4.20, Alaska, centering near Fairbanks (650 N., 1500 W.)
area about 200,000 square miles. Shocks lasted nearly four hours, and
there were additional shocks on the 22d. First shock, the most severe,
lasted several seconds. Shock seemed to travel southwestward. Beds and
furniture moved about, awakening every one, and many rushed into the
streets. Many of the houses are one-story and built of logs, specially devel-
oped for the winter conditions and are especially suited to resist earthquakes.
Broken windows and displaced articles are about the extent of the damage.
Heavy rumbling. Shocks felt much more lightly at Anchorage, Cordova,
Nenana, Tanana, Curiry , Eage, Lignite. Variations in time indicate that
possibly the same shock ' was hoit felt at all of these places.
January 25: 8.00, Valdez. No details.
February 25: 23.00, and February 26, 14.00 (165th meridian time). Felt at False
Pass. No details. Strong submarine earthquake at 23h located instru-
mentally at 540 N., 1630 W. Recorded very widely. Second shock probably
aftershock of this.
March 3: 0.04 (135th meridian time), Sitka (57 N., 1360 W.). Two shocks
about 10 seconds apart. Pictures moved. Dishes rattled. Low rumbling.
March 6: 14.35 (165th meridian time), (51 N., 1700 W.). Severe submarine
earthquake was felt aboard a number of ships at sea and at Dutch Harbor
in the Aleutian Islands. Two Japanese ships were near the Island of Four
Mnthitains: 'They' rrpdrted shocks as very sever and lasting nearly a
minute. The steamer Shihara Maru reported that strong vibrations caused
the' belief that the ship had struck bottom in latitude 510 17' N., 1710 16' W.
The Yokohama Maru felt a strong earthquake in 510 32' N., 169 31' W.
The President Madison felt the shock at 490 55' N., 1650 03' W.
April 5: 18.50. April 6: 0.33 and 6.05, Matanuska (620 N., 1790 W.). Three
shocks estimated respectively as intensity 4, 5, and 3, Rossi-Forel scale.
May 20: 4.53 .(G. M. T.). .Severe submarine earthquake at 540 N., 178 o W.
(instrumental).
.May 26: 15.39 (135th meridian time), (540 N., 1370 W.). Heavy submarine
shock strongly felt throughout the Queen Charlotte-1slands. At Masoet,
north end, houses rocked, people were thrown down, clocks stopped. There
were heavy landslides at several places. Felt at Hyder at head of Portland
Canal with sufficient intensity to cause excitement. Shocks continued
during the two following days, but no details are known.
July 2: 15.53, Anchorage (61 N., 1500 W.). No details.
July 3: 19.22, Eagle (640 N., 141 W.). No details.
July 5-7: A series of severe submarine earthquakes occurred at 510 N., 1780 W.
on these dates. For details see list of severe earthquakes. Instrumentally
determined. No reports from shore or from vessels.
July 17: Another shock of same series. See same list.
August 19: 7.40, Kodiak Island (580 N., 1530 W.). At Uzinki men at the sal-
mon cannery wharf were nearly knocked off their feet, and thought a ves-
sel had struck the dock. Buildings creaked and cracked and articles moved.
Report at the same time without details from Whale Island. The Coast
and Geodetic Survey steamer Surveyor at Larsen Bay did not observe the
earthquake. The following day there was a shock at Dry Spruce Bay at
2.30. The earthquake was probably of volcanic origin, since both Mageek
and Katmai were observed to be smoking and volcanic dust fell on the
steamer. Visability was reduced to 2 miles.15
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