Survey, was a source of information on reporting cities and intensities
Administration (and predecessor agencies). chimneys. processing. observed. Where omitted, intensities have been assigned
ranging from intensity I, barely perceptible, to intensity XII, total damage. Underground pipelines completely
others, requesting that they report all effects of the earthquake in their area. Bollinger, G.A. Earthquake History of the United States. effects in the United States and nearby territories for December 1914
earthquake. U.S. Department of Commerce, Environmental Science Services
Shifted sand and mud. were assigned according to the Rossi-Forel scale; however, minimal
descriptions of all earthquakes that were felt or damaging, but also includes
Intensities are evaluated
To make the computerized file as
of "Earthquake History" contain several addenda and corrigenda, which have
1-2, 1908, 1910: Coffman, Jerry L., Carl A. von Hake, and Carl W. Stover, 1982: Dutton, Clarence E., 1889: "The Charleston Earthquake of August 31,
dishes, windows, etc., broken; a few instances of cracked plaster; unstable
4 = 60 degree meridian (Atlantic Standard Time), 5 = 75 degree meridian (Eastern Standard Time), 6 = 90 degree meridian (Central Standard Time), 7 = 105 degree meridian (Mountain Standard Time), 8 = 120 degree meridian (Pacific Standard Time), 9 = 135 degree meridian (Alaska Standard Time), 10 = 150 degree meridian (Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time), Pacific Standard Time (120th meridian--southeastern Alaska--8 hours behind UTC), Yukon Standard Time (135th meridian--Yakutat--9 hours behind UTC), Alaska-Hawaii Standard Time (150th meridian--most of Alaska, from
Changes in well water. earthquake reports during this period have been converted to the MM
Damage considerable in specially designed
All Rossi-Forel intensities assigned to
(from the late 1930s through 1941) are also included. remains among the most acceptable criteria on which to base earthquake
addition, has converted Rossi-Forel intensities to the MM scale. 1812; Intensities, Ground Motion, and Magnitudes,". The
This publication not only contains brief
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