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Modified Mercalli Intensities for Nine Earthquakes in Central and Western Washington Between 1989 and 1999 Modified Mercalli Intensities for Nine Earthquakes in Central and Western Washington Between 1989 and 1999 Open-File Report 2017–1104 U.S. Department of Interior U.S. Geological Survey Cover: Damage to the cupola of the Grays Harbor County Courthouse in Montesano, Washington, resulting from the July 1999 Satsop earthquake. Photograph courtesy of Grays Harbor County. Modified Mercalli Intensities for Nine Earthquakes in Central and Western Washington Between 1989 and 1999 By Thomas M. Brocher, James W. Dewey, and John F. Cassidy Open-File Report 2017–1104 U.S. Department of Interior U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior RYAN K. ZINKE, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey William H. Werkhesier, Acting Director U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2017 For more information on the USGS—the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment—visit https://www.usgs.gov/ or call 1–888–ASK–USGS (1–888–275–8747). For an overview of USGS information products, including maps, imagery, and publications, visit https://store.usgs.gov. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although this information product, for the most part, is in the public domain, it also may contain copyrighted materials as noted in the text. Permission to reproduce copyrighted items must be secured from the copyright owner. Suggested citation: Brocher, T.M., Dewey, J.W., and Cassidy, J.F., 2017, Modified Mercalli Intensities for nine earthquakes in central and western Washington between 1989 and 1999: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2017–1104, 81 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20171104. ISSN 2331-1258 (online) ii Acknowledgments Funding for this work was provided by the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program and Natural Resources Canada. We gratefully acknowledge the work of retired colleague Margaret Hopper, who conducted postal questionnaire canvasses, assembled press-clippings, and made initial Modified Mercalli Intensity assignments from postal questionnaires and press reports, and with which our estimates are in substantial agreement. Luke Blair digitized the Leech River Fault. Brian Sherrod provided digital coordinates for the Spencer Canyon scarp. Figures were made using Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) software (Wessel and Smith, 1991; Wessel and others, 2013). Steve Malone, Morgan Moschetti, and Charles Mueller reviewed the report. Mark Cox, Director Utilities and Facilities, Grays Harbor County Public Services, and Chuck Wallace, Deputy Director, Grays Harbor County Emergency Management, provided the photograph used on the cover. Earth Sciences Sector (ESS) publication number 20160102. Contents Acknowledgments .......................................................................................................................................... iii Abstract ......................................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 1 Traditional USGS Postal Canvasses and Interpretation of MMI .................................................................... 5 Nine Washington State Earthquakes Between 1989 and 1999 ..................................................................... 6 The 1987 to Early 2000s Gap in Reporting MMI .......................................................................................... 15 Purposes of this Report ............................................................................................................................... 15 Comparing Traditional MMI to Community Internet Intensity Reports .......................................................... 16 Format of the Remainder of this Report ....................................................................................................... 16 M4.5 1989 Olympic Peninsula Earthquake .................................................................................................. 16 Summary .................................................................................................................................................. 17 Intensity IV ............................................................................................................................................ 17 Intensity III ............................................................................................................................................ 17 Intensity II ............................................................................................................................................. 17 Not Felt (I) ............................................................................................................................................ 19 M4.5 1989 Okanogan Earthquake ............................................................................................................... 19 Summary .................................................................................................................................................. 19 Intensity VI ............................................................................................................................................ 21 Intensity V ............................................................................................................................................. 21 Intensity IV ............................................................................................................................................ 21 Intensity III ............................................................................................................................................ 22 Intensity II ............................................................................................................................................. 22 Not Felt (I) ............................................................................................................................................ 22 M4.9 1989 Morton Earthquake .................................................................................................................... 22 Summary .................................................................................................................................................. 22 Intensity V ............................................................................................................................................. 22 Intensity IV ............................................................................................................................................ 25 Intensity III ............................................................................................................................................ 26 iii Intensity II ............................................................................................................................................. 26 Not Felt (I) ............................................................................................................................................ 26 M5.0 1990 Deming Earthquake ................................................................................................................... 27 Summary .................................................................................................................................................. 27 Intensity VII ........................................................................................................................................... 27 Intensity V ............................................................................................................................................. 27 Intensity IV ............................................................................................................................................ 29 Intensity III ............................................................................................................................................ 29 Intensity II ............................................................................................................................................. 29 Not Felt (I) ............................................................................................................................................ 29 M5.0 1995 Point Robinson Earthquake ....................................................................................................... 30 Summary .................................................................................................................................................. 30 Intensity V ............................................................................................................................................. 33 Intensity IV ............................................................................................................................................ 36 Intensity III ............................................................................................................................................ 38 Intensity II ............................................................................................................................................. 38 Felt (no intensity value assigned). .......................................................................................................
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