Parowan Times | 1927-01-05 | Page 6 | Temblor Causes General Alarm

TEMBLOR GENERAL WOM CITIES AND TOWNS IN CENTRAL CENTRA 1 washington ARE AR E SHAKEN CHI CHIMNEYS TUMBLE the tremor was felt in yakima shortly before 10 thursday morning spokane wash violent earth tremors which sent alarmed persons running from rom shaking buildings wem tell felt throughout central washington at 10 a no thursday the disturbance centered around englat in north central washington where here a chimney was waa shaken off ol of a house on one of the main streets and many residents reported that furniture farn iture and dishes in their homes were severely shaken the was frit felt in yakima shortly before 10 thursday morning employees in various offices in the file federal building there reported that their desks were moved back and forth by the shock other yakima residents within a radius of 0 five miles from the federal building also reported noticeable shocks A shock lasting two minutes wai wa recorded at a m by the seismograph at the university of gonzaga its center was located miles away A tew few minutes later residents of yakima and natchee wenatchee Wc We felt the tremors