Earthquake: 1901 Southern Utah; Magnitude 6.5, Beaver County Courthouse Sometime Before 1910
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Resource ID
1333
Resource Type
Photo
Title
Earthquake: 1901 Southern Utah; Magnitude 6.5, Beaver County Courthouse Sometime Before 1910
Author
Photo by Richard K.A. Kletting, architect; courtesy of Utah State Historical Society
Date
November 30, 1900
State
Utah
Keywords
earthquake
Accession
UGS-P997
Camera make / model
Exp10000XL
Original filename
P1901001.jpg
Notes
Part of the 1995-1997 Personalizing the Earthquake Threat publication by the University of Utah Seismograph Stations, Earthquake Education Services; U.S. Geological Survey NEHRP project, award 1434-95-G-2566.
Caption
Beaver County Courthouse in Beaver Utah. This Photo was Taken Between 1890 and 1910 by Richard K.A. Kletting Architect. Notice the Presence of Chimneys.Earthquake Damage to This Building is Reported in the Desert News on November 14 1901 In the Earthquake at 9:30 Last Night the Beaver County Court House Received a Great Deal of Damage the Walls are Cracked in About Twenty Five Places and the Roof is Crushed in by the Falling Chimneys.
Marker lat / long: 38.276915, -112.641052 (WGS84)
