Electronic Supplement to
A Century of Induced Earthquakes in Oklahoma?

by Susan E. Hough and Morgan Page

Table S1. Accounts of 22 October 1882 Choctaw Nation Earthquake

Location Latitude (°) Longitude (°) Summary (MMI*) Reference
Bonham, Texas 33.584 96.182 Bricks knocked from top of wall (5) 1,8,11
Choctaw Nation, Oklahoma 34.31 95.29 About 70 miles west of Venetia Grove, chimneys fell, a general turning over of things took place (8) 7
Clarksville, Texas 33.611 95.053 Not felt (1) 1
Dallas, Texas 32.776 96.979 Not felt (1) 1,9
Fayetteville, Arkansas 36.076 94.161 Bottles thrown from shelves, lasted 8 s, “abrupt” (5) 2
Fort Gibson, Indian Territory 35.795 95.253 Tops of weeds dipped, hogs fell and squealed, doors and windows opened and shut (6) 1,12
Fort Smith, Arkansas 35.369 94.399 Loose bricks shaken from chimneys (5) 11
Galveston, Texas 29.281 94.826 Not felt (1) 10
Greenville, Texas 33.126 96.110 Felt (3) 1,8
Hot Springs, Arkansas 34.497 93.055 Barely noticeable (2) 6
Jefferson City, Missouri 38.577 92.174 Not felt; accounts misread (1)
Leavenworth, Kansas 39.311 94.923 Small earthquake felt (2.5) 4
Little Rock, Arkansas 34.736 92.331 Felt (3) 1
McKinney, Texas 33.197 96.640 Felt (3) 1,8
Missouri Pacific RR Felt at different points north along the railroad from Sherman, Texas 8
Mt. Ida, Arkansas 34.554 93.631 Felt (3) 1
Paris, Texas 33.663 95.548 “Plainly felt” by all indoors, clock fell from wall (5) 3
Rogers, Arkansas 36.329 94.141 Felt (3) 1
Seligman, Missouri 36.380 94.110 Felt (3) 1
Sherman, Texas 33.641 96.610 Plainly felt, rang bells, bales of cotton moved (5); described as two shocks—the first lighter, the second following immediately 8,9
Spadra, Arkansas 35.425 93.494 Quite distinct, caused considerable commotion in real estate (4) 5
Tahlequah, Indian Territory 35.913 94.971 Doors and window shutters opened and shut, tops of weeds dipped, hogs fell (6) 1
Venetia Grove (Athens), Arkansas 34.315 93.977 Shook dishes, upset a pile of lumber (5) 7
Warrenton, Missouri 38.590 90.990 Windows rattled (4) 1
Wellington, Kansas 37.267 97.400 Felt (3) 1
Wichita, Kansas 37.689 97.336 Furniture moved (5) 3

* MMI, modified Mercalli intensity.

† References: 1, An Arkansas earthquake, Cincinnati Daily Gazette (Cincinnati, Ohio), 25 October 1882, p. 1; 2, An earthquake in Kansas, Cincinnati Daily Gazette (Cincinnati, Ohio), 25 October 1882, p. 1; 3, A small earthquake, Critic-Record (Washington, D.C.), 23 October 1882, p. 1; 4, Earthquake at Spadra, Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, Arkansas), 26 October 1882, p. 5; 5, Sprays from Hot Springs, Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, Arkansas), 29 October 1882, p. 3; 6, The recent earthquake gives them all a lively shaking, Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, Arkansas), 31 October 1882, p 4; 7, Earthquake, Standard, Clarksville, Texas, 3 November 1882, p. 1; 8, Sherman, Dallas Weekly Herald, Dallas, Texas, 26 October 1882, p. 5; 9, Earthquake shock, Galveston News, Galveston, Texas, 27 October 1882, p. 2; 10, Stover, C. W., and J. L. Coffman, Seismicity of the United States, 1568–1989, U.S. Geol. Surv. Prof. Paper 1527, 418 pp; 11, Cherokee Advocate, (Tahlequah, Indian Territory), 27 October 1882.

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