TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 30 2 5 16 1934 19.000 -105.310 0 7.2 Coast of Jalisco, Mexico
Destructive in Jalisco, Mexico.
11 30 2 30 0 1938 37.033 142.150 20 7.0 Off East Coast Honshu
Off Fukushima Prefecture. A tsunami was generated with maximum height 19 cm at Hachinohe. This was the last of a series of tsunamis in this region which were generated near this source in November, 1938.
11 30 0 40 58 1976 -20.520 -68.919 82 7.3 Coast No. Chile
A major earthquake about 500 km north of Antofagasta, Chile in the remote Atacama desert near the Peru border. One person killed and 13 injured. Considerable damage occurred in Arica, Huara and Camino, Chile. Maximum intensity was VIII and was felt as far as portions of southern Peru. Landslides and road blockages were common.
11 30 17 46 1 1983 -6.852 72.110 10 7.7 Indian Ocean
Damage occurred with intensity VI to buildings on Diego Garcia. Piers were also damaged. A tsunami was generated with maximum height up to 1.5 meters on southern Diego Garcia where some damage occurred. The tsunami was also observed at Victoria, Seychelles. Discolored sea water observed north of Diego Garcia.
11 30 19 23 19 1987 58.679 -142.786 10 7.6 Southeast Alaska
Damage at intensity VI level occurred at Yakutat and with lesser intensity at Anchorage and in south-central Alaska. Also felt at Yukon Territory, Canada. Felt within intensity IV in southern Alaska including in Ketchikan, Glennallen and Kodiak. Also felt at Sand Point and Fairbanks. Strongly felt by ships at sea near the epicenter where some damage occurred. A tsunami was generated with maximum height 85 cm at Yakutat but also observed as far away as Presidio, California.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 30 16 42 19 1956 49.500 -128.149 0 5.0 Vancouver Island area
11 30 15 18 36 1959 59.700 -151.300 0 6.1 Southern Alaska
Felt at Kasilof and Seward.
11 30 22 40 46 1964 53.700 -167.700 69 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 30 7 48 41 1973 35.799 -83.962 3 5.6 Kentucky/Tennessee/NC
Felt over an area of about 150,000 sq. km. in Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Cracks in walls were observed at the University of Tennessee Hospital in Knoxville. Minor damage to walls and chimneys and cracked windows reported in Alcoa and Maryville, Tennessee. Electrical power was cut. This was the largest shock in eastern Tennessee in more than 60 years - since March 28, 1913.
11 30 20 30 17 1975 52.610 -167.160 0 6.6 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 30 19 20 51 1983 51.042 -177.569 14 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 30 19 23 18 1987 59.590 -143.460 3 7.7 Southeast Alaska
Damage at intensity VI level occurred at Yakutat and with lesser intensity at Anchorage and in south-central Alaska. Also felt at Yukon Territory, Canada. Felt within intensity IV in southern Alaska including in Ketchikan, Glennallen and Kodiak. Also felt at Sand Point and Fairbanks. Strongly felt by ships at sea near the epicenter where some damage occurred. A tsunami was generated with maximum height 85 cm at Yakutat but also observed as far away as Presidio, California.
11 30 23 48 19 1987 58.124 -142.911 10 5.3 Southeast Alaska
11 30 8 55 31 1988 61.296 -152.205 137 6.1 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity V at Anchorage, Homer and Whittier. Also felt throughout southern Alaska. as far as Kasilof and Skwentna.
11 30 15 40 48 1993 51.499 -172.696 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 30 07 46 58 2001 40.488 -126.828 4 5.3 Off Coast of No. California
11 30 00 10 04 2003 51.197 178.663 33 5.4 Rat Islands, Aleutians
11 30 08 42 22 2010 52.215 -169.506 18 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 30 21 44 05 2016 51.929 178.410 103 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
11 30 17 29 28 2018 61.340 -149.937 40 7.0 Southern Alaska
NEIC reported the mainshock of M 7.0 was felt with damage with intensity VIII in Eagle River, VII in Willow, Trapper Creek, Chugiak, Anchorage, Talkeetna, Sterling, Palmer, Denali National Park, Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, Light intensity shaking with intensity II-III was reported as far as 1000 km from the epicenter with intensity IV-V as far as 500 km from the epicenter including at Fairbanks and Kodiak. Many aftershocks were reported felt with intensity as high as VI, especially in the Anchorage, Chugiak, Elmendorf AFB, Fort Richardson, and Wasilla areas of Southern Alaska. Initial reports indicate no one was killed in this earthquake. Roads and other infrastructure was not as lucky however, Pictures on the internet show buckled highways in the region. Highways into and out of Anchorage were closed and gas lines were ruptured. Power was out to many. There was damage to roads and bridges but no major structural collapses of buildings were reported. Portions of the Glenn Highway disappeared. Seiche was observed.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 28 10 38 45 1942 7.500 -36.000 60 7.1 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
11 28 17 11 14 1943 54.900 156.800 350 7.6 Kamchatka
Limited damage due to intermediate depth of focus.
11 28 2 25 42 1985 -14.043 166.240 33 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
11 28 3 49 54 1985 -13.987 166.185 33 7.6 Vanuatu Islands
No damage or felt effects reported.
11 28 18 32 13 2004 42.990 145.060 39 7.0 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 28 1 25 0 1926 47.500 -116.000 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
Felt in Idaho near Rathdrum; at the Hecla Mine and near Wallace. Slight damage reported near Kellogg. Felt to Thompson Falls, Mont.
11 28 19 49 0 1929 36.900 -118.190 0 5.5 California/Nevada area
Located near Bishop, CA. Maximum intensity was located near Aberdeen and Goodale Creek. Concrete reservoirs cracked and dishes broke. A large landslide was reported near Goodale Creek. Also felt at Stockton, Kernville, CA and at Mina, NV.
11 28 14 41 54 1935 46.600 -112.000 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Part of a series of earthquakes at Helena, Montana.
11 28 13 35 37 1972 65.746 -145.691 36 5.3 Northern Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Cemtral, Chena Hot Springs, Circle, Fairbanks and Fort Yukon.
11 28 5 28 46 1974 51.418 -175.189 11 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
11 28 16 31 59 1974 53.686 -163.703 35 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
11 28 23 1 25 1974 36.912 -121.497 9 5.2 Central California
Felt throughout much of Central California with widespread but minor damage. Maximum damage occurred at Hollister where much merchandise fell from shelves and windows broke. A gas pipe also broke at Hollister.
11 28 17 41 3 1978 52.030 -170.130 3 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 28 6 37 15 1980 53.404 -163.985 33 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
11 28 18 21 13 1980 39.257 -120.479 4 5.1 Central California
The event occurred in a remote area east of Truckee, NV. Minor damage was reported at Georgetown and Soda Springs. Cracks formed in walls and windows and merchandise broke in stores. Felt from San Francisco to Reno, NV.
11 28 15 31 18 1987 53.782 -164.925 41 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
11 28 7 37 35 1988 51.742 -176.776 64 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
11 28 21 45 56 1998 54.049 -162.763 12 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at False Pass. Also felt at Cold Bay.
11 28 12 38 35 2003 51.571 178.776 33 5.1 Rat Islands, Aleutians
11 28 20 25 00 2006 53.587 -163.653 7 5.0 Unimak Island, Alaska
11 28 23 57 03 2007 61.911 -151.127 69 5.0 Southern Alaska
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Anchorage and Palmer; (III) at Chugiak, Eagle River, Soldotna, Talkeetna, Wasilla and Willow;(II) at Elmendorf AFB. Also felt at Ekwok, Fort Richardson, Girdwood, Homer, Moose Pass, Trapper Creek and Valdez.
11 28 13 42 18 2008 40.348 -126.978 10 5.9 Off Coast of Northern California
(GS). Felt at Littleriver and Redway.
11 28 18 58 20 2009 50.705 -172.974 10 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
11 28 04 34 44 2016 43.379 -127.007 28 5.5 Off coast of Oregon
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 29 18 51 21 1944 -19.000 169.000 170 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
11 29 8 22 42 1952 52.800 159.200 40 7.3 Kamchatka
Aftershock of the strong earthquake of Nov. 4, 1952 (M 8.2).
11 29 9 15 31 1956 27.100 141.200 80 7.0 Bonin Islands
11 29 22 19 38 1957 -21.000 -66.000 200 7.8 Argentina
Damage occurred to the walls of houses in Arica. Panic and slight damage also occurred in Arequipa.
11 29 22 5 22 1974 30.600 138.767 420 7.6 Central/So. Honshu Japan
11 29 14 47 40 1975 19.334 -155.024 5 7.2 Hawaii
A major earthquake, the strongest in the area in more than a century was responsible for 2 deaths, 50 injured and at least $4 million damages. A tsunami was generated with maximum height of 7.5 meters which killed the two victims.
11 29 19 52 47 1978 16.000 -96.690 19 7.8 Oaxaca, Mexico
Earthquake centered southeast of Mexico City in Oaxaca (about 450 km south). Seven deaths were reported in Mexico City and one in the epicentral area. Much damage occurred in the epicentral area. The quake was preceded by a seismic quiet period and activation and followed by a number of aftershocks.
11 29 14 10 32 1998 -2.071 124.891 33 8.3 Sulawesi area
This earthquake killed at least 34 and injured up to 100. More than 1000 buildings were destroyed or damaged with maximum intensity VII at Mangole and Taliabu, Indonesia. The maximum damage occurred in Sulawesi at Manado. Also felt at Luwuk, Ternate and Ambon, Sulawesi.
11 29 19 00 20 2007 14.944 -61.274 156 7.4 Martinique, Windward Islands
GS). One person killed, at least 100 injured, several buildings damaged or destroyed and power outages occurred on Martinique. Two people injured and several buildings destroyed on Barbados. Minor damage occurred on Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent. Power outages occurred on Guadeloupe. Felt (VII) at Fort-de-France and (VI) at Le Lamentin, Martinique. Felt (VII) at Cap Estate, Castries and Soufriere; (VI) at Choc and Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. Also felt (VI) at Bolans, Antigua. Felt (V) on Barbados, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Saint Kitts, Saint Vincent and Trinidad. Felt (IV) at Guaynabo, Humacao, Mayaguez, Rio Grande, San Juan and Trujillo Alto;(III) at Bayamon, Carolina, Catano, Cidra and Juncos, Puerto Rico. Felt (V) on Dominica; (IV) on Anguilla, Bequia, Nevis, Saint Martin, Tobago and Tortola; (III) on Saba, Saint Croix, Saint John, Saint Thomas, Sint Eustatius and at Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica; (II) at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Felt (V) at Georgetown and Linden, Guyana; (IV) at Lelydorp and(III) at Paramaribo, Suriname; (IV) at Kourou, French Guiana. Felt (IV) at Ciudad Bolivar, Ciudad Guayana and Maturin; (III) at Caracas and Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. Felt at Armenia and Bogota, Colombia; at Macouria, Montjoly and Remire, French Guiana; at Overwacht, Suriname. Also felt throughout northern Guyana and Venezuela and as far south as Boa Vista, Brazil.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 29 0 0 0 1783 41.000 -74.500 0 5.0 New York State
Felt from New Hampshire to Pennsylvania. Three shocks were felt at New York. Two strong shocks in Philadelphia. Moderate felt intensity in Boston and the rest of New England.
11 29 20 0 0 1852 32.500 -115.000 0 6.6 SW U.S.A
The earthquake was estimated to last for at least two minutes. Intensity estimated at IX to X in the epicentral area near Fort Yuma and San Diego. Ground Fissures occurred near Fort Yuma. Mud volcanoes were observed in Mexico south of Fort Yuma.
11 29 23 21 0 1891 48.110 -123.450 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Strong shock in the Puget Sound area of Washington. An elevator jammed at Seattle. Water at Lake Washington was disturbed. Slight damage occurred at Pysht, WA and Port Townsend, WA. A coincident earthquake was felt at Cape Mendocino, California which was preceded by an earthquake rumbling noise.
11 29 1 43 0 1943 48.400 -122.900 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Felt in the Puget Sound area over about 9000 sq. miles with maximum intensity VI. At Richardson chimneys cracked. Felt on Vancouver and on Vancouver Island, B.C.
11 29 23 46 27 1952 56.300 -153.800 0 6.8 Southern Alaska
Felt at Shearwater.
11 29 14 37 40 1978 30.177 -113.956 15 5.4 SW U.S.A
Occurred several minutes before the Oaxaca M 7.9 on the same day.
11 29 10 35 48 2000 63.884 -150.150 23 6.0 Central Alaska
Minor damage with intensity V occurred at Anderson and Clear, Alaska. Felt moderately at Healy, Fairbanks, Denali National Park. Also felt at Anchorage, Palmer and Willow.
11 29 23 22 36 2012 52.635 172.416 37 5.0 Rat Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 27 16 30 0 1630 -12.200 -77.500 30 8.1 Central Peru
Limited damage in the Lima, Peru area. Maximum intensity VII.
11 27 16 5 0 1894 41.500 142.500 60 7.1 Hokkaido, Japan
11 27 21 56 50 1945 24.500 63.000 60 8.3 Pakistan
Intensity up to X along the Makran coast of Pakistan and in Iran. Up to 4000 killed. This was the last major tsunami generating quake in the Arabian Sea. The quake was felt in Baluchistan an Las Bela area of Pakistan. Felt strongly at Karachi. Doors and windows rattled and some windows were broken. a cable between Karachi and Muscat was broken. The Cape Moze lighthouse was damaged as was the 80 foot light house at Manora. Mud volcanoes erupted during the quake, a common occurrence in earthquakes in this area. Four small islands were formed. A large volume of gas erupted from one of the islands causing flames to leap hundreds of meters into the sky. The tsunami had maximum height of 40 feet and caused great damage at Makran ports. The port of Khudi was almost completely destroyed. Los of life and boats were destroyed in Iran and Oman as well as Makran. The towns of Pasni and Ormara were submerged and may people were washed away.
11 27 8 42 18 1949 -18.000 -173.000 60 7.2 Tonga Islands
11 27 21 42 0 1976 36.500 71.100 190 7.0 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
Felt with maximum intensity V at Khorog, Tadzhik. Felt widely in Tadzhikistan and Uzbeksitan. Also felt in northern Pakistan and northwestern India.
11 27 17 10 33 1979 33.962 59.726 10 7.5 So. Iran
17 killed, 24 injured and extensive damage in northeastern Iran. Followed by a smaller aftershock that caused considerable alarm and additional damage. This quake may have been an aftershock of a strong devastating earthquake on Nov. 14 of M 6.5 south of Sashad near Boznabad which killed at least 280 and injured many while destroying many housing units in Boznabad.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 27 0 0 0 1852 34.500 -119.000 0 6.3 So. California
This shock disturbed an area over 300 sq. miles including San Luis Obispo to the Colorado River and to San Diego. Fissures ran for at least 30 miles in Lockwood Valley and in Ventura County.
11 27 16 50 0 1893 45.500 -73.300 0 5.7 New York State
11 27 3 31 0 1922 37.800 -88.500 0 5.0 New Madrid area
This earthquake broke several windows near Eldorado, Saline County, Ill. Chimneys fell. Felt throughout southern Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee.
11 27 9 18 38 1928 60.300 -144.000 0 5.0 Central Alaska
Some people were awakened.
11 27 7 47 6 1964 62.610 -151.450 96 5.0 Central Alaska
Dishes and small objects rattled at Anchorage, also felt at Summit.
11 27 5 9 25 1967 39.870 -104.880 5 5.2 Colorado area
Earthquake at Denver, Colorado, the second largest ever located in this area. Damaged occurred in the suburban area of northeast Denver where plaster cracked and cracks appeared in walls and basement floors. Also felt in Kansas and Wyoming.
11 27 12 20 55 1968 52.540 -170.650 58 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 27 12 55 56 1968 56.626 -157.572 61 5.3 Alaska Peninsula
11 27 10 46 44 1977 51.376 -166.341 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 27 15 5 7 1977 58.510 -155.339 121 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with intensity IV at Homer, King Salmon and Port Lions. Also felt at Kodiak.
11 27 12 27 5 1987 51.624 -173.476 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 27 0 36 23 1988 51.450 -130.760 3 5.5 British Colombia
11 27 14 8 21 1988 51.597 -176.779 65 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
11 27 16 0 57 1992 34.340 -116.900 2 5.6 So. California
11 27 20 17 24 1996 36.075 -117.650 1 5.3 California/Nevada area
11 27 0 43 48 1998 40.667 -125.384 5 5.6 Off Coast of No. California
11 27 01 35 07 2002 54.680 -160.650 1 5.3 ALASKA PENINSULA
11 27 06 07 04 2003 53.810 -163.260 33 5.4 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
11 27 16 56 03 2006 54.051 -164.105 48 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 27 22 18 30 2017 60.555 -147.430 16 5.3 Southern Alaska
Maximum intensity IV in Valdez, Girdwood, and Willow with intensity II-III reported from as far as 500 km at Fairbanks, Alaska. It was also reported felt in Homer, Talkeetna, Soldotna, Seward, Anchorage, Moos Pass, Indian, Eagle River, Palmer, Cooper Landing, Chugiak, Fort Richardson, Elmendorf AFB, Wasilla, Kenai, Glennallen, Alaska. No damage or tsunami were reported with this earthquake.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 26 0 0 0 1614 37.500 138.000 0 7.7 No. Honshu, Japan
Numerous deaths in Takada area by quake and a generated tsunami. Damage at Kii, Suruga, Nara, Kyoto, Iyo. Hot springs stopped at Dogo.
11 26 4 39 0 1910 -14.000 167.000 60 8.0 Vanuatu Islands
11 26 4 24 53 1932 42.417 142.467 20 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
11 26 14 28 0 1942 44.767 150.050 150 7.2 Hokkaido, Japan
11 26 22 20 0 1942 40.500 34.000 0 7.6 No. Turkey/Black Sea
Extreme damage at Havza and Ladik, Turkey. Up to 4000 killed.
11 26 21 25 22 1943 -2.500 100.000 130 7.1 So. of Sumatera
11 26 22 20 32 1943 41.400 33.800 60 7.3 No. Turkey/Black Sea
Extreme damage at Havza and Ladik, Turkey. Up to 4020 killed. Maximum intensity IX.
11 26 5 36 37 1948 -5.000 145.000 70 7.0 New Ireland
11 26 13 21 16 1999 -16.423 168.214 33 7.5 Vanuatu Islands
At least five were killed and forty injured by collapsing buildings and landslides on the Island of Pentecost. Extensive road damage and downed telephone lines. Five killed at Mortelli Bay by an earthquake-generated tsunami. Also damage and landslides at Ambrym, Epi and Paama. Strongly felt throughout Vanuatu.
11 26 02 25 03 2004 -3.580 135.300 10 7.2 PAPUA, INDONESIA
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 26 8 35 0 1858 37.500 -121.900 0 6.3 Central California
Severe at San Jose. All brick, adobe and concrete buildings were damaged. At San Francisco damage occurred to buildings on alluvial soils.
11 26 17 36 0 1955 31.600 -116.100 16 5.4 So. California
11 26 11 36 0 1957 51.500 -176.000 0 6.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 26 16 36 51 1964 58.700 -152.000 33 5.4 Southern Alaska
11 26 1 26 34 1965 51.800 -174.400 44 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 26 22 9 0 1967 40.000 -104.700 0 5.0 Wyoming/Dakotas
Earthquake at Denver, Colorado, the second largest ever located in this area. Damaged occurred in the suburban area of northeast Denver where plaster cracked and cracks appeared in walls and basement floors. Also felt in Kansas and Wyoming.
11 26 3 11 43 1970 43.776 -127.449 14 6.0 North Pacific Ocean
11 26 11 19 25 1976 41.289 -125.709 15 6.8 Off Coast of No. California
Felt off the coast of Eureka over about 6500 sq km. with maximum intensity V.
11 26 7 44 2 1978 27.989 -111.511 15 5.4 Gulf of California
11 26 15 51 50 1983 56.448 -154.891 41 5.2 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Larsen Bay.
11 26 16 21 47 1984 37.448 -118.653 0 5.6 California/Nevada area
One injured in the region of Owens Valley by a rock and snow slide in Pine Canyon southwest of Bishop. Objects fell, pictures swung at Bishop. Felt throughout much of the California-Nevada border.
11 26 19 1 0 1989 25.916 -110.051 10 5.3 Gulf of California
11 26 21 18 28 1990 62.120 -149.610 59 5.0 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Anchorage, Chickaloon, Palmer and Talkeetna. Also felt at Chugiak and Sutton.
11 26 10 41 34 1991 51.820 -176.180 57 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity V at Adak.
11 26 15 38 55 1997 29.700 -113.881 10 5.4 Gulf of California
11 26 19 15 2 1998 51.277 -177.955 0 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 26 19 49 54 1998 60.624 -122.406 23 5.0 Northern California
Felt with minor damage at Redding. Also felt at Fort Jones, Red Bluff, Shasta, Weed and Yreka.
11 26 00 48 14 2002 51.630 -173.590 20 5.9 ANDREANOF ISL, ALEUTIAN IS.
11 26 10 34 10 2003 51.150 177.237 33 5.0 Rat Islands, Aleutians
11 26 08 11 23 2013 51.413 -174.515 20 5.2 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 25 19 3 47 1930 35.083 139.050 5 7.3 No. Honshu, Japan
Extreme damage at Ido. 259 killed. Earthquake occurred near Ito and Awami on the west shore of Sagami Bay. Over 7000 buildings were damaged. Swarm earthquakes accompanied the event and luminous phenomena were also reported. The Tanna tunnel was under construction when the earthquake hit. The fault crosses the tunnel but little damage occurred to the tunnel although 55% of the homes in a nearby village were destroyed. Luminous phenomena was observed over an area of about 7300 sq. miles. The phenomena started several hours before the earthquake. Some of the lights looked like rays from the sun, some like searchlights, others like fire balls. The color ranged from red to yellow to blue. Some were brilliant.
11 25 18 3 55 1941 37.042 -19.002 0 8.2 Morocco/Spain
Maximum intensity IX in the epicentral region.
11 25 17 48 50 1953 34.100 141.000 0 8.2 Off East Coast Honshu
Strong earthquake with a large number of aftershocks called the "Boso-Oki" earthquake. The event caused damage to roads on the islands of O-shima, Hachijo-jima and Miyaki-jima. At Tokyo residents rushed into the streets. A tsunami was generated which wash away several fishing boats. Maximum tsunami height 1.1 meters.
11 25 8 35 41 1988 -47.770 99.570 8 7.7 So. Indian Ocean
11 25 12 14 34 1997 1.241 122.536 24 7.1 Celebes Sea
At least 90 buildings were damaged with intensity VI at Gorontalo. Also felt at Manado.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 25 8 18 0 1934 32.083 -116.667 0 5.0 So. California
Felt with intensity IV at El Centro, Jamul and San Diego.
11 25 11 16 35 1954 40.267 -125.633 10 6.7 Off Coast of No. California
Off Cape Mendocino in northern California. Felt in Humboldt and Mendocino Counties with intensity VI. Felt all along the coast as far north as Junction City, Oregon.
11 25 20 32 25 1957 44.500 -129.500 0 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
11 25 12 28 3 1965 51.800 -174.300 40 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 25 10 59 6 1971 56.374 -160.661 137 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
11 25 23 40 12 1971 48.777 -129.377 33 5.1 Vancouver Island area
11 25 23 46 4 1988 48.117 -71.183 28 6.5 Southern Quebec
Damage occurred with intensity VII at Quebec City. Landslides occurred in the La Tuque region. Felt from Canada, Ontario, Nova Scotia and western Labrador. Felt in New England with intensity V in Maine, Vermont, New York and New Hampshire. Also felt as far south as Washington, D.C. and as far west as Wisconsin.
11 25 16 52 47 1992 52.185 -177.079 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 25 23 25 54 1992 52.590 -179.100 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 25 22 28 12 1997 64.220 -132.920 0 5.1 Yukon Territory, Canada
Felt at Mayo.
11 25 12 10 21 2006 53.588 -163.748 13 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 24 18 30 0 1604 -17.880 -70.940 30 9.4 So. Peru/Bolivia
An earthquake affected an area of more than 1600 km along the coast of Peru. Avalanches, landslides, depressions, subsidence and ground cracks were observed. The city of Arequipa was almost entirely destroyed. Collapsing buildings darkened the sky for hours and people almost suffocated. Small rivers disappeared as their source dried up. Canals collapsed. Estimated cost more than a million gold pesos. A tsunami was generated which inundated the coastline over a distance of 1300 km. At Alacran warehouses, stores and a church as well as most houses were destroyed by the tsunami. Much damage was caused along the coast by the tsunami.
11 24 18 43 0 1899 31.900 132.000 60 7.1 Kyushu, Japan area
11 24 18 55 0 1899 32.000 131.000 60 7.8 Kyushu, Japan area
11 24 7 59 0 1900 43.500 148.000 60 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
11 24 11 53 30 1914 22.000 143.000 110 8.7 Volcano Islands
11 24 21 46 23 1941 -28.000 -177.500 80 7.3 No. Kermadec Islands
11 24 4 49 3 1944 -19.000 169.000 170 7.5 Vanuatu Islands
11 24 18 50 18 1951 23.000 122.500 60 7.3 Taiwan
Taitung earthquake. 17 killed, 326 injured and 1016 homes destroyed with nearly 600 others damaged. Landslides were common. Ground cracks were observed.
11 24 6 52 41 1960 -24.400 -176.100 23 7.2 Tonga Islands
11 24 19 35 29 1971 52.897 159.187 106 7.5 Kamchatka
No damage reported from Kanchatka but felt with intensity VIII-IX in the region of eastern Kamchatka. The shock generated a tsunami that was observed in the Aleutian Islands with maximum height 0.2 meters.
11 24 12 22 19 1976 39.100 44.000 36 7.3 Turkey
Estimated 5000 deaths. Many injured. Extensive damage in eastern Turkey. Also felt with intensity V-VI at Yerevan, Leninakan, Goris and Nakhichevan.
11 24 5 30 34 1983 -7.481 128.168 179 7.1 Banda Sea
Felt on Alor, Flores, Sumba and Timor. Also felt in Australia from Darwin to Perth.
11 24 22 45 38 2015 -10.548 -70.904 600 7.6 Central Peru
11 24 22 50 53 2015 -10.048 -71.023 611 7.6 Central Peru
NEIC reported these earthquakes were felt in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The strongest shaking was reported from Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru. Intensity IV was also felt in Pucallpa, Arequipa, Peru; in Girardot, Colombia, and in El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia. Lesser shaking of intensity II-III was felt in Ecuador at Cuenca, Azuay, Loja, Yantzaza and Quito; in Bolivia at Cochabamba, El Alto, La Paz; in Brazil at Rio Branco, Manaus, Candeias do Jamri and Port Velho; in Arica, Tarapaca, Chile; in Colombia at Itagui, Bogota, Funza, La Calera, Armenia, Calarca, Pereira, Cali, and in Peru at Chachapoyas, Lima, Calca, Cusco, Urubamba, Huanuco, Huancayo, San Luis, and Juanjui, Peru. The second event, also of M 7.6, was also reported felt with intensity IV in Pucallpa, Peru and II-III in San Luis, Huanuco, Mollendo, Peru; in Calarca and Envigado, Colombia and in Chacao, Miranda, Venezuela. CSN reported this earthquake of M 7.0 was felt with intensity IV in Arica, Codpa, Pocon Chile, Camina, III Alto Hospocio, Huara, Iquique; II Putre, Chile. Felt in Arica, Parinacota and Tarapaca, Chile. CSN reported the earthquake of M 7.3 was felt with intensity IV in Arica, Cuya, III Codpa, Pocon Chile, Camina, Quillagua; II Alto Hospicio, Iquique, Chile. Felt in Arica, Parinacota, Antofagasta and Tarapaca, Chile.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 24 8 22 39 1965 63.200 -150.900 129 5.0 Central Alaska
Railroad workers at Curry reported a heavy jolt.
11 24 14 37 11 1965 51.600 -174.200 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 24 21 14 14 1969 60.563 -58.757 33 5.0 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
11 24 22 51 50 1969 56.140 -153.660 28 6.0 Southern Alaska
Reported felt with intensity IV at Sitkinak Island.
11 24 16 22 47 1972 36.040 -114.813 5 5.3 Nevada area
11 24 21 50 55 1976 32.976 -61.507 33 5.1 Off East Coast U.S.
11 24 6 51 45 1983 56.442 -152.339 33 5.3 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity III at Old Harbor and Akhiok. Also felt at Karluk.
11 24 6 56 50 1983 56.581 -152.283 42 5.0 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity III at Old Harbor and Akhiok. Also felt at Karluk.
11 24 7 2 33 1983 56.462 -152.539 33 5.0 Southern Alaska
11 24 7 4 48 1983 56.541 -152.260 33 5.0 Southern Alaska
11 24 1 54 17 1987 33.232 -115.652 5 6.3 So. California
The Superstition Hills earthquake. Two were killed in an automobile accident caused by the earthquake. Damage at Calipatria, El Centro and Westmorland. Felt throughout southern California and northern Baja, California. Also felt in southern Nevada and at Yuma, Arizona.
11 24 13 15 56 1987 33.013 -115.838 2 6.1 So. California
At least 94 were injured and up to $4 million damage in Imperial County, California. Damage and injuries also in Mexicali, Mexico with at least 3000 homeless. Maximum intensity VIII at El Centro and Westmorland. Felt throughout southern California, Nevada and western Arizona and in northern Baja, Mexico at Tijuana and Ensenada. Surface faulting was observed with 65 cm displacement and 2 cem vertical displacement on the Superstition Hills fault.
11 24 18 37 58 1987 56.560 -153.080 40 5.1 Southern Alaska
11 24 12 49 4 1989 51.150 -178.810 50 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
11 24 0 53 42 1992 51.000 -179.000 0 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Amchitaka and Adak.
11 24 5 37 0 1992 51.300 -175.810 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 24 21 49 31 1995 51.367 -179.063 33 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak with intensity III.
11 24 23 54 4 1996 51.699 -176.247 48 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak with intensity III and at Atka Village.
11 24 1 9 30 1997 51.952 -169.872 33 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 24 09 05 45 2003 51.205 177.032 33 5.3 Rat Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 23 18 30 0 1604 -18.600 -70.200 0 8.5 So. Peru/Bolivia
An earthquake affected an area of more than 1600 km along the coast of Peru. Avalanches, landslides, depressions, subsidence and ground cracks were observed. The city of Arequipa was almost entirely destroyed. Collapsing buildings darkened the sky for hours and people almost suffocated. Small rivers disappeared as their source dried up. Canals collapsed. Estimated cost more than a million gold pesos. A tsunami was generated which inundated the coastline over a distance of 1300 km. At Alacran warehouses, stores and a church as well as most houses were destroyed by the tsunami. Much damage was caused along the coast by the tsunami.
11 23 5 0 0 1873 42.000 -124.200 0 7.0 Oregon state, U.S.
11 23 9 49 0 1899 53.000 159.000 60 7.9 Kamchatka
Followed on Nov. 24 by an M 7.3 in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan.
11 23 22 57 55 1918 -7.000 129.000 190 7.2 Banda Sea
11 23 6 29 30 1955 51.000 157.300 70 7.1 Kamchatka
11 23 8 35 50 1967 14.500 52.100 3 7.0 Gulf of Aden
11 23 9 26 23 1977 -31.041 -67.764 4 7.4 Central Chile
One of the strongest outpourings of seismicity in this region of Chile/Argentina in modern times. 70 were killed and 300 injured while 40,000 were left homeless. Damage mostly in western Argentina in San Jaun Province including 75-80% of buildings at Caucete. Liquefaction occurred up to 200 km from the epicenter. Rockslides were common and water towers and buildings cracked at Bragado and Cordoiba. Damage also at Buenos Aires. Felt in Sao Paula, Brazil and Lima, Peru.
11 23 18 34 54 1980 40.914 15.366 10 7.2 Italy
Nearly 5,000 people killed or missing. 8000 injured and 250,000 left homeless. Extensive damage.
11 23 4 46 6 1984 -14.312 171.284 33 7.1 Fiji Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 23 1 27 0 1755 41.500 -67.000 0 5.0 E. of Maine
11 23 5 5 0 1873 42.800 -124.500 0 6.3 Oregon state, U.S.
11 23 21 15 0 1940 38.200 -90.100 0 5.0 New Madrid area
Felt throughout Illinois and neighboring States. Felt in Tiptonville and New Madrid, Missouri and at Memphis Tennessee with maximum intensity VI.
11 23 9 46 0 1947 44.800 -112.000 0 6.3 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt with maximum intensity in Madison County at Alder, Cameron, Ennis, Laurin and Virginia City, Montana. Most structures suffered considerable damage. Creeks muddied and mud springs opened up. Felt from Montana, Wyoming to Idaho and Washington States.
11 23 0 58 45 1957 52.960 -167.580 68 6.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 23 7 50 50 1963 30.200 -113.900 0 5.8 SW U.S.A
11 23 8 32 31 1963 29.900 -114.000 14 5.3 Gulf of California
11 23 16 36 51 1964 58.700 -152.000 33 5.4 Southern Alaska
11 23 2 17 50 1965 51.410 -179.670 45 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
11 23 16 55 22 1977 52.170 -171.520 66 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 23 18 8 25 1984 37.463 -118.614 6 6.1 California/Nevada area
Rockslides and landslides occurred near Mammoth Lakes, California. Items were knocked from shelves. Felt with maximum intensity V along the California-Nevada border. Also felt in central California and as far as San Francisco, Santa Barbara and Las Vegas, NV.
11 23 19 12 35 1984 37.432 -118.611 14 5.5 California/Nevada area
11 23 7 18 20 1987 61.600 -141.560 3 5.8 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity IV in southeastern Alaska in the Sitka and Juneau areas.
11 23 6 58 8 1997 52.068 -169.864 22 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 23 7 11 15 1997 51.379 -179.323 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 23 03 15 32 2004 51.166 179.308 45 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
11 23 19 20 10 2006 19.890 -155.967 37 5.2 Hawaii
(HVO). Felt (V) at Hawi, Holualoa, Honoka`a, Kailua Kona, Kapaau, Kamuela, Kealakekua, `O`okala, Pa`auilo, Papa`aloa and Waikoloa; (IV) at Captain Cook, Hakalau, Honaunau, Honomu, Laupahoehoe, Ninole and Pahala;(III) at Hilo. Felt (IV) at Haiku and (III) at Hana, Kahului, Kihei, Kula, Lahaina, Makawao, Paia and Wailuku, Maui. Felt (III) on Lana`i and at Kaunakakai, Moloka`i. Also felt (III) at Honolulu and in much of southern O`ahu.
11 23 23 02 41 2011 50.450 -130.130 10 5.0 Vancouver Islands, Canada
11 23 11 01 25 2014 43.798 -128.408 10 5.4 Off Coast of Oregon
11 23 07 13 05 2016 52.576 -174.720 152 5.3 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
11 23 16 08 43 2016 51.704 -179.949 94 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
11 23 22 15 38 2016 54.518 -160.756 33 5.1 Unimak Island, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 22 0 0 0 1683 38.700 112.700 0 7.0 So. China
Felt over the entire region of the Yellow River. Damage in Honan, Yushih in Kaifeng Fu, Kuang-chang in Yichou and Tungkuang in Hochien Fu.
11 22 0 0 0 1687 -1.300 -78.600 0 7.3 Ecuador
This earthquake was preceded by a strong, damaging earthquake on the border between Iran and Turkey earlier in the day.
11 22 0 0 0 1837 20.000 -105.000 0 7.7 Jalisco, Mexico
Felt at Guadalajara, Mexico. Probably originated at Cebu Rujo, a volcano west of Guadalajara.
11 22 23 5 24 1911 -15.000 169.000 200 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
11 22 8 14 18 1914 -39.000 176.000 100 7.0 North Island, N.Z.
Strongly felt at Gisborne where it was described as the strongest on record. Chimneys and windows were broken. The greatest intensity occurred at Te Karaka. Roads and bridges cracked. Felt as far as Christchurch and Dunedin on South Island. Items fell from shelves at Wellington, N.Z.
11 22 0 51 49 1949 -28.500 -178.500 180 7.3 No. Kermadec Islands
11 22 23 9 37 1969 57.760 163.541 33 7.3 Komandorsky Isl
A tsunami was generated which reached maximum amplitude up to 52 cm at Shemya. The tsunami was also reported at Adak and Attu, Alaska.
11 22 4 15 12 1995 28.826 34.799 10 7.3 Red Sea
This was one of the strongest events in this region of Egypt. At least 8 people were killed and 30 injured in northeastern Egypt. Damage occurred as far as Cairo. One person was also killed in Al Bad, Saudi Arabia where some damage also occurred. Damage included power outage and liquefaction at Elat, Israel. Felt as far as Cyprus. A tsunami was generated, one of the few recorded in this area.
11 22 20 26 24 2004 -46.570 164.840 10 7.1 OFF W. COAST OF S. ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 22 21 0 0 1873 42.000 -124.000 0 5.6 Oregon state, U.S.
11 22 6 5 0 1910 38.000 -118.000 0 5.7 California/Nevada area
Located at Tonopah Junction, this event broke windows. A watchman's car was thrown from the track.
11 22 3 58 0 1935 46.600 -112.000 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
A strong aftershock at Helena, Montana. Bumping and swaying felt like a lurch. Few left their houses. A loud rumbling sound was heard. Slight damage occurred to buildings. Felt at Bozeman, Butte, Great Falls and Virginia City, Montana.
11 22 10 16 28 1950 51.500 -176.500 60 6.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 22 7 46 37 1952 35.730 -121.200 0 6.0 Off So. California
The Bryson earthquake. This event was felt over an area of about 20,000 sq. miles with damage to chimneys and dishes reported widely. A school at Bryson was a shambles from broken objects. Cracks were seen in ground and buildings. Felt with maximum intensity VII at Bradley and Bryson. Books and pictures fell. Felt widely throughout southern California.
11 22 14 0 29 1965 51.940 -176.080 63 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt on Adak.
11 22 20 25 31 1965 51.320 -179.670 41 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt on Adak.
11 22 20 39 53 1965 51.470 -179.620 40 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 22 2 45 28 1967 63.600 -147.000 10 5.3 Central Alaska
11 22 8 50 9 1975 51.681 -173.433 56 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 22 21 15 54 1977 39.384 -123.372 14 5.2 Central California
Maximum intensity VII at Willits. The event was felt over an area of 15,000 sq. km. At Willits two buildings were structurally damaged with many chimneys fallen and windows and walls cracked. Interior walls collapsed in some buildings. Some water pipes broke. Felt all along the northern coast of California.
11 22 11 37 57 1981 43.597 -127.339 10 5.3 Off Coast of Oregon
11 22 16 10 18 1988 51.100 -168.100 0 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 22 5 13 45 1990 51.740 -175.340 62 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
11 22 15 09 26 2005 53.980 -164.140 46 5.7 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
11 22 10 38 56 2007 51.172 -179.796 46 5.6 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 21 15 0 0 1360 33.040 136.020 0 7.8 Central/So. Honshu Japan
Damage and numerous deaths were associated with this and a second event on Nov. 22. A tsunami was generated by the second earthquake which reached shore on Nov. 23 at Nankaido, Kii from Settsu to Owase.
11 21 7 3 0 1902 22.500 121.500 10 7.0 Taiwan
11 21 20 3 35 1907 5.900 95.300 60 7.4 Nicobar Islands
11 21 7 36 0 1909 24.400 121.800 0 7.3 Taiwan
Hwalien earthquake. Four people were injured; 14 homes destroyed and 25 partially destroyed and 14 others damaged.
11 21 0 13 42 1915 32.000 -115.000 0 7.1 SW U.S.A
This earthquake occurred in the Volcano Lake region south of the Mexican boundary. Highest intensity in Imperial Valley occurred at Calexico. At Volcano Lake levees and damp ground cracked.
11 21 6 25 24 1916 18.000 -100.000 0 7.0 Oaxaca, Mexico
11 21 23 12 25 1927 -44.500 -73.000 60 7.1 So. Chile
11 21 11 1 46 1939 36.300 70.600 220 7.1 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
Moderate damage in Afghanistan.
11 21 2 5 35 1969 2.065 94.640 20 7.7 Nicobar Islands
Violent earthquake felt in Nicobar Islands and probably in Sumatra.
11 21 5 57 12 1971 -11.817 166.532 115 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 21 23 23 0 1910 38.000 -118.000 0 6.3 California/Nevada area
Located at Tonopah Junction, this event broke windows. A watchman's car was thrown from the track.
11 21 0 13 42 1915 32.000 -115.000 0 7.1 SW U.S.A
This earthquake occurred in the Volcano Lake region south of the Mexican boundary. Highest intensity in Imperial Valley occurred at Calexico. At Volcano Lake levees and damp ground cracked.
11 21 15 13 50 1927 57.690 -136.070 0 5.0 Southeast Alaska
At Sitka people woke and pictures moved. Also felt at Juneau.
11 21 20 25 33 1955 39.420 -118.080 0 5.5 California/Nevada area
North of Bena this event was felt principally in Kern County. Maximum intensity V was felt at Arvin and Tehachapi.
11 21 0 14 12 1969 56.327 -153.404 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
11 21 0 29 50 1969 56.373 -153.598 12 5.2 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Sitkinak Island.
11 21 2 32 49 1969 56.508 -153.090 37 5.1 Southern Alaska
11 21 2 50 3 1977 29.269 -112.970 33 5.6 Gulf of California
11 21 13 34 34 1977 59.287 -152.456 89 5.3 Southern Alaska
11 21 14 56 14 1980 51.776 -176.159 58 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak Island with intensity V. Plaster cracked and small objects moved. Hanging objects swung. Felt my many.
11 21 23 33 2 1986 40.364 -124.433 17 5.6 Off Coast of No. California
Felt over an area of about 12,000 sq. km. Two people were injured. Maximum damaged with intensity VII at Petrolia. A 64-year-old man was injured when a pile of wood fell on him. A water well ceased to pump water. Chimneys cracked and small appliances were knocked over. Glassware and dishes and windows broke and cracked. Widely felt. Also felt at Carlotta, Ferndale, Fortuna, Honeydew, Hydesville, Rio Dell and Scotia with similar but reduced effects.
11 21 1 48 26 1990 51.650 -171.331 33 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt on Adak.
11 21 8 21 42 1992 52.710 -169.180 23 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 21 8 57 10 1992 52.300 -168.689 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 21 20 40 4 2000 51.753 -176.009 47 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak and Atka.
11 21 18 21 43 2018 59.973 -153.308 145 5.7 Southern Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity IV in Anchor Point, Alaska and II-III in Alaska at Ninilchik, Clam Gulch, Kasilof, Homer, Soldotna, Levelock, Sterling, Kenai, Cooper Landing, Anchorage, Seward, Elmendorf, Willow, Fort Richardson, Girdwood, Wasilla, Eagle River, Kodiak, Chugiak, Talkeetna, Palmer, Valdez, and possibly Fairbanks, Alaska.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 20 2 30 0 1822 -33.050 -71.630 0 8.5 Central Chile
Severe damage at Valparaiso, Chile. More than 200 casualties were reported with up to 72 killed at Valparaiso, Quillota, Santiago, Concon and Aconcagua. Maximum intensity XI. Followed by a large number of aftershocks. Most buildings were destroyed at Vina del Mar, Con-con, Casablanca, Limache, Quillota, La Ligua and Santiago. A moderate tsunami was generated with maximum height 12 feet. Ground fissures were observed near the mouth of the Aconcagua River. Ground water was expelled through cracks. Ships at anchor were damaged and naval cannon were dislodged. Earthquake lights were observed and the quake was accompanied by a rumbling sound. The earthquake was followed by fires in Casablanca, Vina del Mar and Quillota most houses were destroyed. In Valparaiso most public buildings and up to 700 homes were destroyed. All bell towers and turrets collapsed. At Almendral most adobe and brick buildings collapsed. No damage was reported from the tsunami.
11 20 14 11 43 1919 -13.000 167.000 210 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
11 20 20 35 7 1928 -22.500 -70.500 60 7.1 Coast No. Chile
11 20 23 21 32 1933 73.000 -70.750 0 7.3 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
11 20 4 14 47 1974 -15.023 167.139 33 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
Felt with intensity VII at Luganville. Als felt at Lamap and Port Vila.
11 20 8 14 59 1984 5.150 125.150 55 7.1 Mindanao, Philippines
Slight damage at Davao with maximum intensity IV. Also felt at Cayayan de Oro, General Santos and Hiunaturan and Zamboango.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 20 23 21 32 1933 73.000 -70.750 0 7.3 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
11 20 7 9 47 1949 28.000 -112.000 0 6.8 Gulf of California
11 20 12 40 27 1957 53.790 -164.710 0 6.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
11 20 9 29 59 1966 51.390 -176.520 54 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt on Adak.
11 20 23 46 12 1969 56.580 -153.290 30 5.6 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity IV on Sitkinak Island.
11 20 4 33 4 1970 51.340 -179.940 53 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt on Adak Island.
11 20 13 59 4 1971 40.346 -124.518 15 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
Felt off the coast of Northern California off Cape Mendocino. Objects fell from shelves at Ferndale and Eureka. Felt with maximum intensityV. No damage reported.
11 20 21 24 42 1971 48.786 -129.460 28 5.5 Vancouver Island area
11 20 0 9 12 1974 53.574 -165.143 27 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 20 8 29 37 1983 55.080 -157.665 31 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
11 20 22 3 12 1985 51.433 -174.560 53 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 20 5 39 29 1988 33.510 -118.070 6 5.0 So. California
Felt with intensity V south of Los Angeles over an area of 22,000 sq. km.
11 20 13 39 18 1990 63.115 -149.739 105 5.2 Central Alaska
11 20 1 14 28 1993 54.358 -164.188 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
11 20 11 54 2 1993 54.306 -164.190 33 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Cold Bay, False Pass and King Cove. Also felt at Akutan.
11 20 19 24 50 1993 60.020 -153.040 119 6.2 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity V at Chugiak, Homer and Kenai.
11 20 0 54 14 1994 51.253 -179.082 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 20 20 4 16 1996 53.124 -170.214 102 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 20 12 53 06 2005 54.120 -164.170 52 6.2 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
11 20 10 14 00 2010 51.567 -176.883 41 5.2 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 19 15 0 0 1822 -33.500 -71.800 0 8.0 Central Chile
Severe damage at Valparaiso, Chile. More than 200 casualties were reported with up to 72 killed at Valparaiso, Quillota, Santiago, Concon and Aconcagua. Maximum intensity XI. Followed by a large number of aftershocks. Most buildings were destroyed at Vina del Mar, Con-con, Casablanca, Limache, Quillota, La Ligua and Santiago. A moderate tsunami was generated with maximum height 12 feet. Ground fissures were observed near the mouth of the Aconcagua River. Ground water was expelled through cracks. Ships at anchor were damaged and naval cannon were dislodged. Earthquake lights were observed and the quake was accompanied by a rumbling sound. The earthquake was followed by fires in Casablanca, Vina del Mar and Quillota most houses were destroyed. In Valparaiso most public buildings and up to 700 homes were destroyed. All bell towers and turrets collapsed. At Almendral most adobe and brick buildings collapsed. No damage was reported from the tsunami.
11 19 7 18 18 1906 -22.000 109.000 60 7.8 So. Indian Ocean
11 19 13 18 0 1912 19.900 -99.800 0 7.8 Oaxaca, Mexico
11 19 13 55 7 1912 19.930 -99.830 0 7.0 Oaxaca, Mexico
Severe damage at Acambay and Tixmadeje, Mexico.
11 19 21 10 20 1936 13.500 -90.800 0 7.0 Guatemala
400 killed at San Vicente, El Salvador.
11 19 15 1 40 1940 39.000 141.700 50 7.1 Off East Coast Honshu
11 19 1 4 24 1948 10.000 -83.500 80 7.0 Costa Rica
Felt with intensity V at Turrilba. Strongest in Cartago since 1910.
11 19 11 8 47 1959 -5.910 146.420 115 7.0 New Ireland
Felt with intensity VI-VII in eastern New Guinea and Papua with damage occurring at Madang and Lae.
11 19 22 28 50 1991 4.680 -77.400 10 7.2 Colombia
Two people were killed and 28 houses destroyed in Choco Department. Damage at intensity VI occurred to buildings in Buenaventura and Cali. Felt in western Colombia and in Ecuador.
11 19 10 44 46 1996 35.345 78.133 46 7.1 Northern India
Felt at Hotan, Shule, Wushi and Yecheng, China.
11 19 13 56 48 1999 -6.299 148.725 35 7.0 New Ireland
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 19 2 25 0 1910 38.000 -118.000 0 5.7 California/Nevada area
Details are not available. A second shock occurred on Nov. 21 near Tonopah Junction, NV. Windows were broken, watchman's car was thrown from a railroad crack.
11 19 3 32 0 1927 35.000 -120.500 0 5.0 Off So. California
At Santa Maria windows cracked and chimneys collapsed.
11 19 0 50 0 1937 42.100 -113.900 0 5.4 Montana/Idaho
Earthquake near Wells, NV. Hanging objects swung at Carlin, NV. Also felt at Elko, Ely and Montello, NV. Felt at Lucin and Salt Lake City, Utah.
11 19 18 34 30 1940 40.000 -125.000 0 5.5 Off Coast of No. California
Felt with maximum intensity VI at Humboldt, Mendocino and Trinity Counties. Felt over about 8000 sq. miles. Goods were knocked from shelves, clocks stopped, chimneys and plaster cracked.
11 19 15 2 16 1958 60.500 -150.900 46 5.9 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity V at Venta. Many were awakened. Bottles were moved on shelves. Objects swayed. Felt at Girdwood, Homer, Kasilof and Seward.
11 19 4 34 57 1959 51.500 -175.500 0 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 19 23 53 49 1959 42.500 -126.500 0 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
11 19 4 10 39 1984 50.800 -179.100 33 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
11 19 12 6 37 1984 51.774 -175.287 54 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Adak and Atka.
11 19 20 0 52 1988 41.975 -111.340 5 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
11 19 1 43 24 1993 54.287 -164.164 30 6.5 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Slight damage at intensity VI occurred at False Pass. Items fell and a television was knocked to the floor. Felt with maximum intensity V at Akutan and King Cove. Also felt at Cold Bay and Sand Point.
11 19 3 22 30 1993 54.290 -164.264 33 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity V at False Pass. Felt at Cold Bay, King Cove, Perryville and Sand Point.
11 19 3 58 52 1993 54.190 -163.930 34 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity V at False Pass. Felt at Cold Bay, King Cove, Perryville and Sand Point.
11 19 12 40 04 2005 48.770 -128.650 10 5.3 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
11 19 20 32 48 2007 43.542 -127.414 10 5.7 Off Coast of Oregon
11 19 18 06 24 2011 53.134 -174.135 214 5.6 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 18 0 0 0 1742 50.500 157.000 40 7.5 Kamchatka
A moderate tsunami was generated which was observed in the Kuril Islands at Paramushir and Shumshu.
11 18 9 12 0 1755 41.500 -67.000 0 7.0 E. of Maine
The Cape Ann, Massachusetts earthquake, the largest ever recorded in the Northeastern U.S. caused damage in Boston where the shaking was strongest. At least 1600 chimneys were collapsed as well as brick walls on buildings. This may have been triggered by the strong Lisbon earthquake two weeks earlier on Nov. 1, 1755. It was felt from Lake George, New York to Chesapeake Bay, Maryland (about 300,000 sq. miles). A loud earthquake noise accompanied the event. Waves like the rolling of the sea were seen in the earth in the area of Boston. Small ground cracks opened up at Pembroke and Scituate, MA. Fish were killed in many harbors.
11 18 18 45 0 1867 18.000 -65.500 33 7.5 Puerto Rico
This event was felt from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to Guadeloupe Island, Leeward Islands with maximum intensity XIII. Damage was reported throughout the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. A strong tsunami was generated. In southeaster Puerto Rico the sea withdrew 150 years and advanced up to 150 yards over the land surface. The tsunami was also observed at Fajardo where a church was left in ruins from the earthquake. Churches and homes were also destroyed in San Juan and Guayama. Damage also was observed at Ponce, Isabela and San Germain.
11 18 2 6 0 1896 43.500 146.000 40 7.6 Hokkaido, Japan
Felt with maximum intensity IX in the Kuril Islands.
11 18 4 4 0 1915 37.700 143.100 60 7.0 So. of Honshu
11 18 18 41 55 1918 -7.000 129.000 190 8.1 Banda Sea
11 18 21 54 50 1919 39.260 26.710 10 7.0 Aegean Sea
11 18 20 32 0 1929 44.500 -56.300 0 7.2 No. Mid-Atlantic Ridge
The Grand Banks earthquake off Newfoundland caused a submarine slide in the North Atlantic which broke at least 12 trans-Atlantic cables. A tsunami was generated which caused considerable damage at Placentia Bay, Newfoundland where 27 were killed. The tsunami was observed as far south of Charleston, South Carolina. Maximum intensity in the U.S. was in southeastern Maine where clocks stopped and items were knocked from shelves.
11 18 10 14 36 1941 -61.000 -58.000 0 7.0 Southern Ocean
11 18 16 46 0 1941 32.600 132.100 20 7.4 Kyushu, Japan area
A small tsunami was generated which was observed along the southwest coast of Shikoku.
11 18 9 35 50 1951 31.100 91.400 0 8.0 Xizang
Felt north of Lhasa, Tibet
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 18 9 11 35 1755 42.700 -70.300 0 6.0 New England
The Cape Ann, Massachusetts earthquake, the largest ever recorded in the Northeastern U.S. caused damage in Boston where the shaking was strongest. At least 1600 chimneys were collapsed as well as brick walls on buildings. This may have been triggered by the strong Lisbon earthquake two weeks earlier on Nov. 1, 1755. It was felt from Lake George, New York to Chesapeake Bay, Maryland (about 300,000 sq. miles). A loud earthquake noise accompanied the event. Waves like the rolling of the sea were seen in the earth in the area of Boston. Small ground cracks opened up at Pembroke and Scituate, MA. Fish were killed in many harbors.
11 18 10 49 0 1894 39.200 -119.500 0 5.5 California/Nevada area
The strongest of more than 100 quakes in the area between Nov. 14-22. This quake damaged walls and windows in Virginia City.
11 18 1 50 0 1925 44.600 -107.000 0 5.0 Wyoming/Dakotas
Strong shake was felt and loud noises were heard new Big Horn, Wyoming. Also felt at Sheridan and Johnson Counties.
11 18 23 50 0 1937 42.100 -113.900 0 5.4 Montana/Idaho
Located near Wells, Nevada, hanging objects swung at Wells and at Carlin, NV. Also felt at Elko, Ely and Montello, NV and Lucin and Salt Lake City, Utah. Felt over a broad area of Utah and Nevada.
11 18 20 35 0 1942 39.900 -121.500 0 5.0 Central California
Maximum intensity occurred with intensity VI at Stirling City. Pictures fell from walls. Trees swayed and branches fell. Also felt at Chico, Feather River Canyon and Las Plumas.
11 18 1 15 0 1945 38.765 -111.987 0 5.0 Utah area
Felt with maximum intensity IV at Glenwood and Richfield where plaster and chimneys cracked and many were frightened.
11 18 21 59 3 1947 33.267 -119.450 0 5.0 So. California
Felt strongly along the coast of Southern California near Santa Barbara with maximum intensity VI near San Nicolas Island. Rocks fell, but no landslides were observed. Large breakers (perhaps a tsunami) rolled on the beach and the land was observed to move in a wavelike formation like waves on the sea. Subterranean noises were heard with the quake. Also felt in Los Angeles, Ventura, Lomita and Redondo Beach.
11 18 1 15 0 1950 38.500 -111.900 0 5.0 Utah area
11 18 10 12 0 1957 51.300 -179.300 33 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 18 14 38 29 1963 29.900 -113.600 14 6.6 Gulf of California
Felt at San Diego with intensity III. Objects swung.
11 18 13 21 47 1964 51.700 -174.200 12 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 18 22 8 46 1965 53.100 -161.800 8 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
11 18 8 29 20 1984 56.642 -152.259 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
11 18 6 18 50 1987 58.788 -143.757 15 5.2 Southeast Alaska
11 18 7 13 19 1987 58.900 -142.700 0 5.2 Southeast Alaska
11 18 13 1 54 1987 58.916 -143.124 10 5.6 Southeast Alaska
11 18 07 50 10 2003 51.045 178.888 33 5.8 Rat Islands, Aleutians
11 18 03 59 48 2008 79.694 -115.338 10 5.6 Arctic Ocean, Canada
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 17 18 0 0 1888 9.200 -69.800 45 7.0 Venezuela
Damaging earthquake in Guanare, Venezuela with intensity VIII. Felt in nearly all of Venezuela.
11 17 3 54 34 1938 55.500 -158.500 25 7.3 Alaska Peninsula
11 17 14 57 17 1943 33.500 138.000 300 7.0 Central/So. Honshu Japan
11 17 13 29 52 1953 13.633 -92.167 40 7.4 Chiapas, Mexico
11 17 5 57 47 1957 48.100 148.700 347 7.2 So. Kurils
11 17 8 15 39 1964 -5.700 150.700 45 7.6 New Ireland
Felt strongly with damage in New Britain. Maximum intensity VI at Walindi. Also felt at Palmalmal and Rabaul.
11 17 6 49 31 1984 0.219 98.051 42 7.3 So. Sumatera
One person was injured and two buildings destroyed on Nias Island. Strongly felt in Sumatra at Padang and Medan.
11 17 9 40 21 1985 -1.639 134.911 10 7.1 West Irian, PNG
Felt in many portions of Irian Jaya. Damage occurred in Manokwari.
11 17 8 46 50 1987 58.818 -143.246 10 7.0 Southeast Alaska
Felt with intensity V from Anchorage to Yakutat. Also felt throughout southern Alaska and at Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada. A 10-cm tsunami was generated.
11 17 6 56 22 1988 10.000 126.100 0 7.0 Luzon, Philippines
Felt with intensity VI at Catarman where 29 people were injured. Also felt in Luzon and on Masbate.
11 17 3 27 42 1999 -5.978 148.820 48 7.0 New Ireland
Felt on Kimbe and in western New Britain.
11 17 21 1 56 2000 -5.496 151.781 33 8.0 New Ireland
Felt in the New Britain area.
11 17 04 53 54 2002 47.824 146.209 459 7.3 Northwest of the Kuril Islands
Felt lightly throughout eastern Russia, the Kurils and south of Honshu and Hokkaido as far south of Shikoku and Kyushu, Japan.
11 17 06 43 07 2003 51.146 178.650 33 7.8 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands
Felt at Shemya (IV). A tsunami was observed with maximum height of 50 cm at Shemya, also seen at Adak.
11 17 09 04 55 2013 -60.296 -46.362 10 7.8 Scotia Sea
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 17 19 50 0 1902 37.393 -113.520 0 6.3 Nevada area
Chimneys were toppled at Pine Valley, Utah. Items fell from shelves. Much damage at St. George and Santa Clara, Utah.
11 17 3 54 34 1938 55.500 -158.500 25 7.3 Alaska Peninsula
11 17 22 19 1 1945 58.400 -137.400 0 5.0 Southeast Alaska
Light shock felt by several at Juneau.
11 17 23 15 0 1945 38.500 -119.900 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
11 17 20 27 17 1956 54.550 -133.670 0 6.4 British Colombia
11 17 6 0 29 1957 45.300 -123.800 0 5.0 Oregon state, U.S.
Many were frightened in Salem. Plaster and walls cracked in West Salem. Some furniture was damaged.
11 17 16 41 35 1972 56.039 -135.530 33 5.0 Southeast Alaska
Felt slightly at Sitka and Petersburg.
11 17 15 27 59 1974 43.498 -127.036 12 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
11 17 11 27 12 1983 53.555 -163.673 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
11 17 9 3 30 1984 63.440 -153.180 77 5.4 Central Alaska
11 17 8 46 52 1987 58.533 -143.250 10 7.4 Southeast Alaska
Felt with intensity V from Anchorage to Yakutat. Also felt throughout southern Alaska and at Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada. A 10-cm tsunami was generated.
11 17 9 38 12 1987 58.608 -143.096 10 5.5 Southeast Alaska
11 17 13 26 12 1987 58.976 -134.961 0 5.0 British Colombia
11 17 20 37 11 1992 43.820 -128.920 7 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
11 17 23 22 2 1992 51.830 -175.370 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 17 0 19 39 1993 52.880 -168.510 19 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 17 5 4 35 1997 51.789 -176.029 51 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt on Adak.
11 17 10 27 57 1997 52.226 -170.174 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt on Adak.
11 17 13 58 54 1997 52.265 -170.102 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 17 06 43 07 2003 51.146 178.650 33 7.8 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands
Felt at Shemya (IV). A tsunami was observed with maximum height of 50 cm at Shemya, also seen at Adak.
11 17 12 55 22 2008 79.648 -116.056 7 5.7 Arctic, Canada
11 17 15 30 45 2009 52.131 -131.397 3 6.6 Vancouver Island, Canada
(NEIC) Felt throughout the Queen Charlotte Islands, (III) at Kitimat and (II) at Prince Rupert, Smithers and Terrace, British Columbia. Also felt at Abbotsford, Burns Lake, Campbell River, Courtenay, Duncan, Port Hardy, Prince George, Sooke, Vancouver, Vanderhoof, White Rock and Williams Lake. Felt at Chugiak, Hyder, Ketchikan, Metlakatla and Petersburg, Alaska; Lewiston, Idaho; Brookings and Oregon City, Oregon; Bellingham, Maple Valley and Seattle, Washington.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 16 23 45 0 1827 1.900 -75.900 0 7.7 Colombia
Severe damage occurred in Bogota, Neiva, Popayan, Pasto, Huila, Cundinamarca, Cauca, Ptal, Gigante, La Plata, Garzon, Timan. Maximum intensity up to XI. At least 250 killed. Houses crumbled into ruins everywhere. The destruction was increased because the rivers overflowed. This was partially caused by heavy rains which accompanied the quake and partially by banks falling to rivers. Large ground cracks were observed. The river Runza flowed into one of the chasms opened and disappeared. Loud earthquake noises were heard at intervals of about 30 seconds with considerable regularity. Gas was also emitted from ground cracks. Rats and snakes were found asphyxiated from the emitted gasses which smelled of hydrogen sulfide.
11 16 10 10 0 1907 -8.000 -76.800 150 8.7 No. Peru
11 16 3 19 25 1917 -29.000 -177.000 60 7.8 No. Kermadec Islands
11 16 11 54 54 1925 18.000 -107.000 0 7.0 Coast of Jalisco, Mexico
Strongly felt along the coast of the Pacific Ocean.
11 16 21 10 9 1927 6.500 126.000 50 7.0 Mindanao, Philippines
A very extensive earthquake in southeastern Mindanao with maximum intensity VIII. Felt strongly at Cotabato, Cagayan, Lanao and in Agusan and Surigao. Also felt in the Sanguin group southeast of Mindanao and in the north Molucca Islands.
11 16 12 10 58 1944 -12.500 167.000 60 7.3 Vanuatu Islands
11 16 15 21 26 1979 -16.760 -179.984 33 7.0 Tonga Islands
Considerable damage occurred on Taveuni, Fiji Islands. Damage was also noted at Kaucala, Savassvu and Vanua Levu. A tsunami was generated.
11 16 7 45 33 2000 -4.827 153.226 33 7.8 New Britain
At least 5000 were made homeless and two were killed in New Ireland, New Britain, Duke of York and Bougainville. A tsunami was generated with maximum height of 3 meters at Buka and Bougainville. Damage from the tsunami occurred also on Buka and Bougainville and was compounded by up to 3 meters of subsidence along the Kamdaru River. Seiche occurred in water tanks and pools at Rabaul, New Britain. Many landslides were observed in the epicentral area.
11 16 17 02 32 2008 1.271 122.091 30 7.4 Minahasa, Indonesia
(GS). At least six people killed, 77 injured, 10,000 people displaced, 1,000 buildings damaged and communications disrupted in the Buol area and in Gorontalo. Felt (VII) at Baolan; (VI) at Gorontalo and Tolitoli; (IV) at Manado and Poso;(III) at Luwuk. Also felt at Kolaka, Kuta, Makasar, Palu and Ujung Bulu. Felt (IV) at Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei and (II) at Darwin, Australia. Felt at Kunak and Sandakan, Malaysia and at General Santos and
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 16 8 30 57 1920 72.700 -130.899 0 6.5 Yukon Territory, Canada
11 16 4 15 25 1923 53.500 -133.000 0 5.0 British Colombia
11 16 18 2 22 1945 58.400 -137.400 0 5.5 Southeast Alaska
Two sharp shocks felt by many at Juneau and Skagway.
11 16 3 23 9 1956 35.950 -120.467 0 5.0 Off So. California
Northwest of Parkfield. Plaster was observed to crack at Mee Ranch, Lonoak.
11 16 22 0 0 1957 45.300 -123.800 0 5.0 Oregon state, U.S.
Many were frightened in Salem. Plaster and walls cracked in West Salem. Some furniture was damaged.
11 16 2 46 42 1964 37.055 -121.692 0 5.0 Central California
This earthquake north of Corralitos area, Watsonville caused several chimneys to fall and goods to fall from shelves. Damage was widely reported from Alviso, Gilroy, Hollister, Morgan Hill, Santa Cruz and Watsonville.
11 16 23 16 11 1966 52.580 -169.530 53 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 16 19 57 40 1969 64.000 -147.300 15 5.1 Northern Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at College, Fairbanks, Delta Junction and Nenama.
11 16 17 29 28 1975 40.396 -126.223 2 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
Windows broke at Eureka, California.
11 16 11 18 16 1987 53.600 -163.366 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
11 16 16 29 2 1990 52.080 -170.920 54 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 16 4 49 41 1997 51.658 -173.431 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
11 16 00 39 50 2003 52.996 171.097 33 5.0 Near Islands, Aleutians
11 16 21 21 30 2009 35.548 -117.275 2 5.1 Central California
(NEIC). Felt (IV) at Trona and (II) at Apple Valley, Barstow, Big Bear City, Crestline, Edwards, Highland, Lake Isabella, Lancaster, Palmdale, Redlands, Ridgecrest, Riverside, San Bernardino and Victorville. Felt from Ridgecrest into the Los Angeles Basin and as far as Ojai, San Diego and Visalia. Also felt at Reno, Nevada.
11 16 03 31 43 2015 52.150 173.602 39 5.0 Near Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 15 0 0 0 1555 -11.900 -77.600 30 8.4 Central Peru
Maximum intensity VII.
11 15 14 18 0 1910 -58.000 -22.000 60 7.4 So. Sandwich Islands
11 15 5 27 6 1913 -23.000 171.000 150 7.0 Loyalty Islands
11 15 20 36 38 1921 36.500 70.500 215 8.1 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
11 15 18 50 33 1929 7.500 142.500 60 7.2 Caroline Islands
11 15 4 19 54 1941 -59.000 -27.500 80 7.0 So. Sandwich Islands
11 15 17 12 0 1942 37.000 141.500 60 7.0 Off East Coast Honshu
11 15 20 47 1 1944 4.500 127.500 60 7.2 Halmahera
11 15 7 17 12 1961 43.100 145.100 43 7.1 Hokkaido, Japan
Felt strongly in Hokkaido's east coast.
11 15 3 31 8 1987 49.800 78.800 0 7.1 Kirgizstan/Xinjiang
11 15 20 17 14 1994 -3.000 115.000 0 7.1 Sumbawa Island area
11 15 18 59 26 1997 -15.099 167.469 131 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
11 15 5 42 43 1999 -1.339 88.976 10 7.7 Indian Ocean
Felt in the region of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Also felt in Indonesia at Banda.
11 15 09 06 56 2004 4.630 -77.540 15 7.2 NEAR WEST COAST OF COLOMBIA
11 15 11 14 13 2006 46.592 153.266 10 8.3 Kuril Islands
(GS). One person injured at Waikiki by a tsunami with a recorded wave height of 34 cm at Honolulu, Hawaii. One parking lot was flooded at Nawiliwili, Hawaii by a tsunami with a recorded wave height of 88 cm. Two docks were destroyed and at least one was damaged at Crescent City, California by a tsunami with a recorded wave height of 176 cm. The earthquake was felt (IV) at Kuril'sk, Iturup and (III) at Severo- Kuril'sk, Paramushir and at Yuzhno-Kuril'sk, Kunashir. Felt at Misawa and Yokosuka, Japan and at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia. Recorded (2 JMA) in eastern and south-central Hokkaido. Recorded (1 JMA) in western Hokkaido and in Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures, Honshu. Tsunami wave heights in centimeters (peak-to-trough) were recorded at the following tide stations: 44 at Pago Pago, American Samoa; 97 at Talcahuano, 82 at Arica, 76 at Caldera, 66 at Coquimbo, 64 at Iquique, 46 at Antofagasta and 40 in the Archipielago Juan Fernandez, Chile; 18 at Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 88 at Nuku Hiva and 11 at Rikitea, French Polynesia; 67 at Santa Cruz and 62 at Baltra, Galapagos Islands; 120 at Tokachi-ko, 100 at Chichi-jima, 80 at Hana-saki, 60 at Hachinohe, 40 at Hakodate, 40 at Kushiro, 40 at Nemuro and 13 at Naha, Japan; 35 on Shikotan, Kuril Islands; 6 on Kanton, Kirbati; 96 on Midway Island; 28 on Kwajalein, Marshall Islands; 58 at Timaru Port, 56 at Kaingaroa, Chatham Island, 33 at Lyttelton Port, 33 at Sumner Head, 32 at Kaikoura and 21 at Moturiki Island, New Zealand; 13 on Niue; 13 on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea; 73 at Callao-La Punta and 24 at Atico, Peru; 57 at Apia, Samoa; 7 at Honiara, Solomon Islands; 5 at Betio, Tarawa; 9 at Nuku`alofa, Tonga; 6 at Funafuti, Tuvalu; 39 at Adak, 36 at King Cove, 32 at Nikolski, 25 at Sitka, 21 at Sand Point, 20 on Shemya Island and 8 on Amchitka Island, Alaska; 118 at Arena Cove, 79 at Santa Barbara, 62 at Point Reyes, 30 at Santa Monica, 22 at Los Angeles, 18 at San Diego and 17 at Richmond, California; 152 at Kahului, 115 at Hale`iwa, 100 at Wai`anae, 98 at Hilo, 88 at Kalaupapa, 85 at Hanalei, 65 at Kawaihae, 64 at Makapu`u, 45 at Lahaina, 26 at Honokohau, 23 at Miloli`i, 13 at Kapoho and 10 at Mokuolo`e, Hawaii; 112 at Port Orford, 38 at Charleston and 34 at South Beach, Oregon; 22 on Wake Island; 24 at Port Angeles, Washington, United States; 29 at Port-Vila, Vanuatu.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 15 17 45 0 1877 41.000 -97.000 0 5.3 Northern Plains
Located in eastern Nebraska, this event was also felt in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and North and South Dakota. At North Platte walls were cracked. Buildings were rocked in Lincoln, Nebraska and at Columbus and Omaha. Walls also cracked at Sioux City, Iowa. Felt also in St. Joseph, MO and over a radius of up to 600 miles.
11 15 12 15 0 1906 34.000 -107.000 0 6.3 SW U.S.A
One of a series of events in New Mexico near the epicenter of the earthquake of Nov. 14, 2004. This shock was felt with intensity VIII and was felt over an area of about 100,000 sq. miles. Located near Raton, New Mexico.
11 15 13 48 0 1938 39.250 -123.000 0 5.0 Central California
11 15 10 6 47 1955 55.300 -155.600 0 6.4 Alaska Peninsula
11 15 5 38 56 1961 34.941 -118.987 11 5.0 So. California
Near Wheeler Ridge, this event was felt over a large area of southern California especially in the neighborhood of Kern County. At Wilsona a pool bottom cracked.
11 15 2 46 43 1964 37.000 -121.717 10 5.2 Central California
North of Watsonville, California. Several chimneys fell in Corralitos and store stock fell from shelves. Minor damage reported throughout central California.
11 15 6 50 7 1965 40.510 -125.000 33 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
11 15 0 8 8 1966 51.320 -179.870 49 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 15 16 19 8 1966 51.190 -176.480 53 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 15 0 7 8 1968 58.320 -150.410 14 6.4 Southern Alaska
11 15 9 32 2 1971 51.680 -176.141 54 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 15 4 57 15 1977 54.930 -160.022 47 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
11 15 4 31 34 1988 52.148 -173.149 76 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 15 8 41 43 1988 52.250 -171.170 31 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt in the epicentral area.
11 15 6 0 20 1997 37.179 -117.789 5 5.3 California/Nevada area
Felt in the Bishop area and in Mariposa California. Felt at Beatty and Hawthorne, Nevada.
11 15 17 51 55 2004 50.477 -130.201 10 5.0 Vancouver Island, Canada
11 15 04 03 25 2008 51.417 -175.035 45 5.3 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
11 15 11 22 22 2012 52.496 173.351 28 5.6 Rat Islands, Aleutians
11 15 03 35 14 2013 51.567 -178.954 10 5.4 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 14 4 39 0 1901 38.769 -112.084 0 7.0 Utah area
Brick buildings and chimneys collapsed in Southern Utah. Felt most strongly at Parowan and Richfield. Extensive landslides at Richfield and Marysvale. Earth cracks caused ejection of water sandspouts were also observed. The maximum intensity of VIII was felt over 3000 sq. miles and intensity of VI over 10,000 sq. miles.
11 14 17 37 0 1906 -25.000 172.000 60 7.4 Loyalty Islands
11 14 7 33 0 1910 21.000 120.000 60 7.0 Taiwan
11 14 10 58 12 1937 36.500 70.500 240 7.2 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
Severe damage in Hindu Kush.
11 14 21 20 6 1986 23.955 121.765 38 7.7 Taiwan
Damage with intensity up to V at Taipei occurred injuring 44 and killing 15 people. Undersea cables were broken. Felt strongly throughout Taiwan. Also felt in the Ryukyu Islands and at Luzon, Philippines.
11 14 19 15 31 1994 13.525 121.067 32 7.1 Luzon, Philippines
More than 80 were killed and up to 300 injured in the Philippine Islands of Luzon and Mindoro. A tsunami was generated which did extensive damage in Calapan and Puerto Galera. The quake destroyed nearly 800 houses and damaged more than 3000 on the Island of Mindoro. Others were destroyed on Luzon. Ground cracks were observed and liquefaction and sand boils were common in the epicentral area.
11 14 09 26 10 2001 35.946 90.541 10 7.8 Qinghai, China
Some houses destroyed in the Xidatan area southwest of Golmud. Felt strongly at Golmud. Felt in Qinghai southeastern Xinjiang, western Gansu and northern Sichuan Provinces. Felt by people in high rise buildings at Lanzhou, China.
11 14 21 38 52 2005 38.090 144.930 11 7.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
11 14 15 40 50 2007 -22.247 -69.890 40 7.7 Northern Chile
(GS). Two people killed, at least 45 injured and buildings damaged (VIII) at Tocopilla. Twenty people injured and buildings damaged (VII) at Maria Elena. Several thousand homes destroyed or damaged, displacing about 15,000 people in the Maria Elena-Tocopilla area. Buildings damaged (VII) at Antofagasta and Calama. Power and telephone outages occurred at Antofagasta and Iquique. Felt (VIII) at Quillagua; (VII) at Baquedano and Mejillones; (VI) at Alto Hospicio, Arica, Huara, Iquique and Taltal; (V) at Caldera, Chanaral, Copiapo and Tierra Amarilla; (III) at Alto del Carmen, Coquimbo, Freirina, Huasco, La Higuera, La Serena and Vallenar; (II) at Santiago, Valparaiso and Vina del Mar. Felt from Arica to Santiago. Felt (IV) at Arequipa and Tacna; felt at Lima and in Moquegua, Peru. Felt (III) at La Paz; felt at Cochabamba and in other parts of Bolivia. Felt at San Juan, Argentina. Also felt at Sao Paulo, Brazil. Tsunami wave heights in centimeters (peak-to-trough) were recorded at the following tide stations: 25.5 at Antofagasta, 19.5 at Arica, 9.5 at Caldera and 19.3 at Iquique.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 14 0 0 0 1897 42.900 -106.300 0 5.3 Wyoming/Dakotas
The Grand Central Hotel was considerably damaged at Caspar, Wyoming. About 2-4 inches wide extended from the second to fourth story. Residents ran into the streets in panic.
11 14 4 39 0 1901 38.769 -112.084 0 7.0 Utah area
Brick buildings and chimneys collapsed in Southern Utah. Felt most strongly at Parowan and Richfield. Extensive landslides at Richfield and Marysvale. Earth cracks caused ejection of water sandspouts were also observed. The maximum intensity of VIII was felt over 3000 sq. miles and intensity of VI over 10,000 sq. miles.
11 14 8 41 36 1941 33.783 -118.250 16 5.4 So. California
Damage was estimated at $1 million in Gardena and Torrance. Power lines were knocked down and power and telephone service was out. Oil tanks and pipelines were damaged. 50% of chimneys in the area were damaged or thrown down. Two schools were damaged along with the Bank of America building. Many other buildings were also damaged or destroyed.
11 14 5 36 19 1954 31.500 -116.000 0 5.4 So. California
Aftershock of the strong shock of Nov. 12, 1954.
11 14 4 48 53 1974 58.765 -154.565 18 5.2 Southern Alaska
Felt lightly in the epicentral area.
11 14 9 29 45 1975 40.550 -124.472 4 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
11 14 2 5 48 1977 32.817 -115.467 5 5.0 So. California
Earthquake on the California/Mexico border. Damage occurred to plaster and windows at Somerton Arizona. Some damage also at El Centro and Imperial, California.
11 14 23 0 43 1979 61.381 -150.094 57 5.1 Central Alaska
11 14 0 43 3 1981 54.067 -164.538 66 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
11 14 22 17 46 1985 54.684 -159.549 18 5.3 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with intensity V on the Alaska Peninsula.
11 14 21 42 44 1986 51.426 -173.821 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 14 15 48 30 1987 58.950 -134.981 0 5.3 British Colombia
11 14 10 48 20 1988 52.338 -171.192 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 14 19 42 12 1989 52.817 -168.195 33 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 14 12 2 60 1992 51.820 -176.440 23 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 14 02 50 57 2001 53.915 -164.083 40 5.1 Unimak Island, Alaska
11 14 14 37 23 2002 63.420 -146.070 2 5.1 CENTRAL ALASKA
11 14 01 48 37 2008 43.500 -127.393 10 5.3 Off Coast of Oregon
11 14 02 12 17 2016 51.088 178.863 35 5.4 Rat Islands, Aleutians
11 14 09 51 31 2014 52.042 176.687 78 5.0 Rat Islands, Aleutians
11 14 22 54 34 2016 54.129 -160.111 16 5.2 Alaska Peninsula
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 13 19 45 0 1655 -12.300 -77.600 30 8.8 Central Peru
This earthquake caused considerable damage to houses and buildings in the region of Lima, Peru. Churches and Plazas were destroyed. Felt as far as 600 km away with damage within 300 km of the epicenter.
11 13 16 13 12 1911 52.000 173.000 0 7.0 Rat Islands
11 13 12 14 45 1925 13.000 125.000 60 7.3 Luzon, Philippines
Felt with intensity VIII to IX in Samar and felt within 600 km of the epicenter. Felt slightly at Manila. At Batag Island damage occurred to the lighthouse of modern concrete. Cracks opened in the soil and a tsunami flooded low shores. Many fishing boats were lost and fishermen drowned. Houses were destroyed at Batag Island, Laoang and along the coast of Samar. Many suffered injuries.
11 13 4 46 58 1932 43.900 136.500 310 7.3 Sea of Japan
11 13 12 31 27 1936 56.200 163.300 20 7.3 Komandorsky Isl
Felt with intensity X in Kamchatka.
11 13 13 13 45 1938 44.600 149.400 80 7.2 Hokkaido, Japan
11 13 22 31 30 1938 37.000 142.500 50 7.0 Off East Coast Honshu
11 13 18 43 57 1943 -19.000 170.000 60 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
11 13 9 20 31 1960 51.410 -168.860 0 7.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 13 4 43 45 1972 15.575 -94.984 33 7.0 Chiapas, Mexico
11 13 11 12 13 1991 8.430 126.270 33 7.0 Central Philippines
Damage occurred in the Bislig/Butuan and Surigao areas. Felt with intensity IV at Cagayan de Oro. Also felt on Camiguin and Cebu.
11 13 1 18 4 1993 51.934 158.647 34 7.0 Kamchatka
Felt with intensity VI at Petropavlovsk and Kamchatskiy and with intensity IV at Severo/Kurilsk.
11 13 11 02 56 2016 -42.757 173.077 23 7.8 South Island, New Zealand
Two people and uncounted animals were killed in the quake. A two-meter tsunami hit the east coast of New Zealand. This is the strongest earthquake in the world since an M 8.3 offshore The epicenter of today's event in New Zealand is north of Christchurch where recent major seismicity (beginning in 2011) has caused great damage. The closest community reporting damage was Amberley in Canterbury, New Zealand. The rupture appears to be to the northwest with a number of aftershocks in the Cook Strait. Initial felt reports indicate shaking up to IX in Waikuku, Oxford with major damage, VIII in Te Puru-Thornton Bay, Waikato, Blenheim, Amberley; VII in Egmont Village, Taranaki, Te Horo, Wellington, Cust, VI in Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Lyttelton, Rakaia, Brightwater, Richmond, Nelson, Karamea, Wellington, Lower Hutt, Kapiti, Greytown, Carterton, Himatangi, Tokomaru, Rongotea, Wanganui, V within about 700 km of the epicenter including at Pukekohe, Gisborne, Tuai, Hawke's Bay, Taupo, Hastings, Waitara, New Plymouth, Wanaka, Hawera, Feilding Pahiatua, Palmerston North, Masterton, Upper Hutt, Porirua, Makara-Ohariu, Picton, Mapua, Ashburton, Greymouth, Wakefield, Tapawera, Seddon, Murchison, Lincoln, Taitapu, Taitapu, Rangiora and Christchurch, with lighter shaking felt more than 1000 km away in Australia and throughout the remainder of New Zealand. Internet and Television footage shows considerable damage in stores where much merchandise was destroyed. Ground displacement were also considerable and roadways buckled. Major road damage occurred on State Highway One near Ohau Point, South Island. Large landslides completely isolated some towns such as Kaikoura which was near the epicenter. Telecommunications were out throughout most of northern South Island and southern North Island. At least two people were killed in the quake. But humans were not the only victims. The area near the epicenter is rural and many cattle were killed in the quake. Helicopter footage shows three cows stranded on a small mesa created by the quake with no way to get off, for example. Internet photos show huge fissures in roads which were destroyed along with railways. In some cases railroad tracks were ripped up and tossed 30 feet by the force of the quake. Trains do not run at night in New Zealand because of past problems with earthquakes, and this may have prevented many deaths and injuries in today's earthquake. Thousands were evacuated. Heavy winds and strong winds added to the devastation. The Clarence River was clogged with debris which was later released in a "wall of water" forcing more evacuations. A tsunami was generated along the eastern coast of New Zealand. Warnings were issued for a destructive tsunami with waves as high as 5 meters (16 feet). The largest waves immediately recorded reached about 2 meters (7 feet). by GNS and later downgraded to coastal warning. This is a great earthquake, but not where it would have been expected (along the Alpine Fault). It appears to have struck along the Hope Fault which streches from offshore northern South Island to Cook Strait where it intersects the Alpine Fault. Movement along the Hope Fault is likely to displace the Alpine fault, putting off a major quake on that longer fault zone.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 13 12 45 0 1892 36.800 -121.500 0 6.0 Central California
At Monterey windows cracked. Windows and dishes cracked and broke at Salinas. Plaster cracked at Hollister.
11 13 7 45 54 1939 47.400 -122.600 0 6.2 Washington state, U.S.
Felt throughout Washington State and parts of Oregon. It was felt over about 50,000 sq. miles. Also felt in British Columbia, Canada. Maximum intensity VII at Centralia, Olympia, Oakville and Elma, Washington. Chimneys twisted and fell, bricks cracked along with concrete and plaster. Some windows broke.
11 13 9 20 32 1960 51.400 -168.800 32 7.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 13 10 43 48 1965 56.500 -152.770 9 5.1 Southern Alaska
11 13 13 10 26 1970 51.620 -175.340 50 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 13 9 25 52 1972 53.637 -169.005 136 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 13 2 54 1 1975 54.371 -162.656 33 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
11 13 15 44 46 1982 44.414 -129.508 10 5.2 Off Coast of Oregon
11 13 6 26 57 1988 51.348 -178.376 46 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 13 7 40 2 1989 52.500 -153.700 0 5.3 Southern Alaska
11 13 6 12 14 1997 51.429 -177.723 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 13 19 31 12 1999 53.357 171.423 33 5.9 Near Islands, Aleutians
11 13 21 24 09 2000 81.123 -116.432 10 5.1 Northern Canada
11 13 10 43 23 2001 53.627 170.551 33 6.0 Near Islands, Aleutians
11 13 13 40 39 2002 63.158 -144.330 1 5.1 Central Alaska
11 13 18 27 46 2003 65.904 -156.181 19 5.1 Northern Alaska
(NEIC). Felt as far as Galena.
11 13 21 01 48 2009 52.458 -168.366 39 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 13 04 55 45 2012 52.705 -132.033 22 5.1 Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 12 17 28 41 1946 -20.000 -173.500 60 7.2 Tonga Islands
11 12 20 23 32 1958 44.390 148.700 40 8.0 Hokkaido, Japan
Part of an extensive series of shocks off Hokkaido beginning on Nov. 6, 1958. Felt in the Kuril Islands in Hokkaido and in the northern Honshu region.
11 12 16 59 44 1996 -14.993 -75.675 33 7.7 Central Peru
At least 14 killed and more than 550 injured from Chincha to Acara. More than 4000 houses damaged or destroyed at Nazca and 12,000 were left homeless. Felt from Ecuador to La Paz, Bolivia. A tsunami was generated which had maximum height of 35 cm at Arica, Chile.
11 12 16 57 20 1999 40.758 31.161 10 7.5 No. Turkey/Black Sea
Approximately 900 were killed and 5,000 injured in the Bolu-Duzce area. Casualties were reported from Eskisehir, Yalova and Zonguldak. Landslides cover the highway between Ankara and Istanbul in the Bolu Pass area. Extreme damage in the Duzce area. Also felt at Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir. Felt as far as Moldova and Ukraine.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 12 0 0 0 1872 39.500 -117.000 0 6.0 California/Nevada area
On the night of Nov. 12 at Stockton. A sharp shock which was felt at Austin, Nevada.
11 12 21 56 12 1927 57.670 -136.070 0 5.0 Southeast Alaska
In southeastern Alaska a moderate shock at Juneau. Glaciers broke near Mount St. Elias. Felt at Haines and Sitka.
11 12 8 45 0 1934 41.500 -90.500 0 5.0 Northern Plains
At Rock Island, Illinois a cornice was torn from a schoolhouse. Bricks fell from chimneys and clocks stopped. Felt at Davenport, Iowa and at Moline and Rock Island, ILL.
11 12 4 5 0 1945 48.000 -122.500 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
This earthquake was located near San Juan Island, WA. Felt at Chimacum, Coupeville, Double Bluff and Port Townsend, WA where some plaster was cracked.
11 12 12 26 47 1954 31.500 -116.000 16 6.3 So. California
Felt most strongly in the San Diego and Imperial Counties area and as far to the north as Los Angeles and San Bernardino. The village of El Alamo, Baja, California was completely destroyed and left more than 100 homeless.
11 12 19 9 2 1969 52.975 -168.276 53 5.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 12 14 47 24 1976 72.373 -70.333 23 5.3 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
11 12 0 0 21 1989 51.320 -178.930 31 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 12 9 40 23 1991 53.679 -167.117 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity VI at Akutan.
11 12 13 44 42 1992 52.850 -176.180 227 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 12 11 16 32 1993 51.110 -177.880 33 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
11 12 04 54 55 2003 28.940 -113.230 10 5.7 GULF OF CALIFORNIA
11 12 09 46 16 2010 52.829 -169.805 20 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 12 20 42 14 2012 57.792 -142.855 9 6.3 Gulf of Alaska
(AEIC). Felt (II) at Cordova. Also felt at Anchorage, Eagle River, Homer, Sitka, Skagway, Valdez and Yakutat. Felt at Whitehorse, British Columbia.
11 12 17 28 37 2015 51.466 -175.026 27 5.2 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
11 12 21 52 37 2016 57.076 -157.856 7 5.3 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with intensity III in Pilot Point, Alaska.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 11 18 36 8 1921 8.000 127.000 60 7.5 Halmahera
This was an earthquake located in western Luzon, Philippines with maximum intensity IV-V in the Province of La Union and Baguio. A smaller event occurred two hours later. A small tsunami invaded a few bays at Mati, Mindanao and caused great loss in structures and crops at Manay. At Caraga subterranean noises were heard and the sea was greatly disturbed.
11 11 4 32 36 1922 -28.500 -70.000 60 8.4 Coast Central Chile
Strong earthquake at Atacama. The quake was felt 800 km away on the Island of Sn Felix. A tsunami was generated which reached shore about 15-20 minutes after the earthquake. The major part of the damage and casualties in this earthquake occurred due to the tsunami. The tsunami was also observed at Hilo. Underwater cables broke. The quake was felt from Iquique to Concepcion and from Antofagasta to Valdivia and as far as Buenos Aires. A strong earthquake noise was heard. Flimsy structures fell especially on alluvial soils at Copiapo where more than 500 were killed. Luminous discharges occurred into the atmosphere. An elevation of the ground surface near Chanaral. The highest tsunami was up to 7 meters and caused damage to structures (customhouses, port buildings etc). Much of the city of Coquimbo was destroyed by the tsunami and materials carried by the tsunami.
11 11 21 26 44 2004 -8.140 124.790 37 7.5 KEPULAUAN ALOR, INDONESIA
(GS). At least 34 people killed, 400 injured, 781 buildings destroyed and 16,712 damaged on Alor. Landslides blocked roads in some areas. Felt (VIII) at Kalabahi. Felt (V) as far away as Dili, East Timor.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 11 0 0 0 1840 39.800 -75.200 0 5.2 Pennsylvania
Earthquake at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Severe. A great and unusual swell was noted on the Delaware River.
11 11 21 26 0 1905 42.900 -114.500 0 6.3 Montana/Idaho
This earthquake at Shoshone, Idaho was felt in southern Idaho, northern Utah and eastern Oregon. Walls cracked and plaster fell at Shoshone.
11 11 18 26 0 1938 33.000 -109.000 0 5.0 SW U.S.A
Felt by many in Boulder City and at Boulder Dam.
11 11 8 1 26 1964 59.400 -144.600 10 5.2 Southeast Alaska
11 11 15 31 4 1966 52.260 -169.070 37 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 11 8 53 57 1968 57.510 -154.730 76 5.0 Southern Alaska
11 11 5 17 50 1974 51.304 -178.013 42 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity V at Adak where minor damage was reported.
11 11 22 47 54 1983 52.386 -170.627 60 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 11 14 5 21 1986 52.300 -175.800 0 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 11 18 35 58 1991 51.510 -174.460 32 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 11 21 26 13 1992 51.190 -179.310 33 6.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak and Amchitka, Alaska.
11 11 0 28 34 1993 50.200 -177.446 19 6.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 11 23 35 46 1998 53.591 -164.529 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
11 11 08 13 46 2016 52.769 174.470 97 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
Following are events of M>=7 which have occurred in this region in the world in recorded history:
11 10 6 13 0 1909 32.300 131.100 150 7.6 Kyushu, Japan area
11 10 12 19 54 1910 -14.000 166.500 90 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
11 10 21 12 30 1913 -18.000 169.000 80 7.5 Vanuatu Islands
11 10 13 50 36 1925 -1.000 129.500 60 7.4 Ceram area
11 10 20 18 43 1938 55.500 -158.000 60 8.7 Alaska Peninsula
Felt strongly in the False Pass area of the Shumagin Islands, Alaska. Also felt at Port Moller and at Anchorage. A small tsunami was generated which was observed in Alaska and Hawaii.
11 10 1 39 9 1940 45.800 26.700 133 7.4 Romania/Bulgaria
More than 1000 killed. Felt with maximum intensity X.
11 10 11 41 27 1942 -49.500 32.000 60 8.3 So. Indian Ocean
11 10 17 42 53 1946 -8.500 -77.500 60 7.3 No. Peru
Great destruction occurred at Ancash, Peru with more than 1396 deaths. Many landslides were observed. Maximum damaged in the provinces of Pallasca and Pomabamba. The earthquake was felt over and area of 450,000 sq. km. In the Hacienda de Mayas an explosion was felt before the earthquake. Landslides were common including about 25,000,000 cu meters of mater in one and at Huanychayaco another of about 5,000,000 cu meters. These slides killed at least 217 persons. All buildings of concrete and adobe were destroyed as well as older buildings in Quiches, Sihuas, Mayas and Conchucos.
11 10 23 40 26 1953 50.900 157.600 60 7.0 Kamchatka
11 10 1 44 5 1955 -15.600 -173.600 100 7.2 Tonga Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 10 3 40 0 1727 42.800 -70.600 0 5.0 New England
A heavy rumbling noised was followed 30 seconds later by a strong earthquake. Houses shook and rocked as if falling to pieces. Pewter and China were thrown down from shelves. The ground rose and fell. Stone walls and chimneys were thrown down at Newbury, Massachusetts. Changes in flow of springs and the character of the water changed following the earthquake. Felt from the Delaware River to southern Maine and from ships at sea to the extreme Western settlements.
11 10 8 50 0 1884 42.000 -111.267 0 6.3 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt at Fort Bridger, WY, Salt Lake City, UT and Paris, ID. Telegraph wires were observed to swing. Considerable damage occurred to houses at Paris. People suffered from nausea.
11 10 9 11 0 1916 36.000 -117.000 0 5.5 California/Nevada area
Because of the remote location in the Death Valley area, this shock was not damaging. It was felt at Rhyolite and Las Vegas, Nevada and at Lone Pine, California.
11 10 7 19 23 1937 43.000 -127.000 0 5.8 North Pacific Ocean
Followed by a series of smaller events on Nov. 11 in the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State.
11 10 20 18 43 1938 55.500 -158.000 60 8.7 Alaska Peninsula
Felt strongly in the False Pass area of the Shumagin Islands, Alaska. Also felt at Port Moller and at Anchorage. A small tsunami was generated which was observed in Alaska and Hawaii.
11 10 22 43 29 1961 62.500 -124.400 0 5.0 Northwest Terr., Canada
11 10 6 7 49 1964 59.460 -144.840 42 5.0 Southeast Alaska
11 10 18 29 57 1967 62.200 -151.400 90 5.9 Central Alaska
Felt in the Anchorage, Alaska area.
11 10 7 38 45 1969 48.550 -121.510 33 5.1 Washington state, U.S.
Felt over an area of 7,000 sq. miles. Intensity V was maximum at Concrete. Slight damage also occurred at Marblemount and Rockport.
11 10 5 27 5 1977 51.880 -168.778 33 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 10 9 58 12 1992 51.690 -177.550 44 6.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
11 10 00 29 42 2009 52.390 -168.604 32 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 9 0 0 0 1727 42.800 -70.800 0 7.0 New England
A heavy rumbling noised was followed 30 seconds later by a strong earthquake. Houses shook and rocked as if falling to pieces. Pewter and China were thrown down from shelves. The ground rose and fell. Stone walls and chimneys were thrown down at Newbury, Massachusetts. Changes in flow of springs and the character of the water changed following the earthquake. Felt from the Delaware River to southern Maine and from ships at sea to the extreme Western settlements.
11 9 0 0 0 1852 33.000 -114.500 0 7.0 SW U.S.A
This was a violent shock at Yuma, Arizona. It caused portions of Chimney Peak to fall. Fissures and cracks were observed in the desert along the Colorado River. Aftershocks occurred for weeks afterward.
11 9 16 10 0 1900 13.000 -90.000 0 7.0 Guatemala
11 9 6 2 0 1910 -15.000 166.000 70 7.9 Vanuatu Islands
11 9 4 57 50 1947 -22.500 170.000 50 7.1 Loyalty Islands
11 9 21 15 33 1963 -9.000 -71.500 600 7.0 Brazil
11 9 12 59 50 1974 -12.500 -77.786 6 7.2 Central Peru
Felt with intensity IV at Lima but does not appear to have caused any damage.
11 9 5 38 44 1998 -6.920 128.946 33 7.3 Banda Sea
This was the second of two events in the region on Nov. 9. These were both felt with intensity III on Ambon, Indonesia. Also felt in Darwin, Australia.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 9 0 0 0 1727 42.800 -70.800 0 7.0 New England
A heavy rumbling noise was followed 30 seconds later by a strong earthquake. Houses shook and rocked as if falling to pieces. Pewter and China were thrown down from shelves. The ground rose and fell. Stone walls and chimneys were thrown down at Newbury, Massachusetts. Changes in flow of springs and the character of the water changed following the earthquake. Felt from the Delaware River to southern Maine and from ships at sea to the extreme Western settlements.
11 9 0 0 0 1810 42.800 -70.500 0 5.0 New England
This earthquake occurred near Exeter, New Hampshire and was accompanied by a loud earthquake noise like a great explosion. Most violent between Haverhill, MASS and Portsmouth N.H. A sea quake was observed aboard a ship in Portsmouth Harbor. Windows broke at Portsmouth. Felt as far as Portland, Maine.
11 9 0 0 0 1842 46.000 -73.200 0 5.0 New York State
11 9 0 0 0 1852 33.000 -114.500 0 7.0 SW U.S.A
This was a violent shock at Yuma, Arizona. It caused portions of Chimney Peak to fall. Fissures and cracks were observed in the desert along the Colorado River. Aftershocks occurred for weeks afterward.
11 9 2 0 0 1884 41.500 -111.200 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt at Fort Bridger, WY, Salt Lake City, UT and Paris, ID. Telegraph wires were observed to swing. Considerable damage occurred to houses at Paris. People suffered from nausea.
11 9 2 31 0 1914 37.170 -122.000 0 5.5 Central California
Chimneys fell and articles were thrown from shelves in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Felt from Sonoma to Monterey County. Most strongly felt at Laurel.
11 9 17 1 40 1968 37.910 -88.370 21 5.5 New Madrid area
The strongest earthquake in this region since 1895. The quake was felt over 23 states from Minnesota to Florida and from Kansas to North Carolina. Also felt in tall buildings as far as Boston, MA and in southern Ontario, Canada. Maximum damage in southern Illinois where chimneys fell and windows, television sets, and plaster were damaged. Maximum intensity VII. Most buildings which were damaged were older. Damage was extensive in Illinois and Kentucky and at St. Louis, MO.
11 9 4 9 9 1980 40.501 -125.343 15 5.2 Off Coast of No. California
Felt in the coast area.
11 9 16 45 6 1981 53.250 -165.760 33 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Unalaska.
11 9 12 16 28 1986 52.810 -169.020 36 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 09 04 43 16 2002 51.058 179.286 33 5.3 Rat Islands, Aleutians
11 09 01 11 14 2007 51.128 -179.121 22 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
11 09 23 36 57 2008 59.997 -153.019 127 5.0 Southern Alaska
<AEIC>. Felt at Anchorage, Anchor Point, Chugiak, Eagle River, Girdwood, Homer and Palmer.
11 09 01 14 00 2009 52.300 -168.493 31 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 09 16 03 45 2015 51.735 -173.066 10 6.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 8 22 6 0 1905 40.300 24.400 35 7.5 Romania/Bulgaria
Felt with intensity X in the Chalkidiki area of the Aegean Sea. More than 2000 reported killed. Damage was also observed at Iviron Monastery and Mount Athos. Many landslides reported. Damage occurred within 170 km of the epicenter.
11 8 4 38 0 1918 44.900 151.400 40 7.9 Hokkaido, Japan
11 8 23 37 22 1941 0.500 122.000 60 7.3 Celebes Sea
11 8 0 0 0 1942 -16.000 -76.000 0 8.0 So. Peru/Bolivia
11 8 2 18 12 1950 -10.000 159.500 60 7.2 Solomon Islands
11 8 22 35 47 1970 -3.400 135.600 33 7.0 West Irian, PNG
Felt but not damaging in the epicentral area.
11 8 10 27 32 1980 41.117 -124.665 2 7.0 Off Coast of No. California
Damage with intensity VII occurred in the area of Fields Landing. Damage also was observed along the coast of Northern California in Humboldt County. More than 6 were injured. Felt from southern Oregon to San Francisco.
11 8 7 14 19 1995 1.833 95.050 33 7.1 Nicobar Islands
Felt at Banda Aceh and many other areas of northern Sumatra. Felt as far as southern Thailand.
11 8 10 2 53 1997 35.069 87.325 33 7.9 Xizang
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 8 22 20 45 1940 35.300 -124.700 0 5.0 Off Coast California
11 8 13 45 8 1951 55.600 -160.400 0 6.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
11 8 11 36 23 1960 45.040 -125.390 0 5.6 Off Coast of Oregon
Reported felt with moderate intensity along the coasts of Washington and Oregon from Aberdeen, Wash. to Lincoln County, Oregon. Maximum intensity was IV with very light damage reported.
11 8 10 27 32 1980 41.117 -124.664 10 7.3 Off Coast of No. California
Damage with intensity VII occurred in the area of Fields Landing. Damage also was observed along the coast of Northern California in Humboldt County. More than 6 were injured. Felt from southern Oregon to San Francisco. Damage estimated at $1.75 million most of which occurred to the Thompkins Hill Road overpass where the support pillars collapsed onto the northwest Pacific Railroad tracks below. The six injuries occurred when cars drove off the collapsed Tompkins Hill Overpass. Other injuries resulted from panic and heart attacks. Ground failure included landslides and liquefaction on the Eel River and the Big Lagoon sand spit. Cracks appeared in roads and parking lots. Seiche was observed.
11 8 22 47 54 1980 40.712 -125.181 15 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
Felt in the coastal area of Mendocino.
11 8 23 7 10 1980 40.535 -124.784 15 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
Felt in the coastal area of northern California.
11 8 9 37 31 1984 52.200 -170.750 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 8 13 1 59 1984 52.153 -171.034 25 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 8 9 40 3 1986 52.290 -169.710 43 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 8 10 30 1 1998 56.731 -152.065 33 5.7 Southern Alaska
11 8 23 48 48 1998 51.334 -179.925 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
11 8 10 57 24 1999 54.613 -160.961 31 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt strongly at Cold Bay and San Point. Also felt at King Cove.
11 08 04 04 17 2002 62.200 -141.820 1 5.1 CENTRAL ALASKA
11 08 17 34 52 2002 63.470 -148.300 7 5.3 CENTRAL ALASKA
11 08 03 47 11 2002 51.148 179.275 33 5.3 Rat Islands, Aleutians
11 08 06 21 10 2004 63.054 -151.427 10 5.0 Central Alaska
(NEIC). Felt (IV) at Palmer, Sutton, Talkeetna, Trapper Creek and Willow; (III) at Anchorage, Chugiak, Denali National Park, Eagle River and Wasilla; (II) at Fairbanks.
11 08 17 34 58 2006 51.135 -177.984 26 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
11 08 23 05 19 2009 52.307 -168.454 33 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 08 02 46 57 2011 35.531 -96.788 5 5.0 Oklahoma
(TUL). Some buildings damaged at Prague and Sparks. Felt (VI) at Meeker and Sparks; (V) at Chandler, Davenport, Prague and Tishomingo. Felt strongly in most of central and eastern Oklahoma, northwestern Arkansas, southwestern Missouri and southern Kansas. Also felt in parts of Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Texas.
11 08 02 01 50 2012 49.231 -128.477 13 6.1 Vancouver Island, Canada
11 08 11 33 16 2015 51.500 -172.981 33 5.7 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 7 12 51 0 1837 -39.800 -73.200 0 8.0 Central Chile
Valdivia was ruined. The captain of a whaler found that the bottom of the sea near the Island of Lemus (Chronos Archipelago) was 8 feet higher than it had been two years earlier. The entire coastline was strewn with uprooted trees. A whale ship was violently shaken and lost her masts.
11 7 7 40 24 1912 57.500 -155.000 90 7.5 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity V on the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island. Felt strongly at Seward and on the Steamer Bertha between Uyak and Kodiak.
11 7 23 0 9 1922 -28.000 -72.000 60 7.0 Coast Central Chile
Foreshock to M 8.3 near this epicenter on November 11. Slight damage.
11 7 23 12 9 1952 -29.800 -177.600 0 7.0 No. Kermadec Islands
11 7 18 33 60 1969 27.853 60.060 35 7.0 Pakistan
Widely felt in southeastern Iran, especially at Zahedan, Khash, Bampur, Chah Bahar, Qasr-e-Qand and Iranshahr.
11 7 5 1 6 1996 28.527 143.909 67 7.3 Bonin Islands
11 07 16 35 46 2012 13.988 -91.895 24.0 7 Chiapas, Mexico
(NEIC). At least 48 people killed, 155 injured, 100 missing and dozens of buildings damaged in Quetzaltenango and San Marcos. Felt (VII) at Quetzaltenango; (VI) at Antigua Guatemala, Cahabon and Villa Nueva; (V) at Fraijanes, Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Mixco and San Bartolome Milpas Altas; (IV) at Champerico, Coban, Panajachel, San Jose Pinula, Santa Catarina Pinula and Santiago Atitlan. Also felt (VI) at Tapachula; (IV) at Jalapa, Lazaro Cardenas, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Tuxtla Gutierrez and Villahermosa; (III) at Granjas Mexico and Mexico, Mexico. Felt (IV) at San Salvador and Antiguo Cuscatlan and (III) at Ilopango and Nueva San Salvador, El Salvador. Felt (III) at Belize City and Dangriga, Belize. Felt in many parts of Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua. A tsunami was recorded with wave heights (in cm) at the following tide stations: 35 at Salina Cruz and 30 at Puerto Chiapas, Mexico; 10 at Acajutla, El Salvador; 7 at Kahului and 6 at Hilo, Hawaii; 5 on Isla Baltra, Galapagos Islands.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 7 17 20 0 1910 37.500 -117.000 0 5.7 California/Nevada area
Located southwest of Goldfield, Nevada, this quake broke windows and dishes at Goldfield.
11 7 7 40 24 1912 57.500 -155.000 90 7.5 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity V on the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island. Felt strongly at Seward and on the Steamer Bertha between Uyak and Kodiak.
11 7 23 56 52 1923 31.000 -116.000 0 6.3 So. California
Earthquake in Baja California. Maximum intensity VII at Calexico. One fire resulted and damage from the earthquake of Nov. 5 was increased. Felt in Baja, Mexico and at Calexico, stronger than the event of Nov. 5.
11 7 20 55 1 1952 26.200 -111.000 0 6.2 Gulf of California
11 7 1 29 8 1961 45.700 -122.866 0 5.1 Oregon state, U.S.
Occurring northwest of Portland, Oregon, this event was felt over a large area along the northwestern coast of Oregon and southern Washington. Felt by many in Portland. Plaster cracked, chimneys fell and lights and windows were broken.
11 7 0 48 34 1968 54.300 -164.600 37 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
11 7 10 55 21 1995 52.231 -170.801 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 7 23 28 58 1995 51.510 -178.334 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
11 07 15 14 06 2002 51.197 179.334 33 6.6 Rat Islands, Aleutians
11 07 00 43 23 2010 69.190 -146.222 13 5.1 Northern Alaska
(AEIC). Felt at Barrow, Nuiqsut and Prudhoe Bay.
11 07 01 44 24 2016 35.984 -96.798 5 5.0 Oklahoma
This event of M 4.9-5.3 did considerable damage in the epicentral area near Cushing and Ripley, Oklahoma which has been hit by numerous smaller earthquakes in recent months. Internet photos showed major damage to stores and houses in the Cushing area. No deaths were reported with this earthquake but minor injuries were reported in Cushing. Damage in Cushing included that to Cushing City Hall. Cushing is the site of the world's largest oil storage facility. An earthquake could open one of these tanks with the resulting massive fireball should it ignite. Cushing schools will be closed today pending a safety inspection. NEIC reported intensity VI in Cushing, Ripley, V in Stroud, Piedmont, Drumright, Wellston, Carney, and IV in Perkins, Stillwater, Chandler, Mannford, Cleveland, Morrison, Bristow, Prague, Meeker, Sand Springs, Perry, Sapulpa, Arcadia, Orlando, Guthrie, Harrah, Fairfax, Edmond, Kiefer, Tulsa, Glenpool, Jenks, Oklahoma City, Covington, Seminole, Skiatook, Newalla, Bixby, Broken Arrow, Bethany, Norman, Hennessey and in general within about 100 km of the epicenter. It was also reported felt in areas of Kansas, It was also felt as far as Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri at Kansas City. A foreshock of M 3.1 was felt with intensity II-III earlier in the day at Stillwater, Glencoe, Tulsa, Yukon, Bartlesville and Dewey among other communities in Oklahoma.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 6 15 0 0 1433 34.090 139.050 0 7.0 Central/So. Honshu Japan
Earthquake damage occurred to the temple and shrine at Kamakura. The Tone River in Tokyo Bay flowed upward. A tsunami was generated.
11 6 15 0 0 1855 34.050 137.075 0 7.3 Central/So. Honshu Japan
Earthquake damage was reported at Ise, Yaezu and Hamamatsu. A tsunami was generated with maximum height 3 meters at Maesaka.
11 6 7 12 0 1908 45.000 150.000 60 7.6 So. Kurils
11 6 8 54 53 1938 37.433 141.917 0 7.6 Off East Coast Honshu
11 6 21 39 47 1938 36.967 141.550 20 7.1 Off East Coast Honshu
A series of earthquakes off Fukushima Prefecture killed at least one and destroyed 20 houses at Hachinohe. A series of tsunamis was generated with maximum height of 35 cm in first event and 112 at Hanabuchi in the second.
11 6 8 31 57 1943 -6.000 134.500 60 7.6 West Irian, PNG
11 6 16 40 12 1951 47.600 153.700 50 7.3 So. Kurils
11 6 19 47 21 1952 -4.600 144.900 0 7.4 Papua New Guinea
11 6 22 58 8 1958 44.530 148.540 40 8.7 Hokkaido, Japan
Destructive earthquake on Iturup in the Kuril Islands. Felt with maximum intensity VII at Kushiro. Damage included cut telephone lines and stopped trains. No tsunami was reported.
11 6 22 0 0 1971 51.472 179.107 2 7.4 Rat Islands
11 6 13 3 16 1988 22.830 99.830 3 7.2 Myanmar
11 6 13 15 36 1988 21.800 100.200 0 7.0 Myanmar
More than 700 killed, 4000 injured and up to 300,000 left homeless. More than two-thirds of buildings destroyed in Lancang and Menglian, China. More than three million people in China were affected. Highways were covered by mudslides in Yunnan, China. The event was felt strongly in Yunnan. Damage also occurred in Thailand and Burma.
11 6 20 14 30 1990 53.450 169.829 25 7.1 Near Islands
Felt with intensity IV at Attu and Shemya.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 6 20 29 0 1910 53.000 -135.000 0 6.8 British Colombia
11 6 12 29 46 1941 54.000 -161.500 25 6.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
11 6 17 31 54 1941 49.350 -129.830 0 6.0 Vancouver Island area
11 6 16 50 0 1947 35.200 -106.300 0 5.0 SW U.S.A
Earthquake near San Antonio, New Mexico. Felt in the Sandia Mountains. maximum intensity VI at Zamora where windows rattled and doors and dishes were cracked. Damage to a fireplace.
11 6 22 10 6 1960 52.900 -168.000 43 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 6 3 36 43 1962 45.608 -122.598 18 5.5 Oregon state, U.S.
Felt over a wide area of Washington and Oregon States (20,000 sq. miles). The maximum intensity was VI and included broken plaster and chimneys and broken windows at Battle Ground, Brush Prairie, Camas and other areas of western Washington. Damage was also reported throughout the Portland, Oregon region where large numbers of chimneys were thrown down and lights and ceiling tiles fell in the auditorium. Frightened most people in the epicentral area.
11 6 6 38 38 1965 60.660 -147.250 7 5.1 Central Alaska
Felt widely in the Anchorage area. A sharp jolt.
11 6 20 20 19 1969 51.390 -178.900 37 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak and Amchitka.
11 6 9 36 6 1973 51.640 -175.480 40 6.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
11 6 9 50 45 1973 51.280 -175.320 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 6 18 26 32 1973 51.523 -175.269 18 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
11 6 9 23 11 1974 60.186 -153.811 204 5.1 Central Alaska
11 6 7 34 27 1977 51.189 -179.783 48 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 6 18 27 1 1986 51.434 -176.680 40 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
11 6 19 45 43 1986 51.450 -176.484 54 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
11 6 8 20 56 1988 51.150 -178.330 30 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
11 6 0 33 21 1996 53.908 -162.972 33 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
11 6 2 34 30 1997 46.782 -71.359 23 5.0 New England
One person was killed of a heart attack. Felt in southern Quebec and in Ontario and in New Brunswick. Maximum intensity V at Adamstown. Also felt in Vermont, New Hampshire, western Maine and northeastern New York.
11 6 11 40 31 2000 56.076 -153.438 15 5.4 Southern Alaska
11 06 03 53 10 2011 35.532 -96.765 5 5.7 Oklahoma
(NEIC) At least 2 people injured, 14 homes destroyed and many damaged in the Shawnee-Sparks area. Parts of US Highway 62 between Meeker and Prague buckled by shaking along pre-existing cracks. An area of approximately 65 sq km in the immediate vicinity of the instrumental epicenter experienced shaking of intensity VIII. Felt (VII) at Meeker and Prague; (VI) at Castle, Indianola, McLoud, Sentinel, Shawnee, Sparks and Tupelo. Felt strongly in much of Oklahoma, southern Kansas, southwestern Missouri, northwestern Arkansas and northern Texas. Felt in at least 17 states of the central US from southern Wisconsin to
11 06 08 08 13 2011 54.120 -162.549 23 5.7 Unimak Island, Alaska
11 06 01 09 55 2015 52.263 -169.520 10 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 5 21 27 53 1923 29.200 130.000 0 7.2 Bonin Islands
11 5 7 55 38 1926 12.700 -86.700 135 7.2 Nicaragua
Severe damage at Managua, Granada, Masay and Chinandega, Nicaragua.
11 5 8 43 0 1938 37.333 142.183 30 7.5 Off East Coast Honshu
11 5 10 50 0 1938 37.283 141.650 30 7.6 Off East Coast Honshu
A series of earthquakes off Fukushima Prefecture killed at least one and destroyed 20 houses at Hachinohe. A series of tsunamis was generated with maximum height of 35 cm in first event and 112 at Hanabuchi in the second.
11 5 2 20 1 1952 50.200 157.300 60 7.1 Kamchatka
11 5 5 57 44 1952 49.300 156.800 40 7.1 NE Pacific
11 5 13 6 27 1952 52.000 160.500 20 7.1 E. of Kamchatka
A strong tsunami was generated with maximum height up to 19 feet at Paramushir, Kuril Islands. Many killed in Kamchatka. Tsunami was also observed and was deadly and destroyed most of Kurilsk. The tsunami was also damaging (causing up to $1 million damage) in Hawaii, Peru, Chile and Midway Island. Also observed in Alaska.
11 5 22 2 7 1978 -11.132 162.136 33 7.4 Vanuatu Islands
Felt strongly at San Cristobal and at Honiara, Guadalcanal.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 5 17 0 0 1873 40.000 -118.000 0 5.5 Montana/Idaho
11 5 22 7 0 1923 32.670 -115.500 0 5.0 So. California
An earthquake felt with intensity VII at Calexico. A hotel shifted several inches on its foundation. Other buildings were damaged.
11 5 15 53 0 1926 39.100 -82.100 0 5.3 Kentucky/Tennessee/NC
11 5 23 2 20 1934 52.000 -175.000 25 6.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 5 20 46 18 1936 43.000 -131.000 0 6.0 North Pacific Ocean
11 5 19 7 53 1944 48.720 -80.800 0 5.1 Ohio/Lake Erie
About 30 miles northwest of Timmins, Ontario.
11 5 4 35 24 1949 32.200 -116.550 0 5.1 So. California
Felt with maximum intensity VI at Campo where it frightened many. Objects swung and vases overturned. Plaster Cracked. Felt throughout most of southern California.
11 5 17 54 8 1969 34.609 -121.435 10 5.6 Off So. California
Off the coast of southern California. Felt with maximum intensity V in the San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties area. Plaster cracked at Avila Beach.
11 5 18 48 43 1969 34.733 -121.433 10 5.1 Off So. California
Felt lightly on the coast of Southern California.
11 5 11 53 19 1975 58.121 -150.851 84 5.1 Southern Alaska
11 5 14 44 4 1977 51.369 -175.476 20 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 5 1 28 2 1985 62.404 -151.313 85 5.2 Central Alaska
11 5 15 1 5 1989 47.300 -130.800 0 5.0 Vancouver Island area
11 05 17 22 44 2002 63.280 -144.980 25 5.1 CENTRAL ALASKA
(NEIC). Felt strongly at Paxson and Tok.
11 05 05 04 46 2008 52.035 -170.538 30 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 05 10 04 00 2010 51.436 -176.683 49 5.2 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
11 05 07 12 45 2011 35.550 -96.764 3 5.0 Oklahoma
(NEIC). Felt (VI) at Sparks; (V) at Davenport, Meeker, Oklahoma City, Prague and Waleetka; (IV) northeast to Big Cabin, east to Porum, southwest to Lawton and northwest to Crescent; (III) northeast to Miami, southeast to McAlester and northwest to Enid. Felt throughout central and eastern Oklahoma and in many parts of southeastern Kansas, southwestern Missouri,
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 4 13 30 0 1042 38.100 46.300 0 7.6 No. Iran
More than 50,000 killed in Tabriz. Maximum intensity up to IX. Historian Naser Khosrov visited the area four years after the earthquake and reported that Abu Taher, an astronomer in Tabriz had warned the people the day before of an earthquake; some who believed as well as those who were forced to leave spent the night outdoors while those who did not heed these warnings were killed in the ruined city. The Governor escaped staying out of the city at the time of the earthquake. A poem written by Qatran of Tabriz describes the total destruction of buildings and city walls as well as earth faulting and fracturing, trees uprooted and people killed. Foreshocks were used to forecast the quake along with astronomical indicators.
11 4 0 0 0 1677 36.600 141.500 0 7.4 Off East Coast Honshu
A strong earthquake off the Boso Peninsula near Tokyo. This event generated a strong tsunami which washed away more than 1000 homes and caused 500 deaths. More than 223 houses were destroyed and 246 drowned in Boso. More than 490 houses washed away and 123 persons killed in Miyagi. 24-25 fishing boats were damaged in Owari. Maximum tsunami height 4 meters at Iwanuma, Ibaraki Pref.
11 4 8 0 0 1737 55.500 163.000 20 7.8 Komandorsky Isl
Felt with maximum intensity X. Probably an aftershock of a triggered shock from the M 8.3 that occurred in Kamchatka on Oct. 17, 1737.
11 4 12 3 30 1917 4.800 96.800 60 7.1 Nicobar Islands
11 4 0 4 30 1923 -5.000 152.000 60 7.2 New Britain
11 4 13 50 43 1927 34.500 -121.500 0 7.3 Off So. California
Earthquake west of Point Arguello. Felt strongly at Lompoc, Honda and Surf. Rockslides were common and water spurted from cracks. Sand craters formed. Chimneys fell at Lombok and were damaged at Arroyo Grande and Santa Maria. A tsunami with height of 6 feet was generated and hit the coast at Surf. Felt also at Sea.
11 4 21 47 47 1946 39.300 55.350 26 7.0 No. Iran
Severe damage in Turkmenistan. More than 400 killed. Highly destructive at Kazandzhik. The quake was felt from Krasnovodsk to Askhabad. A strong earthquake noise was hear at Kazandzhik and Uzhbele. People could not stand. Structures of brick were largely destroyed. Walls and roofs largely collapsed. Cornices collapsed and stoves became unusable. Most chimneys fell. Landslides occurred in the mountains and the railroad line was destroyed. Fissures spewed salty water at Aydin. Destructive over an radius of 120 km.
11 4 0 9 0 1947 43.817 141.017 0 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
5-6 small ships were damaged in a tsunami which reached up to 60 cm height.
11 4 16 58 0 1952 52.300 161.000 40 8.5 E. of Kamchatka
A strong tsunami was generated with maximum height up to 19 feet at Paramushir, Kuril Islands. Many killed in Kamchatka. Tsunami was also observed and was deadly and destroyed most of Kurilsk. The tsunami was also damaging (causing up to $1 million damage) in Hawaii, Peru, Chile and Midway Island. Also observed in Alaska.
11 4 3 49 8 1953 -13.000 166.500 33 7.4 Vanuatu Islands
11 4 1 17 17 1963 -8.000 129.500 100 7.5 Banda Sea
Felt at Darwin, Australia where electricity and telephone services were knocked out. Felt also at Perth, Adelaide and Ne Guinea to Papua.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 4 2 29 0 1897 45.000 -113.000 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
Severe at Dillon, Montana. Courthouse and other buildings cracked at Dillon. Also felt at Idaho and Utah.
11 4 18 18 0 1903 36.900 -89.300 0 5.3 New Madrid area
Felt at St. Louis, MO. Also felt in Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee with maximum intensity VII. Buildings were damaged at New Madrid, MO and at Cairo, Ill. Chimneys fell in the epicentral area.
11 4 8 37 0 1908 36.000 -117.000 0 6.5 California/Nevada area
Earthquake in the Death Valley area. Activity began in mid-October and continued throughout November. Prospectors were frightened but no damage reported in the area. Maximum intensity probably VIII. Felt to Tehachapi and San Bernardino.
11 4 13 50 43 1927 34.500 -121.500 60 7.3 Off So. California
Earthquake west of Point Arguello. Felt strongly at Lompoc, Honda and Surf. Rockslides were common and water spurted from cracks. Sand craters formed. Chimneys fell at Lomboxkand were damaged at Arroyo Grande and Santa Maria. A tsunami with height of 6 feet was generated and hit the coast at Surf. Felt also at Sea.
11 4 20 42 38 1949 32.200 -116.550 16 5.7 So. California
Earthquake in Baja California felt at Guadalupe, Mexico. Buildings swayed in San Diego. People were frightened. Ground cracks were observed. Cracks also occurred in buildings including a school at Coronado. Cement floors cracked at Borrego Springs, CA.
11 4 21 40 56 1956 61.280 -138.680 15 5.4 Central Alaska
11 4 10 41 38 1976 33.120 -115.594 4 5.3 So. California
Located in Imperial Valley, California where burglar alarms went off. Plaster and dry wall cracked and items fell from shelves at Brawley. Fences were displaced at El Centro. Ground cracks were observed and electrical service interrupted at Westmorland.
11 4 10 2 6 1977 51.409 -175.624 22 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 4 18 7 32 1977 51.329 -175.621 18 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Plaster fell and heavy furniture moved at Adak. Chimneys fell at Adak. Maximum intensity VI.
11 4 5 25 2 1981 51.980 -170.980 39 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 4 19 1 37 1983 52.348 -168.228 35 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
11 4 6 59 40 1994 58.076 -151.292 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity III at Kodiak.
11 4 22 54 16 1996 43.523 -127.356 10 5.5 Off Coast of Oregon
11 4 2 54 13 1998 51.599 -176.151 35 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
11 04 00 50 42 2002 63.380 -145.070 5 5.1 CENTRAL ALASKA
11 04 12 38 28 2009 43.407 -126.814 10 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
11 04 01 05 47 2010 51.236 -176.500 45 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
11 04 12 27 32 2012 52.214 -132.557 5 5.1 Queen Charlotte Is. Canada
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 3 15 0 0 1677 35.050 142.000 0 8.0 Off East Coast Honshu
A strong earthquake off the Boso Peninsula near Tokyo. This event generated a strong tsunami which washed away more than 1000 homes and caused 500 deaths. More than 223 houses were destroyed and 246 drowned in Boso. More than 490 houses washed away and 123 persons killed in Miyagi. 24-25 fishing boats were damaged in Owari. Maximum tsunami height 4 meters at Iwanuma, Ibaraki Pref.
11 3 14 32 17 1943 61.750 -151.000 25 7.4 Central Alaska
Felt throughout south-central Alaska especially at Anchorage. Plaster and pictures were damaged and windows and doors rattled. Felt also at McGrath and Bethel, Alaska.
11 3 1 12 37 1949 48.800 153.800 160 7.2 So. Kurils
11 3 14 47 20 1988 13.090 -90.440 35 7.0 Guatemala
Five were killed and more than 100 buildings damaged in southern Guatemala. Landslides caused damage to roads in Chimaltenango Department. Felt in El Salvador, Mexico City, Oaxaca and Vera Cruz, Mexico and in parts of Honduras and Nicaragua.
11 3 22 12 41 2002 63.517 -147.444 5 8.1 Central Alaska
One person was injured and extensive damage was done to roads and bridges. Extensive structural damage occurred through the area from Slana to Mentasta Lake. Damage was estimated at $20 million U.S. dollars. Some supports on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline were damage and operations were temporarily suspended. Maximum intensity up to IX. Felt from Seattle Washington throughout Denali National Park, Alaska and British Columbia, Alberta and Northwest Territories, Canada. A surface rupture on the Denali Fault had maximum offset of about 8.8 meters near Tok Cutoff Highway and extended for about 300 km. Landslides, rockslides, ground cracks, snow avalanches and Liquefaction were observed. Triggered earthquakes were observed as far away as Yellowstone where the quake caused major changes in the underground groundwater system. Seiches and water well changes were observed from Pennsylvania to Louisiana and throughout the western U.S.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 3 14 32 17 1943 61.750 -151.000 25 7.4 Central Alaska
Felt throughout south-central Alaska especially at Anchorage. Plaster and pictures were damaged and windows and doors rattled. Felt also at McGrath and Bethel, Alaska.
11 3 22 9 3 1945 58.500 -151.000 50 6.8 Southern Alaska
11 3 5 26 2 1956 61.100 -138.700 15 5.7 Central Alaska
Felt at Haines Junction, Destruction Bay and Quill Creek, Alaska.
11 3 16 58 0 1957 42.500 -111.500 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt at Geneva, Idaho where windows rattled. Also felt west of Georgetown.
11 3 17 3 8 1959 44.800 -111.200 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Hebgen Lake aftershock. A stove was moved at Duck Creek, Montana. Earthquake sound was heard. Felt widely at West Yellowstone. Felt as far as Butte, Montana.
11 3 0 46 35 1965 40.400 -125.600 33 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
11 3 7 57 39 1968 65.700 -149.900 80 5.0 Northern Alaska
11 3 2 30 12 1970 62.010 -151.050 70 5.5 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity V in the epicentral area of Talkeetna. Also felt at Anchorage, Lake Minchumina, Palmer and Summit.
11 3 13 47 34 1981 43.542 -127.706 10 6.2 Off Coast of Oregon
11 3 9 30 8 1984 42.494 -108.854 5 5.0 Wyoming/Dakotas
Felt with intensity VI and Lander, WY. Buildings had cracked walls and windows. Glass broke at the Hospital and items fell from store shelves. Also felt at Fort Washakie, South Pass City and as far as Arapahoe.
11 3 23 24 31 1996 64.851 -170.364 10 5.2 Northern Alaska
11 3 9 40 50 2000 52.497 -170.711 75 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 03 01 49 28 2002 51.590 -130.630 15 5.3 QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
11 03 22 12 41 2002 63.520 -147.530 5 7.9 CENTRAL ALASKA
One person was injured and extensive damage was done to roads and bridges. Extensive structural damage occurred through the area from Slana to Mentasta Lake. Damage was estimated at $20 million U.S. dollars. Some supports on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline were damage and operations were temporarily suspended. Maximum intensity up to IX. Felt from Seattle Washington throughout Denali National Park, Alaska and British Columbia, Alberta and Northwest Territories, Canada. A surface rupture on the Denali Fault had maximum offset of about 8.8 meters near Tok Cutoff Highway and extended for about 300 km. Landslides, rockslides, ground cracks, snow avalanches and Liquefaction were observed. Triggered earthquakes were observed as far away as Yellowstone where the quake caused major changes in the underground groundwater system. Seiches and water well changes were observed from Pennsylvania to Louisiana and throughout the western U.S.
11 03 23 59 19 2010 51.209 -176.542 40 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 2 0 0 0 1660 -0.500 -78.400 0 7.4 Ecuador
11 2 5 16 0 1908 -2.000 97.000 60 7.3 So. of Sumatera
11 2 21 8 6 1923 -4.500 151.500 50 7.2 New Ireland
11 2 10 3 0 1931 32.250 132.633 40 7.1 Kyushu, Japan area
One person was killed and five houses were destroyed by the shock in the Hiugnaada area. A tsunami was generated with maximum height up to 85 cm at Muroto.
11 2 0 0 0 1932 -32.000 -131.500 0 7.5 So. Pacific Ocean
11 2 20 46 56 1936 38.150 142.133 40 7.5 Off East Coast Honshu
Slight damage was recorded in Miyagi. A tsunami was generated with maximum height up to 28 cm at Kesennuma.
11 2 18 8 22 1943 -57.000 -26.000 0 7.2 So. Sandwich Islands
11 2 18 28 30 1946 41.900 72.000 35 7.6 Kirgizstan/Xinjiang
Moderate damage in Kirgizstan. Felt with intensity X.
11 2 15 27 56 1950 -6.500 129.500 60 8.1 Banda Sea
11 2 19 55 22 1972 -20.049 168.839 32 7.0 Loyalty Islands
Felt with intensity V on Aneityum and Tana.
11 2 01 26 11 2002 2.824 96.085 30 7.4 Simelulue, Indonesia
At least three people were killed and 65 injured while nearly 1000 buildings were damaged at Simueulue, Indonesia. Felt from Kuala Lumpar, Indonesia and throughout Sumatra.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 2 12 26 54 1933 52.000 -176.000 25 6.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 2 18 49 0 1934 31.000 -114.000 0 5.0 SW U.S.A
11 2 14 31 58 1935 47.230 -78.170 0 5.4 New York State
Strong aftershock of the Timiskaming earthquake of Nov. 1, 1935. Felt at Kitchener, North Bay and Toronto in Canada. Also felt at Buffalo and Rochester, New York and as far as Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
11 2 16 48 8 1948 35.980 -114.783 0 5.0 SW U.S.A
Earthquake in the Hoover Dam area. Cracked plaster at Boulder City and felt within 50 miles of Boulder City, NV.
11 2 19 40 6 1955 36.000 -120.917 0 5.2 Central California
Located near San Ardo and felt in the coast region of west-central California. Damage reported at Paso Robles, Monterey and King City.
11 2 10 38 55 1956 32.000 -112.000 0 5.0 SW U.S.A
11 2 10 44 47 1958 51.570 -175.190 0 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 2 9 10 40 1965 57.000 -152.800 27 5.0 Southern Alaska
11 2 19 41 40 1968 65.700 -149.800 70 5.5 Northern Alaska
11 2 14 32 22 1975 59.254 -153.488 103 5.5 Southern Alaska
11 2 4 39 39 1985 54.900 -157.200 0 5.3 Alaska Peninsula
11 2 15 49 45 1995 51.690 -175.340 61 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 2 8 51 54 1997 37.846 -118.215 6 5.3 California/Nevada area
Felt at Fallon, Tonopah, Yerington and Reno, Nevada. Also felt at Fresno, California.
11 2 20 27 53 1998 51.289 -176.227 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 02 14 30 01 2001 51.755 179.155 65 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
11 02 10 02 13 2004 49.260 -128.870 10 6.7 VANCOUVER ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
11 02 13 48 42 2008 51.552 -174.366 36 6.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
11 02 08 19 54 2012 52.126 -132.337 15 5.0 Queen Charlotte Island, Canada
11 02 22 32 11 2013 53.561 -163.713 34 5.2 Unimak Island, Alaska
11 02 08 15 34 2015 51.654 -173.419 21 5.9 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
11 1 9 50 0 1755 37.000 -11.000 0 8.0 Lisbon, Portugal
The great Lisbon earthquake and tsunami which doomed Portugal as a world power. Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, a major colonial power of the mid- 18th century was built most of stone with houses about 4-5 stories high and with a population in 1755 of about 250,000. The western portion of the city was mostly destroyed while the eastern portion was largely undamaged. This was one of the first well investigated earthquakes and tsunamis in recent history. The loss of life in Lisbon reached around 60-70,000 which included losses at Lisbon, Fez, Mequinez, Morocco and Faro where more than 3000 were killed. The destruction in the lower (western) portion of the city was nearly universal. A writer at the time said "there are no signs of streets, lanes, squares etc. but hills and mountains of rubbish still smoking". Of 20,000 houses barely 3000 were still habitable after the quake. Serious damage also occurred to 32 churches, 60 chapels, 31 monasteries, 15 nunneries and 53 palaces. Fire broke out shortly after the earthquake due to curtains and kitchen woodwork catching fires from stoves and candles. A violent wind fanned the fires for more than six days. The earthquake was estimated to be destructive for about 1,400,000 sq. miles. Seiche was observed as far away as England and the Caribbean. Many survivors fled to a new quay. During a strong aftershock the quay disappeared into a fissure taking all the people with it. Quay and people were never again seen. Slight damage also occurred in Algeria and Spain, France and Italy. The quake caused general panic in the British Isles as far as Scotland. There were two great earthquakes separated by 15 minutes to an hour in time. Landslides, subsidence and land elevation were common in Portugal. Water in wells rose and felt by several feet. At Madrid water rose six feet during the quake. A tsunami of up to 50 feet high was generated along the coast of Portugal. Many people and houses were swept away. The tsunami was damaging as far away as the Caribbean, Spain and North Africa. In Ireland the tsunami measured 6 feet high and at Antigua and St. Martin was 12-20 feet high. The cost of rebuilding Portugal after the quake and tsunami is believed to have drained the treasury and Portugal was not a world power after this event.
11 1 11 0 0 1904 -1.000 -80.500 0 7.7 Ecuador
11 1 7 24 0 1915 38.300 142.900 60 7.5 Off East Coast Honshu
11 1 9 1 0 1915 38.000 143.000 60 7.0 So. of Honshu
A tsunami of 1 meter was observed at Shizugawaa Bay and at Arahama Village.
11 1 11 14 24 1946 51.500 -174.500 40 7.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 1 14 58 53 1947 -10.500 -75.000 60 7.3 Central Peru
233 reported killed. Considerable damage to property around Satipo, Peru.
11 1 8 45 59 1960 -38.500 -75.100 55 7.4 Central Chile
Light damage occurred at Concepcion, Lebu and Valdivia, Chile.
11 1 11 8 21 1969 23.148 -107.934 33 7.1 Gulf of California
11 1 1 17 34 1975 13.843 144.754 113 7.1 So. Marianas/Guam
Damage occurred on Guam.
11 1 4 48 50 1984 8.185 -38.794 10 7.4 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
11 1 6 40 32 1989 -17.700 -68.700 33 7.0 So. Peru/Bolivia
11 1 18 25 35 1989 39.837 142.760 29 7.4 Off East Coast Honshu
11 1 18 36 35 1989 39.652 143.365 29 7.1 So. of Honshu
Felt with intensity IV at Aomori and Morioka. Also felt at Misawa and in other parts of Hokkaido. A tsunami was generated with maximum height 56 cm at Miyako.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
11 1 1 39 18 1926 48.700 -128.500 0 6.6 Vancouver Island area
11 1 6 3 0 1935 46.870 -79.050 1 6.2 Ohio/Lake Erie
Earthquake near Timiskaming, Canada. Felt with minor damage at Cortland, New York where damage occurred to chimneys and plaster. Also felt from eastern Maine to Washington, D.C. and west to Wisconsin.
11 1 8 25 0 1938 33.000 -109.000 0 5.0 SW U.S.A
Felt at Duncan, Arizona and Buckhorn and Cliff, New Mexico. Rock falls and landslides were observed near Buckhorn. Plaster and chimneys cracked.
11 1 18 50 6 1942 48.000 -116.700 0 5.5 Montana/Idaho
Located near Sandpoint, Idaho, this earthquake caused small objects to move from Shelves and furnishings moved. Also felt at Colfax, Washington. Church services were interrupted at Sandpoint. Felt from western Montana and eastern Washington and northern Idaho.
11 1 11 14 24 1946 51.500 -174.500 40 7.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 1 6 46 54 1964 51.700 -175.400 20 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 1 0 48 26 1975 53.748 -163.318 41 5.7 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
11 1 22 22 35 1986 51.245 -179.755 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
11 1 8 23 52 1992 64.154 -149.898 154 5.0 Northern Alaska
11 01 23 33 49 2008 51.470 -174.365 36 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
11 01 03 16 01 2012 52.550 -132.024 19 5.2 Queen Charlotte Island, Canada
11 01 09 50 59 2012 51.011 -179.699 9 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
10 31 10 18 0 1909 8.000 -105.000 60 7.4 Central Pacific Ocean
10 31 17 22 0 1912 7.000 138.000 60 7.4 Caroline Islands
10 31 15 30 33 1916 45.500 154.000 30 7.3 So. Kurils
10 31 17 53 9 1970 -4.926 145.467 42 7.0 New Ireland
Severe damage occurred in the Madang, New Guinea area with eight killed and 7 injured. Maximum intensity VIII. 350 homes were destroyed and 4500 left homeless. Landslides occurred. At Madang brick buildings were damaged.
10 31 8 28 3 1975 12.540 125.993 50 7.6 Luzon, Philippines
Felt with intensity VI at Samar and Leyte at Borongan and Tacloban. Also felt at manila. A tsunami with maximum height of four meters was generated.
10 31 9 10 20 2001 -5.912 150.196 33 7.0 New Britain Region, P.N.G.
Minor damage at Kimbe and felt strongly in the Kandrian area. Also felt at Hoskins and Rabaul.
10 31 1 6 28 2003 37.812 142.619 10 7.0 Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan
Strongly felt in Miyagi Prefecture. Felt in much of Tohoku district. A tsunami of 30 cm maximum height was observed along the coast of Miyagi Prefecture. Felt as far north as Hokkaido.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
10 31 11 8 0 1895 37.000 -89.400 0 6.2 New Madrid area
This earthquake near Charleston, MO. was the strongest in the area since the quakes of 1811-1812. Subsidence of four acres occurred and a lake was formed. At Cairo, Ill. chimneys were destroyed and church steeples were damaged. Sand was piled in mounds from 4 inches to 4 feet in diameter at Bertrand, MO. Ditches were filled with water. Water spouts occurred near Big Lake. Felt from Canada to Mississippi and from Georgia to South Dakota.
10 31 18 37 47 1935 46.600 -112.000 0 6.3 Yellowstone/Wyoming
10 31 12 41 0 1941 43.900 -128.100 0 5.5 North Pacific Ocean
10 31 1 39 30 1949 56.050 -135.690 0 6.2 Southeast Alaska
Felt in the Sitka, Alaska area.
10 31 2 32 11 1949 56.020 -135.910 0 5.0 Southeast Alaska
10 31 1 5 52 1955 51.500 -175.200 0 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 31 2 47 46 1957 39.183 -123.683 10 5.0 Central California
Earthquake near Comptche. Damage was observed at Comptche and Willits, California.
10 31 0 25 47 1968 65.400 -150.000 30 5.6 Northern Alaska
Strongly felt at Livengood. Also felt at Fairbanks and Manley Hot Springs.
10 31 9 12 14 1969 34.600 -121.500 10 5.0 Off So. California
10 31 10 39 29 1969 33.390 -119.230 7 5.0 So. California
Felt widely in areas of southern California including Los Angeles where windows and walls creaked at the Civic Center.
10 31 11 33 2 1969 51.260 -178.950 22 6.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
10 31 11 47 32 1969 51.210 -179.000 47 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 31 16 8 42 1970 51.200 -179.400 39 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
10 31 4 39 56 1984 50.200 -178.600 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 31 19 33 20 1985 53.254 -165.190 19 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Akutan. Also felt at Cold Bay, False Pass and Sand Point.
10 31 20 17 37 1985 57.702 -156.220 49 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
10 31 07 56 16 2001 33.508 -116.514 15 5.2 Southern California
(NEIC). Felt (V) at Anza, La Quinta, Pala, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage and Warner Springs; (IV) at Bonita, Borrego Springs, Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, El Cajon, Hemet, Idyllwild, Indio, Julian, Palm Springs, San Diego, San Jacinto and Sun City. Felt in Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego Counties. Also felt at Tijuana, Baja California.
10 31 03 04 54 2007 37.434 -121.774 10 5.6 Central California
(BRK). Minor damage in the San Jose area. Felt (VI) at Mount Hamilton and San Jose; (V) at Alviso, Milpitas, Santa Clara and Sunnyvale; (IV) at Alameda, Aptos, Aromas, Atherton, Atwater, Ballico, Belmont, Ben Lomond, Bolinas, Boulder Creek, Brisbane, Burlingame, Campbell, Capitola, Carmel, Ceres, Chualar, Crows Landing, Cupertino, Daly City, Danville, Davenport, Delhi, Diablo, Dos Palos, Dublin, Felton, Freedom, Fremont, Gilroy, Granite Bay, Greenfield, Gustine, Half Moon Bay, Hayward, Hilmar, Hollister, Hughson, Isleton, La Honda, Lathrop, Livermore, Livingston, Loma Mar, Los Altos, Los Banos, Los Gatos, Manteca, Marina, Mendota, Menlo Park, Merced, Millbrae, Modesto, Morgan Hill, Moss Beach, Moss Landing, Mountain View, Newark, Newman, North Fork, Oakland, Pacifica, Paicines, Palo Alto, Patterson, Pescadero, Pine Grove, Placerville, Pleasanton, Portola Valley, Redwood City, Ripon, Riverbank, Salinas, San Bruno, San Francisco, San Juan Bautista, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, San Martin, San Mateo, San Miguel, San Ramon, Santa Cruz, Saratoga, Sausalito, Scotts Valley, Seaside, Soledad, Soquel, South San Francisco, Stevinson, Stinson Beach, Stockton, Sunol, Tracy, Travis AFB, Turlock, Union City and Watsonville. Felt in most of central and northern California from Arcata to Bakersfield. Also
10 31 13 44 19 2007 51.418 -178.380 28 6.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
10 31 22 10 35 2008 51.586 -174.415 44 5.3 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
10 31 07 16 21 2011 52.366 177.932 159 5.9 Rat Islands, Aleutians
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