TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 19 12 7 27 1925 55.300 168.000 60 7.2 Near Islands
8 19 5 9 50 1961 -10.800 -71.000 649 7.0 Central Peru
Felt at Arequipa, Peru.
8 19 5 33 30 1961 36.017 136.767 17 7.3 No. Honshu, Japan
This earthquake known as the Kita Mino earthquake occurred in an area known for destructive earthquakes. The epicenter was located in the Haku-San National Park. 9 killed and 36 injured most from falling rocks. The earthquake was followed by many aftershocks. An unusual distribution of first motions for this earthquake does not follow the normal pattern and the nature of this shock is questionable. It is very likely that this is a classic example of a large shock triggered by a seismic wave from another strong earthquake. The timing between the Peru event and the succeeding Honshu quake is 23 min. 40 sec. The distance between these events is 144 degrees. A core reflection from Peru (PKS or SKP) would have arrived at the Honshu epicenter within 10-15 seconds of the initiation of the rupture in Japan. It seems likely that this phase initiated the deadly earthquake in Honshu.
8 19 12 22 10 1966 39.170 41.560 26 7.1 Turkey
An earthquake at Varto Turkey was highly destructive and was felt over an area of more than 300,000 sq. km. affecting the region of Mus, Bingol and Erzurum.
A number of buildings collapsed at Erzurum. Maximum intensity was IX. At least 2520 were killed , 1.370 injured and 19,000 houses destroyed (most made from adobe). More than 100,000 were left homeless. A major aftershock occurred on Sept. 12 which left more dead and injured. Landslides and earthquakes were observed.
8 19 6 8 55 1977 -11.085 118.464 33 8.0 So. of Indonesia
While this event occurred on the sea floor and the epicenter was far from land, it generated a tsunami which damaged many areas along the coast at Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa and Sumba. At Kuta-Bali one person was killed and 5 houses collapsed. 26 boats were damaged. In Lombok 20 were killed and 115 houses damaged. 132 boats were carried away or destroyed. In Sumbawa 134 were killed and about 1000 lost property including a school, 63 houses and a mosque. On the Island of Nusatenggara the quake and tsunami killed up to 161 people damaged 440 houses and left 467 boats missing or damaged. 5 school buildings collapsed. The maximum tsunami height was 10 meters at Sumbawa and was 6 meters in Northern Australia.
8 19 15 59 2 1982 6.718 -82.680 10 7.0 Costa Rica
This event was felt throughout Costa Rica and Panama including at David and Panama City. Three people were injured.
8 19 2 4 37 1992 42.142 73.575 27 7.5 Kirgizstan/Xinjiang
More than 75 killed and many villages were destroyed. At least 8000 homes and buildings were destroyed. Landslides were common in the Susamyrtau Mountains. Structural damaged occurred throughout a large area of Kyrgyzstan. Liquefaction was observed in the region of Toluk.
8 19 11 01 01 2002 -21.696 -179.513 580 7.7 Fiji Islands
8 19 11 08 24 2002 -23.884 178.495 675 7.7 South of the Fiji Islands
Felt in the Auckland area, New Zealand. Also felt at Suva, Fiji. A strong aftershock sequence followed. This is very unusual for deep focus earthquakes.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 19 13 50 46 1948 63.000 -150.500 100 6.2 Central Alaska
Felt at Anchorage and Cordova. At Anchorage it was strongly felt. Light fixtures, furniture and venetian blinds swayed. Similar at Cordova.
8 19 21 31 55 1957 51.200 -171.200 33 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
8 19 4 4 2 1959 44.900 -111.633 10 6.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
8 19 19 6 29 1959 45.000 -111.400 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
8 19 19 43 48 1959 45.000 -110.500 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Aftershocks of the mainshock at 06:37 in Yellowstone. One or all these shocks caused additional slides in the Hebgen Lake area. Rescue workers were
endangered by falling boulders.
8 19 4 56 24 1961 44.700 -122.500 33 5.0 Oregon state, U.S.
Earthquake in northwestern Oregon felt from Lane County, Oregon to Cowlitz County, Washington. Felt and caused slight damage at Lebanon where chimneys fell, windows broke and traffic lights and signs fell. At Albany, Oregon plaster cracked.
8 19 11 23 12 1966 53.590 -167.320 24 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 19 7 5 0 1969 50.781 -118.345 0 5.0 Alberta
8 19 22 20 48 1971 62.600 -160.200 100 5.2 Central Alaska
8 19 22 49 31 1979 47.640 -69.959 18 5.4 Maine
Felt in the St. Simeon area of southern Quebec with intensity V. Also felt at Lille, Maine and Saint Francis, Quebec.
8 19 14 46 27 1982 52.305 -169.663 24 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 19 4 59 33 1983 60.138 -152.806 97 5.2 Central Alaska
8 19 0 57 40 1992 50.502 -174.922 10 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak. Also felt at Atka.
8 19 8 11 54 1993 51.579 -171.217 33 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 19 4 19 16 1996 51.451 -178.367 33 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
8 19 5 26 21 1998 52.578 -167.575 33 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 18 0 39 30 1909 -22.000 172.000 100 7.2 Loyalty Islands
8 18 16 55 25 1919 -20.500 -178.500 300 7.2 Tonga Islands
8 18 9 53 41 1930 -55.000 -27.000 50 7.1 So. Sandwich Islands
8 18 14 21 4 1931 47.400 90.000 0 7.2 Mongolia
8 18 1 7 34 1950 25.500 96.000 0 7.0 Myanmar
8 18 4 42 26 1954 -21.200 -176.000 160 7.2 Tonga Islands
8 18 21 42 36 1957 50.030 156.180 60 7.2 Kamchatka
8 18 6 37 15 1959 44.833 -111.083 0 7.1 Yellowstone/Wyoming
One of the most powerful historical earthquakes in the Yellowstone area. This event is referred to as the Hebgen Lake earthquake. A great and disastrous avalanche occurred on the south wall of the Madison River Canyon forming a barrier that blocked the gorde and flow of the lake and created a lake 175 feet deep. 28 were killed in this and other nearby slides. Fault scarps occurred up to 21 feet high near Red Canyon Creek. Homes in Hebgen Lake were badly damaged. Many roadways were damaged with total coast up to $11 million U.S. Dollars. The strongest intensity was VIII in northern Yellowstone Park. New geysers formed and hot springs became muddy. Minor damage was observed from Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. Felt throughout western U.S. from Seattle, Washington to Rapid City, So. Dakota on the east and from Elko, Nevada to Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
8 18 10 44 13 1974 -38.453 -73.431 36 7.1 Central Chile
Slight Damage was observed at Valdivia and La Union, Chile.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 18 10 59 0 1908 40.830 -124.170 0 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
Houses cracked an chimneys toppled at Eureka and Freshwater north of Eureka. Fissures occurred in soft ground.
8 18 21 12 0 1912 36.500 -111.500 0 5.7 Utah area
This earthquake occurred northeast of Williams, Arizona and was felt over an area of radius 250-300 miles from New Mexico to Utah. Many houses were damaged in the area. Rockslides were common. An earth crack occurred to the north of San Francisco Range more than 50 miles long.
8 18 14 5 0 1915 48.530 -121.430 0 5.5 Washington state, U.S.
Felt from Seattle to Victoria and Laurier. Also felt in British Columbia and northwestern Washington.
8 18 5 12 15 1922 35.750 -120.330 0 5.0 Off So. California
Earthquake in the Cholame region, a sparsely settled area of the San Andreas Rift zone. Intensity was fairly feeble.
8 18 20 22 49 1932 49.000 -129.000 0 5.6 Vancouver Island area
Not reported felt.
8 18 21 55 24 1942 38.600 -118.500 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
This earthquake was felt for an area of about 7000 sq miles around Hawthorne, NV. From Fallon to Dyer Nevada and to Bridgeport, CA on the west. Maximum intensity VI at Mason, NV. Scales moved on a counter.
8 18 19 12 2 1948 40.370 -124.330 0 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
Light shock felt by many at Eureka. Buildings creaked and objects shifted. Slight swaying of buildings and trees. Felt throughout the northern California coastline.
8 18 6 0 52 1958 30.500 -114.000 0 5.2 SW U.S.A
8 18 6 37 15 1959 44.833 -111.083 0 7.1 Yellowstone/Wyoming
One of the most powerful historical earthquakes in the Yellowstone area. This event is referred to as the Hebgen Lake earthquake. A great and disastrous avalanche occurred on the south wall of the Madison River Canyon forming a barrier that blocked the gorde and flow of the lake and created a lake 175 feet deep. 28 were killed in this and other nearby slides. Fault scarps occurred up to 21 feet high near Red Canyon Creek. Homes in Hebgen Lake were badly damaged. Many roadways were damaged with total coast up to $11 million U.S. Dollars. The strongest intensity was VIII in northern Yellowstone Park. New geysers formed and hot springs became muddy. Minor damage was observed from Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. Felt throughout western U.S. from Seattle, Washington to Rapid City, So. Dakota on the east and from Elko, Nevada to Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
8 18 7 56 18 1959 45.000 -110.500 10 6.5 Yellowstone/Wyoming
8 18 8 41 48 1959 44.900 -110.800 10 6.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
8 18 11 3 52 1959 44.800 -111.100 0 5.5 Yellowstone/Wyoming
8 18 15 26 6 1959 44.883 -110.743 10 6.5 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Aftershocks of the mainshock at 06:37 in Yellowstone. One or all these shocks caused additional slides in the Hebgen Lake area. Rescue workers were endangered by falling boulders.
8 18 16 43 55 1962 62.290 -152.470 36 6.1 Central Alaska
8 18 17 46 15 1962 62.250 -152.430 37 6.4 Central Alaska
This shock woke many at Moose Pass and Palmer. Trees and bushes shook, small objects shifted.
8 18 18 43 16 1963 50.300 -176.900 33 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 18 2 13 37 1964 40.200 -125.600 15 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
8 18 16 48 8 1965 52.760 -176.270 175 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 18 1 39 30 1969 25.090 -109.150 73 5.0 Gulf of California
8 18 2 57 43 1969 25.245 -109.798 33 5.0 Gulf of California
8 18 7 0 2 1969 25.079 -108.934 33 5.4 Gulf of California
8 18 23 21 34 1969 49.767 -114.833 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
8 18 17 52 6 1970 60.700 -145.384 16 6.0 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Anchorage and Cordova. Also felt at Palmer.
8 18 14 56 42 1975 57.362 -150.219 24 5.2 Southern Alaska
8 18 18 52 28 1978 59.893 -153.570 117 5.4 Southern Alaska
Cracks appeared in plasterboard, cinderblock and small objects shifted at Clam Gulch. Al felt at Anchorage and Fairbanks. Felt with intensity VI.
8 18 13 27 54 1981 65.840 -89.890 18 5.1 Nunavit/Hudson Bay, Canada
8 18 0 5 44 1982 52.897 -163.583 9 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 18 9 18 8 1995 53.580 -163.642 33 5.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 18 1 6 19 1999 37.907 -122.686 7 5.0 Central California
Felt with intensity V at Bolinas and San Francisco. Felt along the Central California coast from Annapolis to Santa Cruz on the south.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 17 0 10 47 1906 50.770 179.730 0 8.0 Rat Islands
This earthquake was not well located at the time but was relocated at a later date. Dynamic S-waves from this earthquake were probably instrumental in triggering the earthquake in Chile 30 minutes later which was damaging and deadly.
8 17 0 40 0 1906 -33.000 -72.000 60 8.6 Central Chile
Known as the great Valparaiso Earthquake. This was the first fully documented Chilean quake from the modern point of view. The epicenter was near Valparaiso and maximum intensity IX-X extended to the north for several hundred km in which area considerable damage occurred (from Papudo and eastward to Tiltil and Melipilla. Santiago felt the quake with intensity VIII. Two ships offshore were damaged by the seaquake (shaking at sea from an earthquake). On the S.S. Thuringa gangway plates were thrown in the air and damage and leaking from the hull was found. A 50-ton crane fell over and narrowly missed the docked ship. On the S.S. Varda it was feared the ship would break in two and lifeboats were released. Pipes broke and water flooded the engine room but the anchor was not lost. The lower part of Valparaiso was largely destroyed probably due to its location on landfill. A fire followed and destroyed much of the city built on hillsides. A tsunami followed with maximum amplitude of 2-3 feet. A tsunami in Japan was probably the result of the Andreanof Islands earthquake which occurred half an hour earlier. Coastal uplift occurred up to abou 1 meter especially at Valparaiso but the uplift was not permanent and later subsided. Felt throughout much of South America from off the eastern Seaboard (aboard a ship off the Atlantic coast of Patagonia) to Buenos Aires, the Juan Fernandez Islands and Peru.
8 17 17 27 54 1907 52.000 157.000 120 7.2 Kamchatka
8 17 10 32 0 1908 -60.000 -40.000 60 7.4 So. So. America
8 17 1 44 42 1935 -22.500 171.000 120 7.2 Loyalty Islands
8 17 18 34 13 1949 43.500 146.200 75 7.4 Hokkaido, Japan
No damage reported. Felt in eastern Hokkaido.
8 17 18 44 20 1949 39.570 40.620 40 7.0 Turkey
Aga Kevy was destroyed in the area of eastern Turkey. Very destructive at Erzurum, Karlilova and Bingel. Also damaged homes and offices at Cat and Kigl. Up to 320 were killed. Maximum intensity X. May have been triggered by the Hokkaido earthquake 10 minutes earlier.
8 17 16 2 7 1952 30.500 91.500 60 7.5 Xizang
In eastern Tibet. 850 buildings destroyed in Pongolo and Tanpu. 55 killed, 157 injured.
8 17 21 4 43 1959 -7.800 156.300 0 7.2 Solomon Islands
Damage occurred on the Solomon Islands. Particular damage occurred on the islands of Choiseul and the New Georgia Islands.
8 17 21 16 33 1961 46.370 149.440 160 7.0 So. Kurils
8 17 20 14 59 1969 25.015 -109.527 33 7.2 Gulf of California
8 17 23 44 6 1972 -5.962 152.902 10 7.1 New Britain
Felt with maximum intensity of V at Rabaul and Palmalmal. A tsunami was generated which had maximum amplitude of two feet at Pomino on southeast New Britain.
8 17 4 19 27 1976 7.200 122.900 22 7.2 Celebes Sea
Aftershock of strong and damaging earthquake in Mindanao on Aug. 16 which left up to 6000 dead and 90,000 homeless. Additional damage was reported but was mixed with the damage from Aug. 16. Following is a summary of that event.
This earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines occurred about 1000 km south of Manila. The quake killed more than 1,200 leaving thousands homeless. Many government and private buildings and bridges collapsed or suffered extensive damage. The province of Lanao del Sur was the hardest hit. More than 175 were killed in Balabagan town. In Paraadian City 30 were killed and more than 100 families left homeless. At Davao nearly 1000 were reported killed in collapsed houses and buildings. Damage was also extensive at Cotabato City. Notre Dame University was extensively damaged. The quake was followed by a strong tsunami with maximum amplitude up to 15 feet at Lanao del Sur. This tsunami and swept many out to sea while destroying wharves and housing. Liquefaction was common and subsidence caused a market in Lebak to sink half a foot. Ground water changes were common.
8 17 10 55 54 1983 55.867 161.287 63 7.0 E. of Kamchatka
8 17 22 17 15 1991 41.821 -125.397 14 7.1 Off Coast of No. California
Felt with intensity V at Klamath, Oregon. Also felt as far as Sacramento and Eugene, Oregon. The third of a set of earthquakes off the coast of northern Oregon from Aug. 15-17, 1991.
8 17 0 1 39 1999 40.748 29.864 17 7.8 Izmit, Turkey
At least 17,000 were killed and 50,000 injured from this earthquake which left more than 500,000 homeless and thousands missing. Estimated cost was $7 billion (U.S. Dollars). Severe damage from Istanbul, Kocaeli and Sakryna Provinces of Turkey. Damage occurred to homes, public buildings and mosques. Liquefaction was common and large sections of several cities were inundated and subsided. Part of the motorway between Istanbul and Ankara buckled causing cars to crash into each other. Up to 5 meters of displacement occurred along the North Anatolian Fault. A tsunami was generated which caused additional damage in many areas around the Marmara Sea.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 17 15 0 0 1865 36.000 -89.500 0 5.3 New Madrid area
Earthquake in southeastern Missouri also felt in Illinois, Tennessee, Missouri and Mississippi. Furniture rocked in St. Louis. Homes cracked. At New Madrid objects fell from shelves and chimneys were damaged. Water waves formed on the Mississippi River. The earth appears to roll in waves in swampy areas.
8 17 11 30 0 1896 36.800 -118.100 0 6.4 California/Nevada area
This earthquake occurred near Independence on the eastern front of the Sierra Nevada. Many adobe houses crumbled. Plaster and clocks were damaged as far away as Bakersfield.
8 17 9 8 35 1958 51.400 -176.200 33 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 17 13 16 15 1965 51.760 -175.310 60 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 17 22 42 9 1967 59.410 -151.410 52 5.1 Southern Alaska
8 17 7 5 0 1969 50.781 -118.345 0 5.1 Alberta
8 17 20 13 8 1969 25.277 -109.188 33 5.7 Gulf of California
8 17 20 14 59 1969 25.015 -109.527 33 7.2 Gulf of California
8 17 20 27 25 1969 25.352 -109.170 18 5.4 Gulf of California
8 17 22 20 42 1969 25.119 -109.702 33 5.0 Gulf of California
8 17 16 48 31 1977 51.867 -175.342 57 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 17 10 1 21 1984 54.720 -157.920 43 5.4 Alaska Peninsula
8 17 1 28 45 1990 52.570 -167.680 35 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 17 1 55 36 1990 52.660 -167.670 33 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 17 19 29 40 1991 40.235 -124.348 12 6.2 Off Coast of No. California
Damage occurred with intensity VII at Honeydew, CA. Landslides occurred in Petrolia area. Felt from Oregon to San Francisco.
8 17 22 17 15 1991 41.821 -125.397 14 7.1 Off Coast of No. California
Felt with intensity V at Klamath, Oregon. Also felt as far as Sacramento and Eugene, Oregon. The third of a set of earthquakes off the coast of northern Oregon from Aug. 15-17, 1991.
8 17 20 41 52 1992 34.195 -116.862 12 5.3 So. California
Felt with intensity V at Angelus and Lake Arrowhead. Also felt at Big Bear City. Felt throughout much of So. California. Landslides occurred in the Big Bear Lake area.
8 17 22 39 59 1995 35.776 -117.662 6 5.4 So. California
Slight damage occurred in Ridgecrest. Felt with maximum intensity V. Felt from Los Angeles to Bishop, Fresno and Las Vegas, NV.
8 17 6 6 39 1998 57.481 -153.984 38 5.1 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Old Harbor and at Kodiak with intensity III.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 16 0 0 0 1739 40.700 142.300 0 7.1 Hokkaido, Japan
Moderate damage at Sanriku and Mutsu.
8 16 6 40 0 1868 0.310 -78.180 0 7.7 Ecuador
Strong earthquake following the great earthquakes in Chile on Aug. 13 and 14, 1868 (possible triggered). Destructive at Tulcan in the Province of Carchi in Ecuador and in the region of southern Colombia. At Tulcan 32 were killed and the entire city was ruined. Followed on August 16 and 17 by a second and third destructive earthquake in Colombia. Up to 70,000 were killed in this series of events.
8 16 7 54 0 1897 39.000 143.000 60 7.9 So. of Honshu
8 16 6 58 0 1909 10.000 -84.300 60 7.1 Honduras
8 16 22 41 18 1911 7.000 137.000 60 8.1 Caroline Islands
8 16 4 27 50 1938 23.500 94.300 60 7.2 Myanmar
8 16 11 47 4 1955 -6.200 155.000 192 7.0 Solomon Islands
8 16 16 11 7 1976 6.262 124.023 33 7.9 Mindanao, Philippines
This earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines occurred about 1000 km south of Manila. The quake killed more than 1,200 leaving thousands homeless. Many government and private buildings and bridges collapsed or suffered extensive damage. The province of Lanao del Sur was the hardest hit. More than 175 were killed in Balabagan town. In Paradian City 30 were killed and more than 100 families left homeless. At Davao nearly 1000 were reported killed in collapsed houses and buildings. Damage was also extensive at Cotabato City. Notre Dame University was extensively damaged. The quake was followed by a strong tsunami with maximum amplitude up to 15 feet at Lanao del Sur. This tsunami and swept many out to sea while destroying wharves and housing. Liquefaction was common and subsidence caused a market in Lebak to sink half a foot. Ground water changes were common.
8 16 10 27 30 1995 -5.700 154.060 37 7.8 New Britain
Minor damage occurred in the epicentral area. Landslides blocked roads. Felt strongly on Shortland Island. A tsunami was generated with maximum wave heights of 55 cm at Rabaul, New Britain.
8 16 23 10 24 1995 -5.771 154.347 33 7.2 New Britain
Felt throughout the Solomon Islands.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 16 11 40 22 1931 30.500 -104.580 1 6.4 SW U.S.A
This was the largest historical recorded in Texas. Severe damage was located in the Valentine area where wooden buildings were extensive damaged and chimneys fell. Walls of adobe buildings and of concrete and brick walls were also collapsed. Landslides were common and well water and springs were muddied throughout the area. Felt in Oklahoma, New Mexico and northern Mexico.
8 16 13 17 54 1958 51.430 -176.110 0 6.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 16 7 5 0 1969 50.781 -118.345 0 5.2 Alberta
8 16 12 16 58 1973 51.317 -176.645 24 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity V at Adak.
8 16 12 36 28 1973 51.302 -176.639 43 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
8 16 14 25 33 1973 51.379 -176.587 46 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
8 16 9 41 31 1974 51.421 -177.846 43 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
8 16 5 11 37 1976 51.158 -178.232 17 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 16 20 58 21 1982 51.783 -174.057 49 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 16 10 1 9 1988 51.167 -178.176 28 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 16 21 20 32 1991 52.090 -171.110 90 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 16 22 26 17 1991 41.697 -125.385 10 6.3 Off Coast of No. California
The first in a series of strong earthquakes off the coast of California which continued with events of M 6.2 and 7.1 on August 17. Felt with intensity V at Redway and Trinidad. Felt from northern California to Oregon.
8 16 14 44 59 1993 51.500 -178.600 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 16 17 19 17 1995 51.475 -176.716 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 15 0 0 0 1582 -12.200 -77.600 30 7.8 Central Peru
Offshore. No damage was been found reported.
8 15 20 0 0 1868 0.727 -77.887 18 7.0 Colombia
Strong earthquake following the great earthquakes in Chile on Aug. 13 and 14, 1868 (possible triggered). Destructive at Tulcan in the Province of Carchi in Ecuador and in the region of southern Colombia. At Tulcan 32 were killed and the entire city was ruined. Followed on August 16 and 17 by a second and third destructive earthquake in Colombia. Up to 70,000 were killed in this series of events.
8 15 12 48 0 1880 -31.620 -71.180 0 7.7 Central Chile
Known as the Illapel earthquake. Two were killed and many buildings destroyed in Illapel. Petorca was also damaged. Damage occurred throughout central Chile including Valparaiso and Santiago. Submarine cable breaks occurred. Landslides occurred in the Illapel area. The epicenter is uncertain - could be onshore or offshore.
8 15 12 18 0 1897 18.000 120.000 60 7.9 Luzon, Philippines
Clocks stopped at Manila. At Yigan offices were damaged and part of an arcade fell. Furniture was overturned. Several houses were damaged and were demolished.
8 15 12 18 22 1918 5.500 123.000 60 8.5 Mindanao, Philippines
8 15 17 30 11 1918 5.500 126.000 60 7.0 Mindanao, Philippines
At Southern Cotabato all houses were destroyed or badly shaken. Ground cracks and landslides were common. The landslides killed 50 near Sarangani Bay.
The earthquake killed more than 102 and reached maximum intensity X. A tsunami was generated which reached maximum height around 24 feet. This tsunami killed people and animals near Port Lebak to Glan. At least 46 were killed. At Glan all native boats were destroyed and many houses destroyed by the 18-foot tsunami. The tsunami also destroyed all low lying crops and a large number of domestic animals.
8 15 14 9 34 1950 28.400 96.700 0 8.7 Myanmar
This earthquake was one of the strongest in the 20th century. It is often referred to as the "Upper Assam Earthquake of 1950" or as the "Arunachal Pradesh, India" earthquake. The quake was felt throughout Bangladesh, Bhutan and Myanmar and was damaging for more than 4.5 million square miles. Devastation in Upper Assam area included damage and loss of life over 15,000 square miles. Fissures emitted water and sand. Liquefaction was widespread. Vast areas of land either elevated or subsided and water changes occurred. Landslides dammed tributaries of the Bramaputra River which later breached with serious flooding. Many forest areas were leveled by landslides and shaking. 1526 deaths were recorded and more than 70 villages were destroyed. A dam broke after 7 days releasing a 7-foot wave which submerged more villages and killed 532 people. Loud explosive noises accompanied the quake near the epicenter up to 750 miles away. Seiche was observed in England and Norway. The earthquake was caused by slippage on the Po Chu Fault on the Xinjiang/India border. Aftershocks occurred for more than 500 km along the Himalayas.
8 15 22 29 21 1958 1.700 125.000 197 7.0 Mindanao, Philippines
8 15 8 57 8 1959 22.040 121.150 0 7.0 Taiwan
This event killed 16 and injured 63. Up to 1500 houses were damaged in southern Taiwan especially at Heng-chung and Ping-tung. More than 6000 people were homeless. Only a few concrete buildings were left standing.
8 15 17 25 6 1963 -13.800 -69.300 543 7.8 Central Peru
A strong earthquake east of the Andes. This shock was felt over a very large area which is common of deep earthquakes in this area. Felt in Ecuador, Chile, Peru and Bolivia. Landslides and cracks occurred in the La Paz area.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 15 12 15 0 1916 41.000 -117.500 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
8 15 17 56 24 1945 33.216 -116.133 16 5.7 So. California
Slight damage to powerlines and plaster occurred at Borrego Valley.
8 15 12 25 59 1961 59.100 -136.900 0 5.3 Southeast Alaska
8 15 3 51 0 1964 48.200 -80.000 0 5.0 Ohio/Lake Erie
8 15 6 7 29 1965 37.220 -89.300 2 5.0 New Madrid area
This earthquake in southern Illinois was felt at Tamms with intensity V. Also felt at Unity with intensity V.
8 15 13 36 25 1966 60.310 -146.030 17 5.3 Central Alaska
8 15 10 56 13 1972 56.252 -135.495 21 5.6 Southeast Alaska
Felt with intensity V at Gustavus where trees and bushes shook. Woke many but did not damage.
8 15 10 30 55 1981 56.348 -156.855 37 5.3 Alaska Peninsula
8 15 23 27 54 1991 52.823 -170.789 105 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 14 15 0 0 1331 33.070 135.020 0 7.0 Central/So. Honshu Japan
An earthquake off Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture triggered a tsunami observed at Genko Island. The tsunami caused the sea first to recede and then to agitate. About 20 ha were uplifted and upheavals occurred at Senrigahama (Minabe-machi).
8 14 2 0 0 1868 -18.500 -71.000 0 8.5 So. Peru/Bolivia
This was one of the most widely investigated earthquakes in South America. Damage occurred throughout southern Peru and northern Chile from Guayaquil on the north to Valparaiso on the south. About 150 were killed in Moquequa alone and 3000 in the region of Arequipa but the total number of deaths ranged from several hundred to an estimated 40,000. Many of the dead were killed by the tsunami while seeking protection from the earthquake at sea walls. Arequipa, Moquegua, Mollendo, Ilo and Arica and other villages and towns in the area were largely destroyed. A tsunami was generated which was observed throughout the Pacific Ocean and did damage in New Zealand, Australia, Samoa, Hawaii, California and Japan. At Isla,Peru the sea withdrew suddenly and after a delay of 20 minutes in Arica the first wave reach with maximum height up to 17 meters. This tsunami destroyed what was left of Arica. The third or fourth wave was the highest and was described as a wall of water up to 45 feet high. This wave carried several ships as much as three miles inland where they lay for more than
50 years afterwards. A series of foreshocks preceded the earthquake. Cracks formed near Arica which were 5-8 cm wide and issued flows of mud, water and asphyxiating gasses. The air was charged with electricity such that sparks were observed when fingers were run through dry hair. Earthquake lights were observed throughout the Andes as moving balls of light. Waves could be seen passing over the surface of the earth.
8 14 18 2 0 1924 36.200 141.600 60 7.1 Off East Coast Honshu
8 14 4 39 32 1932 26.000 95.500 120 7.0 Myanmar
This was a destructive earthquake in the epicentral region. Some damage was also reported over eastern part of northern Assam. Felt over Assam and north and east Bengal.
8 14 22 51 24 1950 -27.300 -62.500 630 7.2 Argentina
8 14 22 14 19 1968 0.163 119.785 23 7.4 Malaysia
This violent earthquake occurred on the west coast of the Celebes. Damage and at least 99 deaths occurred along the coast at Tambu, north of Donggala and at Mapaga and Dampele. Part of the MindanaoManimbaja Bay in the Celebes subsided by up to 3 meters while the island of Tuguan uplifted. A tsunamis was generated which drowned more than 200 and destroyed 700 houses. The wave had highest amplitude up to 10 meters and inundated up to 300 meters inland.
8 14 14 19 4 1969 43.310 147.510 46 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
Part of a strong sequence in the Hokkaido area which began on Aug. 11 with M
7.9.
8 14 19 39 14 1986 1.795 126.519 33 7.4 Mindanao, Philippines
This earthquake was felt with maximum magnitude up to IV at Manado, Sulawesi. Also felt in Mindanao, Philippines.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 14 19 3 30 1929 43.000 -130.000 0 5.2 Off Coast of Oregon
8 14 16 12 3 1931 52.500 -168.000 25 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 14 11 7 23 1944 59.000 -155.000 100 6.2 Southern Alaska
8 14 14 55 12 1958 51.590 -175.390 0 6.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 14 13 13 57 1965 37.230 -89.310 1 5.0 New Madrid area
This earthquake was felt in southwestern Illinois and knocked down chimneys, cracked walls, and knocked items from shelves. Well water was muddied at Tamms. Very loud earth noises accompanied the quake. Maximum intensity was V at Unity, Illinois. A second event occurred in the same area on August 15 with intensity V.
8 14 3 39 34 1970 64.900 -147.800 19 5.6 Northern Alaska
Felt with intensity V in the epicentral area.
8 14 5 34 54 1974 51.487 -178.169 51 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
8 14 1 2 9 1984 61.798 -148.986 15 6.1 Central Alaska
Windows were shattered and dishes broke at Palmer, Willow and Sutton. Buildings shook and people had difficulty standing. Damage included many items knocked from shelves. Landslides covered portions of several highways.
8 14 17 39 32 1987 53.416 -169.113 118 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Nikolski, Fox Islands.
8 14 20 3 4 1988 39.128 -110.869 9 5.4 Utah area
Earthquake near Clawson, Utah. It was felt over a wide area and caused minor property damage. Bricks and chimneys fell. Damage included broken windows, plaster and drywall cracking and brick wall damage. Many rockfalls occurred near the epicenter. Ground cracks and liquefaction occurred up to 4 km from the epicenter. Sand boils were also observed. Water in springs as far as 40 km from the epicenter changed flow patterns. Felt from Golden, Colorado to Albuquerque, New Mexico up to 500 km from the epicenter.
8 14 15 6 59 1990 32.036 -112.935 5 5.4 SW U.S.A
8 14 19 45 28 1990 51.420 -179.060 34 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 14 0 53 49 1991 52.000 -159.000 0 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
8 14 10 54 8 1991 54.850 -160.780 33 5.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 14 12 53 26 1991 54.330 -169.350 280 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 14 20 44 19 1991 63.175 -151.022 12 5.0 Central Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 13 20 45 0 1868 -18.500 -70.350 0 8.5 So. Peru/Bolivia
This was one of the most widely investigated earthquakes in South America. Damage occurred throughout southern Peru and northern Chile from Guayaquil on the north to Valparaiso on the south. About 150 were killed in Moquequa alone and 3000 in the region of Arequipa but the total number of deaths ranged from several hundred to an estimated 40,000. Many of the dead were killed by the tsunami while seeking protection from the earthquake at sea walls. Arequipa, Moquegua, Mollendo, Ilo and Arica and other villages and towns in the area were largely destroyed. A tsunami was generated which was observed throughout the Pacific Ocean and did damage in New Zealand, Australia, Samoa, Hawaii, California and Japan. At Isla,Peru the sea withdrew suddenly and after a delay of 20 minutes in Arica the first wave reach with maximum height up to 17 meters. This tsunami destroyed what was left of Arica. The third or fourth wave was the highest and was described as a wall of water up to 45 feet high. This wave carried several ships as much as three miles inland where they lay for more than
50 years afterwards. A series of foreshocks preceded the earthquake. Cracks formed near Arica which were 5-8 cm wide and issued flows of mud, water and asphyxiating gasses. The air was charged with electricity such that sparks were observed when fingers were run through dry hair. Earthquake lights were observed throughout the Andes as moving balls of light. Waves could be seen passing over the surface of the earth.
8 13 4 25 42 1913 -5.500 105.000 75 7.2 So. of Java
8 13 12 40 32 1965 -15.900 166.800 33 7.3 Vanuatu Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 13 8 22 28 1944 50.130 -130.460 0 5.8 British Colombia
8 13 20 12 59 1958 50.590 -177.750 0 6.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 13 3 26 45 1963 55.000 -156.400 33 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
8 13 16 44 23 1967 43.500 -126.950 33 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
8 13 3 46 20 1974 51.525 -178.112 52 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 13 22 54 52 1978 34.402 -119.663 9 5.4 So. California
This earthquake near Goleta and Santa Barbara injured 65 and caused damage worth about $12 million. The most severe damaged occurred in Santa Barbara where nine buildings were extensively cracked at the University of California branch. Lighter damage also occurred throughout the region (light fixtures, plaster etc.). Buildings around Santa Barbara were extensively damaged included crakcs, collapsed roofs, failure of foundations and chimneys. Overpasses on highway 101 sustained damage. A freight train derailed west of Goleta. Rockslides were common. Felt over most of southern California.
8 13 2 17 52 1980 53.690 -163.380 0 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 13 1 19 51 1987 51.279 -178.232 13 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 13 18 43 53 1988 60.180 -147.010 33 5.4 Central Alaska
8 13 23 4 20 1990 60.111 -151.985 84 5.2 Central Alaska
8 13 6 16 52 1998 53.224 171.026 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 13 0 30 28 1999 52.050 -169.453 32 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 13 3 0 29 1999 52.094 -169.488 33 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 13 7 56 40 1999 52.037 -169.502 33 5.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
These Fox Islands events were not reported felt.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 12 15 0 0 1185 35.000 135.080 0 7.4 No. Honshu, Japan
Felt strongly at Kyoto, Japan (Milne - A catalog of Destructive Earthquakes
A.D. 7 to A.D. 1899)
8 12 2 7 27 1939 -16.300 168.500 180 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
8 12 9 23 51 1953 38.700 20.900 0 7.2 No. Greece
This earthquake occurred in Kegallinia, Greece and killed 455. More than 27,000 houses were destroyed at Kefallinia and Zakinthos. Damage also occurred on mainland Greece and in southern Italy.
8 12 5 3 27 1969 43.670 148.210 44 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
Moderate damage in the Shikotan, Hokkaido area. Felt from Tokyo to Hokkaido with maximum intensity IX. A tsunami was generated which caused some damage to planted sea weed on Shikotan. Maximum tsunami height was 2.6 meters at Nemuro but it was also observed at Wake Island and Hawaii (43 cm). Also observed in the Aleutian Islands. A rapid sequence of events followed with many earthquakes of M>6 (at least 20) in the next three weeks.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 12 11 24 49 1929 42.910 -78.400 9 5.8 New York State
This earthquake occurred in the region of eastern Attica. At Attica more than 250 chimneys were thrown down and several brick buildings were damaged. Monuments were knocked down in cemetaries and a reservoir developed a crack and drained dry. Chimneys also fell in Batavia and Warsaw. Felt in New Hampshire, Michigan, Maryland and Ontario.
8 12 3 23 57 1932 52.250 -169.000 25 6.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 12 20 17 1 1966 52.670 -161.530 32 5.5 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 12 10 41 14 1970 51.480 -179.270 40 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 12 9 42 6 1972 50.972 -179.273 17 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
8 12 12 34 21 1972 53.750 -164.680 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 12 14 44 28 1980 59.980 -152.845 110 5.0 Southern Alaska
8 12 0 24 48 1984 50.240 -129.989 10 5.0 British Colombia
8 12 1 57 2 1988 53.098 -167.053 33 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 12 18 49 4 1993 51.760 -176.090 46 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 12 14 10 25 1998 36.755 -121.464 9 5.4 Central California
Two people were injured in Santa Cruz County. Damage occurred to a church in San Jan Bautista and to several mobile homes and highways in San Benito County. A number of items fell from shelves in many counties of central California.
8 12 8 20 39 1999 50.881 -171.885 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 11 4 32 0 1903 36.300 23.000 120 7.2 Aegean Sea
This earthquake was felt up to 1300 km distant. Fissures and casualties were observed in the Mitata (Kythera) area. A similar earthquake occurred in the Dodecanese Islands with casualties and ground fissures exactly one year later on August 11, 2004.
8 11 0 55 54 1937 -6.300 116.500 610 7.2 Sumbawa Island area
8 11 15 51 34 1961 43.030 145.210 45 7.2 Hokkaido, Japan
Felt strongly in southeastern Hokkaido. Some damage with at least 4 injured. A tsunami with height 15 cm was generated.
8 11 3 40 55 1965 -15.500 166.900 14 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
8 11 22 31 49 1965 -15.800 167.200 33 7.4 Vanuatu Islands
This was an important seismic crisis in the center of the Vanuatu Archipelago from August 11-12. Three shocks of M>=6.8 occurred and did some damage. The damage occurred at Luganville, Espiritu Santo Island) and at Norsup (Malekula Island). The mainshock was felt with intensity VIII at Norsup and VII at Luganville. Also felt at Port Vila. A tsunami warning was produced and was heeded by local citizens. A 7-meter high tsunami did occur and did damage in some bays. The strong seismicity continued for three weeks.
8 11 21 27 39 1969 43.545 147.353 28 7.8 Hokkaido, Japan
Moderate damage in the Shikotan, Hokkaido area. Felt from Tokyo to Hokkaido with maximum intensity IX. A tsunami was generated which caused some damage to planted sea weed on Shikotan. Maximum tsunami height was 2.6 meters at Nemuro but it was also observed at Wake Island and Hawaii (43 cm). Also observed in the Aleutian Islands. A rapid sequence of events followed with many earthquakes of M>6 (at least 20) in the next three weeks.
8 11 23 52 57 1969 1.726 126.470 34 7.0 Mindanao, Philippines
Felt at Manada (Celebes)
8 11 10 22 20 1970 -14.123 166.650 33 7.5 Vanuatu Islands
Felt in the Banks Islands and at Luganville with intensity IV. One of a series of shocks between Aug. 10 and 12, 1970.
8 11 1 13 56 1974 39.457 73.830 9 7.3 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
Very strong earthquake occurred in the Zaalayski range north of Pamir. Widely felt in Soviet Central Asia. Intensity VI at Osh and with intensity of V at Andijan and Fergana. Many aftershocks.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 11 16 53 0 1962 46.000 -123.500 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Felt with intensity IV at Gifford Pinehot National Forest, Skamania County, WA. Water rippled in open pan, objects on shelves rattled. There were rumbling earth noises and a bumping.
8 11 18 29 38 1965 59.500 -146.100 16 5.5 Southern Alaska
8 11 10 45 59 1966 52.620 -169.730 54 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 11 12 37 29 1968 52.130 -179.970 166 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 10 0 0 0 1901 40.500 141.500 0 7.8 Hokkaido, Japan
Strong aftershock of earlier event in this region. The damage from the two events is normally combined as totals. A second tsunami was generated with this earthquake. A third tsunami was generated about 1.5 hours later with a third earthquake of M 6.4 near the same epicenter.
8 10 11 36 15 1927 -1.000 131.000 60 7.1 West Irian, PNG
8 10 21 18 30 1931 46.500 90.500 35 7.9 Mongolia
Felt with intensity IX in Xinjiang, China - also at Weiwoet and Zizhiqu Province. Damage was limited up to 11 were killed.
8 10 2 2 6 1938 -0.310 -78.420 0 7.2 Ecuador
Extreme damage with intensity up to IX-X at Alangasi, Sangolqui ant Tingo-Pichincha.
8 10 2 7 4 1968 1.423 126.222 33 7.6 Mindanao, Philippines
This event followed a strong destructive earthquake in central Philippines on Aug. 2, 1968. Very strong earthquake caused damage at Manada, Celebes. There was a very energetic aftershock sequence of which five were of M>=6.0.
8 10 4 38 26 1988 -10.366 160.819 34 7.4 Solomon Islands
One person was killed and several hundred injured in this event. A tsunami was generated which affected up to 13 villages and destroyed 100 homes in the San Cristobal area. The tsunami inundated up to 100 meters. The tsunami had peak height of more than 1 meter. The quake was felt throughout the Solomon Islands from Guadalcanal to Malaita.
8 10 0 51 53 1993 -45.277 166.927 28 7.0 Southern S. Isl. N.Z.
The epicenter of this earthquake was about 150 km south of Queensland in
Southern New Zealand. The maximum intensity was about VII in the general area of the epicenter. Power was out in the Te Anau region. The event was felt throughout South Island and southern North Island and as far as Sydney, Australia. (Source: NEIS).
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 10 19 7 0 1884 40.600 -74.000 0 5.6 New York State
This earthquake affected an area from Portsmouth, N.H. to Burlington, VT and south to Binghamton, N.Y. and to Baltimore, MD and Atlantic City, N.J. Damage occurred in Jamaica and Amityville, N.Y where cracks appeared in walls. 30 towns including Hartford, CONN. and West Chester, PA reported damage such as fallen bricks and plaster.
8 10 5 5 17 1941 59.250 -137.500 0 5.2 Southeast Alaska
On August 10 (UT), 1947 an earthquake in southern Michigan caused damage over a large area (about 50,000 sq. miles) including parts of Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin. Maximum intensity was VI including cracked plaster, windows and items thrown doen from store shelves.
8 10 1 52 54 1944 50.920 -130.130 0 6.2 British Colombia
Sister's Island lighthouse was damaged by this quake located near the northern tip of Vancouver Island. A strong aftershock was felt. (Source:Seismic Activity in Canada, West
of the 113th Meridaian 1841-1951, W.G. Milne)
8 10 8 21 7 1965 61.200 -60.000 10 5.0 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
8 10 14 58 30 1971 27.637 -112.385 33 5.2 Gulf of California
8 10 14 35 43 1975 63.212 -150.477 135 5.1 Central Alaska
8 10 9 35 58 1977 56.578 -152.856 28 5.1 Southern Alaska
8 10 7 25 11 1979 52.002 -170.654 41 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 10 9 10 52 1980 53.715 -163.366 36 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 10 9 11 6 1980 54.514 -162.792 13 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 10 9 12 14 1980 54.490 -163.740 0 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 10 16 25 41 1982 60.121 -153.063 133 5.1 Central Alaska
8 10 0 55 58 1983 56.495 -152.693 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
8 10 20 19 27 2001 39.823 -120.646 18 5.2 Northern California
Slight damage occurred at Alleghany and Portola. Felt from San Francisco, CA to Fallon, Nevada.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 9 9 23 0 1901 40.500 142.500 60 7.2 Hokkaido, Japan
Earthquake in the region of Hokkaido was followed by a strong tsunami. The earthquale appears to have caused more than 18 deaths and to have collapsed 8 houses while partially collapsing another 615 in Aomori Prefecture. The tsunami was observed with maximum height at Hilo, Hawaii where it hit with height 1.2 meters and did minor damage. Also observed at Sanriku, Miyako and Ayukawa.
8 9 13 1 0 1901 -22.000 170.000 60 8.4 Loyalty Islands
Not reported as damaging in the epicentral area. A tsunami may have been generated. Triggering by dynamic waves from the earlier Hokkaido event
is possible.
8 9 18 33 0 1901 40.600 142.300 60 7.4 Hokkaido, Japan
Strong aftershock of earlier event in this region. The damage from the two events is normally combined as totals. A second tsunami was generated with this earthquake. A third tsunami was generated about 1.5 hours later with a third earthquake of M 6.4 near the same epicenter.
8 9 1 29 0 1912 40.600 27.200 40 7.8 Northwestern Turkey
This was a catastrophic earthquake which occurred in southeastern Thrace and destroyed more than 300 villages killing around 2836, injuring 7350 and leaving more than 80,000 homeless. The mainshock was followed by strong aftershocks and fires and landslides which destroyed churches, mosques and nearly all the
public buildings for a radius within about 100 km of the epicenter. A 50-km fault scarp was produced. Liquefaction was common as far as 200 km from the epicenter. More than 40000 houses were damaged or destroyed.
8 9 12 42 48 1993 36.379 70.868 215 7.0 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
Note: NEIS identifies an earthquake in Aleppo, Syria occurred on this date in 1138 killing 230,000. Most sources give the date of this earthquake as Sept. 8 (9-8-1138) instead of Aug. 9. Transcription problems of this type are common in the recording and investigation of historical seismicity.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 9 5 30 4 1943 38.200 -118.200 0 5.5 California/Nevada area
Plaster and walls were observed to crack near Excelsior Mountains near Dyer and Fallon. Dishes fell from shelves.
8 9 7 39 18 1960 40.317 -127.067 17 6.3 Off Coast of No. California
Felt throughout northwestern California coast from San Francisco to southern Oregon.
8 9 3 29 52 1965 52.200 -178.200 118 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 9 13 25 6 1967 39.900 -104.700 5 5.3 Colorado area
This was the strongest of a series of earthquakes triggered by underground water pumping in the Rocky Mountain Arsenal of the Commerce City/Denver region of Colorado. It is also the strongest earthquake in the recorded history of Denver. Damage occurred in northern suburbs of Denver. Windows broke, plaster cracked, merchandise fell from store shelves. Up to $12,000 dollars at one liquor store alone. Other damage included cracking of concrete pillars and ceiling tile falling. Damage was located throughout the region from Denver to Boulder, Colorado. After water pumping ceased, the earthquakes gradually died out. One of the first cases of well studied earthquakes caused by human activity.
8 9 2 18 26 1973 40.260 -124.233 2 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
Damage occurred in the Ferndale area and was limited to broken windows, plaster and fallen merchandise. Felt in Humboldt and Mendocino Counties.
8 9 12 47 51 1982 51.388 -175.526 54 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 9 15 58 22 1983 60.121 -147.216 28 5.0 Central Alaska
8 9 16 58 5 1986 56.100 -175.200 0 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 9 7 33 52 1994 53.736 -163.568 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Akutan.
8 9 18 33 25 1996 64.902 -170.447 10 5.0 Northern Alaska
Felt with intensity III at Port Clarence, Alaska.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 8 1 10 0 1903 4.600 -74.000 0 7.7 Colombia
Felt strongly in Bogota and affected the city of San Victorino and Chapinero. The quake caused objects and table to move and objects were thrown from shelves. Source: Historia de Los Terremotos de Colombia, by Jesus Ramirez.
8 8 22 51 0 1904 -40.500 177.000 33 7.5 So. Island, N.Z.
Cities from Napier to Wellington saw chimneys fall. Parapets fell in Wellington. At Cape Turnagain nearly all chimneys fell, water tanks were destroyed and several wooden houses were distorted. Felt from Queensland on the South to Napier. Sand fountaining was reported. A number of landslides occurred. A large wave, possibly a tsunami was observed at Mohaka. Source:Atlan of Isoseismal Maps of New Zealand Earthquakes, G.L. Downes
8 8 13 28 28 1946 19.710 -69.510 0 7.9 Puerto Rico
Strong aftershock of the earthquake of M 8.1 on August 4, 1946. This earthquake caused the last known damaging tsunami to hit the Caribbean. Consequential tsunamis in the area normally occur with 25-30 year intervals in this region. It has now been nearly 60 years since this event and a large regional tsunami is overdue. A tsunami observation network is being set up in the area to monitor future tsunami activity (at the University of Puerto Rico).
8 8 15 48 58 1987 -19.170 -70.880 100 7.0 So. Peru/Bolivia
Five were killed and 112 injured in the Arica area. More than 1000 homes were destroyed with maximum intensity up to VII. Landslides occurred along the Chile-Bolivia border. Felt in southern Peru, Bolivia and northern Chile. Source: NEIC.
8 8 1 8 5 1992 -31.200 179.940 395 7.1 So. Kermadec Islands
8 8 8 34 25 1993 12.982 144.801 59 8.2 So. Marianas/Guam
Extensive damage with intensity IV in Tumon Bay injured 48 in Guam. Damage, landslides and rockslides were observed throughout the Island of Guam. Liquefaction caused damage at the naval base and in the commercial port. Estimated coast more than $100 million (U.S. Dollars). A tsunami was generated with maximum height to 1 meter. The tsunami damaged several boats and injured several on the beach as well as causing some damage. It was recorded as far as Honshu and Hawaii. Source: NEIC.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 8 15 0 0 1847 42.000 -71.000 0 5.0 New England
Felt with maximum intensity V at Boston, Dedham, Cape Cod and Nuntucket, MASS.
8 8 16 50 0 1953 48.000 -114.000 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
A sharp jolting sensation was felt at Flathead Lake, Montana. Cracks were produced in buildings at Yellow Bay. Also felt strongly at Swan Lake, Montana.
8 8 10 35 38 1955 38.330 -118.670 0 5.2 California/Nevada area
Felt in Hawthorne, Nevada. Clocks were stopped in Masona dn Schurz. Glass cracked at Benton, California.
8 8 4 52 10 1961 51.800 -131.200 0 5.0 British Colombia
8 8 12 18 23 1961 51.200 -170.700 33 6.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Not reported felt.
8 8 9 48 36 1964 56.700 -152.400 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
8 8 12 49 23 1965 51.800 -175.260 47 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
8 8 7 0 50 1975 39.502 -121.512 8 5.0 Central California
Aftershock in the Oroville series.
8 8 12 0 23 1975 63.210 -150.670 149 5.0 Central Alaska
8 8 4 31 21 1986 53.594 -167.320 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 8 13 37 32 1988 56.000 -153.360 33 5.3 Southern Alaska
8 8 8 13 28 1989 37.190 -122.570 15 5.1 Central California
Possible foreshock to the Loma Prieta area of central California. This earthquake killed one person and damage in the area near San Jose. Chimneys fell at Cupertino, Los Gatos and Redwood Estates. Damage included broken underground pipes, cracks in walls, fallen water heaters and propane tanks. Light damage reported throughout Sonoma, San Luis Obispo and Stanislaus Counties.
8 8 17 10 55 1996 53.170 -167.160 47 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 7 2 11 30 1931 -4.000 142.000 60 7.1 Papua New Guinea
8 7 2 13 4 1966 50.570 -171.220 29 7.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
One of the largest earthquakes in recent years in the U.S. Felt at Adak. No damage was reported.
8 7 18 19 18 1992 57.580 -142.860 11 7.2 Southeast Alaska
This earthquake in southeastern and the Gulf of Alaska was strongly felt in the Yakutat region. Maximum intensity was V at Fort Richardson. Felt throughout most of southern and southeastern Alaska. The event was also felt in British Columbia nd the Yukon Territory, Canada.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 7 10 43 31 1959 56.400 -153.600 0 5.9 Southern Alaska
8 7 21 45 25 1959 56.420 -153.690 0 5.0 Southern Alaska
8 7 16 27 16 1960 42.400 -111.500 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
8 7 19 20 15 1960 42.500 -111.400 49 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Located in southeastern Idaho, this event was felt in the Soda Springs area of Caribou County. Plaster and concrete cracked. There were loud noises associated with the earthquake.
8 7 5 37 25 1964 56.800 -152.300 19 5.2 Southern Alaska
8 7 2 13 4 1966 50.570 -171.220 29 7.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
One of the largest earthquakes in recent years in the U.S. Felt at Adak. No damage was reported.
8 7 14 11 51 1966 59.600 -144.400 4 5.5 Southeast Alaska
8 7 17 36 28 1966 31.740 -114.510 32 5.7 SW U.S.A
This earthquake of M 5.7-6.3 was widely felt throughout southern California and Arizona and was also felt at Boulder, Nevada. Plaster cracked at Blythe, Holtville and Winterhaven. A sidewalk sagged and facades of buildings were cracked at Yuma, AZ. Earth cracks were repoted. Minor damage at Sonora, Mexico (broken windows etc.).
8 7 8 23 38 1974 56.616 -152.315 35 5.0 Southern Alaska
8 7 23 26 57 1977 52.407 -176.327 167 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 7 19 16 12 1980 63.310 -151.411 89 5.4 Central Alaska
8 7 6 37 22 1984 51.306 -179.091 56 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 7 18 19 20 1992 57.589 -142.846 13 6.6 Southeast Alaska
This earthquake in southeastern and the Gulf of Alaska was strongly felt in the Yakutat region. Maximum intensity was V at Fort Richardson. Felt throughout most of southern and southeastern Alaska. The event was also felt in British Columbia nd the Yukon Territory, Canada.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 6 21 11 18 1912 -14.000 167.000 260 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
8 6 22 14 24 1913 -15.800 -73.500 0 7.8 So. Peru/Bolivia
This earthquake destroyed the city of Caraveli. It was felt over about 30,000 sq km and destructive with intensity X in this area but with intensity VII over an area of 58,000 km sq. Caraveli is located in the Cordillera Occidental and was largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1868 but reconstructed. Ground cracks were observed. Maximum damage occurred to buildings in En Atico, Ocona and En Cailloma. Destruction occurred throughout central Peru. Less than 50 were confirmed dead.
8 6 4 10 42 1914 -6.000 123.000 600 7.0 Flores Island area
8 6 13 13 0 1915 44.000 150.000 60 7.1 Hokkaido, Japan
8 6 23 36 59 1942 14.000 -91.000 60 8.3 Guatemala
Near the south Coast of Guatemala. Acatenango was destroyed. At least 9 were
killed and hundreds injured. Severe damage occurred in western and central Guatemala and in eastern Mexico.
8 6 0 35 37 1949 -18.500 -174.500 70 7.5 Tonga Islands
8 6 8 31 28 1955 -21.000 -178.000 360 7.0 Tonga Islands
8 6 15 43 52 1983 40.140 24.750 2 7.0 Romania/Bulgaria
Damage occurred on Limnos and in monasteries at Mount Athos. Felt with intensity up to VII in Greece, Bulgaria and western Turkey.
8 6 19 6 39 1984 32.380 132.155 33 7.1 Kyushu, Japan area
This earthquake was felt with maximum intensity VI in Shikoku, Japan and generated an 18-cm tsunami which was observed around Nobeoka. Nine were injured on Kyushu.
8 6 0 36 25 1988 25.149 95.127 91 7.3 Myanmar
More than 35 were killed and about 50 injured in the earthquake and subsequent seiche on Jamuna River, Bangladesh which caused a ferry boat to capsize. Damgea was considerable in northeastern India. Landslides were common. Additional
damage occurred in Burma. The earthquake was felt from Bangladesh, NE India, Burma and Nepal.
8 6 7 27 13 2000 28.856 139.556 395 7.3 Bonin Islands
This deep focus earthquake was felt throughout much of Honshu, Japan and as far north as Aomori Prefecture, but did little damage.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
In 1891 on Aug. 6 an earthquake followed by a tidal wave caused extensive damage to the Cocopah Indian villages and lands along the lower Colorado river
8 6 19 38 0 1916 36.670 -121.250 0 5.5 Central California
Chimneys fell at Paicines, Slight damage occurred at Hollister.
8 6 22 16 0 1932 47.700 -122.300 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
A strong shock felt in Seattle, WA where a few chimneys fell and others were badly damaged.
8 6 6 15 6 1941 55.700 -163.000 150 6.8 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Not reported damaging or felt.
8 6 3 44 32 1959 47.800 -119.900 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Earthquake in central Washington State near Chelan where chimneys and bricks fell and dishes broke. Similar damage was observed at Waterville. Landslides were common.
8 6 10 46 29 1964 43.400 -126.700 33 5.3 Off Coast of Oregon
8 6 18 24 49 1964 56.620 -152.590 39 5.3 Southern Alaska
8 6 23 29 17 1973 33.986 -119.475 17 5.0 So. California
Earthquake located off the coast of southern California near Anacapa Island with maximum intensity V was felt over about 8,000 sq. km area from Carpenteria to Santa Barbara and in Los angeles. Rockslides and landslides were observed on Anacapa Island. Windows cracked at Oxnard and pavement cracked at Carpenteria.
8 6 2 37 42 1974 60.247 -153.324 136 5.0 Central Alaska
8 6 3 50 30 1975 39.479 -121.524 7 5.1 Central California
Aftershock of Oroville mainshock on Aug. 1. This event was felt with intensity V at Hamilton City and throughout Butte County.
8 6 16 41 52 1975 39.497 -121.529 8 5.2 Central California
8 6 17 5 22 1979 37.110 -121.511 7 5.9 Central California
This earthquake was located in the Gilroy-Hollister area and did damage estimated at $0.5 million (U.S. Dollars) in the epicentral area. The press reported 16 were injured. Buildings in Gilroy suffered damaged including caved in ceilings, plaster cracks, and chimneys fallen. Similar damage was observed in Hollister. Ground displacement was observed on the Calaveras Fault Zone from Hollister to Anderson Lake (about 40 km). Settlement of the ground and slumping were common.
8 6 4 53 58 1982 51.545 -175.915 35 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 6 16 33 58 1983 60.513 -153.140 134 5.3 Central Alaska
8 6 14 53 14 1988 55.119 -156.742 34 5.2 Alaska Peninsula
8 6 13 17 43 1989 60.190 -141.130 7 5.5 Central Alaska
8 6 1 2 52 1994 51.085 -179.172 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 6 8 48 3 1995 52.090 -174.870 72 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 6 15 22 49 1998 51.660 -177.280 45 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 5 0 10 0 1897 38.300 143.300 60 7.7 So. of Honshu
Some damage occurred at Ayukawa by the earthquake. A tsunami was generated
with maximum height of 3 meters at Okkirai, Hirota, Onagawa, Ayukawa.
8 5 21 13 55 1927 37.933 142.117 20 7.1 Off East Coast Honshu
Some damage occurred at Fukushima dna Miyagi by the earthquake. A tsunami was generated with maximum height 15 cm at Hababuchi and 1 meter at Aomori with a recession as first motion of the sea.
8 5 14 24 0 1947 25.100 63.400 60 7.6 Pakistan
8 5 19 8 47 1949 -1.250 -78.370 60 7.1 Ecuador
Destructive at Ambato, Guano, Pelileo, Patate and Pillaro, Ecuador. 4000 to 6000 killed. Approximately $7 million U.S. Dollars damage. Topographical changes were observed along with large landslides.
8 5 9 16 48 1950 -50.000 164.000 33 7.3 Southern S. Isl. N.Z.
8 5 11 5 60 1964 -32.370 -179.370 288 7.0 So. Kermadec Islands
8 5 2 13 10 1969 1.296 126.196 34 7.2 Mindanao, Philippines
Violent earthquake in the Molucca Sea. Felt at Manado, Celebes.
8 5 1 58 52 1971 -0.853 -22.130 33 7.0 Central Mid-Atlantic
This earthquake occurred on the Atlantic median ridge near the equator. Events of M>=7 are seldom reached on ocean ridges.
8 5 20 32 53 1982 -12.597 165.931 31 7.5 Vanuatu Islands
Not reported felt.
8 5 22 38 22 1996 -20.650 -178.260 539 7.4 Tonga Islands
Felt with intensity II on Raoul, Kermadec Islands.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 5 1 31 36 1910 42.000 -127.000 0 6.8 North Pacific Ocean
Felt along the coast of Oregon. One of the largest historical earthquakes in this area.
8 5 0 11 6 1930 39.750 -127.420 1 5.3 Off Coast California
8 5 11 25 0 1930 34.500 -119.500 0 5.0 So. California
At Santa Barbara. Windows broke and walls cracked at Ventura. Felt over 9000 sq. miles.
8 5 13 51 9 1971 55.718 -164.920 33 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 5 0 54 10 1974 52.288 -173.377 88 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 5 14 47 54 1990 51.751 -175.290 58 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 5 18 28 10 1994 51.134 -179.294 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 5 18 40 22 1994 51.082 -179.415 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 4 0 0 0 1856 16.000 -88.000 33 7.5 Belize
Strong earthquake in Belize, Felt V at Masaya, Nicaraguea and Nindiri.
8 4 22 41 15 1914 43.500 91.500 60 7.3 Mongolia
Felt strongly in Xinjiang, China. Also damage in Weiwoer, Zizhiqu, Provinces.
8 4 18 26 16 1928 16.000 -97.000 60 7.4 Oaxaca, Mexico
Felt Strongly in Guerrero and Oaxaca.
8 4 17 51 5 1946 18.920 -68.940 0 8.1 Puerto Rico
This earthquake was located off northern Dominican Republic. Destructive throughout most of the Republic and felt sharply in Puerto Rico and the Mona Passage. Maximum intensity in Puerto Rico was VI at Comerico Plants and Maricao. In Dominican Republic several were killed by falling buildings. A tsunami was generated which killed nearly 2000 according to records kept silent for more than 50 years. The tsunami waves were observed on tide gages at Daytona Beach, FLA; Atlantic City, N.J and Bermuda among other local areas.
8 4 18 59 17 1998 -0.479 -80.233 0 7.1 Ecuador
More than 50 % of buildings at Bahia de Carquez-Canoa were destroyed. Infrastructure (lights, electricity telephone) was disrupted. Forty injured and at least three killed. Damage occurred through Manabi Province. Landslides were common. Felt in Ecuador and Colombia.
8 4 21 13 3 2000 48.786 142.246 10 7.1 So. Kurils
Very damaging in the Uglegorsk and Makarov area. Nearly 1400 buildings were damaged, 8 injured and about 20,000 homeless. Landslides destroyed roads in the
epicentral area. Estimated damage about $1 million U.S. dollars. From in Hokkaido, Japan and throughout Sakhalin Island.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 4 4 13 0 1916 41.500 -117.000 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
Objects were thrown from shelves at Winnemucca, Rebel Creek, Elko and McDermitt, Nevada.
8 4 12 24 0 1927 33.830 -118.500 0 5.0 So. California
Minor damage occurred in Santa Monica Bay. Felt for more than 85 km around the epicenter.
8 4 7 36 59 1959 37.350 -118.550 10 5.3 California/Nevada area
West of Bishop, CA. This was the mainshock of a series of quakes. Landslides were observed and furniture moved at Bishop.
8 4 10 23 29 1969 51.400 -179.600 41 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 4 1 28 31 1972 51.503 -178.466 60 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Minor damage occurred at Adak Island.
8 4 9 48 11 1972 56.230 -135.640 18 5.0 Southeast Alaska
8 4 11 38 8 1972 56.190 -135.424 18 5.5 Southeast Alaska
Felt with intensity V in southeastern in Alaska at Gustavus, Petersburg and Sitka. No damage was reported.
8 4 21 46 3 1984 41.660 -124.440 33 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
8 4 12 1 56 1985 36.144 -120.152 11 5.9 Central California
Six were injured at Avenal when houses and stores were damaged. Damage included porch collapse at two houses, crack and broken chimneys, windows and glassware and objects thrown from shelves. The quake was felt over an area of about 97,000 sq. km. Hanging objects swung strongly. Large objects moved easily and water tanks were cracked.
8 4 6 13 10 1992 43.454 -127.169 10 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
8 4 14 27 41 1992 43.468 -127.014 10 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 3 0 0 0 1361 33.400 135.000 0 8.4 Central/So. Honshu Japan
A very strong earthquake in the Nankaido and Kinai areas caused great loss of
life and (about 500 killed in the earthquake) triggered a deadly tsunami. This tsunami caused the sea to recede for about an hour before returning. As it returned it caused 500-600 deaths at Nambaura, Osaka and washes away about 1700 houses in the village of Yukiminato, Awa which was completely destroyed by the tsunami. 60 were drowned at Awa. The Yunomine Hot Spring in Wakayama Prefecture stopped after the earthquake.
8 3 1 30 2 1916 -4.000 144.500 60 7.5 Papua New Guinea
Felt along the north coast of Papua New Guinea.
8 3 1 10 1 1935 4.500 96.300 60 7.0 Nicobar Islands
8 3 3 8 6 1961 18.500 -66.900 0 7.1 Puerto Rico
Earthqueks was not damaging in the area because of the intermediate depth.
8 3 8 56 17 1962 -23.300 -68.100 107 7.1 Coast No. Chile
No damage due to intermediate depth.
8 3 4 54 34 1968 25.650 128.283 100 7.3 Ryukyu Islands
Strongly felt with maximum intensity VI on Okinawa.
8 3 18 11 16 1978 -26.518 -70.664 49 7.0 Coast Central Chile
Thirteen injured and major damage occurred in the Copiapo-Talta area.
8 3 11 31 15 1989 22.500 123.200 0 7.1 Taiwan
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 3 6 49 0 1903 37.330 -121.920 0 5.5 Central California
Earthquake in Santa Clara County. Damage occurred to buildings and chimneys at San Jose which was most heavy at Mount Hamilton. Felt from San Francisco, Oakland, to Santa Rosa, Yosemite and Fresno.
8 3 13 50 0 1916 41.500 -116.500 0 5.6 Montana/Idaho
8 3 14 21 0 1916 41.500 -116.500 0 5.8 Montana/Idaho
Felt at Winnemucca, Nevada. Objects fell from shelves at Elko and McDermitt.
8 3 13 32 30 1938 43.000 -127.500 0 5.6 Off Coast of Oregon
8 3 6 39 42 1955 38.000 -107.300 0 5.0 Colorado area
Earthquake in southwestern Colorado. Chimneys cracked at Lake City. People woke at Silberton, Ouray and Telluride. Some ground cracking was observed.
8 3 6 8 30 1959 33.000 -79.500 10 5.5 Southeast U.S.
This earthquake occurred near Charleston, South Carolina and dismayed people from South Carolina to Georgia. Minor damage (chimneys and plaster cracking and falling objects) was observed in Charleston, Summerville and Wadmalaw Island. Plaster cracked as far away as Augusta, Georgia. Deep rumbling noises were heard during the earthquake.
8 3 9 13 49 1965 56.600 -159.700 47 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
8 3 23 17 7 1967 53.630 -170.080 184 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 3 4 40 55 1972 51.199 -178.119 49 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Minor damage occurred at Adak.
8 3 6 59 45 1972 51.134 -178.141 35 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 3 7 3 14 1972 51.160 -177.990 38 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 3 3 57 6 1973 53.200 -169.728 115 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 3 1 3 6 1975 39.490 -121.520 0 5.0 Central California
Felt with intensity VI at Orogille.
8 3 6 35 18 1975 36.448 -120.453 19 5.2 Central California
In northern California the earthquake caused slight damage at Firebaugh in Fresno County and Three Rocks. A waterline broke and cracks were found in plaster. Some churches were damaged.
8 3 7 11 44 1980 52.100 -169.440 0 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 3 7 12 32 1980 52.451 -170.020 40 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 3 18 17 15 1980 53.290 -170.083 0 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 3 2 39 29 1986 51.431 -174.173 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 3 13 29 14 1986 51.250 -176.639 21 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 3 13 44 55 1986 51.112 -176.706 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 3 20 8 21 1986 51.177 -176.834 35 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
8 3 0 49 3 1991 40.500 -124.730 5 5.3 Off Coast of No. California
8 3 7 20 2 1993 51.460 -131.540 5 6.2 British Colombia
Felt with maximum magnitude IV at Bella Bella. Felt strong on the Goose Group Islands.
8 3 13 4 1 1993 51.279 -130.291 10 5.1 British Colombia
8 3 15 39 15 1998 54.137 -162.824 56 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 2 15 0 0 1361 33.000 135.000 0 8.4 Central/So. Honshu Japan
A very strong earthquake in the Nankaido and Kinai areas caused great loss of
life and (about 500 killed in the earthquake) triggered a deadly tsunami. This tsunami caused the sea to recede for about an hour before returning. As it returned it caused 500-600 deaths at Nambaura, Osaka and washes away about
1700 houses in the village of Yukiminato, Awa which was completely destroyed by the tsunami. 60 were drowned at Awa. The Yunomine Hot Spring in Wakayama Prefecture stopped after the earthquake.
8 2 11 41 26 1941 -28.500 -178.000 60 7.1 No. Kermadec Islands
8 2 19 18 48 1946 -26.500 -70.500 60 7.9 Coast Central Chile
Severe damage in northern Chile. Two killed. The depth was at about 100 km so damage was limited.
8 2 13 19 56 1965 -56.200 157.900 33 7.1 Macquarie Islands
Not reported felt.
8 2 14 6 44 1968 16.588 -97.696 40 7.1 Oaxaca, Mexico
Felt with intensity VII in Oaxaca and Guerrero, Mexico. Up to $2.4 million (U.S. dollars) damage. 18 were killed. Up to 5% of the houses at Pinotepa Nacional were destroyed 50% were eventually torn down. Severe damage at Ometepec. A small tsunami was generated and recorded at Acapulco. Mexico City more than 350 km from the epicenter suffered appreciable damage. Some large buildings were considerabley damage. At least 10 buildings were destroyed in Mexico City and 40 people were injured. Electricity and other infrastructure in Mexico was not working. Source: Annual Summary of Information on Natural Disasters, UNESCO, 1969.
8 2 7 24 55 1971 41.233 143.700 60 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
Strong earthquake with slight damage in southern Hokkaido. Largest intensity was VIII at Arakawa and felt as far south as Tokyo. The event generated a tsunami with maximum height of 20 cm at Hiroo.
8 2 10 55 26 1976 -20.600 169.300 52 7.1 Loyalty Islands
8 2 12 55 29 1996 -10.769 161.445 33 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
Felt with maximum intensityf up to IV at Honiara.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 2 7 13 8 1934 61.500 -147.500 25 6.0 Central Alaska
Earthquake in south-central Alaska. This event caused dishest to break and
small objects to overturn at Anchorage. Source: Earthquake History of the United
States, NOAA.
8 2 20 44 46 1945 53.870 -133.350 0 6.3 British Colombia
Not reported felt. Source: Seismic Activity in Canada, West of the 113th Meridian 1841-1951, Milne.
8 2 10 18 53 1954 39.420 -118.530 0 5.4 California/Nevada area
8 2 22 17 26 1963 40.500 -125.100 33 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
8 2 3 4 17 1964 56.100 -156.100 33 5.6 Alaska Peninsula
8 2 8 36 17 1964 56.200 -149.900 28 5.4 Southern Alaska
Felt at Homer.
8 2 10 18 20 1975 53.477 -161.386 46 6.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 2 20 22 16 1975 39.440 -121.460 0 5.3 Central California
8 2 20 59 3 1975 39.430 -121.470 0 5.3 Central California
Felt with intensity VI at Oroville. Part of a strong sequence in the area.
8 2 7 7 18 1980 52.217 -169.447 38 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 2 10 46 11 1980 51.940 -169.180 16 6.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 2 6 37 6 1986 51.314 -175.992 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 2 19 58 33 1986 54.300 -172.800 0 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 2 23 18 47 1991 56.950 -157.520 33 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
8 2 6 5 14 1999 37.366 -117.020 5 5.1 California/Nevada area
Aftershock of mainshock on August 1, 1999. Felt at Amargosa Valley, Veatty, Fallon, Goldfield, Las Vegas, and Tonopah, Nevada.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 1 0 0 0 1786 29.900 102.300 0 7.5 Myanmar
Moderate earthquake in Southern China. Felt with M IX with moderate damage. Up to 431 killed.
8 1 15 0 0 1819 35.020 136.030 0 7.3 No. Honshu, Japan
Felt with intensity VIII-IX in the Kyoto region of Honshu, Japan. Also at Ise and Mino.
8 1 17 10 57 1913 47.500 155.500 30 7.3 NE Pacific
Felt in the Russian Kuril Islands.
8 1 15 8 24 1940 44.300 139.500 40 7.7 Hokkaido, Japan
Epicenter under the eastern Sea of Japan. A tsunami was generated. 10 were killed, 20 houses and 644 ships washed away. 612 additional vessels were damaged. Damage was also located at Haboro and in northestern Korea. Maximum tsunami height was 3 meters at Rishiri.
8 1 12 34 5 1942 -40.950 175.800 55 7.1 So. Island, N.Z.
s earthquake was similar in effects to that of June 24 five weeks earlier. Damage occurred to chimneys repainted after the previous earthquake. In Wellington chimneys fell and additional damage was revealed in buildings which had not been recognized after the June 24 event. Some minor faulting appears to have occurred near Alfredton and a minor fault moved in the Aorangi Mountains. Maximum intensity was up to VII in the area northeast of Wellington.
8 1 14 30 5 1942 -48.000 99.000 60 7.0 So. Indian Ocean
In the ocean southwest of Australia. May have been related to the Wellington New Zealand event less than two hours earlier.
8 1 16 18 41 1943 -20.000 170.000 230 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
Not reported felt.
8 1 2 20 54 1960 27.500 55.000 0 7.0 So. Iran/Persian Gulf
8 1 21 2 60 1966 30.000 68.700 33 7.0 Afghanistan
The largest of a series of earthquakes in the area that began in February. This event caused damage near Quetta and destroyed about 1300 houses in 45 villages in the Kuki Tehsil. Two were killed and up to 15 injured.
8 1 20 19 22 1968 16.500 122.267 36 7.7 Luzon, Philippines
This earthquake was destructive in northern Luzon with maximum intensity VI at Manila, Infanta, Baguia and Aparri. Landslides were observed in Casiguran near the epicenter. Manila was considerably damaged. A six-story tower the "Ruby Tower" collapsed burying several hundred people. 216 were killed and several hundred were injured. Followed by a strong aftershock sequence.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 1 7 45 0 1900 39.953 -112.114 0 5.7 Utah area
Deep shafts of mines twisted and could not be operated. Dishes fell from shelves. Plaster fell, dishes broke and chimneys were thrown down at Goshen. At Santaquin house made from Adobe was split in two. People were thrown from their beds.
8 1 3 30 0 1902 34.600 -120.400 0 6.3 Off So. California
This was a strong aftershock of the Santa Barbara County quake of July 27. The shock completed the ruin of buildings which was begun in the first quake. Nearly all homes in Los Alamos were damaged. Cracks and fissures were seen in the ground. Water table changes were observed.
8 1 13 4 30 1952 34.900 -118.950 0 5.1 So. California
8 1 1 48 19 1956 65.840 -133.470 15 5.8 Yukon Territory, Canada
8 1 5 10 35 1974 56.622 -153.963 33 5.3 Southern Alaska
8 1 5 55 37 1974 56.592 -152.217 23 5.7 Southern Alaska
8 1 20 20 14 1975 39.497 -121.474 14 5.7 Central California
8 1 21 21 51 1975 39.442 -121.528 8 5.3 Central California
These were the mainshocks of a series of earthquakes that occurred on this date. Structural damage occurred to schools, hospitals and homes in Oroville and Thermolito. Damage included cracked plaster, broken windows and light fixtures. This event was associated with the first recorded surface cracking in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada.
8 1 10 50 25 1979 41.054 -127.231 5 5.2 Off Coast of No. California
8 1 16 38 56 1980 37.550 -118.890 0 5.4 California/Nevada area
8 1 16 47 48 1980 37.532 -118.846 5 5.2 California/Nevada area
8 1 17 31 54 1980 37.574 -118.881 7 5.0 California/Nevada area
The largest of these events was felt over an area of about 40,000 sq. km of Nevada and California. At Mammoth Lakes dishes, windows and doors rattled, some cracked. A jar of Mayonnaise fell from the shelf and . Some rock slides were observed on slopes and hiking trails.
8 1 23 7 15 1980 59.617 -148.937 26 5.7 Southern Alaska
8 1 1 42 16 1981 60.115 -153.159 108 5.1 Central Alaska
8 1 14 28 18 1986 37.513 -118.395 9 5.2 California/Nevada area
8 1 21 5 39 1986 51.416 -174.353 27 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV in Adak.
8 1 13 45 25 1992 57.084 -155.298 56 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
8 1 4 17 14 1999 37.351 -117.059 6 5.0 California/Nevada area
8 1 12 47 50 1999 51.520 -176.273 33 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt strongly on Adak.
8 1 16 6 24 1999 37.342 -117.020 12 5.7 California/Nevada area
Felt at Amargosa Valley, Beatty, Fallon, Goldfield, Las Vegas, and Tonopah,
Nevada. Also felt in California at Big Pine, Ghisho, and as far south as Ridgecrest, Fresno, Death Valley Junction and Yermo. Strong aftershock sequence.
8 1 20 10 56 1999 52.339 -173.355 53 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 31 19 18 0 1909 13.000 -101.000 60 7.3 Michoacan, Mexico
Strong aftershock of the destructive earthquake of July 30, 1909. That earthquake was destructive in Acapulco and was felt over an area of 700X500 km. Strong aftershock sequence followed. A tsunami was generated which caused the sea to recede up to 10 km in Acapulco.
7 31 1 31 24 1915 54.000 162.000 60 7.8 E. of Kamchatka
Felt with intensity X near Kanchatka.
7 31 3 23 10 1917 42.500 131.000 460 7.5 NE China
7 31 17 8 5 1970 -1.460 -72.560 653 7.1 Brazil
This strong earthquake had a deep focus located east of the Andes in eastern Ecuador. One person was killed and several injured with moderate damage. Felt as far as 4000 km from the epicenter in Mexico City and the Antilles. At San Juan Puerto Rico, 2300 km from the epicenter a 13-story building rocked for 20 seconds. Considerable alarm in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Felt over an area of about 40 million sq. km. from Buenos Aires, Argentina on the south to Mexico on the north.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 31 9 20 0 1902 34.750 -120.250 0 5.5 Off So. California
This was a strong aftershock of the Santa Barbara County quake of July 27. The shock completed the ruin of buildings which was begun in the first quake. Nearly all homes in Los Alamos were damaged. Cracks and fissures were seen in the ground. Water table changes were observed.
7 31 12 9 9 1952 35.333 -118.600 0 5.8 So. California
Aftershock of the Kern County earthquake of July 21. Slight damage was observed at Arvin, Bakersfield and Taft.
7 31 11 23 2 1969 53.040 -170.060 43 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt within intensity IV at Tanana.
7 31 12 6 33 1969 65.500 -152.600 150 5.0 Northern Alaska
Felt within intensity V at Cold Bay.
7 31 23 17 50 1969 49.767 -114.833 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
Part of a series of earthquakes in the Dayton, MT area which began on July 30. This and shocks on July 30 were felt at Big Arm, Mont. and at Dayton.
7 31 16 11 3 1983 53.960 -133.870 18 5.0 British Colombia
7 31 7 22 40 1986 37.463 -118.374 5 5.9 California/Nevada area
Felt strongly in the Bishop-Chalfant Valley. Felt with intensity V at Big Pine and Sequoia National Park as well as at Dyer, Nevada.
7 31 23 56 58 1987 40.418 -124.373 10 6.0 Off Coast of No. California
Rockslides occurred at Petrolia and power was out at Eureka. Minor damage occurred at Arcata, Eureka and Ferndale. This earthquake was felt in Humboldt, Mendocino, Siskiyou and Trinity counties. A strong acceleration of 0.6g was recorded at Petrolia.
7 31 20 57 16 1988 51.255 -176.154 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 31 21 6 19 1988 51.340 -176.140 45 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 31 3 17 29 1990 42.382 -126.654 10 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
7 31 3 19 47 1990 42.416 -126.682 10 5.7 North Pacific Ocean
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 30 10 51 54 1909 16.800 -99.900 0 7.6 Oaxaca, Mexico
The earthquake was destructive in Acapulco and was felt over an area of 700X500 km. Strong aftershock sequence followed. A tsunami was generated which caused the sea to recede up to 10 km in Acapulco.
7 30 23 54 5 1917 29.000 104.000 60 7.5 Myanmar
This earthquake caused considerable damage in the Sichuan, China area and killed more than 1800.
7 30 17 16 44 1962 -3.300 143.900 25 7.0 Papua New Guinea
There was substantial damage in the region of Geelvink Bay of Irian Jaya.
7 30 0 52 20 1970 37.800 55.900 19 7.0 No. Iran
This event was highly destructive in Gorgan province, Iran. About 180 were killed and nearly 500 injured. More than 10,000 homeles. The Moraveh-Tappeh area was the worst hit. About 10 villages were destroyed. Felt with maximum intensity
VIII at Qapan, Shahabad and Bojnurd and Sabzevar.
7 30 21 45 14 1972 56.820 -135.685 25 7.6 Southeast Alaska
A very strong earthquake on the Fairweather Fault. This epicenter was south of the M 7.8 that occurred on July 10 , 1958 on a fault running along the Alexander archipelago. Slight damage occurred at Sitka and the shock was felt and caused damage to a federal office building in Juneau. Also felt at Ketchikan and south to Seattle where seiches were observed in several swimming pools. Followed by a major aftershock on Aug. 4.
7 30 5 12 41 1974 36.353 70.763 211 7.4 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
This earthquake was felt as far as Tashkent and New Delhi at least 1,000 km from the epicenter. Maximum intensity was VI and was observed in northeastern Afghanistan and in Pakistan. Also felt at Warsak, Peshawar, Rawalpindi and Lahore.
7 30 5 11 24 1995 -23.340 -70.294 46 8.0 Coast No. Chile
At least three were killed up to 60 injured and more than 600 homeless in
this earthquake. More than 100 houses were destroyed in the Antofagasta, Chile area. Damage also occurred in many other areas of Chile and as far as Buenos Aires, Argentina. Felt in southern Peru at La Paz. A tsunami was generated with maximum height of 76 cm in Hawaii. The tsunami was observed throughout much of the Pacific from American Samoa to Alaska to Japan.
7 30 12 25 46 2000 33.901 139.376 10 7.1 Central/So. Honshu Japan
This earthquake was felt in the Tokyo area with intensity V. At least one person was injured. Road damage and landslides occurred in Miyakejima.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 30 5 12 0 1894 34.500 -117.500 0 6.1 So. California
Located in the Mojave area where it was felt most strongly. Also felt, but less severely in Los Angeles. At San Bernardino railroad cars were moved on tracks. Felt from Bakersfield to San Diego.
7 30 12 16 50 1925 35.400 -101.300 0 5.0 SW U.S.A
An earthquake located in the Texas Panhandle area, this was thought at the time to be related to oil extraction and the boring of oil wells. The earthquake caused dishes to fall from shelves and rattled dishes as far as Roswell, N.M, Tulsa, Oklahoma (300 miles distant) and Leavenworth, Kansas (400 miles away). The only prior earthquake in the area had occurred around March 27, 1917. Later subsurface examination indicate the quake occurred on an old fault buried in the subterranean mountains in the area and was probably not related to oil extraction.
7 30 7 20 0 1934 42.700 -103.000 0 5.0 Wyoming/Dakotas
An earthquake occurred near Chadron in western Nebraska. This event caused some chimneys to be damaged and plaster fell. Some hotels were evacuated. Felt in Nebraska, Wyoming and South Dakota.
7 30 1 51 21 1941 61.000 -151.000 0 6.2 Central Alaska
This earthquake occurred in the Kenai Peninsula area of Alaska. Many were frightened at Anchorage. Plaster, dishes and windows broke. Heaving motion caused doors to swing.
7 30 2 0 10 1954 39.300 -118.500 0 5.1 California/Nevada area
Felt Near Fallon, NV.
7 30 21 45 14 1972 56.820 -135.685 25 7.6 Southeast Alaska
A very strong earthquake on the Fairweather Fault. This epicenter was south of the M 7.8 that occurred on July 10, 1958 on a fault running along the Alexander archipelago. Slight damage occurred at Sitka and the shock was felt and caused damage to a federal office building in Juneau. Also felt at Ketchikan and south to Seattle where seiches were observed in several swimming pools. Followed by a major aftershock on Aug. 4.
7 30 8 9 52 1983 52.373 -170.628 48 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 30 22 3 25 1984 53.712 -165.656 34 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 29 15 0 0 1649 35.080 139.050 0 7.0 No. Honshu, Japan
Extensive damage at Yedo, Japan. Up to 700 killed.
7 29 6 59 0 1900 -10.000 165.000 60 8.1 No. of Santa Cruz Islands
Felt in the Solomon Islands and in the Santa Cruz Islands.
7 29 0 0 0 1917 -3.500 141.000 0 7.6 Papua New Guinea
A tsunami was generated.
7 29 14 32 15 1917 41.000 144.000 60 7.3 Hokkaido, Japan
7 29 7 38 53 1935 -20.800 -178.000 510 7.2 Tonga Islands
7 29 22 49 15 1942 -2.000 128.500 60 7.0 Ceram area
7 29 3 2 16 1943 19.300 -67.500 60 7.9 Puerto Rico
Felt with maximum intensity V at San Juan and the Mona Passage of Puerto Rico. A clock stopped at San Juan.
7 29 13 43 33 1947 28.600 93.600 0 7.9 Myanmar
7 29 23 49 2 1950 -6.500 155.000 70 7.1 Solomon Islands
Felt at Rabaul.
7 29 17 15 19 1957 -23.300 -71.100 11 7.0 Coast No. Chile
Felt at Antofagasta.
7 29 8 29 22 1965 51.110 -171.300 18 7.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Slight tremor felt at Adak. Felt at military installations in the area.
7 29 11 15 45 1977 -8.031 155.538 33 7.2 Solomon Islands
Felt on Mono, Gizo and the Shortland Islands.
7 29 3 11 56 1980 -13.101 166.338 48 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
No damage was attributed to this earthquake. An event of M 6.6 followed about 12 hours later in Nepal which killed up to 200 and injured many while causing extensive damage in Nepal and India.
7 29 7 54 46 1985 36.350 70.940 114 7.2 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
Felt in Afghanistan with maximum intensity VIII. $2 million damage. Five people were killed. 38 were injured. Damage and landslides occurred in Pakistan. Many people were homeless in the Khorog and Ishkashim area of the USSR. Damage also occurred in Dushambe and in northern India from rockslides. Felt strongly in Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern India.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 29 14 36 32 1950 33.116 -115.566 16 5.5 So. California
This was the strongest of a series of earthquakes in the Imperial Valley from July 27-29. $50,000 damage chiefly from merchandise. In Calipatria a railroad bridge shifted 6-8 inches. Considerable damage throughout southern California.
7 29 10 53 45 1951 36.583 -121.183 0 5.0 Central California
This earthquake was located southwest of Mulberry. Damage to walls and structures occurred at Bitterwater. At Pinnacles, plaster and chimneys were damaged as well as concrete pipes. Plaster also cracked and fell in San Benito. Landslides covered roads from San Benito to Hernandez for many miles.
7 29 7 3 47 1952 35.383 -118.850 16 6.1 So. California
7 29 8 1 46 1952 35.400 -118.816 16 5.1 So. California
These two earthquakes caused considerable damage. In Bakersfield a previously damaged department store was further damage when a parapet fell and a machine
shop crumbled. Large buildings suffered cracks and bricks tumbled. At least 10 fires broke out in Bakersfield. Several people were injured and others had heart attacks. Landslides were common.
7 29 8 29 22 1965 51.110 -171.300 18 7.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 29 8 51 45 1965 51.200 -171.600 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 29 12 20 23 1965 50.880 -171.570 37 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 29 15 8 33 1965 51.000 -171.300 3 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 29 15 10 14 1965 51.300 -170.900 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Slight tremor felt at Adak. Felt at military installations in the area.
7 29 1 48 16 1975 43.687 -126.103 33 5.2 Off Coast of Oregon
7 29 22 1 55 1975 60.160 -153.363 160 5.3 Central Alaska
7 29 22 4 45 1984 51.400 -171.800 0 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 29 0 17 45 1994 52.398 -168.333 11 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 29 1 13 1 1994 52.284 -168.316 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 29 5 42 28 1994 52.343 -168.342 22 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 29 12 50 56 1999 60.788 -57.863 18 5.4 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
7 29 15 54 17 2000 51.145 -179.328 49 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
07 29 05 00 30 2005 53.040 -168.620 50 5.6 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 28 6 40 0 1913 -16.600 -73.300 30 7.0 So. Peru/Bolivia
Submarine cables were snapped along the coast about 500 km to the southwest of the epicenter, probably by underwater slides. The earthquake was felt along the coast of Chala and Mollendo.
7 28 8 40 10 1957 17.110 -99.100 0 7.7 Oaxaca, Mexico
This earthquake was highly destructive in Guerrero and in Mexico City. It was felt over an area of up to 30,000 sq. km. with the most affected area in San Marcos. But damage also occurred in Jaltipan, Coatzacoalcos, Acayucan and in the area of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. 57 were reported killed (46 in Mexico City) and more than 400 injured with thousands left homeless. At San Marcos and Chilpancingo 90-95% of the houses were destroyed. A small tsunamis was generated and recorded in the Aculpulco Bay area. This was the strongest earthquake to hit Mexico City since June 7, 1911. Damages were estimated up to $11 million (U.S. Dollars). In Mexico City about 40 large buildings collapsed. While the epicenter was more than 300 km away, this is typical damage in Mexico City due to the situation of Mexico City in an alluvial valley which amplifies accelerations up to five times normal.
7 28 10 45 35 1976 39.664 118.401 26 7.4 So. China
This was a strong aftershock of the Tangshan earthquake of July 27, 1976. That was one of the most deadly earthquakes ever recorded. Known as the Tangshan earthquake up to 655,000 were reported killed, many interred in mass graves. Nearly 800,000 were reported injured in the earthquake and an additional 500,000 left homeless. Estimated costs were $5 billion U.S. Dollars. The official tolls are much lower (242,000) so the exact toll will probably never be known. Virtually the entire city of Tangshan was destroyed but was damaging throughout northeastern China including at Beijing.. This is the greatest death toll in an earthquake in the past four centuries and the second greatest ever recorded.
7 28 17 22 25 1981 30.013 57.794 33 7.3 So. Iran
Known and the Kernan earthquake, this event occurred in Southwestern Iran and did extensive damage in the Kernan area including the death of 1500. At least 1000 were also injured and 50,000 left homeless when the many villages around the Kernan area were completely destroyed. The Kernan area was hit by strong foreshock on June 11, 1981 when an M 6.7 killed 3,000 people and injured many more.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 28 6 57 0 1902 34.600 -120.400 0 6.3 Off So. California
This event and a second of similar magnitude which occurred on July 31, 2002 was
felt chiefly in Santa Barbara County and at Los Alamos and Lompoc. One home was destroyed and two oil tanks ruined. Oil storage buildings were damages as were pipelines. The second shock on the 31th completed the damage. All chimneys fell in Los Alamos and nearly all the houses were damaged. Ground fissures were observed. Changes in ground water flow were prominent.
7 28 21 36 57 1934 55.500 -156.750 25 6.8 Alaska Peninsula
7 28 17 50 48 1950 33.116 -115.566 16 5.6 So. California
Located in Imperial Valley, this was one of a series of moderate earthquakes in the area between July 27 and 29. Damage was estimated at $50,000. Merchandise in stores was thrown down, bridges shifted and concrete structures were damaged. A great deal of plaster, glassware and china broke, cracked and was damaged. In Westmoreland reinforced concrete walls at the Post Office cracked. Sand Boils were observed.
7 28 6 29 54 1969 57.430 -153.890 27 5.5 Southern Alaska
7 28 19 28 14 1970 54.120 -166.020 89 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 28 15 26 18 1975 25.380 -109.622 33 5.1 Gulf of California
7 28 15 22 18 1977 44.244 -128.967 15 5.4 Off Coast of Oregon
7 28 9 44 43 1982 52.185 -169.378 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 28 4 6 53 1986 51.606 -174.146 0 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 28 5 1 56 1986 52.170 -167.030 33 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 28 14 31 13 1986 60.596 -150.361 55 5.3 Central Alaska
7 28 21 57 16 1986 51.799 -175.331 58 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 28 20 9 48 1992 53.560 -166.600 30 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 28 10 8 56 1997 25.496 -109.516 16 5.7 Gulf of California
07 28 02 29 18 2002 51.130 -178.080 33 5.1 ANDREANOF ISL, ALEUTIAN IS.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 27 11 52 42 1916 4.000 96.500 100 7.0 Nicobar Islands
7 27 1 1 18 1917 19.000 -67.500 50 7.0 Puerto Rico
Northwest of Puerto Rico, this event was felt throughout the area of Santo Domingo and Haiti except in the southwest. Greatest intensity was V at
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
7 27 0 4 23 1944 54.000 -165.500 70 7.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Not reported felt.
7 27 15 11 42 1949 -28.000 -177.000 70 7.0 No. Kermadec Islands
7 27 2 2 50 1971 -2.748 -77.429 135 7.5 Ecuador
This earthquake caused moderate damage in the Guayaquil area of Ecuador while killing one person. It was felt with maximum intensity VII. The epicenter was located in the province of Morona Santiago, Ecuador. Several were injured in southern Ecuador where some damage occurred. Felt from Lima, Peru to Bogota, Colombia.
7 27 19 42 55 1976 39.570 117.978 23 8.0 So. China
This was one of the most deadly earthquakes ever recorded. Known as the Tangshan earthquake up to 655,000 were reported killed, many interred in mass graves. Nearly 800,000 were reported injured in the earthquake and an additional 500,000 left homeless. Estimated costs were $5 billion U.S. Dollars. The official tolls are much lower (242,000) so the exact toll will probably never be known. Virtually the entire city of Tangshan was destroyed but the earthquake was damaging throughout northeastern China including at Beijing. This is the greatest death toll in an earthquake in the past four centuries and the second greatest ever recorded. Tangshan has now been completely rebuilt and is home to steel and mining industries today. At the time Mao Tse-tung became gravely ill and died two months later. Many see the earthquake as an omen for his death and the end of an era. There has been controversy whether a warning from local scientists was taken seriously prior to this earthquake. At Qianlong County 70 km from Tangshan there were few fatalities even though thousands of buildings were flattened. Officials had heeded warnings from local seismologists and ordered people to work and sleep outside minimizing casualties when the earthquake struck.
7 27 12 37 43 1990 -11.000 167.200 33 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
Two people were reported injured in the earthquake and buildings were damaged in Espiritu Santo. Felt with intensity V at Mont Dzumas, New Caledonia and in Suva, Fiji.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 27 0 20 0 1905 47.240 -88.450 0 5.0 Northern Plains
This earthquake located near Calumet, Michigan was apparently associated with unstable conditions brought on by mining operations. It was felt throughout the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan but was heaviest at Calumet. There was a terrible explosion heard far from the mine which caused chimneys to fall and glass windows to break. Also felt at Marquette, Michigan.
7 27 0 4 23 1944 54.000 -165.500 70 7.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Not reported felt in the epicentral area.
7 27 18 19 9 1955 56.500 -153.000 0 6.2 Southern Alaska
Not reported felt in the epicentral area.
7 27 21 21 44 1969 59.420 -145.040 60 5.3 Southern Alaska
7 27 9 5 37 1980 63.731 -152.813 38 5.0 Central Alaska
7 27 18 52 21 1980 38.190 -83.890 6 5.2 Kentucky/Tennessee/NC
This earthquake is the strongest ever to have occurred in the State of Kentucky and was felt in parts of 15 states as well as in Ontario, Canada. Estimated property damage $1 million U.S. Dollars. in Maysville. Nearly 500 buildings were damaged or destroyed in Mason County. Broken chimneys were common as were cracks in roofs and walls. Ground cracks up to 12 km from the epicenter were observed up to 10 cm deep and 30 meters long. New Little Rock ground cracks were observed on Stoner Road.
7 27 4 49 60 1982 43.939 -128.332 10 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
7 27 4 51 44 1982 43.936 -128.382 10 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
7 27 6 16 55 1982 43.950 -128.395 10 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
7 27 6 22 57 1982 43.942 -128.551 0 5.2 Off Coast of Oregon
7 27 12 35 5 1982 52.213 -176.051 233 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 27 15 57 50 1984 50.350 -176.733 2 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
7 27 4 21 31 1992 50.169 -130.135 10 5.2 British Colombia
7 27 11 44 9 1993 59.440 -144.510 19 5.4 Southeast Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 26 3 47 11 1937 18.400 -95.800 100 7.3 Oaxaca, Mexico
Strongly felt in Central Mexico, Puebla, Esperanza and Veracruz. Moderate damage with intensity up to IX. At least 34 were killed.
7 26 19 56 0 1937 38.283 142.050 40 7.2 Off East Coast Honshu
Off the east coast of Honshu. Probably felt along eastern Honshu.
7 26 16 53 20 1953 17.800 145.600 190 7.0 No. Marianas
Not reported felt in the epicentral region.
7 26 17 37 9 1958 -13.500 -69.000 620 7.5 Central Peru
Felt over a very wide area. Most strongly felt at La Paz but also felt in Buenos Aires, Brazil 2000 km from the epicenter.
7 26 8 14 41 1962 7.490 -82.750 0 7.1 Panama/No. Colombia
In 1963 an earthquake killed 1070 in Yugoslavia on July 26. In Skopje more than 120,000 were homeless and more than 80% of the buildings were damagaed or destroyed including the main railway station and the post office. All communications were cut off from the epicentral region. Buildings were said to have collapsed like packs of cards. The earthquake was felt with maximum intensity up to IX. Skopje was completely destroyed in an earthquake in 518 A.D. The city was rebuild after 1963 leaving the railroad terminal as a memorial. At least 87 countries provided assistance
in rebuilding Skopje.
7 26 1 23 21 1971 -4.900 153.200 48 8.0 New Britain
This was the second great earthquake in the New Britain and New Ireland region in July, 1971. This earthquake caused widespread damage with intensity up to VIII in New Britain and New Ireland. It was felt with intensity VI in Rabaul but no casualties were reported. Felt at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. A tsunami was generated and affected the coasts of New Ireland and New Britain and inundated the area up to a mile inland damaging plantations. The maximum height of the tsunami was 6.5 meters. Harbor installations in Rabaul were damaged.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 26 9 40 0 1890 40.500 -124.500 0 5.9 Off Coast of No. California
This earthquake offshore was felt at Suisun more than 220 miles southeast and
at Sisson. Chimneys were destroyed at Petrolia. Some damage was noted at Eureka and Mendocino City.
7 26 22 20 0 1901 40.800 -115.700 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
Felt within 50 miles of Elko, Nevada and over an area of 3,500 sq. miles of the Nevada Desert.
7 26 4 57 26 1933 63.000 -147.000 0 5.6 Central Alaska
7 26 10 32 15 1945 34.500 -81.500 0 5.6 Southeast U.S.
Located near Murray Lake, South Carolina about 50 km north of Columbia. Felt in North Carolina at Asheville and Charlotte; in Georgia at August and Macon and at Knoxville, Tennessee. Rumbling sounds accompanied and preceded the earthquake. Felt over an area of 2500 sq. miles. No damage or casualties were reported.
7 26 2 49 41 1947 34.016 -116.500 16 5.1 So. California
The earthquake rattled windows, doors and dishes and shook bushes and trees. Felt at Scotia and upper Mattole.
7 26 4 4 18 1955 56.600 -153.200 0 6.0 Southern Alaska
7 26 9 53 17 1956 39.550 -118.450 0 5.1 California/Nevada area
Felt with intensity V at Stillwater. The earthquake knocked a clock off a mantel at Kent Ranch. Felt at Fallon, NV.
7 26 11 44 45 1964 52.300 -176.200 100 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 26 17 49 11 1979 50.731 -171.853 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 26 16 19 58 1980 54.040 -162.960 15 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
7 26 0 32 58 1982 53.009 -161.048 17 5.6 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
7 26 2 25 16 1982 56.113 -158.110 93 6.1 Alaska Peninsula
7 26 7 4 30 1985 53.380 -166.890 27 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 26 16 31 27 1993 51.360 -176.120 60 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
07 26 04 08 36 2005 45.400 -112.570 5 5.6 WESTERN MONTANA
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 25 0 0 0 1561 37.400 106.000 0 7.2 So. China
Moderate damage. Up to 1000 killed.
7 25 0 0 0 1668 35.300 118.600 0 8.5 So. China
Felt with great damage in Shandong Province, China with intensity XII. More than 50,000 killed. Destruction occurred over an area the size of Europe (more than one million square km. Death toll could have been has high as 100,000. Ground cracks were common. Earthquake lights were observed in the epicentral area. Several large aftershocks occurred.
7 25 11 12 0 1960 54.000 159.600 100 7.0 Kamchatka
7 25 7 23 8 1968 -30.770 -178.350 60 7.7 So. Kermadec Islands
Felt on Raoul Island. No damage was reported.
7 25 22 41 11 1970 32.180 131.695 34 7.0 Kyushu, Japan area
This event was located off the coast of Miyazaki prefecture (i.e. Kyushu). Slight damage was located in Kyushu with intensity VIII. 13 injured. Ground fissures were located in the Airport at Miyazaki. Landslides were common. Also felt in Kyushu, southern Shikoku and northern Ryukyu Islands. A tsunami of about 40 cm was located at Aburatsu. Maximum height was 44 cm at Tosashimizu. A radio warning gave population time to escape. Followed by a strong aftershock on
July 26.
7 25 6 46 19 1988 -6.600 131.300 33 7.3 West Irian, PNG
Felt at Darwin, Australia
07 25 14 35 18 2004 -2.420 104.000 575 7.3 SOUTHERN SUMATRA,
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 25 17 57 49 1926 36.600 -120.800 15 5.0 Central California
Near Idria. Rocks rolled down the hillside near Idria and Panoche.
7 25 0 46 31 1947 34.017 -116.500 0 5.0 So. California
7 25 6 19 49 1947 34.000 -116.500 0 5.1 So. California
These two events were located in the Morongo Valley area with intensity up to V. Felt in Los Angeles, San Diego and Needles, CA. Felt over an area of about 35,000 sq. miles. Chandeliers swung as far as 100 miles from the epicenter. Windows and doors rattled.
7 25 13 13 8 1952 35.311 -118.499 3 5.0 So. California
7 25 19 9 45 1952 35.316 -118.483 6 5.7 So. California
7 25 19 43 24 1952 35.300 -118.500 11 5.7 So. California
Aftershocks of the Kern County earthquake of July 21, 1952. These events knocked some bricks from previously damaged buildings, and did some pipeline damage in Fairfax. Two landslides were observed in the Caliente Creek Canyon others in Oiler Canyon. Some ground cracks were enlarged. Large slides on highways caused road crews to be evacuated.
7 25 7 42 24 1957 51.220 -177.210 0 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
7 25 8 44 23 1965 41.730 -126.780 33 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
7 25 12 54 27 1969 53.280 -167.050 40 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 25 10 40 22 1975 55.035 -160.415 1 5.6 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Lightly felt at Unimak Island with intensity IV.
7 25 23 30 51 1978 50.303 -127.577 11 5.6 British Colombia
Felt with intensity III-IV in the Vancouver Island area.
7 25 22 31 39 1983 36.215 -120.406 10 5.6 Central California
This aftershock of the Coalinga earthquake caused minor damage and two additional injuries in the Coalinga area. Chimneys were damaged; mobile homes displaced; utilities damaged and cracks appeared in walls while windows broke.
7 25 23 28 54 1984 54.860 -160.221 32 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
7 25 9 1 32 1986 51.247 -176.173 33 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
7 25 9 4 16 1986 51.223 -176.035 33 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
7 25 1 11 48 1987 60.124 -153.827 162 5.0 Central Alaska
7 25 19 24 32 1988 51.233 -176.147 41 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 25 23 29 30 1988 51.459 -175.993 54 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 25 14 42 36 1990 53.660 -156.776 1 5.8 Alaska Peninsula
07 25 22 55 14 2003 52.530 -168.280 33 5.2 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 24 0 0 0 1852 39.900 41.300 0 7.3 Turkey
Limited damage in eastern Turkey. Seventeen were killed.
7 24 11 59 0 1912 -5.000 -80.000 0 7.0 Ecuador
Felt with intensity VIII at Huancabamba, Cajamarca, Peru and in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Moderate damage. At least $700,000 (US dollars) damage.
7 24 4 55 17 1924 -49.500 159.000 50 7.5 So. of Australia
7 24 6 3 5 1948 35.200 24.400 100 7.0 Aegean Sea
Felt in Crete, no damage or casualties reported.
7 24 8 12 40 1964 47.130 153.790 35 7.2 So. Kurils
07 24 15 42 06 2005 7.900 92.130 16 7.3 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 24 13 12 13 1938 53.500 -167.000 50 6.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 24 22 10 46 1947 34.016 -116.500 16 5.5 So. California
Felt in the Morongo Valley with intensity V. Also felt at Los Angeles, San Diego and Needles and 15 other localities in the region.
7 24 13 8 5 1958 52.740 -169.770 0 5.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 24 1 23 20 1959 41.000 -125.500 0 5.8 Off Coast of No. California
7 24 7 35 48 1964 56.300 -157.800 24 5.2 Alaska Peninsula
7 24 21 54 54 1964 57.700 -152.200 10 5.2 Southern Alaska
7 24 8 6 17 1978 26.614 -88.816 35 5.0 Gulf of Mexico
7 24 22 23 25 1979 54.126 -160.886 33 5.5 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
7 24 0 42 1 1986 51.401 -176.693 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 24 14 3 27 1986 51.500 -175.200 0 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 24 5 25 11 1987 56.193 -153.686 0 5.5 Southern Alaska
7 24 18 10 5 1991 60.908 -58.711 18 5.0 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
7 24 18 14 36 1992 33.902 -116.284 9 5.0 So. California
Felt with intensity V at Thousand Palms and Yucca Valley. Less intense at Cabazon, Indio and Borrego Springs. Felt throughout most of southern California including the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Riverside and San Bernardino. Followed by a similar event on July 25.
7 24 10 26 57 1993 51.500 -177.130 34 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 24 15 46 3 1993 51.200 -176.320 55 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 24 20 15 45 1996 41.784 -125.911 10 6.2 Off Coast of No. California
Not reported felt in California.
7 24 23 52 22 1996 51.600 -177.200 59 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 23 2 47 0 1905 49.300 96.200 25 8.2 Mongolia
A similar earthquake occurred in this remote area on July 9, 1905. These events were both felt with intensity X in the Tannv-Il'sk region.
7 23 14 53 9 1943 -9.500 110.000 90 8.1 So. of Java
Severe earthquake in the Jogyakarta region of Java, Indonesia. Maximum intensity was VIII. 213 were killed in this earthquake. Most intense between Garut and Surakarta along the south coast of Central Java. More than 2000 were seriously injured and 2800 homes were damaged.
7 23 10 26 45 1949 -18.500 170.000 150 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
7 23 15 3 33 1949 38.570 26.290 10 7.0 Aegean Sea
This earthquake was destructive in Izmer and Karaburun near the west coast of Turkey. One was killed and several were injured. Heavy damage occurred in Marmara and Kardamuea on the northern part of the Island of Chios. Four died and several hundred houses were destroyed on Chios.
7 23 21 51 8 1961 -18.500 168.300 44 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
A tsunami with maximum height about 2 meters did minor damage at Port Vila
and Forari.
7 23 14 42 37 1978 22.282 121.512 17 7.4 Taiwan
This earthquake was strongly felt in Taiwan and lightly felt at Hong Kong. A small tsunami was generated which was measured with maximum height 10 cm registered at Ishigakijima, Ryukyu Islands.
7 23 14 23 51 1982 36.183 141.950 30 7.0 Off East Coast Honshu
This earthquake was lightly felt with slight damage at Mito. Shaking also occurred at Tokyo, Yokohama and Sendai.
7 23 15 17 11 1988 -6.500 152.870 40 7.0 New Britain
Felt with intensity V at Rabaul, slight damage. The earthquake was also felt at Arawa and Panguna and Bougainville, New Britain.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 23 7 30 26 1923 34.000 -117.250 0 6.2 So. California
Earthquake in the San Fernardino Valley. This event did severe damage in San Bernardino where masonry buildings and chimneys were damaged. Building and windows also cracked at Redlands.
7 23 0 45 0 1946 44.300 -98.400 0 5.0 Northern Plains
Located near Wessington, South Dakota, this event cracked water mains in several localities. It was strong enough waken people especially in the Huron area. Also felt from Pierre eastward to De Smet and at Redfield to the north.
7 23 0 38 32 1952 35.366 -118.583 16 6.1 So. California
Additional damage to brick buildings in Arvin. At Bakersfield a house collapsed. Plaster and brick fell from houses. Felt from Los Angeles to Yosemite National Park.
7 23 3 19 23 1952 35.366 -118.583 16 5.0 So. California
Felt at and frightened many at Bakersfield.
7 23 7 53 19 1952 35.000 -118.800 0 5.4 So. California
One house completely collapsed in this aftershock. People were awakened in many surrounding cities. Transformers were ripped off, chimneys fell. Many were alarmed.
7 23 13 17 5 1952 35.217 -118.817 0 5.7 So. California
Several weakened structures fell in Arvin. Furniture, knickknacks, pictures, books, small items and dishes fell and broke. Gas tanks and water mains broke and transformers were ripped off. Felt in Los Angeles, Torrence, San Marino
and many other cities in southern California.
7 23 18 13 51 1952 35.000 -118.833 0 5.2 So. California
An old brick building damaged in the first earthquakes collapsed and fell during this aftershock. Objects and light fixtures were damaged in Los Angeles. Felt in Fresno and San Pedro with intensity IV.
7 23 0 45 10 1957 51.400 -177.200 33 6.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 23 14 15 26 1960 34.368 -107.050 10 5.0 SW U.S.A
One of two earthquakes in New Mexico on July 22 and 23. These events were felt in the Rio Grande River in Socorro County over an area of about 3000 sq. miles. Maximum shaking caused damaged at Lajoya where adobe buildings were damaged and toppled. Canned goods fell from shelves.
7 23 7 35 48 1964 56.300 -157.800 13 5.2 Alaska Peninsula
7 23 14 19 1 1964 57.100 -150.400 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
7 23 19 8 7 1964 59.900 -149.200 21 5.4 Southern Alaska
7 23 21 54 54 1964 57.700 -152.200 28 5.2 Southern Alaska
7 23 3 37 51 1966 51.690 -173.570 7 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 23 14 31 51 1966 51.700 -173.500 55 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 23 20 11 58 1966 51.810 -173.470 21 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 23 19 13 9 1972 50.102 -129.298 31 5.8 British Colombia
7 23 21 43 7 1972 49.940 -128.712 33 5.0 Vancouver Island area
7 23 20 37 46 1973 30.751 -113.468 33 5.0 SW U.S.A
7 23 13 44 54 1977 54.354 -162.402 20 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
7 23 14 10 27 1977 53.842 -161.933 81 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
7 23 19 32 5 1977 52.975 -162.559 33 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
7 23 19 38 28 1977 54.392 -163.359 0 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
7 23 15 19 35 1978 63.344 -147.446 23 5.0 Central Alaska
7 23 18 4 14 1985 41.789 -127.313 0 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
7 23 0 8 40 1986 51.100 -175.700 0 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 23 4 10 17 1988 51.280 -176.150 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 22 0 0 0 1816 15.500 -91.500 33 7.6 Guatemala
7 22 19 25 51 1930 44.600 147.800 120 7.3 Hokkaido, Japan
7 22 17 9 29 1937 64.800 -146.800 60 7.3 Northern Alaska
Felt over an area of about 500 km radius. Little damage occurred near the epicenter because of its remote and uninhabited nature. Following information is from the article by E.H. Bramhall in the Bulletin of Seismological Society of America, Vol. 28 No 2, April 1938 "The Central Alaska Earthquake of July 22, 1937". At Salcha Bluff the highway was blocked by a large landslide. Mud boils and long cracks were observed in this area more than a foot long. Water was well above normal. A two-story log structure was destroyed in the earthquake. Fairbanks also suffered damage. Estimated damage in Fairbanks was $5000 and included damage to bottles, windows and other goods. Infrastructure was undamaged. Felt from Anchorage to Valdez and along the Alaska
Railroad.
7 22 5 11 16 1953 50.500 157.500 70 7.2 Kamchatka
7 22 16 56 58 1967 40.670 30.690 4 7.3 No. Turkey/Black Sea
Severe damage occurred at Modurnu and Adapazari, Turkey with maximum intensity up to X. This earthquake was felt over an area of 500,000 sq. km. More than 170 (official toll was 173) were killed, 107 severely injured, 76 more were slightly injured. more than 4000 homes were destroyed or uninhabitable an additional 5000 were damage. The damage was greatest near Adapazari. The event occurred on the westward extension of the same fault which caused the earthquakes in Bolu in 1944 and in Abant in 1957. Ground cracks and displacement were visible for more than 70 km reaching up to 1.4 meters horizontal displacement and up to 1.3 meters vertical throw. Damage near the fault was less than that at some distance from the fault. This is a common observation in many large earthquakes. Another common observation is that the wood frame houses held up well compared with those made from Concrete. A strong aftershock sequence followed. Many effects were similar to those seen in the Izmit earthquake of August, 1999.
7 22 14 19 36 1996 1.000 120.450 33 7.0 Celebes Sea
Some damage (with maximum intensity at VIII) was observed in the Tolitoli area. Also felt in Palu with intensity V.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 22 20 32 0 1899 34.300 -117.400 0 6.5 So. California
Felt in San Bernardino County and over nearly all of southern California. The greatest intensity was in the Cajon Pass area along the San Andreas Fault. Landslides in the mountains were common. The main highway was impassable for up to 4-5 miles through the mountains. Property damage occurred at San Bernardino and Patton with less damage in Los Angeles, Redlands and Pomona.
7 22 20 55 13 1933 53.000 -169.500 25 6.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 22 17 9 29 1937 64.800 -146.800 60 7.3 Northern Alaska
Felt over an area of about 500 km radius. Little damage occurred near the epicenter because of its remote and uninhabited nature. Following information is from the article by E.H. Bramhall in the Bulletin of Seismological Society of America, Vol. 28 No 2, April 1938 "The Central Alaska Earthquake of July 22, 1937". At Salcha Bluff the highway was blocked by a large landslide. Mud boils and long cracks were observed in this area more than a foot long. Water was well above normal. A two-story log structure was destroyed in the earthquake. Fairbanks also suffered damage. Estimated damage in Fairbanks was $5000 and included damage to bottles, windows and other goods. Infrastructure was undamaged. Felt from Anchorage to Valdez and along the Alaska Railroad.
7 22 20 5 25 1948 50.130 -129.720 0 5.5 British Colombia
Felt at Victoria, B.C.
7 22 20 52 43 1948 49.840 -129.650 0 5.5 Vancouver Island area
Aftershock of a similar earthquake on March 18, 1948.
7 22 10 34 12 1964 31.700 -114.100 16 5.0 SW U.S.A
7 22 10 17 17 1966 51.650 -173.500 8 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 22 0 35 44 1980 51.940 -174.020 68 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 22 2 39 54 1983 36.228 -120.416 9 6.0 Central California
7 22 3 43 1 1983 36.210 -120.413 10 5.3 Central California
Large aftershocks of the Coalinga earthquake of May 2, 1983 (M 6.4). This event caused additional damage in the area causing light fixtures to fall in Coalinga and chimneys, walls and foundations cracking. Landslides were observed. Two people were injured. Felt from Sacramento to Bakersfield and into Nevada.
7 22 13 33 60 1986 37.526 -118.429 10 5.0 California/Nevada area
A strong aftershock of the Chalfant, California earthquake of July 21.
7 22 5 35 18 1999 61.297 -149.385 46 5.6 Central Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 21 0 0 0 1654 34.300 105.500 0 7.5 So. China
Severe damage at Fong-siang. Extremely damaging to may structures. Up to 12,000 were recorded dead many from falling buildings. Rivers were darkened and some ground cracks were observed. Estimated maximum intensity was to X.
7 21 11 19 0 1891 37.000 141.500 60 7.0 Off East Coast Honshu
7 21 3 36 22 1931 -21.000 170.000 140 7.0 Loyalty Islands
7 21 6 18 18 1934 -11.000 165.800 60 7.3 Vanuatu Islands
7 21 11 52 14 1952 35.000 -119.016 16 7.8 So. California
The largest earthquake in the continental U.S. since the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. This event occurred about 25 miles south of Bakersfield, CA. Felt over an area of about 300,00 square km. Maximum intensity was XI near Bealville. Twelve were killed, nine from a wall collapse at Tehachapi. 18 were hospitalized and hundreds others injured. Damage estimates were upward of about $40 million U.S. Dollars. Surface ruptures were observed throughout the mountains in the vicinity of the White Wolf Fault. Some railroad tunnels were demolished. A fire caused multi-million damage at Pomona Cycling Plant. Many buildings collapsed at Tehachapi and Arvin and Bakersfield. Felt as far as Gerlach, NV and at Phoenix, AZ. Water splashed from swimming pools in Los Angeles. Landslides were common. Changes in water wells were observed as far away as Goleta.
7 21 0 0 0 1956 23.000 70.000 10 7.0 India
The epicenter of this earthquake was located in the Kathiawar peninsula southeast of the Indus delta. Damage was considerable at Kutch where more than 110 were killed, up to 800 injured and more than 1000 houses were destoryed. A train was derailed at Kandia (Kutch).
7 21 13 45 54 1977 16.900 122.400 33 7.3 Luzon, Philippines
Felt widely in eastern Luzon, Philippines. Strongest damage at Tuguegarao (intensity VII). Also felt in Manila, Cabanatuan City and Bajuio City.
7 21 18 36 32 1994 42.340 132.865 471 7.3 NE China
Felt with intensity III at Tokyo and with intensity II at Aomori, Sapporo and Yokohama, Japan.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 21 22 31 18 1914 49.000 -130.000 0 6.5 Vancouver Island area
Not widely felt.
7 21 11 52 14 1952 35.000 -119.016 16 7.8 So. California
7 21 12 2 0 1952 35.000 -119.000 0 5.5 So. California
7 21 12 5 31 1952 35.000 -119.000 0 6.4 So. California
7 21 12 19 36 1952 34.900 -118.900 0 5.3 So. California
7 21 15 13 58 1952 35.183 -118.650 0 5.1 So. California
7 21 17 42 44 1952 35.200 -118.500 0 5.0 So. California
7 21 19 41 22 1952 35.100 -118.800 0 5.5 So. California
The largest earthquake in the continental U.S. since the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. This event occurred about 25 miles south of Bakersfield, CA. Felt over an area of about 300,00 square km. Maximum intensity was XI near Bealville. Twelve were killed, nine from a wall collapse at Tehachapi. 18 were hospitalized and hundreds others injured. Damage estimates were upward of about $40 million U.S. Dollars. Surface ruptures were observed throughout the mountains in the vicinity of the White Wolf Fault. Some railroad tunnels were demolished. A fire caused multi-million damage at Pomona Cycling Plant. Many buildings collapsed at Tehachapi and Arvin and Bakersfield. Felt as far as Gerlach, NV and at Phoenix, AZ. Water splashed from swimming pools in Los Angeles. Landslides were common. Changes in water wells were observed as far away
as Goleta.
7 21 8 53 31 1957 68.900 -59.400 0 5.7 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
7 21 14 37 24 1958 51.500 -178.430 57 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 21 17 39 29 1959 37.000 -112.500 0 5.5 Utah area
This earthquake occurred along the Arizona-Utah border. The quake caused plaster and chimneys to fall at Kanab, Utah. Minor chimneys to walls, plaster and windows was also observed at Fredonia, AZ. A rockslide occurred at the Grand Canyon.
7 21 12 3 41 1971 51.950 -170.540 36 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 21 23 37 34 1982 54.952 -156.900 33 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
7 21 17 35 18 1983 58.383 -153.047 54 5.0 Southern Alaska
7 21 14 42 26 1986 37.537 -118.443 9 6.6 California/Nevada area
Strong activity near Chalfant Valley. A stronger earthquake occurred on July 21, These shocks injured two and caused up to $2.7 million U.S. Dollars damage in Bishop and Chalfant. At Bishop some chimneys cracked, windows broke and tile and plaster fell. Some walls were cracked. Most damage at Chalfant occurred when mobile homes were shaken from their foundations damaging gas and water lines. Fractures were observed and small landslides and large rockslides were observed in the mountains. The earthquake, although not large was felt as far as Salt Lake City Utah. The Chalfant sequence was the subject of a special study and thousands of foreshocks and aftershocks were recorded.
7 21 14 51 10 1986 37.561 -118.387 10 5.1 California/Nevada area
Small objects were overturned at Benton. Trees and bushes shook strongly.
People had trouble standing. At Big Pine and Bishop items were shaken off shelves, dishes and glassware broke, vehicles and people rocked.
7 21 15 24 46 1986 56.592 -153.361 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
Felt at Unalaska and Cold Bay.
7 21 22 7 18 1986 37.498 -118.397 9 5.6 California/Nevada area
7 21 0 9 37 1996 51.212 -169.037 33 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 21 20 38 19 1996 64.505 -137.726 10 5.0 Northern Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 20 0 0 0 1835 37.900 141.900 0 7.6 Off East Coast Honshu
This earthquake was located off Miyagi Prefecture and Sanriki. It triggered a tsunami which washed several hundred houses away. Many people drowned in the tsunami. Sendai castle was destroyed. Maximum tsuanmi height was 2.5 meters at Ryori.
7 20 13 38 34 1907 7.100 125.600 60 7.1 Central Philippines
This earthquake was felt within intenstiy V in the southeastern portion of Mindanao. Felt strongly at Davao with origin probably on the eastern side of the mountain range which separates the Salug and Agusan Rivers. Also felt at Caraga and Baganga with intensity IV and at Suriagao and Cebu about 350 km away from the epicenter.
7 20 2 23 0 1939 -22.000 -179.500 650 7.0 Tonga Islands
7 20 11 2 17 1948 -17.000 -75.000 70 7.1 So. Peru/Bolivia
7 20 19 54 28 1975 -7.104 155.152 44 7.7 Solomon Islands
Felt strongly with intensity VIII. Damage occurred on Bougainville Island. A tsunami was generated with maximum height of 2 meters at Torakina. Also felt strongly in the Shortland Islands.
7 20 22 51 42 1976 -31.340 -179.010 392 7.0 So. Kermadec Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 20 2 10 44 1934 52.000 -173.000 25 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 20 0 11 38 1954 38.184 -116.363 8 5.0 California/Nevada area
7 20 9 2 8 1962 39.500 -118.300 0 5.2 California/Nevada area
Near a sparsely settled area of Dixie Valley, Nevada. Felt by many people in Austin, Fallon and Luning. Furniture moved at Luning. Also felt up to 300 km away in Wells, NV.
7 20 0 11 35 1963 65.200 -133.700 33 5.8 Yukon Territory, Canada
7 20 20 11 41 1965 53.900 -166.500 73 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 20 13 24 26 1977 54.612 -161.599 53 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
7 20 14 26 39 1982 52.259 -168.768 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 20 1 59 8 1986 53.530 -167.344 33 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 20 14 29 45 1986 37.567 -118.439 6 5.6 California/Nevada area
Strong activity near Chalfant Valley. A stronger earthquake occurred on July 21, These shocks injured two and caused up to $2.7 million U.S. Dollars damage in Bishop and Chalfant. At Bishop some chimneys cracked, windows broke and tile and plaster fell. Some walls were cracked. Most damage at Chalfant occurred when mobile homes were shaken from their foundations damaging gas and water lines. Fractures were observed and small landslides and large rockslides were observed in the mountains. The earthquake, although not large was felt as far as Salt Lake City Utah. The Chalfant sequence was the subject of a special study and thousands of foreshocks and aftershocks were recorded.
7 20 14 51 8 1988 51.740 -170.150 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 20 11 48 47 1991 54.565 -161.654 33 5.8 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Cold Bay, King Cove and Sand Point, Alaska.
7 20 8 53 2 1995 52.854 -174.396 208 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 20 0 30 21 1997 52.562 -167.484 14 6.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 20 0 55 25 1997 52.547 -167.473 10 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 19 15 0 0 1835 38.050 142.050 0 7.0 Off East Coast Honshu
This earthquake was located off Miyagi Prefecture and Sanriki. It triggered a tsunami which washed several hundred houses away. Many people drowned in the tsunami. Sendai castle was destroyed. Maximum tsuanmi height was 2.5 meters at Ryori.
7 19 1 27 26 1934 -0.500 133.300 60 7.0 West Irian, PNG
7 19 19 35 24 1937 -1.500 -76.500 190 7.1 Ecuador
7 19 15 6 10 1959 -15.000 -70.500 200 7.0 Central Peru
7 19 0 14 45 1971 -5.688 153.800 42 7.1 New Britain
Part of the strong seismicity that hit New Ireland and New Britain from
July 14 - 31, 1971 including at least two events of M>8.
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 19 4 34 0 1909 40.200 -90.000 0 5.7 Northern Plains
Located between Havana and Petersburg, Illinois a bit north of Springfield. Chimneys fell in Illinois, Missouri and Davenport, Iowa. 20 windows broke at and near Petersburg, bricks were dislodged and windows and plaster broke.
7 19 2 38 0 1930 45.000 -123.200 0 5.0 Oregon state, U.S.
Located near Perrydale, Oregon, this event caused plaster to crack at McCoy, Oregon. Roads cracked about half a mile from Perrydale.
7 19 5 6 36 1933 43.000 -127.300 0 5.2 Off Coast of Oregon
7 19 10 45 29 1933 51.750 -174.000 25 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 19 10 53 53 1933 51.750 -174.000 25 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 19 13 32 21 1933 51.750 -174.000 25 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 19 14 59 52 1933 51.750 -174.000 25 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 19 20 41 28 1951 51.600 -177.800 64 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt lightly at Adak.
7 19 23 52 23 1955 56.500 -153.000 0 6.0 Southern Alaska
7 19 19 20 34 1966 51.700 -173.300 47 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 19 1 48 26 1969 68.800 -155.700 15 5.1 Northern Alaska
7 19 9 32 6 1978 56.831 -151.560 13 5.7 Southern Alaska
7 19 17 22 28 1982 51.913 -170.545 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 19 19 9 23 1985 52.900 -173.900 0 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 19 4 31 56 1986 53.300 -165.990 35 5.6 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with Intensity IV at Nikolski, Fox Islands.
7 19 5 4 8 1986 53.339 -165.859 33 5.6 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with Intensity IV at Nikolski, Fox Islands.
7 19 6 53 18 1986 53.600 -167.171 33 5.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with Intensity IV at Nikolski, Fox Islands.
7 19 11 31 8 1986 53.600 -167.435 36 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with Intensity III at Nikolski, Fox Islands.
7 19 20 52 10 1986 53.645 -167.204 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with Intensity III at Nikolski, Fox Islands.
7 19 22 32 36 1986 53.800 -167.500 0 6.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with Intensity IV at Nikolski, Fox Islands.
7 19 10 54 42 1988 50.506 -129.924 10 5.4 British Colombia
7 19 8 28 57 1996 51.521 -177.665 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
07 19 08 01 48 2004 49.680 -126.940 22 6.4 VANCOUVER ISLAND,
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 18 19 4 52 1928 -5.000 -79.500 0 7.0 Ecuador
7 18 0 0 0 1934 -11.000 166.100 0 8.1 Vanuatu Islands
Felt widely in the Vanuatu and Banks Islands.
7 18 1 36 24 1934 8.140 -82.380 0 7.7 Costa Rica
7 18 16 59 38 1934 7.750 -82.250 0 7.0 Costa Rica
Destructive at David and Puerto Armuelles, Panama. Up to $1 million U.S. dollars damage. Maximum intensity up to VII. Five damaging and large earthquakes occurred on July 17-18 including these two in Panama and two in the Vanuatu Islands with M 8.1 each. An earthquake also occurred in Taiwan with M 6.3-7.0 and killed up to 50 people.
7 18 19 40 15 1934 -11.800 166.500 60 8.1 Vanuatu Islands
7 18 6 19 34 1956 -5.070 130.260 128 7.4 West Irian, PNG
No surface expression due to intermediate depth of this hypocenter.
7 18 19 55 4 1959 15.500 120.500 200 7.0 Luzon, Philippines
Felt with intensity VI at Dagupan and with IV at Manila, Philippines
7 18 5 24 48 1969 38.300 119.400 35 7.8 So. China
One of the most violent earthquakes of 1969. The epicenter was located in the Gulf of Chihli off the mouth of the Huang Ho. The event was felt in T'ien-Ching, Beijing, and as far as the island of Kyushu, Japan. Some damage was reported in the area around the Gulf of Chihli.
7 18 8 39 6 1992 39.675 143.027 35 7.0 NE. of Honshu
7 18 10 20 12 1992 39.500 143.060 33 7.0 NE. of Honshu
Felt with intensity III at Aomori, Hachinohe and surrounding area and with intensity II at Akita. Felt as far south as Tokyo. A tsunami was generated with maximum wave height of 46 cm at Ofunato.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 18 22 50 0 1894 41.224 -111.959 0 5.0 Utah
Felt in Ogden, Utah. Three distinct shocks were felt. Walls were cracked. Dishes shook and fell from tables. Citizens were frightened.
7 18 6 1 0 1932 48.000 -121.800 0 5.7 Washington state, U.S.
Widely felt shock near Sultan, Washington. Felt from Leavenworth on the east to throughout the Puget Sound area of Washington. No damage was reported. It is likely that the earthquake was at a deep focus because of the large area affected.
7 18 1 1 15 1937 54.000 -166.500 70 6.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 18 3 26 38 1939 49.010 -129.220 0 6.5 Vancouver Island area
7 18 6 6 58 1946 49.540 -129.710 0 6.5 Vancouver Island area
7 18 7 16 26 1946 49.340 -130.270 0 6.5 Vancouver Island area
These three earthquakes were likely felt in their epicenter areas, but this is not documented.
7 18 14 27 58 1946 34.533 -115.983 0 5.6 So. California
Located in San Bernardino County. Small objects shifted in Yucca Valley and White Water. Little damage due to light settlement in the epicentral region.
7 18 0 39 21 1958 51.400 -176.600 0 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 18 17 3 58 1958 58.500 -138.500 0 5.0 Southeast Alaska
7 18 1 48 39 1970 51.400 -178.500 46 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak, Andreanof Islands.
7 18 1 52 56 1970 51.410 -178.660 56 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 18 3 40 16 1982 55.770 -159.396 79 5.2 Alaska Peninsula
7 18 19 20 20 1989 51.720 -177.240 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 18 5 37 31 1995 60.910 -60.730 27 5.0 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 17 7 34 12 1956 -7.000 128.000 450 7.0 Banda Sea
The hypocenter was too deep for significant surface expression of effects.
7 17 19 42 23 1980 -12.525 165.916 33 8.0 Vanuatu Islands
This event was felt in the Banks Islands and the Torres Islands. IT generated a tsunami which was observed as far away as Hawaii with height up to 27 cm and in Western Samoa.
7 17 8 49 13 1998 -2.961 141.926 10 7.1 Papua New Guinea
The earthquake did relatively little damage but did generate a strong tsunami which killed nearly 2500 people while leaving nearly 10,000 homeless. The tsunami hit the beach near Sissano with wave heights up to about 15 meters. Villages along the coast were destroyed and strongly damaged. The earthquake was felt along the coast of northern Papua New Guinea.
U.S./CANADA
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 17 1 2 11 1923 63.000 -147.000 0 5.6 Central Alaska
7 17 21 58 23 1955 54.400 -168.300 33 5.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with Intensity III.
7 17 23 52 23 1955 56.300 -153.200 0 6.1 Southern Alaska
7 17 19 2 13 1958 51.540 -176.680 0 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 17 19 29 36 1958 51.400 -176.700 0 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 17 20 59 24 1958 51.450 -176.690 0 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 17 18 21 35 1965 54.500 -161.500 37 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
7 17 11 28 13 1967 51.100 -169.300 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 17 4 3 39 1969 51.380 -179.740 54 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 17 20 51 36 1969 64.000 -147.300 0 5.1 Northern Alaska
7 17 20 54 41 1969 65.300 -141.900 100 5.0 Northern Alaska
7 17 22 3 37 1969 64.000 -147.300 0 5.1 Northern Alaska
7 17 10 42 42 1974 51.662 -173.509 45 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 17 18 24 47 1975 31.927 -115.777 17 5.0 So. California
7 17 20 44 30 1979 62.273 -148.136 58 5.3 Central Alaska
7 17 19 31 30 1985 51.620 -172.919 33 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 17 2 26 19 1989 51.900 -168.100 0 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 17 7 12 9 1991 50.935 -130.162 10 5.3 British Colombia
7 17 17 7 50 1992 51.280 -175.700 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 16 20 3 0 1918 35.800 25.500 150 7.0 Aegean Sea
Intermediate depth of focus prevented damage or injuries.
7 16 7 7 17 1955 37.650 27.260 40 7.0 Aegean Sea
Destructive earthquake on Samos where 40 houses were destroyed at Karlovasi and three were injured at Tiganion. Also destructive in Turkey and in the the region of Izmir where 3 were killed, 12 injured and 500 houses were destroyed. Felt over an area of 230,000 sq. km.
7 16 15 7 11 1956 22.240 95.730 39 7.0 Myanmar
Destructive earthquake in upper Burma/Myanmar. Damage was observed in Mandalay. 38 dead, 50 injured at Sagaing. 80% of houses in Mandalay were damaged 22 km from the epicenter.
7 16 7 26 35 1990 15.679 121.172 25 7.8 Luzon, Philippines
More than 1500 killed and 3000 injured. Severe damage was observed in Bataan and Manila. Fissures and surface faulting were located along the Philippine and Digdig Fault. Felt with maximum intensity VII in Manila.
7 16 7 45 59 1990 15.639 121.146 33 7.5 Luzon, Philippines
7 16 11 56 38 1998 -10.976 166.279 111 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
No surface expressions due to intermediate depth of this earthquake.
7 16 3 57 46 2000 -7.747 150.917 10 7.3 New Ireland
Not felt strongly in this remote region.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 16 19 0 0 1906 34.000 -107.000 0 6.3 SW U.S.A
This was the most severe of a series of three events in this region in 1906. It was felt at Raton, New Mexico and 255 miles to the northwest and at Douglas, Arizona 250 miles to the southwest but was strongest at Socorro, N.Mexico. A train about 10 miles from Socorro was nearly derailed.
7 16 7 7 48 1936 46.000 -118.500 0 5.8 Washington state, U.S.
This earthquake occurred on the border between eastern Washington and Oregon and was destructive at Freewater, State Line and Umapine. Plaster and chimneys were destroyed and damage occurred in schools and other buildings. Well water changed and cracks appeared in the ground (in one case nearly over an area of 1500 X 75 feet). Some cracks were up to 200 feet long and water came out of them . Felt over a large area of Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
7 16 21 19 39 1960 65.890 -167.030 0 5.5 Northern Alaska
Felt widely in the Seward Peninsula. At Teller, cans fell and hanging objects swung.
7 16 12 54 41 1962 62.300 -153.100 39 6.0 Central Alaska
In south-central Alaska walls cracked and goods were displaced especially in Anchorage. At Farewell small objects and furniture were overturned. Several landslides were reported at Puntilla. Felt by all in McGrath.
7 16 16 36 36 1972 58.439 -154.272 33 5.2 Southern Alaska
7 16 0 10 23 1984 52.480 -168.550 48 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 16 17 57 51 1985 34.543 -116.842 1 5.2 So. California
M 5.2 is NEIC MB magnitude (ML is 3.9). Earthquake was not reported felt.
7 16 20 46 55 1988 51.940 -170.790 52 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 15 5 35 13 1945 17.500 146.500 120 7.1 No. Marianas
7 15 7 59 8 1981 -17.260 167.601 30 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
Minor damage in the Shepherd Islands area.
7 15 20 27 51 2003 -2.598 68.382 10 7.6 Carlsberg Ridge
Felt strongly in the Maldive Islands.
07 15 04 27 14 2004 -17.680 -178.760 565 7.1 FIJI REGION
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 15 22 0 0 1915 40.239 -111.656 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt widely in northern Utah. Ceilings cracked at Provo. Intensity was VI in Salt Lake City and V at Heber and Midvale.
7 15 7 26 1 1964 52.100 -170.600 30 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 15 8 36 41 1965 61.700 -134.900 33 5.0 Yukon Territory, Canada
7 15 14 16 7 1965 37.310 -74.390 0 5.3 Off East Coast U.S.
7 15 0 24 2 1971 54.600 -133.600 18 5.3 British Colombia
7 15 5 50 19 1979 51.984 -170.572 22 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 15 7 51 55 1981 51.510 -174.930 39 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 15 8 25 37 1981 51.368 -174.777 39 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 15 13 5 41 1981 51.420 -174.850 45 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 15 3 55 55 1983 52.017 -176.639 130 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 15 7 48 59 1983 60.318 -140.914 11 5.1 Central Alaska
7 15 5 32 41 1990 52.834 -168.415 57 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 15 4 53 19 1998 37.564 -118.805 6 5.1 California/Nevada area
Felt strongly at Mammoth Lakes, California. Small items knocked from shelves in the Lake Crowley area, California. Also felt at Bishop, CA.
07 15 12 06 52 2004 49.750 -126.860 18 5.9 VANCOUVER ISLAND,
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 14 9 0 0 1699 -11.800 -77.500 40 7.8 Central Peru
Violent in Lima, Peru. Felt with maximum intensity VII.
7 14 13 32 0 1899 60.000 -150.000 0 7.2 Central Alaska
This was a severe earthquake felt in the Cook Inlet of Alaska. The area most affected was near Tyonek.
7 14 10 27 0 1906 4.600 -74.000 0 7.6 Colombia
Strong earthquakes were felt in Bogota, Colombia on both July 11 and 14.
7 14 5 52 53 1940 51.750 177.500 80 7.8 Rat Islands
Felt at Adak, Alaska.
7 14 7 1 0 1947 1.380 -77.290 0 7.0 Colombia
Two people were killed. Moderate damage with intensity to IX at Pasto, Colombia.
7 14 6 23 52 1957 -27.100 -178.000 200 7.1 No. Kermadec Islands
7 14 6 11 29 1971 -5.500 153.900 47 8.1 New Britain
Moderate Damage in Papua New Guinea with maximum intensity VI in New Ireland and Bougainville. A Tsunami was generated. Slight damage occurred and several were injured. Landslides were reported in New Britain one of which blocked the road from Rabaul to Kokopo for a length of about 300 meters. The tsunami was observed in Rabaul about 30 minutes after the earthquake with maximum height of 2 meters and flooded the southeast coast of New Britain where it reached 3 meters in some areas. The earthquake was also felt at Wide Bay, New Britain and Kieta and Wakunai, Bougainville Island.
7 14 4 51 21 1973 35.200 86.500 32 7.5 Xizang
Earthquake in Tibet. The event was preceded by several strong foreshocks in the two days prior to the event. Little damage because of the remoteness of the epicentral region.
7 14 20 42 43 1989 -8.090 125.110 33 7.1 Banda Sea
The earthquake injured at least seven people and damaged up to 38 buildings on Alor, Timor.
7 14 9 9 5 1991 37.000 68.000 0 7.2 Afghanistan
This event was felt strongly in northern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan. Felt with maximum intensity V. Also felt in Tashkent, U.S.S.R and in the Changigarh and Srinagar areas of India.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 14 0 0 0 1831 47.600 -70.100 0 5.7 New England
This was one of two earthquake of about equal intensity which occurred near the mouth of the Saguenay during 1831.
7 14 13 32 0 1899 60.000 -150.000 0 7.2 Central Alaska
This was a severe earthquake felt in the Cook Inlet of Alaska. The area most affected was near Tyonek.
7 14 22 22 25 1926 66.000 -163.000 0 5.6 Northern Alaska
7 14 0 0 0 1940 52.000 178.000 80 7.7 Rat Islands, Aleutians
7 14 8 40 48 1959 51.500 -172.000 0 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 14 19 43 46 1962 40.430 -125.520 18 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
Felt over an area of about 2500 square miles off northwestern California in Humboldt County. No damage was reported but small objects and furniture shifted and windows, dishes and doors rattled.
7 14 12 47 26 1964 41.700 -125.600 33 5.4 Off Coast of No. California
No reports of felt activity. An earthquake occurred along the California-Mexico border about the same time and was felt widely in that region.
7 14 15 50 3 1964 48.900 -122.500 33 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Occurred near Bellingham, Washington. Felt throughout northwestern Washington and British Columbia, Canada. Slight damage occurred at Bellingham, Custer and
Sumas, Washington and at Abbotsfored and White Rock B.C. Loud noises were heard in several towns during the earthquake. Felt area about 8000 square miles.
7 14 22 59 9 1964 59.500 -144.800 20 5.1 Southeast Alaska
7 14 13 45 58 1965 52.400 -168.600 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 14 17 55 52 1965 52.630 -168.490 6 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 14 18 1 30 1965 52.500 -168.600 22 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 14 12 18 17 1966 56.200 -149.800 33 5.2 Southern Alaska
7 14 5 8 22 1973 58.000 -138.003 33 5.0 Southeast Alaska
7 14 12 15 47 1982 60.395 -153.275 185 5.4 Central Alaska
7 14 17 31 29 1988 43.500 -114.500 0 5.4 Montana/Idaho
7 14 15 12 14 1993 52.190 -170.710 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 14 18 38 9 1994 55.470 -163.860 166 5.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
7 14 19 6 27 1995 53.315 -166.835 33 5.6 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 14 17 7 14 1996 51.100 -176.400 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
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TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 13 0 0 0 1605 19.900 110.500 0 7.5 Southeast Asia
Moderate damage was observed in Guangdong Province, China. Maximum intensity up to intensity X. At least 1200 were killed. A large number of walls tumbled and homes were destroyed in Yu-lin and Lou-tchoan.
7 13 11 13 34 1923 31.000 130.500 0 7.2 Kyushu, Japan area
7 13 11 12 15 1936 -24.500 -70.000 60 7.3 Coast No. Chile
7 13 1 18 23 1974 7.700 -77.700 12 7.3 Colombia
About 50 houses were partially destroyed and collapsed. Eleven were killed. The earthquake was strongly felt in central and western Colombia, Panama and Maracaibo and Caracas, Venezuela.
7 13 2 50 17 1991 41.898 -125.815 5 7.0 Off Coast of No. California
This earthquake was located off the coast of Oregon and California. It was felt with intensity IV at Coquille, Harbor and Reedsport, Oregon. It was also felt with intensity IV at Bandon, Coos Bay, Langlois and Ophir. Felt from Crescent City and Klamath, California and throughout much of western Oregon and northern California.
7 13 2 35 56 1994 -16.620 167.518 33 7.3 Vanuatu Islands
Felt with intensity VI at Port Vila and with intensity V on Malakula. Felt throughout the Vanuatu Islands in Ambryn, Aoba, Efate, Epi, Erromango, Espiritu Santo, Maewo and Pentecost.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 13 0 59 33 1957 52.000 -169.500 0 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 13 8 10 1 1958 57.910 -136.990 0 5.6 Southeast Alaska
Felt at Sitka. Aftershock of major earthquake of July 9, 1958.
7 13 12 28 47 1959 52.000 -172.000 33 6.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 13 6 47 54 1964 44.700 -129.800 33 5.5 Off Coast of Oregon
Followed on July 14 by strongly felt earthquake near Seattle.
7 13 11 54 46 1964 42.520 -126.730 3 5.2 Off Coast of Oregon
7 13 14 9 21 1965 51.520 -178.360 55 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 13 2 59 27 1973 49.000 -128.289 18 5.2 Vancouver Island area
7 13 11 9 58 1974 40.372 -125.182 1 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
7 13 13 25 17 1978 52.260 -168.830 10 5.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 13 5 58 1 1981 67.791 -161.520 12 5.0 Northern Alaska
7 13 22 10 7 1981 50.206 -173.186 37 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 13 13 47 9 1986 33.076 -117.876 10 5.8 So. California
This earthquake caused up to $700,000 U.S. dollars in damage in San Diego County, CA. The damage in San Diego was mostly to plate glass windows, walls and plaster and downed chimneys. Felt over most of southern California from Las Vegas NV to Yuma, AZ.
7 13 2 50 17 1991 41.898 -125.815 5 7.0 Off Coast of No. California
This earthquake was located off the coast of Oregon and California. It was felt with intensity IV at Coquille, Harbor and Reedsport, Oregon. It was also felt with intensity IV at Bandon, Coos Bay, Langlois and Ophir. Felt from Crescent City and Klamath, California and throughout much of western Oregon and northern California.
7 13 15 10 30 1996 51.358 -177.851 25 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
DAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 12 7 0 0 1687 -32.750 -70.730 0 7.3 Central Chile
7 12 0 0 0 1688 38.400 26.900 0 7.5 Aegean Sea
A strong aftershock of an earthquake that occurred on July 10 at Smyrna. That earthquake caused the peninsula to separate from the mainland by up to 100 feet. The town of Smyrna was ruined by fire and earthquake. Walls were thrown down. The surface of the earth subsided by up to two feet. Vast fissures were observed. Between 15,000 and 20,000 were killed.
7 12 12 45 0 1785 4.700 -73.800 0 7.0 Colombia
Much damage was caused to churches (at least two destroyed) and towns throughout the region. Damage estimated at the time of at least 600,000 pesos. At Santa Fe de Bogota. At least 14 killed with severe damage throughout the area. A strong earthquake on the Island of Antigua occurred the day before on July 11, 1785 which destroyed much of the Island.
7 12 4 7 36 1911 9.000 126.000 60 7.8 Central Philippines
An extremely destructive earthquake which caused great damage. Heavy furniture was seen rolling along church floors. Houses tilted to one side. Threw trees to the ground. High waves were observed in lakes which invaded far inland (probably a seiche). In La Paz the roof fell off the church and houses. Many buildings tilted. Large cracks appeared on the ground. The ground moved in waves as if it were water. Nearly all houses were damaged or destroyed in Veruela and Butuan. Trees fell. Damage was also observed in Ninatuan, Boston, Baganga, Caraga, Davao, and Cagayan where clocks stopped bells rang and general alarm was created. Felt throughout most of Mindanao.
7 12 21 7 58 1927 44.600 145.100 100 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
7 12 1 58 52 1947 45.400 150.000 45 7.0 So. Kurils
7 12 13 17 11 1993 42.790 139.200 20 8.0 Hokkaido, Japan
This earthquake killed at least 240 people in the region of Hokkaido, Japan. this toll included several fishermen. The damage to 540 houses which were destroyed and nearly 2000more which were damaged was caused by fires, earthquake in an accompanying tsunami. About 600 fishing boats were lost. The tsunami reached maximum height of 31 meters on the southwest coast of Okushiri Island. It also caused extensive damage to a factory in Russia at Kamenka, Sakhalin Island.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 12 0 0 0 1861 45.400 -75.400 0 5.7 New York State
Epicenter was near Ottawa where chimneys fell. Felt also at Montreal and at Syracuse, New York where it shook furniture.
7 12 12 15 0 1906 34.000 -107.000 0 6.3 SW U.S.A
This was the first of a series at Socorro, New Mexico where smaller foreshocks began around July 2. This earthquake was felt with intensity VIII and destroyed some homes and chimneys and walls, especially those made of adobe. Fissures in the ground were observed and the ground was seen to move in wave-like fashion. Followed by several local shocks on July 16 and November 15.
7 12 19 24 10 1932 26.500 -110.000 0 6.8 Gulf of California
7 12 19 30 23 1944 44.500 -115.500 0 6.1 Montana/Idaho
Near Seafoam, Idaho. At the Ranger Station in Seafoam a new cabin was nearly displaced from its foundations. Boulders rolled down the hillside and some rocks were observed to move at least a foot into the air. Felt in Montana, Oregon and Washington States.
7 12 21 56 27 1946 53.500 -169.000 100 6.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 12 11 9 10 1950 52.500 -167.500 0 6.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 12 16 5 25 1954 39.300 -118.500 0 5.1 California/Nevada area
Another event in the Dixie Valley Swarm.
7 12 10 32 2 1967 54.900 -161.100 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
7 12 22 57 8 1971 51.680 -174.100 15 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 12 1 27 56 1981 67.697 -161.442 34 5.3 Northern Alaska
7 12 17 3 25 1981 52.481 -169.183 36 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 12 15 10 4 1983 61.028 -147.147 17 6.4 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity VI over an area of about 600,000 sq. km. The epicenter was near that of the Good Friday quake of 1964. The Valdez Airport Terminal suffered about $1 million U.S. dollars damage. May have been caused by a break in a dam in Berg Lake where the water level dropped 210 ft. and the countryside was flooded. Dishes, glassware, walls were damaged at Girdwood and Valdez. Felt in Alaska na in the Yukon Territory, Canada.
7 12 17 31 27 1983 59.951 -152.921 95 5.0 Southern Alaska
7 12 18 42 25 1993 52.048 -166.393 10 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 12 11 15 59 1998 52.648 -174.333 173 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
07 12 23 01 38 2003 54.880 -134.320 10 6.0 QUEEN CHARLOTTE
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 11 22 14 0 1889 43.200 78.700 40 8.3 Kirgizstan/Xinjiang
Moderate damage occurred in Chilik, Kazakhstan and in Alma Ata with maximum intensity X. The earthquake was strongly felt in the populated areas of Uytal and Sazonovka. 3000 structures were reported ruined. Fissures were found along the convergence of the Charyn and Chilik Rivers. Landslides were common. A huge wave in the Issyk Kul lake gushed up onto the shore and flooded the bank for a considerable distance. The earthquake was felt over an area (with intensity VII) of 160,000 square km and with intensity VI up to 600 km from the epicenter. Shaking was reported as much as 1500 km from the epicenter.
7 11 7 39 0 1899 48.000 146.000 499 7.5 So. Kurils
7 11 8 38 0 1905 49.500 97.300 20 7.0 Mongolia
Strong aftershock of the great Mongolian earthquake (M 8.3) on July 9.
7 11 15 37 30 1905 22.000 143.000 450 7.3 Volcano Islands
7 11 19 44 44 1924 37.100 83.600 0 7.2 Xizang
7 11 2 10 25 1943 -32.500 -178.500 180 7.0 So. Kermadec Islands
7 11 4 46 42 1946 17.000 -94.500 130 7.1 Chiapas, Mexico
Felt with some damage in the region of Veracruz, Chiapas, Oaxaca and also in Mexico City. Damage was moderate.
7 11 18 21 56 1951 29.000 139.300 500 7.0 Bonin Islands
7 11 20 41 47 1976 7.410 -78.050 3 7.0 Panama/No. Colombia
The second strong shock of the day. The first caused damage in the Jaque area and was felt in Colombia and Western Venezuela. This second event injured seven and caused additional damage in the Panama-Colombia area.
7 11 12 56 28 1983 -60.889 -53.020 10 7.0 Southern Ocean
7 11 21 46 40 1995 21.966 99.196 13 7.1 Myanmar
Eleven people were reported killed and 136 injured. Nearly 100,000 homes were destroyed and an additional 42,000 damaged. Strongest damage occurred in Lancang, Menglian and Ximeng, China. Damage occurred as far as Myanmar.
7 11 14 14 16 1999 15.782 -88.330 10 7.0 Coast of Central America
Two persons were killed, one from a heart attack. At least forty were injured in the Puerto Barrios area of Guatemala. Damage was reported to bridges, houses and highways. Damage was also reported from Honduras. The earthquake was felt from Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador and Mexico.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 11 4 15 0 1855 34.100 -118.100 0 6.1 So. California
Occurred in the Los Angeles area. Four shocks were felt and caused bells in San Gabriel Mission Church fell. An adobe building on Raymond Fault was wrecked. Nearly all structures in the Los Angeles area were damaged (about 26 buildings). The walls of the Star Hotel were cracked. A tsunami was observed.
7 11 22 0 0 1880 42.000 -112.300 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
Two houses were badly shaken at Portage, Utah. People ran into the streets.
7 11 16 41 48 1942 38.300 -116.100 16 5.0 California/Nevada area
Two shocks rattled windows and were felt in Tonopah and Manhattan.
7 11 7 43 5 1958 50.500 -175.000 0 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 11 9 44 19 1964 59.700 -146.100 28 5.3 Southern Alaska
7 11 20 25 40 1964 59.700 -146.200 40 5.6 Southern Alaska
7 11 7 12 58 1965 58.000 -151.400 7 5.1 Southern Alaska
7 11 1 11 19 1966 53.460 -167.650 32 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 11 23 23 12 1973 51.972 -176.102 63 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 11 2 55 2 1978 52.765 -132.104 10 5.4 British Colombia
7 11 12 28 4 1979 55.180 -134.890 18 5.1 British Colombia
Felt with intensity IV at Craig, Hydsburg, Klawock and throughout southeastern
Alaska.
7 11 14 7 31 1979 62.870 -127.570 18 5.0 Yukon Territory, Canada
7 11 8 58 8 1981 52.411 -170.576 52 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 11 15 14 4 1990 59.325 -136.476 10 5.8 Southeast Alaska
Felt with intensity V at Skagway, AK (slight damage). Als felt at Auke Bay, Haines and Juneau and as far as the Yukon Territory, Canada.
7 11 18 14 16 1992 35.210 -118.066 11 5.7 So. California
Felt with intensity V at Adelanta, California City and Edwards Air Force Base. Felt in Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego Counties.
7 11 2 3 56 1997 44.254 -129.199 46 5.4 Off Coast of Oregon
7 11 1 32 28 2000 57.369 -154.206 44 6.8 Southern Alaska
Felt throughout the Kodiak area north to Anchorage, Alaska with maximum intensity V. Minor damage was observed on Kodiak.
7 11 1 38 45 2000 57.401 -154.269 67 5.6 Southern Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 10 0 30 0 1586 -12.100 -77.000 40 8.6 Central Peru
This earthquake was highly destructive in the Lima, Peru area. Lima was mostly destroyed and teh towers of the cathedral collapsed. The event was preceded by ominous rumbles which caused the residents to run from their homes saving most, but between 14 and 22 were killed by falling homes. Damage was also recorded in Callao, Chancau, Ica and Cusco. A tsunami was generated. The sea came in fourteen fathoms (26 meters) high immediately after the shock and inundated the country for two leagues (10 km) from the shore. The tsunami was also observed in Tokura, Japan where it reached a height of 1-2 meters.
7 10 4 0 0 1887 46.000 21.200 0 7.0 Romania/Bulgaria
7 10 0 0 0 1894 40.600 28.700 0 7.0 Romania/Bulgaria
This earthquake was destructive in the Gulf of Izmit near the same epicenter as the earthquake of August 1999 which killed nearly 20,000. The most severe damage was in the areas of Istanbul, Adapazari and Katirli where 83 were killed. An addition 990 were killed in the Sapanca area including 276 killed by falling buildings and other construction. Three dams providing water to Istanbul were badly damaged. Mud volcanoes were observed on the Sakarya river. Most surrounding villages were totally destroyed and liquefaction was common along with landslides in the epicentral area. A tsunami was generated which had maximum height of 1.5 meters.
7 10 10 51 10 1926 1.000 126.000 40 7.0 Mindanao, Philippines
7 10 5 49 52 1940 44.900 130.400 560 7.3 NE China
7 10 3 53 38 1949 39.200 70.800 18 7.4 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
The New Catalog of Strong Earthquakes in the U.S.S.R. (1982) says that in an instant all the buildings in Khaft were destroyed. There were great landslides and the dust caused the entire area to grow dark. Trees were tossed to the ground. A car on the road had passengers flung from the vehicle. Nearly all construction was destroyed in the epicentral region for about 70 km along the fault that ruptured. Maximum intensity of IX to X was reached in the mountains. An avalanche along the Yasman River had a length of about 20 km and a width of over 1 km. The number killed was probably in the thousands although no official totals were published at the time.
7 10 6 15 51 1958 58.600 -137.100 0 7.9 Southeast Alaska
One of the strongest shocks in Alaska during the 20th Century. The only settled region was that of Yakutat and effects there were relatively minor. Three were killed on Khantaak Island. One of the largest tsunamis ever recorded was caused by a massive rockslide that hit Lituya Bay causing water to surge up the sides of the bay up to 1800 feet. A gravity wave then swept out to sea killing at least two. At Yakutat cabins, bridges, docks and oil lines were damaged and a water tower fell. In the mountains trees were uprooted, and large landslides occurred. In the coastal plain sand blows and fissures were observed. Underwater cable breaks were common.
7 10 18 29 16 1975 6.507 126.642 86 7.0 Mindanao, Philippines
Felt with intensity IV in eastern Mindanao.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 10 7 10 0 1877 39.300 -120.000 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
7 10 0 43 0 1917 35.250 -120.500 0 5.0 Off So. California
In the Lopez Canyon area of southern California. Chimneys cracked and rocks rolled down hillsides. One of a series of earthquakes in the area over a four day period.
7 10 2 22 10 1919 50.000 -128.000 0 5.0 British Colombia
Not reported felt by the Canadian Geological Survey.
7 10 13 27 0 1925 46.000 -111.200 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Strong aftershock of the M 6.75 which occurred on June 28. Felt with intensity V in the epicentral area around Gallatin County and Clarkston Valley, Montana.
7 10 10 48 45 1947 73.000 -71.000 0 6.0 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
7 10 6 15 51 1958 58.600 -137.100 0 7.9 Southeast Alaska
One of the strongest shocks in Alaska during the 20th Century. The only settled region was that of Yakutat and effects there were relatively minor. Three were killed on Khantaak Island. One of the largest tsunamis ever recorded was caused by a massive rockslide that hit Lituya Bay causing water to surge up the sides of the bay up to 1800 feet. A gravity wave then swept out to sea killing at least two. At Yakutat cabins, bridges, docks and oil lines were damaged and a water tower fell. In the mountains trees were uprooted, and large landslides occurred. In the coastal plain sand blows and fissures were observed. Underwater cable breaks were common.
7 10 13 16 20 1958 57.500 -139.000 0 5.0 Southeast Alaska
7 10 22 16 12 1969 63.900 -146.500 0 5.0 Central Alaska
7 10 1 39 32 1981 51.678 -176.904 61 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 10 5 48 21 1996 52.180 -171.110 37 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 9 0 0 0 1586 -12.500 -77.000 0 7.7 Central Peru
This earthquake was highly destructive in the Lima, Peru area. Lima was mostly destroyed and the towers of the cathedral collapsed. The event was preceded by ominous rumbles which caused the residents to run from their homes saving most, but between 14 and 22 were killed by falling homes. Damage was also recorded in Callao, Chancau, Ica and Cusco. A tsunami was generated. The sea came in fourteen fathoms (26 meters) high immediately after the shock and inundated the country for two leagues (10 km) from the shore. The tsunami was also observed in Tokura, Japan where it reached a height of 1-2 meters.
7 9 15 0 0 1804 39.005 139.095 0 7.0 No. Honshu, Japan
Severe damage in Kisakata, Japan. Up to 333 killed. A tsunami was generated. Land upheaval was noted around Chokaisan. A lake dried up. Many were drowned in the tsunami.
7 9 9 40 56 1905 49.500 97.300 22 7.6 Mongolia
Felt in Mongolia with Intensity X.
7 9 19 54 50 1907 14.000 123.000 60 7.0 Luzon, Philippines
Felt in southern Luzon with intensity V. Mainly felt on the islands of Samar, Leyte, Cebu, Masbate, Negros and Panay.
7 9 12 30 26 1933 44.700 150.200 40 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
7 9 13 13 50 1946 -19.000 169.000 170 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
7 9 2 35 34 1950 7.790 -72.590 33 7.0 Colombia
Felt strongly in Anboledas with intensity IX. $5 million U.S. Dollars damage. Up to 211 killed.
7 9 4 40 4 1950 -8.000 -70.800 650 7.0 Brazil
7 9 3 11 40 1956 36.700 25.800 0 7.8 Aegean Sea
7 9 3 24 3 1956 36.600 25.700 0 7.2 Aegean Sea
Severe damage in the Dodecanese Islands. Felt with maximum intensity IX. Fifty-three people killed. Many buildings on islands in the Aegean Sea were ruined. Most damage was on Santorini where some volcanic activity (jets of dust, ash clouds etc) was observed. The towns of Ocea, Hemerovigli and Thira towns on the slopes of Santorini were destroyed. At Patmos a famous monastery was severely damage. A tsunami followed which hit the islands in the Cyclades with height of 20-25 meters causing damage in harbors and the sinking of up to 30 boats. The shocks destroyed up to 529 houses and up to 1500 others were damaged. About 100 were injured.
7 9 16 39 49 1964 -15.500 167.600 121 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
Felt in the area of Oba, east of Espiritu Santo. Strong aftershock sequence.
7 9 3 3 16 1971 -32.511 -71.207 40 7.5 Central Chile
Severe damage in central Chile in Illapel, Los Vilos, Salamanca and Valparaiso. Felt with intensity IX. This event was near the epicenter of the event on August 17, 1906 and of March 28, 1965. Up to 100,000 were reported homeless. The most extreme damage was located in alluvial valleys. In Illapel, the northern portion of the town built on granite was only slightly damaged while the southern part was completely destroyed. Adobe houses were destroyed while wood frame houses were little damaged. Non-reinforced modern buildings were damaged. The new cathedral in Valparaiso collapsed. Mud flows from broken dikes extended several kilometers. The shock was felt to Buenos Aires 1,300 km away. A tsunami was generated with height of 1.2 meters at Valparaiso.
83 known killed 447 injured.
7 9 19 24 13 1997 10.598 -63.486 20 7.0 Windward Islands
At least 81 people were killed with more than 500 injured and 3000 left homeless. The earthquake caused major damage in the Cariaco-Cumana area where landslides were observed. Power and telephone and water services was disrupted
on several islands in the area. Felt from Trinidad, Tobago and throughout northeastern Venezuela and Maracaibo.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 9 22 38 0 1917 35.250 -120.500 0 5.0 Off So. California
In the Lopez Canyon area of southern California. Chimneys cracked and rocks rolled down hillsides. One of a series of earthquakes in the area over a four day period.
7 9 18 44 43 1949 32.250 -70.750 0 5.8 Off East Coast U.S.
7 9 0 0 3 1974 40.000 -125.000 12 5.4 Off Coast of No. California
7 9 14 54 21 1975 45.500 -96.100 8 5.0 Northern Plains
Located in western Minnesota. Minor damage occurred to walls and foundations to homes in Morris, MN. The radio station KMRS reported cracks in basement walls and several cracks occurred on Highway 59 in the Apostolic Christian Church. Also felt in North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa.
7 9 7 40 52 1983 36.191 -120.379 12 5.2 Central California
Aftershock of the Coalinga earthquake of May 2, 1983. Slight damage in
the Coalinga area. Felt in parts of Fresno, Kings, Madera, Monterey,
San Luis Obispo and Tulare counties.
7 9 17 10 23 1986 51.907 -176.239 50 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 9 1 43 58 1992 34.239 -116.837 0 5.7 So. California
Aftershock of the Big Bear earthquake. Up to 16 people were injured in the in the Big Bear Lake area. Damage also occurred at Angelus Oaks. Felt throughout southern California. Rockfalls and landslides occurred in the Big Bear Lake area.
7 9 7 9 37 1993 51.340 -176.230 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 9 6 33 32 1998 31.566 -118.640 38 5.0 So. California
Off the west coast of southern California. Not reported felt in California.
7 9 19 39 47 1998 60.391 -152.821 134 6.4 Central Alaska
Felt in south-central Alaska in the areas of Anchorage and Cordova. Felt as far as Fairbanks.
07 09 18 40 34 2002 43.550 -127.250 10 6.0 OFF COAST OF OREGON
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 8 15 0 0 1498 33.000 132.025 0 7.3 Kyushu, Japan area
May relate to an earthquake later confirmed in the Kii, Nankaido area on Sept. 20, 1498. That quake generated waves recorded at Ise, Mikawa and Izu. Milne says the event was felt throughout Japan with intensity VII-X. Iida was unable to confirm this from local records and believes the tsunami attributed to an event on July 8 is the same as that from Sept. 20. There does appear to have been a strong earthquake in Kyoto on July 8 however.
7 8 9 45 0 1730 -33.000 -72.000 0 8.5 Central Chile
Thought to be the greatest earthquake recorded in Chile by some writers. Santiago was nearly completely destroyed. Concepcion was completely destroyed by a tsunami. The mainshock was followed by a series of foreshocks which began about 4 hours before the mainshock and did little damage but caused residents to spend the rest of the night outdoors. As a result only two persons were killed in Santiago by the earthquake. The ensuing tsunami caused destruction of homes even on hillsides which destroying the entire lower city of Valparaiso. Some destruction from the tsunami was located as far away as Japan where damage occurred to rice fields in Ojika peninsula.
7 8 5 5 0 1843 -39.900 175.000 5 7.5 North Island, N.Z.
Felt Strongly at Wanganui, New Zealand.
7 8 15 0 0 1854 34.075 136.000 0 7.3 Central/So. Honshu Japan
Severe at Iga, Japan. 1352 reported killed. Damage was severe. A tsunami was generated. Waves flooded half of low island.
7 8 21 30 0 1895 39.500 53.700 60 8.2 No. Iran
Severe damage at Krasnmovodsk. Many were probably killed but no official tolls have been published. The event was felt with intensity X.
7 8 10 22 7 1918 24.500 91.000 60 7.6 Myanmar
Many tea estates were ruined. Felt over an area of about 800,000 sq. miles. Occurred on alluvium. Felt as far as Madras and Arakan. Moderate damage reported.
7 8 6 55 45 1942 -24.000 -70.000 140 7.0 Coast No. Chile
No damage reported from this intermediate depth earthquake.
7 8 11 55 39 1964 -5.500 129.800 165 7.0 Banda Sea
An earthquake of M 7.5 followed on July 9 in the Vanuatu Islands.
7 8 23 19 0 1980 -12.400 166.400 33 7.8 Vanuatu Islands
Limited damage at Banks and Santa Cruz Islands. Some landslides were reported. Followed on July 9 by severe earthquake in Greece and the Aegean Islands.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 8 9 50 0 1926 35.900 -82.100 0 5.2 Kentucky/Tennessee/NC
Houses rattled, chimneys cracked, building foundations cracked, water pipelines broke and small objects moved within 6 miles of the epicenter.
7 8 10 57 40 1940 37.450 -119.000 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
7 8 21 11 30 1951 40.200 -124.500 0 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
7 8 19 31 57 1954 39.400 -118.500 0 5.3 California/Nevada area
Aftershock activity in the Dixie Valley sequence.
7 8 17 49 31 1963 65.800 -153.900 10 5.5 Northern Alaska
7 8 2 31 33 1975 61.796 -154.618 162 5.1 Central Alaska
7 8 9 37 29 1975 29.486 -113.396 36 5.6 Gulf of California
7 8 20 57 21 1975 51.157 -178.197 16 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
7 8 9 20 44 1986 34.013 -116.725 8 6.1 So. California
This earthquake injured 40 in the Palm Springs, CA area. Earthquake caused an estimated $6 million U.S. dollars damage. over 100 houses and business structures were damaged or destroyed. Electrical and telephone service were disrupted. Landslides closed several highways. Major damage to a highway bridge on Interstate 10 occurred in Coachella Velley. Three houses were destroyed in Whitewater Canyon. A strong aftershock sequence followed.
7 8 10 56 58 1989 52.990 -163.980 53 5.5 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
7 8 16 4 42 1992 50.258 -176.285 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 8 12 56 33 1993 52.170 -170.950 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 8 17 15 26 1995 53.578 -163.740 21 6.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
7 8 12 11 16 1997 51.469 -178.499 30 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 7 15 0 0 1858 40.075 142.000 0 7.3 Hokkaido, Japan
7 7 21 37 50 1909 36.500 69.000 230 8.0 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
Limited damage in Hindu Kush and Afghanistan. 10 killed in Pakistan?
7 7 7 57 41 1912 63.070 -146.140 25 7.4 Central Alaska
Violent in the Fairbanks area with felt aftershocks until July 9. Many landslides were reported throughout the area of Mt. McKinley. The earth was reported to have heaved and rolled at the northern base of Mt. McKinley. This event was part of a strong activation of the region of Alaska which included one of the strongest volcanic episodes of the century in the world at Katmai and the Valley of 10,000 smokes. This sequence of geological events began in June, 1912.
7 7 21 23 12 1929 52.000 -178.000 60 7.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
One of a series of strong earthquakes in the region which began on July 6.
7 7 10 43 4 1982 -51.225 160.513 10 7.3 Balleny Islands
7 7 09 38 43 2001 -17.543 -72.077 33 7.6 Near the Coast of Peru
One person was killed and 30 injured in Arequipa. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed. A large boulder fell and blocked the Pan American Highway. Power was out in Arica, Chile. Felt throughout northern Chile and southern Peru.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 7 7 57 41 1912 63.070 -146.140 25 7.4 Central Alaska
Violent in the Fairbanks area with felt aftershocks until July 9. Many landslides were reported throughout the area of Mt. McKinley. The earth was reported to have heaved and rolled at the northern base of Mt. McKinley. This event was part of a strong activation of the region of Alaska which included one of the strongest volcanic episodes of the century in the world at Katmai and the Valley of 10,000 smokes. This sequence of geological events began in June, 1912.
7 7 18 41 32 1920 61.460 -140.000 15 6.0 Central Alaska
7 7 21 23 12 1929 52.000 -178.000 60 7.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
One of a series of strong earthquakes in the region which began on July 6.
7 7 16 15 51 1932 29.000 -113.000 0 6.8 Gulf of California
7 7 18 43 0 1940 31.667 -115.083 0 5.0 So. California
Felt at Lakeside, CA.
7 7 2 52 59 1952 54.200 -164.500 0 6.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
7 7 5 16 2 1958 50.100 -179.900 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Followed by an M 7.9 in southeastern Alaska on July 9, 1958.
7 7 13 44 40 1964 43.400 -127.200 7 5.7 Off Coast of Oregon
Followed by an M 5.0 north of the Seattle area on July 14, 1964.
7 7 15 58 25 1977 52.304 -170.889 52 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 6 16 21 0 1905 37.400 141.800 60 7.8 Off East Coast Honshu
7 6 8 4 39 1954 46.500 153.200 65 7.4 So. Kurils
7 6 23 5 33 1962 36.800 70.100 210 7.4 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
Felt in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan with slight damage.
7 6 7 22 12 1964 18.200 -100.400 82 7.4 Michoacan, Mexico
This was a major earthquake in the mountains of Guerrero, Mexico. Up to 95% of houses collapsed at Cayuca de Catalan, Mexico. 18 were killed there and 50 injured. Damage was observed in Cuidad Altamirano and Platehuala, Zihuantanego and Ajuchitlan. Felt strongly at Mexico City where panic occurred. More than 150,000 were homeless and 78 killed.
7 6 3 8 24 1981 -22.293 171.742 33 7.0 Loyalty Islands
7 6 2 49 43 1987 -14.074 167.828 48 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
Felt strongly in the Banks Islands. A small tsunami was observed.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 6 15 55 0 1775 43.500 -73.500 10 5.0 New York State
7 6 14 30 0 1873 43.000 -79.500 0 5.0 Ohio/Lake Erie
Located in Ontario, Canada west of Niagara, N.Y. Felt for about one minute in Buffalo, N.Y. Rumbling sound heard. Felt in Erie and Titusville, PA. Also felt in Ohio, West Virginia and Ontario.
7 6 22 49 0 1934 41.250 -125.420 0 6.5 Off Coast of No. California
Earthquake was felt along the coast of northern California and southern Oregon and was strongest at Eureka. Damage was slight and included stopped clocks, and some objects falling at Beatrice and Crescent City.
7 6 3 31 42 1935 59.000 -139.000 0 6.0 Southeast Alaska
Felt at Lynn Canal and Haines, AK.
7 6 11 13 20 1954 39.417 -118.533 10 6.8 California/Nevada area
7 6 11 18 4 1954 39.420 -118.530 0 5.5 California/Nevada area
7 6 11 49 0 1954 39.420 -118.530 0 5.7 California/Nevada area
7 6 13 15 11 1954 39.420 -118.530 0 5.2 California/Nevada area
7 6 22 7 41 1954 39.200 -118.400 0 6.4 California/Nevada area
Series near Fallon, Nevada. Felt in California, Oregon and Nevada with maximum intensity IX southeast of Fallon. Several people were injured at the Naval Auxiliary Air Station where steel lockers fell. Damage occurred to canals and drainage systems. Pavement on highways cracked and buckled. Some settlement was observed for up to two feet. Older buildings were damaged at Fallon.
7 6 2 22 0 1956 42.500 -126.000 0 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
7 6 16 3 13 1958 65.700 -155.200 0 5.5 Northern Alaska
A strong M 7.9 followed on July 9 in southeast Alaska on July 9.
7 6 2 8 19 1964 26.500 -110.200 33 5.0 Gulf of California
7 6 2 10 42 1964 26.200 -110.200 33 5.1 Gulf of California
7 6 2 14 36 1964 26.200 -110.400 33 6.6 Gulf of California
7 6 2 25 36 1964 26.200 -110.100 33 5.3 Gulf of California
7 6 3 6 10 1964 26.500 -110.300 33 5.2 Gulf of California
7 6 5 6 13 1967 62.410 -147.330 55 5.1 Central Alaska
7 6 13 42 28 1967 52.580 -168.130 49 5.9 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 6 14 2 42 1968 41.000 -117.400 33 5.1 Montana/Idaho
At Golconda, northern Nevada objects shifted and clocks stopped. Also some shaking at Winnemucca, Nevada where trailers shook strongly.
7 6 18 45 31 1980 56.561 -154.235 26 5.4 Southern Alaska
7 6 10 34 42 1985 30.986 -114.347 6 5.0 SW U.S.A
7 6 0 23 42 1987 51.261 -174.492 20 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak and Atka, Andreanof Islands
7 6 0 25 53 1987 51.763 -174.586 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 6 5 55 20 1987 51.390 -174.690 62 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 6 16 44 51 1987 51.460 -174.760 60 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 6 20 22 47 1987 51.508 -174.768 40 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 5 18 40 6 1911 -7.500 117.500 370 7.0 Sumbawa Island area
7 5 13 16 0 1915 42.000 148.800 7 7.3 Hokkaido, Japan
7 5 14 19 2 1929 51.000 -178.000 60 7.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
A series of large earthquakes occurred between July 5-7 in the Andreanof Islands.
7 5 18 55 13 1936 6.300 126.800 60 7.3 Mindanao, Philippines
Strongly felt at Davao and Cotabato. Moderately felt at Surigao, Agusan, Zamboanga and Jolo. May have occurred about 300 km to the south of the given epicenter.
7 5 0 0 0 1964 -15.500 166.500 0 7.5 Vanuatu Islands
Felt at Espiritu Santo Islands.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 5 0 0 0 1871 37.000 -118.000 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
Two shocks were felt at Swansea and Independence causing people to run from buildings.
7 5 14 19 2 1929 51.000 -178.000 60 7.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
A series of large earthquakes occurred between July 5-7 in the Andreanof Islands.
7 5 1 41 0 1937 71.400 -137.700 0 5.5 Northern Alaska
7 5 22 43 44 1961 50.300 -66.683 10 5.0 Maritime provinces, Canada
7 5 3 14 31 1964 60.680 -145.260 21 5.0 Central Alaska
7 5 19 8 0 1964 26.340 -110.210 29 5.7 Gulf of California
7 5 2 21 47 1966 52.100 -178.900 53 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 5 0 45 17 1968 34.118 -119.703 6 5.2 So. California
A series of shocks in the Santa Barbara area. Acoustical tile and lights fell, windows broke and merchandise fell from shelves at Goleta. Chimneys and lights were damaged in Santa Barbara and Carpenteria.
7 5 10 16 39 1972 49.451 -127.188 26 5.6 Vancouver Island area
7 5 7 49 4 1973 57.895 -137.989 32 5.4 Southeast Alaska
Aftershock of M 6.0 at Gustavus on July 3.
7 5 18 28 28 1976 51.330 -179.156 54 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 5 15 19 23 1980 51.466 -178.426 51 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 5 3 1 33 1986 51.248 -179.746 33 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 5 0 6 10 1987 51.579 -174.717 24 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 5 9 22 59 1987 51.505 -174.703 24 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 5 21 18 27 1992 34.583 -116.319 0 5.4 So. California
Additional minor damage in the Landers area. Aftershock of Landers earthquake.
7 5 1 6 1 1998 52.470 -170.593 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 4 13 33 26 1911 36.000 70.500 190 7.6 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
Felt with intensity VIII in Hindu Kush
7 4 17 48 24 1914 29.000 128.000 210 7.0 Ryukyu Islands
7 4 23 38 54 1914 -5.500 129.000 200 7.0 Banda Sea
7 4 0 38 20 1917 25.000 123.000 60 7.7 Ryukyu Islands
7 4 5 36 30 1917 25.000 123.000 60 7.2 Ryukyu Islands
7 4 14 18 20 1921 25.500 141.500 200 7.2 Bonin Islands
7 4 18 33 39 1966 51.990 179.950 16 7.0 Rat Islands
Felt at Adak
7 4 19 30 42 1974 45.100 94.000 33 7.5 Mongolia
In the Altai Range, Mongolia. Aftershocks on July 4 of M 5.1 and 5.3.
7 4 1 20 8 1982 27.800 137.233 560 7.0 Bonin Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 4 20 40 0 1916 40.500 -124.500 0 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
Chimneys fell in Humboldt County. Woodpiles fell over, milk spilled from pans and a plate glass window broke at Ferndale.
7 4 4 28 35 1929 64.000 -148.000 25 6.5 Northern Alaska
Followed by a strong M 7.0 in the Andreanof Islands on July 5, 1929.
7 4 4 28 35 1960 51.790 -131.190 0 6.6 British Colombia
7 4 13 10 5 1960 51.800 -131.100 33 6.0 British Colombia
Preceded on July 3 by strong M 7.0 in the Andreanof Islands.
7 4 1 36 32 1966 51.900 -179.900 20 6.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt slightly at U.S. Naval Base on Adak.
7 4 18 50 24 1966 51.520 -179.700 36 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 4 21 52 6 1977 40.323 -126.734 15 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
7 4 22 5 42 1977 40.248 -127.286 15 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
7 4 18 57 34 1979 52.835 -167.123 33 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 4 8 54 40 1986 62.820 -124.090 3 5.0 Northwest Terr., Canada
7 4 11 39 40 1996 61.852 -150.830 55 5.7 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Anchorage, Palmer, Wasilla and Willow, Alaska.
7 4 11 4 2 1997 51.417 -178.582 58 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 3 6 52 5 1918 -3.500 142.500 60 7.5 Papua New Guinea
7 3 4 40 6 1924 36.000 84.000 60 7.2 Xizang
7 3 22 31 26 1954 -6.500 105.300 80 7.0 So. of Java
7 3 20 20 46 1960 50.280 -177.100 0 7.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak, Alaska
7 3 4 36 52 1985 -4.439 152.828 33 7.4 New Britain
Felt at Rabaul, New Britain where landslides and ground cracks appeared. A tsunami of 1.3 meters maximum height was generated in the Rabaul harbor. This was followed by a seiche about 15 hours later. Also felt at Panguna, Solomon Islands.
7 3 19 50 51 1995 -29.211 -177.589 35 7.2 No. Kermadec Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 3 0 53 0 1929 62.500 -149.000 25 6.2 Central Alaska
Followed on July 5-7 by a series of moderate to strong earthquakes in the Andreanof Islands.
7 3 12 24 37 1957 50.500 -179.000 0 6.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 3 3 19 18 1960 50.500 -175.500 0 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 3 20 20 46 1960 50.280 -177.100 0 7.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak, AK.
7 3 3 55 12 1966 52.420 -170.310 42 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 3 16 59 35 1973 57.980 -138.021 33 6.4 Southeast Alaska
Felt with intensity V at Gustavus. Trees, bushes and vehicles rocked. Felt with intensity IV at Juneau and Yakutat.
7 3 17 44 16 1973 57.993 -137.884 33 5.1 Southeast Alaska
7 3 5 0 59 1974 40.424 -125.136 12 5.4 Off Coast of No. California
Felt with intensity V at Bridgeville and Eureka where small objects shifted. Felt with intensity IV at Ferndale, Petrolia and Fortuna, CA.
7 3 12 55 43 1977 52.540 -167.470 0 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 3 18 40 8 1983 37.535 -118.858 8 5.2 California/Nevada area
7 3 17 33 32 1986 51.412 -176.017 19 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 3 17 9 54 1989 51.218 -175.033 7 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 3 12 18 58 1992 50.900 -179.290 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 3 1 43 57 1999 47.147 -123.296 61 5.9 Washington state, U.S.
Felt from Vancouver, B.C. on the north to Portland, OR on the south. Damage occurred with intensity VII at Aberdeen and Montesano. Seven people were injured in Abderdeen and Satsop and one other at Olympia, WA.
7 3 15 26 8 1999 61.518 -150.474 65 5.0 Central Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 2 10 30 0 1552 -16.600 -71.300 30 7.6 So. Peru/Bolivia
Felt with intensity IX in the epicentral area.
7 2 21 3 42 1930 25.500 90.000 60 7.1 Myanmar
Severe damage in Assam, India. The earthquake did not cause fatalities though some were injured. Masonry building sin Dhubri were destroyed. Water effects such as fountains and well water changes were common throughout the area. Felt from Kolkata, Chittagong and over most of eastern India.
7 2 2 37 15 1937 -14.300 167.000 80 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
7 2 11 50 0 1938 -11.272 -75.951 15 7.0 Central Peru
7 2 19 57 13 1949 16.000 148.000 50 7.1 No. Marianas
7 2 6 56 59 1953 -19.000 169.000 223 7.5 Vanuatu Islands
7 2 0 42 22 1957 36.210 52.720 0 7.4 No. Iran
Maximum intensity X at Sangechal, Iran. Great damage throughout northern Iran. About 2000 killed.
7 2 20 58 38 1965 53.030 -167.550 40 7.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Dishes were broken on Umnak Island, Fox Islands. Books were tossed about the room of one house. Felt widely at Cold Bay. Buildings creaked and lamps swayed. A minor tsunami occurred with maximum height of 4 inches at Unalaska.
7 2 23 26 27 1974 -29.082 -175.954 33 7.3 No. Kermadec Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 2 16 29 0 1936 39.300 -118.200 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
7 2 4 29 30 1960 51.500 -173.500 0 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 2 1 19 2 1964 60.000 -146.390 17 5.4 Central Alaska
7 2 20 58 38 1965 53.030 -167.550 40 6.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Dishes were broken on Umnak Island, Fox Islands. Books were tossed about the room of one house. Felt widely at Cold Bay. Buildings creaked and lamps swayed. A minor tsunami occurred with maximum height of 4 inches at Unalaska.
7 2 21 29 20 1984 56.440 -154.910 33 5.2 Southern Alaska
7 2 15 26 59 1993 53.082 -161.881 33 5.6 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
7 2 4 47 8 1998 51.972 -169.671 33 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 2 11 46 22 1999 49.565 -128.991 10 6.0 Vancouver Island area
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 1 0 0 0 1879 33.200 104.700 0 7.5 So. China
This earthquake hit Gansu Province, China killing more than 10,000 and causing extreme damage with intensity X. Strongest at Wudu. At Kangxian walls and houses in the Yueming temple were leveld.At Minxian houses were destroyed and many died. Damage extended to Daojiang, Sichuan and Nanzheng, Shaanxi where buildings fell.
7 1 8 19 4 1927 36.750 22.750 125 7.3 No. Greece
Extremely damaging event in southern Greece with maximum intensity X. Felt at Oetylos and Laconia. An earthquake on June 30, 1927 was damaging to the north in the region of Mytikas (Acarnania) with intensity VIII.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 1 22 0 0 1911 37.250 -121.750 0 6.6 Central California
Strongly felt in San Jose. Chimneys fell and walls cracked at San Jose, Santa Clara, Gilroy and Morgan Hill. Buildings and instruments were damaged at Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton. Water tanks were knocked over at Coyote. Felt from San Francisco to Carson City, NV. Aftershocks through Dec. 1911.
7 1 13 20 50 1917 50.000 -128.000 0 6.4 British Colombia
7 1 21 49 36 1919 50.000 -128.000 0 5.5 British Colombia
7 1 1 9 18 1930 52.490 -132.040 0 5.7 British Colombia
Preceded by a swarm from June 25-30, 1930. While all these occurred on the same date no damage was associated with any of these earthquakes in the Vancouver Island area.
7 1 7 50 55 1941 34.367 -119.583 0 5.9 So. California
Earthquake in Santa Barbara and Carpinteria with total damage up to about $100,000. Much of this was to drug- and liquor store inventory and to plate glass. Slide covered the railroad east of Santa Barbara on Rt. 101. Telephone service was out. Most stores in Santa Barbara suffered interior damage in this late night earthquake. Sidewalks, cornices and plaster broke and water mains were common. The Santa Barbara area has a very interesting history of earthquakes over the past century. During the period 1900-2004 six earthquakes of M>5.0 were located in the Santa Barbara area (34-34.5N 119.5-120W). Of these the four that occurred in the first 75 years of the century all occurred between June 29 and July 5 (June 29, 1925 (M 6.3); June 29, 1926 (M 5.5); July 1, 1941 (M 6.0); June 29, 1968 (M:5.1); July 5, 1968 (M:5.7). The only such event not occurring in this time frame in the Santa Barbara area in the past century occurred on August 13, 1978 with M 5.4. Several factors may influence this pattern, but in determining local risk, this type of data is vital.
7 1 5 53 14 1958 51.590 -176.870 67 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 1 13 31 6 1964 52.700 -168.200 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 1 23 10 9 1967 54.440 -157.940 38 6.2 Alaska Peninsula
7 1 13 33 34 1973 57.862 -137.419 30 6.2 Southeast Alaska
The mainshock was felt widely from Yakutat to Juneau. Minor damage was observed at Sitka. Intensity V effects noted at Gustavus, Hoonah, Juneau, Sitka and Yakutat.
7 1 15 12 4 1973 57.815 -137.472 25 5.2 Southeast Alaska
7 1 18 23 7 1974 44.451 -111.080 11 5.1 Yellowstone/Wyoming
7 1 7 41 54 1982 51.393 -179.940 51 6.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 1 12 48 7 1988 52.931 -166.771 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 1 7 40 30 1992 34.332 -116.462 9 5.4 So. California
Aftershock of Landers earthquake.
7 1 6 23 12 1993 51.180 -178.340 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
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