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
2 23 0 0 0 1653 38.200 28.200 0 7.5 0 Turkey
Up to 15,000 killed with much damage in Izmir, Turkey. Damage also at Alasehir, Denizli and Aydin.
2 23 0 0 0 1662 -0.200 -78.500 0 7.1 0 Ecuador
Aftershock. Damage occurred to buildings at Quito.
2 23 11 14 12 1911 27.000 128.000 60 7.1 20 Ryukyu Islands
2 23 8 9 12 1933 -20.000 -71.000 40 7.6 8 Northern Chile
2 23 16 8 8 1949 41.000 83.500 60 7.3 27 China
2 23 20 26 16 1957 23.950 121.600 55 7.3 0 Taiwan
Severe damage at Hualien. 11 dead, 33 injured, 104 houses destroyed. Electric cables were broken. Damage also occurred at Taipei.
2 23 22 11 46 1965 -25.670 -70.630 36 7.0 248 Northern Chile
Strong earthquake near Copiapo. One was killed. Several employees of a copper mine were injured. Serious damage occurred.
2 23 0 36 57 1969 -3.100 118.900 13 7.4 0 Celebes
Destructive at Madjene, Celebes where 64 were killed and 97 injured. 1287 houses were damaged and several mosques were destroyed. Severe damage occurred to the port of Madjene due to subsidence. Damage also in the villages of Tjampalagian and Wonomoeljo. A tsunami was generated which hit the coast with maximum height 4 meters at Paletoang and 150 cm at PArasanga and Palili. At least 600 were drowned in the tsunami. Landslides blocked roads between Parasanga and Somba.
2 23 5 51 3 1980 43.530 146.753 44 7.1 316 Kuril Islands
Felt with maximum intensity VII on Shikotan. Also felt at Shikotan, Kurilsk and Hokkaido. A tsunami with maximum height 10-cm was generated at Nemuro.
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
2 23 8 54 53 1946 47.045 -122.890 0 5.0 0 Washington
Moderate shock felt by many at Olympia. Small objects moved and loosened plaster fell. Dishes clattered. Felt at Lakeview and Seattle.
2 23 2 56 42 1951 44.500 -129.500 0 5.6 0 Off Coast of Oregon
2 23 20 29 38 1968 51.760 -179.240 88 5.2 62 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity III at Adka.
2 23 12 49 29 1970 55.050 -156.860 28 5.1 105 Alaska Peninsula
2 23 1 16 14 1975 51.260 -179.460 60 5.0 117 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
2 23 5 9 43 1975 51.272 -179.273 50 5.0 76 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
2 23 3 8 60 1976 52.048 -169.478 26 5.0 62 Fox Islands
2 23 15 14 16 1976 51.471 -130.442 16 6.0 139 Vancouver, B.C.
2 23 19 2 20 1990 48.539 -128.397 16 5.1 68 Vancouver, B.C.
2 23 6 25 4 1991 49.450 -126.890 3 5.2 0 Vancouver, B.C.
Felt with intensity VI at Friendly Cove, Surge Narrows, Thasis and Zeballas. Felt as far as Kyuquat.
2 23 9 48 42 1993 54.359 -161.026 20 5.0 66 Alaska Peninsula
Felt at King Cove.
2 23 02 01 02 2008 51.800 176.499 8 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
2 23 00 04 27 2009 58.916 -153.626 87 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
Felt at Homer and Kodiak.
2 23 17 04 45 2013 51.485 -178.116 62 5.1 Andreanof 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
2 22 0 0 0 1757 -0.930 -78.610 0 7.0 0 Ecuador
Very strongly felt at Latacunga, Ecuador with intensity IX. Up to 1000 were killed.
2 22 13 0 0 1863 -40.000 176.500 5 7.5 0 North Island, New Zealand
Felt over most of the Country. Damage was caused at Napier. Ground fissures were observed.
2 22 9 21 42 1909 -18.000 -179.000 550 7.9 12 Tonga
2 22 17 35 50 1920 47.500 146.000 340 7.5 51 Kuril Islands
2 22 20 41 46 1929 11.000 -42.000 60 7.2 32 Northern Mid-Atlantic
2 22 17 5 54 1935 52.250 175.000 25 7.1 0 Near Islands
2 22 15 31 54 1936 -49.500 164.000 60 7.2 11 South Island, New Zealand
2 22 9 20 45 1943 17.620 -101.150 0 7.7 0 Guerrero, Mexico
Severe damage with the eruption and formation of Paricutin Volcano in Guerrero, Mexico. 11 killed. Maximum intensity VII. Considerable damage also in Mexico City.
2 22 12 3 35 1954 -56.500 -26.300 96 7.0 0 South Sandwich 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
2 22 0 0 0 1915 40.580 -121.830 0 6.3 0 Northern California
Earthquake near Lassen Peak. Localized in the mountains near Whitmore northwest of Lassen Peak. Ground was considerably dislocated and fractured.
2 22 14 20 8 1943 40.700 -112.080 0 5.0 0 Utah
The epicenter was located on the Wasatch Fault between Salt Lake City and Bingham. Plaster was shaken from the walls and ceilings in buildings in Bingham, Magna and Salt Lake City.
2 22 10 50 26 1958 50.300 -175.500 33 6.7 0 Andreanof Islands
Probably felt at Adak.
2 22 5 58 32 1964 63.500 -130.700 33 5.0 0 Yukon, Canada
2 22 17 46 58 1968 51.440 -176.410 50 5.2 142 Andreanof Islands
Felt on Adak.
2 22 8 36 7 1975 51.377 -179.419 48 6.5 256 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
2 22 22 47 45 1975 51.290 -179.450 62 5.1 150 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
2 22 5 58 24 1976 52.180 -169.550 18 5.3 185 Fox Islands
2 22 7 21 24 1976 51.315 -176.629 25 5.0 97 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
2 22 6 24 6 1977 38.478 -119.287 5 5.0 42 California/Nevada
Felt over about 22,000 sq. miles of California and Nevada. Maximum intensity V at Bear Valley, Coleville, Sonora and Topaz in California and in Carson City in Nevada. Felt throughout much of the California-Nevada border.
2 22 15 57 29 1979 39.992 -120.105 9 5.1 0 Northern California
Located in southeast Honey Lake Valley of Lassen County. Minor damage occurred in the epicentral area and telephone service was interrupted. Felt over about 46,000 sq. miles of California and Nevada. Maximum intensity was VI at Doyle where drywall cracked and objects and desks moved.
2 22 22 53 19 1979 27.696 -112.374 15 5.5 144 Gulf of California
2 22 20 38 42 1985 54.508 -161.231 1 5.4 278 Unimak Island
Felt with intensity II at Cold Bay, King Cove and Sand Point.
2 22 10 25 44 1989 56.210 -153.520 36 6.3 0 Southern Alaska
2 22 10 49 0 1998 52.617 -168.238 33 5.3 263 Fox Islands
2 22 19 32 41 2002 32.319 -115.322 7.0 5.5 10
(NEIC) Some damage at Mexicali, Baja California. Felt at San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora. Felt (V) at Imperial; (IV) at Brawley, Calexico, El Centro and Holtville; (III) at Aliso Viejo, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Costa Mesa, Del Mar, El Cajon, El Centro, Escondido, Irvine, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, La Jolla, Lakeside, La Mesa, Mission Viejo, National City, Newport Beach, San Clemente, San Diego, Solana Beach, Spring Valley and Temecula, California. Also felt (III) at Yuma, Arizona. Felt from Los Angeles, California to Phoenix, Arizona.
2 22 12 19 10 2003 34.310 -116.848 1 5.4 161 Southern California
Felt throughout southern California from Las Vegas, Nevada to Santa Barbara on the west and from San Diego northward through the Los Angeles area. Maximum intensity (VI) accompanied slight damage at Big Bear City.
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
2 21 15 0 0 1099 33.000 136.000 0 8.4 No. Honshu, Japan
About 1,000 ha sunk under the sea in Tosa, Nankaido area.
2 21 7 2 42 1937 44.500 149.400 45 7.6 Hokkaido, Japan
Limited damage in the Kuril Islands.
2 21 7 8 43 1942 37.533 141.683 60 7.1 Off East Coast Honshu
2 21 12 51 1 1996 -9.593 -79.587 10 7.5 No. Peru
Felt with intensity IV at Chimbote and Huarney. Also felt at Casma and Huacho and Huaraz. A tsunami was generated which killed four fishermen near Chimbote and three others at Callao. The tsunami destroyed about 150 huts, homes and boats in the Chimbote area and injured several.
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
2 21 22 39 0 1916 35.500 -82.500 0 5.5 Kentucky/Tennessee/NC
The epicenter was locatemd in the Appalachian Mts. near Skyland, N.C. near Asheville. Felt from Georgia to Virginia and from Alabama to Tennessee to Kentucky. One of the largest historical earthquakes in North Carolina. Bricks and chimneys fell. Springs increased. Some plaster was cracked. Felt with maximum intensity IV. A loud earthquake noise was heard. Windows rattled within 300 km of the quake epicenter.
2 21 19 49 4 1928 67.000 -172.000 25 6.9 Northern Alaska
Strongly felt at Seward and in the Prince William Sound and Kenai Peninsula. Buildings swayed and strong snowslides cover the railways.
2 21 1 25 0 1935 34.500 -106.800 0 5.0 SW U.S.A
Damage occurred to buildings at Bernardo, New Mexico. Walls cracked. A loud earthquake noise was heard.
2 21 20 0 0 1954 41.200 -75.900 0 5.7 New York State
Felt with intensity VII in the Willkes Barre area of PA along the bank of the Susquehanna River. The Glen Alden Coal Company was probably responsible but denied a cave-in. Estimated property damage $1 million U.S. dollars. Residents fled to streets which buckled sharply upward and then collapsed. Hundreds of homes were damaged with walls split, gas and watermains snapped and fences pushed over. Deadly methane rose from cracks and an emergency was called.
2 21 14 30 11 1957 53.020 -171.270 126 6.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 21 6 18 22 1968 52.330 -175.410 110 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt on Adak.
2 21 6 21 4 1968 52.250 -175.380 116 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt on Adak.
2 21 21 7 59 1968 51.450 -176.050 61 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt on Adak.
2 21 19 34 47 1972 55.908 -158.276 29 5.7 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with maximum intensity V on the Alaska Peninsula at Chignik. Floors, windows and walls cracked at a school house. Water was disturbed and people frightened.
2 21 14 45 57 1973 34.072 -119.038 15 5.6 So. California
Several injuries were reported in the Pt. Mugu area. Large boulders fell onto the Pacific Coast Highway. Many landslides and ground cracks were observed. Damage at Oxnard, Port Hueneme and Point Mugu was estimated at $1 million U.S. dollars. Sand craters formed. Felt from Lompoc to Taft east to Barstow and Palm Springs and as far south as San Diego. Strong aftershock sequence.
2 21 20 2 6 1977 55.920 -161.876 165 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
2 21 18 40 30 1983 54.799 -161.768 42 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
2 21 7 43 11 1985 61.840 -149.790 33 5.5 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity III at Talkeetna. Also felt at Anchorage and Willow.
2 21 0 14 19 1986 56.120 -155.320 36 5.2 Alaska Peninsula
2 21 1 55 9 1991 58.430 -175.470 11 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Strong foreshock to following event.
2 21 2 35 34 1991 58.427 -175.450 20 6.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
This is the largest event ever located in this area. It was felt with maximum intensity IV on St. Paul, Pribilof Islands, Alaska. Also felt on Adak. A small tsunami was generated with maximum height 30 cm at Dutch Harbor.
2 21 14 16 02 2008 41.153 -114.867 6 6.0 Nevada
Three people injured, more than 20 buildings heavily damaged, almost 700 buildings slightly damaged and a water main broken at Wells. Felt (VI) at Wells, with maximum intensity VIII in the Historic District. Felt (V) at Jackpot; (IV) at Battle Mountain, Carlin, Elko, Mountain City and Spring Creek; (III) at Ely, Eureka, Golconda, Lovelock and Winnemucca. Also felt at Las Vegas and Reno. Felt(V) at Grand View and Rogerson; (IV) at Castleford, Filer, Hansen, Heyburn, Malad City, Malta, Paul, Rupert, Twin Falls and Wendell; (III) at American Falls, Bellevue, Boise, Buhl, Burley, Caldwell, Declo, Dietrich, Emmett, Fairfield, Garden Valley, Glenns Ferry, Gooding, Hagerman, Hailey, Hazelton, Idaho City, Inkom, Jerome, Ketchum, Kimberly, Middleton, Murtaugh, Nampa, Oakley, Pocatello and Shoshone, Idaho. Also felt (V) at Wendover; (IV) at Farmington, Garland and Snowville; (III) at American Fork, Brigham City, Clearfield, Corinne, Draper, Dugway, Grantsville, Hill AFB, Honeyville, Hooper, Hyde Park, Hyrum, Layton, Lehi, Logan, Ogden, Plymouth, Provo, Richmond, Roy, Sandy, Salt Lake City, Stockton, Syracuse, Tooele, Tremonton, Vernon and West Jordan, Utah. The earthquake was felt in most of Idaho and Nevada, in southeastern Oregon and northwestern Utah, in parts of California and Wyoming, and at Spokane, Washington. Isolated felt reports were received from as far away as Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Oakland and Pasadena, California; Brighton, Colorado; Absarokee and Livingston, Montana; Corvallis and Portland, Oregon; and Albuquerque, New Mexico.
2 21 23 52 08 2008 50.925 -177.158 15 5.4 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
2 21 13 50 42 2012 67.744 -167.057 20 5.3 Bering Sea, 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
2 20 15 30 0 1835 -36.830 -73.030 0 8.1 Central Chile
Severe damage in Concepcion, Talcahuanco, Chilla, Chile with maximum intensity VI. At least 35 were killed. A tsunami was generated which affected the Juan Fernandez Archipelago. This is generally considered the fourth Conception Earthquake. Charles Darwin reported on the earthquake from Valdivia where it was felt with intensity VII. Two shocks occurred within two minutes. The epicenter appears to have been close to Quiriquina Island which rose 8 feet. Subsidence occurred on the Maule River. 35 were killed at Concepcion but many others were killed at Talcahuano, Chillan, Constitucion, Cauquenes, Talca and other towns. Seiche in irrigation canals at Santiago were observed. Craters and fissures were up to a foot wide. The tsunami began with a strong withdrawal of the sea. Ships at 7 meters of water were grounded. This was followed by a 35-40 foot high wave and two larger following waves. Most houses at elevations less than 40 feet were destroyed by the tsunami. An offshore volcano became active and steam and smoke were seen, Flashes of light were observed at night. A strong earthquake sound accompanied the quake.
2 20 0 0 0 1897 38.100 141.500 0 7.8 Off East Coast Honshu
One house was destroyed. A tsunami was generated with maximum height one meter at Sakari, Ofunato. Damage also occurred in Iwate, Yamagata, Miyagi, Fukushima, Prefecture.
2 20 8 58 48 1913 41.000 144.000 7 7.1 Hokkaido, Japan
2 20 19 29 32 1917 19.500 -78.500 60 7.1 Jamaica
2 20 1 2 0 1925 45.500 150.500 60 7.0 So. Kurils
2 20 5 34 25 1931 44.250 135.767 280 7.5 Sea of Japan
2 20 2 18 20 1940 -13.500 167.000 200 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
2 20 18 35 5 1954 -6.800 124.500 580 7.0 Flores Island area
2 20 08 08 30 2008 2.768 95.964 26 7.4 Sumatra
(NEIC) Three people killed and 25 seriously injured in western Aceh Province, Sumatra. Felt (V) at Meulaboh;(IV) at Banda Aceh, Medan and Tapaktuan; (III) at Padang and Sibolga; (II) at Bukittinggi and Payakumbuh. Also felt at Duri and Lhokseumawe. Felt(III) at Gunungsitoli, Nias. Felt (III) at Butterworth, George Town, Kampong Gelugor, Kampung Sungai Ara, Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya and Tanjong Tokong and (II) at Perai, Malaysia. Also felt at Alor Setar, Ayer Itam, Johor Bahru, Juru, Kajang-Sungai Chua, Kampong Baharu Balakong, Kampung Tanjung Bongor, Kampung Tanjung Karang, Klang, Kuah, Kulim, Nibung Tebal and Shah Alam. Felt (III) in Singapore. Also felt at Kathu, Thailand.
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
2 20 5 6 7 1968 58.350 -151.760 0 5.0 Southern Alaska
2 20 6 8 18 1972 29.895 -113.532 33 5.4 Gulf of California
2 20 7 40 35 1973 58.264 -149.816 13 5.4 Southern Alaska
2 20 8 39 58 1988 36.803 -121.302 9 5.3 Central California
Felt with intensity V in the Pinnacles area.
2 20 03 17 14 2002 51.130 -131.100 10 5.1 Queen Charlotte Is., Canada
2 20 15 10 48 2003 53.405 -167.414 75 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
(NEIC) Felt at Dutch Harbor and Unalaska.
2 20 01 39 58 2006 69.728 -145.811 5 5.0 Northern Alaska
2 20 08 47 12 2013 50.457 -173.576 25 5.4 Andreanof 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
2 19 10 0 0 1600 -16.770 -70.900 20 7.9 So. Peru/Bolivia
Moderate damage at Arequipa, Peru with maximum intensity up to IX. Volcano Huaynaputina erupted following the quake. AT least 200 strong aftershocks were felt which caused many deaths and much further damage.
2 19 0 0 0 1645 -1.700 -78.600 0 7.5 Ecuador
Strong earthquake in Quito. Many buildings were destroyed. Many killed in Ecuador.
2 19 0 0 0 1834 19.500 -155.300 10 7.0 Hawaii
People found it difficult to walk or stand because of the wave-like motion of the ground. Stone walls were thrown down and clocks stopped.
2 19 20 48 0 1897 38.000 142.000 60 8.3 Off East Coast Honshu
One house was destroyed. A tsunami was generated with maximum height one meter at Sakari, Ofunato. Damage also occurred in Iwate, Yamagata, Miyagi, Fukushima, Prefecture.
2 19 1 59 33 1906 -14.000 160.000 60 7.2 Solomon Islands
2 19 19 7 48 1954 -30.000 -177.800 40 7.0 No. Kermadec Islands
Felt on Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands.
2 19 10 36 54 1960 36.800 71.000 190 7.1 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
2 19 22 45 42 1968 39.400 24.940 7 7.5 Aegean Sea
About 20 were killed and several injured near Cape Tripiti at the southern end of St. Eustratios Island. More than 500 houses were destroyed and nearly 2000 damaged. Damage also occurred on Lemnos Island. Estimated property damage $600,000 U.S. Dollars.
2 19 22 34 3 1977 53.530 169.920 31 7.2 Near Islands
Felt at Shemya and Attu.
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
2 19 9 9 0 1937 38.300 -118.300 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
Felt over an area of about 5000 sq. miles. Felt with maximum intensity V at Hawthorne, NV where residents were frightened. Clocks stopped at Yerington. Felt also at Tonopah, Luning and Bridgeport.
2 19 2 18 1 1956 51.610 -131.370 0 6.8 British Colombia
2 19 4 13 14 1956 58.500 -153.700 0 5.6 Southern Alaska
2 19 4 55 42 1976 66.410 -135.280 18 5.0 Northern Alaska
2 19 7 49 33 1976 62.236 -151.274 68 5.0 Central Alaska
2 19 22 1 27 1976 53.471 -164.500 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
2 19 4 3 16 1995 40.556 -125.539 10 6.8 Off Coast of No. California
Felt with maximum intensity V at Arcata, Honeydew, Crescent City, Redway. Also felt along much of the northern California coastline as far south as San Francisco and as far north as Brookings, Oregon.
2 19 4 3 27 1995 40.862 -125.390 10 5.3 Off Coast of No. California
2 19 22 41 30 2008 32.468 -115.317 10 5.1 Baja California
(NEIC) Felt (V) at Mexicali. Also felt at Algodones. Felt (V) at Calexico; (IV) at Brawley, El Centro, Imperial, Solana Beach and Winterhaven; (III) at Blythe, Chula Vista, Heber, La Jolla and San Diego;(II) at Aliso Viejo, Carlsbad, El Cajon, La Mesa, Mission Viejo and Pine Valley, California. Also felt at Aguanga, Coronado, Earp, Encinitas, Holtville, Indio, Irvine, Lemon Grove, Los Angeles, National City, Newport Beach, Niland, Oceanside, San Marcos, Santa Ana, Santa Monica, Santee, Sherman Oaks, Westmorland and Woodland Hills. Felt (IV) at Somerton and (III) at Yuma, Arizona. Also felt at Cibola and Parker.
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
2 18 0 0 0 1483 24.900 57.900 0 7.7 So. Iran/Persian Gulf
2 18 5 9 18 1910 36.000 24.200 150 7.0 Aegean Sea
2 18 18 41 14 1911 38.200 72.800 26 7.4 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
Moderate damage occurred in Tajikistan and Sarez. Up to 90 were killed. A large rockslide and landslide occurred into the valley of the Bartang River which destroyed the city of Usoy. The collapsed mountain formed a dam with a height of 800 meters. The greatest destruction hit the areas of Usoy, Barchidiv, Posor, Nisur, Sagnob, Rakhch, Basid and Oroshir. Many buildings were destroyed and many cattle died.
2 18 10 8 7 1945 42.000 143.000 50 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
2 18 7 34 22 1956 30.000 137.500 480 7.3 Central/So. Honshu Japan
Felt on Honshu.
2 18 23 49 28 1996 -1.283 -14.274 10 7.6 No. of Ascension Isl
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
2 18 18 18 0 1926 34.170 -119.500 0 5.0 So. California
Windows broke in a Santa Barbara school. Pipes broke. Felt from San Luis Obispo south to Santa Ana about 300 km.
2 18 19 30 20 1965 59.200 -147.500 30 5.3 Southern Alaska
2 18 10 10 57 1967 59.830 -76.170 0 5.1 Quebec, Canada
2 18 19 2 26 1975 59.862 -153.114 102 5.2 Southern Alaska
2 18 8 0 58 1976 51.520 -178.610 36 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
2 18 11 15 3 1980 51.280 -178.350 57 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 18 0 0 54 1987 51.460 -179.270 33 6.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity V at Adak.
2 18 5 28 24 1987 51.346 -179.295 43 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
2 18 10 4 31 1993 53.750 -163.270 60 5.7 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Akutan.
2 18 15 9 46 1998 51.280 -177.019 43 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
2 18 10 06 17 2005 51.241 -178.903 43 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
2 18 10 33 40 2005 51.194 -178.881 46 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
2 18 17 47 36 2011 32.061 -115.102 8 5.1 Baja California
(NEIC) Felt (II) at Ensenada, Mexicali, San Felipe and Tijuana. Also felt at Algodones and Rosarito. Felt at San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora. Felt (III) at Somerton, Wellton and Yuma, Arizona. Also felt (III) at Calexico and Winterhaven and (II) in much of Imperial, Orange and San Diego Counties, California. Felt as far as Phoenix, Arizona and the Los Angeles area, California. Centroid, Moment Tensor (GCMT): Centroid origin time
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
2 17 0 0 0 1793 38.300 142.400 0 7.1 Off East Coast Honshu
Moderate damage occurred in Sanriku, Rikuzen and Rikuchu. 733 were reported killed. 1060 houses were destroyed and 25 killed by a tsunami in the Sendai area. The tsunami hit the coast from Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures with maximum height 4.5 meters at Ryoshi.
2 17 11 39 26 1905 33.000 152.000 60 7.3 W-Central Pacific
2 17 21 7 7 1951 -7.000 146.000 180 7.3 New Ireland
2 17 5 59 30 1996 -0.950 137.027 67 8.1 West Irian, PNG
At least 170 dead and missing. 423 injured. More than 5000 houses were destroyed or damaged. A tsunami was generated which caused damage on Biak and Supiori. The tsunami reached maximum height 7 meters in many areas and caused additional damage all along the north coast of Irian Jaya from Sarmi to Manokwari. Followed by a very extensive 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
2 17 12 3 4 1959 51.100 -171.230 0 6.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 17 20 11 50 1959 65.500 -126.000 33 5.0 Yukon Territory, Canada
2 17 18 58 9 1990 52.410 -169.620 33 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
2 17 3 26 36 1995 61.793 -148.446 6 5.0 Central Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity V at Chickaloon. Felt also at Palmer, Anchorage, Valdez and Chugiak among other towns.
2 17 9 33 24 1997 61.814 -149.603 47 5.0 Central Alaska
Felt throughout south-central Alaska from Anchorage, Butte, Palmer and Wasilla. A moderate foreshock of M 4.3 an hour earlier was felt in the same area.
2 17 20 11 30 2001 53.920 -133.610 20 6.2 British Colombia
Objects fell from shelves at Queen Charlotte Island, Skidegate and Masset. Maximum intensity V at Annette, Craig and Hydaburg. Felt throughout much of the region.
2 17 21 19 5 2001 53.810 -133.510 10 5.4 British Colombia
Felt at Langara Lighthouse, Masset and Queen Charlotte City. Maximum intensity III at Craig, Alaska.
2 17 13 59 36 2014 53.540 -163.648 17 5.0 Unimak Island, 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
2 16 15 0 0 1793 38.050 144.050 0 7.1 So. of Honshu
Moderate damage occurred in Sanriku, Rikuzen and Rikuchu. 733 were reported killed. 1060 houses were destroyed and 25 killed by a tsunami in the Sendai area. The tsunami hit the coast from Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures with maximum height 4.5 meters at Ryoshi.
2 16 1 35 23 1927 46.800 153.100 10 7.1 So. Kurils
2 16 7 28 35 1943 -15.000 -72.000 190 7.0 Central Peru
2 16 15 23 2 1996 38.000 141.000 0 7.2 Off East Coast Honshu
Several people were injured in the area of Fukushima where the maximum intensity was IV. Felt at Tokyo and as far as the Izu Peninsula and Hokkaido.
2 16 23 53 20 1998 52.718 -33.677 10 7.3 North Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Strongest of a swarm.
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
2 16 15 57 53 1919 37.700 -118.500 0 5.7 California/Nevada area
Maximum damage occurred at Belridge where an oil tank split. Landslides were observed at Lebec and buildings cracked at Maricopa and Grapevine.
2 16 3 0 0 1929 46.100 -111.300 0 5.6 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Strongly felt at Trident and Deer Park, Montana. Dishes fell from shelves in Anaconda and Helena, MT.
2 16 8 12 28 1956 31.500 -115.500 16 5.0 So. California
2 16 3 1 40 1963 46.200 -111.000 10 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt over about 6000 sq miles of SW Montana mostly in the areas of Churchill and Bozeman areas of Gallatin County. Maximum intensity V. No damage but quake frightened many and caused items to fall from shelves. Felt as far as Logan.
2 16 10 59 18 1965 26.400 -110.000 33 5.2 Gulf of California
2 16 22 21 53 1965 39.950 -104.930 5 5.0 Colorado area
Felt with intensity VI over about 300 sq. miles of northern Denver, Colorado. A large crack occurred in a home at Northglenn. Furnishings moved at Commerce City.
2 16 12 0 21 1978 42.685 -125.890 15 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
2 16 11 14 58 1984 39.933 -117.759 8 5.2 California/Nevada area
Felt with maximum intensity IV at Austin and Lovelock.
2 16 9 32 55 1985 51.166 -179.627 52 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 16 2 47 51 1986 67.330 -136.280 3 5.1 Northern Alaska
Felt at Fort McPherson, Aklavik and Inuvik, Northwest Territories.
2 16 5 48 55 1989 57.549 -143.092 10 5.1 Southeast Alaska
2 16 13 28 42 1990 49.121 -127.714 10 5.2 Vancouver Island area
Felt at Port Hardy and Port Alice.
2 16 20 26 39 1991 50.620 -177.780 50 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
2 15 0 48 24 1917 -30.000 -73.000 0 7.0 Coast Central Chile
2 15 12 46 57 1936 -4.500 133.000 60 7.3 West Irian, PNG
2 15 17 40 35 1966 -19.900 168.900 27 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
Felt with intensity VII at Port Vila, IV at Norsup and II at Luganville.
2 15 17 7 44 1994 -4.967 104.302 23 7.0 So. of Sumatera
More than 200 killed, 2000 injured and 75,000 homeless. Damage was extensive from landslides, mudslides an fires in Lampung province and especially in Liwa. Over 6000 shops and homes were destroyed in Liwa with damage estimated at about $170 million U.S. dollars. Felt in southern Sumatra and Java. Also felt as far as Jakarta and Singapore.
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
2 15 13 25 0 1856 37.600 -122.400 0 5.9 Central California
This earthquake caused considerable damage to buildings in San Francisco. Felt strongly at Oakland, San Jose and Monterey. Water disturbances were noted in San Francisco Bay.
2 15 23 54 4 1927 36.950 -122.260 0 5.0 Central California
Submarine shock off Santa Cruz caused slight damage.
2 15 3 17 47 1946 47.300 -122.900 25 5.8 Washington state, U.S.
Felt with light damage south of Tacoma WA with damage at Bremerton, Burton, Olympia, Seattle and Tacoma. Estimated coast at Seattle $250,000 U.S. dollars. Felt northward to British Columbia and south in northwestern Oregon.
2 15 12 17 15 1946 46.870 -122.268 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Light shock felt at Eatonville, Clear Lake and Randle. Also felt at Gig Harbor, Olympia and Stampede Pass.
2 15 1 20 38 1956 31.500 -115.500 16 6.4 So. California
Aftershocks of Feb. 9 in Baja California. Maximum intensity V at Descanso where many were frightened and dishes and walls rattled. Also felt at Jamul and San Diego. Felt with intensity IV at Yuma, Arizona and Wellton.
2 15 2 28 39 1956 31.500 -115.500 0 5.3 So. California
2 15 7 7 47 1956 31.500 -115.500 16 5.2 So. California
2 15 8 35 54 1956 31.500 -115.500 16 5.0 So. California
Felt with intensity IV at Hemet. Some were awakened.
2 15 2 42 47 1968 52.200 -171.400 61 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 15 11 21 50 1972 51.411 -177.458 49 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV on Adak Island.
2 15 13 6 28 1981 51.089 -171.393 53 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 15 16 9 17 1987 52.830 -163.570 3 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
2 15 19 16 14 1988 58.981 -142.829 10 5.0 Southeast Alaska
2 15 0 45 54 1996 51.249 -179.376 27 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
2 15 03 31 20 2012 43.625 -127.518 11 5.8 Off coast of Oregon
(NEIC) Felt (II) at Beaverton, Coos Bay, Eugene and Portland. Felt in many parts of western Oregon. Felt (II) at Arcata, Crescent City, Eureka and Shasta Lake, California. Also felt at Hayfork, Ferndale, McKinleyville, Mount Shasta, Smith River and Somes Bar. Felt at Battle Ground and Naselle, Washington.
2 15 23 03 48 2012 51.763 -177.970 80 5.1 Anderanoff 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
2 14 16 30 0 1619 -7.900 -79.000 40 8.6 No. Peru
Severe damage occurred in the regions of Trujillo, Piura and Santa, Peru with maximum intensity IX. 350 reported killed. Ground fissures over 160 miles length. Trujillo was nearly destroyed.
2 14 0 0 0 1658 -8.200 -80.100 40 7.7 No. Peru
Felt with intensity VII in the Trujillo area of Peru with much damage and victims.
2 14 8 46 38 1905 50.730 -178.550 0 7.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 14 3 59 34 1934 17.500 119.000 60 7.9 Luzon, Philippines
Felt throughout Luzon over an area of about 2 million sq. km. The earthquake caused much alarm but little damage. In Manila a school wall was cracked and a pier settled several inches. A tsunami was generated which apparently ruptured the cable between Manila and Shanghai. The first motion was a recession to such an extent tat people hurried to gather fish on the exposed seabed. Some were killed upon the return of the sea.
2 14 3 38 12 1952 -7.500 126.500 60 7.2 Banda Sea
North of Timor Island. No damage reported.
2 14 6 36 5 1962 -37.800 -72.500 45 7.2 Central Chile
Some damage, two injured. Telephones were out, water pipes broke and walls collapsed. Felt in the same area as the May 1960 earthquakes at Concepcion, Angol, Los Angeles, Valdivia, Puerto Montt.
2 14 23 29 52 1972 -11.359 166.335 102 7.4 Vanuatu Islands
Felt on San Cristobal, 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
2 14 8 46 36 1905 53.000 -178.000 60 7.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 14 0 30 0 1936 46.600 -112.000 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Two shocks caused minor damage at Helena, Montana.
2 14 3 1 15 1945 44.700 -115.400 0 6.0 Montana/Idaho
Plaster cracked and dishes broke at Clayton, Idaho City and Weiser, Idaho. Felt from Montana to Oregon and Washington States.
2 14 14 45 32 1956 31.500 -115.500 16 5.0 So. California
2 14 18 33 34 1956 31.500 -115.500 16 6.3 So. California
Aftershocks of Feb. 9 in Baja California. Maximum intensity V at Descanso where many were frightened and dishes and walls rattled. Also felt at Jamul and San Diego. Felt with intensity IV at Yuma, Arizona and Wellton.
2 14 4 35 24 1978 39.653 -117.193 10 5.1 California/Nevada area
Felt with maximum intensity IV at Austin, Eureka, Baggs, Round Mountain and Yerington, NV. Also felt at Manhattan.
2 14 6 9 27 1981 46.349 -122.236 7 5.5 Washington state, U.S.
Felt over about 100,000 sq. km of Washington and Oregon States. Maximum intensity in Washington at Ariel where cracks appeared in sidewalks; Graham where water splashed on sides of pools and chimneys cracked; Crays River and Kaposin and Mossyrock where chimneys cracked and twisted. Items were thrown from shelves at Sumner and Kidd Valley. Felt from British Columbia and Vancouver on the north and Eugene, Medford and Springfield Oregon in the south.
2 14 3 20 4 1983 54.931 -159.189 47 6.5 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with maximum intensity at Chignik, Alaska. Windows cracked and small objects were thrown from shelves. Bushes shook. Similar effects were noted at Sand Point. Felt as far as King Cove and Perryville.
2 14 8 10 3 1983 54.863 -158.875 14 6.0 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with maximum intensity V at Chignik where items were thrown from shelves and many were frightened. Also felt at Chignik Lagoon, Cold Bay, False Pass and Sand Point.
2 14 5 4 10 1985 66.870 -150.990 31 5.2 Northern Alaska
Felt with intensity III at Fairbanks, Minto and Stevens Village.
2 14 7 26 50 1987 36.137 -120.348 15 5.2 Central California
Felt with intensity V with slight damage at Coalinga. Felt throughout central California as far north as Sacramento. Also felt with intensity V at Firebaugh and Helm.
2 14 16 37 22 1991 29.646 -113.801 5 5.4 Gulf of California
2 14 22 12 58 2007 43.516 -127.451 10 5.2 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
2 13 7 0 0 1196 45.700 26.600 150 7.0 Romania/Bulgaria
2 13 9 39 30 1902 40.700 48.600 15 7.0 Caucasus/Caspian Sea
Extreme damage in Azerbaijan with 86 killed and 60 reported injured but total casualties were undoubtedly much higher. Damage also in Semacha, Northern Iran. 588 of 683 buildings were destroyed in Meysary, Bash-Chagan, Engekharn, Kovakh-kent, Avakhylk and Kalaybuugurt. An earthquake noise was heard. Casualties in Semacha were likely far more than the 86 reported for surrounding villages.
2 13 6 7 13 1918 23.500 117.000 0 7.3 So. China
Extreme damage in Guandong Province, China. Up to 10,000 killed.
2 13 1 27 0 1931 -39.300 176.700 60 7.1 North Island, N.Z.
Largest aftershock of the strong quake of Feb. 2 which killed 256. The earthquake was strongly felt inland (more than on Feb. 2) and was felt with maximum intensity VII in the Hawke's Bay area.
2 13 18 24 24 1949 -33.500 -178.000 60 7.2 So. Kermadec Islands
Followed an M 6.6+ earthquake north of North Island, New Zealand on Feb. 9 which was felt with intensity VI in New Zealand.
2 13 11 55 50 1951 -15.000 -175.000 250 7.0 Samoa Islands
2 13 22 12 58 1951 56.000 -155.500 0 7.0 Alaska Peninsula
Fluorescent lights swayed at Cordova. Many objects were disturbed.
2 13 8 50 4 1963 24.500 122.100 47 7.2 Taiwan
Felt strongly at Ilan, Taiwan. Two killed, 2 wounded. Up to 50 houses destroyed or damaged.
2 13 1 29 13 1992 -15.894 166.318 10 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
Felt at Port Vila.
2 13 19 28 30 2001 -4.680 102.562 36 7.4 So. of Sumatera
Felt strongly at Bengkulu. Also felt at Jakarta, Java.
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
2 13 22 9 0 1933 38.000 -118.000 0 5.5 California/Nevada area
Felt with intensity III at Austin, Mina and Reno, NV.
2 13 23 55 0 1936 46.600 -112.000 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt strongly at Helena, MT. Also felt at Butte, Great Falls and Hamilton. Two other shocks were also felt strongly on this day in the area.
2 13 22 12 57 1951 56.000 -156.000 25 7.1 Alaska Peninsula
Fluorescent lights swayed at Cordova. Many objects were disturbed.
2 13 22 52 0 1958 40.341 -111.440 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt over an area of Utah about 1200 sq. miles principally east of Utah Lake. Maximum intensity VI at Provo and Wallsburg. Felt by many. Plaster fell at Provo. A faint earthquake noise was heard before the earthquake. Felt also by many at Pleasant Grove where objects swung. Dishes and windows rattled at Springville.
2 13 19 46 39 1964 40.500 -77.900 15 5.2 New York State
2 13 1 35 52 1969 52.162 -169.909 16 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
2 13 17 55 42 1972 52.838 -161.511 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
2 13 19 53 54 1973 51.245 -179.215 46 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 13 5 34 32 1979 55.618 -156.967 71 5.7 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with maximum intensity IV at Chignik, Perryville, Pilot Point and Port Heiden. Also felt at Sand Point and Naknek.
2 13 11 35 56 1979 55.195 -157.043 24 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
2 13 20 17 28 1981 52.710 -174.040 163 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 13 18 5 47 1984 55.667 -154.426 0 5.1 Southern Alaska
2 13 17 58 27 1985 51.186 -179.753 44 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
2 13 8 43 14 1986 55.290 -160.520 48 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Sand Point. Also felt at False Pass and King Cove.
2 13 20 36 52 1986 62.197 -124.292 10 5.2 Northwest Terr., Canada
Felt at Fort Simpson, Fort Liard, Wrigley and Nahanni Butte.
2 13 23 57 50 1988 52.286 -173.367 91 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II in the epicentral area.
2 13 2 38 18 1992 53.597 -165.734 44 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity V at Akutan and Dutch Harbor. Also felt at Unalaska.
2 13 9 19 47 1998 51.625 -176.177 44 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
2 13 21 07 02 2012 41.143 -123.790 28 5.6 Northern California
(NEIC) Felt (V) at Hoopa, Redcrest and Salyer; (IV) at Arcata, Bayside, Blue Lake, Bridgeville, Burnt Ranch, Eureka, Forks of Salmon, Hydesville, Klamath, Korbel, McKinleyville, Orick, Orleans, Samoa, Scotia, Trinidad and Willow Creek. Felt (III) in parts of Del Norte, Humboldt, Shasta, Siskiyou and Trinity Counties. Felt(II) in southern Curry and Josephine Counties, Oregon. Also felt at Sparks, Nevada and as far as San Jose,
2 13 17 07 06 2016 36.485 -98.726 8 5.1 Oklahoma
Nearly 4000 people reported felt activity from this earthquake. NEIC reported it was felt with moderate intensity in Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. No major damage was reported. Maximum intensity V was felt in Anthony, Andale, Kansas; IV was felt in Rushville, Missouri, Overland Park, Arkansas City, Benton, Kiowa, Waldron, Wichita, Alden, Raymond, Sylvia (VI), Montezuma and Caldwell, Kansas and in general within about 115 km of the epicenter. Maximum intensity in Nebraska was III in Omaha but it was felt about 700 km from the epicenter in Souix City, NE with intensity II. In Arkansas the maximum intensity was III at Fayetteville; maximum intensity in Texas was IV at Garland. In New Mexico it was III at Questa. The maximum intensity in Oklahoma was VII in Aline but intensity VI was felt in Drummond and V in Cleo Springs, Carmen, Oklahoma City. Intensity III was felt as far as about 1000 km from the epicenter. The furthest report was from Green Bay, Wisconsin where it was felt weakly. In Iowa III was felt in Ames, Saint Charles and Sioux City and in Illinois in Decatur. The mainshock was followed by a strong sequence of aftershocks.
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
2 12 18 10 6 1910 32.500 138.000 350 7.4 Central/So. Honshu Japan
2 12 8 15 32 1953 35.800 55.000 0 7.0 No. Iran
The village of Torud was destroyed as well as Mehdiabad and Sadfe. Devastation extended over 300 km radius. Poor building construction increased the damage. Many homes were crushed by sliding loess from cliffs. Fissures and gypso-saliferous mud emitted from the crusts of salt faults were observed. 971 dead, 1800 homes destroyed and more than $1 million damage.
2 12 21 53 46 1961 43.880 147.650 46 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
Felt strongly in eastern Hokkaido, Japan.
2 12 5 44 48 1968 -5.500 153.200 74 7.8 New Britain
Southeast of New Ireland. Maximum intensity VIII at Shoano and Buka Island. Also felt strongly at Malga, Rongamatane, Rugen Harbor and Mambung. Felt with intensity VI at Rabaul and Ulamona.
2 12 17 58 24 1994 -20.553 169.361 28 7.2 Loyalty Islands
Felt at Port Vila.
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
2 12 9 17 46 1940 55.000 -161.500 25 6.8 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Awakened all at False Pass and Port Moller.
2 12 4 31 15 1953 65.900 -132.900 33 5.0 Yukon Territory, Canada
2 12 23 43 52 1958 51.790 -175.200 50 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
2 12 10 50 20 1965 40.200 -124.900 33 5.3 Off Coast of No. California
Felt at the Humboldt Bay Power Station in Eureka.
2 12 18 32 16 1965 63.600 -134.300 33 5.0 Yukon Territory, Canada
2 12 17 52 37 1972 62.726 -125.160 33 5.0 Yukon Territory, Canada
2 12 15 45 35 1975 63.474 -148.605 22 5.1 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Cantwell and with intensity III at Fairbanks and Healy.
2 12 8 56 39 1978 59.448 -152.622 72 5.4 Southern Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity IV at Anchor Point, Homer, Ouzinkie and Seldovia. Also felt at Kodiak, Homer, King Salmon.
2 12 15 44 30 1979 55.501 -157.198 33 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with maximum intensity IV at Chignik, Perryville, Pilot Point and Port Heiden. Also felt at Sand Point and Naknek.
2 12 8 42 30 1980 52.230 -173.360 82 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 12 6 52 33 1987 54.610 -162.790 25 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
2 12 5 23 56 1988 30.105 -113.896 10 5.4 SW U.S.A
2 12 5 50 47 1988 29.857 -114.091 10 5.1 Gulf of California
2 12 13 44 29 1990 44.135 -128.941 7 5.1 North Pacific Ocean
2 12 20 23 30 1990 51.193 -179.242 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 12 4 27 7 1991 51.221 -178.443 51 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 12 12 45 33 1991 51.670 -173.780 65 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 12 12 49 8 1991 71.443 -75.087 18 5.1 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
2 12 22 32 39 1993 51.622 -175.991 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
2 12 7 4 41 1994 48.930 -129.410 16 5.3 Vancouver Island area
2 12 20 13 37 1995 59.400 -153.100 110 6.1 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Anchorage, Homer, Kenai and vicinity. Also felt at Port Alsworth, Seward, Palmer, Fairbanks and Kodiak.
2 12 12 11 37 1999 51.667 -173.802 46 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
2 11 1 0 0 1716 -13.700 -76.000 50 8.6 Central Peru
Felt with intensity IX-X at Lima and the town of Torata and Tacna. Those towns were nearly ruined with many killed.
2 11 0 0 0 1875 20.700 -103.400 0 7.5 Michoacan, Mexico
Damaging at San Cristobal de La Barranca.
2 11 20 32 0 1893 -40.750 174.000 5 7.2 So. Island, N.Z.
Felt from Auckland on North Island to Dunedin, South Island. Maximum intensity at Nelson estimated at VIII. Chimneys fell in Wellington and Nelson and Wanganui.
2 11 7 1 5 1952 -5.500 110.000 660 7.0 So. of Java
2 11 0 30 18 1954 38.800 101.200 33 7.2 So. China
Earthquake rocked western Inner Mongolia north of Chan-yeh and Ningsia.
2 11 22 8 55 1969 41.400 79.200 33 7.1 Kirgizstan/Xinjiang
Followed by strong aftershock sequence.
2 11 22 16 14 1969 -6.701 126.846 450 7.0 Banda Sea
Note that this earthquake occurred within about 1 minute of the arrival of the p-wave from the Xinjiang quake arrived at the hypocenter.
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
2 11 21 5 23 1949 36.983 -117.805 8 5.6 California/Nevada area
Felt in northern Inyo County where pipes were cracked at Corcoran. Cracks in the City Hall at Bakersfield enlarged. The elevator banged against the walls. A rock slab at Ash Mountain cracked. Plaster cracked at Big Pine. Walls and brick were damaged at Olancha. Powerlines and telephone poles fell at Hanford.
2 11 2 57 46 1956 31.750 -115.916 16 5.1 So. California
2 11 5 19 0 1956 31.700 -115.900 0 5.0 So. California
2 11 6 11 24 1956 31.750 -115.916 16 5.0 So. California
2 11 6 24 25 1956 31.583 -115.666 16 5.4 So. California
2 11 17 5 56 1957 47.500 -121.700 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Damage occurred to plaster walls at North Bend and Snoqualmie. A chimney cracked at Fall City.
2 11 21 52 17 1965 31.600 -113.900 33 5.6 SW U.S.A
2 11 12 55 54 1971 51.218 -177.187 53 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 11 18 59 42 1985 57.550 -154.280 33 5.2 Southern Alaska
2 11 20 36 6 1985 52.870 -168.970 65 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
2 11 1 15 57 1986 41.634 -125.353 10 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
2 11 22 11 23 1992 51.520 -174.690 39 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 11 22 32 26 1992 51.521 -174.613 47 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 11 14 59 50 1994 42.764 -110.995 5 5.3 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt with minor damage at Afton, Auburn and Grover, Wyoming. Also felt at Etna, Bedford, Thayne, Kemmerer, Green River, Rock Springs, WY. Felt in Idaho with maximum intensity V at Montpelier and with maximum intensity III in Utah at Clearfield and Ogden. Felt as far as Salt Lake City.
2 11 21 50 34 2001 56.928 -153.285 15 5.2 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity III at Kodiak. Also felt at Old Harbor.
2 11 21 00 23 2005 60.104 -139.343 15 5.4 Southeastern Alaska
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Yakutat and (III) at Haines. Also felt at Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada.
2 11 21 29 33 2005 60.110 -139.348 11 5.0 Southeastern Alaska
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Yakutat.
2 11 15 34 48 2007 43.481 -127.363 10 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
2 11 18 29 31 2008 32.439 -115.317 2 5.1 Baja California
(NEIC) Felt at Ensenada and San Luis Rio Colorado. Also felt (V) at Calexico and (IV) at El Centro, Holtville and Imperial; (III) at Brawley, Chula Vista, Coronado, Heber, La Jolla, La Mesa, San Diego and Winterhaven, California. Felt in much of southern California, as far northwest as San Fernando. Felt (IV) at Yuma and(III) at Somerton and Wellton, Arizona. Felt widely in southwestern Arizona, as far north as Parker and as far east as Tucson.
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
2 10 0 0 0 1856 -2.900 -79.000 0 7.1 Ecuador
Strongly felt at Cuenca. Destroyed nearly all the buildings in that city.
2 10 4 39 0 1928 17.800 -97.600 100 7.7 Oaxaca, Mexico
Severe damage in Oaxaca, Colima, Puebla, Guerrero and Morelos, Mexico.
2 10 6 34 25 1931 -5.300 102.500 60 7.1 So. of Sumatera
2 10 15 35 0 1939 -45.000 167.000 5 7.0 So. Island, N.Z.
Felt with maximum intensity VI at Tuatapere and Milford Sound. Also felt in Otago, Southland and Stewart Island.
2 10 4 57 56 1945 41.300 142.500 50 7.3 Hokkaido, Japan
Minor earthquake damage in Aomori Prefecture. Two were killed, two houses destroyed. A minor tsunami was generated with height 35 cm at Hachinohe.
2 10 11 15 22 1989 2.310 126.690 33 7.0 Mindanao, Philippines
Felt at Manado and Bitung, Sulawesi.
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
2 10 12 0 0 1661 45.500 -73.000 0 5.7 New England
Violent in the St. Lawrence Valley. Felt at Montreal, Quebec and Roxbury, MA.
2 10 0 0 0 1728 42.800 -70.800 0 5.0 New England
Aftershock.
2 10 18 31 0 1914 44.980 -76.920 0 5.5 New York State
Strongly felt in Lanark, Ontario and in Albany, N. Y. Buildings swayed and pictures were thrown from walls. Many were frightened. One man was killed in a cave-in at Birmingham, N.Y. Pipes broke at Canton. Strongly felt at Geneva. A crack was formed near Johnson City. At Syracuse items were thrown from shelves. Also felt in Boston, Rochester, New Haven, Pennsylvania, Quebec (Montreal) and west of Lake Huron.
2 10 4 18 15 1956 31.583 -115.666 16 5.0 So. California
2 10 15 9 29 1956 31.750 -115.916 16 5.0 So. California
2 10 18 12 53 1956 31.750 -115.917 10 6.0 So. California
2 10 14 3 31 1975 60.112 -153.482 160 5.1 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity II at Anchorage and Palmer.
2 10 16 51 21 1984 28.292 -112.143 3 6.2 Gulf of California
2 10 21 5 6 2001 34.290 -116.946 9 5.1 So. California
Felt with intensity V at Big Bear City and IV in surrounding area. Felt throughout large portion of southern California from Los Angeles to Twentynine Palms and from Barstow to San Diego.
2 10 20 33 51 2004 59.373 -152.028 65 5.6 Southern Alaska
(NEIC data) Felt (V) at Cooper Landing, Kenai and Talkeetna; (IV) at Anchorage, Anchor Point, Homer, Ninilchik, Palmer, Seward, Soldotna and Whittier;(III) at Chugiak, Eagle River, Fairbanks, Nikiski and Sutton; (II) at Elmendorf AFB, Kodiak, Valdez and Wasilla.
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
2 9 7 35 0 1902 -20.000 -174.000 60 7.8 Tonga Islands
2 9 18 13 0 1908 26.000 100.000 60 7.3 Myanmar
2 9 12 58 19 1948 35.410 27.200 30 7.2 Aegean Sea
Felt strongly in the Dodecanese Islands.
2 9 14 54 22 1948 0.000 122.500 160 7.2 Celebes Sea
2 9 23 55 49 1960 -4.000 128.000 100 7.0 Ceram area
2 9 15 24 45 1967 2.930 -74.830 36 7.1 Colombia
Destructive in Colombia where 98 were killed and 300 injured. 13 were killed in Bogota by falling balconies, cornices and construction. Damage at Bogota estimated at $200,000. Severe in Huila Province and at Neiva where 30% of buildings required repair after the earthquake. 60% of houses in Campoalegre, Vegalarga, Pitalito and Rivera were destroyed. 14 churches were damaged or destroyed. Total damage estimated at $20 million. Many landslides were observed.
2 9 21 35 13 1978 -30.683 -177.358 33 7.7 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
2 9 12 6 0 1890 33.500 -116.500 0 6.0 So. California
Felt strongly in southern California. At Pomona windows broke. Also felt at Los Angeles and San Diego. Probably on the San Jacinto Fault.
2 9 11 5 0 1928 49.000 -125.300 0 5.8 Vancouver Island area
Felt strongly at Victoria, Alberni, Bamfield and Pachena Point. A loud earthquake noise was heard at Alberni. A small tsunami was reported at Bamfield. Felt slightly at Vancouver and Nanaimo. Also felt at Abbotsford, Duncan, and the Destruction Islands.
2 9 9 20 45 1934 37.400 -118.400 0 5.5 California/Nevada area
Felt with intensity IV at Bishop, Benton and Douglas Flat. Also felt at Broken Hills and Mason, NV. Felt also in the Manteca, Mendoza and Modesto areas.
2 9 9 44 8 1941 40.500 -125.367 0 6.6 Off Coast of No. California
2 9 9 44 42 1941 40.700 -125.400 0 6.4 Off Coast of No. California
Plaster cracked at the Punta Gorda lighthouse. Felt also in southern Oregon.
2 9 14 32 38 1956 31.750 -115.916 16 6.8 So. California
2 9 15 1 33 1956 31.600 -115.700 0 5.3 So. California
2 9 15 24 26 1956 31.750 -115.916 16 6.1 So. California
2 9 16 29 53 1956 31.600 -115.700 16 5.8 So. California
2 9 16 59 53 1956 31.750 -115.916 16 5.7 So. California
2 9 18 48 45 1956 31.750 -115.916 16 5.7 So. California
Earthquake swarm in the Alamo region of Baja, California. Maximum intensity VI. A new faultline 18 mile long formed near Alamo. Water was heated to 80 degree F. along the faultline. Minor damage occurred to windows, plaster and merchandize throughout much of southern California to Yuma, Arizona.
2 9 16 38 7 1957 41.167 -126.300 10 6.0 Off Coast of No. California
2 9 4 42 35 1959 50.500 -177.500 0 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 9 14 0 55 1971 34.400 -118.434 9 6.7 So. California
The San Fernando earthquake. Maximum intensity VI when the Olive View Hospital was destroyed. 58 killed of which 49 were at the San Fernando Veterans Ad. Hospital. More than 2,000 injured. Damage estimated at more than $500 millioin. The near-failure of the Lower Van Norman Dam caused evacuation of thousands. Electrical and utilities were completely disrupted. Ground faulting was observed in the San Fernando area and landslides were common. Highway overpasses, railroads, pipelines were severely damaged by slides. Roads were blocked by rockfalls.
2 9 14 34 36 1971 34.333 -118.633 1 5.0 So. California
2 9 14 43 47 1971 34.308 -118.454 6 5.2 So. California
2 9 15 58 21 1971 34.333 -118.316 14 5.1 So. California
Aftershocks of the San Fernando earthquake.
2 9 21 2 14 1986 53.400 -171.200 0 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 9 4 21 21 1989 52.078 -169.961 19 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
2 9 7 49 18 1992 51.494 -178.389 35 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
2 9 11 55 40 1993 52.800 -169.960 7 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
2 9 21 38 2 1993 51.576 -176.219 45 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
2 09 07 12 05 2008 32.456 -115.315 2 5.1 Baja California
Two bridges slightly damaged and power outages and disruption of cellular telephone service at Mexicali. Felt (VI) at Mexicali. Also felt at Ensenada, Tecate and Tijuana. Felt (V) at Calexico and Heber; (IV) at Brawley, El Centro, Holtville, Imperial and Winterhaven; (III) at Blythe, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, El Cajon, Los Angeles, Mission Viejo, Niland, Oceanside, Pine Valley, San Diego and Westmorland; (II) at Aliso Viejo, Campo, Coronado, Del Mar, Encinitas, Imperial Beach, Indian Wells, Indio, Jamul, La Jolla, La Mesa, La Quinta, Ladera Ranch, Lakeside, Lemon Grove, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, San Clemente, San Marcos, Santee and Spring Valley, California. Felt throughout southern California from Palm Springs to Calexico and from San Diego to Winterhaven. Felt (IV) at Yuma and (III) at Somerton and Wellton, Arizona. Also felt at Cibola, Parker, Peoria and Tempe, Arizona.
2 09 12 12 07 2016 51.304 179.699 57 5.3 Rat 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
2 8 5 0 0 1570 -36.750 -73.000 0 8.3 Central Chile
Felt with intensity IX in the Concepcion, Penco, Chile region. Limited damage. Up to 2000 killed. At the time Conception was a frontier town with a few dozen houses. When the earthquake occurred it was Ash Wednesday and all townspeople were congregated at the church. The ground fissured and houses fell. Sulphurous smelling water exuded from ground fissures. The tsunami started out as a flooding wave and then withdrew more than usual. Upon returning it submerged the town. The population had withdrawn to higher ground before the larger tsunamis arrived and few were killed.
2 8 15 40 0 1843 16.500 -61.500 33 8.3 Leeward Islands
Felt with intensity IX in Guadeloupe and Pointe-a-Pitre and Montserrat, Antilles. Great damage.
2 8 15 17 49 1926 13.000 -89.000 60 7.1 Coast of Central America
2 8 0 0 0 1954 -29.000 -70.500 0 7.7 Coast Central Chile
2 8 21 4 22 1971 -63.500 -61.200 33 7.1 Southern Ocean
The strongest earthquake ever observed in the South Shetland Islands. Felt in the Argentine Islands. Crevasses were formed in the Argentine Islands.
2 8 18 33 58 1987 -6.088 147.689 55 7.6 New Ireland
Three killed on the Huan Peninsula where a landslide caused damage with intensity VI. At least 200 were left homeless with maximum intensity VII. Liquefaction, landslides and fissuring was observed on Malai and Umboi Islands. Felt in New Britain and at Port Moresby, New Guinea.
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
2 8 11 30 0 1855 46.000 -64.500 0 5.2 E. of Maine
Felt in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Maine. Strongly felt at Moncton and Dorchester, New Brunswick. Brick buildings and windows were damaged.
2 8 0 0 0 1928 45.300 -69.000 0 5.0 Maine
Plaster Walls cracked at Milo, Maine. Small items fell from shelves. Two aftershocks followed.
2 8 6 39 26 1939 49.080 -128.040 0 6.5 Vancouver Island area
2 8 8 5 9 1940 39.750 -121.150 35 5.9 Central California
Damage occurred to chimneys and windows in the Chico and Grass Valley areas.
2 8 19 17 11 1970 50.578 -172.372 15 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 8 2 29 11 1971 51.287 -178.829 44 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity I at Adak.
2 8 11 39 60 1975 67.600 -160.137 0 5.0 Northern Alaska
2 8 19 24 10 1979 52.178 -179.029 156 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 8 6 58 17 1985 35.452 -118.898 11 5.0 So. California
Felt over an area of about 15,000 sq. km. Windows cracked and objects overturned at Arvin, Bakersfield, Delkern. Plaster cracked at Kern City. Objects swung at Lamont. Also felt throughout much of southern California.
2 8 5 16 11 1994 51.400 -173.600 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 08 22 02 01 2011 43.541 -127.313 10 5.4 Off Coast of Oregon
Felt at Coos Bay and Gold Beach.
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
2 7 15 0 0 1793 40.085 139.095 0 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
Felt at Tugaro and Honshu, Japan. 11-12 killed with limited damage. A tsunami was generated.
2 7 9 45 0 1812 36.600 -89.600 0 8.7 New Madrid area
Felt with intensity XII in the New Madrid, MO area. Largest of three events of M>=8 in the area during the winter of 1811-1912. The third New Madrid Earthquake - of similar intensity to the event of Dec. 16, 1811 and Jan. 23, 1812. Chimneys fell and houses heaved. The shocks were accompanied by low rumbling earthquake noises. The ground was observed to rise and fall as earth waves, like the long swell of the sea. These waves bent trees and opened the soil in cracks. Landslides were considerable and large areas were uplifted. Water emerged from fissures and other others sank. A great wave was generated on the Mississippi River which overwhelmed many boats and carried trees into the river. One person was killed in this largely unsettled region. Trees fell as far away as Texas where the Red River was dammed from a forest of fallen trees. This "Red River Dam" persisted in the River for the next sixty years until it was dynamited out leading to the opening of the areaefor settlement. All the houses at New Madrid were destroyed. Foreshocks occurred in the later 1700's leading Indians to predict a great earthquake in the area. Several persons were drowned by the great wave. Felt as far as Boston, Massachusetts. At Washington, D.C. people were greatly frightened. Phenomena included sand blows, water and mud ejection from fissures, sand sloughs, water waves, caving of river banks and earthquake noises. Strong earthquakes have occurred with inter-event times in the area between 500-1000 years.
2 7 7 36 0 1897 40.000 140.000 60 8.3 Hokkaido, Japan
2 7 5 20 30 1918 6.500 126.500 120 7.5 Mindanao, Philippines
Felt strongly in Mindanao, Philippines.
2 7 17 16 2 1940 51.500 175.000 70 7.0 Rat Islands
2 7 8 40 35 1947 -10.000 161.500 50 7.0 No. of Santa Cruz Islands
2 7 9 36 54 1959 -3.700 -81.700 0 7.4 Ecuador
Felt strongly at Guayaquil.
2 7 21 33 21 1984 -10.012 160.469 18 7.7 Solomon Islands
Damage occurred in southern Guadacanaal where it was felt with intensity VI at Honiara. Also felt at Rabaul, New Britain. Landslides accompanied the quake.
2 7 21 36 46 1996 45.324 149.892 43 7.2 So. Kurils
Minor damage with intensity V on Iturup. Also felt at Kurilsk, Kunashir and Sinmushir and Urup.
2 7 2 42 35 2004 -4.003 135.023 10 7.3 Near the South Coast of Papua, Indonesia
Aftershock of strong M 7.0 on Feb. 5, 2004 which killed at least 37 and destroyed more than 2000 buildings. Additional damage occurred in the Nabire area.
Additional damage in the Nabire 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
2 7 15 0 0 1663 47.600 -70.100 0 5.5 New England
Aftershock of the strong earthquake on the St. Lawrence River on Feb. 5, 1663.
2 7 9 45 0 1812 36.600 -89.600 0 8.7 New Madrid area
Felt with intensity XII in the New Madrid, MO area. Largest of three events of M>=8 in the area during the winter of 1811-1912. The third New Madrid Earthquake - of similar intensity to the event of Dec. 16, 1811 and Jan. 23, 1812. Chimneys fell and houses heaved. The shocks were accompanied by low rumbling earthquake noises. The ground was observed to rise and fall as earth waves, like the long swell of the sea. These waves bent trees and opened the soil in cracks. Landslides were considerable and large areas were uplifted. Water emerged from fissures and other others sank. A great wave was generated on the Mississippi River which overwhelmed many boats and carried trees into the river. One person was killed in this largely unsettled region. Trees fell as far away as Texas where the Red River was dammed from a forest of fallen trees. This "Red River Dam" persisted in the River for the next sixty years until it was dynamited out leading to the opening of the are for settlement. All the houses at New Madrid were destroyed. Foreshocks occurred in the later 1700's leading Indians to predict a great earthquake in the area. Several persons were drowned by the great wave. Felt as far as Boston, Massachusetts. At Washington, D.C. peoply were greatly frightened. Phenomena included sand blows, water and mud ejection from fissures, sand sloughs, water waves, caving of river banks and earthquake noises. Strong earthquakes have occurred with inter-event times in the area between 500-1000 years.
2 7 5 55 0 1896 48.300 -124.300 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Houses shook at East Clallam, WA. No damage. Felt also at Neah Bay Reservation, Tatoosh Island and at sea on Neah Bay.
2 7 4 41 34 1937 40.500 -125.250 0 5.8 Off Coast of No. California
Northwest of Ferndale, CA with slight damage reported near Humboldt Bay.
2 7 11 30 41 1965 53.300 -161.900 10 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
2 7 14 53 14 1967 56.661 -157.177 63 5.5 Alaska Peninsula
2 7 8 35 30 1968 43.600 -127.300 33 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
2 7 21 25 45 1969 40.400 -124.500 6 5.2 Off Coast of No. California
Slight damage reported at Ferndale, Honeydew, Petrolia, Rio Dell and Scotia.
2 7 2 29 28 1971 51.356 -176.718 50 6.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Minor damage on Adak Island. Felt with intensity V on Adak.
2 7 2 42 4 1971 51.162 -177.075 49 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
2 7 2 53 8 1971 51.225 -176.942 21 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 7 3 19 13 1971 51.280 -176.920 21 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
2 7 3 21 0 1971 51.035 -177.084 43 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
2 7 6 7 13 1982 51.704 -176.857 60 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
2 7 19 18 17 1982 29.035 -113.053 10 5.6 Gulf of California
2 7 9 27 44 1985 51.566 -173.863 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 7 3 45 16 1987 32.506 -115.267 6 5.5 So. California
Felt strongly at Mexicali, Mexico. Intensity V at El Centro and IV at Heber, Holtville, Palo Verde and Westmorland. Also felt at San Luis and Yuma, Arizona.
2 7 12 29 2 1987 52.566 -168.311 33 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
2 7 8 46 57 1988 60.382 -153.241 130 5.5 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity V in the epicentral area.
2 7 6 4 21 1991 66.357 -147.963 10 5.5 Northern Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Beaver, Eielson AFB, Ester, Fairbanks, North Pole, and Rampart. Felt also at Fort Yukon.
2 7 12 56 0 1993 51.200 -178.100 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 7 16 29 11 1993 49.164 -129.018 10 5.0 Vancouver Island area
2 7 21 19 7 1996 55.265 -156.479 20 5.7 Alaska Peninsula
2 07 10 34 04 2003 31.628 -115.511 7 5.0 Baja California
Felt at Mexicali. Felt (IV) at El Centro, Heber and Ocotillo;(III) at Boulevard, Calexico, Campo, La Jolla and San Diego; (II) at Alpine, El Cajon, Escondido and Lakeside, California.
2 07 06 23 32 2005 51.240 -131.150 10 5.2 Queen Charlotte Island, 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
2 6 0 0 0 1716 -17.200 -71.200 40 8.8 So. Peru/Bolivia
Many killed, limited damage in the region of Pueblo de Torata in Tacna. Damage also occurred at Lima and Arequipa.
2 6 11 42 18 1914 29.500 65.000 100 7.0 Pakistan
2 6 21 51 19 1916 48.500 178.500 60 7.7 NE Pacific
2 6 13 7 23 1964 55.720 -155.950 13 7.1 Alaska Peninsula
Plaster cracked on Sitkinak Islands. Walls and windows creaked. Also felt at Chignik.
2 6 10 37 10 1973 31.398 100.581 33 7.7 So. China
This earthquake occurred in the mountains of Szechwan. Damage occurred to houses over a wide area and casualties were reported. A fault trace occurred cutting across roads and topographic features.
2 6 13 16 18 1987 37.470 141.720 36 7.1 Off East Coast Honshu
Felt with intensity V at Onahama. Also felt from Hikone, Honshu and Hokkaido and as far as Oshima and Hachijo-jima. A minor tsunami was generated with maximum height 12 cm at Onahama.
2 6 21 47 59 1999 -12.853 166.697 90 7.4 Vanuatu Islands
2 06 01 12 25 2013 -10.799 165.114 24 7.9 Santa Cruz Islands
Nine people killed, 17 injured, 5 missing and at least 684 houses destroyed or damaged in several villages on Nendo; 1 person killed, 1 injured and at least 39 houses destroyed or damaged in several villages on Tomotu Noi. All casualties and most of the damage were caused by a strong tsunami. The dock at Lata Wharf was damaged by the tsunami then damaged further by shaking in subsequent aftershocks. Felt (VIII) at Lata. Also felt at Honiara and Kirakira. Felt at Port-Olry and Port-Vila, Vanuatu. The tsunami was recorded with the following amplitudes(one half peak-to-trough in centimeters) at these selected tide stations: 104 at Lata Wharf and 10 at Honiara, Solomon Islands; 77 at Hienghene, 57 at Ouinne, 51 at Mare Island and 48 at Lifou Island, New Caledonia; 40 at Cape Ferguson and 24 at Rosslyn Bay, Australia; 33 at Port-Vila and 27 at Luganville, Vanuatu; 38 at Aburatsu, 19 on Chichi Jima and 18 at Kushimoto, Japan; 18 at Korotiti Bay, 13 at Port Taranaki and 12 at Great Barrier Island, New Zealand.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 6 15 0 0 1663 47.600 -70.100 0 5.0 New England
Aftershock of the strong earthquake on the St. Lawrence River on Feb. 5, 1663.
2 6 0 0 0 1855 42.000 -74.000 0 5.0 New York State
2 6 21 55 0 1896 48.300 -124.300 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Houses shook at East Clallam, WA. No damage. Felt also at Neah Bay Reservation, Tatoosh Island and at sea on Neah Bay.
2 6 14 33 5 1959 51.720 -176.020 44 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 6 13 13 44 1964 55.750 -155.880 26 5.9 Alaska Peninsula
Plaster cracked on Sitkinak Islands. Walls and windows creaked. Also felt at Chignik.
2 6 1 40 35 1965 53.140 -161.850 43 6.5 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Cold Bay and at the Scotch Cap Light Station on Unimak Island.
2 6 16 50 29 1965 53.260 -161.740 33 6.5 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt by many at Cold Bay. Buildings swayed slightly.
2 6 23 28 8 1966 60.400 -152.300 91 5.3 Central Alaska
Reported felt at Anchorage, Homer and Fairbanks. Followed by a second lighter earthquake.
2 6 3 26 35 1967 60.130 -152.750 105 5.1 Central Alaska
Felt at Nenana, Fort Greeley, Murphy Dome and Eielson AFB where many were awakened. Felt over an area of about 20,000 sq. miles.
2 6 9 33 47 1969 51.710 -176.240 60 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Glassware broke at Adak. Mirrors broke and plaster cracked. Damage confined to a 10 sq. mile radius on Adak.
2 6 4 4 7 1974 53.799 -164.672 2 6.5 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Small objects moved at Cold Bay.
2 6 10 43 40 1980 51.794 -173.187 32 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 6 12 2 1 1982 41.197 -125.371 20 5.3 Off Coast of No. California
Felt in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. Also felt at Crescent City and Rio Dell with maximum intensity IV.
2 6 15 14 59 1986 67.876 -156.264 33 5.0 Northern Alaska
2 6 5 10 1 1988 53.642 -167.090 33 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
2 6 12 3 57 1993 50.730 -176.410 63 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
2 6 3 28 16 1994 53.280 -171.150 25 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 6 5 55 9 1994 51.990 -170.260 41 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 06 17 18 45 2002 61.171 -149.728 35 5.3 Southern Alaska
Felt(V) at Anchorage, Eagle River and Elmendorf AFB; (IV) at Girdwood, Palmer, Wasilla and Willow. Felt throughout south-central Alaska.
2 06 17 19 28 2002 61.181 -149.726 36 5.1 Southern Alaska
Felt strongly in the Anchorage 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
2 5 22 30 0 1663 47.600 -70.100 0 7.0 New England
A very severe earthquake near Three Rivers, Quebec. Important landslides occurred which created subsequent waterfalls in the area. Landslides hit the St. Lawrence river and it stayed muddy for months. French priests indicate that entire forests were thrown into the River. Felt sharply in New England. At Massachusetts Bay houses were shaken and pewter fell from shelves. Chimneys were thrown down and much property damage occurred throughout New England and Quebec.
2 5 2 23 34 1938 4.500 -76.300 160 7.0 Colombia
Felt with maximum intensity VIII but may have reached intensity X in the northern portions. Severe damage at Tamesis, Aguadas, El Jardin and Valparaiso, Colombia. Two people were killed. Damage was strongest in the mountains and the quake was felt from Ecuador to the Pacific coast in the Department of Galdas. A ground fissure was observed.
2 5 1 23 36 1950 -48.500 164.000 33 7.1 Southern S. Isl. N.Z.
Felt in parts of Otago and Southland.
2 5 22 5 58 1970 12.600 122.100 11 7.1 Luzon, Philippines
Damage with intensity VI at Romblon. Three killed and many injured at San Augustin. Also felt at Aurora, Alabat, Calapan. An aftershock on Feb. 6 was strongly felt at Romblon.
2 5 22 51 5 1995 -37.759 178.752 21 7.5 North Island, N.Z.
Felt over much of North Island and as far south as Christchurch on South Islands and on Chatham Islands south of New Zealand.
2 5 21 05 03 2004 -3.615 135.538 17 7.0 Papua, Indonesia
At least 37 were killed and nearly 700 injured. At least 2500 buildings were damaged or destroyed along with 9 bridges. The airport runway was damaged at Nabire. Felt at Nabire, Knarotali and Manokwari.
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
2 5 22 30 0 1663 47.600 -70.100 0 7.0 New England
A very severe earthquake near Three Rivers, Quebec. Important landslides occurred which created subsequent waterfalls in the area. Landslides hit the St. Lawrence river and it stayed muddy for months. French priests indicate that entire forests were thrown into the River. Felt sharply in New England. At Massachusetts Bay houses were shaken and pewter fell from shelves. Chimneys were thrown down and much property damage occurred throughout New England and Quebec.
2 5 4 48 0 1931 35.100 -106.600 0 5.0 SW U.S.A
Felt strongly at Albuquerque, New Mexico. People panicked and ran from houses and theaters. Buildings were damaged and landslides were observed.
2 5 13 33 6 1941 31.700 -115.100 16 5.0 So. California
Felt at San Diego.
2 5 6 14 0 1947 36.233 -120.650 0 5.0 Central California
Felt with intensity VI near Coaling and Lonoak. May were alarmed. Buildings swayed and plaster cracked. Beds and furniture were moved about. At King City items swayed. Also felt at Kettleman City, Avenal, Huron, Parkfield, San Ardo and Westhaven.
2 5 1 4 50 1959 57.400 -156.900 70 6.6 Alaska Peninsula
2 5 7 33 28 1971 51.750 -130.649 18 5.7 British Colombia
2 5 2 25 22 1974 62.703 -148.854 75 5.0 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity V at the Gold Creek station on the Alaska Railroad.
2 5 9 36 36 1976 59.985 -149.348 35 5.2 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity V at Seward.
2 5 10 52 3 1981 50.155 -176.311 36 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 5 13 13 42 1992 52.330 -170.350 41 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 5 23 49 8 1994 51.590 -169.820 14 5.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
2 5 1 55 38 1996 55.310 -156.520 16 5.4 Alaska Peninsula
2 5 19 29 4 1997 51.783 -131.068 10 5.2 British Colombia
2 5 18 33 8 1998 58.340 -138.530 10 5.1 Southeast Alaska
2 5 3 49 7 2001 64.433 -131.149 10 5.5 Yukon Territory, Canada
2 05 08 17 01 2006 66.297 -142.686 9 5.4 Northern Alaska
Felt(III) at Fairbanks.
2 05 16 15 17 2006 59.394 -151.747 47 5.0 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Felt (V) at Homer; (IV) at Anchor Point, Clam Gulch and Soldotna; (III) at Kasilof, Kenai, Seward and Sterling. Also felt at Anchorage, Chugiak and Eagle River.
2 05 16 43 32 2006 66.315 -142.555 1 5.1 Northern Alaska
Felt at Fairbanks, Fort Wainwright and North Pole.
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
2 4 12 30 0 1797 -1.700 -78.700 0 8.3 Ecuador
Total destruction in Chimborazo province especially at Riobamba. More than 1000 were killed with great damage at Ambato and Latacunga where many buildings were destroyed.
2 4 3 0 0 1867 38.400 20.200 100 7.9 No. Greece
Severe damage at Cephalonia, Greece with maximum intensity XI-X. 200-225 were killed. Felt over a radius of about 800 km on the Paliki Peninsula.
2 4 15 50 0 1888 41.500 142.500 60 7.1 Hokkaido, Japan
2 4 14 0 0 1910 -17.000 168.000 60 7.3 Vanuatu Islands
2 4 8 22 44 1921 15.000 -91.000 120 7.5 Guatemala
2 4 5 1 22 1965 51.290 178.550 36 8.2 Rat Islands
Mainshock in a long series which ruptured the Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands for about 500 km length. 870 shocks occurred over a period of 45 days of which 35 were M>=6. This event was felt strongly at Shemya Air Force Base and damaged occurred to the runway and to some buildings. A ship near the eastern portion of the rupture zone - the "Ohio" felt the quake as a seaquake. A tsunami was generated with maximum amplitude of 3.1 m at Attu and was observed as far as Samoa.
2 4 8 40 41 1965 51.300 179.500 40 7.3 Rat Islands
Strong aftershock of the earlier event in the Rat Islands on Feb. 4, 1965.
2 4 15 33 29 1971 0.647 98.838 33 7.1 So. Sumatera
Damaging in northern Sumatra. Damage occurred to brick buildings at Sibolga, North Sumatra. Damage also occurred at Paasaman, Natal, Pinangsore, Sibolga and Pasir Ulu. Fissures were observed in Sibolga and hot springs formed at Tarutung. Felt in most of north Sumatra and as far east as Singapore.
2 4 11 36 8 1975 40.641 122.580 33 7.4 NE China
Considerable damage in the region of southern Liaoning province. Damage was particularly strong at the industrial towns of Ying-Kou and Haicheng. Number of victims was not known but was minimized by an earthquake warning. Felt as far as Beijing and at Seoul, South Korea where there was minor damage. Also felt at Primorsky, Russia and Kyushu, Japan. Chinese authorities issued an earthquake prediction for the area based on a migration of seismic foci that had been observed in the previous two years and appeared to pass through this region. Small earthquakes and abnormal animal behavior in the weeks before the earthquake which intensified in early February along with an increase in Radon in the groundwater brought about the warning. A strong increase in telluric currents was also observed. The population was evacuated from their homes about five hours prior to the earthquake. While much damage occurred little loss of life resulted.
2 4 9 1 43 1976 15.324 -89.101 5 7.5 Guatemala
This was a strike-slip rupture which was felt over an area of at least 100,000 sq. km. on the Motagua fault. The quake killed at least 22,700 and injured more than 75,000. Losses were estimated at $1.1 billion U.S. dollars. Ground breakage occurred over 240 km, the longest rupture in America since the San Francisco quake of 1906. Maximum slippage occurred north of Guatemala City. Landslides were extensive and blocked railroads and communications in the Guatemala highlands. The quake was felt with maximum intensity IX in Mixco and sections of Guatemala City and Gualan. Many communities and towns were completely destroyed in an area around the fault of 1700 sq. km. Buildings near the fault suffered little damage, but those at a distance from the fault were completely destroyed. Many modern "earthquake resistant" structures collapsed. All houses in the towns of San Pedro Sacatepequez, El Jicaro, Sumpango, Tecpan dna Gualan were destroyed.
2 4 10 37 47 1997 37.661 57.291 10 7.1 No. Iran
Preceded by a foreshock of M 5.5 in northeastern Iran. This event killed about 100 while injuring more than 2000. More than 16,000 homes were damaged or destroyed in Bojnurd and Shirvan areas of Iran. Estimated damage $30 million. Felt throughout northeastern Iran.
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
2 4 5 0 0 1883 42.300 -85.600 0 5.0 Northern Plains
Felt in northern Indiana and southern Michigan near Kalamazoo, Mich. Windows were cracked and chimneys damaged at Kalamazoo. Felt as far as St. Louis, MO and at Bloomington, ILL.
2 4 20 37 43 1918 52.280 -118.370 0 6.0 Alberta
Felt at Revelstoke and felt slightly at Alvert Canyon, Beavermouth, Malakwa and Vernon.
2 4 10 32 45 1937 48.850 -129.430 0 5.2 Vancouver Island area
2 4 3 44 48 1946 53.000 -176.000 160 6.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 4 8 6 34 1958 57.950 -52.410 0 5.0 Labrador Basin
2 4 17 50 43 1965 51.900 -175.200 25 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 4 1 32 52 1975 48.213 -114.110 8 5.0 Montana/Idaho
Minor damage occurred at Kalispell, Creston and Martin City, Montana. Felt also in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.
2 4 9 47 49 1975 63.050 -151.016 146 5.0 Central Alaska
2 4 0 4 58 1976 34.655 -112.500 12 5.2 SW U.S.A
Minor damage occurred in Arizona in the Chino Valley, Cottonwood, Miller Valley and Paulden. Strongly felt in Prescott. Felt from Yuma to Tucson. Also felt north at Falstaff.
2 4 7 56 27 1979 51.076 -179.104 58 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 4 21 25 41 1979 42.292 -149.287 10 5.2 Gulf of Alaska
2 4 4 42 56 1981 52.910 -163.460 0 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
2 4 2 42 12 1994 42.709 -111.026 5 5.2 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt with intensity IV at Soda Springs. Also felt at Grace and Montpelier, Idaho. Also felt lightly at Freedom and Green River, WY and in Idaho at Idaho Falls, Lava Hot Springs. Felt at Salt Lake City, Utah.
2 4 9 12 56 1999 54.191 -162.301 33 5.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Cold Bay and False Pass.
2 04 09 46 11 2007 51.853 -176.262 46 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
2 04 20 20 21 2010 40.412 -124.961 23 5.9 Off Coast of Northern California
Felt (V) at Petrolia; (IV) at Bayside, Ferndale, Fortuna, Hydesville, Loleta, Rio Dell, Scotia and Whitethorn; (III) in the Albion-Orick area. Felt (II) at Brookings and Grant Pass, Oregon. Felt in much of northern California and parts of western Oregon from the San Francisco Bay area to the Portland area and as far east as Portola, California.
2 04 20 05 31 2012 48.887 -127.906 14 5.7 Off Vancouver Island, B.C.
Felt (II) at Nanaimo, Vancouver and Victoria. Also felt at Courtenay, Gold River, Port Alberni, Powell River and Ucluelet. Felt (II) at Bellingham, Washington. Also felt at Aberdeen, Arlington, Bothell, Greenbank, Lopez Island, Mount Vernon, Port Angeles, Seattle, Sedro Woolley and Snohomish.
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
2 3 0 0 0 1605 34.300 140.400 0 7.9 Off East Coast Honshu
Also given date as Jan. 31. 700 houses - 41% of the town of Hiro was destroyed. A strong tsunami was generated which washed away Hito and drowned 3600 in Shishikui, Awa with maximum height 7 meters. 50 were drowned at Sakihama and 350 more at Kannoura. More than 5,000 drowned in the area. To the east in the Emjimada area castles at Tawara in Atsumi and Kakegawa were destroyed. 80% of the houses at Ari were washed away in the tsunami which hit the coast from Ise Shima to Boso. More than 1,000 people were drowned in this area.
2 3 20 0 0 1610 8.300 -71.900 30 7.9 Colombia
Moderate damage with intensity up to VII to IX at La Grita, Bailadores, and Merida, Venezuela. Up to 60 killed.
2 3 0 0 0 1906 3.500 -76.200 0 7.6 Colombia
Primarily felt in the region of Palmira with intensity V. Also felt in other towns in the vicinity with intensity IV.
2 3 19 34 57 1907 -6.000 148.000 60 7.2 New Ireland
2 3 16 1 46 1923 53.000 161.000 20 8.3 E. of Kamchatka
Followed by a great earthquake in the area on Feb. 4. Tha earthquake triggered a strong tsunami which washed houses away at Kolgir Bay and Semljachik. Two were killed in flooding at Ostrovna. At Hawaii the sea recession stranded a ship on the harbor floor and caused up to $1.5 million damage while killing one. Felt with reported intensity X. Hunters noted snowslides, land creeps and fissures. Nomads tents were destroyed at Kronot Bay and it was impossible to stand. Chimneys were destroyed at Ust-Kamchatka and in the Kolygir and Ostravnaya Bays. Felt strongly at Petropavlovsk, Kozyrevsk anf Klyuchi. Also felt at Tilgil. The tsunami began as a recession and the sea bottom of Kolygir Bay was lain bare for 2 km.
2 3 5 26 20 1939 -10.500 159.000 60 7.1 Solomon Islands
2 3 21 41 42 1969 4.900 127.400 33 7.0 Halmahera
Part of a strong sequence which began on Jan. 31, 1969.
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
2 3 20 30 0 1892 45.500 -122.800 0 5.0 Oregon state, U.S.
Strong shock at Portland, Oregon. Buildings shook and people panicked into the streets. Felt strongly at Lake Harney, Salem, Astoria, Yaquina Head.
2 3 5 3 0 1916 41.000 -117.800 0 5.9 Montana/Idaho
People were awakened at Pauyson, Utah. Some ran into streets. Clocks stopped at Santaquin, Utah.
2 3 3 26 0 1933 37.333 -118.833 16 5.0 California/Nevada area
Felt with intensity IV at Benton, Big Creek and Laws. Felt also in areas near Bishop, Big Pine, Mammoth, Squaw Valley, Visalia.
2 3 12 14 60 1944 60.100 -137.880 15 6.5 Central Alaska
2 3 12 41 24 1955 44.000 -128.500 0 5.3 Off Coast of Oregon
2 3 8 43 36 1964 31.500 -114.200 16 5.0 SW U.S.A
Felt with intensity III at San Diego. Light objects swayed.
2 3 9 58 16 1979 40.920 -124.420 12 5.2 Off Coast of No. California
Store windows and merchandise broke and spilled from shelves in downtown Arcata and Eureka. Quake was felt over 11,000 sq. km of Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Siskiyou and Trinity Counties. Also felt in southern Oregon.
2 3 9 54 55 1990 49.860 -130.860 33 5.4 Vancouver Island area
2 3 20 13 39 1991 55.800 -156.900 0 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
2 3 9 5 4 1994 42.762 -110.976 8 5.8 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Damage with intensity VII occurred at Afton and Auburn, Wyoming. Damage also at Fairview, Wyoming. Also felt throughout much of southwestern Wyoming. Felt also in Idaho at Idaho Falls, in Utah at Moab, Price, Sandy Salt Lake City, Vernal and in Colorado at Grand Junction and Hotchkiss.
2 3 15 26 16 1995 41.620 -109.760 24 5.6 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Possible mine collapse at Green River. One miner killed, ten injured. Damage at Green River and Little America. Felt with maximum intensity V at Rock Springs. Felt as far as Salt Lake City, Utah.
2 3 10 24 59 2000 65.015 -154.238 7 6.1 Northern Alaska
Felt at Manley Hot Springs and Tanana. Also felt lightly at Fairbanks and Nenana.
2 03 07 21 57 2010 53.815 -163.020 35 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
2 03 07 16 54 2015 52.332 -168.632 16 5.6 Fox Islands, Aleutians
2 03 07 27 26 2015 52.305 -168.727 44 5.3 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
2 2 15 0 0 1605 33.050 138.050 0 7.9 Central/So. Honshu Japan
Also given date as Jan. 31. 700 houses - 41% of the town of Hiro was destroyed. A strong tsunami was generated which washed away Hito and drowned 3600 in Shishikui, Awa with maximum height 7 meters. 50 were drowned at Sakihama and 350 more at Kannoura. More than 5,000 drowned in the area. To the east in the Emjimada area castles at Tawara in Atsumi and Kakegawa were destroyed. 80% of the houses at Ari were washed away in the tsunami which hit the coast from Ise Shima to Boso. More than 1,000 people were drowned in this area.
2 2 10 30 0 1879 -53.000 -70.670 0 7.3 So. So. America
2 2 11 22 18 1920 -4.000 152.500 60 7.7 New Britain
2 2 5 7 38 1923 53.500 162.000 60 7.2 E. of Kamchatka
Followed by a great earthquake in the area on Feb. 4. That earthquake triggered a strong tsunami which washed houses away at Kolgir Bay and Semljachik. Two were killed in flooding at Ostrovna. At Hawaii the sea recession stranded a ship on the harbor floor and caused up to $1.5 million damage while killing one. Felt with reported intensity X. Hunters noted snowslides, land creeps and fissures. Nomads tents were destroyed at Kronot Bay and it was impossible to stand. Chimneys were destroyed at Ust-Kamchatka and in the Kolygir and Ostravnaya Bays. Felt strongly at Petropavlovsk, Kozyrevsk anf Klyuchi. Also felt at Tilgil. The tsunami began as a recession and the sea bottom of Kolygir Bay was lain bare for 2 km.
2 2 0 0 19 1929 -1.500 -21.000 60 7.1 Central Mid-Atlantic
2 2 22 46 42 1931 -39.500 177.000 60 7.9 North Island, N.Z.
Also known as the Hawke Bay earthquake. This event caused great damage at Napier, Hastings and neighboring towns and was center close to the city of Napier. Uplift of 6-9 feet was observed along the coast in the Hawkes Bay region. At Napier buildings, bridges, and railways were damaged and water and electrical services were disrupted. Fires followed and did some damage. The harbor (inner and outer) rose by up to 8 feet and had to be dredged to the original depth afterwards. In some areas the depth changed from 42 to 24 feet. Houses on the beach were left far from shore. One bluff collapsed into the sea and rivers and streams increased flow by up to 50%. At least 256 were reported killed in Napier, Hastings and Wairoa. In Feb. 17 uplift occurred in Sponge Bay near Gisborne. Workers observed a boulder bank rise out of the sea without warning reaching a height of 7 feet and covering up to 2 acres. .
2 2 17 41 29 1949 53.000 -173.000 220 7.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 2 23 33 39 1950 21.700 100.100 0 7.0 Myanmar
2 2 8 43 39 1975 53.113 173.497 10 7.6 Rat Islands
Felt with maximum intensity IX at Shemya air base where the runway was cracked and fissured for more than 1000 m. Fissures extended into the tundra with vertical throw of up to 4 cm. Sand fountains were observed. Two hangar doors were damaged at Shemya AFB. A water pipe ruptured. Heavy equipment was moved. Fifteen people were injured. A strong foreshock was recorded.
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
2 2 0 0 0 1766 42.000 -68.000 0 5.0 Maine
2 2 0 11 0 1881 36.000 -120.500 0 5.9 Central California
Felt strongly at Salinas (intensity III) and Visalia.
2 2 12 52 0 1928 47.800 -121.700 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Generally felt at Startup, WA with a strong shaking and roaring alarming people. Paper and Plaster cracked.
2 2 17 41 29 1949 53.000 -173.000 220 7.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 2 0 4 16 1961 37.400 -118.500 23 5.3 California/Nevada area
2 2 0 7 42 1961 37.417 -118.667 0 5.1 California/Nevada area
Felt over an area of 13,500 sq. miles with maximum intensity V. Frightened may at Bigpine, Bishop, Laws and Long Valley in California. In Nevada objects were disturbed and a windmill swayed at Dyer.
2 2 6 43 29 1962 36.500 -89.600 25 5.5 New Madrid area
Awakened and frightened many in the large area of Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee and Illinois. Water pipes broke and walls and plaster were cracked at Catron. Chimneys were damaged at Marston. Damage with intensity V occurred in Arkansas and Union City, TN.
2 2 0 48 56 1971 51.717 -173.204 49 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 2 15 55 28 1974 61.602 -147.603 48 5.1 Central Alaska
Felt in Southern Alaska with intensity II. Felt strongly in Anchorage, Palmer and other communities.
2 2 8 43 0 1975 53.100 173.400 10 7.6 Rat Islands, Aleutians
Felt with maximum intensity IX at Shemya air base where the runway was cracked and fissured for more than 1000 m. Fissures extended into the tundra with vertical throw of up to 4 cm. Sand fountains were observed. Two hangar doors were damaged at Shemya AFB. A water pipe ruptured. Heavy equipment was moved. Fifteen people were injured. A strong foreshock was recorded.
2 2 9 28 34 1982 25.828 -109.508 10 5.2 Gulf of California
2 02 00 38 17 2011 54.974 -160.465 35 5.9 Unimak Island, 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
2 1 11 0 0 1725 56.500 118.500 50 8.2 So. Siberia
Felt with intensity XI east of Lake Baykal. Ice and ground cracked and buildings were damaged in Chita.
2 1 9 34 30 1903 48.000 98.000 60 7.8 Mongolia
2 1 7 36 22 1916 29.500 131.500 60 8.0 Bonin Islands
Felt at Duda.
2 1 19 24 58 1923 -21.000 169.500 50 7.0 Loyalty Islands
2 1 17 14 26 1929 36.500 70.500 220 7.1 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
Severe damage in Hindu Kush.
2 1 19 4 18 1938 -5.300 130.500 60 8.6 West Irian, PNG
Moderate damage in the Banda Sea and at Maluku. Felt with intensity VII. A tsunami was generated. At Tual glassware was broken and a pendulum clock stopped. On Banda Islands and also on Kei Island the tsunami did great damage.
2 1 3 22 40 1944 41.410 32.690 10 7.3 No. Turkey/Black Sea
Severe damage at Gerede, Turkey. Felt with intensity X with severe damage. Up to 2800 killed. Faulting continued west for up to 180 km through mountainous country. Displacement was strike slip. Gardens and walls at Gerede and a road between Bolu and Ilicia showed strike slip offset of up to 3.5 meters. The north side was thrown down up to one meter.
2 1 10 35 51 1945 -22.000 170.000 60 7.0 Loyalty Islands
2 1 12 13 40 1945 -22.000 170.000 60 7.2 Loyalty Islands
2 1 1 6 54 1954 24.300 143.800 50 7.1 Volcano Islands
2 1 13 41 46 1956 18.800 145.500 370 7.0 No. Marianas
2 1 3 12 33 1974 -7.383 155.575 40 7.1 Solomon Islands
Felt at Bougainville with maximum intensity VI. Aftershock of event on Jan. 31.
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
2 1 11 1 0 1934 38.300 -118.400 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
Felt at Potts, NV with intensity IV
2 1 11 19 0 1934 38.300 -118.400 0 5.2 California/Nevada area
Felt at Luning, NV with intensity V
2 1 11 46 4 1934 38.300 -118.400 0 5.4 California/Nevada area
Felt at Potts, NV with intensity V. Overturned small objects, spilled water. No damage reported.
2 1 4 23 57 1954 32.300 -115.300 0 5.2 So. California
2 1 4 32 2 1954 32.300 -115.300 10 5.6 So. California
2 1 13 5 29 1954 32.300 -115.300 16 5.1 So. California
Felt by all at Imperial. Canal water was disturbed and objects were displaced. A pendulum clock stopped. Earthquake noises were heard. People rushed from buildings at El Centro. At Black Butte, Mexico a remada was thrown down and a brush shack leveled. Pumice blowholes opened in the earth.
2 1 0 36 2 1961 50.260 -129.630 0 5.5 British Colombia
2 1 1 47 52 1964 51.600 -170.980 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 1 7 58 4 1968 49.970 -129.950 18 5.2 Vancouver Island area
2 1 5 19 24 1971 51.717 -172.954 38 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 1 14 33 12 1977 40.308 -127.005 15 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
2 1 6 16 9 1983 43.184 -126.440 10 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
2 1 18 19 30 2001 51.437 -177.797 33 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt strongly at Adak and Atka.
2 01 00 00 51 2014 51.117 -178.007 39 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
2 01 11 20 25 2015 56.685 -169.177 10 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
2 01 17 40 34 2015 56.690 -169.100 21 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
The full moon will arrived on February 3, 2015 at 23:09 UT, within minutes of local noon in the Pribilof Islands. This suggests that tidal triggering is an important aspect of this series.
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
1 31 0 0 0 1605 33.400 133.300 0 7.9 Kyushu, Japan area
Also given date as Feb. 2-3. 700 houses - 41% of the town of Hiro was destroyed. A strong tsunami was generated which washed away Hito and drowned 3600 in Shishikui, Awa with maximum height 7 meters. 50 were drowned at Sakihama and 350 more at Kannoura. More than 5,000 drowned in the area. To the east in the Emjimada area castles at Tawara in Atsumi and Kakegawa were destroyed. 80% of the houses at Ari were washed away in the tsunami which hit the coast from Ise Shima to Boso. More than 1,000 people were drowned in this area.
1 31 19 22 0 1900 48.000 146.000 499 7.5 So. Kurils
1 31 15 36 0 1906 1.000 -81.500 60 8.9 Ecuador
This was a catastrophic earthquake which generated a tsunami off the coast of Ecuador and Colombia. Several foreshocks occurred. The entire city of Tumaco appeared to move and houses rose and fell like ships on the ocean. It was impossible to move or to take a single step. A loud earthquake noise accompanied the event. Non-wooden structures were completely destroyed. On Pindo Island cracks opened and closed on the beach. Citizens were in panic. The earthquake generated a tsunami with maximum height 5 meters which submerged part of the city and washed several islands away. Several homes were destroyed in the tsunami. Felt from Tumaco to Esmeraldas to Micay. 30 homes collapsed at Esmeraldas. Heavy damage occurred at Limones and two were killed. Houses also collapsed at Guapi and Rioverde. Fires followed. The ground cracked on Cape Manglares and water gushed. At Buenaventura stone structures and churches were damaged. The tsunami was notable throughout Central America and was observed as far as Hawaii and San Francisco, California.
1 31 20 11 48 1912 61.000 -147.500 80 7.2 Central Alaska
Felt throughout the Prince William Sound area in Copper and Tanana Valley. Strongly felt at Fairbanks and Valdez. Undersea cables broke.
1 31 13 17 22 1922 40.870 -125.350 0 7.3 Off Coast of No. California
A large sub-oceanic earthquake which was felt with maximum intensity of VI at Eureka. Also felt at San Jose on the south and northward into Oregon and eastward as far as northwestern Nevada.
1 31 9 17 8 1956 -3.250 152.250 360 7.1 New Britain
1 31 20 55 54 1973 28.267 139.767 500 7.0 Bonin Islands
Felt on Hachijo-jima and Miyake-jima and as far north as Tateyama and Tokyo.
1 31 23 30 5 1974 -7.461 155.894 34 7.0 Solomon Islands
Followed a foreshock of M 5.8. Felt strongly on Bougainville Island with intensity VI at Arawa and with V at Panguna and Shortland Island. A tsunami was generated with maximum height 4.6 meters which did damaged on the coasts of Shortland (Korovu) and Choiseul.
1 31 20 30 47 1996 44.455 149.372 58 7.1 Hokkaido, Japan
Felt with maximum intensity at Kurilsk, Iturup and in the southern portion of Urup.
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
1 31 20 11 48 1912 61.000 -147.500 80 7.2 Central Alaska
Felt throughout the Prince William Sound area in Copper and Tanana Valley. Strongly felt at Fairbanks and Valdez. Undersea cables broke.
1 31 13 17 22 1922 40.870 -125.350 0 7.3 Off Coast of No. California
A large sub-oceanic earthquake which was felt with maximum intensity of VI at Eureka. Also felt at San Jose on the south and northward into Oregon and eastward as far as northwestern Nevada.
1 31 3 55 0 1934 38.300 -118.400 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
Felt at Fenton and Fallon, NV.
1 31 6 49 11 1942 51.180 -123.580 0 5.5 British Colombia
Centered near San Juan Island, WA. Felt in Canada especially in Vancouver.
1 31 0 48 36 1961 56.000 -153.900 26 6.2 Southern Alaska
Felt by many and frightened people at Fairbanks. Merchandise fell from shelves at Manley Hot Springs.
1 31 19 55 27 1974 52.383 -168.688 42 5.6 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 31 20 15 55 1974 52.326 -168.671 44 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 31 3 7 32 1979 51.503 -175.870 20 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
1 31 23 59 7 1981 59.017 -152.231 62 5.0 Southern Alaska
1 31 16 46 43 1986 41.650 -81.162 10 5.0 Ohio/Lake Erie
Felt over an area of 300,00 sq. km in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, New York, Delaware, West Virginia, Wisconsin and other areas between especially in high-rise buildings. Well water was greatly affected in the region. At least 17 were injured and minor damage occurred in the epicentral area. Maximum intensity VI but could be has high as VII. Injuries occurred due to falls during evacuation of buildings, broken glass and falling objects as well as exposure to the cold weather. Damage to homes included cracked chimneys, walls windows and tiles. Merchandise was thrown from shelves.
1 31 13 32 01 2004 53.718 -162.952 33 5.0 South of Alaska
1 31 09 53 40 2013 55.435 -135.018 13 5.9 SE Alaska
Felt (IV) at Ketchikan and Wrangell; (III) at Craig, Klawock, Petersburg, Sitka and Thorne Bay; (II) at Juneau. Felt throughout southeastern Alaska. Felt (II) at Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Also felt at Smithers and Terrace.
1 31 12 38 31 2015 56.693 -168.996 10 5.3 North of Fox Is. Alaska
Not felt. Winter Storm Juno which probably had an effect on the Pribilof Islands. The effect of this storm on North America was likely to promote high seismicity along the interface between North America and the Pacific plate. The Pribilof Islands lie on this interfacial boundary.
1 31 17 39 12 2015 56.631 -169.091 10 5.3 North of Fox Is. Alaska
1 31 20 47 13 2015 56.609 -169.081 21 5.0 North of Fox Is. 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
1 30 14 1 0 1902 40.500 141.300 60 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
1 30 3 35 50 1914 -35.000 -73.000 60 8.2 Central Chile
Located off the coast of central Chile. Felt in San Luis Province, Argentina.
1 30 2 45 30 1917 55.200 164.500 40 8.1 Komandorsky Isl
A tsunami was generated.
1 30 21 18 37 1918 45.400 136.500 350 7.7 Sea of Japan
1 30 2 18 27 1939 -6.500 155.500 25 7.9 Solomon Islands
Felt at Bougainville and Guadalcanal.
1 30 0 56 32 1950 -53.500 -71.500 0 7.0 So. So. America
1 30 10 29 40 1969 4.805 127.437 70 7.2 Halmahera
Felt at Mindanao with intensity VI and at Davao where power was disrupted. Felt as far as Samar Island.
1 30 21 1 18 1973 18.390 -103.210 32 7.5 Michoacan, Mexico
Strongest earthquake in Mexico since 1957. Considerable damage occurred in Colima, Michoacan and Jalisco. Maximum damage was located at Tecomate, Coahuuayana, Manzanillo, Colima and Cuidad Guzman. More than 56 killed and at least 200 were injured. At Mexico City traffic lights were out. Damage occurred to high rise buildings. A slight tsunami was generated which was felt at sea. The earthquake was followed by the eruption of the Colima volcano. Lava reached nearby villages.
1 30 8 52 43 1981 51.820 176.140 21 7.1 Rat Islands
Felt with intensity IV at Shemya.
1 30 22 29 42 1987 -60.063 -26.916 48 7.0 Southern Ocean
1 30 22 0 12 1996 -32.885 -178.339 33 7.0 So. Kermadec Islands
1 30 22 29 57 1996 -32.831 -178.266 33 7.4 So. Kermadec Islands
1 30 12 16 10 1998 -23.689 -70.008 34 7.0 Coast No. Chile
One person killed at Antofagasta where minor damage to buildings occurred. Maximum intensity VII at Antofagasta, Calama and Collahuuasi. Felt as far as La Serena.
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
1 30 19 24 2 1934 38.300 -118.400 0 5.6 California/Nevada area
Felt with intensity VII at Mina. Broke dishes and windows and damaged chimneys in the epicentral area.
1 30 20 16 31 1934 38.280 -118.360 0 6.3 California/Nevada area
1 30 20 30 0 1934 38.300 -118.400 0 5.7 California/Nevada area
1 30 23 40 0 1934 38.300 -118.400 0 5.4 California/Nevada area
A sequence of earthquakes which was felt in the area of Hawthorne, NV but did little damage in this unsettled area. Chimneys and adobe buildings collapsed at Mina and Marietta. Changes in ground water occurred and landslides and fissures were noted including a 5-inch scarp on Excelsior Mountain. Felt as far as Utah.
1 30 4 0 0 1952 44.500 -73.200 0 5.0 New York State
Felt in Burlington Vermont for an area of about 50 sq. miles. Minor damage occurred to sidewalks, basements and gas mains. Ground fissures about 2 miles long and 15 feet apart were observed in the North End of Burlington.
1 30 12 8 27 1957 65.590 -133.640 15 5.8 Yukon Territory, Canada
1 30 5 17 32 1959 61.000 -78.500 10 5.5 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
1 30 12 12 35 1961 65.200 -149.900 34 5.5 Northern Alaska
Felt by many and frightened some at Fairbanks, Central Alaska. Merchandise fell from shelves in Manley Hot Springs.
1 30 4 39 54 1963 55.200 -161.700 0 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
1 30 4 37 21 1965 51.680 -179.670 88 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 30 18 10 7 1969 53.800 -170.100 51 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 30 18 0 58 1984 55.580 -154.160 33 5.0 Southern Alaska
1 30 13 13 33 1985 51.670 -170.150 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 30 7 15 34 1986 43.601 -127.339 10 5.2 North Pacific Ocean
1 30 4 6 23 1989 38.824 -111.614 24 5.4 Utah area
Damage to windows, walls, chimneys and foundations at Ferron and Wales. Underground pipes broke at Salina. Flaster fell at Wales. Felt in northern Arizona, western Colorado, Utah and southwest Wyoming.
1 30 12 57 50 1991 52.500 -167.700 0 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 30 5 28 23 1997 59.380 -145.049 33 5.0 Southern Alaska
1 30 03 14 28 2013 43.638 -127.620 10 5.4 Off coast of Oregon
1 30 00 28 41 2016 40.897 -127.272 10 5.0 Off coast of No. California
1 30 03 34 02 2016 39.492 -121.695 69 5.0 Northern California
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
1 29 0 0 0 1763 40.800 142.000 0 7.4 Hokkaido, Japan
Much damage. A tsunami was generated which hit Sanricu at Hachinohe and in Hokkaido and Hakodate with maximum height 4-5 meters. 20 boats were wrecked and washed away. Two houses were destroyed and temples were destroyed in Aomori, Hakodate and Hechinohe tsunami.
1 29 13 41 10 1932 -6.000 155.000 60 7.0 Solomon Islands
1 29 9 23 44 1942 -19.000 169.000 130 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
1 29 8 17 50 1947 -26.000 -63.000 580 7.2 Argentina
Felt but not damaging.
1 29 10 19 5 1968 43.540 146.780 36 7.2 Hokkaido, Japan
Violent earthquake south of the Kuril Islands. A small tsunami was generated which was observed on the coast of Hokkaido with maximum height of 26 cm at Nemuro.
1 28 19 10 26 2020 19.400 -79.000 10 7.7 Cuba
Felt throughout northern Caribbean and southeastern U.S. No major damage, tsunami or casualties were reported.
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
1 29 13 52 0 1933 38.500 -118.000 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
1 29 5 43 47 1951 43.000 -128.000 0 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
1 29 20 21 27 1959 51.880 -173.790 0 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 29 20 58 18 1959 52.000 -174.000 0 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 29 22 31 57 1965 51.430 -178.970 35 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 29 18 53 49 1968 59.700 -153.220 120 5.2 Southern Alaska
1 29 20 52 21 1968 56.390 -153.540 6 5.1 Southern Alaska
1 29 18 45 54 1976 43.558 -127.269 28 5.2 Off Coast of Oregon
1 29 0 16 43 1990 51.770 -175.230 42 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 29 20 57 23 1990 52.310 -169.770 16 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 29 11 20 36 1994 34.305 -118.579 1 5.4 So. California
Aftershock of Northridge earthquake. Additional damage in Northridge. Damage with intensity VI at Camarillo and Sunland. Felt in Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, Ventura, Santa Barbara and Orange counties.
1 29 3 11 23 1995 47.388 -122.365 17 5.1 Washington state, U.S.
Slight damage was observed at Auburn and Tacoma. Felt from Vancouver, British Columbia to Salem, Oregon and as far as Grand Coulee and Yakima, Washington.
1 29 22 25 34 2010 51.672 177.745 73 5.0 Rat 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
1 28 15 0 0 1763 41.000 142.025 0 7.4 Hokkaido, Japan
Much damage. A tsunami was generated which hit Sanricu at Hachinohe and in Hokkaido and Hakodate with maximum height 4-5 meters. 20 boats were wrecked and washed away. Two houses were destroyed and temples were destroyed in Aomori, Hakodate and Hechinohe tsunami.
1 28 21 24 3 1931 11.000 144.800 60 7.2 So. Marianas/Guam
Felt at Agana and Sumay.
1 28 0 0 0 1947 -26.500 -63.000 0 7.5 Argentina
Felt but not damaging.
1 28 3 47 21 1948 -1.500 126.500 80 7.2 Ceram area
1 28 13 0 48 1963 55.100 -161.800 0 7.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
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
1 28 8 27 57 1940 61.490 -138.910 15 5.2 Central Alaska
1 28 5 6 8 1945 48.242 -122.377 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Felt by many at Stanwood, WA. Felt with intensity IV at Granite Falls and Snohomish.
1 28 23 14 57 1959 62.500 -76.000 0 5.0 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
1 28 8 12 46 1961 35.778 -118.049 6 5.3 So. California
Felt in Kern and Tulare Counties near Walker Pass with intensity VI. At Johannesbury, concrete cracked. A rockslide occurred at Kernville and dishes broke at Bodfish.
1 28 13 0 47 1963 54.600 -161.600 51 6.7 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
1 28 10 15 6 1966 43.600 -127.200 33 5.1 North Pacific Ocean
1 28 19 7 16 1966 51.810 -176.990 63 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
1 28 13 52 58 1967 52.375 -169.515 43 6.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt in the epicentral area on Umnak.
1 28 14 5 57 1967 52.301 -169.488 45 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 28 14 23 26 1967 52.450 -169.580 37 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 28 14 30 27 1967 52.610 -169.480 44 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 28 16 31 23 1967 52.272 -169.303 45 6.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 28 17 19 33 1967 52.235 -169.476 40 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 28 17 26 34 1967 52.349 -169.390 45 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 28 17 42 2 1967 52.401 -169.386 50 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 28 13 53 16 1975 40.415 -125.446 10 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
Felt with intensity V at Eureka, Fortuna and Loleta. Felt with intensity IV at Arcata, Bayside, Ferndale, Miranda, Rio Dell and Scotia. Damage was reported.
1 28 2 25 2 1978 63.036 -151.058 115 5.0 Central Alaska
1 28 4 16 55 1985 53.120 -163.990 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
1 28 19 37 56 1985 54.900 -163.400 0 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
1 28 8 10 5 1999 52.886 -169.123 67 6.6 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Minor damage at Nikolski. Also felt at Akutan, Dutch Harbor and Unalaska.
1 28 21 08 53 2015 40.318 -124.607 17 5.7 Off Coast of Northern California
Felt with moderate intensity in Redway, Fort Bragg and Trinity Center where shaking lasted about 8 seconds.
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
1 27 20 9 13 1931 25.600 96.800 60 7.6 Myanmar
Highly damaging with maximum intensity about IX. Inhabitants were thrown from their beds in the epicentral area. All glassware was broken at Kamaing. Cupboards, mirrors and furniture were overturned. All masonry buildings in the epicentral area and at Kamaing were severely damaged. Two pagodas were destroyed. The bridge over the Indaw Chaung sagged about four feet. Fissures were observed and water and sand spouts occurred. Hill slopes were scarred by big cracks up to 2 feet wide with vertical abutment up to 3-4 feet. Landslides dammed streams. Felt over the entire Myithkyina District. Also felt north at Fort Hertz and east to Htawgaw and in Maingkwan. Felt over the southern region in the Katha district. Also felt severely at Haungpa and in upper Chindwin districts.
1 27 13 29 8 1942 -4.500 135.000 60 7.1 West Irian, PNG
1 27 11 58 28 1948 -20.500 -178.000 630 7.2 Tonga Islands
1 27 16 58 53 2006 -5.473 128.131 397 7.5 Banda Sea
Felt(V) on Ambon; (IV) at Kupang, Saumlaki, Sorong, Tual, and Waingapu; (III) at Makassar, Indonesia. Felt at Denpasar. Felt (IV) at Dili, East Timor; (III) at Darwin and (II) at Palmerston, Australia. Felt (III PIVS) at Marawi and (II PIVS) at Davao, Philippines. Also felt at Jabiru, Howard Springs and Humpty Doo-MacMinns Lagoon, Australia.
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
1 27 14 29 3 1931 60.700 -149.000 0 5.6 Central Alaska
Felt at Seward and surroundings. Also felt at Matanuska and Cordova and Kasilof(?).
1 27 14 19 48 1954 35.150 -118.633 0 5.0 So. California
West of Tehachapi. Slight damage at Arvin, Keene and Tehachapi.
1 27 23 7 42 1962 30.800 -114.600 16 5.3 SW U.S.A
1 27 15 24 46 1963 44.300 -114.500 31 5.5 Montana/Idaho
Plaster and windows cracked at Clayton, Central Idaho. Large boulders rolled down a hill at Livingston Camp south of Clayton. Felt with intensity V at Atlanta, Hailey, Ketchum, Stanley and south.
1 27 16 6 47 1976 43.565 -127.417 27 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
1 27 18 57 55 1979 54.768 -161.250 17 6.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity V at Cold Bay where cracks appeared in exterior walls and a building moved on its foundation. Furniture shifted. Objects fell from shelves. Buildings and dishes rattled. Also felt at King Cove, Sand Point, Perryville and False Pass.
1 27 2 33 36 1980 37.737 -121.740 15 5.8 Central California
A damaging earthquake in Livermore at the south end of Greenville Fault. Six were injured by flying glass at Livermore. Ceiling tiles also fell. Severe property damage occurred in The Tassajaro Valley and at Danville where about 50 houses sustained damage. At Danville brick chimneys broke as well as stone walls, ceilings, sidewalks and patios. Felt over a moderate area of Central California.
1 27 14 24 19 1995 51.200 -176.000 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
1 27 13 42 44 2002 51.725 177.014 50 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
1 27 09 50 52 2004 56.806 -156.757 75 5.6 Alaska Peninsula
Felt (III) at Chignik and (II) at Perryville. Also felt at Chignik Lagoon.
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
1 26 10 6 46 1947 12.500 -86.250 170 7.2 Nicaragua
Felt over an area of 20,000 sq. km in the Villa de la Union, El Salvador. with intensity VII.
1 26 16 2 14 1983 -30.920 -177.480 271 7.3 So. Kermadec Islands
1 26 3 16 40 2001 23.419 70.232 16 8.0 India
At least 20,000 people killed, more than 166,000 injured and nearly 350,000 building destroyed and an additional 800,000 damaged in the Bhuj-Gujarat area. At least 18 killed in southern Pakistan. Felt throughout southern Pakistan and northern India. Sandblows, liquefaction, visible surface waves and water phenomena were commonly reports.
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
1 26 9 31 20 1922 41.000 -126.000 0 6.0 Off Coast of No. California
Followed by an M 7.3 in the same area on Jan. 31, 1922.
1 26 10 11 54 1932 52.000 -125.000 0 5.0 British Colombia
No earthquake was reported have been felt.
1 26 10 13 0 1932 43.600 -110.800 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
At Grovont, Kelly, Moran and Jackson western Wyoming plaster cracked and dishes broke. Telephone service was outted. A number of aftershocks occurred.
1 26 1 16 7 1957 48.290 -122.600 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Felt by many in northwestern Washington near Whidbey Island with Maximum intensity V. Also felt at Anacortes, Bar View, Burlington, La Conner, Mount Vernon and Oak Harbor.
1 26 19 32 6 1971 51.690 -174.930 39 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III on Adak and Atka Islands.
1 26 3 11 21 1974 52.260 -171.350 55 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 26 19 20 51 1986 36.809 -121.288 8 5.7 Central California
Felt over an area of 36,000 sq. km. with maximum intensity VII at Pacines. At Almaden Vineyard's Cienaga Winery a 20,000 gallon vat of wine moved 6 meters off its foundation and shattered. Estimated los at $800,000. Items fell from shelves, pictures fell. Gas pipes broke at Hollister along with a water line. Mason and chimneys cracked in the Santa Ana Valley. Items fell from shelves and some cracks appeared in walls at Tres Pinos. Felt from Arroyo Grande on the south to San Francisco on the north and as far east as June Lake near the Nevada border.
1 26 23 16 41 1989 51.300 -169.400 0 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 26 9 22 54 1992 54.650 -161.390 3 5.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
1 26 12 13 39 1992 52.130 -169.950 32 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 26 6 23 19 1997 40.280 -124.402 22 5.2 Off Coast of No. California
1 26 7 40 26 1998 52.227 -168.322 33 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 26 08 36 17 2002 51.754 176.946 45 5.3 Rat Islands, Aleutians
1 26 07 08 12 2003 52.242 -170.253 33 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 26 10 27 07 2004 51.135 178.078 36 5.6 Rat Islands, Aleutians
1 26 19 11 47 2009 51.955 -171.159 25 5.8 Andreanof 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
1 25 0 36 18 1926 -9.000 158.000 60 7.4 Solomon Islands
1 25 6 34 0 1937 -10.000 163.000 60 7.1 No. of Santa Cruz Islands
1 25 3 32 14 1939 -36.250 -72.250 55 8.3 Central Chile
This earthquake destroyed Chillan and caused great damage in surrounding towns. At least 30,000 dead chiefly in Chilland and Concepcion. Greatest damage occurred in Central Chile over about 45,000 sq. km. This was the most destructive earthquake in the history of Chile based on damage and casualties. Adobe houses were nearly all destroyed. The Coast Range lifted up by five feet near the Central Valley margin, but fault displacement was not observed. No tsunami was observed. Felt throughout most of southern South America. Strong aftershocks lasted for months.
1 25 2 6 23 1972 22.560 122.370 29 8.5 Taiwan
Earthquake in Taitung. One killed, one injured, two houses destroyed four partially destroyed. Felt with intensity V in the southern Ryukyu Islands. Roads destroyed in Taiwan. Also felt in northern Luzon, Philippines. Intensity IV at Hong Kong. A small tsunami was observed at Ishigakishima.
1 25 3 41 24 1972 23.060 122.140 34 7.7 Taiwan
Felt in the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan (intensity V) and northern Luzon.
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
1 25 3 36 55 1957 51.760 -177.030 47 6.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 25 16 8 15 1971 51.465 -177.693 38 6.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV on Atka Island. Also felt strongly on Adak.
1 25 21 43 5 1978 52.178 -169.883 27 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 25 17 5 45 1979 52.054 -175.663 167 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 25 19 30 6 1979 60.130 -153.130 104 5.4 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Anchorage, and from Kodiak Island to Fairbanks.
1 25 5 29 34 1982 53.260 -165.651 62 6.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Cold Bay. Also felt at Dutch Harbor and Unalaska.
1 25 13 17 51 1988 31.740 -115.843 5 5.1 So. California
Felt with intensity V at Calexico, California. Also felt at San Diego, Imperial, Orange, San Bernardino counties and in northern Baja, Mexico.
1 25 7 53 60 1993 54.827 -160.155 6 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Sand Point. Also felt at King Cove.
1 25 10 27 30 1995 55.307 -157.561 33 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
1 25 5 29 38 2001 60.114 -152.363 87 5.6 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Homer, Kenai, Nikiski. Also felt at Eagle River, Palmer, Anchorage and Kasilof.
1 25 15 12 23 2004 49.100 -128.060 10 5.4 Vancouver B.C., Canada
1 25 11 00 19 2005 52.115 173.294 13 5.1 Near Islands, Alaska
1 25 23 57 49 2007 51.768 -175.418 72 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
1 25 17 04 08 2010 58.604 -153.474 89 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
Felt (III) at Anchor Point and Homer; (II) at Kodiak. Also felt at Anchorage and Ninilchik.
1 25 23 08 55 2010 50.997 -178.090 10 5.3 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
Felt on 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
1 24 0 0 0 1038 38.400 112.900 0 7.2 So. China
Strong shock at Taichou, Pingchou and Hsinchou in the northern portion of Shensi. Greatest damage was done at Hsinchou where 19,743 were killed, 5655 injured and up to 50,000 cattle killed. At Taichou more than 750 people were killed and at Pinchou the death toll was about 2000.
1 24 23 43 0 1899 17.000 -98.000 60 8.4 Oaxaca, Mexico
Severe damage at Guerrero and Oaxaca, Mexico
1 24 23 27 0 1902 -8.000 150.000 60 7.8 New Ireland
Felt at the Tobriand Islands.
1 24 6 55 16 1916 40.270 36.830 10 7.1 No. Turkey/Black Sea
1 24 1 5 43 1927 -16.500 167.500 60 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
1 24 20 36 28 1929 12.800 -91.000 0 7.1 Guatemala
Considerable damage in Puerto Barrios.
1 24 10 31 44 1938 -61.000 -38.000 0 7.1 Southern Ocean
1 24 17 46 40 1948 10.500 122.000 60 8.3 Luzon, Philippines
Maximum intensity VII at Panany. At least 17 churches were completely destroyed, 20 others were damaged beyond repair. At Iloilo City most historic structures were strongly damaged. A 100-yard fissure sprayed black sand and water into the air. At least 50% of Antique was damaged or destroyed including the Coronet Tower of Arevalo which was ruined. 72 killed up to 3.5 million dollars in property damage. A tsunami was generated which killed 2 in Illolio Strait.
1 24 9 15 48 1949 -22.000 -176.000 110 7.0 Tonga Islands
1 24 0 0 0 1956 12.200 -86.700 0 7.3 Nicaragua
Near Puerto Somoza. Minor damage in coastal regions. Followed by strong aftershocks. Slight damage occurred at Managua. Also felt in the south of El Salvador.
1 24 0 11 12 1965 -2.400 126.000 6 7.7 Ceram area
Strongly felt and destructive in the Ceram Sea on the Island of Sanana. 71 killed. A tsunami was generated which destroyed about 90% of the houses in the city. The tsunami also did damage in Namlea on the Island of Buru. Felt at Davao, Philippines and in Halmahera. Reports indicated the earthquake and aftershocks destroyed more than 2800 buildings (houses, schools, shops and mosques) and up to 14 bridges.
1 24 2 33 4 1969 -21.884 -179.577 595 7.0 Tonga Islands
1 24 8 17 40 1983 16.147 -95.232 57 7.0 Oaxaca, Mexico
Damage occurred in Juchitan and Mexico City. Felt strongly in southeastern 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
1 24 12 0 0 1875 39.600 -120.300 0 6.0 Central California
Felt with intensity VI at Butte, Plumas and Sierra Counties. Heavy shock. Also felt at Oroville, Taylorsville, Greenville and Downieville. Felt also at Carson City, NV.
1 24 7 10 0 1920 48.700 -123.000 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Earthquake in northwestern Washington where it cracked walls at Bellington and Anacortes. Felt strongly at Vancouver and Victoria, B.C. Damage also occurred to houses on Vancouver Island. Felt on several ships at sea.
1 24 7 17 3 1951 32.983 -115.733 0 5.6 So. California
Felt with intensity VII at Calipatria and Westmoreland. Felt over southern California and Arizona. An area subsided 1 inch in the Westmorland and Imperial Valley area. A water Main was cracked at Trifolium.
1 24 9 58 37 1953 49.100 -66.000 0 5.3 E. of Maine
1 24 23 17 31 1958 60.190 -151.860 60 6.5 Central Alaska
1 24 21 43 10 1963 47.570 -122.030 0 5.1 Washington state, U.S.
West of Tacoma and Maple Valley plaster and walls cracked and furniture moved. Objects fell to the floor.
1 24 5 31 31 1964 64.300 -126.300 33 5.0 Yukon Territory, Canada
1 24 19 57 1 1965 54.400 -162.200 20 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
1 24 23 16 32 1971 56.490 -152.910 38 5.1 Southern Alaska
1 24 18 43 27 1974 61.588 -147.626 40 5.1 Central Alaska
Felt throughout south-central Alaska. Felt with maximum intensity V at Sheep Mountain Lodge. Also felt at Anchorage, Glennallen, Palmer and Valdez.
1 24 7 45 37 1977 27.836 -111.514 24 5.0 Gulf of California
1 24 19 0 10 1980 37.852 -121.815 11 5.9 Central California
1 24 19 1 45 1980 37.829 -121.742 1 5.9 Central California
One death and 44 injured during this earthquake in the Livermore region of central California. Injuries were mostly caused by flying glass, overturned furniture and bookcases and falling ceiling tile and lights. Estimated damage $12 million most at Livermore Laboratory Nuclear research center. Felt over about 75,000 sq km of central California. Broken gas and water lines and some bridges cracked on roads and highways. Surface rupture was observed and cracks could be followed for up to two km.
1 24 11 27 21 1985 38.155 -118.816 13 5.0 California/Nevada area
Felt with intensity IV at El Dorado, Mono and Tuolumne Counties. Also felt at Bridgeport, June Lake, Lee Vining and Murpheys and Hawthorne, NV.
1 24 20 47 9 1990 42.350 -126.301 10 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
1 24 15 25 1 1995 51.401 -178.399 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
1 24 17 47 22 2001 55.514 -156.483 42 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
1 24 04 52 10 2003 63.262 -145.207 5 5.1 Eastern Alaska
Felt (III) at Delta Junction, Fairbanks, Glennallen, North Pole, Salcha and Tok; (II) at Eielson AFB, Fort Wainwright and Palmer. Felt as far as Anchorage.
1 24 18 09 50 2009 59.430 -152.887 97 5.8 Southern Alaska
Felt (IV) at Anchor Point, Homer, Kasilof, Sterling and Willow; (III) at Anchorage, Eagle River, Girdwood, Kenai, Nikiski, Ninilchik, Palmer, Seward, Soldotna and Talkeetna; (II) at Chugiak, Elmendorf AFB, Indian, Kodiak, Seldovia, Valdez and Wasilla. Also felt at Big Lake, Clam Gulch, Cooper Landing, Cordova, Eek, Glennallen, Houston, Moose Pass, Pedro Bay, Port Alsworth, Port Lions, Sutton and Whittier.
1 24 10 30 30 2016 59.659 -153.452 127 7.1 Southern Alaska
It was widely felt with moderate intensities throughout about 500 km of the epicenter. NEIC reported intensity VI in Anchorage about 300 km from the epicenter. Intensity V-VI was reported from Elmendorf AFB, Cooper Landing, Eagle River, Girdwood, Glennallen, Homer, Kasilof, Kenai, Kodiak, Moose Pass, Ninilchik, Palmer, Pedro Bay, Wasilla, Seward, Skwentna, Soldotna, Sterling, Talkeetna, Trapper Creek, Valdez and Willow. Intensity II-III was felt within about 300-750 km of the epicenter including at Fairbanks, Eielson AFB, North Pole, Fairbanks, Cantwell, Delta Junction and Healy, Alaska. It was also felt with intensity III in Douglas, Alaska and Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada more than 1000 km from the epicenter. Many events (M 3.8, 3.4, 3.4, 4.3, 4.2, 3.2, 3.4, 4.7, 3.0, 3.0, 4.1, 3.1, 3.3, 3.6, 3.7. 4.2, 3.6, 3.1, 3.0, 3.1, 2.8, etc in the aftershock sequence, especially those of high 3's or larger magnitude with intensity III-IV in Anchorage, Chugiak, Eagle River, Homer, Kodiak, Naknek, Ninilchik, Wasilla, Soldotna, Sterling and Cantwell, Alaska. No tsunami is expected due to the intermediate depth of this earthquake. While electrical power was cut to west Anchorage, there were no reports of major damage or casualties with this earthquake.
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
1 23 0 0 0 1556 34.500 109.700 0 8.0 So. China
Extreme damage in the Shanxi Province of China. Up to 830,000 killed, the highest death toll in any historic earthquake. Massive damage in Shensi, Weinan, Chaoyi, Sanyuan and Hsianb Fu. Also at Puchou Fu and Honan. The earthquake was followed by a loud earthquake noise. The greatest damage was done at Weinan, Chaoyi. A mountain was displaced and a new mountain was formed on level ground. The land was fissured and water burst forth to form new lakes and ponds. Many houses were destroyed. Date also given as Feb. 3, 1555.
1 23 15 0 0 1812 36.600 -89.600 0 8.4 New Madrid area
The second New Madrid Earthquake - of similar intensity to the event of Dec. 16, 1811. Chimneys fell and houses heaved. The shocks were accompanied by low rumbling earthquake noises. The ground was observed to rise and fall as earth waves, like the long swell of the sea. These waves bent trees and opened the soil in cracks. Landslides were considerable and large areas were uplifted. Water emerged from fissures and other others sank. A great wave was generated on the Mississippi River which overwhelmed many boats and carried trees into the river. One person was killed in this largely unsettled region. Trees fell as far away as Texas where the Red River was dammed from a forest of fallen trees. This "Red River Dam" persisted in the River for the next sixty years until it was dynamited out leading to the opening of the area for settlement. All the houses at New Madrid were destroyed. Foreshocks occurred in the later 1700's leading Indians to predict a great earthquake in the area. Several persons were drowned by the great wave. Felt as far as Boston, Massachusetts. At Washington, D.C. people were greatly frightened. Phenomena included sand blows, water and mud ejection from fissures, sand sloughs, water waves, caving of river banks and earthquake noises. Strong earthquakes have occurred with inter-event times in the area between 500-1000 years.
1 23 9 20 0 1855 -41.500 175.200 5 8.0 So. Island, N.Z.
Strong shock in Wellington, Waiouru, Wanganui and Otaki. A tsunami was generated. All brick buildings in Wellington collapsed as did the bridge over the Hutt River. Considerable rockslides and landslides occurred in the mountains. At Nelson and Worcester damage was slight. At Otaki brick ovens were ruined and people had trouble standing. Cave-ins and landslides occurred, roads were impassable. Felt over and area of up to 1,200,000 sq. km. Uplift occurred in the area north of Wellington. The south coastline of the Cook Strait dropped 5 feet allowing huge ocean waves to roll over the shore at Cloudy Bay. Dead fish were washed into the Race Tracks in Wellington. A ship in the bay hit bottom at least four times due to the tsunamis. Maximum wave height was measured at 9 meters at Palliser Bay.
1 23 0 0 0 1878 -20.055 -70.355 40 7.9 Coast No. Chile
Felt with intensity VII. This earthquake was strongest in the province of Tarapaca. Strong as afar as La Horia where many houses were damaged. Also damaging at Poso Almonte and Pisagua. Damage and destruction also occurred at Sibay, UIsmagama, Limarina, Guavinya, Guaskinya, Spiisa, Sotoka, Chuapa and Jaina. A tsunami was generated which destoryed Pica, Tarapaca, Mamina and many other Settlements. Pisagua and Arica were flooded.
1 23 2 48 0 1909 33.000 53.000 60 7.7 So. Iran
1 23 3 15 0 1909 32.700 51.700 0 7.7 So. Iran
Up to 5000 killed at Silakor, Iran.
1 23 18 49 42 1910 12.000 -60.500 100 7.2 Windward Islands
1 23 10 55 51 1937 -4.500 153.000 60 7.0 New Britain
1 23 6 31 13 1949 -9.500 94.500 100 7.2 Indian Ocean
1 23 21 17 52 1972 -13.174 166.375 33 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
Felt at Luganville, Lomorore and Lamap.
1 23 4 58 31 1981 42.417 142.200 130 7.1 Hokkaido, Japan
1 23 21 54 42 1981 -29.682 60.839 10 7.0 So. Indian Ocean
1 23 2 15 23 1997 -21.999 -65.719 276 7.1 Argentina
Felt with intensity V at Antofagasta, Calama and Tocopilla. Also felt at Arica, Chile and in northern Jujuy Province, Argentina.
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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
1 23 15 0 0 1812 36.600 -89.600 0 8.4 New Madrid area
The second New Madrid Earthquake - of similar intensity to the event of Dec. 16, 1811. Chimneys fell and houses heaved. The shocks were accompanied by low rumbling earthquake noises. The ground was observed to rise and fall as earth waves, like the long swell of the sea. These waves bent trees and opened the soil in cracks. Landslides were considerable and large areas were uplifted. Water emerged from fissures and other others sank. A great wave was generated on the Mississippi River which overwhelmed many boats and carried trees into the river. One person was killed in this largely unsettled region. Trees fell as far away as Texas where the Red River was dammed from a forest of fallen trees. This "Red River Dam" persisted in the River for the next sixty years until it was dynamited out leading to the opening of the area for settlement. All the houses at New Madrid were destroyed. Foreshocks occurred in the later 1700's leading Indians to predict a great earthquake in the area. Several persons were drowned by the great wave. Felt as far as Boston, Massachusetts. At Washington, D.C. people were greatly frightened. Phenomena included sand blows, water and mud ejection from fissures, sand sloughs, water waves, caving of river banks and earthquake noises. Strong earthquakes have occurred with inter-event times in the area between 500-1000 years.
1 23 7 24 0 1935 52.250 -169.500 25 6.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt strongly at Dutch Harbor.
1 23 1 56 39 1966 36.970 -106.940 13 5.1 Colorado area
Earthquake at Lumberton, New Mexico furniture moved. Slightly felt at Dulce, New Mexico and at Edith, Colorado.
1 23 16 6 50 1968 52.210 -171.330 51 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 23 3 31 29 1970 53.720 -163.610 36 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
1 23 22 7 36 1971 32.550 -115.783 8 5.1 So. California
1 23 5 40 20 1984 36.373 -121.907 7 5.4 Central California
Felt over an area of about 32,000 km sq. of central California. Felt from San Francisco Bay to San Luis Obispo. 4 inches of motion were observed at the end of the Little Sur Bridge over the Little Sur River. Windows cracked at Big Sur and the quake was widely felt in this area. Plaster cracked and pictures fell with maximum intensity V. Also felt at Los Gatos, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, San Miguel and Soledad. Felt as far south as Tres Pinos.
1 23 6 59 51 1984 36.369 -121.877 7 5.0 Central California
1 23 22 6 6 1984 53.261 -169.666 101 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Nikolski, Fox Islands.
1 23 0 52 42 1988 51.431 -174.296 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 23 2 45 30 1988 51.411 -174.336 7 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 23 1 12 16 1991 51.200 179.700 33 5.7 Rat Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity V on Amchitka and with IV at Adak.
1 23 18 22 12 1993 54.475 -161.633 23 5.7 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at King Cove and Sand Point.
1 23 9 20 8 1998 52.379 -168.643 70 5.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 23 9 25 26 1998 52.252 -168.611 43 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 23 9 37 48 1998 52.600 -168.500 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 23 12 27 55 1998 52.328 -168.615 33 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 23 13 43 32 1998 52.261 -168.614 33 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 23 8 42 27 2000 57.538 -149.062 17 5.7 Southern Alaska
1 23 9 39 25 2001 49.330 -128.790 10 5.7 Vancouver Island area
1 23 02 50 04 2011 63.542 -150.865 15 5.4 Central Alaska
Felt (IV) at Cantwell and Talkeetna; (III) at Denali National Park, Fairbanks, Healy and Nenana;(II) at Eagle River, Fort Wainwright, North Pole, Wasilla and Willow. Also felt at Anchorage, Chugiak, Alaska. Clear, Delta Junction, Eielson AFB, Ester, Palmer, Skwentna and Trapper Creek, Alaska.
1 23 23 37 50 2011 63.543 -150.880 15 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
1 22 16 30 0 1582 -16.600 -71.600 30 8.2 So. Peru/Bolivia
Moderate damage with intensity X at Arequipa. A tsunami was generated. At least 30 were killed and 300 homes destroyed. Felt as far as Lima about to 750 km to the northeast of Arequipa.
1 22 0 0 0 1858 55.000 166.000 20 7.5 Komandorsky Isl
Felt with intensity X.
1 22 2 43 54 1905 1.000 123.000 90 8.4 Mindanao, Philippines
Felt on the Minahassa Peninsula.
1 22 8 48 30 1910 67.500 -17.000 0 7.2 Iceland area
1 22 9 4 18 1923 40.800 -124.050 0 7.2 Off Coast of No. California
Located off Cape Mendocino, California. Houses were damaged at Upper Mattole, Petrolia, Dyerville and Pepperwood. Damage also at Eureka. Felt up to 200 miles away from the epicenter and at ships at sea.
1 22 13 55 21 1948 -22.000 -177.000 140 7.0 Tonga Islands
1 22 5 10 30 1959 37.500 142.500 0 7.5 Off East Coast Honshu
Widely felt on the east coast of Honshu and at Tokyo and with intensity VI at Sendai and Fukushima. A tsunami was generated which was observed at Miyako.
1 22 3 24 4 1961 -11.900 166.200 25 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
1 22 2 5 35 2003 18.770 -104.104 24 7.6 Offshore Colima, Mexico
At least 29 people were killed and 300 injured leaving up to 10,000 homeless. More than 8,000 homes were damaged or destroyed most in the area of Villa de Alvarez-Colima. Some deaths and damage was also observed in Jalisco and Michoacan and some building were damaged in Morelos. The quake was strongly felt in Mexico City and north to Corpus Cristi, Dallas and El Paso and in high rise buildings in Houston, Texas. Landslides were common and closed highways. Power was out as well as telephone lines in Mexico City. A tsunami was observed with maximum height 1.2 meters at Manzanillo. Seiches were observed as far away as Louisiana.
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
1 22 9 4 18 1923 40.800 -124.050 0 7.2 Off Coast of No. California
Located off Cape Mendocino, California. Houses were damaged at Upper Mattole, Petrolia, Dyerville and Pepperwood. Damage also at Eureka. Felt up to 200 miles away from the epicenter and at ships at sea.
1 22 14 27 8 1966 56.030 -153.780 30 5.6 Southern Alaska
1 22 10 30 0 1967 53.550 -165.170 30 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 22 23 44 34 1968 70.410 -143.770 18 5.3 Northern Alaska
1 22 21 19 17 1975 63.405 -150.386 141 5.0 Central Alaska
1 22 21 18 33 1988 51.425 -174.251 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 22 7 17 17 1997 40.272 -124.394 24 5.7 Off Coast of No. California
Slight damage occurred at Petrolia and Scotia. Felt strongly along the coast of Northern California especially in Trinidad and Humboldt Counties.
1 22 21 40 33 2000 51.116 -178.011 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 22 10 22 54 2007 51.596 -173.584 43 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
1 21 13 49 35 1906 34.000 138.000 340 8.4 Central/So. Honshu Japan
1 21 1 52 54 1924 54.000 158.800 340 7.2 Kamchatka
1 21 19 21 10 1933 -33.000 57.500 60 7.0 So. Indian Ocean
1 21 20 6 40 1947 -25.000 -70.000 0 7.0 Coast No. Chile
1 21 10 5 24 1976 44.915 149.123 41 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
Felt. A tsunami was generated.
1 21 2 24 30 1994 1.015 127.733 20 7.3 Halmahera
Seven people were killed and 50 injured. More than 500 homes were damaged or destroyed in the area of Kau. Felt at Ternate.
1 21 17 47 35 1995 42.493 146.623 5 7.2 Hokkaido, Japan
Felt with intensity VI on Shikotan and Kunashir. Also felt at Yuzhno, Kurilsk, Koshiro and Nemuro, Hokkaido.
1 21 11 27 45 2007 1.065 126.282 22 7.5 Nolucca Sea
Felt (III) at Manado and (II) on Ternate, Indonesia.
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
1 21 10 30 53 1929 64.000 -148.000 25 6.2 Northern Alaska
Earthquake south of Fairbanks, Alaska. Furniture was moved about and most were awakened. Some panicked into the streets. Most houses were not damaged but some broken windows and fallen objects were reported. A loud earthquake rumbling was heard.
1 21 3 42 55 1952 52.500 -167.500 0 6.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 21 22 37 28 1960 44.500 -110.500 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt with maximum intensity IV in Hebgen Lake, Montana. At Stevens Creek, Montana, windows, doors dishes and houses rattled and creaked. Felt at West Yellowstone and at Mammoth Hot Springs.
1 21 14 43 39 1972 71.840 -74.960 18 5.1 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
1 21 15 43 12 1972 44.147 -128.948 33 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
1 21 21 48 19 1975 57.217 -155.532 82 5.6 Alaska Peninsula
1 21 14 9 13 1982 35.191 -92.214 0 5.7 New Madrid area
Felt over an area of 31,000 sq. km of Arkansas. This was the first of a long series of moderate earthquakes in the area. Felt with maximum intensity of VI where cracks occurred in Naylor and Enola, Arkansas. Also felt in southern Missouri and in Mississippi.
1 21 19 36 11 1988 51.219 -174.264 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 21 1 59 40 1990 51.916 -170.154 0 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 21 11 55 21 2010 54.421 -161.482 29 5.2 Alaska Peninsula, Alaska
Felt at Sand Point.
1 21 11 32 19 2013 51.606 -178.422 15 5.1 Andreanof 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
1 20 15 0 0 1408 33.000 136.000 0 7.5 Central/So. Honshu Japan
A tsunami was generated which was observed at Kii.
1 20 0 0 0 1749 -4.000 -79.300 0 7.4 Ecuador
Strong earthquake at Loja.
1 20 12 0 0 1834 1.197 -77.058 20 7.7 Colombia
Severe damage with intensity XI at Putumayo, Pasto, Popayan, Santa Marta, Colombia. Up to 80 killed. The earthquake was destructive at Nueva Granada and Santiago. Trees were downed in surrounding forests. Aftershocks were felt through the 20th of March.
1 20 6 33 30 1900 20.000 -105.000 60 8.3 Jalisco, Mexico
Severe damage in Colima and Coahuayana, Mexico.
1 20 14 52 6 1904 7.000 -79.000 60 7.9 Panama/No. Colombia
1 20 12 0 13 1914 52.900 159.600 60 7.2 Kamchatka
1 20 12 0 21 1914 52.000 159.100 50 7.0 Kamchatka
1 20 16 56 19 1936 6.000 127.000 80 7.1 Halmahera
1 20 16 54 21 1946 -17.500 167.500 60 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
1 20 1 57 23 1967 48.000 102.900 33 7.0 Mongolia
Felt with intensity VI at Ulan Bator and Irkutsk. No victims were identified since the area was remote.
1 20 7 19 51 1970 -25.800 -177.349 80 7.3 Tonga Islands
Felt with intensity V-VI on Raoul Island.
1 20 8 43 06 2003 -10.491 160.770 33 7.3 Solomon Islands
Felt at Honiara. Tsunami observed on San Cristobal.
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
1 20 13 10 0 1933 37.842 -112.827 0 5.0 Utah area
Plaster cracked and structures were damaged at Parowan, Utah.
1 20 3 25 53 1960 36.783 -121.433 10 5.5 Central California
Felt in the area of Hollister, central California. Damage occurred at the W.A. Taylor Winery. Underground pipes broke. Cracks appeared in pavement. A chimney cracked and fell. Walls and plaster cracked and merchandise fell from store shelves.
1 20 17 9 12 1961 56.600 -152.350 0 6.4 Southern Alaska
1 20 16 32 19 1966 52.400 -169.600 14 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 20 0 38 24 1970 53.783 -163.532 33 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
1 20 10 32 15 1981 44.112 -129.192 15 5.2 Off Coast of Oregon
1 20 23 43 54 1987 51.586 -174.425 40 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 20 7 16 38 1996 51.418 -179.990 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 20 13 16 37 1997 56.472 -152.919 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
1 20 6 13 5 2000 56.686 -161.897 225 5.9 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Sand Point.
1 20 9 41 47 2000 43.649 -127.257 10 6.1 Off Coast of Oregon
1 20 0 14 23 2001 50.490 -130.350 10 5.4 British Colombia
1 20 08 11 58 2004 58.235 -151.221 30 5.5 Southern Alaska
Felt (IV) at Kodiak and (III) at Homer.
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
1 20 15 0 0 1408 33.000 136.000 0 7.5 Central/So. Honshu Japan
A tsunami was generated which was observed at Kii.
1 20 0 0 0 1749 -4.000 -79.300 0 7.4 Ecuador
Strong earthquake at Loja.
1 20 12 0 0 1834 1.197 -77.058 20 7.7 Colombia
Severe damage with intensity XI at Putumayo, Pasto, Popayan, Santa Marta, Colombia. Up to 80 killed. The earthquake was destructive at Nueva Granada and Santiago. Trees were downed in surrounding forests. Aftershocks were felt through the 20th of March.
1 20 6 33 30 1900 20.000 -105.000 60 8.3 Jalisco, Mexico
Severe damage in Colima and Coahuayana, Mexico.
1 20 14 52 6 1904 7.000 -79.000 60 7.9 Panama/No. Colombia
1 20 12 0 13 1914 52.900 159.600 60 7.2 Kamchatka
1 20 12 0 21 1914 52.000 159.100 50 7.0 Kamchatka
1 20 16 56 19 1936 6.000 127.000 80 7.1 Halmahera
1 20 16 54 21 1946 -17.500 167.500 60 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
1 20 1 57 23 1967 48.000 102.900 33 7.0 Mongolia
Felt with intensity VI at Ulan Bator and Irkutsk. No victims were identified since the area was remote.
1 20 7 19 51 1970 -25.800 -177.349 80 7.3 Tonga Islands
Felt with intensity V-VI on Raoul Island.
1 20 8 43 06 2003 -10.491 160.770 33 7.3 Solomon Islands
Felt at Honiara. Tsunami observed on San Cristobal.
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
1 20 13 10 0 1933 37.842 -112.827 0 5.0 Utah area
Plaster cracked and structures were damaged at Parowan, Utah.
1 20 3 25 53 1960 36.783 -121.433 10 5.5 Central California
Felt in the area of Hollister, central California. Damage occurred at the W.A. Taylor Winery. Underground pipes broke. Cracks appeared in pavement. A chimney cracked and fell. Walls and plaster cracked and merchandise fell from store shelves.
1 20 17 9 12 1961 56.600 -152.350 0 6.4 Southern Alaska
1 20 16 32 19 1966 52.400 -169.600 14 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 20 0 38 24 1970 53.783 -163.532 33 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
1 20 10 32 15 1981 44.112 -129.192 15 5.2 Off Coast of Oregon
1 20 23 43 54 1987 51.586 -174.425 40 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 20 7 16 38 1996 51.418 -179.990 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 20 13 16 37 1997 56.472 -152.919 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
1 20 6 13 5 2000 56.686 -161.897 225 5.9 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Sand Point.
1 20 9 41 47 2000 43.649 -127.257 10 6.1 Off Coast of Oregon
1 20 0 14 23 2001 50.490 -130.350 10 5.4 British Colombia
1 20 08 11 58 2004 58.235 -151.221 30 5.5 Southern Alaska
Felt (IV) at Kodiak and (III) at Homer.
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
1 18 13 48 0 1895 36.100 140.400 60 7.2 Off East Coast Honshu
1 18 4 39 0 1901 60.000 -135.000 0 7.1 Yukon Territory, Canada
1 18 12 5 52 1925 48.100 154.100 40 7.3 So. Kurils
1 18 12 4 40 1964 23.080 120.550 34 7.0 Taiwan
Felt strongly in Chiayi and Tainan. 106 people killed, 650 wounded. 10,502 houses were destroyed and nearly 26,000 were destroyed. A strong landslide occurred. Considerable damage to roads and rail services. Fires were common.
1 18 5 34 30 1967 56.590 120.960 13 7.0 So. Siberia
Strong shock in the Stanovoy mountains. Felt at Chita.
1 18 18 17 24 1981 38.600 142.967 0 7.0 Off East Coast Honshu
Felt with intensity IV at Miyako, Morioka and Sendai. A tsunami was generated with maximum height of 10 cm at Ofunato.
1 18 19 31 7 1982 39.906 24.578 10 7.0 Aegean Sea
Felt in most portions of Greece. Also felt in Bulgaria, southeastern Turkey and Yugoslavia.
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
1 18 4 39 0 1901 60.000 -135.000 0 7.1 Yukon Territory, Canada
1 18 1 20 0 1936 62.000 -152.000 0 5.6 Central Alaska
1 18 1 55 51 1950 40.500 -110.500 0 5.2 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt near Soldier Summit, Utah with strongest intensity at Grand Junction, Colorado. Plaster and buildings cracked at Green River.
1 18 21 15 45 1951 52.100 -177.500 0 6.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
1 18 19 55 12 1961 62.000 -150.700 108 5.5 Central Alaska
1 18 8 18 22 1967 52.550 -168.240 33 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 18 0 17 43 1972 56.505 -153.495 23 5.1 Southern Alaska
1 18 1 59 2 1986 51.553 -173.109 33 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 18 11 45 14 1990 38.800 -123.200 33 5.0 Central California
Felt with intensity V at Klamath, Willow Creek. Felt throughout Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino Siskiyou and Trinity Counties in northern California.
1 18 15 49 10 1990 58.036 -154.173 71 5.1 Southern Alaska
1 18 2 11 12 1991 51.250 -178.140 36 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 18 0 43 9 1994 34.377 -118.698 11 5.5 So. California
1 18 15 23 47 1994 34.379 -118.561 8 5.0 So. California
Felt in Northridge, Los Angeles, California.
1 18 1 40 50 2001 26.074 -110.315 10 5.3 Gulf of California
1 18 09 28 19 2008 51.235 -178.922 28 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
1 18 04 47 38 2015 51.905 179.568 105 5.8 Rat 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
1 17 15 0 0 1586 36.000 136.090 0 7.8 No. Honshu, Japan
Earthquake north of Kobe, Japan caused many homes and castles to be destroyed at Nagashima, Kuwana, Kameyama, Ogaki, Nagahama, Kaerigumo, Sawayama and other localities. More than 10,000 homes were destroyed and 8000 were killed. The quake was accompanied by a very large landslide and well documented. A tsunami was generated which hit Central Honshu and the Japan Sea and probably also the east coast. The tsunamis may have been associated with other landslides generated by the earthquake.
1 17 16 5 7 1903 50.850 -175.160 0 7.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 17 3 50 33 1922 -2.500 -71.000 650 7.6 Brazil
Felt on the Vaupes River, Colombia and lightly in a broad area of South America.
1 17 1 15 0 1940 17.000 148.000 80 7.3 No. Marianas
1 17 9 39 35 1946 -7.500 147.500 100 7.2 New Ireland
1 17 12 41 30 1983 38.026 20.228 14 7.2 No. Greece
Damage occurred at Kefallinia, Levkas and Zakinthos. Felt from Albania, Italy and southern Yugoslavia.
1 17 12 30 55 1994 34.220 -118.760 18 7.0 So. California
Strongly damaging in the Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange and San Bernardino area with maximum damage in the Northridge area. Up to 60 killed and 7000 injured. 40,000 buildings damaged and more than 20,000 homeless. Maximum intensity was IX at Northridge and Sherman Oaks. Overpasses on the Santa Monica Freeway collapsed. Damage also to other freeways in the area. Fires were started by the earthquakes which caused additional damage. Estimated damage was $20 billion (U.S. Dollars). Felt throughout southern California into Nevada, Utah and Baja, California. Rockslides closed many roads. Ground cracks were noted at Granada Hills and Potrero Canyon. Liquefaction occurred in the Los Angeles Basin.
1 16 20 46 52 1995 34.583 135.018 22 6.9 Off SOUTH COAST OF WESTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
(Local time January 17 05:46) This earthquake killed more than 5500 people and injured nearly 37,000 while causing extensive damage with maximum intensity to X in Kobe and Awaji-shima. A landslide killed 38 at Nishinomiya. Over 200,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed. More than 300,000 homeless. Fires and power outagest were common near the epicenter. Liquefaction was observed in the epicentral 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
1 17 16 5 7 1903 50.850 -175.160 0 7.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 17 2 50 14 1931 26.750 -111.000 0 6.5 Gulf of California
1 17 0 51 0 1950 35.700 -109.500 0 5.0 SW U.S.A
Felt near Soldier Summit, Utah with strongest intensity at Grand Junction, Colorado. Plaster and buildings cracked at Green River.
1 17 2 13 27 1965 58.200 -152.260 33 5.2 Southern Alaska
1 17 18 56 16 1966 52.000 -171.200 39 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 17 9 42 24 1977 53.753 -158.564 22 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with intensity II at Palmer.
1 17 10 25 22 1984 50.700 -172.000 0 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 17 12 5 29 1990 43.540 -128.260 3 5.7 Off Coast of Oregon
1 17 10 25 34 1993 64.958 -149.180 17 5.4 Northern Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity IV at Fairbanks and Minto. Also felt at North Pole, Two Rivers, Chena Hot Springs, Fox and Clear, Alaska.
1 17 12 30 55 1994 34.213 -118.537 18 6.8 So. California
Strongly damaging in the Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange and San Bernardino area with maximum damage in the Northridge area. Up to 60 killed and 7000 injured. 40,000 buildings damaged and more than 20,000 homeless. Maximum intensity was IX at Northridge and Sherman Oaks. Overpasses on the Santa Monica Freeway collapsed. Damage also to other freeways in the area. Fires were started by the earthquakes which caused additional damage. Estimated damage was $20 billion (U.S. Dollars). Felt throughout southern California into Nevada, Utah and Baja, California. Rockslides closed many roads. Ground cracks were noted at Granada Hills and Potrero Canyon. Liquefaction occurred in the Los Angeles Basin.
1 17 12 39 40 1994 34.261 -118.534 15 5.0 So. California
1 17 15 54 11 1994 34.374 -118.622 12 5.0 So. California
1 17 20 46 2 1994 34.301 -118.565 10 5.2 So. California
1 17 23 33 31 1994 34.326 -118.698 10 5.9 So. California
Additional damage in the epicentral area.
1 17 14 42 32 1995 50.140 -129.960 0 5.0 British Colombia
1 17 02 13 53 2003 51.236 179.249 38 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
1 17 19 46 41 2008 68.143 -136.604 10 5.0 Yukon Territory, Canada
Felt (II) at Inuvik, Northern Yukon Territory, Canada.
1 17 12 07 33 2009 51.212 178.930 45 5.1 Rat Islands, Aleutians
1 17 16 51 08 2011 52.636 174.532 94 5.0 Near 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
1 16 11 0 0 1644 7.400 -72.700 0 7.0 Colombia
Severe damage in Colombia at Pamploma and Herran and in Venezuela at Merida, Tariba, San Cristobal and Trujillo. Maximum intensity X with many killed. Many buildings were completely ruined including many important buildings. Thousands were left homeless. Strong aftershocks continued for at least a month.
1 16 21 38 0 1924 -21.000 -176.000 350 7.0 Tonga Islands
1 16 23 37 41 1956 -0.500 -80.200 33 7.3 Ecuador
Damage was observed at Guayaquil, Ecuador. A bridge between Andres Veraand Portoviejo collapsed causing considerable disruption in commerce in industrial towns. Electrical cables were cut and buildings were damaged at Otavalo, Atuntaqui and Cotacachi.
1 16 15 40 50 1961 36.400 140.600 0 7.0 Off East Coast Honshu
Strong earthquake off the coast of Honshu, Japan in the Ibaraki Prefecture. Felt widely over much of eastern Honshu. A strong aftershock sequence occurred with at least six aftershocks of M>=6. A tsunami was generated. Maximum height at Onahama at 42 cm. Two aftershocks also generated tsunamis of height 40 cm.
1 16 20 46 52 1995 34.583 135.018 22 6.9 Off SOUTH COAST OF WESTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
This earthquake killed more than 5500 people and injured nearly 37,000 while causing extensive damage with maximum intensity to X in Kobe and Awaji-shima. A landslide killed 38 at Nishinomiya. Over 200,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed. More than 300,000 homeless. Fires and power outages were common near the epicentral. Liquefaction was observed in the epicentral 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
1 16 0 0 0 1840 37.000 -122.100 0 6.3 Central California
An earthquake was reported at Santa Cruz, California where a church tower and several houses collapsed. A tsunami was reportedly generated which carried away roofing material as far inland as 182 meters. The church tower may have collapsed because of the water from the tsunami. Maximum intensity IX. Some have questioned whether this was a true tsunami.
1 16 23 0 0 1855 44.000 -71.000 0 5.0 New England
1 16 0 24 34 1930 34.200 -116.900 0 5.2 So. California
Earthquake at Fawnskin and Summit, California. Widely felt as far as Los Angeles. A strong aftershock followed.
1 16 2 20 31 1944 40.283 -125.117 0 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
Felt with intensity IV at Upper Mattole. Also felt at Ferndale.
1 16 1 31 26 1959 52.300 -171.100 41 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 16 16 50 43 1959 51.980 -131.210 0 5.4 British Colombia
1 16 20 49 31 1960 63.300 -150.400 125 5.9 Central Alaska
Light shock felt at College, Alaska.
1 16 8 5 39 1970 60.280 -152.660 85 6.0 Central Alaska
Felt at Homer.
1 16 9 57 38 1973 54.051 -165.482 75 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Cape Sarichef, Unimak Island and with intensity II also at Nikolski, Umnak Island.
1 16 7 13 28 1979 52.520 -167.890 18 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 16 12 57 22 1990 43.830 -126.780 9 5.4 Off Coast of Oregon
1 16 20 8 25 1990 40.670 -125.310 3 5.6 Off Coast of No. California
Minor damage occurred at Honey Dew with maximum intensity VII. Damage also at Garberville, Redway and Whitethorn. Felt in Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino and Trinity counties, California.
1 16 6 29 33 1993 36.930 -121.550 5 5.0 Central California
Minor damage was observed at Gilroy with intensity V also at Ben Lomond and San Bruno. Felt north to Santa Rosa and south to Monterey County. Also felt at Sacramento and Modesto.
1 16 18 14 49 1995 51.200 179.100 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 16 18 42 17 1995 51.300 -179.200 33 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 16 13 47 11 1998 54.140 -165.943 134 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV on Akutan and Unalaska.
1 16 3 1 2 1999 50.749 -169.920 34 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 16 10 44 43 1999 56.163 -147.378 10 6.1 Southern Alaska
1 16 14 18 18 2000 57.391 -154.194 46 5.3 Southern Alaska
1 16 00 19 15 2003 56.751 -152.860 32 5.3 Alaska Peninsula
Felt at Kodiak.
1 16 00 53 15 2003 44.284 -129.024 10 6.2 Off Coast of Oregon
1 16 01 06 30 2003 44.172 -129.263 10 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
1 16 02 25 05 2003 44.281 -129.351 10 5.7 Off Coast of Oregon
1 16 05 03 29 2003 44.149 -129.183 10 5.5 Off Coast of Oregon
1 16 06 52 04 2003 44.168 -128.934 10 5.2 Off Coast of Oregon
1 16 20 08 16 2010 51.711 177.706 50 5.5 Rat Islands, Alaska
1 16 07 33 12 2014 51.276 -179.191 40 5.8 Andreanof 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
1 15 12 56 0 1908 36.000 142.000 60 7.3 Off East Coast Honshu
1 15 1 50 40 1931 16.100 -96.640 0 8.0 Oaxaca, Mexico
Destructive in Oaxaca. Followed by a widely felt aftershock the next day. Maximum intensity X.
1 15 8 43 18 1934 26.500 86.500 60 8.4 India
One of the great earthquakes of the 20th century. This earthquake is also known as the Bihar-Nepal earthquake. Maximum intensity X in a belt about 120X35 km long. At Mongyhr to the Nepal Valley to the north. Strong shaking of intensity IX occurred in a much larger area known as the "slump belt" because buildings and other structures throughout the area tilted and slumped in to the alluvium but did not break apart. Subsidence of roads and railroads were also marked. Embankments of 6 feet sank to the ground level. Uplift also occurred in many areas so that the highs were brought down and the low elevations were raised to ground level. In the area of Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga houses were razed to the ground. Fissures were observed and were partially filled by sand. At Champaran one was measured at 15 feet deep, 30 feet wide and 300 yards long and remained open. Ground water was disturbed and spectacular fountains were observed. Ground waves were observed. The entire town of Monghyr was completed ruined with no houses remaining standing. About 1260 were killed here. At least 7253 were known dead with 3400 in the Nepal Valley. The toll was reduced since th earthquake occurred in early afternoon when many people were outdoors.
1 15 23 49 30 1944 -31.300 -68.800 50 7.8 Central Chile
Destructive at San Juan, Argentina. 8000 killed, 12,000 injured. More than $100,000,000 (about $1 billion U.S. 2005 dollars) in damage.
1 15 19 14 29 1958 -16.500 -71.500 60 7.3 So. Peru/Bolivia
An important destructive earthquake in the Andes of Peru. In the villages around Arequipa - Miraflores and Tiabaya were nearly leveled. 29 died and 150 were injured. 70% of buildings in Arequipa were destroyed or damaged. Water pipes broke and cracks appeared in buildings.
1 15 9 30 24 1960 -15.000 -75.000 150 7.0 Central Peru
Five were reported injured and damage occurred in the province of Ica. Part of a sequence of major earthquakes which began on Jan. 13 and lasted through Jan. 15. Major damage occurred in southern Peru. At Arequipa 90% of buildings were damaged most beyond repair. Houses collapsed killing inhabitants. Fires destroyed additional housing. Water pipes broke. At Tiabaya, Pancarpata and Sabania there were casualties. The village of Chuquibamba was almost completely destroyed. Up to 63 dead and 200 injured. The railroad tracks from Cuzco to Arequipa were destroyed. A tsunami was generated with maximum height at Ancon. 30 died at Chuquibamba. Many roads were blocked by avalanches. The spray from the tsunami reached the top of the ten-story homes in Ancon. This was part of the strong sequence of earthquakes in South America in the early part of 1960 which culminated in the great Chile quakes of May, 1960.
1 15 11 6 4 1993 43.030 143.810 112 7.4 Hokkaido, Japan
Two people were killed and more than 600 injured at Kushiro, Hokkaido and in northern Honshu. Damage was significant with maximum intensity VIII. Felt from Tokyo and Yokohama on the south to Aomori and Akita on the north. Also felt in the Kuril Islands. Landslides and ground subsidence were observed in the epicentral area.
1 15 17 49 39 2009 46.857 155.154 36 7.4 Kuril Islands
Felt at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. Recorded (2 JMA) in eastern and southern Hokkaido. Also recorded (2 JMA) in Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi; (1 JMA) in Akita, Honshu.
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
1 15 4 40 0 1936 44.000 -110.500 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt at south entrance, Yellowstone National Park. Several chimneys were cracked.
1 15 22 31 56 1946 40.500 -117.300 0 5.1 Montana/Idaho
1 15 11 59 59 1966 59.460 -144.490 33 5.4 Southeast Alaska
1 15 4 15 50 1976 58.294 -151.199 113 5.1 Southern Alaska
1 15 12 50 49 1983 55.730 -153.675 23 5.2 Southern Alaska
1 15 7 10 53 1984 56.685 -152.376 33 5.0 Southern Alaska
1 15 12 28 38 1984 56.890 -152.710 3 5.5 Southern Alaska
1 15 5 29 3 1990 37.988 -118.210 5 5.0 California/Nevada area
Felt with intensity IV at Lee Vining and Mono City, California. Also felt at Benton, California.
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
1 14 0 0 0 1546 32.000 35.500 0 7.0 Israel
Severe damage at Nabulus, Salt and at Al Karak, Jordan. A tsunami was generated.
1 14 2 36 0 1899 20.000 -110.000 0 7.0 Gulf of California
Followed on Jan. 24 by a destructive earthquake in Guerrero and Oaxaca.
1 14 1 47 36 1903 15.000 -98.000 60 8.3 Oaxaca, Mexico
Off the coast of Guerrero, Mexico. No report of damage but some probably occurred.
1 14 20 50 0 1924 35.500 139.200 10 7.3 No. Honshu, Japan
Severe damage at Sagamo, Honshu. 14 killed.
1 14 5 36 30 1936 -60.000 -22.000 50 7.2 So. Sandwich Islands
1 14 15 56 35 1976 -29.208 -177.886 69 7.8 No. Kermadec Islands
Damage on Raoul with intensity VIII.
1 14 16 47 34 1976 -28.427 -177.657 33 8.2 No. Kermadec Islands
A tsunami was generated with maximum height 45 cm at Suva, Fiji and 6 cm at Apia, Samoa, Islands. Damage occurred on Raoul Island.
1 14 3 24 39 1978 34.767 139.250 0 7.0 Central/So. Honshu Japan
21 killed, 119 injured and four people missing. Damage occurred at Yokohama and Oshima. 94 houses were destroyed. A tsunami was generated with maximum height 34 cm at Shima Island and 62 cm at Okada.
1 14 11 3 50 1987 42.533 142.932 119 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
Felt with maximum intensity V at Kushiro. Also felt at Hiroo, Nemuro, Hachinohe and Morioka. Also felt at Tokyo and Yokohama, Honshu.
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
1 14 21 32 38 1943 45.250 -69.600 0 5.4 Maine
Felt in the Dover and Foxcroft area of Maine. Also felt at Old Town. Plaster cracked at Lisbon nearly 100 km from the epicenter. Felt in parts of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont.
1 14 14 8 52 1956 51.800 -172.900 64 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 14 16 38 56 1961 53.900 -163.700 41 6.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
1 14 12 40 50 1968 52.610 -171.290 44 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 14 17 43 6 1968 52.650 -171.250 3 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Nikolski and Unmak Island.
1 14 21 43 58 1976 36.007 -120.272 11 5.1 Central California
Plaster cracked and a light fixture fell at Avenal.
1 14 18 20 48 1983 55.871 -154.218 0 6.0 Southern Alaska
1 14 5 10 35 1985 52.364 -179.812 213 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 14 3 9 36 1986 36.501 -121.312 14 5.2 Central California
Maximum intensity of IV at Castroville, Chualar, Hollister, Salinas, San Ardo, San Juan Bautista and Santa Cruz. Felt from Arroyo Grande on the south to San Franciso and June Lake on the north and east. Preceded by an event of M 3.3 foreshock.
1 14 19 40 46 1986 52.000 -174.300 0 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 14 14 55 51 2013 55.163 -134.548 4 5.5 Queen Charlotte Isalnds, Canada
Felt (III) at Craig and (II) at Ketchikan, Petersburg and Sitka. Also felt at Hydaburg, Hyder, Klawock, Metlakatla and Thorne Bay. Felt in Haida Gwaii and at Prince Rupert and Terrace, British Columbia.
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
1 13 6 52 43 1915 41.967 13.600 8 7.5 Italy
Extreme damage in Marsica, Abruzzi and Avezzano, Italy with maximum intensity to XI. Up to 35,000 killed.
1 13 6 18 16 1916 -3.000 136.000 60 8.1 West Irian, PNG
1 13 8 20 48 1916 -3.000 135.500 60 8.1 West Irian, PNG
Observed at Geelvink Bay.
1 13 3 0 0 1924 0.920 -77.780 0 7.0 Colombia
1 13 0 3 13 1929 50.600 154.700 135 7.8 Northern Kurils
Maximum intensity VII.
1 13 16 27 38 1941 -4.500 152.500 60 7.0 New Britain
1 13 0 13 10 1954 -48.500 165.500 60 7.0 Southern S. Isl. N.Z.
1 13 15 40 0 1960 -15.800 -72.800 120 7.5 So. Peru/Bolivia
Major damage in southern Peru. At Arequipa 90% of buildings were damaged most beyond repair. Houses collapsed killing inhabitants. Fires destroyed additional housing. Water pipes broke. At Tiabaya, Pancarpata and Sabania there were casualties. The village of Chuquibamba was almost completely destroyed. Up to 63 dead and 200 injured. The railroad tracks from Cuzco to Arequipa were destoyed. A tsunami was generated with maximum height at Ancon. 30 died at Chuquibamba. Many roads were blocked by avalanches. The spray from the tsunami reached the top of the ten-story homes in Ancon.
1 13 0 13 9 1965 -49.000 165.800 33 7.0 Southern S. Isl. N.Z.
1 13 17 33 32 2001 13.049 -88.660 60 7.8 Coast of Central America
At least 844 killed, 4700 injured and more than 150,000 homes and buildings damaged in El Salvador. Large landslides in Nueva, San Salvador and Copmasagua cause about 585 of these deaths. More than 16,000 landslides were reported. Every area of El Salvador was reported to have experienced damage and injuries. Eight people were killed in Guatemala. The event was felt from Mexico to Colombia.
1 13 04 23 21 2007 46.243 154.524 10 8.1 Kuril Islands
Felt (VI) on Paramushir; (V) on Iturup and Kunashir; (III) on Shikotan. Felt (IV) at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. Felt (IV) at Misawa and(II) at Tokyo, Japan. Also felt in parts of Hokkaido and northern Honshu. Recorded (3 JMA) in eastern Hokkaido and in the Shizunai area; (2 JMA) throughout southern Hokkaido and in the Sarufutsu area, Hokkaido. Also recorded (3 JMA) in Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi; (2 JMA) in Akita, Fukushima and Yamagata; (1 JMA) in Hyogo, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Nagano, Saitama, Tochigi and Tokyo Prefectures, Honshu. Tsunami wave heights in centimeters (peak-to-trough) were recorded at the following tide stations: 10 at Hana-saki, Japan; 4 at Adak and 32 on Shemya Island, Alaska; 33 at Arena Cove, 37 at Crescent City and 20 at Port San Luis, California; 12 at Hilo, 14 at Kahului and 9 at Nawiliwili, Hawaii; 27 at Port Orford, Oregon; 18 on Midway Island; 9 on Wake 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
1 13 16 17 27 1932 52.000 -179.000 25 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 13 2 3 43 1955 53.200 -167.400 0 6.9 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt in the epicentral area.
1 13 2 35 46 1955 53.200 -167.400 0 6.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt in the epicentral area.
1 13 1 0 38 1973 51.670 -176.952 63 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity V at Adak.
1 13 9 19 9 1975 52.100 -171.083 34 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 13 8 25 32 1978 52.748 -132.080 33 5.1 British Colombia
Felt lightly at Sandspit and Tasu.
1 13 12 26 23 1982 40.381 -125.708 20 5.2 Off Coast of No. California
Felt in the coastal areas of Humboldt County with maximum intensity V at Eureka.
1 13 1 0 29 1988 51.520 -174.870 24 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 13 1 1 50 1988 51.360 -174.706 33 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 13 1 9 35 1988 51.710 -174.450 23 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 13 1 16 58 1988 50.800 -172.200 0 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 13 3 58 3 1988 51.509 -174.703 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 13 6 55 50 1988 51.407 -174.685 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 13 1 24 48 1989 54.191 -161.396 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
1 13 20 5 10 1990 27.602 -115.091 10 5.1 Gulf of California
1 13 13 8 42 2001 40.740 -125.284 6 5.6 North Pacific Ocean
Felt with intensity IV at Ferndale and Rio Dell. Also felt along most of the coast of Northern California from Crescent City to Trinidad and Garberville and Eureka.
1 13 20 47 56 2005 51.804 175.487 29 5.4 Rat Islands, Aleutians
1 13 19 46 04 2012 51.076 -130.720 10 5.2 Vancouver Island, Canada
1 13 12 44 08 2013 60.528 -152.885 135 5.0 Southern Alaska
Felt (IV) at Homer and (II) at Anchorage, Chugiak, Kenai and Seward. Also felt at Eagle River, Girdwood and Ninilchik.
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
1 12 7 19 0 1862 52.300 106.700 40 7.5 So. Siberia
Felt with intensity X at Lake Baykal. A strong foreshock caused damaged in Irkutsk. People and cattle were knocked from their feet water spewed from wells up to 7 meters high. Fissures formed and water with silt and sand flowed. Large changes in topography occurred. with vertical faulting up to 8 meters. Many structures in Irkutsk were damaged. Ice on lakes fissured and cracked all over. Arches in Churches were mostly cracked. Frozen ground split at Angara.
1 12 9 28 0 1914 31.600 130.600 10 7.1 Kyushu, Japan area
Moderate Damage in Sakurajima with 29 killed. Accompanied by a eruption fo Sakurajima Volcano. 58 killed, 120 houses destroyed and 2,148 houses burnt down by the eruption. A tsunami was generated which inundated up the Kagoshima Bay area an destroyed 13 boats and damaged 22 ships. Maximum height 2 meters.
1 12 20 34 10 1931 55.400 162.700 0 7.1 E. of Kamchatka
1 12 20 25 37 1946 59.300 -147.300 50 7.2 Southern Alaska
Felt strongly at Cordoba and Anchorage.
1 12 12 6 6 1950 -17.000 -178.500 500 7.0 Tonga Islands
1 12 19 26 56 1995 42.928 147.430 63 7.2 Hokkaido, 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
1 12 3 0 0 1910 38.682 -112.149 0 5.0 Utah area
Windowpanes broke at Richfield, Utah. Shocks lasted three days.
1 12 4 31 0 1915 34.750 -120.250 0 5.5 Off So. California
Well built chimneys fell at Los Alamos as well as many others. Water pipes were pulled apart. Building damage at Lompoc. An oil pipe broke at Harris. Landslides and liquefaction were common. Felt from San Jose to Los Angeles.
1 12 15 2 40 1944 40.300 -124.900 0 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
Off the coast of northern California. Intensity V at Cape Mendocino, Eureka and Ferndale.
1 12 20 25 37 1946 59.250 -147.250 50 7.2 Southern Alaska
Felt strongly at Cordova and Anchorage.
1 12 20 11 37 1952 52.500 -167.500 0 6.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 12 23 33 49 1954 35.000 -119.016 16 5.9 So. California
Earthquake west of Wheeler Ridge, this event damaged corrugated iron buildings and water tanks at Maricope. Pipelines were cracked and power transformers fell in Tehachapi. Building walls cracked in Los Angeles, Stockton and Bakersfield. Felt in the San Joaquin Valley as far south as San Diego and the Imperial Valley.
1 12 6 0 13 1964 53.200 -166.300 33 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 12 21 22 15 1975 32.756 -117.988 15 5.0 So. California
Plaster Cracked at Long Beach.
1 12 16 33 25 1981 52.830 -166.820 20 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Umnak.
1 12 12 23 18 1987 51.741 -175.855 63 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
1 12 0 42 40 1988 72.913 -70.232 18 5.0 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
1 12 22 17 6 1990 53.870 -131.316 19 5.3 British Colombia
Felt with intensity IV at Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Also felt at Ketchikan, Alaska and in the Queen Charlotte Islands and at Smithers and Terrace, British Columbia.
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
1 11 9 7 0 1900 36.500 133.500 0 7.8 Korea
1 11 3 35 0 1908 23.700 121.400 0 7.3 Taiwan
Earthquake in the Hsingkong and Hwalien area. Two killed, 3 houses destroyed, five homes damaged. Fissures and fault line cracks were observed.
1 11 13 17 2 1913 1.500 122.000 60 7.3 Celebes Sea
1 11 1 35 32 1946 44.883 130.617 560 7.2 NE China
1 11 6 10 6 1982 13.752 124.358 46 7.4 Luzon, Philippines
Felt with intensity VII at Virac, Catanduanes and Virac, with intensity V at Manila and with IV at Quezon City. A rumbling noise was heard. Animals and people panicked and water became muddy. Damage to concrete and cracks formed in roads up to 7 feet deep. Files were scattered at a local hospital. Maximum intensity X at Bagamoc where ground cracks formed up to 50 feet long. Water spouted to a height of 20 feet. Municipal buildings were badly damaged. Landslides were common.
1 11 20 28 26 1997 18.219 -102.756 86 7.1 Michoacan, Mexico
One person killed and extensive damage occurred at Arteaga. Strongly felt in Michoacan and Mexico City. Felt in Colima, Guerrero and Jalisco.
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
1 11 23 49 0 1909 48.700 -122.800 0 6.0 Washington state, U.S.
Earthquake in northwestern Washington State. Walls cracked at Blaine, plaster at Bellingham. At Anacortes sidewalks twisted and piers were damaged. Felt from Olympia to Aberdeen.
1 11 4 29 0 1923 42.000 -120.500 0 5.0 Oregon state, U.S.
Felt strongly at Klamath Falls and Lakeview. Also felt at Alturas, California.
1 11 17 30 0 1933 38.900 -117.800 0 5.2 California/Nevada area
1 11 22 0 49 1939 38.600 -119.400 0 5.5 California/Nevada area
Felt southeast of Minden, NV and in east-central California and western Nevada. Damage at Coleville, CA and Gardnerville and Hudson, NV.
1 11 22 53 32 1953 65.309 -133.170 15 6.5 Yukon Territory, Canada
1 11 11 59 50 1961 51.500 -169.500 0 6.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 11 6 49 11 1962 51.400 -179.400 62 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 11 16 57 26 1965 61.050 -151.100 37 5.1 Central Alaska
1 11 2 12 26 1973 52.037 -169.556 14 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 11 21 41 8 1982 46.975 -66.659 7 5.5 E. of Maine
Aftershock of the earthquake of Jan. 9. Felt over about 125,000 sq. km of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. Maximum intensity VI at Caribou Maine and in New Brunswick where damage occurred to walls, merchandise, concrete bridges, underground pipes and streets. Felt by many.
1 11 9 3 33 1985 51.692 -175.321 59 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
1 11 0 4 3 2001 48.890 -129.310 10 6.1 Vancouver Island area
1 11 10 02 32 2006 43.507 -127.266 10 5.5 Off Coast of Oregon
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
1 10 0 0 0 1641 -1.500 -78.500 0 7.6 Ecuador
Associated with the eruption of the volcano Tunguarahua.
1 10 8 52 38 1956 -25.800 -175.300 33 7.3 Tonga Islands
1 10 14 22 24 1961 50.040 156.090 65 7.1 Kamchatka
1 10 12 7 9 1970 6.825 126.737 73 7.3 Mindanao, Philippines
Felt with maximum intensity VI at Davao, Mindanao. Also Felt strongly at Cagayan de Oro and Hinatuan and Surigao. Also felt in Samar and Cebu Islands.
1 10 7 17 4 1971 -3.132 139.697 33 8.1 West Irian, PNG
The epicenter occurred in a remote area which was thinly populated. At Djajapura brick walls cracked and wooden homes collapsed. A church was damaged at Sentani. Landslides occurred and mud volcanoes formed at Genjem. Some ground fissures were observed. Felt with maximum intensity IV at Tabele in eastern New Guinea.
1 10 8 51 13 1974 -14.434 166.863 34 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
Felt with intensity VI at Vanua Lava and with intensity V in the Banks Island. Also felt at Luganville, Espiritu Santo Island.
1 10 14 38 57 1993 -59.220 -25.930 33 7.0 So. Sandwich Islands
1 10 16 2 44 2001 57.078 -153.211 33 7.1 Southern Alaska
This earthquake was felt with intensity VI at Kodiak and also in Anchorage and Seward.
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
1 10 13 0 0 1910 38.682 -112.149 0 5.0 Utah area
Window panes broke at Richfield, Utah.
1 10 8 10 0 1935 36.000 -112.100 0 5.0 Utah area
Windows broke, plaster cracked and minor rockslides occurred at Grand Canyon, Arizona.
1 10 0 45 50 1948 42.000 -127.000 0 5.3 Off Coast of Oregon
1 10 2 52 31 1953 27.500 -114.400 33 5.7 Gulf of California
Felt in San Diego. Windows creaked. Rumbling earthquake sound was heard.
1 10 8 59 58 1954 65.500 -136.500 33 5.0 Northern Alaska
1 10 6 28 40 1962 44.300 -128.700 33 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
1 10 8 58 45 1976 43.629 -127.417 23 5.4 Off Coast of Oregon
1 10 12 58 16 1976 32.084 -115.471 12 5.0 So. California
Felt with intensity V at El Cento where bottles broke at the food market. Also felt at San Diego and Gadsden, Arizona.
1 10 13 33 15 1988 51.900 -164.500 0 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
1 10 13 10 18 1990 52.710 -169.940 58 5.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 10 16 2 44 2001 57.078 -153.211 33 7.1 Southern Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity VI at Kodiak. Felt with intensity III at Seward and Anchorage. Also felt at Anchor Point, Old Harbor and Perryville.
1 10 16 11 54 2001 56.606 -153.205 39 5.0 Southern Alaska
1 10 20 12 24 2001 56.934 -153.697 33 5.3 Southern Alaska
Felt at Old Harbor.
1 10 10 01 18 2007 53.669 -167.724 27 5.3 Fox Islands, Alaska
Felt (III) at Unalaska. Also felt at Dutch Harbor.
1 10 01 37 19 2008 43.785 -127.264 13 6.3 Off Coast or Oregon
Felt at Rockaway Beach. Also felt at Eureka, California.
1 10 00 27 39 2010 40.652 -124.692 29 6.5 Off Coast of Northern California
About 30 people injured and moderate damage to hundreds of homes and buildings in the Eureka-Ferndale area. Felt (VII) at Eureka, Ferndale and Samoa; (VI) at Bayside, Fortuna, Loleta and Rio Dell; (V) at Arcata, Blue Lake, Carlotta, Hydesville, Kneeland, Korbel, McKinleyville, Petrolia, Scotia, Somes Bar and Whitethorn. Felt widely in northern California and southwestern Oregon and as far as Hollister,
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
1 9 0 0 0 1038 38.400 112.900 0 7.2 So. China
In the province of Shensi. This earthquake extended from the west side of the Huangho River to beyond its eastern bank.
1 9 10 13 0 1857 35.000 -119.000 0 8.3 So. California
The Fort Tejon earthquake. A ground fissure 70 km long was observed near Fort Tejon about 6 km from the San Andreas fault between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The roof of the church at Ventura collapsed. At Fort Tejon many buildings were destroyed and collapsed. Artesian wells in the Santa Clara valley changed their flow pattern. New springs formed near Santa Barbara. A loud earthquake noise was heard at Fort Tejon. The waters of the Mokelumne River were thrown up on the banks over four feet high.
1 9 13 17 0 1896 36.500 141.000 60 7.5 Off East Coast Honshu
A tsunami was generated with maximum height at Kanto and Tohoku and Ayukawa.
1 9 10 21 42 1932 -6.200 154.500 380 7.3 New Britain
1 9 9 23 0 1936 1.100 -77.600 0 7.0 Colombia
Destructive in the town of Santa Ana. Many died. Volcanism was concurrent with this earthquake. Up to 300 people were displaced. Volcanic flow continued to the sea for a length along the ocean of about 2800 meters and about 800 meters long. Many fields were inundated.
1 9 16 49 28 2001 -14.928 167.170 103 7.6 Vanuatu Islands
Felt in northern Vanuatu.
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
1 9 16 0 0 1857 35.300 -119.800 0 8.3 So. California
The Fort Tejon earthquake. A ground fissure 70 km long was observed near Fort Tejon about 6 km from the San Andreas fault between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The roof of the church at Ventura collapsed. At Fort Tejon many buildings were destroyed and collapsed. Artesian wells in the Santa Clara valley changed their flow pattern. New springs formed near Santa Barbara.
1 9 0 0 0 1872 47.500 -70.500 0 5.7 New England
1 9 2 50 0 1928 37.000 -121.580 0 5.7 Central California
Felt with intensity VII at Gilroy and with intensity III Salinas and Hollister. Also felt at Watsonville.
1 9 10 28 42 1941 31.700 -115.100 0 5.5 So. California
Felt in San Diego.
1 9 9 10 50 1955 39.000 -118.000 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
A ground crack appeared south of Lovelock, NV about 1 mile long and 1 inch wide at Battle Mountain.
1 9 7 52 56 1957 52.660 -167.500 0 6.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 9 7 53 0 1957 53.000 -167.000 0 6.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 9 21 14 38 1958 65.500 -80.000 0 5.0 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
1 9 9 52 46 1966 54.200 -164.400 63 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
1 9 14 23 21 1970 52.000 -172.300 0 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 9 11 57 21 1973 60.311 -145.996 18 5.1 Central Alaska
Felt at Cordova.
1 9 17 7 56 1973 51.405 -178.212 52 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
1 9 12 53 50 1982 46.989 -66.652 10 5.8 E. of Maine
Felt in Canada from the Gaspe Peninsula to Prince Edward Island and west to Montreal Felt in the U.S. in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont over about 161 sq km. Maximum damage occurred with intensity VI near the Maine-New Brunswick border. Plaster and streets and chimneys cracked at Ashland, Bridgewater, Caribou. Walls and items broke at Easton and Haynesville where cracks also appeared in streets. At Lubec tombstones were misplaced. AT Presque Isle cracks appeared in streets and walls and sidewalks. Windows cracked.
1 9 16 36 43 1982 47.023 -66.648 6 5.1 E. of Maine
Strongly felt in the same area as the mainshock with similar effects. Felt with maximum intensity V in the U.S.
1 9 19 28 21 1985 60.313 -140.640 9 5.7 Central Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity VI at Yakutat, along the Alaska Highway and at Beaver Creek and Whitehorse. Also felt in the Yukon Territory, Canada.
1 9 3 36 34 1989 52.600 -173.800 0 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
1 9 10 42 9 1989 56.000 -174.500 0 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
1 9 11 16 56 1989 51.398 -174.794 26 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
1 9 11 52 52 1989 50.500 -173.600 0 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
1 9 23 4 17 1989 51.180 -174.940 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
1 9 4 58 37 1990 51.975 -169.487 15 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 9 7 52 16 1997 53.701 -163.546 24 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
1 9 16 27 09 2005 51.535 -176.135 41 5.2 Andreanof Island, Alaska
Felt on Adak
1 9 15 49 33 2007 59.420 -137.118 10 5.7 Southeastern Alaska
Felt (V) at Haines; (IV) at Hoonah, Juneau and Skagway; (III) at Douglas. Felt at Angoon, Gustavus, Petersburg, Sitka, Talkeetna and Yakutat. Also felt (IV) at Whitehorse; felt at Haines Junction, Yukon.
1 9 14 40 00 2008 51.649 -131.183 10 6.0 Vancouver Island, 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
1 8 13 0 0 1725 -16.400 -70.800 3 7.6 So. Peru/Bolivia
At Lima and Arequipa in Peru. Felt with intensity VII.
1 8 19 30 0 1780 38.200 46.000 0 7.7 No. Iran
100,000 - 200,000 killed in the Tabriz and Tabris area of Iran. Severe damage.
1 8 20 54 24 1956 -18.700 -70.400 55 7.2 So. Peru/Bolivia
Slight damage at Arica.
1 8 17 12 39 1970 -34.741 178.568 179 7.0 So. Kermadec Islands
Felt on North Island, New Zealand.
1 8 5 27 54 1972 20.950 120.260 36 7.2 Taiwan
Felt lightly at Batan Islands and at Aparri in northern Luzon.
1 8 16 47 21 2000 -16.925 -174.248 183 7.2 Tonga Islands
Felt with maximum intensity V at Afiamalu. Also Felt at Apia, Samoa and in American Samoa.
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
1 8 0 15 0 1906 39.300 -96.600 0 5.5 Southern Plains
Chimneys fell and walls cracked at Manhattan, Kansas. At Wamego and Junction City plaster cracked. Felt in Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. An earthquake noise was heard at Manhattan.
1 8 0 13 36 1931 47.300 -70.400 0 5.4 New England
1 8 0 13 41 1931 50.000 -74.000 0 5.6 Quebec, Canada
Epicenter near Baie St. Paul, Quebec. In New England felt with intensity IV at Island Pont, Vt and at Bradburn, Portage and Stockholm, Maine. Also felt as far as Portland, Cumberland, Soldier Pond, Stratton, Perham Maine and in Vermont at Canaan.
1 8 18 54 18 1946 33.000 -115.833 0 5.4 So. California
Southeast of Borrego Valley. Maximum intensity V at Dulzura. Also felt at Imperial. San Diego, Palm Springs, Lakeside.
1 8 10 4 32 1964 46.100 -77.700 33 5.0 New York State
1 8 17 38 19 1975 52.357 -175.625 121 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
1 8 19 57 4 1989 51.450 -174.760 34 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak and with intensity I at Atka.
1 8 20 26 26 1989 51.465 -174.852 42 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
1 8 22 37 30 1989 51.450 -174.760 32 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
1 8 19 44 35 1990 52.038 -169.446 33 5.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 8 20 11 44 1990 52.370 -169.680 22 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 8 21 39 41 1990 51.990 -169.390 21 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 8 10 52 29 1996 35.784 -117.635 5 5.0 So. California
1 8 2 17 36 2000 40.558 -126.189 29 5.4 Off Coast of No. California
1 8 17 15 07 2003 52.089 -171.584 33 5.5 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
1 8 18 55 41 2013 52.500 -170.635 67 5.0 Andreanof 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
1 7 4 25 0 1725 -9.000 -79.000 4 7.6 No. Peru
Felt most strongly in the Cordillera Blanca. Some glaciers fell. At least 1500 people were killed in Yungay and the town of Ancash.
1 7 0 29 30 1901 -2.000 -82.000 60 7.8 Ecuador
Felt strongly in the province of Guaya. Violent at Guayaquil and Babahoyo. Also strongly felt at Esmeraldas.
1 7 13 20 41 1937 35.500 97.600 0 7.6 So. China
Destructive in Tsinghai Province.
1 7 2 49 20 1944 -4.500 143.500 120 7.1 Papua New Guinea
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
1 7 20 21 50 1939 36.000 -117.716 10 5.0 California/Nevada area
At Coso Junction. Strong swarm Felt lightly in the Kern River area, Isabella, Kern County and Trona.
1 7 22 25 32 1945 36.500 -111.800 0 5.1 Utah area
1 7 7 25 0 1954 40.300 -76.000 0 5.0 New York State
Felt with maximum intensity VI at Sinking Spring, PA. Minor damage included plaster falling and dishes and furniture movement. Houses shook. Felt in Pennsylvania at Denber, Kenhort, Lincoln Park, Temple, West Lawn Reading and Wyomissing.
1 7 16 41 4 1956 65.580 -133.650 15 6.5 Yukon Territory, Canada
1 7 2 49 57 1971 52.312 -173.275 80 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with Intensity IV at Adak.
1 7 1 38 11 1983 37.554 -118.952 0 5.2 California/Nevada area
1 7 3 24 19 1983 37.630 -118.938 6 5.6 California/Nevada area
Felt over about 59,000 sq. km of California and Nevada. Maximum intensity at Mammoth Lakes where a plane was damaged. Display cases toppled in stores. Generally felt by all. At Lee Vining items fell and were overturned. Felt throughout most of central California and as far south as San Bernardino, east of Los Angeles.
1 7 6 17 44 1985 40.273 -126.265 5 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
1 7 6 18 5 1985 42.250 -127.120 33 5.2 Off Coast of Oregon
1 7 2 23 48 1987 52.275 -169.319 33 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 7 11 2 6 1990 64.778 -148.868 20 5.5 Northern Alaska
Felt with intensity V at Ester, Fairbanks and Manley Hot Springs. Also felt at Eielson AFB, Nenana and North Pole, lightly at Clear, Delta Junction and Minto and Tanana.
1 7 14 32 53 1996 35.766 -117.649 6 5.2 So. California
Felt at China Lake and Redgecrest and as far as Los Angeles.
1 7 02 52 54 2002 52.028 -171.168 33 5.4 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
1 7 20 58 19 2002 40.367 -127.086 23 5.0 Off Coast of Northern California
1 7 07 51 37 2004 43.571 -110.383 3 5.0 Wyoming
Felt (IV) at Kelly, Lander, Moose and Moran; (III) at Dubois, Jackson and Wilson. Also felt (III) at Driggs, Idaho Falls and Victor, Idaho.
1 7 02 23 43 2006 52.415 173.613 30 5.5 Rat Islands, Alaska
1 7 18 55 38 2006 56.319 -157.396 59 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
1 7 15 33 44 2007 54.902 -156.969 10 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
1 7 08 14 20 2008 51.198 -179.600 35 5.6 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
1 7 06 07 55 2014 54.856 -160.146 31 5.2 Unimak 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
1 6 14 11 2 1922 -16.500 -73.000 60 7.2 So. Peru/Bolivia
1 6 19 31 58 1928 0.500 36.500 60 7.0 Sudan/Ethiopia
1 6 14 3 24 1940 -22.000 171.000 90 7.2 Loyalty Islands
1 6 17 23 36 1948 17.000 -98.000 80 7.0 Oaxaca, Mexico
1 6 7 51 31 1951 7.500 -80.500 90 7.0 Costa Rica
1 6 15 39 1 1969 -10.507 164.466 32 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
1 6 6 11 41 1977 -3.600 144.400 33 7.1 Papua New Guinea
Felt strongly along the northern coast of Papua and in the Schouten Islands. No reports of damage.
1 6 22 37 34 1995 40.246 142.175 27 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
At least 29 were injured in Iwate and Aomori Prefectures. Many lost water and sewer services. Felt with maximum intensity V at Hachinohe and Morioka. Felt throughout much of Honshu and as far south as Tokyo.
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
1 6 14 30 0 1905 35.500 -118.700 0 5.0 So. California
Felt at Bakersfield, Riverside, Angiola, Lone Pine, Kern and Claremont. Sharp at Bakersfield and slight at Riverside.
1 6 13 6 0 1933 39.000 -117.800 0 5.1 California/Nevada area
1 6 2 1 21 1965 44.772 -112.746 10 5.1 Montana/Idaho
Felt with intensity V at Dewey, Idaho. Also felt in Montana.
1 6 18 27 34 1965 60.080 -151.650 57 5.2 Central Alaska
Felt at Homer.
1 6 23 12 19 1975 54.240 -165.798 113 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 6 16 2 7 1977 51.255 -175.556 11 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
1 6 7 8 44 1978 51.440 -175.943 25 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
1 6 12 23 29 1982 51.219 -176.498 37 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 6 12 23 40 1982 51.496 -176.592 53 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
1 6 17 4 46 1985 54.397 -166.180 131 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 6 17 5 13 1985 54.730 -166.510 61 5.6 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 6 23 47 8 1995 51.200 179.600 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 6 10 42 27 2000 58.207 -136.748 0 6.1 Southeast Alaska
Felt strong at Haines, Juneau and Sitka. Felt as far as Skagway, Yakutat, and at Whitehorse, Yukon Territory.
1 6 22 00 03 2002 52.097 -171.058 33 5.2 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
1 6 22 07 01 2002 52.064 -171.068 33 5.7 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
1 6 10 53 40 2003 63.450 -147.010 1 5.1 Central Alaska
1 6 10 14 43 2005 51.417 -174.265 41 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
1 6 00 20 32 2008 51.510 -131.158 10 5.4 Queen Charlotte Islands region, Canada
1 6 23 37 45 2012 59.852 -153.232 136 5.0 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity II-III in Anchorage, Kenai, Pedro Bay and Seldovia.
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
1 5 7 0 0 1678 -0.200 -78.500 0 7.0 Ecuador
1 5 14 33 15 1915 -15.000 168.000 200 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
1 5 23 26 42 1915 25.000 123.000 160 7.4 Ryukyu Islands
1 5 18 47 5 1941 2.000 122.000 50 7.0 Celebes Sea
1 5 21 12 43 1944 -3.500 102.000 60 7.0 So. of Sumatera
1 5 19 57 20 1946 -16.000 167.000 50 7.3 Vanuatu Islands
1 5 7 48 22 1953 54.000 170.500 60 7.1 Near Islands
1 5 10 6 33 1953 49.200 155.400 45 7.3 NE Pacific
1 5 0 50 18 1955 -49.700 162.700 33 7.0 Southern S. Isl. N.Z.
1 5 0 14 41 1967 48.146 102.897 35 7.5 Mongolia
Felt within maximum intensity VI at Ulan Bator and at Irkutsk. No victims were recorded as the epicentral region is quite unpopulated.
1 5 13 26 40 1969 -7.975 158.909 47 7.5 Solomon Islands
Slight damage on Santa Isabel Island. Fissures were observed and a water tank shifted.(date from NGDC, UNESCO gives date of Jan. 15).
1 5 14 57 11 1991 23.546 95.963 18 7.2 Myanmar
Felt at Mandalay, southern Myanmar, Silchar, India and Bangkok and Chiang Mai, Thailand. 32 buildings were damaged at Thabeikkyim, Myanmar. Farmland was also destroyed.
1 5 08 58 19 2013 55.393 -134.652 10 7.5 Southeast Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity V in Craig, Alaska and as far as Vancouver, B.C. A tsunami was recorded with height of 14 cm at Port Alexander, 7 at Sitka, and 2 cm at Sitka and Elfin Cove and Craig, Alaska. Damaged Office buildings in Juneau and did minor damage in Ketchikan. Seiche was observed as far to the south as Seattle, Washington from that event. Tsunami warnings are in effect from the Southeastern Panhandle to British Columbia. Some
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
1 5 2 45 0 1843 35.500 -90.500 0 6.0 New Madrid area
The strongest shock in the area since the New Madrid quakes of 1811-1812. Felt strongly in Memphis where walls were cracked and chimneys fell. An earthquake noise was heard. People were frightened at St. Louis and chimneys fell. Some subsidence occurred at New Madrid and a new lake formed drowning several hunters. Also felt strongly in Kentucky and in Cincinnati, Ohio where furniture and mirrors were strongly shaken. Felt through North and South Carolina and in Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa and Georgia.
1 5 3 54 0 1912 37.330 -118.420 0 5.5 California/Nevada area
Felt strongly at Bishop, Laws and Alvord. Felt as far as Bakersfield.
1 5 6 50 20 1933 38.770 -117.740 0 5.9 California/Nevada area
Felt with intensity IV at Wabuska and Potts, NV, Also felt at Sonora, Nevada.
1 5 11 26 0 1948 46.600 -112.000 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt by many at Helena, Montana.
1 5 14 6 32 1961 51.830 -175.940 51 6.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt on Adak.
1 5 7 32 26 1965 39.200 -120.100 14 5.0 Central California
Felt over about 500 sq miles of northern California around Lake Tahoe. Maximum intensity V at Crystal Bay, Nevada. Houses creaked.
1 5 19 1 0 1965 44.900 -112.700 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
1 5 23 0 0 1965 44.900 -112.700 0 5.1 Montana/Idaho
Felt in southwestern Montana and northern Idaho. A metal flagpole at Dewey Montana broke in two places. Objects fell from shelves with intensity V at Butte and other surround towns and cities. Christmas trees toppled and dishes broke.
1 5 0 37 18 1966 39.800 -104.700 5 5.0 Colorado area
Earthquake caused by pumping of water into the ground in the northern Denver area, this event knocked small objects off shelves and frightened many in Denver, Northglenn and Commerce City, Colorado. An earthquake noise was heard.
1 5 7 1 58 1966 51.200 -178.100 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 5 14 0 56 1974 52.051 -171.460 37 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 5 15 54 3 1974 42.475 -126.597 33 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
1 5 23 29 19 1974 42.466 -126.729 25 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
1 5 6 23 33 1976 35.844 -108.341 25 5.0 SW U.S.A
Minor damage to plaster and dry wall in Colorado, New Mexico and Leupp, Arizona. Felt over about 115,000 sq. km. Also felt in Utah. Maximum intensity VI.
1 5 21 41 48 1984 51.296 -179.194 53 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 5 12 11 57 1987 52.623 -169.427 33 6.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity V at Unalaska. Also felt at False Pass and Nikolski.
1 5 7 16 51 1990 41.838 -126.821 6 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
1 5 16 21 6 1991 65.433 -134.108 18 5.4 Yukon Territory, Canada
1 5 1 14 42 1994 67.699 -147.078 12 5.5 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
1 4 5 7 0 1903 -20.000 -175.000 400 8.0 Tonga Islands
1 4 5 19 29 1907 2.000 94.500 60 7.8 Nicobar Islands
Reports not available.
1 4 15 46 54 1912 52.000 -179.000 25 7.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
A violent shock.
1 4 8 56 37 1948 -20.800 -179.000 600 7.0 Tonga Islands
1 4 17 0 40 1970 24.139 102.503 31 7.5 Myanmar
Damage reported in Yunnan, China. Many victims and houses destroyed. Centered at Kanming. Residents in Hanoi, North Vietnam about 300 miles from the epicenter fled from their homes in terror as the earthquake shook that city.
1 4 3 16 54 1972 22.600 122.100 33 7.6 Taiwan
Felt within intensity V at Ishigakishima and with intensity IV in the Batan Islands. Followed by a strong sequence of events including an M 8.5 on January 25, 1972.
1 4 6 11 59 1998 -22.301 170.911 101 7.5 Loyalty Islands
Felt at Noumea, New Caledonia.
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
1 4 0 0 0 1728 42.800 -70.800 0 5.0 New England
1 4 15 46 54 1912 52.000 -179.000 25 7.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
A violent shock.
1 4 1 2 0 1933 38.400 -118.100 0 5.1 California/Nevada area
1 4 1 22 0 1933 38.400 -118.100 0 5.1 California/Nevada area
Felt with intensity IV at Wabuska and Potts, Nevada. Felt also at Sonora, CA.
1 4 3 59 28 1933 61.000 -148.000 25 6.2 Central Alaska
People ran into the streets. Ground cracks appeared at many points and in the streets of Seward and the Forestry Bureau road for 20 miles from Kenai Lake to Turnagain. At Anchorage it was the largest earthquake felt to date. Also reported felt at Fairbanks and Cordova.
1 4 3 41 23 1965 59.900 -153.600 122 5.4 Southern Alaska
Felt at Homer.
1 4 20 48 55 1965 67.400 -136.200 33 5.5 Northern Alaska
1 4 0 57 44 1968 52.200 -171.300 36 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 4 8 44 11 1976 52.860 -166.760 32 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 4 0 56 59 1992 66.628 -94.766 18 5.2 Nunavit/Hudson Bay, Canada
Felt by all at Gjoa Haven and Baker Lake. Also felt at Spence Bay, Repulse Bay and Pelly Bay.
1 4 2 47 27 1995 51.578 -173.648 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
1 4 4 14 45 1995 51.500 -173.800 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 4 19 43 10 1996 52.454 -170.676 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 4 11 46 37 2008 51.923 -170.100 35 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
1 3 15 0 0 1686 34.000 132.030 0 7.2 Kyushu, Japan area
1 3 0 0 0 1739 38.900 106.500 0 8.0 So. China
1 3 23 25 58 1911 42.900 76.900 25 8.2 Kirgizstan/Xinjiang
1 3 16 24 0 1920 19.300 -96.900 0 7.8 Oaxaca, Mexico
1 3 9 42 31 1934 53.600 155.800 290 7.0 Northern Kurils
1 3 2 54 18 1943 -30.620 178.420 12 7.4 So. Kermadec Islands
1 3 2 20 33 1947 44.300 149.000 40 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
1 3 12 48 30 1957 43.850 130.630 593 7.0 NE China
1 3 17 35 40 1971 -55.503 -2.578 33 7.1 Atlantic-Indian Ridge
1 3 16 23 21 2004 -22.253 159.683 22 7.1 Southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Felt on Mare and at Noumea, New Caledonia.
1 3 19 43 50 2009 -0.414 132.885 17 7.7 Papua New Guinea
1 3 22 33 40 2009 -0.691 133.305 23 7.4 Papua New Guinea
USGS and local sources give a combined death toll from the earthquakes and tsunamis of 108. A small tsunami was generated. This earthquake hit the region near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia. NEIC reported felt intensity IV at Sorong, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia. AFP News agency from Indonesia however reported stronger felt activity. Initial reports included five dead in Manokwari where one of the main tourist hotels collapsed with dozens injured. Electricity in the city was down and there were many flattened houses and damaged buildings. Damaged buildings included two hotels, two banks, a warehouse and hundreds of houses. At least 52 people suffered injuries including 37 in Manokwari. In Sorong at least four houses were leveld and 15 were injured. Thousands fled their homes and thronged roads leading from the coast, most feared deadly tsunamis. Earthquakes in this area often trigger strong tsunamis but they were directed to the north in this event. The Japanese Metorological Agency (JMA) reported tsunamis of 10-40 cm hit Japan's southeast coast overnight. No damages were reported. Tsunamis of similar size were likely to have occurred throughout the areas of eastern Asia and Indonesia and will probably be reported at a later date.
The earthquakes in the Papua, Indonesia region today may have been partially triggered by recent unusual geophysical activity. At the end of December, the only tropical cyclone in the world at the time, Billy passed south of this epicenter with winds up to 125 kts. This is one of the strongest cyclones to hit the area of northern Australia in recent years and it may have stressed the plates in the area through winds and atmospheric pressures such that normal stresses across faults in the area were reduced. The second event was a disturbance in the geomagnetic field which occurred several hours before the Papua mainshock. NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) places this disturbance which reached k-levels of 4, the strongest in the past month as occurring around 9:00-12:00 UT. I have long been an advocate that any method of forecasting earthquakes should take into account geophysical effects such as tropical cyclones and geomagnetic disturbances. In fact, my earthquake forecasting method patent (Reg. Patent # 7280920) requires such input in order to make informed risk forecasting for earthquakes. Any time two unusual phenomena coincide there are the possibilities they are random coincidences or there is a causal relationship. Statistics can often differentiate between these two.
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
1 3 17 18 33 1939 49.600 -129.620 0 5.2 Vancouver Island area
1 3 0 41 2 1957 53.300 -167.600 33 6.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 3 23 13 50 1965 60.200 -151.200 93 5.6 Central Alaska
1 3 13 28 14 1969 51.140 -179.390 38 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 3 21 14 16 1973 44.344 -129.154 18 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
1 3 22 56 46 1977 37.605 -89.622 5 5.0 New Madrid area
1 3 1 26 11 1994 49.636 -127.026 29 5.5 Vancouver Island area
1 3 23 2 11 1998 53.982 -164.005 3 5.7 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
1 3 04 24 26 2002 52.490 173.303 33 5.2 Rat Islands, Alaska
1 3 10 53 04 2006 51.453 -168.124 10 5.3 Fox Islands, Alaska
The earthquake of M 5.3 in the Fox Islands continued a strong activation of that region which began in October, 2005. The last event in the region including both these events(50-55N 168-173W) which was larger than M 5.3 was an earthquake in the Fox Islands of M 5.7 on Oct. 20, 2005.
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
1 2 12 56 30 1907 -21.100 -175.100 60 7.3 Tonga Islands
1 2 22 34 30 1936 0.000 99.500 60 7.0 So. Sumatera
1 2 15 14 51 1950 -12.000 165.000 150 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
1 2 3 48 44 1957 53.000 -168.000 60 7.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 2 10 42 30 1974 -22.500 -68.400 105 7.2 Coast No. Chile
Three injured in Chuquicamata. Damage with intensity VIII at Calama. Also felt at Iquique, Tocopilla, Antofagasta and Copiapo.
1 2 17 22 49 2002 -17.600 167.856 21 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
Several people were injured, two bridges destroyed and buildings and roads damaged on Efate. Rockslides blocked access to wharf at Port Vila. Tsunami with wave heights to 40 cm.
01 02 06 10 49 2006 -60.957 -21.606 13 7.4 South Sandwich 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
1 2 12 15 0 1785 40.000 -67.000 0 5.7 E. of Maine
1 2 16 21 0 1912 41.500 -88.500 0 5.0 Northern Plains
Maximum intensity was VI at Aurora, Freeport, Morris and Yorkville, Illinois. Felt with intensity V at Chicago. Felt also at Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin and in Iowa, Indiana and Fulton County, Kentucky.
1 2 7 30 0 1935 32.800 -114.200 0 5.0 SW U.S.A
Aftershocks of strong earthquakes of Dec. 30 and 31, 1943.
1 2 22 41 6 1935 40.600 -125.000 0 5.7 Off Coast of No. California
Moderately strong shock felt with intensity VI along the northern coast of California. Felt at Eureka, Fort Bragg, etc. No felt in southern Oregon.
1 2 3 25 0 1954 36.600 -83.700 0 5.0 Kentucky/Tennessee/NC
Earthquake centered near Middlesboro. This event cracked buildings and foundations in Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Damage and alarm occurred. Intensity V was reported in Kentucky. Felt also in Tennessee.
1 2 0 39 24 1957 52.700 -168.500 33 6.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 2 2 17 39 1957 52.460 -168.410 0 6.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 2 3 30 34 1957 52.500 -168.500 33 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 2 3 48 44 1957 53.000 -168.000 60 7.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 2 4 3 30 1957 52.760 -168.750 0 6.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
1 2 10 49 32 1957 52.580 -168.530 0 6.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
A precursory swarm to a strong series in March, 1957. Not reported felt.
1 2 4 52 16 1966 54.210 -164.380 45 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
1 2 3 36 21 1976 50.380 -130.020 22 5.1 British Colombia
1 2 20 57 40 1978 51.163 -178.090 50 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 2 13 53 50 1979 51.755 -173.432 22 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 2 13 55 53 1979 51.590 -173.310 0 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 2 16 10 18 1984 56.354 -152.981 33 5.0 Southern Alaska
1 2 5 32 49 1985 55.428 -157.835 33 6.1 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with intensity III at Perryville. Also felt at Chignik and Sand Point.
1 2 23 7 56 1985 51.700 -170.500 33 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 2 11 45 36 1992 32.336 -103.101 5 5.0 SW U.S.A
Felt with intensity V at Seagraves, Texas and Jai, Lakewood, Loco Hills and Roswell, New Mexico. Felt throughout southeastern New Mexico, western Texas as far as San Antonio, Texas.
1 2 16 40 41 1992 48.738 -129.233 10 6.0 Vancouver Island area
1 2 12 58 42 2000 51.447 -175.558 27 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
1 2 17 25 33 2000 51.651 -175.464 27 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
01 02 14 17 13 2009 58.377 -151.928 65 5.3 Southern Alaska
(AEIC). Felt (III) at Kodiak and (II) at Homer and Port Lions. Also felt at Anchor Point and Kenai.
01 02 10 15 36 2015 50.968 -130.176 10 5.2 Vancouver Island, Canada
1 2 06 48 42 2019 58.351 -153.201 62 5.0 KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
NEIC reported this event was felt with intensity II-III within about 400 km of the epicenter with reported intensities at Kodiak, Homer, Kenai, and Anchorage, Alaska. This is the second M 5.0 in Alaska in the past two days, an unusual occurrence for the beginning of the year. The last event of M>=5 in the Kodiak Island area within about 150 km of this epicenter was an M 5.4 on August 31, 2017. An M 5.7 occurred about 150 km north of this at an intermediate depth on November 21, 2018 and as an M 5.1 on March 9, 2018, the only such events in the past year in the region.
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
1 1 5 20 15 1902 52.380 -167.450 0 7.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
A strong volcanic eruption occurred. The earthquake was accompanied with tsunamis. It is likely this was an earthquake not directly associated with the volcanic eruption. A second quake of M 7.8 occurred on Jan. 1, 2002.
1 1 11 2 0 1910 16.500 -84.000 60 7.5 Honduras
In the Caribbean Sea. No damage reported.
1 1 10 17 43 1911 38.000 66.000 60 7.2 Afghanistan
1 1 13 20 36 1916 -4.000 154.000 25 7.9 New Britain
1 1 1 33 42 1919 8.000 126.000 60 7.4 Central Philippines
Earthquake of intensity VII. It shook the entire island of Mindanao and Visayan. Also felt on Samar, Leyte, Cebu and Bohol.
1 1 2 59 57 1919 -19.500 -176.500 180 8.3 Tonga Islands
1 1 18 43 31 1928 53.000 152.000 510 7.0 Northern Kurils
1 1 8 48 39 1933 -14.800 168.000 140 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
1 1 13 21 0 1935 -17.500 -174.500 300 7.1 Tonga Islands
1 1 1 29 40 1976 -28.600 -177.600 59 7.3 No. Kermadec Islands
1 1 16 42 40 1980 38.815 -27.780 10 7.2 Azores Islands
At least 56 were killed and 400 injured in this earthquake in the Azores. Maximum intensity was VIII on Terceira, Azores. Four killed and much damage on Sao Jorge. Damage also occurred on Graciosa.
1 1 9 3 41 1984 33.618 136.842 388 7.3 Central/So. Honshu Japan
Felt from Hokkaido to Kyushu.
1 1 8 5 12 1996 0.724 119.981 33 7.8 Malaysia
At least nine killed and 350 buildings damaged in Bangkir and Tolitoli. A tsunami was generated with maximum height five meters in the epicentral region.
1 1 6 57 4 2001 6.898 126.579 33 7.5 Mindanao, Philippines
Felt at Butuan. Felt also on Ternate and Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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
1 1 5 20 15 1902 52.380 -167.450 0 7.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
A strong volcanic eruption occurred. The earthquake was accompanied with tsunamis. It is likely this was an earthquake not directly associated with the volcanic eruption. A second quake of M 7.8 occurred on Jan. 1, 2002.
1 1 18 28 0 1913 34.700 -81.700 0 5.2 Southeast U.S.
Felt over an area of about 43,000 sq. miles with maximum intensity up to VII. At Union cracks formed in walls and plaster fell. Cracks appeared in many brick buildings. Chimneys fell as far as Kings Mountain N.C. more than 200 miles away.
1 1 2 35 0 1920 33.080 -116.750 0 5.0 So. California
Earthquake at Mesa Grande and Warner Springs. Adobe walls cracked at Warner Springs.
1 1 8 16 45 1927 32.500 -115.500 0 5.8 So. California
1 1 9 13 30 1927 32.500 -115.500 0 5.5 So. California
1 1 1 20 42 1945 73.000 -70.000 0 6.5 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
1 1 12 13 54 1955 39.000 -118.000 0 5.1 California/Nevada area
1 1 23 39 6 1963 56.500 -157.600 67 6.5 Alaska Peninsula
Part of a sequence of events on the Kenai Peninsula. Woke many at Anchorage. Light fixtures swayed and objects moved. Felt also at Cordova, Kenai and Valdez.
1 1 8 4 18 1965 34.133 -117.500 6 5.2 So. California
South of Fontana this event was felt in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. Ceiling tile fell at Fontana and windows, glassware and dishes broke. A sidewalk cracked at Lytle Creek.
1 1 9 7 5 1969 51.210 -179.340 41 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
1 1 4 45 30 1971 59.620 -144.650 0 5.3 Southeast Alaska
1 1 3 55 12 1975 61.918 -149.724 58 5.9 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity III at Anchorage, Palmer and Wasilla. Minor damage in Anchorage and Palmer.
1 1 23 14 39 1979 33.944 -118.681 11 5.0 So. California
Felt with intensity VI at Culver City and the Malibu region. Store windows broke in Malibu, Culver City, Santa Monica and cracked at Buena Park and Seal Beach. Damage was also reported from Hollywood. Parts of the Pacific Coast Highway were made impassible by fallen boulders.
1 1 11 18 8 1983 61.286 -146.955 21 5.4 Central Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity IV at Valdez. Aslo felt at Anchorage, Crdova, Glennallen and Palmer.
1 1 15 50 18 1991 55.590 -159.130 39 5.6 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with intensity IV at Perryville. Also felt at Chignik and San Point.
1 1 11 30 4 1995 60.000 -153.200 121 5.0 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity III at Kasilof and Port Graham. Also felt at Homer and Kenai.
1 1 11 22 57 2000 46.888 -78.930 18 5.2 New York State
Felt at Temiscaming and Val-d'Or. Also felt in southern Ontario at North Bay and in Toronto and Ottawa. Felt in New York at Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Rochester. Also felt in Kinross, Michigan.
01 01 07 50 21 2003 52.326 -168.661 33 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
01 01 12 16 14 2015 40.442 -125.775 24 5.4 Off coast of Northern California
NEIC reported intensity IV in Petrolia and Redcrest and II-III in Eureka, Ft. Bragg, Blocksburg, McKinleyville, Arcata, Bridgeville, Carlotta, Ferndale, Fortuna, Barberville, Hydesville, Loleta, Myers Flat, and possibly at Westport, Point Arena, Mendocino, California.
1 1 3 3 30 2019 61.296 -149.947 43 5.0 Anchorage, Alaska
A moderate earthquake of M 5.0 shook the aftershock zone of the Anchorage, Alaska region today. NEIC reported it was felt with intensity up to IV in Anchorage, Elmendorf AFB, abd Fort Richardson, Alaska and with lesser intensity of II-III as far as 200 km from the epicenter at Homer, Alaska. This is the strongest long-term aftershock of the M 7.1 in Anchorage of November 30, 2018. The last event of M>=5 in the area was an M 5.2 on December 1, 2018.
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
12 30 17 0 0 1703 35.000 140.000 0 8.2 Off East Coast Honshu
A strong tsunami (the Genroku Tokkaido tsunami) was generated by this earthquake. The southern part of the Boso peninsula subsided destroying 1020 houses and killing 125. Maximim tsunami amplitude was 9 meters near Katsuum on Boso Peninsula. Considerate damage. Houses were destroyed and deaths occurred. At Hachijijima on Isu Island 18 boast and 58 houses were lost along with 56 lives. Much damage. An earthquake in the same area of this size today could be devastating to the Tokyo area.
12 30 5 26 59 1907 12.100 -86.300 60 7.2 Nicaragua
12 30 0 39 28 1961 51.000 178.000 0 7.0 Rat Islands
12 30 23 52 40 1983 36.372 70.738 215 7.2 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
At least 26 were killed and up to 500 injured in the Kabul, Afghanistan and Peshawar, Pakistan areas. Damage was recorded in Tajikistan. Felt in Afghanistan, India, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
12 30 23 18 52 1989 -3.406 145.966 38 7.0 New Ireland
Felt with intensity III at Karkar and Manam.
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
12 30 22 34 0 1901 52.000 -160.000 0 6.6 Alaska Peninsula
A strong volcanic eruption occurred. Several tsunamis were generated.
12 30 17 57 0 1926 47.700 -120.200 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Located in east-central Washington. Most strongly felt at Wenatchee and Leavenworth. Panic caused people to rush into the streets.
12 30 13 52 14 1934 32.250 -115.500 16 6.5 So. California
Felt with maximum intensity IX at Laguna Salada area of Baja California. Railroads, tracks and bridges were damaged and twisted. Cracks in the surface and water spouted in a dry canal bed. Houses were wrecked and a water tank was destroyed.
12 30 12 10 48 1938 59.000 -153.000 100 5.5 Southern Alaska
Felt lightly at Anchorage.
12 30 22 3 2 1944 43.800 -126.800 0 5.8 North Pacific Ocean
12 30 23 49 56 1948 50.990 -130.320 0 6.0 British Colombia
Felt lightly in Victoria.
12 30 11 32 30 1954 52.500 -168.400 55 6.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
12 30 2 6 30 1965 54.090 -164.280 19 5.5 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
12 30 16 30 35 1965 33.566 -116.550 8 5.9 So. California
12 30 16 33 44 1965 58.200 -152.400 33 5.3 Southern Alaska
Slightly felt at Kodiak.
12 30 7 3 10 1968 57.580 -151.360 19 5.4 Southern Alaska
12 30 3 33 17 1974 61.982 -149.686 62 5.1 Central Alaska
Felt strongly at Anchorage and Palmer. Felt also at Talketna with maximum intensity V.
12 30 2 22 4 1975 63.040 -150.945 132 5.1 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Talketna.
12 30 9 2 45 1977 52.275 -169.736 35 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
12 30 14 0 33 1981 64.588 -148.010 14 5.2 Northern Alaska
Felt with intensity V at Ester where objects overturned and windows and doors rattled. Also felt at Fairbanks, North Pole, Minto and Eielson Air Force Base.
12 30 12 41 3 1985 61.541 -150.340 62 5.5 Central Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity V at Anchorage where windows cracked, dishes broke and pictures and small items fell. An earthquakes noise was heard. Many were awakened. Also felt at Chugiak, Tyonek, Willow and Seward.
12 30 20 13 20 1985 63.592 -151.298 33 5.1 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity III in the Denali National Park and at McKinley Park.
12 30 16 18 13 1987 53.886 -165.797 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
12 30 2 7 18 1995 63.212 -150.605 137 5.7 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Anchorage, Butte and the general region. Also flet at Fairbanks, Valdez and Whittier.
12 30 18 48 57 2009 32.437 -115.165 9 5.9 Baja California
(NEIC). Some buildings damaged slightly at Mexicali. Cracks occurred in Canal Reforma near Jalapa and ground cracks were observed at Guerrero and Jalapa. Felt (VI) at Mexicali and (V) at Algodones. Felt (IV) at San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora. Felt (VI) at Heber and Holtville; (V) at Brawley, Calexico, El Centro and Imperial; (IV) at Blythe, Calipatria, Niland, Ocotillo, San Diego, Thermal, Westmorland and Winterhaven, California. Also felt (V) at Somerton and (IV) at Chandler and Yuma, Arizona. Felt in northern Baja California and northwestern Sonora. Felt in much of southern California, southwestern Arizona and at Las Vegas, Nevada.
12 30 19 21 26 2010 56.748 -156.149 54 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
(AEIC). Felt at Chignik.
12 30 06 56 33 2010 53.113 171.428 10 5.3 Near Islands, Aleutians
12 30 12 02 41 2010 51.626 177.378 56 5.4 Rat 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
12 29 0 0 0 1604 25.000 119.500 0 8.0 So. China
Probable aftershock in Fou-tcheou, Hing-hoa and Kien-ning. The mainshock occurred on Oct. 25, 1604.
12 29 0 0 0 1820 -7.000 119.000 0 7.5 Sumbawa Island area
AT least 400-500 persons were killed including 3 Europeans. Felt in Sumbawa with damage and in the Flores Sea. Much damage. The sea rose several times to an unusual height and carried away many houses.
12 29 11 18 0 1897 19.000 -73.000 0 7.0 Dominican Rep/Haiti
Felt strongly at Mirebalais and Jacmel. At Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and in the Monte Cristi range ground subsided and great cracks formed. Maximum intensity IX-X. A bridge collapsed at Guanabano. Submarine cables broke. The cathedral at Santiago de los Caballeros was damaged beyond repari. 92 houses were damaged. Altamira Village near Puerto Plata partially disappeared in the earthquake. The cemetery sank.
12 29 22 50 20 1917 15.000 -97.000 60 7.7 Oaxaca, Mexico
Located near the Oaxaca coast. Damage appears to have been minimal.
12 29 14 47 56 1936 -4.500 153.500 0 7.0 New Britain
12 29 3 3 54 1949 18.000 121.000 60 7.2 Luzon, Philippines
Earthquake was reported to have killed 15 at Iba. Most structures damaged were large churches which had been damaged in World War II. Fifteen persons were killed, most drowned in the Cagauyan River when their canoes capsized. Highest intensity was at Magat and Pionacanauan de Ilagan rivers with the Cagayan River. Damage occurred to old structures. Fissures and sand boils were observed. In Manila panic occurred as tall buildings cracked and swayed. Plaster fell and some electrical disruption occurred.
12 29 0 19 31 1973 -15.117 166.896 47 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
This earthquake damaged harbor installations and broke water pipes at Luganville.
12 29 7 48 14 1993 -20.230 169.789 33 7.0 Loyalty 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
12 29 6 20 44 1932 38.800 -118.000 0 5.2 California/Nevada area
12 29 6 38 16 1932 38.800 -118.000 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
12 29 6 46 0 1932 38.800 -118.000 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
12 29 6 49 0 1932 38.800 -118.000 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
Aftershocks.
12 29 18 37 0 1941 45.535 -122.620 0 5.0 Oregon state, U.S.
Felt with maximum intensity VI for about 5000 sq. miles around Portland, Oregon. Windows cracked at Portland, felt by all. Items fell from shelves and many were awakened.
12 29 12 53 28 1948 39.550 -120.080 0 6.0 Central California
Earthquake near Verdi, Nevada where a store in Veri was severely damaged. Windows and walls fell at a school and at the powerhouse. Chimneys fell. Telephone service was disrupted at Truckee River Canyon when a boulder severed a telephone line.
12 29 6 35 2 1964 51.400 -174.900 22 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
12 29 6 39 6 1964 51.490 -174.750 18 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
12 29 10 24 31 1970 51.238 -168.437 9 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
12 29 18 25 1 1974 61.597 -150.511 67 5.6 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Palmer, with V at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Talkeetna, Tyonek and Wasilla. Also felt at Anchorage.
12 29 8 3 43 1976 43.438 -126.785 15 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
12 29 18 54 35 1990 52.102 -170.532 58 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
12 29 22 58 02 2007 52.210 -168.149 15 5.9 Fox Islands, Aleutians
12 29 23 12 18 2009 52.062 -171.421 51 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
12 28 2 56 0 1903 7.000 127.000 60 7.8 Halmahera
A violent earthquake in southeastern Mindanao. Church statues were thrown down at Mati. At Caraga there were fissures formed in the steep rocks separating the beach from the town. These were three feet meters long. Stone fences were thrown to the ground. At Davao earthquake sounds were heard. Pendulum clocks stopped and objects fell from walls and shelves. Also felt at Butuan, Cotabato, Surigao and Maasin.
12 28 4 20 27 1908 38.167 15.583 10 7.5 Mediterranean/Sicily
An earthquake in Messina, Italy and Reggio. At Messina 2400 were killed outside the city in the province of Reggio about 11,000 were killed at Monteleone, 10 - a total of 13,282. About 25-50% of the population of the nearby towns were killed. Estimated total death toll was 47,000 to 82,000 people. Many houses in every village were destroyed. Destruction was complete near the epicenter. At Messina about 98% of houses were ruined. The city looked like rows of debris. The quake was felt as far as Greece for an area of about 170,000 sq. miles. Subsidence of the coast was up to 3 feet. Sea cables were ruptured most of the was between Sicily and Italy. A tsunami was generated with an intial retreat of the sea. Maximum tsunami height was 38 feet. On both sides of the strait of Messina buildings were swept away be the tsunami. 79 were killed or drowned in the tsunami at Sicily and more than 140 on the Calabrian coast. The tsunami destroyed bridges and railways.
12 28 22 54 52 1924 43.200 147.200 60 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
12 28 18 20 15 1927 53.800 161.400 20 7.2 E. of Kamchatka
12 28 2 35 22 1935 0.000 98.300 60 8.1 So. Sumatera
Moderate damage with intensity VIII at Batu Island, Padang, Sibolga. Two mud islets, Bola and Sigata were thrown up by the shock. At Padang cracks developed in walls, Trees and telephone poles swayed. Buildings collapsed at Sibolga.
12 28 16 37 44 1940 18.000 147.500 80 7.3 No. Marianas
12 28 17 48 45 1945 -6.000 150.000 60 7.8 New Ireland
12 28 9 20 14 1951 16.067 -99.550 0 7.4 Oaxaca, Mexico
No damage reported.
12 28 8 18 5 1966 -25.510 -70.740 23 7.8 Coast Central Chile
The strongest earthquake of 1966, this violent event destroyed more than half the buildings in the port of Taltal. Three were left dead, 6 injured and more than 3000 homeless. Taltal was particularly affected. Most damage occurred to homes with corrugated metal roofs when the fire-proof partitions between bays collapsed. Damage was also extensive in Santa Caralina. Houses of adobe a collapsed there. Maximum intensity was VIII at Taltal. Other areas affected were Chanaral, Copiapo and Antofagasta. Some panic occurred. A seiche was reported at Caldera with amplitude 90 mm.
12 28 13 41 46 1973 -14.464 166.601 26 7.8 Vanuatu Islands
Felt with intensity VII on Vanua Lava Island and at Luganville, Hog Harbour and Port Olry on Espirtu Santo. Damage was recorded to reservoirs and concrete walls and some floors were cracked. Strong aftershock sequence.
12 28 10 37 54 1984 56.187 163.314 0 7.1 Komandorsky Isl
12 28 12 19 23 1994 40.525 143.419 27 7.8 Hokkaido, Japan
Two were killed and more than 200 injured in Hachinohe, Japan. Some damage reported. Felt with maximum intensity VI at Hachinohe. Also felt as far as Tokyo. A small tsunami was recorded with maximum height 1.1 meters at Miyako.
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
12 28 0 0 0 1727 42.800 -70.800 0 5.0 New England
May have been an aftershock of the earthquake on Nov. 9, 1727.
12 28 12 15 38 1939 35.800 -120.333 0 5.0 Off So. California
Earthquake at Long Beach cracked walls and damaged street lights at Huntington Beach and Long Beach, CA.
12 28 2 49 27 1951 37.570 -118.580 0 5.2 California/Nevada area
Felt strongly in the Owens River Gorge. Also felt and frightened many at Long Valley Reservoir. Dishes and knickknacks fell.
12 28 6 26 17 1967 44.210 -128.990 33 5.3 North Pacific Ocean
12 28 7 1 39 1967 44.290 -129.000 33 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
12 28 22 11 34 1967 44.200 -128.900 33 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
12 28 22 58 9 1980 38.142 -118.265 23 5.0 California/Nevada area
Felt with intensity IV at Mono City and Luning, NV. Also felt at Bridgeport, Hume, Miramonte, Hawthorne and Mono Lake.
12 28 19 6 24 1982 38.030 -118.350 18 5.2 California/Nevada area
Felt with intensity IV at Benton, CA. Also felt at Bishop, Mono Lake, Miramonte, Dyer, Mina and Schurz.
12 28 0 16 35 1983 52.060 -177.805 113 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak Island.
12 28 4 38 33 1985 51.409 -177.102 53 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak Island.
12 28 7 44 38 1985 56.580 -156.509 59 5.3 Alaska Peninsula
12 28 6 35 58 1990 62.960 -148.850 83 5.1 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Skwentna and Talkeetna. Felt III at Anchorage, Chickaloon, Palmer and Willow, Alaska.
12 28 11 16 44 1990 49.110 -128.690 5 5.0 Vancouver Island area
12 28 16 33 11 1990 48.691 -128.287 10 5.0 Vancouver Island area
12 28 18 27 60 1995 38.777 -119.549 5 5.5 California/Nevada area
Felt with intensity V at Kirkwood and Mi-Wuk Village. Also felt at Bridgeport, West Sacramento. Felt lightly at Carson City, Hawthorne and Yerington, Nevada.
12 28 09 36 11 2002 51.640 -168.610 33 5.8 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
12 28 21 07 35 2004 53.290 -173.820 251 5.8 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
12 28 00 03 05 2005 53.490 -164.450 37 5.3 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
12 28 08 18 00 2016 38.375 -118.904 8 5.7 Central California
Maximum intensity V was reported for the three events of M 5.6-5.8. Intensity IV was reported from California at Lee Vining, Mammoth Lakes, Mariposa, Markleeville, Yosemite National Park, with intensity V in Soulsbyville. Felt effects were reported from Nevada at Minden, Gardnerville and Yerington among other communities. The earthquakes were reported felt up to about 300 km from the epicenters.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
12 27 2 22 2 1924 44.300 145.800 120 7.3 Hokkaido, Japan
12 27 15 25 49 1944 -6.500 152.000 90 7.0 New Britain
12 27 4 41 5 1945 -6.000 151.000 40 7.0 New Ireland
12 27 23 57 16 1949 -60.000 -22.000 50 7.1 So. Sandwich Islands
12 27 0 14 11 1956 -23.300 -176.800 240 7.1 Tonga Islands
12 27 5 38 56 1985 -5.700 104.000 25 7.0 So. of Sumatera
Felt strongly at Metro and Tanjungkarang and Telukbetung. Also felt at Jakarta, Indonesia.
12 27 4 5 58 1991 -56.032 -25.266 10 7.2 So. Sandwich Islands
12 27 16 00 59 2003 -22.014 169.766 10 7.3 Southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Felt on Mare and at Noumea, New Caledonia, also felt lightly on Tiga.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
12 27 1 30 0 1869 39.500 -120.000 0 6.7 California/Nevada area
12 27 5 50 0 1869 39.500 -120.000 0 5.5 California/Nevada area
12 27 9 40 0 1869 39.500 -120.000 0 6.1 California/Nevada area
Considerable damage occurred at Virginia City, Genoa, Dayton and Carson City, Nevada. Also felt at Steamboat Springs, NV. Damage also reported in California from Downieville and Oroville. Strong aftershock sequence.
12 27 9 19 0 1926 36.170 -120.330 0 5.0 Central California
Located near Coalinga. Felt over and area of about 25,000 sq. miles. Felt at San Luis Obispo. Also felt at Porterville, Oakdale, and Fresno. Many were awakened near the epicenter with intensity up to VI. Also felt at Los Banos and Mendota.
12 27 10 35 26 1960 41.500 -125.100 0 5.4 Off Coast of No. California
Felt along much of the northern coast of California in Del Norte and Humboldt Counties. Maximum intensity V. Awakened many at Ferndale. Also felt at Klamath where windows rattled and houses creaked. A pendulum clock was destroyed. Also felt at Trinidad and Crescent City.
12 27 15 9 51 1977 60.319 -153.461 182 5.3 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity V at Anchorage, Chugiak, Homer, Tyonek. Also felt at Anchor Point, Talkeetna, Valdez, Seward and Kodiak.
12 27 23 5 53 1983 53.586 -164.376 40 6.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity V at False Pass and King Cove. Objects fel, people had difficulty standing. Also felt at Akutan, Cold Bay, Sand Point and Unalaska.
12 27 9 55 30 1984 53.925 -162.417 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
12 27 8 36 55 1990 51.541 -176.153 55 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt on Adak with intensity IV.
12 27 11 13 19 1992 40.040 -127.680 15 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
12 27 0 26 36 1996 58.000 -150.000 0 5.0 Southern Alaska
12 27 15 23 15 2003 43.519 -127.347 10 5.3 Off the coast of Oregon
12 27 14 44 23 2007 52.267 -168.383 17 5.6 Fox Islands, Aleutians
12 27 15 53 44 2007 51.655 178.611 84 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
12 27 14 50 28 2008 53.391 -163.528 25 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
12 27 03 38 23 2010 51.048 -176.105 15 5.0 Andreanof 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
12 26 1 0 0 1738 55.000 157.500 350 7.1 Kamchatka
12 26 14 30 0 1813 45.300 18.400 0 7.0 Adriatic Sea
12 26 5 0 0 1861 38.200 22.200 0 7.5 No. Greece
Felt with intensity VII-VIII in Corinth, Aigion, Vostizza and Galaxidi, Greece.
12 26 6 53 28 1906 -18.000 -71.000 60 7.9 So. Peru/Bolivia
12 26 23 57 21 1939 39.800 39.510 20 8.0 Turkey
Between 20,000 and 30,000 were killed and more than 30,000 homes were destroyed. The large population of homeless severely suffered from winter snow and storms and cold. Most structures were destroyed at Erzincan, Susechri, Resadiye and Niksar. Faulting was observed east of Erzincan and Niksar. The sea was observed to retire 50 meters at Fatsa on the Black Sea and then to return 20 meters above the water line.
12 26 14 48 9 1941 22.200 100.100 0 7.0 Myanmar
At least 15 were killed with limited damage.
12 26 15 56 39 1975 -16.265 -172.467 33 7.8 Tonga Islands
Strong earthquake which was felt with intensity V at Apia. A tsunami was generated with maximum amplitude up to 75 cm at Pago Pago.
12 26 17 5 32 1981 -29.934 -177.741 33 7.1 No. Kermadec Islands
Part of a series of strong earthquakes at this time in the Kermadec Islands.
12 26 00 58 49 2004 3.240 95.820 10 9.3 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN
(GS). This is the fourth largest earthquake in the world since 1900 and is the largest since the 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska earthquake. In total, more than 283,100 people were killed, 14,100 are still listed as missing and 1,126,900 were displaced by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in 10 countries in South Asia and East Africa. The earthquake was felt (IX) at Banda Aceh, (VIII) at Meulaboh and (IV) at Medan, Sumatra and (III-V) in parts of Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The tsunami caused more casualties than any other in recorded history and was recorded nearly world-wide on tide gauges in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Seiches were observed in India and the United States. Subsidence and landslides were observed in Sumatra. A mud volcano near Baratang, Andaman Islands became active on December 28 and gas emissions were reported in Arakan, Myanmar.
12 26 04 21 25 2004 6.890 92.890 10 7.5 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA
(GS). This is the fourth largest earthquake in the world since 1900 and is the largest since the 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska earthquake. In total, more than 283,100 people were killed, 14,100 are still listed as missing and 1,126,900 were displaced by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in 10 countries in South Asia and East Africa. The earthquake was felt (IX) at Banda Aceh, (VIII) at Meulaboh and (IV) at Medan, Sumatra and (III-V) in parts of Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The tsunami caused more casualties than any other in recorded history and was recorded nearly world-wide on tide gauges in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Seiches were observed in India and the United States. Subsidence and landslides were observed in Sumatra. A mud volcano near Baratang, Andaman Islands became active on December 28 and gas emissions were reported in Arakan, Myanmar.
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
12 26 5 2 45 1932 38.043 -117.957 8 5.3 California/Nevada area
12 26 0 46 54 1951 32.816 -118.350 16 5.9 So. California
In San Clemente Island. Slight damage was reported at Avalon, Del Mar, Laguna Beach, Long Beach, San Diego, San Clemente Island and San Pedro.
12 26 18 19 8 1959 59.740 -151.380 0 6.2 Southern Alaska
Felt slightly at Homer.
12 26 9 29 38 1967 44.500 -129.700 33 5.1 North Pacific Ocean
12 26 10 40 41 1967 44.500 -129.700 33 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
12 26 0 18 21 1969 55.175 -160.395 25 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity VI in the King Cove area.
12 26 13 19 4 1971 50.705 -175.051 42 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
12 26 22 3 42 1972 51.633 -176.259 55 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity VI at Adak. Heavy furniture moved and people panicked and ran from buildings.
12 26 15 16 2 1975 63.043 -150.788 35 5.0 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Talkeetna and with intensity III at Gold Creek.
12 26 14 47 38 1976 55.239 -159.475 40 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
12 26 19 39 24 1983 56.167 -160.985 145 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Sand Point, Alaska.
12 26 0 1 29 1987 58.490 -143.290 3 5.1 Southeast Alaska
12 26 0 8 2 1987 53.900 -165.200 0 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
12 26 0 4 59 1991 25.275 -109.707 10 5.2 Gulf of California
12 26 0 22 18 1991 25.307 -109.693 10 5.6 Gulf of California
12 26 20 52 41 1992 56.366 -120.762 5 5.0 British Colombia
Felt with intensity V at Fort St. John.
12 26 22 11 5 1992 43.934 -127.887 10 5.5 Off Coast of Oregon
12 26 3 8 18 1994 53.650 -164.508 33 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Akutan and False Pass. Also felt at Dutch Harbor.
12 26 14 10 29 1994 40.741 -124.310 23 5.5 Off Coast of No. California
Some damage occurred (intensity VII) at Eureka and Samoa. Slight damage occurred with intensity VI at Arcata, Blue Lake, Fields Landing, Fortuna and McKinleyville. Damage in Humboldt County about $2.1 million. Felt throughout most of northern California as far as Grants Pass, Oregon.
12 26 21 18 17 1997 51.310 178.802 33 5.6 Rat Islands, Aleutians
12 25 20 43 11 2000 51.301 179.967 55 5.1 Rat Islands, Aleutians
12 26 22 04 54 2007 52.558 -168.221 25 6.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
12 26 06 32 34 2010 51.085 -176.186 34 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
12 26 11 29 40 2010 51.921 174.945 30 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
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