TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 31 21 50 0 1886 32.900 -80.000 0 7.7 Southeast U.S.
The Charleston, South Carolina earthquake. Up to 60 killed $5 million damage but probably much more. Maximum intensity IX. This earthquake was preceded by four days of small foreshocks which began immediately after an M 8.4 in central Greece. That earthquake may have disturbed the groundwater sufficiently to lubricate the fault responsible for the for the Charleston quakes ultimately triggering the strong event. The mainshock started with an audible noise which gradually became louder to a roar. As the roar began all objects began to shake. This shaking accelerated and frightened many. The initial shock caused many to gather in public places and was followed eight minutes later by a second shock. Further aftershocks continued and further damaged buildings. Railroads and telegraphs were damaged although many fled the area. A tsunami was generated which was observed in Jacksonville, Florida and on the Cooper River. Sulfur gas was evident in the Charleston area. Because much of Charleston was built on landfill liquefaction, amplified shaking and sand blows were all very evident. Chimneys of more than 14,000 homes fell. Three-story buildings showed damage to second story and at the top (this same phenomena caused by the wavelength of vertical waves moving upward through the building was observed in the Kobe, Japan quake of 1995). Wooden buildings fared better than stone. Apparently there were two epicenters for this event - one near Woodstock northwest of Charleston and the other due west of Charleston. Fissures were common in the ground and water extruded from cracks in some cases in high jets. Rails were bent. The quake was felt over an area of more than 1300 km - up to about 2 million square miles. Severe damage occurred at Savannah and Columbia, S.C. Some damage occurred at Augusta, Raleigh, N.C. and Wilmington, N.C. Also felt in Boston, MA, Milwaukee, Wis and Cuba. Felt strongly at New York City. An strong unnamed hurricane passed offshore Charleston on August 24, 1886.
8 31 16 10 0 1888 -34.500 172.700 0 7.3 So. Kermadec Islands
8 31 16 45 0 1888 -42.600 172.300 5 7.3 So. Island, N.Z.
Earthquake in the Amuri District of North Canterbury north of Christchurch, New Zealand. This quake ruptured the Hope Fault and caused widespread damage to buildings. Maximum intensity was up to IX. Offsets of between 1.6 and 2.4 meters were observed. The earthquake may have been triggered by the event in the South Kermadec Islands 35 minutes earlier.
8 31 8 6 0 1896 39.500 140.700 10 7.2 Off East Coast Honshu
8 31 14 57 30 1906 27.000 97.000 100 7.0 Myanmar
8 31 11 36 29 1917 4.260 -74.150 0 7.3 Colombia
A strong earthquake hit the region of Bogota, Colombia and was highly destructive. Total destruction hit many homes and cathedrals were greatly damaged. People fled into the streets and many were killed. Other villages which were nearly totally destroyed included Ibaqe, Soacha and Caqueza. Felt throughout western Colombia to Popayan, Cali, along the coast of the Pacific and in Panama.
8 31 17 20 46 1919 -16.000 169.000 180 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
8 31 1 48 38 1961 -10.700 -70.900 626 7.2 Central Peru
Lightly felt widely around Peru.
8 31 10 47 37 1968 33.969 59.022 13 7.3 So. Iran
12,000-15,000 killed with maximum intensity X at Dasht-e-Biaz, Iran. Known as the Dasht-e Bayaz earthquake. Disastrous in Khorasan. Many villages were completely destroyed over an area of 4,000 sq. km. 12,000 homes destroyed and more than 70,000 people were left homeless. At Dasht-e Bayaz 3,000 of the 3,500 population were killed most buried under the ruins. Mosques and other public buildings were also destroyed. Two mosques up to 300 years old were destroyed. Adobe houses were almost all completely destroyed however brick buildings held up much better. The main destruction occurred along the fault line which was up to 300 meters in places but damage occurred for tens of km from the fault.
8 31 12 47 33 2012 10.811 126.638 28 7.6 Mindanao, Philippines
(NEIC) One person killed and one injured at Cagayan de Oro, Mindanao. Several roads and bridges damaged and power outages occurred in several towns. A small landslide occurred on Mindanao. A local tsunami with wave heights of 0.03 meters observed at Davao, Mindanao and at Daet and Legaspi City, Luzon. Felt (VII PIVS) at Borongan, General MacArthur, Guiuan, Llorente, Oras and Sulat and (VI PIVS) at San Julian, Samar. Also felt (VII PIVS) at Tacloban and (VI PIVS) at Palo, Leyte. Felt(VI PIVS) on Siargao Island. Felt (V PIVS) at Duero, Tagbilaran City and Talibon, Bohol; Panganiban, Catanduanes Island; Cebu City, Cebu; Legaspi City and Sorsogon, Luzon; Barobo, Bislig, Butuan, Carrascal, Cateel, Compostela, Davao, Lingig, Mati and Tandag, Mindanao; Iloilo and Roxas City, Panay. Felt (IV PIVS) at Masbate, Masbate and at Bacolod and Dumaguete, Negros. Felt (III PIVS) at Mambajao, Camiguin Island, at Jordan, Guimaras Island and at Siquijor, Siquijor Island. Felt (III) on Pulau Ternate, Indonesia. Also felt at Koror, Palau.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 31 10 22 0 1861 36.100 -81.100 0 5.1 Kentucky/Tennessee/NC
This shock was felt at Washington, D.C. and was felt along the Atlantic coast from Washington to Charleston, S.C. and westward to Cincinnati, Ohio and Gallatin, Tennessee. Bricks fell from chimneys at Wilkesboro, N.C.
8 31 21 50 0 1886 32.900 -80.000 0 7.7 Southeast U.S.
The Charleston, South Carolina earthquake. Up to 60 killed $5 million damage but probably much more. Maximum intensity IX. This earthquake was preceded by four days of small foreshocks which began immediately after an M 8.4 in central Greece. That earthquake may have disturbed the groundwater sufficiently to lubricate the fault responsible for the for the Charleston quakes ultimately triggering the strong event. The mainshock started with an audible noise which gradually became louder to a roar. As the roar began all objects began to shake. This shaking accelerated and frightened many. The initial shock caused many to gather in public places and was followed eight minutes later by a second shock. Further aftershocks continued and further damaged buildings. Railroads and telegraphs were damaged although many fled the area. A tsunami was generated which was observed in Jacksonville, Florida and on the Cooper River. Sulfur gas was evident in the Charleston area. Because much of Charleston was built on landfill liquefaction, amplified shaking and sand blows were all very evident. Chimneys of more than 14,000 homes fell. Three-story buildings showed damage to second story and at the top (this same phenomena caused by the wavelength of vertical waves moving upward through the building was observed in the Kobe, Japan quake of 1995). Wooden buildings fared better than stone. Apparently there were two epicenters for this event - one near Woodstock northwest of Charleston and the other due west of Charleston. Fissures were common in the ground and water extruded from cracks in some cases in high jets. Rails were bent. The quake was felt over an area of more than 1300 km - up to about 2 million square miles. Severe damage occurred at Savannah and Columbia, S.C. Some damage occurred at Augusta, Raleigh, N.C. and Wilmington, N.C. Also felt in Boston, MA, Milwaukee, Wis and Cuba. Felt strongly at New York City. An strong unnamed hurricane passed offshore Charleston on August 24, 1886.
8 31 0 40 36 1930 33.900 -118.600 0 5.2 So. California
In Santa Monica Bay, the event caused a cornice to fall and cracks in a bluff. Damage also occurred to buildings at Los Angeles.
8 31 2 51 48 1933 59.250 -137.500 0 5.2 Southeast Alaska
8 31 5 2 45 1934 73.000 -71.000 0 6.5 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
8 31 22 20 32 1954 39.720 -118.470 0 5.8 California/Nevada area
8 31 23 0 18 1958 63.270 -144.230 26 5.9 Central Alaska
8 31 17 2 45 1962 51.320 -179.750 37 6.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 31 23 20 19 1964 52.400 -170.700 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 31 23 55 23 1964 58.500 -154.800 12 5.2 Southern Alaska
8 31 2 30 58 1973 61.079 -147.365 43 5.0 Central Alaska
8 31 12 2 10 1975 57.254 -151.063 12 5.1 Southern Alaska
8 31 8 58 27 1977 51.510 -173.870 0 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 31 20 42 27 1979 54.387 -161.837 20 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 31 22 20 8 1983 53.538 -163.686 34 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 31 13 15 41 1984 66.170 -135.120 33 5.2 Northern Alaska
8 31 16 45 17 1988 31.816 -115.769 6 5.3 So. California
8 31 8 20 55 1995 69.360 -147.151 35 5.2 Northern Alaska
8 31 20 47 21 1996 51.493 -178.218 44 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 31 08 20 55 1995 69.360 -147.151 34 5.2 Northern Alaska
8 31 01 09 57 1999 51.314 179.077 68 5.0 Rat Islands, Aleutians
8 31 06 38 36 2013 51.356 -174.926 17 6.0 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
8 30 0 0 0 1125 36.000 103.900 0 7.0 So. China
8 30 0 0 0 1844 13.000 -61.000 150 7.0 Windward Islands
8 30 21 50 0 1902 37.000 71.000 200 7.7 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
Felt with intensity VII in Afghanistan.
8 30 2 38 34 1906 -21.000 -70.000 60 7.2 Coast No. Chile
8 30 4 7 15 1917 -7.500 128.000 100 7.8 Banda Sea
Felt in the Banda Sea.
8 30 3 4 57 1924 8.500 126.500 60 7.3 Central Philippines
Maximum intensity VIII-IX at Suriagao and Agusan. At Butuan older buildings were damaged. The greatest damage occurred to churches. A number of light houses collapsed. On the Agusan River fissures and landslides occurred. Cracks appeared in the plains of the town of Butuan. Trees fell and cliffs tumbled along the Pacific Coast.
8 30 11 38 12 1926 36.700 23.200 100 7.4 Aegean Sea
8 30 4 22 9 1967 31.620 100.330 8 7.0 So. China
Strong shock in the Szechwan Province, China. No felt information is available but considerable damage is likely.
8 30 17 46 9 1970 52.380 151.597 645 7.2 Northern Kurils
8 30 21 28 31 1986 45.000 25.700 140 7.4 Romania/Bulgaria
Maximum intensity VIII at Bucharest, Kishinev and Kagul in Romania. Two killed.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 30 22 8 0 1942 37.682 -113.065 0 5.0 Nevada area
Near Cedar City, Utah. Bricks were fallen from chimneys and plaster fell.
8 30 4 24 26 1956 53.800 -164.020 33 6.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 30 5 24 52 1956 40.700 -126.400 33 5.7 Off Coast of No. California
8 30 18 38 20 1958 27.600 -111.700 33 6.0 Gulf of California
8 30 13 35 24 1962 42.035 -111.741 7 5.7 Yellowstone/Wyoming
An earthquake in northern Utah with damage up to $1 million caused considerable damage in Cache County, Utah which was declared a disaster area. Damage to old buildings was considerable. At Richmond nine houses were condemned as well as one church. Most chimneys fell. Brick and timber buildings were damaged at Lewiston. A sugar mill sustained major damage when cement fell destroying the lower roofs. At Franklin schools had roof and plaster damage. Mudslides occurred and water damage was common. This is the most damaging shock ever recorded in the East Cache Valley Fault of Utah.
8 30 21 3 58 1964 29.200 -114.400 33 5.2 Gulf of California
8 30 20 20 55 1966 61.340 -147.440 45 5.6 Central Alaska
8 30 20 23 26 1966 61.230 -147.800 111 5.3 Central Alaska
8 30 0 16 36 1970 52.047 -179.712 84 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 30 8 17 49 1976 59.839 -153.275 136 5.5 Southern Alaska
8 30 6 50 41 1977 63.062 -151.033 128 5.0 Central Alaska
8 30 15 12 28 1977 51.530 -173.910 28 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 30 4 17 22 1980 29.603 -113.483 15 5.2 Gulf of California
8 30 13 30 6 1982 54.328 -161.470 0 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 30 12 28 40 1984 54.113 -133.639 10 5.5 British Colombia
8 30 5 37 1 1989 51.770 -178.910 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 30 11 33 35 1998 50.987 -130.545 0 6.1 British Colombia
8 30 12 11 25 2000 52.978 173.265 33 5.1 Near Islands, Alaska
8 30 16 25 02 2013 51.610 -175.361 33 7.0 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
8 29 8 0 0 1471 45.700 26.600 150 7.1 Romania/Bulgaria
8 29 0 0 0 1674 -1.700 -79.030 0 7.7 Ecuador
Severe damage with intensity up to X at Quito, Chimborazo and Bolivar, Ecuador.
8 29 5 43 54 1919 -2.500 127.000 60 7.0 Ceram area
8 29 10 22 40 1945 -15.000 168.000 50 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 29 12 9 53 1941 41.000 -118.000 0 5.5 Montana/Idaho
8 29 3 45 13 1943 34.266 -116.966 16 5.5 So. California
Located in the San Bernardino Mountains. Objects were overturned and pictures displaced at Lake Arrowhead and Seven Oaks.
8 29 14 51 14 1961 52.400 -170.800 41 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 29 23 17 34 1969 49.767 -114.833 0 5.1 Montana/Idaho
8 29 20 59 60 1977 51.570 -173.940 27 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 29 8 57 55 1980 30.211 -113.212 15 5.0 SW U.S.A
8 29 10 10 31 1983 35.830 -121.353 8 5.3 Off So. California
Northwest of San Simeon near Ragged Point. Several buildings were damaged. Chimneys were cracked in Monterey, San Benito and San Luis Obispo Counties.
8 29 22 12 11 1987 52.840 -168.892 33 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 29 4 2 43 1989 54.072 -163.219 15 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 29 18 1 11 2000 51.045 -177.487 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 29 17 57 23 2001 57.845 -155.653 105 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
(NEIC) Felt at Akhiok, Karluk and Larsen Bay. Felt (III) at Kodiak.
8 29 20 40 26 2002 53.545 -163.683 35 5.1 Unimak, Alaska
8 29 10 11 14 2009 43.885 -128.679 10 5.2 Off coast of Oregon
8 29 18 37 29 2014 65.644 -122.656 2 5.0 Northwest Territories, Canada
TOMORROW IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 28 15 0 0 1769 33.000 132.010 0 7.8 Kyushu, Japan area
Castles, houses, temples, shrines by the earthquake in the regions of Oita, Kitsuki, Nobeoka, Takanabe in Miyazaki Prefecture. A tsunami was generated along the coast from Oita to Kagoshima Prefectures.
8 28 6 39 29 1916 30.000 81.000 60 7.7 Xizang
8 28 7 27 00 1916 23.700 120.900 60 7.0 Taiwan
The Nantou Earthquake. 16-100 were killed, 159 injured. Considerable damage to buildings including 164 houses destroyed, 914 partially destroyed and 3931 damaged. May have been triggered by the M 7.7 in Xizang less than an hour earlier.
8 28 22 19 40 1933 -59.500 -25.000 0 7.4 So. Sandwich Islands
8 28 22 28 15 1946 -26.000 -63.000 580 7.2 Argentina
8 28 6 50 17 1947 49.500 155.500 50 7.2 NE Pacific
8 28 9 50 40 1973 18.267 -96.598 84 7.2 Oaxaca, Mexico
Severe damage occurred in Puebla and Veracruz. More than 600 were killed and thousands injured and left homeless. Landslides were common especially in Puebla and Veracruz. Most buildings at Ciudad Serdan were destroyed. A hospital and a 5-story building collapsed at Orizaba killing many. 15 miners were trapped in an Onyx mine when the roof collapsed. The main highway from Mexico City to Vera Cruz was cut in several places.
8 28 15 1 59 1973 -0.200 -18.000 33 7.1 Central Mid-Atlantic
May have been triggered by the Event in Oaxaca earlier in the day.
8 28 18 18 46 1992 -0.660 -13.510 8 7.3 No. of Ascension Isl
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 28 10 52 42 1952 55.600 -160.400 0 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 28 12 7 47 1959 63.400 -148.900 44 6.0 Central Alaska
8 28 15 25 53 1967 50.300 -129.910 33 5.0 British Colombia
8 28 16 20 7 1967 50.350 -129.830 33 5.0 British Colombia
8 28 15 21 2 1972 51.290 -179.226 47 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 28 2 30 10 1976 52.539 -175.282 153 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 28 17 29 28 1976 50.909 -177.770 15 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 28 9 4 25 1981 61.738 -150.452 71 5.1 Central Alaska
8 28 12 36 51 1981 52.440 -169.309 36 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 28 2 2 49 1990 52.290 -168.780 32 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 28 3 16 25 1995 44.130 -110.330 0 5.1 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt at Fishing Bridge, Grant Village and Yellowstone National Park, WY.
8 28 10 46 12 1995 26.092 -110.284 12 6.9 Gulf of California
8 28 15 31 38 1998 51.437 175.526 33 5.4 Rat Islands, Aleutians
8 28 12 37 35 2008 50.165 -129.628 12 5.9 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
8 27 20 30 0 1886 37.000 21.200 0 8.4 No. Greece
Extremely strong earthquake in northern Greece which killed from 300 to 600 people and destroyed more than 1500 houses in Philiatra along. Maximum intensity was about X-XI at Philiatra and surroundings. More than 10000 were injured in more than 300 villages and towns. Thousands were left homeless. The Charleston, South Carolina foreshock series began right after this event and the Charleston earthquake of Sept. 1, 1886 may have ultimately been triggered by effects from this event. The earthquake was one of the strongest ever recorded in Greece.
8 27 21 56 20 1904 64.620 -148.230 0 7.8 Northern Alaska
Strong shock at Rampart, Alaska. Buildings swayed and cracked.
8 27 15 27 17 1931 29.800 67.300 60 7.4 Pakistan
8 27 7 12 22 1977 -8.100 125.300 25 7.0 Banda Sea
Two reported killed and 20 injured at Atauro.
8 27 04 37 19 2012 12.139 -88.590 28 7.4 Coast of El Salvador
(NEIC). Felt(II) at Antiguo Cuscatlan, Nueva San Salvador and San Salvador. Also felt at Apopa, Mejicanos, Santo Tomas and Usulutan. Felt at Tegucigalpa, Honduras and at Managua, Nicaragua. A small tsunami with maximum wave heights (one-half peak-to-trough) was recorded at the following selected tide stations: 11 cm at Acajutla, El Salvador; 35 cm on Isla Baltra, 22 cm on Isla Santa Cruz and 21 cm at La Libertad, Ecuador.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 27 11 0 0 1833 37.700 -78.000 0 5.0 Kentucky/Tennessee/NC
An earthquake in central Virginia with felt area from Norfolk to Lexington. Also felt at Baltimore, MD and in Washington D.C. Walls of buildings swayed at Lynchburg, VA and windows rattled. Residents were alarmed throughout the area.
8 27 21 56 20 1904 64.620 -148.230 0 7.8 Northern Alaska
Strong shock at Rampart, Alaska. Buildings swayed and cracked.
8 27 21 30 47 1949 53.050 -132.740 0 5.0 British Colombia
8 27 11 27 50 1952 55.600 -160.400 33 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 27 13 34 53 1967 50.200 -130.000 24 5.1 British Colombia
8 27 14 5 14 1971 51.444 -177.799 52 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 27 0 7 28 1973 51.435 -178.312 66 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 27 6 26 45 1973 51.730 -173.700 42 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 27 11 59 1 1982 51.387 -178.281 49 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 27 6 14 48 1988 54.400 -157.500 0 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
8 27 7 4 39 1988 31.201 -64.810 10 5.3 Off East Coast U.S.
8 27 13 46 27 1995 52.000 -174.530 55 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 27 00 27 56 2006 51.038 -179.399 7 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 27 20 17 35 2008 50.228 -130.035 10 5.3 Vancouver Island, Canada
8 27 05 23 20 2012 30.551 -113.890 10 5.2 Northern Baja California, Mexico
8 27 23 16 00 2012 30.545 -113.909 10 5.4 Northern Baja California, Mexico
(NEIC) Felt (III) at Puerto Penasco, Sonora.
8 27 06 10 18 2014 59.309 -145.585 4 5.0 Southern Alaska
8 27 15 14 05 2016 55.787 -158.362 6 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 26 5 59 31 1906 -4.000 149.000 60 7.4 New Ireland
8 26 19 50 1 1977 -59.400 -20.500 33 7.1 So. Sandwich Islands
Not reported felt in the sparsely populated epicentral area.
8 26 14 31 22 1979 19.066 122.096 15 7.1 Luzon, Philippines
Felt with intensity IV at Aparri. Also felt at Vigan and Baguio, 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
8 26 22 39 37 1949 54.670 -133.880 0 5.5 British Colombia
8 26 4 39 27 1950 65.000 -162.000 0 6.5 Northern Alaska
Earthquake on the Seward Peninsula east of Nome. Felt by many. Some buildings swayed during the quake. Felt also at Wales and Shishmaref,
8 26 10 27 40 1959 50.600 -130.470 0 5.7 British Colombia
8 26 10 19 35 1966 67.100 -161.500 0 5.2 Northern Alaska
8 26 21 47 10 1973 51.170 -179.260 32 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 26 1 24 58 1999 58.153 -154.784 97 5.5 Southern Alaska
Felt at Kodiak.
8 26 9 2 52 2000 53.032 -174.770 218 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 26 23 11 37 2004 64.750 -86.270 18 5.0 Nunavut, Canada
8 26 23 40 39 2006 51.331 -179.573 35 5.6 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 26 20 57 58 2012 33.024 -115.549 9 5.5 Southern California
(PAS). Felt (V) at Holtville and (IV) at Borrego Springs, Brawley, Calexico, El Centro, Imperial, Niland and San Diego. Felt (IV) at Mexicali and Rosarito and (III) in the Ensenada-Tijuana area, Baja California. Felt throughout southern California and southwestern Arizona. Also felt at Puerto Penasco and San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 25 9 44 42 1916 -21.000 -68.000 180 7.5 Argentina
8 25 5 44 40 1926 -23.000 172.000 50 7.0 Loyalty Islands
8 25 7 50 25 1933 31.800 103.500 60 7.4 So. China
Up to 10,000 killed in Sichuan, China. Extreme damage. (NEIC data).
8 25 6 9 23 1948 -24.400 -64.600 50 7.0 Argentina
Five killed and injured in Salta Province, Argentina.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 25 21 0 0 1865 48.500 -123.500 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Near Vancouver Island, B.C. A strong shock felt principally on Olympic Peninsula, WA.
8 25 4 14 21 1949 52.200 -179.300 0 6.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 25 2 15 10 1950 49.520 -129.270 0 5.0 Vancouver Island area
8 25 15 57 43 1956 31.500 -115.500 16 5.0 So. California
8 25 17 41 57 1960 52.500 -169.200 22 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 25 20 7 41 1969 66.500 -145.800 50 5.1 Northern Alaska
8 25 13 38 24 1980 59.883 -152.896 110 5.0 Southern Alaska
8 25 15 5 19 1982 60.093 -139.473 12 5.1 Central Alaska
8 25 9 7 52 1996 51.597 -176.967 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 25 02 22 18 2004 61.588 -146.416 39 5.3 Southern Alaska
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Anchorage, Eagle River and Valdez; (III) at Chugiak, Gakona and Palmer; (II) at Girdwood and Sheep Mountain. Also felt at Cordova and Glennallen.
8 25 22 24 56 2008 49.022 -128.493 10 5.0 Off Coast of Washington
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
An unlocated earthquake occurred in Myanmar in the area of Thayetmyo and Prome where it was most severe. Also felt at Akyab and False Island. False Islands located southeast of Cheduba Island disapperared following the earthquake.
8 24 16 30 0 1869 -19.600 -70.230 0 7.4 So. Peru/Bolivia
8 24 20 59 54 1904 30.000 130.000 25 7.9 Kyushu, Japan area
8 24 21 43 30 1928 -15.000 168.000 220 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
8 24 21 35 22 1931 30.300 67.800 60 7.0 Afghanistan
8 24 22 50 27 1942 -15.000 -76.000 60 8.6 Central Peru
Thirty were killed along the coast of Peru with severe damage with intensity up to IX.
8 24 21 30 48 1959 -10.740 161.430 0 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
Aftershocks of events on August 19 and 20, 1959.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 24 6 7 15 1949 43.500 -127.000 0 5.5 Off Coast of Oregon
8 24 22 37 13 1949 52.780 -132.110 0 5.5 British Colombia
8 24 17 45 34 1950 42.500 -126.000 0 5.6 Off Coast of Oregon
8 24 5 51 32 1954 39.583 -118.450 10 6.8 California/Nevada area
Part of the Dixie Valley swarm of strong earthquakes during 1954. The mainshock of July 6 caused rupture which continued in this event. Vertical ground breakage occurred in the Carson Sink area. Damage occurred to buildings, roads and irrigation facilities. Estimated damage for this event was $91,000.
8 24 5 57 46 1954 39.500 -118.500 0 5.2 California/Nevada area
8 24 21 56 54 1964 58.400 -150.300 22 5.8 Southern Alaska
8 24 13 12 21 1965 59.350 -145.880 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
8 24 7 5 0 1969 50.781 -118.345 0 5.1 Alberta
8 24 10 41 12 1974 52.441 -168.271 40 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 24 22 18 55 1974 52.297 -168.314 37 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 24 15 46 28 1981 51.456 -178.319 59 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 24 4 9 15 1982 53.620 -165.497 28 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 24 13 36 29 1983 40.304 -124.663 9 5.5 Off Coast of No. California
8 24 21 45 1 1995 51.770 -173.830 34 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 24 17 5 40 1998 53.180 -169.093 193 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 24 10 20 44 2014 38.220 -122.313 11 6.0 Northern California
A strong earthquakes hit in northern San Francisco Bay and Napa, California (M 6.0-6.4) NEIC received nearly 40,000 felt reports on the San Francisco Bay quake, a record to date. The California quake was felt throughout most of northern and central California and as far as Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Nevada up to 800 km from the epicenter with intensity II. It did extensive damage, up to $1 billion, in the epicentral area but while there were two reported heart attacks and several severe injuries no one was killed in this earthquake in 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
8 23 0 0 0 1715 -16.800 -71.500 80 7.9 So. Peru/Bolivia
Maximum intensity VII in Peru.
8 23 21 12 13 1936 5.000 95.000 40 7.3 Nicobar Islands
Moderate damage in northern Indonesia with maximum intensity VIII at Banda Acer, Lhok Sukon and Lhoksemawe. At least 9 killed.
8 23 6 35 21 1942 53.000 162.500 60 7.0 E. of Kamchatka
8 23 19 46 3 1965 16.300 -95.800 20 7.8 Oaxaca, Mexico
Limited damage in Oaxaca, five killed. Major shock in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Felt over a large area. In Mexico City four were electrocuted by broken cables. One was dead in Oaxaca. Up to 30 homes were destroyed in Oaxaca and more than 9 villages were damaged. Large cracks occurred in buildings in Mexico City. Felt at Vera Cruz, Puebla and Cordoba.
8 23 3 30 8 1976 32.500 104.200 33 7.1 So. China
8 23 0 38 32 1978 10.204 -85.222 56 7.2 Nicaragua
8 23 0 50 24 1978 9.888 -85.505 41 7.0 Costa Rica
Minor damage occurred at Santa Cruz. Felt strongly from San Jose to southern Nicaragua.
8 23 12 41 56 1985 39.431 75.224 7 7.5 Northern India
At least 71 killed, 162 injured. About 85% of buildings were destroyed in the Wuqia and Shufu area left up to 15,000 homeless. Highways were cracked nd sandblows occurred in Wuqia County. Damage occurred at Kashi. Also felt in the USSR, Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Peshaway, Pakistan.
8 23 7 6 3 1995 18.856 145.218 595 7.1 No. Marianas
Felt on Saipan.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 23 18 1 35 1931 40.200 -125.600 1 5.3 Off Coast of No. California
West of Cape Mendocino, California, this event broke the mantle of the Punta Gorda lighthouse and spilled mercury. Water spilled from outdoor containers at Garberville. Small objects overturned at Blocksburg.
8 23 2 59 6 1949 55.080 -134.010 0 5.0 British Colombia
8 23 19 37 33 1949 52.420 -131.870 0 5.0 British Colombia
8 23 20 24 31 1949 52.690 -132.230 0 6.4 British Colombia
Strong aftershocks of the event of August 20-21. Most of these were felt in the same area as the mainshock.
8 23 10 9 7 1952 34.516 -118.183 13 5.0 So. California
Felt in the Acton, CA area. Damage was slight at Amboy, Camarillo, Moorpark and Oxnard.
8 23 0 0 0 1954 39.600 -118.500 0 6.8 California/Nevada area
Part of the Dixie Valley swarm of strong earthquakes during 1954. The mainshock of July 6 caused rupture which continued in this event. Vertical ground breakage occurred in the Carson Sink area. Damage occurred to buildings, roads and irrigation facilities. Estimated damage for this event was $91,000.
8 23 15 32 39 1955 43.500 -127.400 33 6.2 Off Coast of Oregon
8 23 8 40 0 1959 44.800 -111.200 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Aftershock of the August 17 earthquake, this was felt in West Yellowstone. A landslide blocked the road at Selby Dam.
8 23 19 29 13 1962 41.850 -124.333 2 5.7 Off Coast of No. California
Off the coast of Northern California near Crescent City. Damage occurred to chimneys, plaster and windows as far as Brookings, Oregon. Some Redwood trees were damaged by having tops lopped off.
8 23 7 5 0 1969 50.781 -118.345 0 5.6 Alberta
8 23 8 47 16 1972 58.227 -153.513 60 5.5 Southern Alaska
8 23 0 4 23 1980 54.845 -160.298 38 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 23 0 45 55 1980 55.030 -160.399 38 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 23 10 10 58 1985 51.400 -174.900 0 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 23 10 52 42 1985 52.900 -175.400 0 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 23 11 3 53 1985 51.400 -174.800 0 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 23 21 40 6 1987 42.914 -78.058 2 5.0 New York State
8 23 15 20 43 1989 52.380 -168.230 40 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 23 17 36 48 1989 52.000 -167.200 0 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 23 20 25 22 1989 52.770 -168.220 27 6.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 23 14 1 12 1998 51.694 -175.378 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 23 5 14 7 2000 51.298 -179.680 56 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 23 05 46 18 2011 37.063 -104.701 4 5.3 Colorado
(NEIC) Moderate damage(VII) at Segundo. Minor damage (VI) at Cokedale and Valdez and (V) at Trinidad. A rockslide occurred on State Highway 12 approximately 1 mile (1.5 km) east of Segundo. Felt (V) at Weston; (IV) at Aguilar, Arapahoe, Las Animas, Manzanola, San Luis and Sugar City; (III) at Colorado City, Colorado Springs, Denver, Eads, Florence, Fowler, Holly, La Junta, Lamar, Ordway, Pueblo, Rocky Ford, Rye, USAF Academy and Walsenburg. Felt in most of eastern and central Colorado and in parts of southwestern Colorado as far as Fort Collins, Grand Junction and Wray. Felt (IV) at Raton and Springer; (III) at Des Moines and Maxwell;(II) at Cimarron, Questa and Taos, New Mexico. Felt(II) at Goodland and Syracuse, Kansas. Felt (II) at Boise City, Oklahoma and at McCook, Nebraska. Felt widely in southwestern Nebraska, western Kansas and northeastern New Mexico. Also felt in a few places in Texas, at Cheyenne, Wyoming and at Omaha, Nebraska.
8 23 17 51 04 2011 37.936 -77.933 6 5.7 Virginia
(NEIC) Moderately heavy damage (VIII) occurred in a rural region of Louisa County southwest of Mineral. Widespread light to moderate damage occurred from central Virginia to southern Maryland including the District of Columbia area. Minor damage reported in parts of Delaware, southeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. Very strongly felt (VII) at Boston, Bumpass, Kents Store, Louisa, Mineral, Rhoadesville and Sumerduck. Felt strongly in much of central Virginia and southern Maryland. Felt throughout the eastern US from central Georgia to central Maine and west to Detroit, Michigan and Chicago, Illinois. Felt in many parts of southeastern Canada from Montreal to Windsor.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 22 24 0 0 1715 -16.800 -71.500 80 7.9 So. Peru/Bolivia
Maximum intensity VII in Peru.
8 22 15 0 0 1782 35.040 139.010 0 7.0 No. Honshu, Japan
A landslide occurred at Hakone. More than 1000 houses were destroyed including the castle at Odawara. A tsunami was generated in the Sagami Bay which drowned many.
8 22 18 0 0 1792 54.000 162.000 40 8.4 E. of Kamchatka
Maximum intensity IX. A tsunami was generated. The Raduga River went dry and the Avache Inlet was agitated. Some question regarding the tsunami.
8 22 15 0 0 1856 41.000 142.025 0 7.5 Hokkaido, Japan
An earthquake off Sanriku and Hachinohe. At least 100 houses collapsed. A tsunami was generated which drowned 26 and washed 93 houses away. The maximum tsunami height was 5 meters at Tanohama. The water retreated for one mile stranding boats, but was shallower later. The 5th wave was the largest and water passed over the Isthmus of Funakoshi.
8 22 3 1 0 1902 39.800 76.200 40 8.1 Northern India
Severe damage in the Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang area. Maximum intensity up to X. Up to 2500 were killed.
8 22 6 51 35 1936 22.300 120.800 60 7.3 Taiwan
Hengchun Earthquake. At least 3 injured and 10 killed. Moderate damage.
8 22 3 27 18 1940 53.000 -165.500 25 7.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 22 4 1 12 1949 53.620 -133.270 0 8.1 British Colombia
This is the strongest earthquake ever recorded in Canada. Animals and people on Queen Charlotte Islands (Graham Island) were knocked down by the shaking. Chimneys fell and oil tanks collapsed in Terrace. Cars were moved about on the road. At Delkatla, the bridge "writhed like a snake" and the ground was cracked. Horses in the epicentral area became restless up to an hour before the quake and could not be controlled. One crack across the Delkatla Slough was 50 feet long and 6 inches across and the bottom could not be located. Trees were felled in the epicentral area. At Prince George alarmed people ran into the streets. The event was felt from Portland, OR to Jaspar, Alberta, Canada. An area of more than 2 million square miles was affected. As the surface waves passed Ottawa more than 3500 km distant astronomers were unable to use telescopes as the shaking was too great. A surveyor in the Arctic reported he could not find his position as the cross hairs in his telescope could not be held steady. Source: Seismic Activity in Canada west of the 113th Meridian 1841-1951, Dominion Observatory. (This publication gives the date as August 20 - 21st UT). A tsunami was generated.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 22 5 8 0 1905 36.800 -89.600 0 5.0 New Madrid area
Maximum intensity VI occurred in the Mississippi Valley at Memphis, TN. Felt in Evansville, Indiana. At St. Louis, MO a roof collapsed. Chimneys were thrown down and walls cracked at Sikeston, MO. Earthquake noises accompanied the event.
8 22 22 24 0 1907 57.000 -161.000 120 6.5 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 22 5 28 18 1914 44.000 -129.000 0 6.7 Off Coast of Oregon
8 22 20 30 52 1935 73.250 -71.500 0 5.6 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
8 22 3 27 18 1940 53.000 -165.500 60 7.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity V at Akutan. Felt at Dutch Harbor. At Unalaska buildings rocked and dishes rattled.
8 22 4 1 12 1949 53.620 -133.270 0 8.1 British Colombia
This is the strongest earthquake ever recorded in Canada. Animals and people on Queen Charlotte Islands (Graham Island) were knocked down by the shaking. Chimneys fell and oil tanks collapsed in Terrace. Cars were moved about on the road. At Delkatla, the bridge "writhed like a snake" and the ground was cracked. Horses in the epicentral area became restless up to an hour before the quake and could not be controlled. One crack across the Delkatla Slough was 50 feet long and 6 inches across and the bottom could not be located. Trees were felled in the epicentral area. At Prince George alarmed people ran into the streets. The event was felt from Portland, OR to Jaspar, Alberta, Canada. An area of more than 2 million square miles was affected. As the surface waves passed Ottawa more than 3500 km distant astronomers were unable to use telescopes as the shaking was too great. A surveyor in the Arctic reported he could not find his position as the cross hairs in his telescope could not be held steady. Source: Seismic Activity in Canada west of the 113th Meridian 1841-1951, Dominion Observatory. (This publication gives the date as August 20 - 21st UT). A tsunami was generated.
8 22 22 41 24 1952 35.333 -118.916 16 5.8 So. California
This earthquake at Bakersfield was felt with intensity VIII and damage to downtown Bakersfield totalled about $10 million. Two were killed and 35 injured. Many buildings weakened by the July 21 mainshock were further damaged. City Hall and the Kern County courthouse were abandoned. Damage also occurred to jails, churches and schools and to infrastructure. Chimneys fell and walls and windows cracked.
8 22 9 27 2 1963 42.250 -126.550 10 5.7 Off Coast of Oregon
8 22 3 3 21 1964 31.500 -114.300 15 5.3 SW U.S.A
8 22 18 14 37 1973 57.067 -154.101 38 5.9 Southern Alaska
Felt in the epicentral area.
8 22 2 1 46 1976 59.997 -153.108 135 5.4 Southern Alaska
8 22 15 23 21 1982 51.658 -176.784 59 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 22 9 46 29 1984 44.411 -114.129 1 5.8 Montana/Idaho
Felt over an area of 173,000 sq. km in Idaho, Montana and Oregon with epicenter and aftershocks near Challis, Idaho. Small objects overturned and fell, hanging objects were misplaced, building and walls creaked and cracked and windows rattled. Some glassware broke.
8 22 5 26 20 1988 52.452 -170.676 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 22 1 7 56 1991 50.970 -176.620 50 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 22 12 20 38 1992 39.490 -70.440 33 5.5 Off East Coast U.S.
8 22 19 24 12 2002 43.921 -128.366 10 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 21 15 0 0 1718 35.030 137.090 0 7.0 No. Honshu, Japan
Strongly destructive in central Honshu, Japan especially at Yamashito, Shinano, Totomi and Mikawa. Intensity VIII-IX.
8 21 5 38 36 1910 -17.000 -179.000 600 7.2 Tonga Islands
8 21 16 28 55 1911 -21.000 -176.000 300 7.3 Tonga Islands
8 21 18 0 18 1946 -24.000 -177.000 100 7.0 Tonga Islands
8 21 10 57 58 1951 19.500 -155.950 5 7.0 Hawaii
Moderate damage in Hawaii. This earthquake was destructive on the Kona coast. Cracks as wide as six inches occurred on the main coast highway. Boulders fell from the mountains causing heavy surf. Pictures fell off the walls at Napoopoo and Kealakekua. Churches fell in Hookena. Houses moved from foundations and stone walls were thrown down. Two persons were injured when a house collapsed at Kai Malino. Water was lost throughout most of the area due to collapsing water tanks. Telephone service was also out. A 12-foot tsunami was generated by a cliff falling into the ocean. This tsunami damaged a boat dock at Napoopoo. A landslide covered the Royal Burial grounds at Kapu o Keona. Many other landslides occurred.
8 21 23 12 29 1989 22.900 123.900 0 7.1 Taiwan
Felt throughout the Island of Taiwan. Also felt in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan.
8 21 06 52 06 2001 -36.813 -179.575 33 7.1 East of North Island, New Zealand
Power was interrupted on North Island. Felt throughout much of North Island and as far south as Marlborough, South Island. Also felt on Raoul, Kermadec Islands.
8 21 12 12 50 2003 -45.104 167.144 28 7.5 South Island, New Zealand
Minor Damage in Otago and Southland. Chimneys fell and walls were cracked at Denedin, Invercargill and Te Anau. Hundreds of landslides were observed and damage occurred in Fiordland National Park. A small tsunami with maximum height 0.6 meters was observed in Jackson Bay in Westland. Strongly felt on South Island. Also felt on North Island and in Sydney New South Wales and Hobart, Tasmania, 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
8 21 4 20 0 1918 44.200 -70.600 0 5.7 New England
An earthquake in southern Maine caused chimneys to fall at Norway and South Paris. A change of water level occurred on Little Sebago Lake. The quake was felt in Cumberland, Port Elizabeth, Bridgton, Lewiston and other towns in the vicinity.
8 21 10 57 58 1951 19.500 -155.950 5 7.0 Hawaii
Moderate damage in Hawaii. This earthquake was destructive on the Kona coast. Cracks as wide as six inches occurred on the main coast highway. Boulders fell from the mountains causing heavy surf. Pictures fell off the walls at Napoopoo and Kealakekua. Churches fell in Hookena. Houses moved from foundations and stone walls were thrown down. Two persons were injured when a house collapsed at Kai Malino. Water was lost throughout most of the area due to collapsing water tanks. Telephone service was also out. A 12-foot tsunami was generated by a cliff falling into the ocean. This tsunami damaged a boat dock at Napoopoo. A landslide covered the Royal Burial grounds at Kapu o Keona. Many other landslides occurred.
8 21 7 5 0 1969 50.781 -118.345 0 5.0 Alberta
8 21 23 40 30 1969 49.767 -114.833 0 5.2 Montana/Idaho
8 21 22 43 39 1971 54.356 -162.449 33 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 21 22 19 22 1975 60.279 -151.093 53 5.1 Central Alaska
8 21 19 20 37 1982 53.571 -163.646 38 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 21 1 36 23 1991 54.190 -164.310 33 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 21 1 2 18 1992 43.930 -128.344 20 5.5 Off Coast of Oregon
8 21 1 46 38 1993 34.029 -116.321 9 5.0 So. California
Felt in Morongo Valley and Yucca Valley with intensity V. Felt throughout southern California from Los Angeles to Riverside and San Diego.
8 21 8 54 5 1996 51.367 -178.268 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 21 18 43 26 1998 51.702 175.079 33 5.3 Rat Islands, Aleutians
8 21 17 11 14 2002 51.476 -178.354 33 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 21 23 31 49 2003 68.689 -148.038 12 5.5 Northern Alaska
Felt as far as Anaktuvuk Pass.
8 21 23 50 41 2007 51.253 179.411 47 5.1 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
8 20 12 0 0 1857 -5.300 -80.540 40 7.4 No. Peru
8 20 9 53 0 1908 32.000 89.000 60 7.0 Xizang
8 20 23 54 25 1927 5.000 -82.500 60 7.0 Panama/No. Colombia
8 20 11 59 16 1937 14.500 121.500 60 7.5 Luzon, Philippines
The strongest earthquake in the Philippines since 1882 but the duration was too short to cause extensive damage. Manila and nearby provinces reported considerable damage and injuries. These included badly damaged office buildings, bridges, towers and churches. A number of schools were extensively damaged. Water mains broke. In some buildings elevators jammed during the earthquake. A tsunami was generated which caused damage at Quezon on the Calauag Bay. The water rose to high tide level in about 10 minutes. At Tayabas the sea wall was damaged as was the water system. Subsidence and liquefaction were common.
8 20 15 25 4 1952 43.200 -126.500 0 7.1 Off Coast of Oregon
8 20 23 9 10 1988 26.890 86.580 78 7.2 India
An earthquake along the Nepal-India border killed 721 while leaving nearly 65,000 buildings damaged. More than 6500 were injured in eastern Nepal. Maximum intensity was VIII. Liquefaction occurred in southern Nepal. Damage extended from Bihar, India to Darjiling and Sikkim. Felt in Delhi and Myanmar and Bangladesh.
8 20 0 3 3 1990 43.400 143.700 0 7.1 Hokkaido, Japan
8 20 6 40 56 1998 28.932 139.329 441 7.1 Bonin Islands
This deep focus earthquake was felt over a large area including as far north as Tokyo and Yokohama more than 500 km to the north. Maximum intensity occurred at III at Chichijima and Tateyama, 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
8 20 20 5 44 1927 41.000 -124.600 0 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
Located in the Humboldt Bay, this event caused chimneys to fall in Eureka and Arcata and cracked windows. Some cars went out of control. Ground cracks appears and moderate lsndslides occurred. Felt nearly 100 km from the epicenter including at Fortuna, Ferndale and Scotia.
8 20 0 47 0 1934 37.000 -89.200 0 5.7 New Madrid area
Widely felt in the central U.S. including in Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee and especially at Rodney Missouri where chimneys were thrown down, plaster and windows cracked and objects fell off shelves.
8 20 7 17 26 1939 54.000 -164.000 75 6.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
A strong earthquake occurred in the Fox Islands and cracked plaster at Dutch Harbor. Also felt on ships in the harbor.
8 20 1 44 55 1950 47.250 -113.500 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
Felt with intensity VI in western Montana at Desert Mountain Lookout. Landslides were observed and well water muddied. Felt at Mud Lake Lookout and Niarada. Ranger towers swayed in the epicentral area.
8 20 15 25 4 1952 43.200 -126.500 0 7.1 Off Coast of Oregon
Not reported felt.
8 20 19 11 27 1959 45.000 -111.000 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
At Hebgen Lake, Montana this event caused people to run from buildings. A rockslide was observed near Hebgen Dam.
8 20 7 5 0 1969 50.781 -118.345 0 5.1 Alberta
8 20 9 37 14 1990 60.290 -151.490 95 5.0 Central Alaska
8 20 12 2 37 1996 51.494 -178.408 33 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
8 20 14 56 39 1998 51.663 175.123 33 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
8 20 15 7 38 1998 51.657 175.033 33 5.0 Rat Islands, Aleutians
8 20 19 41 42 1998 51.647 175.309 33 5.1 Rat Islands, Aleutians
Events were not reported felt.
8 20 13 50 26 1999 44.785 -112.788 16 5.1 Montana/Idaho
Felt from Billings, Montana to Idaho Falls, Idaho and throughout southwestern Montana. Maximum intensity at Butte, Dell and Lima, Montana.
8 20 19 26 53 2004 51.665 -176.969 62 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 20 02 52 35 2010 51.367 -178.503 54 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 20 16 40 33 2010 54.156 -166.159 108 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 20 20 21 49 2014 52.422 175.365 10 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
8 19 12 7 27 1925 55.300 168.000 60 7.2 Near Islands
8 19 5 9 50 1961 -10.800 -71.000 649 7.0 Central Peru
Felt at Arequipa, Peru.
8 19 5 33 30 1961 36.017 136.767 17 7.3 No. Honshu, Japan
This earthquake known as the Kita Mino earthquake occurred in an area known for destructive earthquakes. The epicenter was located in the Haku-San National Park. 9 killed and 36 injured most from falling rocks. The earthquake was followed by many aftershocks. An unusual distribution of first motions for this earthquake does not follow the normal pattern and the nature of this shock is questionable. It is very likely that this is a classic example of a large shock triggered by a seismic wave from another strong earthquake. The timing between the Peru event and the succeeding Honshu quake is 23 min. 40 sec. The distance between these events is 144 degrees. A core reflection from Peru (PKS or SKP) would have arrived at the Honshu epicenter within 10-15 seconds of the initiation of the rupture in Japan. It seems likely that this phase initiated the deadly earthquake in Honshu.
8 19 12 22 10 1966 39.170 41.560 26 7.1 Turkey
An earthquake at Varto, Turkey was highly destructive and was felt over an area of more than 300,000 sq. km. affecting the region of Mus, Bingol and Erzurum. A number of buildings collapsed at Erzurum. Maximum intensity was IX. At least 2520 were killed , 1.370 injured and 19,000 houses destroyed (most made from adobe). More than 100,000 were left homeless. A major aftershock occurred on Sept. 12 which left more dead and injured. Landslides and earthquakes were observed.
8 19 6 8 55 1977 -11.085 118.464 33 8.0 So. of Indonesia
While this event occurred on the sea floor and the epicenter was far from land, it generated a tsunami which damaged many areas along the coast at Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa and Sumba. At Kuta-Bali one person was killed and 5 houses collapsed. 26 boats were damaged. In Lombok 20 were killed and 115 houses damaged. 132 boats were carried away or destroyed. In Sumbawa 134 were killed and about 1000 lost property including a school, 63 houses and a mosque. On the Island of Nusatenggara the quake and tsunami killed up to 161 people damaged 440 houses and left 467 boats missing or damaged. 5 school buildings collapsed. The maximum tsunami height was 10 meters at Sumbawa and was 6 meters in Northern Australia.
8 19 15 59 2 1982 6.718 -82.680 10 7.0 Costa Rica
This event was felt throughout Costa Rica and Panama including at David and Panama City. Three people were injured.
8 19 2 4 37 1992 42.142 73.575 27 7.5 Kirgizstan/Xinjiang
More than 75 killed and many villages were destroyed. At least 8000 homes and buildings were destroyed. Landslides were common in the Susamyrtau Mountains. Structural damaged occurred throughout a large area of Kyrgyzstan. Liquefaction was observed in the region of Toluk.
8 19 11 01 01 2002 -21.696 -179.513 580 7.7 Fiji Islands
8 19 11 08 24 2002 -23.884 178.495 675 7.7 South of the Fiji Islands
Felt in the Auckland area, New Zealand. Also felt at Suva, Fiji. A strong aftershock sequence followed. This is very unusual for deep focus earthquakes.
8 19 07 32 22 2016 -55.279 -31.874 10 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
8 19 13 50 46 1948 63.000 -150.500 100 6.2 Central Alaska
Felt at Anchorage and Cordova. At Anchorage it was strongly felt. Light fixtures, furniture and venetian blinds swayed. Similar at Cordova.
8 19 21 31 55 1957 51.200 -171.200 33 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
8 19 4 4 2 1959 44.900 -111.633 10 6.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
8 19 19 6 29 1959 45.000 -111.400 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
8 19 19 43 48 1959 45.000 -110.500 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Aftershocks of the mainshock at 06:37 in Yellowstone. One or all these shocks caused additional slides in the Hebgen Lake area. Rescue workers were endangered by falling boulders.
8 19 4 56 24 1961 44.700 -122.500 33 5.0 Oregon state, U.S.
Earthquake in northwestern Oregon felt from Lane County, Oregon to Cowlitz County, Washington. Felt and caused slight damage at Lebanon where chimneys fell, windows broke and traffic lights and signs fell. At Albany, Oregon plaster cracked.
8 19 11 23 12 1966 53.590 -167.320 24 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 19 7 5 0 1969 50.781 -118.345 0 5.0 Alberta
8 19 22 20 48 1971 62.600 -160.200 100 5.2 Central Alaska
8 19 22 49 31 1979 47.640 -69.959 18 5.4 Maine
Felt in the St. Simeon area of southern Quebec with intensity V. Also felt at Lille, Maine and Saint Francis, Quebec.
8 19 14 46 27 1982 52.305 -169.663 24 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 19 4 59 33 1983 60.138 -152.806 97 5.2 Central Alaska
8 19 0 57 40 1992 50.502 -174.922 10 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak. Also felt at Atka.
8 19 8 11 54 1993 51.579 -171.217 33 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 19 4 19 16 1996 51.451 -178.367 33 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
8 19 5 26 21 1998 52.578 -167.575 33 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 19 03 24 42 2002 51.281 178.613 33 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
8 19 18 19 27 2009 61.228 -150.858 66 5.1 Southern Alaska
(AEIC) Felt (IV) at Anchorage, Fort Richardson, Palmer, Talkeetna and Willow; (III) at Chugiak, Eagle River, Elmendorf AFB, Kenai and Wasilla; (II) at Girdwood, Seward and Soldotna. Also felt at Anchor Point, Cordova, Denali National Park, Glennallen, Indian, Rampart, Sterling, Trapper Creek, Tyonek and Valdez.
8 19 08 07 35 2012 47.789 -128.619 10 5.6 Off Coast of Washington
(NEIC) Felt at Auburn, Blaine, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Graham, Oak Harbor, Vancouver and Walla Walla. Also felt at Portland, Oregon and at Victoria, 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
8 18 0 39 30 1909 -22.000 172.000 100 7.2 Loyalty Islands
8 18 16 55 25 1919 -20.500 -178.500 300 7.2 Tonga Islands
8 18 9 53 41 1930 -55.000 -27.000 50 7.1 So. Sandwich Islands
8 18 14 21 4 1931 47.400 90.000 0 7.2 Mongolia
8 18 1 7 34 1950 25.500 96.000 0 7.0 Myanmar
8 18 4 42 26 1954 -21.200 -176.000 160 7.2 Tonga Islands
8 18 21 42 36 1957 50.030 156.180 60 7.2 Kamchatka
8 18 6 37 15 1959 44.833 -111.083 0 7.1 Yellowstone/Wyoming
One of the most powerful historical earthquakes in the Yellowstone area. This event is referred to as the Hebgen Lake earthquake. A great and disastrous avalanche occurred on the south wall of the Madison River Canyon forming a barrier that blocked the gorge and flow of the lake and created a lake 175 feet deep. 28 were killed in this and other nearby slides. Fault scarps occurred up to 21 feet high near Red Canyon Creek. Homes in Hebgen Lake were badly damaged. Many roadways were damaged with total coast up to $11 million U.S. Dollars. The strongest intensity was VIII in northern Yellowstone Park. New geysers formed and hot springs became muddy. Minor damage was observed from Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. Felt throughout western U.S. from Seattle, Washington to Rapid City, So. Dakota on the east and from Elko, Nevada to Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
8 18 10 44 13 1974 -38.453 -73.431 36 7.1 Central Chile
Slight Damage was observed at Valdivia and La Union, Chile.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 18 10 59 0 1908 40.830 -124.170 0 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
Houses cracked an chimneys toppled at Eureka and Freshwater north of Eureka. Fissures occurred in soft ground.
8 18 21 12 0 1912 36.500 -111.500 0 5.7 Utah area
This earthquake occurred northeast of Williams, Arizona and was felt over an area of radius 250-300 miles from New Mexico to Utah. Many houses were damaged in the area. Rockslides were common. An earth crack occurred to the north of San Francisco Range more than 50 miles long.
8 18 14 5 0 1915 48.530 -121.430 0 5.5 Washington state, U.S.
Felt from Seattle to Victoria and Laurier. Also felt in British Columbia and northwestern Washington.
8 18 5 12 15 1922 35.750 -120.330 0 5.0 Off So. California
Earthquake in the Cholame region, a sparsely settled area of the San Andreas Rift zone. Intensity was fairly feeble.
8 18 20 22 49 1932 49.000 -129.000 0 5.6 Vancouver Island area
Not reported felt.
8 18 21 55 24 1942 38.600 -118.500 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
This earthquake was felt for an area of about 7000 sq miles around Hawthorne, NV. From Fallon to Dyer Nevada and to Bridgeport, CA on the west. Maximum intensity VI at Mason, NV. Scales moved on a counter.
8 18 19 12 2 1948 40.370 -124.330 0 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
Light shock felt by many at Eureka. Buildings creaked and objects shifted. Slight swaying of buildings and trees. Felt throughout the northern California coastline.
8 18 6 0 52 1958 30.500 -114.000 0 5.2 SW U.S.A
8 18 6 37 15 1959 44.833 -111.083 0 7.1 Yellowstone/Wyoming
One of the most powerful historical earthquakes in the Yellowstone area. This event is referred to as the Hebgen Lake earthquake. A great and disastrous avalanche occurred on the south wall of the Madison River Canyon forming a barrier that blocked the gorge and flow of the lake and created a lake 175 feet deep. 28 were killed in this and other nearby slides. Fault scarps occurred up to 21 feet high near Red Canyon Creek. Homes in Hebgen Lake were badly damaged. Many roadways were damaged with total coast up to $11 million U.S. Dollars. The strongest intensity was VIII in northern Yellowstone Park. New geysers formed and hot springs became muddy. Minor damage was observed from Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. Felt throughout western U.S. from Seattle, Washington to Rapid City, So. Dakota on the east and from Elko, Nevada to Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
8 18 7 56 18 1959 45.000 -110.500 10 6.5 Yellowstone/Wyoming
8 18 8 41 48 1959 44.900 -110.800 10 6.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
8 18 11 3 52 1959 44.800 -111.100 0 5.5 Yellowstone/Wyoming
8 18 15 26 6 1959 44.883 -110.743 10 6.5 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Aftershocks of the mainshock at 06:37 in Yellowstone. One or all these shocks caused additional slides in the Hebgen Lake area. Rescue workers were endangered by falling boulders.
8 18 16 43 55 1962 62.290 -152.470 36 6.1 Central Alaska
8 18 17 46 15 1962 62.250 -152.430 37 6.4 Central Alaska
This shock woke many at Moose Pass and Palmer. Trees and bushes shook, small objects shifted.
8 18 18 43 16 1963 50.300 -176.900 33 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 18 2 13 37 1964 40.200 -125.600 15 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
8 18 16 48 8 1965 52.760 -176.270 175 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 18 1 39 30 1969 25.090 -109.150 73 5.0 Gulf of California
8 18 2 57 43 1969 25.245 -109.798 33 5.0 Gulf of California
8 18 7 0 2 1969 25.079 -108.934 33 5.4 Gulf of California
8 18 23 21 34 1969 49.767 -114.833 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
8 18 17 52 6 1970 60.700 -145.384 16 6.0 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Anchorage and Cordova. Also felt at Palmer.
8 18 14 56 42 1975 57.362 -150.219 24 5.2 Southern Alaska
8 18 18 52 28 1978 59.893 -153.570 117 5.4 Southern Alaska
Cracks appeared in plasterboard, cinderblock and small objects shifted at Clam Gulch. Al felt at Anchorage and Fairbanks. Felt with intensity VI.
8 18 13 27 54 1981 65.840 -89.890 18 5.1 Nunavit/Hudson Bay, Canada
8 18 0 5 44 1982 52.897 -163.583 9 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 18 9 18 8 1995 53.580 -163.642 33 5.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 18 1 6 19 1999 37.907 -122.686 7 5.0 Central California
Felt with intensity V at Bolinas and San Francisco. Felt along the Central California coast from Annapolis to Santa Cruz on the south.
8 18 02 21 19 2008 52.146 -170.600 30 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 18 15 37 40 2011 51.747 -130.717 10 5.1 Haida Gwaii BC, Canada
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 17 0 10 47 1906 50.770 179.730 0 8.0 Rat Islands
This earthquake was not well located at the time but was relocated at a later date. Dynamic S-waves from this earthquake were probably instrumental in triggering the earthquake in Chile 30 minutes later which was damaging and deadly.
8 17 0 40 0 1906 -33.000 -72.000 60 8.6 Central Chile
Known as the great Valparaiso Earthquake. This was the first fully documented Chilean quake from the modern point of view. The epicenter was near Valparaiso and maximum intensity IX-X extended to the north for several hundred km in which area considerable damage occurred (from Papudo and eastward to Tiltil and Melipilla. Santiago felt the quake with intensity VIII. Two ships offshore were damaged by the seaquake (shaking at sea from an earthquake). On the S.S. Thuringa gangway plates were thrown in the air and damage and leaking from the hull was found. A 50-ton crane fell over and narrowly missed the docked ship. On the S.S. Varda it was feared the ship would break in two and lifeboats were released. Pipes broke and water flooded the engine room but the anchor was not lost. The lower part of Valparaiso was largely destroyed probably due to its location on landfill. A fire followed and destroyed much of the city built on hillsides. A tsunami followed with maximum amplitude of 2-3 feet. A tsunami in Japan was probably the result of the Andreanof Islands earthquake which occurred half an hour earlier. Coastal uplift occurred up to about 1 meter especially at Valparaiso but the uplift was not permanent and later subsided. Felt throughout much of South America from off the eastern Seaboard (aboard a ship off the Atlantic coast of Patagonia) to Buenos Aires, the Juan Fernandez Islands and Peru.
8 17 17 27 54 1907 52.000 157.000 120 7.2 Kamchatka
8 17 10 32 0 1908 -60.000 -40.000 60 7.4 So. So. America
8 17 1 44 42 1935 -22.500 171.000 120 7.2 Loyalty Islands
8 17 18 34 13 1949 43.500 146.200 75 7.4 Hokkaido, Japan
No damage reported. Felt in eastern Hokkaido.
8 17 18 44 20 1949 39.570 40.620 40 7.0 Turkey
Aga Kevy was destroyed in the area of eastern Turkey. Very destructive at Erzurum, Karlilova and Bingel. Also damaged homes and offices at Cat and Kigl. Up to 320 were killed. Maximum intensity X. May have been triggered by the Hokkaido earthquake 10 minutes earlier.
8 17 16 2 7 1952 30.500 91.500 60 7.5 Xizang
In eastern Tibet. 850 buildings destroyed in Pongolo and Tanpu. 55 killed, 157 injured.
8 17 21 4 43 1959 -7.800 156.300 0 7.2 Solomon Islands
Damage occurred on the Solomon Islands. Particular damage occurred on the islands of Choiseul and the New Georgia Islands.
8 17 21 16 33 1961 46.370 149.440 160 7.0 So. Kurils
8 17 20 14 59 1969 25.015 -109.527 33 7.2 Gulf of California
8 17 23 44 6 1972 -5.962 152.902 10 7.1 New Britain
Felt with maximum intensity of V at Rabaul and Palmalmal. A tsunami was generated which had maximum amplitude of two feet at Pomino on southeast New Britain.
8 17 4 19 27 1976 7.200 122.900 22 7.2 Celebes Sea
Aftershock of strong and damaging earthquake in Mindanao on Aug. 16 which left up to 6000 dead and 90,000 homeless. Additional damage was reported but was mixed with the damage from Aug. 16. Following is a summary of that event. This earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines occurred about 1000 km south of Manila. The quake killed more than 1,200 leaving thousands homeless. Many government and private buildings and bridges collapsed or suffered extensive damage. The province of Lanao del Sur was the hardest hit. More than 175 were killed in Balabagan town. In Paraadian City 30 were killed and more than 100 families left homeless. At Davao nearly 1000 were reported killed in collapsed houses and buildings. Damage was also extensive at Cotabato City. Notre Dame University was extensively damaged. The quake was followed by a strong tsunami with maximum amplitude up to 15 feet at Lanao del Sur. This tsunami and swept many out to sea while destroying wharves and housing. Liquefaction was common and subsidence caused a market in Lebak to sink half a foot. Ground water changes were common.
8 17 10 55 54 1983 55.867 161.287 63 7.0 E. of Kamchatka
8 17 22 17 15 1991 41.821 -125.397 14 7.1 Off Coast of No. California
Felt with intensity V at Klamath, Oregon. Also felt as far as Sacramento and Eugene, Oregon. The third of a set of earthquakes off the coast of northern Oregon from Aug. 15-17, 1991.
8 17 0 1 39 1999 40.748 29.864 17 7.8 Izmit, Turkey
At least 17,000 were killed and 50,000 injured from this earthquake which left more than 500,000 homeless and thousands missing. Estimated cost was $7 billion (U.S. Dollars). Severe damage from Istanbul, Kocaeli and Sakryna Provinces of Turkey. Damage occurred to homes, public buildings and mosques. Liquefaction was common and large sections of several cities were inundated and subsided. Part of the motorway between Istanbul and Ankara buckled causing cars to crash into each other. Up to 5 meters of displacement occurred along the North Anatolian Fault. A tsunami was generated which caused additional damage in many areas around the Marmara Sea.
8 19 07 32 22 2016 -55.279 -31.874 10 7.4 10
The earthquake in South Georgia was reported felt with moderate intensity in the Grytviken area of South Georgia in the Falkland Islands.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 17 15 0 0 1865 36.000 -89.500 0 5.3 New Madrid area
Earthquake in southeastern Missouri also felt in Illinois, Tennessee, Missouri and Mississippi. Furniture rocked in St. Louis. Homes cracked. At New Madrid objects fell from shelves and chimneys were damaged. Water waves formed on the Mississippi River. The earth appears to roll in waves in swampy areas.
8 17 11 30 0 1896 36.800 -118.100 0 6.4 California/Nevada area
This earthquake occurred near Independence on the eastern front of the Sierra Nevada. Many adobe houses crumbled. Plaster and clocks were damaged as far away as Bakersfield.
8 17 9 8 35 1958 51.400 -176.200 33 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 17 13 16 15 1965 51.760 -175.310 60 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 17 22 42 9 1967 59.410 -151.410 52 5.1 Southern Alaska
8 17 7 5 0 1969 50.781 -118.345 0 5.1 Alberta
8 17 20 13 8 1969 25.277 -109.188 33 5.7 Gulf of California
8 17 20 14 59 1969 25.015 -109.527 33 7.2 Gulf of California
8 17 20 27 25 1969 25.352 -109.170 18 5.4 Gulf of California
8 17 22 20 42 1969 25.119 -109.702 33 5.0 Gulf of California
8 17 16 48 31 1977 51.867 -175.342 57 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 17 10 1 21 1984 54.720 -157.920 43 5.4 Alaska Peninsula
8 17 1 28 45 1990 52.570 -167.680 35 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 17 1 55 36 1990 52.660 -167.670 33 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 17 19 29 40 1991 40.235 -124.348 12 6.2 Off Coast of No. California
Damage occurred with intensity VII at Honeydew, CA. Landslides occurred in Petrolia area. Felt from Oregon to San Francisco.
8 17 22 17 15 1991 41.821 -125.397 14 7.1 Off Coast of No. California
Felt with intensity V at Klamath, Oregon. Also felt as far as Sacramento and Eugene, Oregon. The third of a set of earthquakes off the coast of northern Oregon from Aug. 15-17, 1991.
8 17 20 41 52 1992 34.195 -116.862 12 5.3 So. California
Felt with intensity V at Angelus and Lake Arrowhead. Also felt at Big Bear City. Felt throughout much of So. California. Landslides occurred in the Big Bear Lake area.
8 17 22 39 59 1995 35.776 -117.662 6 5.4 So. California
Slight damage occurred in Ridgecrest. Felt with maximum intensity V. Felt from Los Angeles to Bishop, Fresno and Las Vegas, NV.
8 17 6 6 39 1998 57.481 -153.984 38 5.1 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Old Harbor and at Kodiak with intensity III.
8 17 11 11 56 2013 50.947 178.409 28 5.0 Rat Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 16 0 0 0 1739 40.700 142.300 0 7.1 Hokkaido, Japan
Moderate damage at Sanriku and Mutsu.
8 16 6 40 0 1868 0.310 -78.180 0 7.7 Ecuador
Strong earthquake following the great earthquakes in Chile on Aug. 13 and 14, 1868 (possible triggered). Destructive at Tulcan in the Province of Carchi in Ecuador and in the region of southern Colombia. At Tulcan 32 were killed and the entire city was ruined. Followed on August 16 and 17 by a second and third destructive earthquake in Colombia. Up to 70,000 were killed in this series of events.
8 16 7 54 0 1897 39.000 143.000 60 7.9 So. of Honshu
8 16 6 58 0 1909 10.000 -84.300 60 7.1 Honduras
8 16 22 41 18 1911 7.000 137.000 60 8.1 Caroline Islands
8 16 4 27 50 1938 23.500 94.300 60 7.2 Myanmar
8 16 11 47 4 1955 -6.200 155.000 192 7.0 Solomon Islands
8 16 16 11 7 1976 6.262 124.023 33 7.9 Mindanao, Philippines
This earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines occurred about 1000 km south of Manila. The quake killed more than 1,200 leaving thousands homeless. Many government and private buildings and bridges collapsed or suffered extensive damage. The province of Lanao del Sur was the hardest hit. More than 175 were killed in Balabagan town. In Paraadian City 30 were killed and more than 100 families left homeless. At Davao nearly 1000 were reported killed in collapsed houses and buildings. Damage was also extensive at Cotabato City. Notre Dame University was extensively damaged. The quake was followed by a strong tsunami with maximum amplitude up to 15 feet at Lanao del Sur. This tsunami and swept many out to sea while destroying wharves and housing. Liquefaction was common and subsidence caused a market in Lebak to sink half a foot. Ground water changes were common.
8 16 10 27 30 1995 -5.700 154.060 37 7.8 New Britain
Minor damage occurred in the epicentral area. Landslides blocked roads. Felt strongly on Shortland Island. A tsunami was generated with maximum wave heights of 55 cm at Rabaul, New Britain.
8 16 23 10 24 1995 -5.771 154.347 33 7.2 New Britain
Felt throughout the Solomon Islands.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 16 11 40 22 1931 30.500 -104.580 1 6.4 SW U.S.A
This was the largest historical earthquake recorded in Texas. Severe damage was located in the Valentine area where wooden buildings were extensive damaged and chimneys fell. Walls of adobe buildings and of concrete and brick walls were also collapsed. Landslides were common and well water and springs were muddied throughout the area. Felt in Oklahoma, New Mexico and northern Mexico.
8 16 13 17 54 1958 51.430 -176.110 0 6.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 16 7 5 0 1969 50.781 -118.345 0 5.2 Alberta
8 16 12 16 58 1973 51.317 -176.645 24 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity V at Adak.
8 16 12 36 28 1973 51.302 -176.639 43 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
8 16 14 25 33 1973 51.379 -176.587 46 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
8 16 9 41 31 1974 51.421 -177.846 43 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
8 16 5 11 37 1976 51.158 -178.232 17 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 16 20 58 21 1982 51.783 -174.057 49 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 16 10 1 9 1988 51.167 -178.176 28 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 16 21 20 32 1991 52.090 -171.110 90 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 16 22 26 17 1991 41.697 -125.385 10 6.3 Off Coast of No. California
The first in a series of strong earthquakes off the coast of California which continued with events of M 6.2 and 7.1 on August 17. Felt with intensity V at Redway and Trinidad. Felt from northern California to Oregon.
8 16 14 44 59 1993 51.500 -178.600 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 16 17 19 17 1995 51.475 -176.716 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 16 05 24 46 2005 51.205 179.464 55 5.0 Rat Islands, Aleutians
8 16 04 03 03 2007 50.243 -177.568 14 5.8 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 16 20 23 58 2011 51.955 174.971 25 5.4 Near Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 15 0 0 0 1582 -12.200 -77.600 30 7.8 Central Peru
Offshore. No damage was been found reported.
8 15 20 0 0 1868 0.727 -77.887 18 7.0 Colombia
Strong earthquake following the great earthquakes in Chile on Aug. 13 and 14, 1868 (possible triggered). Destructive at Tulcan in the Province of Carchi in Ecuador and in the region of southern Colombia. At Tulcan 32 were killed and the entire city was ruined. Followed on August 16 and 17 by a second and third destructive earthquake in Colombia. Up to 70,000 were killed in this series of events.
8 15 12 48 0 1880 -31.620 -71.180 0 7.7 Central Chile
Known as the Illapel earthquake. Two were killed and many buildings destroyed in Illapel. Petorca was also damaged. Damage occurred throughout central Chile including Valparaiso and Santiago. Submarine cable breaks occurred. Landslides occurred in the Illapel area. The epicenter is uncertain - could be onshore or offshore.
8 15 12 18 0 1897 18.000 120.000 60 7.9 Luzon, Philippines
Clocks stopped at Manila. At Yigan offices were damaged and part of an arcade fell. Furniture was overturned. Several houses were damaged and were demolished.
8 15 12 18 22 1918 5.500 123.000 60 8.5 Mindanao, Philippines
8 15 17 30 11 1918 5.500 126.000 60 7.0 Mindanao, Philippines
At Southern Cotabato all houses were destroyed or badly shaken. Ground cracks and landslides were common. The landslides killed 50 near Sarangani Bay. The earthquake killed more than 102 and reached maximum intensity X. A tsunami was generated which reached maximum height around 24 feet. This tsunami killed people and animals near Port Lebak to Glan. At least 46 were killed. At Glan all native boats were destroyed and many houses destroyed by the 18-foot tsunami. The tsunami also destroyed all low lying crops and a large number of domestic animals.
8 15 14 9 34 1950 28.400 96.700 0 8.7 Myanmar
This earthquake was one of the strongest in the 20th century. It is often referred to as the "Upper Assam Earthquake of 1950" or as the "Arunachal Pradesh, India" earthquake. The quake was felt throughout Bangladesh, Bhutan and Myanmar and was damaging for more than 4.5 million square miles. Devastation in Upper Assam area included damage and loss of life over 15,000 square miles. Fissures emitted water and sand. Liquefaction was widespread. Vast areas of land either elevated or subsided and water changes occurred. Landslides dammed tributaries of the Bramaputra River which later breached with serious flooding. Many forest areas were leveled by landslides and shaking. 1526 deaths were recorded and more than 70 villages were destroyed. A dam broke after 7 days releasing a 7-foot wave which submerged more villages and killed 532 people. Loud explosive noises accompanied the quake near teh epicenter up to 750 miles away. Seiche was observed in England and Norway. The earthquake was caused by slippage on the Po Chu Fault on the Xinjiang/India border. Aftershocks occurred for more than 500 km along the Himalayas.
8 15 22 29 21 1958 1.700 125.000 197 7.0 Mindanao, Philippines
8 15 8 57 8 1959 22.040 121.150 0 7.0 Taiwan
This event killed 16 and injured 63. Up to 1500 houses were damaged in southern Taiwan especially at Heng-chung and Ping-tung. More than 6000 people were homeless. Only a few concrete buildings were left standing.
8 15 17 25 6 1963 -13.800 -69.300 543 7.8 Central Peru
A strong earthquake east of the Andes. This shock was felt over a very large area which is common of deep earthquakes in this area. Felt in Ecuador, Chile, Peru and Bolivia. Landslides and cracks occurred in the La Paz area.
8 15 23 40 57 2007 -13.386 -76.603 39 8.0 Central Peru
(NEIC) At least 514 people killed, 1,090 injured and more than 39,700 buildings damaged or destroyed. The majority of the casualties and damage occurred in Chincha Alta, Ica and Pisco. Widespread communication and power outages occurred in the area. The Panamerican Highway, the Carretera Central and other main transport routes were heavily damaged due to landslides and cracks. Felt (IX) at Chincha Alta and Pisco; (VII) at Ica and San Vicente de Canete; (VI) at Lima; (V) at Cusco; (IV) at Arequipa; (III) at Trujillo. Felt at Abancay, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Chaclacayo, Chillca, Chimbote, Chosica, Cocachacra, Huacho, Huanuco, Huaraz, Huarmey, Imperial, La Oroya, Lambayeque, Mala, Nazca, Nuevo Imperial, Pachacamac, Pucallpa, Quillabamba, San Luis, Urubamba and Viru. Felt (III) at Bogota, Colombia and (II) at La Serena, Chile. Also felt at Coquimbo and Iquique, Chile; at Guayaquil and Quito, Ecuador; at La Paz, Bolivia and at Manaus, Brazil. Possible earthquake lights observed at Lima. A tsunami with wave heights, peak-to-trough in centimeters, was recorded at the following selected tide stations: 16 at Antofagasta, 36 at Arica, 23 at Caldera, 28 at Coquimbo, 16 at Iquique, 21 in Archipielago Juan Fernandez, 18 at San Antonio, 28 at San Felix, 35 at Talcahuano and 17 at Valparaiso, Chile; 27 at Galapagos Islands, Ecuador; 30 at Nuku Hiva Island, French Polynesia; 12 at Hanasaki and 13 at Tosa-Shimizu, Japan; 20 at Acapulco, Mexico; 30 at Chatham Island, 13 at Green Island, 25 at Kaikoura, 17 at Lyttelton, 22 at Sumner Head and 26 at Tinaru, New Zealand; 100 at Callao and La Punta, Peru; 13 at Apia, Samoa; 14 at Port-Vila, Vanuatu; 10 at Dutch Harbor, Alaska; 12 at Crescent City, California; 33 at Hilo, 28 at Kahului and 12 at Kawaihae, Hawaii, USA.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 15 12 15 0 1916 41.000 -117.500 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
8 15 17 56 24 1945 33.216 -116.133 16 5.7 So. California
Slight damage to power lines and plaster occurred at Borrego Valley.
8 15 12 25 59 1961 59.100 -136.900 0 5.3 Southeast Alaska
8 15 3 51 0 1964 48.200 -80.000 0 5.0 Ohio/Lake Erie
8 15 6 7 29 1965 37.220 -89.300 2 5.0 New Madrid area
This earthquake in southern Illinois was felt at Tamms with intensity V. Also felt at Unity with intensity V.
8 15 13 36 25 1966 60.310 -146.030 17 5.3 Central Alaska
8 15 10 56 13 1972 56.252 -135.495 21 5.6 Southeast Alaska
Felt with intensity V at Gustavus where trees and bushes shook. Woke many but did not damage.
8 15 10 30 55 1981 56.348 -156.855 37 5.3 Alaska Peninsula
8 15 23 27 54 1991 52.823 -170.789 105 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 15 09 22 14 2003 40.985 -125.430 8 5.3 Off coast of No. California
(NEIC) Felt (III) at Bayside, Ferndale and Trinidad; (II) at Arcata, Eureka, Fortuna, Loleta and McKinleyville. Also felt at Crescent City, Petrolia and Rio Dell.
8 15 12 26 17 2006 51.092 179.261 19 5.5 Rat Islands, Aleutians
8 15 20 22 11 2007 50.322 -177.548 9 6.5 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 15 20 16 23 2015 51.763 -175.259 44 5.4 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 14 2 0 0 1868 -18.500 -71.000 0 8.5 So. Peru/Bolivia
This was one of the most widely investigated earthquakes in South America. Damage occurred throughout southern Peru and northern Chile from Guayaquil on the north to Valparaiso on the south. About 150 were killed in Moquequa alone and 3000 in the region of Arequipa but the total number of deaths ranged from several hundred to an estimated 40,000. Many of the dead were killed by the tsunami while seeking protection from the earthquake at sea walls. Arequipa, Moquegua, Mollendo, Ilo and Arica and other villages and towns in the area were largely destroyed. A tsunami was generated which was observed throughout the Pacific Ocean and did damage in New Zealand, Australia, Samoa, Hawaii, California and Japan. At Isla, Peru the sea withdrew suddenly and after a delay of 20 minutes in Arica the first wave reach with maximum height up to 17 meters. This tsunami destroyed what was left of Arica. The third or fourth wave was the highest and was described as a wall of water up to 45 feet high. This wave carried several ships as much as three miles inland where they lay for more than 50 years afterwards. A series of foreshocks preceded the earthquake. Cracks formed near Arica which were 5-8 cm wide and issued flows of mud, water and asphyxiating gasses. The air was charged with electricity such that sparks were observed when fingers were run through dry hair. Earthquake lights were observed throughout the Andes as moving balls of light. Waves could be seen passing over the surface of the earth.
8 14 18 2 0 1924 36.200 141.600 60 7.1 Off East Coast Honshu
8 14 4 39 32 1932 26.000 95.500 120 7.0 Myanmar
This was a destructive earthquake in the epicentral region. Some damage was also reported over eastern part of northern Assam. Felt over Assam and north and east Bengal.
8 14 22 51 24 1950 -27.300 -62.500 630 7.2 Argentina
8 14 22 14 19 1968 0.163 119.785 23 7.4 Malaysia
This violent earthquake occurred on the west coast of the Celebes. Damage and at least 99 deaths occurred along the coast at Tambu, north of Donggala and at Mapaga and Dampele. Part of the MindanaoManimbaja Bay in the Celebes subsided by up to 3 meters while the island of Tuguan uplifted. A tsunamis was generated which drowned more than 200 and destroyed 700 houses. The wave had highest amplitude up to 10 meters and inundated up to 300 meters inland.
8 14 14 19 4 1969 43.310 147.510 46 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
Part of a strong sequence in the Hokkaido area which began on Aug. 11 with M 7.9.
8 14 19 39 14 1986 1.795 126.519 33 7.4 Mindanao, Philippines
This earthquake was felt with maximum magnitude up to IV at Manado, Sulawesi. Also felt in Mindanao, Philippines.
8 14 02 59 38 2012 49.800 145.064 583 7.7 Sea of Okhotsk
(NEIC) Felt (V) at Poronaysk and (III) at Yuzhno- Sakhalinsk, Russia. Also felt at Magadan, Yakutsk and in much of Sakhalin. Felt (III) at Misawa and Tokyo, Japan. Also felt in parts of Hokkaido and northern Honshu. Felt at Harbin, China. Recorded (3 JMA) in southern and eastern Hokkaido. Also recorded (3 JMA) in Aomori and Iwate, 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
8 14 19 3 30 1929 43.000 -130.000 0 5.2 Off Coast of Oregon
8 14 16 12 3 1931 52.500 -168.000 25 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 14 11 7 23 1944 59.000 -155.000 100 6.2 Southern Alaska
8 14 14 55 12 1958 51.590 -175.390 0 6.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 14 13 13 57 1965 37.230 -89.310 1 5.0 New Madrid area
This earthquake was felt in southwestern Illinois and knocked down chimneys, cracked walls, and knocked items from shelves. Well water was muddied at Tamms. Very loud earth noises accompanied the quake. Maximum intensity was V at Unity, Illinois. A second event occurred in the same area on August 15 with intensity V.
8 14 3 39 34 1970 64.900 -147.800 19 5.6 Northern Alaska
Felt with intensity V in the epicentral area.
8 14 5 34 54 1974 51.487 -178.169 51 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
8 14 1 2 9 1984 61.798 -148.986 15 6.1 Central Alaska
Windows were shattered and dishes broke at Palmer, Willow and Sutton. Buildings shook and people had difficulty standing. Damage included many items knocked from shelves. Landslides covered portions of several highways.
8 14 17 39 32 1987 53.416 -169.113 118 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Nikolski, Fox Islands.
8 14 20 3 4 1988 39.128 -110.869 9 5.4 Utah area
Earthquake near Clawson, Utah. It was felt over a wide area and caused minor property damage. Bricks and chimneys fell. Damage included broken windows, plaster and drywall cracking and brick wall damage. Many rockfalls occurred near the epicenter. Ground cracks and liquefaction occurred up to 4 km from the epicenter. Sand boils were also observed. Water in springs as far as 40 km from the epicenter changed flow patterns. Felt from Golden, Colorado to Albuquerque, New Mexico up to 500 km from the epicenter.
8 14 15 6 59 1990 32.036 -112.935 5 5.4 SW U.S.A
8 14 19 45 28 1990 51.420 -179.060 34 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 14 0 53 49 1991 52.000 -159.000 0 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
8 14 10 54 8 1991 54.850 -160.780 33 5.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 14 12 53 26 1991 54.330 -169.350 280 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 14 20 44 19 1991 63.175 -151.022 12 5.0 Central Alaska
8 14 14 25 23 2000 51.771 177.829 64 5.3 Rat Islands, Aleutians
8 14 19 35 37 2001 76.667 -107.269 10 5.2 Queen Elizabeth Islands, Canada
8 14 05 38 06 2007 19.346 -155.066 9 5.4 Hawaii
(NEIC) Felt (VII) at Kurtistown; (VI) at Kea`au; (V) at Hakalau, Hilo, Honomu, Mountain View, Ninole, Pahoa, Papa`ikou and Pepeekeo; (IV) at Hawaii National Park, Honoka`a, Kapaau, Kealakekua, Laupahoehoe, Na`alehu, Pa`auilo and Volcano; (III) at Captain Cook, Hawi, Holualoa, Kailua Kona, Kamuela, Pahala and Waikoloa. Felt at Honaunau, `O`okala and Papa`aloa. Felt (II) at Honolulu, O`ahu. Also felt at Hana and Kula, Maui.
8 14 19 18 41 2013 51.212 178.487 29 5.0 Rat Islands, Aleutians
8 14 16 28 55 2016 51.540 179.550 64 5.6 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
8 13 20 45 0 1868 -18.500 -70.350 0 8.5 So. Peru/Bolivia
This was one of the most widely investigated earthquakes in South America. Damage occurred throughout southern Peru and northern Chile from Guayaquil on the north to Valparaiso on the south. About 150 were killed in Moquequa alone and 3000 in the region of Arequipa but the total number of deaths ranged from several hundred to an estimated 40,000. Many of the dead were killed by the tsunami while seeking protection from the earthquake at sea walls. Arequipa, Moquegua, Mollendo, Ilo and Arica and other villages and towns in the area were largely destroyed. A tsunami was generated which was observed throughout the Pacific Ocean and did damage in New Zealand, Australia, Samoa, Hawaii, California and Japan. At Isla, Peru the sea withdrew suddenly and after a delay of 20 minutes in Arica the first wave reach with maximum height up to 17 meters. This tsunami destroyed what was left of Arica. The third or fourth wave was the highest and was described as a wall of water up to 45 feet high. This wave carried several ships as much as three miles inland where they lay for more than 50 years afterwards. A series of foreshocks preceded the earthquake. Cracks formed near Arica which were 5-8 cm wide and issued flows of mud, water and asphyxiating gasses. The air was charged with electricity such that sparks were observed when fingers were run through dry hair. Earthquake lights were observed throughout the Andes as moving balls of light. Waves could be seen passing over the surface of the earth.
8 13 4 25 42 1913 -5.500 105.000 75 7.2 So. of Java
8 13 12 40 32 1965 -15.900 166.800 33 7.3 Vanuatu Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 13 8 22 28 1944 50.130 -130.460 0 5.8 British Colombia
8 13 20 12 59 1958 50.590 -177.750 0 6.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 13 3 26 45 1963 55.000 -156.400 33 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
8 13 16 44 23 1967 43.500 -126.950 33 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
8 13 3 46 20 1974 51.525 -178.112 52 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 13 22 54 52 1978 34.402 -119.663 9 5.4 So. California
This earthquake near Goleta and Santa Barbara injured 65 and caused damage worth about $12 million. The most severe damaged occurred in Santa Barbara where nine buildings were extensively cracked at the University of California branch. Lighter damage also occurred throughout the region(light fixtures, plaster etc.). Buildings around Santa Barbara were extensively damaged included cracks, collapsed roofs, failure of foundations and chimneys. Overpasses on highway 101 sustained damage. A freight train derailed west of Goleta. Rockslides were common. Felt over most of southern California.
8 13 2 17 52 1980 53.690 -163.380 0 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 13 1 19 51 1987 51.279 -178.232 13 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 13 18 43 53 1988 60.180 -147.010 33 5.4 Central Alaska
8 13 23 4 20 1990 60.111 -151.985 84 5.2 Central Alaska
8 13 6 16 52 1998 53.224 171.026 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 13 0 30 28 1999 52.050 -169.453 32 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 13 3 0 29 1999 52.094 -169.488 33 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 13 7 56 40 1999 52.037 -169.502 33 5.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
These Fox Islands events were not reported felt.
8 13 06 25 57 2005 51.898 178.114 6 5.1 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
8 12 15 0 0 1185 35.000 135.080 0 7.4 No. Honshu, Japan
Felt strongly at Kyoto, Japan (Milne - A catalog of Destructive Earthquakes A.D. 7 to A.D. 1899)
8 12 2 7 27 1939 -16.300 168.500 180 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
8 12 9 23 51 1953 38.700 20.900 0 7.2 No. Greece
This earthquake occurred in Kegallinia, Greece and killed 455. More than 27,000 houses were destroyed at Kefallinia and Zakinthos. Damage also occurred on mainland Greece and in southern Italy.
8 12 5 3 27 1969 43.670 148.210 44 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
Moderate damage in the Shikotan, Hokkaido area. Felt from Tokyo to Hokkaido with maximum intensity IX. A tsunami was generated which caused some damage to planted sea weed on Shikotan. Maximum tsunami height was 2.6 meters at Nemuro but it was also observed at Wake Island and Hawaii (43 cm). Also observed in the Aleutian Islands. A rapid sequence of events followed with many earthquakes of M>6 (at least 20) in the next three weeks.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 12 11 24 49 1929 42.910 -78.400 9 5.8 New York State
This earthquake occurred in the region of eastern Attica. At Attica more than 250 chimneys were thrown down and several brick buildings were damaged. Monuments were knocked down in cemeteries and a reservoir developed a crack and drained dry. Chimneys also fell in Batavia and Warsaw. Felt in New Hampshire, Michigan, Maryland and Ontario.
8 12 3 23 57 1932 52.250 -169.000 25 6.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 12 20 17 1 1966 52.670 -161.530 32 5.5 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 12 10 41 14 1970 51.480 -179.270 40 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 12 9 42 6 1972 50.972 -179.273 17 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
8 12 12 34 21 1972 53.750 -164.680 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 12 14 44 28 1980 59.980 -152.845 110 5.0 Southern Alaska
8 12 0 24 48 1984 50.240 -129.989 10 5.0 British Colombia
8 12 1 57 2 1988 53.098 -167.053 33 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 12 18 49 4 1993 51.760 -176.090 46 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 12 14 10 25 1998 36.755 -121.464 9 5.4 Central California
Two people were injured in Santa Cruz County. Damage occurred to a church in San Jan Bautista and to several mobile homes and highways in San Benito County. A number of items fell from shelves in many counties of central California.
8 12 8 20 39 1999 50.881 -171.885 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 11 4 32 0 1903 36.300 23.000 120 7.2 Aegean Sea
This earthquake was felt up to 1300 km distant. Fissures and casualties were observed in the Mitata (Kythera) area. A similar earthquake occurred in the Dodecanese Islands with casualties and ground fissures exactly one year later on August 11, 2004.
8 11 0 55 54 1937 -6.300 116.500 610 7.2 Sumbawa Island area
8 11 15 51 34 1961 43.030 145.210 45 7.2 Hokkaido, Japan
Felt strongly in southeastern Hokkaido. Some damage with at least 4 injured. A tsunami with height 15 cm was generated.
8 11 3 40 55 1965 -15.500 166.900 14 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
8 11 22 31 49 1965 -15.800 167.200 33 7.4 Vanuatu Islands
This was an important seismic crisis in the center of the Vanuatu Archipelago from August 11-12. Three shocks of M>=6.8 occurred and did some damage. The damage occurred at Luganville, Espiritu Santo Island) and at Norsup (Malekula Island). The mainshock was felt with intensity VIII at Norsup and VII at Luganville. Also felt at Port Vila. A tsunami warning was produced and was heeded by local citizens. A 7-meter high tsunami did occur and did damage in some bays. The strong seismicity continued for three weeks.
8 11 21 27 39 1969 43.545 147.353 28 7.8 Hokkaido, Japan
Moderate damage in the Shikotan, Hokkaido area. Felt from Tokyo to Hokkaido with maximum intensity IX. A tsunami was generated which caused some damage to planted sea weed on Shikotan. Maximum tsunami height was 2.6 meters at Nemuro but it was also observed at Wake Island and Hawaii (43 cm). Also observed in the Aleutian Islands. A rapid sequence of events followed with many earthquakes of M>6 (at least 20) in the next three weeks.
8 11 23 52 57 1969 1.726 126.470 34 7.0 Mindanao, Philippines
Felt at Manada (Celebes)
8 11 10 22 20 1970 -14.123 166.650 33 7.5 Vanuatu Islands
Felt in the Banks Islands and at Luganville with intensity IV. One of a series of shocks between Aug. 10 and 12, 1970.
8 11 1 13 56 1974 39.457 73.830 9 7.3 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
Very strong earthquake occurred in the Zaalayski range north of Pamir. Widely felt in Soviet Central Asia. Intensity VI at Osh and with intensity of V at Andijan and Fergana. Many aftershocks.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 11 16 53 0 1962 46.000 -123.500 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Felt with intensity IV at Gifford Pinehot National Forest, Skamania County, WA. Water rippled in open pan, objects on shelves rattled. There were rumbling earth noises and a bumping.
8 11 18 29 38 1965 59.500 -146.100 16 5.5 Southern Alaska
8 11 10 45 59 1966 52.620 -169.730 54 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 11 12 37 29 1968 52.130 -179.970 166 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak
8 11 00 09 36 2008 53.684 -163.563 23 5.2 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
8 10 0 0 0 1901 40.500 141.500 0 7.8 Hokkaido, Japan
Strong aftershock of earlier event in this region. The damage from the two events is normally combined as totals. A second tsunami was generated with this earthquake. A third tsunami was generated about 1.5 hours later with a third earthquake of M 6.4 near the same epicenter.
8 10 11 36 15 1927 -1.000 131.000 60 7.1 West Irian, PNG
8 10 21 18 30 1931 46.500 90.500 35 7.9 Mongolia
Felt with intensity IX in Xinjiang, China - also at Weiwoet and Zizhiqu Province. Damage was limited up to 11 were killed.
8 10 2 2 6 1938 -0.310 -78.420 0 7.2 Ecuador
Extreme damage with intensity up to IX-X at Alangasi, Sangolqui and Tingo-Pichincha.
8 10 2 7 4 1968 1.423 126.222 33 7.6 Mindanao, Philippines
This event followed a strong destructive earthquake in central Philippines on Aug. 2, 1968. Very strong earthquake caused damage at Manada, Celebes. There was a very energetic aftershock sequence of which five were of M>=6.0.
8 10 4 38 26 1988 -10.366 160.819 34 7.4 Solomon Islands
One person was killed and several hundred injured in this event. A tsunami was generated which affected up to 13 villages and destroyed 100 homes in the San Cristobal area. The tsunami inundated up to 100 meters. The tsunami had peak height of more than 1 meter. The quake was felt throughout the Solomon Islands from Guadalcanal to Malaita.
8 10 0 51 53 1993 -45.277 166.927 28 7.0 Southern S. Isl. N.Z.
The epicenter of this earthquake was about 150 km south of Queensland in Southern New Zealand. The maximum intensity was about VII in the general area of the epicenter. Power was out in the Te Anau region. The event was felt throughout South Island and southern North Island and as far as Sydney, Australia. (Source: NEIS).
8 10 19 55 38 2009 14.099 92.902 24 7.5 Andaman Islands, India
(NEIC) Felt (V) at Porur,(IV) at Bamboo Flat, Contai, Port Blair and Raurkela and (III) along much of the east coast of India, including Calcutta and Madras. Felt in large parts of eastern and southern India and as far as Delhi. Felt(IV) at Chittagong and (III) at Dhaka, Bangladesh. Felt (III) at Rangoon, Burma and at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and (II) at Male, Maldives; Kathmandu, Nepal; Bangkok and Chiang Mai, Thailand. Felt strongly at Banda Aceh, Indonesia and as far as Padang and Jakarta. Also felt in parts of Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Vietnam and in Hainan, China.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 10 19 7 0 1884 40.600 -74.000 0 5.6 New York State
This earthquake affected an area from Portsmouth, N.H. to Burlington, VT and south to Binghamton, N.Y. and to Baltimore, MD and Atlantic City, N.J. Damage occurred in Jamaica and Amityville, N.Y where cracks appeared in walls. 30 towns including Hartford, CONN. and West Chester, PA reported damage such as fallen bricks and plaster.
8 10 5 5 17 1941 59.250 -137.500 0 5.2 Southeast Alaska
On August 10 (UT), 1947 an earthquake in southern Michigan caused damage oer a large area (about 50,000 sq. miles) including parts of Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin. Maximum intensity was VI including cracked plaster, windows and items thrown down from store shelves.
8 10 1 52 54 1944 50.920 -130.130 0 6.2 British Colombia
Sister's Island lighthouse was damaged by this quake located near the northern tip of Vancouver Island. A strong aftershock was felt. (Source: Seismic Activity in Canada, West of the 113th Meridian 1841-1951, W.G. Milne)
8 10 8 21 7 1965 61.200 -60.000 10 5.0 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
8 10 14 58 30 1971 27.637 -112.385 33 5.2 Gulf of California
8 10 14 35 43 1975 63.212 -150.477 135 5.1 Central Alaska
8 10 9 35 58 1977 56.578 -152.856 28 5.1 Southern Alaska
8 10 7 25 11 1979 52.002 -170.654 41 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 10 9 10 52 1980 53.715 -163.366 36 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 10 9 11 6 1980 54.514 -162.792 13 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 10 9 12 14 1980 54.490 -163.740 0 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 10 16 25 41 1982 60.121 -153.063 133 5.1 Central Alaska
8 10 0 55 58 1983 56.495 -152.693 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
8 10 20 19 27 2001 39.823 -120.646 18 5.2 Northern California
Slight damage occurred at Alleghany and Portola. Felt from San Francisco, CA to Fallon, Nevada.
8 10 03 25 18 2002 51.168 -179.670 33 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 10 22 08 22 2005 36.947 -104.833 5 5.0 New Mexico
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Raton; (III) at Arroyo Seco and Questa and (II) at Cimarron. Felt (IV) at Aguilar, Trinidad and Weston, Colorado. Also felt at Colorado Springs, Fort Garland, Fountain, La Junta, Lamar, La Veta, Olney Springs, Ordway and Pueblo, Colorado.
8 10 13 31 25 2007 51.256 -179.827 58 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 10 18 37 43 2012 52.633 -167.421 13 6.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 10 18 27 41 2014 51.521 -172.862 27 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 10 02 57 17 2016 39.329 -122.802 14 5.1 Northern California
NEIC reported it was felt with maximum intensity V in the epicentral area. Intensity IV was reported from Upper Lake, Witter Springs, Nice, Potter Valley, Elk Creek, Clearlake Oaks, Stonyford, Lucerne, Glenhaven, Lakeport, and Redwood Valley and generally within about 50 km of the epicenter. Intensity II-III was felt within about 100 km of the epicenter with felt reports from Ukiah, Clearlake, Kelseyville, Willows, Hopland, Willits, Williams, Maxwell, Covelo, Lower Lake, Orland, Boonville, Cloverdale, Hidden Valley Lake, Colusa, Comptche, Philo, Laytonville, Albion, Gualala, Fort Bragg, Healdsburg, Point Arena, Elk, Manchester, Mendocino, Littleriver, Cazadero, Caspar, Windsor, Meridian, Chico, Santa Rosa, Paradise, Winters, Novato, West Sacramento. Lesser shaking was reported from as far as 150-250 km from the epicenter. Light aftershocks of M 3-3.5 were reported felt within about 50 km with intensity II-III in Healdsburg, Willits, Redwood Valley, Kelseyville, Ukiah, Lakeport, and Potter Valley, 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
8 9 9 23 0 1901 40.500 142.500 60 7.2 Hokkaido, Japan
Earthquake in the region of Hokkaido was followed by a strong tsunami. The earthquake appears to have caused more than 18 deaths and to have collapsed 8 houses while partially collapsing another 615 in Aomori Prefecture. The tsunami was observed with maximum height at Hilo, Hawaii where it hit with height 1.2 meters and did minor damage. Also observed at Sanriku, Miyako and Ayukawa.
8 9 13 1 0 1901 -22.000 170.000 60 8.4 Loyalty Islands
Not reported as damaging in the epicentral area. A tsunami may have been generated. Triggering by dynamic waves from the earlier Hokkaido event is possible.
8 9 18 33 0 1901 40.600 142.300 60 7.4 Hokkaido, Japan
Strong aftershock of earlier event in this region. The damage from the two events is normally combined as totals. A second tsunami was generated with this earthquake. A third tsunami was generated about 1.5 hours later with a third earthquake of M 6.4 near the same epicenter.
8 9 1 29 0 1912 40.600 27.200 40 7.8 Northwestern Turkey
This was a catastrophic earthquake which occurred in southeastern Thrace and destroyed more than 300 villages killing around 2836, injuring 7350 and leaving more than 80,000 homeless. The mainshock was followed by strong aftershocks and fires and landslides which destroyed churches, mosques and nearly all the public buildings for a radius within about 100 km of the epicenter. A 50-km fault scarp was produced. Liquefaction was common as far as 200 km from the epicenter. More than 40000 houses were damaged or destroyed.
8 9 12 42 48 1993 36.379 70.868 215 7.0 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
Note: NEIS identifies an earthquake in Aleppo, Syria occurred on this date in 1138 killing 230,000. Most sources give the date of this earthquake as Sept. 8 (9-8-1138) instead of Aug. 9. Transcription problems of this type are common in the recording and investigation of historical seismicity.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 9 5 30 4 1943 38.200 -118.200 0 5.5 California/Nevada area
Plaster and walls were observed to crack near Excelsior Mountains near Dyer and Fallon. Dishes fell from shelves.
8 9 7 39 18 1960 40.317 -127.067 17 6.3 Off Coast of No. California
Felt throughout northwestern California coast from San Francisco to southern Oregon.
8 9 3 29 52 1965 52.200 -178.200 118 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 9 13 25 6 1967 39.900 -104.700 5 5.3 Colorado area
This was the strongest of a series of earthquakes triggered by underground water pumping in the Rocky Mountain Arsenal of the Commerce City/Denver region of Colorado. It is also the strongest earthquake in the recorded history of Denver. Damage occurred in northern suburbs of Denver. Windows broke, plaster cracked, merchandise fell from store shelves. Up to $12,000 dollars at one liquor store alone. Other damage included cracking of concrete pillars and ceiling tile falling. Damage was located throughout the region from Denver to Boulder, Colorado. After water pumping ceased, the earthquakes gradually died out. One of the first cases of well studied earthquakes caused by human activity.
8 9 2 18 26 1973 40.260 -124.233 2 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
Damage occurred in the Ferndale area and was limited to broken windows, plaster and fallen merchandise. Felt in Humboldt and Mendocino Counties.
8 9 12 47 51 1982 51.388 -175.526 54 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 9 15 58 22 1983 60.121 -147.216 28 5.0 Central Alaska
8 9 16 58 5 1986 56.100 -175.200 0 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 9 7 33 52 1994 53.736 -163.568 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Akutan.
8 9 18 33 25 1996 64.902 -170.447 10 5.0 Northern Alaska
Felt with intensity III at Port Clarence, Alaska.
8 09 05 27 43 1998 53.008 171.139 25 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
8 09 13 08 36 2001 51.400 -178.059 33 5.4 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 09 16 26 15 2003 51.503 -171.214 33 5.3 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 09 15 18 16 2008 51.504 -178.441 58 5.4 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 09 18 20 48 2015 52.255 -168.722 34 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 8 1 10 0 1903 4.600 -74.000 0 7.7 Colombia
Felt strongly in Bogota and affected the city of San Victorino and Chapinero. The quake caused objects and table to move and objects were thrown from shelves. Source: Historia de Los Terremotos de Colombia, by Jesus Ramirez.
8 8 22 51 0 1904 -40.500 177.000 33 7.5 So. Island, N.Z.
Cities from Napier to Wellington saw chimneys fall. Parapets fell in Wellington. At Cape Turnagain nearly all chimneys fell, water tanks were destroyed and several wooden houses were distorted. Felt from Queensland on the South to Napier. Sand fountaining was reported. A number of landslides occurred. A large wave, possibly a tsunami was observed at Mohaka. Source: Atlas of Isoseismal Maps of New Zealand Earthquakes, G.L. Downes
8 8 13 28 28 1946 19.710 -69.510 0 7.9 Puerto Rico
Strong aftershock of the earthquake of M 8.1 on August 4, 1946. This earthquake caused the last known damaging tsunami to hit the Caribbean. Consequential tsunamis in the area normally occur with 25-30 year intervals in this region. It has now been nearly 60 years since this event and a large regional tsunami is overdue. A tsunami observation network is being set up in the area to monitor future tsunami activity (at the University of Puerto Rico).
8 8 15 48 58 1987 -19.170 -70.880 100 7.0 So. Peru/Bolivia
Five were killed and 112 injured in the Arica area. More than 1000 homes were destroyed with maximum intensity up to VII. Landslides occurred along the Chile-Bolivia border. Felt in southern Peru, Bolivia and northern Chile. Source: NEIC.
8 8 1 8 5 1992 -31.200 179.940 395 7.1 So. Kermadec Islands
8 8 8 34 25 1993 12.982 144.801 59 8.2 So. Marianas/Guam
Extensive damage with intensity IV in Tumon Bay injured 48 in Guam. Damage, landslides and rockslides were observed throughout the Island of Guam. Liquefaction caused damage at the naval base and in the commercial port. Estimated coast more than $100 million (U.S. Dollars). A tsunami was generated with maximum height to 1 meter. The tsunami damaged several boats and injured several on the beach as well as causing some damage. It was recorded as far as Honshu and Hawaii. Source: NEIC.
8 08 17 05 04 2007 -5.859 107.419 280 7.4 South of Sumatra
(NEIC) Felt (V) at Serpong; (IV) at Bandung, Bekasi, Bogor, Cicurug, Depok, Jakarta, Sleman, Tangerang and Yogyakarta; (III) at Citeko, Kebumen, Malang and Pacitan; (II) at Blitar and Tretes. Felt at Baki, Banjar, Banjaran, Bantul, Ciawi, Cibadak, Cilacap, Cilegon, Cimanggis, Ciputat, Cirebon, Dayeuhkolot, Garut, Karangasem, Karawang, Kediri, Kuningan, Lembang, Madiun, Pelabuhanratu, Pondok Aren, Pondokgede, Purwokerto, Salatiga, Semarang, Sewon, Sukabumi, Teluknaga, Tulungagung and Weleri. Felt (IV) at Kuta; (III) at Denpasar and Ubud; (II) at Bali; felt at Klungkung, Bali. Felt (III) at Liwa and Padang; felt at Bandar Lampung, Sumatra. Also felt(III) at Kuala Lumpur; felt at Petaling Jaya and Sungai Ara, Malaysia.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 8 15 0 0 1847 42.000 -71.000 0 5.0 New England
Felt with maximum intensity V at Boston, Dedham, Cape Cod and Nuntucket, MASS.
8 8 16 50 0 1953 48.000 -114.000 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
A sharp jolting sensation was felt at Flathead Lake, Montana. Cracks were produced in buildings at Yellow Bay. Also felt strongly at Swan Lake, Montana.
8 8 10 35 38 1955 38.330 -118.670 0 5.2 California/Nevada area
Felt in Hawthorne, Nevada. Clocks were stopped in Mason and Schurz. Glass cracked at Benton, California.
8 8 4 52 10 1961 51.800 -131.200 0 5.0 British Colombia
8 8 12 18 23 1961 51.200 -170.700 33 6.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Not reported felt.
8 8 9 48 36 1964 56.700 -152.400 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
8 8 12 49 23 1965 51.800 -175.260 47 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
8 8 7 0 50 1975 39.502 -121.512 8 5.0 Central California
Aftershock in the Oroville series.
8 8 12 0 23 1975 63.210 -150.670 149 5.0 Central Alaska
8 8 4 31 21 1986 53.594 -167.320 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 8 13 37 32 1988 56.000 -153.360 33 5.3 Southern Alaska
8 8 8 13 28 1989 37.190 -122.570 15 5.1 Central California
Possible foreshock to the Loma Prieta area of central California. This earthquake killed one person and damage in the area near San Jose. Chimneys fell at Cupertino, Los Gatos and Redwood Estates. Damage included broken underground pipes, cracks in walls, fallen water heaters and propane tanks. Light damage reported throughout Sonoma, San Luis Obispo and Stanislaus Counties.
8 8 17 10 55 1996 53.170 -167.160 47 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 08 14 05 17 2012 54.881 -161.214 43 5.2 Unimak Island, Alaska
8 08 19 09 33 2015 52.397 -169.540 33 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 7 2 11 30 1931 -4.000 142.000 60 7.1 Papua New Guinea
8 7 2 13 4 1966 50.570 -171.220 29 7.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
One of the largest earthquakes in recent years in the U.S. Felt at Adak. No damage was reported.
8 7 18 19 18 1992 57.580 -142.860 11 7.2 Southeast Alaska
This earthquake in southeastern and the Gulf of Alaska was strongly felt in the Yakutat region. Maximum intensity was V at Fort Richardson. Felt throughout most of southern and southeastern Alaska. The event was also felt in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory, Canada.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 7 10 43 31 1959 56.400 -153.600 0 5.9 Southern Alaska
8 7 21 45 25 1959 56.420 -153.690 0 5.0 Southern Alaska
8 7 16 27 16 1960 42.400 -111.500 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
8 7 19 20 15 1960 42.500 -111.400 49 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Located in southeastern Idaho, this event was felt in the Soda Springs area of Caribou County. Plaster and concrete cracked. There were loud noises associated with the earthquake.
8 7 5 37 25 1964 56.800 -152.300 19 5.2 Southern Alaska
8 7 2 13 4 1966 50.570 -171.220 29 7.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
One of the largest earthquakes in recent years in the U.S. Felt at Adak. No damage was reported.
8 7 14 11 51 1966 59.600 -144.400 4 5.5 Southeast Alaska
8 7 17 36 28 1966 31.740 -114.510 32 5.7 SW U.S.A
This earthquake of M 5.7-6.3 was widely felt throughout southern California and Arizona and was also felt at Boulder, Nevada. Plaster cracked at Blythe, Holtville and Winterhaven. A sidewalk sagged and facades of buildings were cracked at Yuma, AZ. Earth cracks were reported. Minor damage at Sonora, Mexico (broken windows etc.).
8 7 8 23 38 1974 56.616 -152.315 35 5.0 Southern Alaska
8 7 23 26 57 1977 52.407 -176.327 167 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 7 19 16 12 1980 63.310 -151.411 89 5.4 Central Alaska
8 7 6 37 22 1984 51.306 -179.091 56 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 7 18 19 20 1992 57.589 -142.846 13 6.6 Southeast Alaska
This earthquake in southeastern and the Gulf of Alaska was strongly felt in the Yakutat region. Maximum intensity was V at Fort Richardson. Felt throughout most of southern and southeastern Alaska. The event was also felt in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory, Canada.
8 07 09 30 16 2004 51.753 -166.313 8 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 07 07 27 42 2008 53.486 -167.470 32 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 07 18 30 03 2008 52.190 -175.651 12 5.8 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 07 10 49 34 2009 40.310 -124.637 16 5.0 Off coast of Northern California
(NEIC) Felt (III) at Ferndale, Petrolia and Whitethorn; (II) at Arcata, Eureka, Fort Bragg, Fortuna, Hydesville, Loleta, McKinleyville, Redway and Rio Dell. Also felt at Bayside, Carlotta, Crescent City, Garberville, Laytonville, Mendocino, Redcrest and Trinidad.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 6 21 11 18 1912 -14.000 167.000 260 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
8 6 22 14 24 1913 -15.800 -73.500 0 7.8 So. Peru/Bolivia
This earthquake destroyed the city of Caraveli. It was felt over about 30,000 sq km and destructive with intensity X in this area but with intensity VII over an area of 58,000 km sq. Caraveli is located in the Cordillera Occidental and was largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1868 but reconstructed. Ground cracks were observed. Maximum damage occurred to buildings in En Atico, Ocona and En Cailloma. Destruction occurred throughout central Peru. Less than 50 were confirmed dead.
8 6 4 10 42 1914 -6.000 123.000 600 7.0 Flores Island area
8 6 13 13 0 1915 44.000 150.000 60 7.1 Hokkaido, Japan
8 6 23 36 59 1942 14.000 -91.000 60 8.3 Guatemala
Near the south Coast of Guatemala. Acatenango was destroyed. At least 9 were killed and hundreds injured. Severe damage occurred in western and central Guatemala and in eastern Mexico.
8 6 0 35 37 1949 -18.500 -174.500 70 7.5 Tonga Islands
8 6 8 31 28 1955 -21.000 -178.000 360 7.0 Tonga Islands
8 6 15 43 52 1983 40.140 24.750 2 7.0 Romania/Bulgaria
Damage occurred on Limnos and in monasteries at Mount Athos. Felt with intensity up to VII in Greece, Bulgaria and western Turkey.
8 6 19 6 39 1984 32.380 132.155 33 7.1 Kyushu, Japan area
This earthquake was felt with maximum intensity VI in Shikoku, Japan and generated an 18-cm tsunami which was observed around Nobeoka. Nine were injured on Kyushu.
8 6 0 36 25 1988 25.149 95.127 91 7.3 Myanmar
More than 35 were killed and about 50 injured in the earthquake and subsequent seiche on Jamuna River, Bangladesh which caused a ferry boat to capsize. Damage was considerable in northeastern India. Landslides were common. Additional damage occurred in Burma. The earthquake was felt from Bangladesh, NE India, Burma and Nepal.
8 6 7 27 13 2000 28.856 139.556 395 7.3 Bonin Islands
This deep focus earthquake was felt throughout much of Honshu, Japan and as far north as Aomori Prefecture, but did little damage.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
In 1891 on Aug. 6 an earthquake followed by a tidal wave caused extensive damage to the Cocopah Indian villages and lands along the lower Colorado.
8 6 19 38 0 1916 36.670 -121.250 0 5.5 Central California
Chimneys fell at Paicines, Slight damage occurred at Hollister.
8 6 22 16 0 1932 47.700 -122.300 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
A strong shock felt in Seattle, WA where a few chimneys fell and others were badly damaged.
8 6 6 15 6 1941 55.700 -163.000 150 6.8 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Not reported damaging or felt.
8 6 3 44 32 1959 47.800 -119.900 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Earthquake in central Washington State near Chelan where chimneys and bricks fell and dishes broke. Similar damage was observed at Waterville. Landslides were common.
8 6 10 46 29 1964 43.400 -126.700 33 5.3 Off Coast of Oregon
8 6 18 24 49 1964 56.620 -152.590 39 5.3 Southern Alaska
8 6 23 29 17 1973 33.986 -119.475 17 5.0 So. California
Earthquake located off the coast of southern California near Anacapa Island with maximum intensity V was felt over about 8,000 sq. km area from Carpenteria to Santa Barbara and in Los Angeles. Rockslides and landslides were observed on Anacapa Island. Windows cracked at Oxnard and pavement cracked at Carpenteria.
8 6 2 37 42 1974 60.247 -153.324 136 5.0 Central Alaska
8 6 3 50 30 1975 39.479 -121.524 7 5.1 Central California
Aftershock of Oroville mainshock on Aug. 1. This event was felt with intensity V at Hamilton City and throughout Butte County.
8 6 16 41 52 1975 39.497 -121.529 8 5.2 Central California
8 6 17 5 22 1979 37.110 -121.511 7 5.9 Central California
This earthquake was located in the Gilroy-Hollister area and did damage estimated at $0.5 million (U.S. Dollars) in the epicentral area. The press reported 16 were injured. Buildings in Gilroy suffered damaged including caved in ceilings, plaster cracks, and chimneys fallen. Similar damage was observed in Hollister. Ground displacement was observed on the Calaveras Fault Zone from Hollister to Anderson Lake (about 40 km). Settlement of the ground and slumping were common.
8 6 4 53 58 1982 51.545 -175.915 35 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 6 16 33 58 1983 60.513 -153.140 134 5.3 Central Alaska
8 6 14 53 14 1988 55.119 -156.742 34 5.2 Alaska Peninsula
8 6 13 17 43 1989 60.190 -141.130 7 5.5 Central Alaska
8 6 1 2 52 1994 51.085 -179.172 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 6 8 48 3 1995 52.090 -174.870 72 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 6 15 22 49 1998 51.660 -177.280 45 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 06 19 53 11 2002 61.416 -150.355 55 5.0 Southern Alaska
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Anchorage, Eagle River, Palmer, Seward and Wasilla; (II) at Cordova.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 5 0 10 0 1897 38.300 143.300 60 7.7 So. of Honshu
Some damage occurred at at Ayukawa by the earthquake. A tsunami was generated with maximum height of 3 meters at Okkirai, Hirota, Onagawa, Ayukawa.
8 5 21 13 55 1927 37.933 142.117 20 7.1 Off East Coast Honshu
Some damage occurred at Fukushima and Miyagi by the earthquake. A tsunami was generated with maximum height 15 cm at Hababuchi and 1 meter at Aomori with a recession as first motion of the sea.
8 5 14 24 0 1947 25.100 63.400 60 7.6 Pakistan
8 5 19 8 47 1949 -1.250 -78.370 60 7.1 Ecuador
Destructive at Ambato, Guano, Pelileo, Patate and Pillaro, Ecuador. 4000 to 6000 killed. Approximately $7 million U.S. Dollars damage. Topographical changes were observed along with large landslides.
8 5 9 16 48 1950 -50.000 164.000 33 7.3 Southern S. Isl. N.Z.
8 5 11 5 60 1964 -32.370 -179.370 288 7.0 So. Kermadec Islands
8 5 2 13 10 1969 1.296 126.196 34 7.2 Mindanao, Philippines
Violent erthquake in the Molucca Sea. Felt at Manado, Celebes.
8 5 1 58 52 1971 -0.853 -22.130 33 7.0 Central Mid-Atlantic
This earthquake occurred on the Atlantic median ridge near the equator. Events of M>=7 are seldom reached on ocean ridges.
8 5 20 32 53 1982 -12.597 165.931 31 7.5 Vanuatu Islands
Not reported felt.
8 5 22 38 22 1996 -20.650 -178.260 539 7.4 Tonga Islands
Felt with intensity II on Raoul, Kermadec Islands.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 5 1 31 36 1910 42.000 -127.000 0 6.8 North Pacific Ocean
Felt along the coast of Oregon. One of the largest historical earthquakes in this area.
8 5 0 11 6 1930 39.750 -127.420 1 5.3 Off Coast California
8 5 11 25 0 1930 34.500 -119.500 0 5.0 So. California
At Santa Barbara. Windows broke and walls cracked at Ventura. Felt over 9000 sq. miles.
8 5 13 51 9 1971 55.718 -164.920 33 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 5 0 54 10 1974 52.288 -173.377 88 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 5 14 47 54 1990 51.751 -175.290 58 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 5 18 28 10 1994 51.134 -179.294 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 5 18 40 22 1994 51.082 -179.415 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 05 00 56 53 2005 51.235 -178.254 23 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
8 4 0 0 0 1856 16.000 -88.000 33 7.5 Belize
Strong earthquake in Belize, Felt V at Masaya, Nicaraguea and Nindiri.
8 4 22 41 15 1914 43.500 91.500 60 7.3 Mongolia
Felt strongly in Xinjiang, China. Also damage in Weiwoer, Zizhiqu, Provinces.
8 4 18 26 16 1928 16.000 -97.000 60 7.4 Oaxaca, Mexico
Felt Strongly in Guerrero and Oaxaca.
8 4 17 51 5 1946 18.920 -68.940 0 8.1 Puerto Rico
This earthquake was located off northern Dominican Republic. Destructive throughout most of the Republic and felt sharply in Puerto Rico and the Mona Passage. Maximum intensity in Puerto Rico was VI at Comerico Plants and Maricao. In Dominican Republic several were killed by falling buildings. A tsunami was generated which killed nearly 2000 according to records kept silent for more than 50 years. The tsunami waves were observed on tide gages at Daytona Beach, FLA; Atlantic City, N.J and Bermuda among other local areas.
8 4 18 59 17 1998 -0.479 -80.233 0 7.1 Ecuador
More than 50 % of building at at Bahia de Carquez-Canoa were destroyed. Infrastructure(lights, electricity telephone) was disruptive. Forty injured and at least three killed. Damage occurred through Manabi Province. Landslides were common. Felt in Ecuador and Colombia.
8 4 21 13 3 2000 48.786 142.246 10 7.1 So. Kurils
Very damaging in the Uglegorsk and Makarov area. Nearly 1400 buildings were damaged, 8 injured and about 20,000 homeless. Landslides destroyed roads in the epicentral area. Estimated damage about $1 million U.S. dollars. From in Hokkaido, Japan and throughout Sakhalin Island.
8 04 04 37 20 2003 -60.532 -43.411 10 7.6 Scotia Sea
Minor damage at Orcadas Base on Laurie Island.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 4 4 13 0 1916 41.500 -117.000 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
Objects were thrown from shelves at Winnemucca, Rebel Creek, Elko and McDermitt, Nevada.
8 4 12 24 0 1927 33.830 -118.500 0 5.0 So. California
Minor damage occurred in Santa Monica Bay. Felt for more than 85 km around the epicenter.
8 4 7 36 59 1959 37.350 -118.550 10 5.3 California/Nevada area
West of Bishop, CA. This was the mainshock of a series of quakes. Landslides were observed and furniture moved at Bishop.
8 4 10 23 29 1969 51.400 -179.600 41 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 4 1 28 31 1972 51.503 -178.466 60 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Minor damage occurred at Adak Island.
8 4 9 48 11 1972 56.230 -135.640 18 5.0 Southeast Alaska
8 4 11 38 8 1972 56.190 -135.424 18 5.5 Southeast Alaska
Felt with intensity V in southeastern in Alaska at Gustavus, Petersburg and Sitka. No damage was reported.
8 4 21 46 3 1984 41.660 -124.440 33 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
8 4 12 1 56 1985 36.144 -120.152 11 5.9 Central California
Six were injured at Avenal when houses and stores were damaged. Damage included porch collapse at two houses, crack and broken chimneys, windows and glassware and objects thrown from shelves. The quake was felt over an area of about 97,000 sq. km. Hanging objects swung strongly. Large objects moved easily and water tanks were cracked.
8 4 6 13 10 1992 43.454 -127.169 10 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
8 4 14 27 41 1992 43.468 -127.014 10 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
8 04 07 45 47 2006 52.121 171.035 10 5.5 Near Islands, Aleutians
8 04 12 58 24 2010 51.423 -178.649 27 6.4 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 04 13 22 27 2013 49.661 -127.429 10 5.3 Off coast of Washington
Intensity V was reported from Port Alice, B.C. and II-III was felt in Campbell River, Nanaimo and Port MacNeill, and II in Vancouver, British Columbia. Other communities feeling the quake included Port Hardy, Tahsis, Sointula and Alert Bay. The shaking woke may from their early morning sleep. Lesser shaking of intensity I-II occurred in Washington and was reported from Vashon, Seattle and Arlington, Washington. Earthquakes Canada reported shaking across the northern portions of Vancouver Island. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from this quake.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 3 0 0 0 1361 33.400 135.000 0 8.4 Central/So. Honshu Japan
A very strong earthquake in the Nankaido and Kinai areas caused great loss of life and (about 500 killed in the earthquake) triggered a deadly tsunami. This tsunami caused the sea to recede for about an hour before returning. As it returned it caused 500-600 deaths at Nambaura, Osaka and washes away about 1700 houses in the village of Yukiminato, Awa which was completely destroyed by the tsunami. 60 were drowned at Awa. The Yunomine Hot Spring in Wakayama Prefecture stopped after the earthquake.
8 3 1 30 2 1916 -4.000 144.500 60 7.5 Papua New Guinea
Felt along the north coast of Papua New Guinea.
8 3 1 10 1 1935 4.500 96.300 60 7.0 Nicobar Islands
8 3 3 8 6 1961 18.500 -66.900 0 7.1 Puerto Rico
Earthquake was not damaging in the area because of the intermediate depth.
8 3 8 56 17 1962 -23.300 -68.100 107 7.1 Coast No. Chile
No damage due to intermediate depth.
8 3 4 54 34 1968 25.650 128.283 100 7.3 Ryukyu Islands
Strongly felt with maximum intensity VI on Okinawa.
8 3 18 11 16 1978 -26.518 -70.664 49 7.0 Coast Central Chile
Thirteen injured and major damage occurred in the Copiapo-Talta area.
8 3 11 31 15 1989 22.500 123.200 0 7.1 Taiwan
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 3 6 49 0 1903 37.330 -121.920 0 5.5 Central California
Earthquake in Santa Clara County. Damage occurred to buildings and chimneys at San Jose which was most heavy at Mount Hamilton. Felt from San Francisco, Oakland, to Santa Rosa, Yosemite and Fresno.
8 3 13 50 0 1916 41.500 -116.500 0 5.6 Montana/Idaho
8 3 14 21 0 1916 41.500 -116.500 0 5.8 Montana/Idaho
Felt at Winnemucca, Nevada. Objects fell from shelves at Elko and McDermitt.
8 3 13 32 30 1938 43.000 -127.500 0 5.6 Off Coast of Oregon
8 3 6 39 42 1955 38.000 -107.300 0 5.0 Colorado area
Earthquake in southwestern Colorado. Chimneys cracked at Lake City. People woke at Silberton, Ouray and Telluride. Some ground cracking was observed.
8 3 6 8 30 1959 33.000 -79.500 10 5.5 Southeast U.S.
This earthquake occurred near Charleston, South Carolina and dismayed people from South Carolina to Georgia. Minor damage (chimneys and plaster cracking and falling objects) was observed in Charleston, Summerville and Wadmalaw Island. Plaster cracked as far away as Augusta, Georgia. Deep rumbling noises were heard during the earthquake.
8 3 9 13 49 1965 56.600 -159.700 47 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
8 3 23 17 7 1967 53.630 -170.080 184 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 3 4 40 55 1972 51.199 -178.119 49 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Minor damage occurred at Adak.
8 3 6 59 45 1972 51.134 -178.141 35 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 3 7 3 14 1972 51.160 -177.990 38 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 3 3 57 6 1973 53.200 -169.728 115 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 3 1 3 6 1975 39.490 -121.520 0 5.0 Central California
Felt with intensity VI at Oroville.
8 3 6 35 18 1975 36.448 -120.453 19 5.2 Central California
In northern California the earthquake caused slight damage at Firebaugh in Fresno County and Three Rocks. A waterline broke and cracks were found in plaster. Some churches were damaged.
8 3 7 11 44 1980 52.100 -169.440 0 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 3 7 12 32 1980 52.451 -170.020 40 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 3 18 17 15 1980 53.290 -170.083 0 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 3 2 39 29 1986 51.431 -174.173 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 3 13 29 14 1986 51.250 -176.639 21 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 3 13 44 55 1986 51.112 -176.706 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 3 20 8 21 1986 51.177 -176.834 35 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
8 3 0 49 3 1991 40.500 -124.730 5 5.3 Off Coast of No. California
8 3 7 20 2 1993 51.460 -131.540 5 6.2 British Colombia
Felt with maximum magnitude IV at Bella Bella. Felt strong on the Goose Group Islands.
8 3 13 4 1 1993 51.279 -130.291 10 5.1 British Colombia
8 3 15 39 15 1998 54.137 -162.824 56 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 03 04 10 50 2003 56.113 -153.323 17 5.7 Kodiak Island Region, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 2 15 0 0 1361 33.000 135.000 0 8.4 Central/So. Honshu Japan
A very strong earthquake in the Nankaido and Kinai areas caused great loss of life and (about 500 killed in the earthquake) triggered a deadly tsunami. This tsunami caused the sea to recede for about an hour before returning. As it returned it caused 500-600 deaths at Nambaura, Osaka and washes away about 1700 houses in the village of Yukiminato, Awa which was completely destroyed by the tsunami. 60 were drowned at Awa. The Yunomine Hot Spring in Wakayama Prefecture stopped after the earthquake.
8 2 11 41 26 1941 -28.500 -178.000 60 7.1 No. Kermadec Islands
8 2 19 18 48 1946 -26.500 -70.500 60 7.9 Coast Central Chile
Severe damage in northern Chile. Two killed. The depth was at about 100 km so damage was limited.
8 2 13 19 56 1965 -56.200 157.900 33 7.1 Macquarie Islands
Not reported felt.
8 2 14 6 44 1968 16.588 -97.696 40 7.1 Oaxaca, Mexico
Felt with intensity VII in Oaxaca and Guerrero, Mexico. Up to $2.4 million(U.S. dollars) damage. 18 were killed. Up to 5% of the houses at Pinotepa Nacional were destroyed 50% were eventually torn down. Severe damage at Ometepec. A small tsunami was generated and recorded at Acapulco. Mexico City more than 350 km from the epicenter suffered appreciable damage. Some large buildings were considerably damage. At least 10 buildings were destroyed in Mexico City and 40 people were injured. Electricity and other infrastructure in Mexico was not working. Source: Annual Summary of Information on Natural Disasters, UNESCO, 1969.
8 2 7 24 55 1971 41.233 143.700 60 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
Strong earthquake with slight damage in southern Hokkaido. Largest intensity was VIII at Arakawa and felt as far south as Tokyo. The event generated a tsunami with maximum height of 20 cm at Hiroo.
8 2 10 55 26 1976 -20.600 169.300 52 7.1 Loyalty Islands
8 2 12 55 29 1996 -10.769 161.445 33 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
Felt with maximum intensity up to IV at Honiara.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 2 7 13 8 1934 61.500 -147.500 25 6.0 Central Alaska
Earthquake in south-central Alaska. This event caused dishes to break and small objects to overturn at Anchorage. Source: Earthquake History of the United States, NOAA.
8 2 20 44 46 1945 53.870 -133.350 0 6.3 British Colombia
Not reported felt. Source: Seismic Activity in Canada, West of the 113th Meridian 1841-1951, Milne.
8 2 10 18 53 1954 39.420 -118.530 0 5.4 California/Nevada area
8 2 22 17 26 1963 40.500 -125.100 33 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
8 2 3 4 17 1964 56.100 -156.100 33 5.6 Alaska Peninsula
8 2 8 36 17 1964 56.200 -149.900 28 5.4 Southern Alaska
Felt at Homer.
8 2 10 18 20 1975 53.477 -161.386 46 6.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 2 20 22 16 1975 39.440 -121.460 0 5.3 Central California
8 2 20 59 3 1975 39.430 -121.470 0 5.3 Central California
Felt with intensity VI at Oroville. Part of a strong sequence in the area.
8 2 7 7 18 1980 52.217 -169.447 38 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 2 10 46 11 1980 51.940 -169.180 16 6.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 2 6 37 6 1986 51.314 -175.992 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 2 19 58 33 1986 54.300 -172.800 0 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 2 23 18 47 1991 56.950 -157.520 33 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
8 2 6 5 14 1999 37.366 -117.020 5 5.1 California/Nevada area
Aftershock of mainshock on August 1, 1999. Felt at Amargosa Valley, Veatty, Fallon, Goldfield, Las Vegas, and Tonopah, Nevada.
8 02 03 21 42 2007 51.307 -179.971 21 6.7 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
8 1 0 0 0 1786 29.900 102.300 0 7.5 Myanmar
Moderate earthquake in Southern China. Felt with IX with moderate damage. Up to 431 killed.
8 1 15 0 0 1819 35.020 136.030 0 7.3 No. Honshu, Japan
Felt with intensity VIII-IX in the Kyoto region of Honshu, Japan. Also at Ise and Mino.
8 1 17 10 57 1913 47.500 155.500 30 7.3 NE Pacific
Felt in the Russian Kuril Islands.
8 1 15 8 24 1940 44.300 139.500 40 7.7 Hokkaido, Japan
Epicenter under the eastern Sea of Japan. A tsunami was generated. 10 were killed, 20 houses and 644 ships washed away. 612 additional vessels were damaged. Damage was also located at Haboro and in northeastern Korea. Maximum tsunami height was 3 meters at Rishiri.
8 1 12 34 5 1942 -40.950 175.800 55 7.1 So. Island, N.Z.
This earthquake was similar in effects to that of June 24 five weeks earlier. Damage occurred to chimneys repainted after the previous earthquake. In Wellington chimneys fell and additional damage was revealed in buildings which had not been recognized after the June 24 event. Some minor faulting appears to have occurred near Alfredton and a minor fault moved in the Aorangi Mountains. Maximum intensity was up to VII in the area northeast of Wellington.
8 1 14 30 5 1942 -48.000 99.000 60 7.0 So. Indian Ocean
In the ocean southwest of Australia. May have been related to the Wellington New Zealand event less than two hours earlier.
8 1 16 18 41 1943 -20.000 170.000 230 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
Not reported felt.
8 1 2 20 54 1960 27.500 55.000 0 7.0 So. Iran/Persian Gulf
8 1 21 2 60 1966 30.000 68.700 33 7.0 Afghanistan
The largest of a series of earthquakes in the area that began in February. This event caused damage near Quetta and destroyed about 1300 houses in 45 villages in the Kuki Tehsil. Two were killed and up to 15 injured.
8 1 20 19 22 1968 16.500 122.267 36 7.7 Luzon, Philippines
This earthquake was destructive in northern Luzon with maximum intensity VI at Manila, Infanta, Baguia and Aparri. Landslides were observed in Casiguran near the epicenter. Manila was considerably damaged. A six-story tower the "Ruby Tower" collapsed burying several hundred people. 216 were killed and several hundred were injured. Followed by a strong aftershock sequence.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 1 7 45 0 1900 39.953 -112.114 0 5.7 Utah area
Deep shafts of mines twisted and could not be operated. Dishes fell from shelves. Plaster fell, dishes broke and chimneys were thrown down at Goshen. At Santaquin house made from Adobe was split in two. People were thrown from their beds.
8 1 3 30 0 1902 34.600 -120.400 0 6.3 Off So. California
This was a strong aftershock of the Santa Barbara County quake of July 27. The shock completed the ruin of buildings which was begun in the first quake. Nearly all homes in Los Alamos were damaged. Cracks and fissures were seen in the ground. Water table changes were observed.
8 1 13 4 30 1952 34.900 -118.950 0 5.1 So. California
8 1 1 48 19 1956 65.840 -133.470 15 5.8 Yukon Territory, Canada
8 1 5 10 35 1974 56.622 -153.963 33 5.3 Southern Alaska
8 1 5 55 37 1974 56.592 -152.217 23 5.7 Southern Alaska
8 1 20 20 14 1975 39.497 -121.474 14 5.7 Central California
8 1 21 21 51 1975 39.442 -121.528 8 5.3 Central California
These were the mainshocks of a series of earthquakes that occurred on this date. Structural damage occurred to schools, hospitals and homes in Otoville and Thermolito. Damage included cracked plaster, broken windows and light fixtures. This event was associated with the first recorded surface cracking in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada.
8 1 10 50 25 1979 41.054 -127.231 5 5.2 Off Coast of No. California
8 1 16 38 56 1980 37.550 -118.890 0 5.4 California/Nevada area
8 1 16 47 48 1980 37.532 -118.846 5 5.2 California/Nevada area
8 1 17 31 54 1980 37.574 -118.881 7 5.0 California/Nevada area
The largest of these events was felt over an area of about 40,000 sq. km of Nevada and California. At Mammoth Lakes dishes, windows and doors rattled, some cracked. A jar of Mayonnaise fell from the shelf. Some rock slides were observed on slopes and hiking trails.
8 1 23 7 15 1980 59.617 -148.937 26 5.7 Southern Alaska
8 1 1 42 16 1981 60.115 -153.159 108 5.1 Central Alaska
8 1 14 28 18 1986 37.513 -118.395 9 5.2 California/Nevada area
8 1 21 5 39 1986 51.416 -174.353 27 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV in Adak.
8 1 13 45 25 1992 57.084 -155.298 56 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
8 1 4 17 14 1999 37.351 -117.059 6 5.0 California/Nevada area
8 1 12 47 50 1999 51.520 -176.273 33 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt strongly on Adak.
8 1 16 6 24 1999 37.342 -117.020 12 5.7 California/Nevada area
Felt at Amargosa Valley, Beatty, Fallon, Goldfield, Las Vegas, and Tonopah, Nevada. Also felt in California at Big Pine, Ghisho, and as far south as Ridgecrest, Fresno, Death Valley Junction and Yermo. Strong aftesrhock sequence.
8 1 20 10 56 1999 52.339 -173.355 53 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 01 18 20 05 2011 51.792 -171.267 41 5.6 Fox Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 31 19 18 0 1909 13.000 -101.000 60 7.3 Michoacan, Mexico
Strong aftershock of the destructive earthquake of July 30, 1909. That earthquake was destructive in Acapulco and was felt over an area of 700X500 km. Strong aftershock sequence followed. A tsunami was generated which caused the sea to recede up to 10 km in Acapulco.
7 31 1 31 24 1915 54.000 162.000 60 7.8 E. of Kamchatka
Felt with intensity X near Kanchatka.
7 31 3 23 10 1917 42.500 131.000 460 7.5 NE China
7 31 17 8 5 1970 -1.460 -72.560 653 7.1 Brazil
This strong earthquake had a deep focus located east of the Andes in eastern Ecuador. One person was killed and several injured with moderate damage. Felt as far as 4000 km from the epicenter in Mexico City and the Antilles. At San Juan Puerto Rico, 2300 km from the epicenter a 13-story building rocked for 20 seconds. Considerable alarm in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Felt over an area of about 40 million sq. km. from Buenos Aires, Argentina on the south to Mexico on the north.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 31 9 20 0 1902 34.750 -120.250 0 5.5 Off So. California
This was a strong aftershock of the Santa Barbara County quake of July 27. The shock completed the ruin of buildings which was begun in the first quake. Nearly all homes in Los Alamos were damaged. Cracks and fissures were seen in the ground. Water table changes were observed.
7 31 12 9 9 1952 35.333 -118.600 0 5.8 So. California
Aftershock of the Kern County earthquake of July 21. Slight damage was observed at Arvin, Bakersfield and Taft.
7 31 11 23 2 1969 53.040 -170.060 43 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt within intensity IV at Tanana.
7 31 12 6 33 1969 65.500 -152.600 150 5.0 Northern Alaska
Felt within intensity V at Cold Bay.
7 31 23 17 50 1969 49.767 -114.833 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
Part of a series of earthquakes in the Dayton, MT area which began on July 30. This and shocks on July 30 were felt at Big Arm, Mont. and at Dayton.
7 31 16 11 3 1983 53.960 -133.870 18 5.0 British Colombia
7 31 7 22 40 1986 37.463 -118.374 5 5.9 California/Nevada area
Felt strongly in the Bishop-Chalfant Valley. Felt with intensity V at Big Pine and Sequoia National Park as well as at Dyer, Nevada.
7 31 23 56 58 1987 40.418 -124.373 10 6.0 Off Coast of No. California
Rockslides occurred at Petrolia and power was out at Eureka. Minor damage occurred at Arcata, Eureka and Ferndale. This earthquake was felt in Humboldt, Mendocino, Siskiyou and Trinity counties. A strong acceleration of 0.6g was recorded at Petrolia.
7 31 20 57 16 1988 51.255 -176.154 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 31 21 6 19 1988 51.340 -176.140 45 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 31 3 17 29 1990 42.382 -126.654 10 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
7 31 3 19 47 1990 42.416 -126.682 10 5.7 North Pacific Ocean
7 31 12 24 04 2001 51.156 179.385 33 5.8 Rat Islands, Aleutians
7 31 19 44 32 2013 51.112 178.173 19 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
7 31 19 17 18 2015 52.584 -169.710 42 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 31 19 17 39 2015 52.637 -169.722 42 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 30 10 51 54 1909 16.800 -99.900 0 7.6 Oaxaca, Mexico
The earthquake was destructive in Acapulco and was felt over an area of 700X500 km. Strong aftershock sequence followed. A tsunami was generated which caused the sea to recede up to 10 km in Acapulco.
7 30 23 54 5 1917 29.000 104.000 60 7.5 Myanmar
This earthquake caused considerable damage in the Sichuan, China area and killed more than 1800.
7 30 17 16 44 1962 -3.300 143.900 25 7.0 Papua New Guinea
There was substantial damage in the region of Geelvink Bay of Irian Jaya.
7 30 0 52 20 1970 37.800 55.900 19 7.0 No. Iran
This event was highly destructive in Gorgan province, Iran. About 180 were killed and nearly 500 injured. More than 10,000 homeles. The Moraveh-Tappeh area was the worst hit. About 10 villages were destroyed. Felt with maximum intensity VIII at Qapan, Shahabad and Bojnurd and Sabzevar.
7 30 21 45 14 1972 56.820 -135.685 25 7.6 Southeast Alaska
A very strong earthquake on the Fairweather Fault. This epicenter was south of the M 7.8 that occurred on July 10 , 1958 on a fault running along the Alexander archipelago. Slight damage occurred at Sitka and the shock was felt and caused damage to a federal office building in Juneau. Also felt at Ketchikan and south to Seattle where seiches were observed in several swimming pools. Followed by a major aftershock on Aug. 4.
7 30 5 12 41 1974 36.353 70.763 211 7.4 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
This earthquake was felt as far as Tashkent and New Delhi at least 1,000 km from the epicenter. Maximum intensity was VI and was observed in northeastern Afghanistan and in Pakistan. Also felt at Warsak, Peshawar, Rawalpindi and Lahore.
7 30 5 11 24 1995 -23.340 -70.294 46 8.0 Coast No. Chile
At least three were killed up to 60 injured and more than 600 homeless in this earthquake. More than 100 houses were destroyed in the Antofagasta, Chile area. Damage also occurred in many other areas of Chile and as far as Buenos Aires, Argentina. Felt in southern Peru at La Paz. A tsunami was generated with maximum height of 76 cm in Hawaii. The tsunami was observed throughout much of the Pacific from American Samoa to Alaska to Japan.
7 30 12 25 46 2000 33.901 139.376 10 7.1 Central/So. Honshu Japan
This earthquake was felt in the Tokyo area with intensity V. At least one person was injured. Road damage and landslides occurred in Miyakejima.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 30 5 12 0 1894 34.500 -117.500 0 6.1 So. California
Located in the Mojave area where it was felt most strongly. Also felt, but less severely in Los Angeles. At San Bernardino railroad cars were moved on tracks. Felt from Bakersfield to San Diego.
7 30 12 16 50 1925 35.400 -101.300 0 5.0 SW U.S.A
An earthquake located in the Texas Panhandle area, this was thought at the time to be related to oil extraction and the boring of oil wells. The earthquake caused dishes to fall from shelves and rattled dishes as far as Roswell, N.M, Tulsa, Oklahoma (300 miles distant) and Leavenworth, Kansas (400 miles away). The only prior earthquake in the area had occurred around March 27, 1917. Later subsurface examination indicate the quake occurred on an old fault buried in the subterranean mountains in the area and was probably not related to oil extraction.
7 30 7 20 0 1934 42.700 -103.000 0 5.0 Wyoming/Dakotas
An earthquake occurred near Chadron in western Nebraska. This event caused some chimneys to be damaged and plaster fell. Some hotels were evacuated. Felt in Nebraska, Wyoming and South Dakota.
7 30 1 51 21 1941 61.000 -151.000 0 6.2 Central Alaska
This earthquake occurred in the Kenai Peninsula area of Alaska. Many were frightened at Anchorage. Plaster, dishes and windows broke. Heaving motion caused doors to swing.
7 30 2 0 10 1954 39.300 -118.500 0 5.1 California/Nevada area
Felt Near Fallon, NV.
7 30 21 45 14 1972 56.820 -135.685 25 7.6 Southeast Alaska
A very strong earthquake on the Fairweather Fault. This epicenter was south of the M 7.8 that occurred on July 10 , 1958 on a fault running along the Alexander archipelago. Slight damage occurred at Sitka and the shock was felt and caused damage to a federal office building in Juneau. Also felt at Ketchikan and south to Seattle where seiches were observed in several swimming pools. Followed by a major aftershock on Aug. 4.
7 30 8 9 52 1983 52.373 -170.628 48 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 30 22 3 25 1984 53.712 -165.656 34 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 29 15 0 0 1649 35.080 139.050 0 7.0 No. Honshu, Japan
Extensive damage at Yedo, Japan. Up to 700 killed.
7 29 6 59 0 1900 -10.000 165.000 60 8.1 No. of Santa Cruz Islands
Felt in the Solomon Islands and in the Santa Cruz Islands.
7 29 0 0 0 1917 -3.500 141.000 0 7.6 Papua New Guinea
A tsunami was generated.
7 29 14 32 15 1917 41.000 144.000 60 7.3 Hokkaido, Japan
7 29 7 38 53 1935 -20.800 -178.000 510 7.2 Tonga Islands
7 29 22 49 15 1942 -2.000 128.500 60 7.0 Ceram area
7 29 3 2 16 1943 19.300 -67.500 60 7.9 Puerto Rico
Felt with maximum intensity V at San Juan and the Mona Passage of Puerto Rico. A clock stopped at San Juan.
7 29 13 43 33 1947 28.600 93.600 0 7.9 Myanmar
7 29 23 49 2 1950 -6.500 155.000 70 7.1 Solomon Islands
Felt at Rabaul.
7 29 17 15 19 1957 -23.300 -71.100 11 7.0 Coast No. Chile
Felt at Antofagasta.
7 29 8 29 22 1965 51.110 -171.300 18 7.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Slight tremor felt at Adak. Felt at military installations in the area.
7 29 11 15 45 1977 -8.031 155.538 33 7.2 Solomon Islands
Felt on Mono, Gizo and the Shortland Islands.
7 29 3 11 56 1980 -13.101 166.338 48 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
No damage was attributed to this earthquake. An event of M 6.6 followed about 12 hours later in Nebal which killed up to 200 and injured many while causing extensive damage in Nepal and India.
7 29 7 54 46 1985 36.350 70.940 114 7.2 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
Felt in Afghanistan with maximum intensity VIII. $2 million damage. Five people were killed. 38 were injured. Damage and landslides occurred in Pakistan. Many people were homeless in the Khorog and Ishkashim area of the USSR. Damage also occurred in Dushambe and in northern India from rockslides. Felt strongly in Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern India.
7 29 21 18 25 2016 18.515 145.529 212 7.7 Northern Mariana Islands
NEIC reported the earthquake was felt with maximum intensity V in Garapan, Saipan; in Tinia, MP, USA; San Vicente, Saipan; and II-III in the Northern Mariana Islands at San Roque, Saipan, San Jose, Tinian, and in Guam with intensity II-III in Barrigada, Tamuning, Dededo, Yigo, Mangilao, Mongmong, Hagatna, Asan, Sinajana, Piti, Yona, Santa Rita, Inarajan and Merizo, Guam. EMSC reported it was felt with moderate intensity in the Northern Mariana Islands in Capitol Hill, Garapan, Saipan, Kagman, Susupe, San Vicente, Chalan Kanoa, and in Guam in Yigo, Dededo, Tamuning, Mangilao, and Hagatha, Guam. This summary had discussed the possibility of this earthquake at this time
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 29 14 36 32 1950 33.116 -115.566 16 5.5 So. California
This was the strongest of a series of earthquakes in the Imperial Valley from July 27-29. $50,000 damage chiefly from merchandise. In Calipatria a railroad bridge shifted 6-8 inches. Considerable damage throughout southern California.
7 29 10 53 45 1951 36.583 -121.183 0 5.0 Central California
This earthquake was located southwest of Mulberry. Damage to walls and structures occurred at Bitterwater. At Pinnacles, plaster and chimneys were damaged as well as concrete pipes. Plaster also cracked and fell in San Benito. Landslides covered roads from San Benito to Hernandez for many miles.
7 29 7 3 47 1952 35.383 -118.850 16 6.1 So. California
7 29 8 1 46 1952 35.400 -118.816 16 5.1 So. California
These two earthquakes caused considerable damage. In Bakersfield a previously damaged department store was further damage when a parapet fell and a machine shop crumbled. Large buildings suffered cracks and bricks tumbled. At least 10 fires broke out in Bakersfield. Several people were injured and others had heart a attacks. Landslides were common.
7 29 8 29 22 1965 51.110 -171.300 18 7.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 29 8 51 45 1965 51.200 -171.600 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 29 12 20 23 1965 50.880 -171.570 37 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 29 15 8 33 1965 51.000 -171.300 3 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 29 15 10 14 1965 51.300 -170.900 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Slight tremor felt at Adak. Felt at military installations in the area.
7 29 1 48 16 1975 43.687 -126.103 33 5.2 Off Coast of Oregon
7 29 22 1 55 1975 60.160 -153.363 160 5.3 Central Alaska
7 29 22 4 45 1984 51.400 -171.800 0 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 29 0 17 45 1994 52.398 -168.333 11 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 29 1 13 1 1994 52.284 -168.316 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 29 5 42 28 1994 52.343 -168.342 22 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 29 12 50 56 1999 60.788 -57.863 18 5.4 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
7 29 15 54 17 2000 51.145 -179.328 49 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 29 05 00 30 2005 53.040 -168.620 50 5.6 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
7 29 18 42 15 2008 33.953 -117.761 14 5.4 Southern California
(NEIC) Three people injured at Brea and five people injured in the Wilshire District of Los Angeles. Minor damage to windows and brick walls at Los Angeles and Topanga. Felt (VI) at Anaheim, Artesia, Brea, Chino, Chino Hills, Covina, Diamond Bar, Fullerton, La Puente, Los Alamitos, Montclair, Pomona, Placentia, San Dimas, Walnut, West Covina, Whittier and Yorba Linda; (V) at Alhambra, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Bell, Bellflower, Buena Park, Canoga Park, Cerritos, Claremont, Corona, Cypress, Downey, El Monte, Garden Grove, Glendora, Hacienda Heights, Hawaiian Gardens, La Habra, Lakewood, La Mirada, La Palma, La Verne, Lynwood, Maywood, Mira Loma, Montrose, Mount Baldy, North Hollywood, Northridge, Norwalk, Ontario, Panorama City, Paramount, Pico Rivera, Rancho Cucamonga, Reseda, Rosemead, Rowland Heights, San Gabriel, Santa Fe Springs, Seal Beach, South El Monte, South Gate, South Pasadena, Stanton, Upland, Villa Park, Winnetka and Woodland Hills. Felt (IV) in much of the surrounding Los Angeles basin and in much of southern California. Felt (III) at Las Vegas and (II) at North Las Vegas and Pahrump, Nevada. Also felt at Henderson. Felt at Bullhead City, Flagstaff, Kingman, Mesa, Phoenix and Yuma, Arizona. Also felt at Tijuana,
7 29 02 35 58 2015 59.901 -153.276 121 6.2 Southern Alaska
7 29 16 05 01 2015 52.176 -169.416 20 5.3 Fox Islands, Alaska
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