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
6 18 1 45 0 1678 -12.300 -77.800 40 8.4 Central Peru
This earthquake was mostly destructive in the Lima area and to tbe north at Santa Fe and destroyed a number of buildings, convents and homes particularly in the city. Cost of repairs was estimated at about three million pesos (1678 pesos). The sea was observed to recede and returned with such force to move three large vessels over a hill and the town of Santa Fe. The only remains of this town today area a sandy hill on which the remains of the hulls of these ships rested for more than 200 years. The land close to the shore was devastated for long stretches.
6 18 15 0 0 1694 40.020 140.010 0 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
6 18 4 45 0 1826 5.500 -74.100 10 8.2 Colombia
The earthquake occurred in the middle of the night and destroyed most of the homes and edifices in the city of Bogota. Hospitals, Convents and cathedrals also suffered much damage. Sulfurous smells were observed in the desert where a cleft opened which was over 200 ft. wide. The motion was compared to a boat on a stormy sea. A dull noise accompanied the earthquake. The quake was preceded by a long drought and followed immediately by very heavy rain. (Source: Robert Mallet, Reports on the State of Science, 1954.
6 18 16 6 6 1912 59.000 -143.000 0 7.0 Southeast Alaska
Part of the seismic activity associated with the eruption in the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, one of the largest eruptions in the past 100 years. That eruption began on June 8 and lasted for several months.
6 18 14 35 0 1931 -14.139 -71.360 15 7.0 Central Peru
6 18 10 12 10 1932 19.500 -103.500 60 7.9 Michoacan, Mexico
Earthquake was destructive in Michoacan, Jalisco and Colima. Followed by a strong series of aftershocks from Oaxaca (June 21) to Colima (June 22).
6 18 21 37 29 1933 38.500 143.000 60 7.3 So. of Honshu
A tsunami was generated which affected the coast of Japan at Miyagi, Aomori and Hokkaido.
6 18 9 30 57 1942 9.000 140.500 60 7.1 Caroline Islands
6 18 15 31 28 1959 54.100 160.200 33 7.0 E. of Kamchatka
6 18 13 55 17 1961 -31.500 179.800 406 7.4 So. Kermadec Islands
6 18 17 14 54 1980 9.475 126.657 54 7.2 Central Philippines
There were no reports of damage or casualties. Strong surface waves were recorded leading to the strong magnitude. Felt at northeastern Mindanao, Tandag, Hinatuan and Suriagao with intensity III. (Source: Catalog of Philippine Earthquakes, Southeast Asia Association of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, June 1985)
6 18 22 49 41 1988 26.960 -111.040 3 7.1 Gulf of California
6 18 17 57 47 1993 -28.678 -176.893 11 7.1 No. Kermadec Islands
6 18 3 25 16 1994 -42.963 171.658 14 7.1 So. Island, N.Z.
Structural damage occurred at Christchurch (intensity VI). The event was felt throughout South Island and in southern North Island. Landslides were observed and blocked highways between Arthur's Pass and Christchurch.
6 18 14 44 13 2000 -13.802 97.453 10 8.0 So. Indian Ocean
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
6 18 13 43 0 1875 40.200 -84.000 0 5.3 Ohio/Lake Erie
This earthquake was severely felt at Columbus and Sidney. Chimneys were destroyed and walls were cracked. Felt from Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Missouri.
6 18 16 6 6 1912 59.000 -143.000 0 7.0 Southeast Alaska
6 18 9 13 50 1934 60.500 -151.000 80 6.8 Central Alaska
Felt throughout south-central Alaska. Glass was broken at Anchorage and small objects fell from shelves. Also felt at Afognak.
6 18 1 38 47 1969 59.490 -144.900 29 5.2 Southeast Alaska
6 18 23 44 15 1969 52.660 -167.870 42 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
6 18 10 17 27 1973 52.190 -164.770 15 5.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
6 18 18 55 38 1980 37.516 -118.837 0 5.3 California/Nevada area
6 18 0 17 48 1984 51.570 -173.293 33 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 18 8 5 15 1986 51.356 -176.653 27 6.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 18 16 15 49 1988 50.966 -177.640 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 18 16 16 9 1988 54.500 -176.800 0 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 18 22 49 42 1988 26.812 -111.037 10 6.8 Gulf of California
6 18 14 5 58 1999 51.287 -169.020 33 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
6 18 10 55 38 2000 52.250 -171.311 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 18 15 37 14 2000 65.317 -164.083 10 5.1 Northern Alaska
6 18 17 37 15 2002 37.987 -87.780 5 5.0 Indiana
Slight damage was observed at Evansville, Haubstadt and Wadesville, Indiana(intensity VI). Also felt in Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
6 18 18 37 52 2006 53.226 -160.632 10 5.3 South of Alaska
6 18 03 28 07 2015 51.289 178.844 25 5.0 Rat Islands, Aleutians
6 18 01 12 49 2016 53.564 -163.491 10 5.0 Fox Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
6 17 0 0 0 1515 28.600 100.800 0 7.5 Myanmar
Also identified as occurring on June 27 (Gregorian vs. Julian date?). This earthquake was so great that it was impossible to find out how many houses had been destroyed or how many people had been killed. The ground was cracked and water burst out. Strong aftershocks continued for more than a month with 20-30 per day. In Yunnan. (data from: Regional Catalog of Earthquakes, British Association for the Advancement of Science, A catalog of Chinese Earthquakes by Shinobu Hirota, 1911, date given as June 27, Date given as June 17 by Milne in "A catalog of Destructive Earthquakes A.D. 7 to A.D. 1899" - published 1911, BAAS.
6 17 3 43 0 1896 35.000 136.000 60 7.5 No. Honshu, Japan
6 17 5 28 0 1910 21.000 121.000 0 7.0 Taiwan
Not included in "Major Earthquakes in Taiwan, 1897 to 1984" by Pao Hua Lee in Historical Seismograms and earthquakes of the World, edited by W.H.K. Lee, Academic Press, 1988.
6 17 3 19 0 1928 16.200 -98.000 25 7.9 Oaxaca, Mexico
6 17 3 19 28 1928 16.330 -96.700 0 8.0 Oaxaca, Mexico
Highly destructive in central Oaxaca, Mexico. Felt widely throughout the region. Also given as occurring on June 16, 1928.
6 17 21 0 39 1971 -25.402 -69.058 76 7.0 Coast Central Chile
One was killed and damage occurred at Catalina. Felt with intensity IV at Antofagasta, Chile.
6 17 3 55 2 1973 43.150 145.880 45 7.9 Hokkaido, Japan
Damage was observed in Nemuro and Kishiro, Hokkaido, Japan. 24 were reported injured on Hokkaido. A minor tsunami was generated with maximum height 3.04 meters.
6 17 15 11 34 1978 -17.098 -172.264 33 7.2 Tonga Islands
6 17 1 32 57 1987 -5.500 130.800 97 7.2 West Irian, PNG
Felt in the Banda Sea area on Banda and Ambon.
6 17 11 22 18 1996 -7.137 122.589 587 7.9 Flores Island area
Despite the deep focus of this earthquake (587 km) it was felt and caused some damage at Kupang, Indonesia. It was also felt at Larantuka and Maumere, Indonesia and at Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Deep earthquakes at great magnitudes are often felt over wide areas but generally do little damage at the surface.
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
6 17 9 40 15 1951 44.500 -130.000 0 6.0 Off Coast of Oregon
6 17 10 58 43 1951 44.500 -130.000 0 5.9 Off Coast of Oregon
6 17 1 42 23 1954 56.300 -154.100 0 6.5 Southern Alaska
6 17 10 27 7 1959 34.500 -98.500 0 5.5 Southern Plains
This event was felt over approximately 12,000 square miles of Oklahoma and Texas. The maximum intensity was in the Duncan, Oklahoma area (VI with damage) and Lawton OK where cracks in pavement occurred and plaster was cracked. Houses moved and many objects were observed to move. The event was accompanied by thunderous and roaring sounds. Several water mains were reported broken in Duncan.
6 17 16 35 33 1960 51.900 -173.150 0 6.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 17 18 32 14 1963 60.500 -140.800 28 5.4 Central Alaska
6 17 2 44 59 1976 57.377 -154.229 25 5.2 Southern Alaska
6 17 16 26 49 1984 51.480 -173.300 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 17 1 4 21 1989 52.260 -174.650 43 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 17 16 0 47 1996 51.323 -178.231 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 17 21 3 40 1997 51.300 -179.300 33 6.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak with intensity IV. Also felt on Amchitka.
6 17 16 55 07 2002 40.828 -124.604 22 5.3 Off Coast of California
(NEIC) Felt (V) at Loleta, McKinleyville and Petrolia; (IV) at Arcata, Bayside, Blue Lake, Eureka, Ferndale, Fortuna, Hoopa, Klamath, Korbel, Orick, Rio Dell, Scotia, Trinidad and Willow Creek. Felt in Del Norte, Humboldt, Shasta, Siskiyou and Trinity Counties. Also felt in Jackson and Josephine Counties, Oregon.
6 17 06 21 42 2005 40.773 -126.574 12 6.6 Off Coast of California
(NEIC) Felt (III) at Aptos, Arcata, Bayside, Burlingame, Crescent City, Daly City, Emeryville, Eureka, Felton, Ferndale, Garberville, Los Gatos, Millbrae, Redwood City, San Bruno, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, South San Francisco and Trinidad. Also felt (III) at Grants Pass, Oregon. Felt from southwestern Oregon south as far as the San Francisco Bay area.
6 17 07 08 17 2009 51.606 -175.234 31 5.5 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
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TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
6 16 8 15 0 1805 5.300 -74.500 0 7.0 Colombia
This earthquake was strongly damaging from Bogota to Honda. It was very violent and destroyed 212 buildings including homes and churches while causing extensive damage to 353. More than 120 were reported dead and 109 injured mostly while sleeping during this early morning earthquake.
6 16 0 0 0 1819 23.600 69.600 10 8.3 Cutch, India
This was one of the two largest earthquakes (including the Assam earthquake of 1897) in Indian during the 19th century. It affected a very large area and is one of the first events in which extensive level changes were recorded in the earth. The area is extremely flat and changes in ground level are fairly easily observed. The only prior recorded great earthquake in the area occurred in May 1668 in the delta of the Indus and destroyed up to 30,000 homes. The earthquake was disastrous over the whole province of Cutch and buildings were destroyed over an area of about 1,900,000 sq. miles. The shock was felt from Calcutta (about 1140 miles from Bhuj), along the coast of India, and in the Ganges valley. Observers noted it was impossible to stand during the quake especially as the earth undulated in wave-like motion. At least 1500 were killed and nearly 10,000 houses were destroyed. Inundations of waster destroyed Fort Sindri - this is probably a case of subsidence. Strong aftershocks continued through July 1919. (data from: Great Earthquakes by Charles Davison, Thomas Murby and Co. 1936).
6 16 17 50 0 1908 -18.158 -70.837 30 7.2 So. Peru/Bolivia
6 16 9 30 42 1910 -19.000 169.500 100 8.6 Vanuatu Islands
6 16 0 0 0 1928 16.200 -98.000 0 7.8 Oaxaca, Mexico
Highly destructive in central Oaxaca, Mexico. Felt widely throughout the region.
6 16 22 47 43 1929 -41.800 172.200 33 7.7 So. Island, N.Z.
This earthquake was one of the strongest ever recorded on South Island, New Zealand. It was felt throughout the entire country (North and South Island). Maximum intensity of X included extensive landslides and faulting with surface faulting observed over 8 km. The earthquake generally known as the Buller Earthquake had a 4.5 m. scarp at Buller River with horizontal offset 2.5 m. Some terraces were displaced up to 50 m. at this fault. The quake damaged roads, bridges, buildings and other structures. 17 persons were known to be killed in the quake most of them in landslides. The majority of the epicentral area was remote and unsettled at the time of the earthquake however a railroad was being built and was not continued for some time after this earthquake near Murchison delaying modernization of South Island for several years. (data from: Atlas of Isoseismal Maps of New Zealand Earthquakes, G.L. Downes, Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences monograph 11, GNS, Lower Hutt, New Zealand, 1995).
6 16 4 1 44 1964 38.300 139.100 57 7.4 No. Honshu, Japan
The earthquake and subsequent tsunami killed 26 and injured 447 while destroying nearly 2000 houses along with 290 reported burned down. Remarkable cases of liquefaction were observed. Known as the Niigata earthquake the tsunami amplitude was up to 12-13 feet along the coast of northern Niigata Prefecture near the epicenter (38.3N 139.1E). The tsunami was limited to the Sea of Japan.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
6 16 23 46 58 1951 44.500 -130.000 0 5.5 Off Coast of Oregon
6 16 19 48 25 1953 55.600 -160.400 33 6.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
6 16 19 48 25 1963 55.600 -160.400 60 6.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
While these two events are listed in calalogs neither is listed in catalogs created in 1953 or 1963. Furthermore they are exactly the same time and 10 years apart. These data are very questionable and may be erroneous. The original listing for this event comes from "The seismicity of the Earth 1953-1965", by J.P. Rothe - UNESCO. The event however is not listed under the Alaska section in U.S. Earthquakes for 1963. The report for 1953 may be a typo resulting in a spurious earthquake.
6 16 12 37 23 1955 25.400 -112.800 33 5.5 Gulf of California
6 16 9 19 50 1963 50.760 -129.630 0 5.1 British Colombia
6 16 14 43 48 1973 45.000 -125.800 33 5.6 Off Coast of Oregon
6 16 11 46 54 1978 33.030 -100.766 10 5.3 SW U.S.A
The earthquake was felt in Carlsbad, Texas where hanging pictures fell and small objects broke. Windows were broken in Fluvanna along with light furniture being moved. In Peacock windows were broken. At Snyder a mirror fell and broke. The quake was felt through western Texas and portions of New Mexico.
6 16 4 22 10 1982 58.406 -155.807 164 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
6 16 15 54 38 1986 49.390 -127.070 31 5.3 Vancouver Island area
6 16 10 51 18 1989 57.803 -154.288 43 5.6 Southern Alaska
6 16 16 24 28 1994 34.268 -116.402 3 5.3 So. California
Felt (V) at Yucca Valley and with lesser intensity at Banning, Indo, Morongo Valley and Twentynine Palms.
6 16 15 1 30 1996 51.388 -176.826 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 16 19 31 17 1996 51.521 -178.446 30 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 16 23 33 50 2000 51.433 -178.346 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 16 03 33 54 2010 58.033 -139.375 5 5.1 SE ALASKA
(NEIC) Felt (II) at Yakutat. Also felt at Gustavus, Haines and Juneau.
6 16 03 56 13 2010 51.680 -173.799 50 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
6 16 19 06 05 2011 60.765 -151.076 58 5.0 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
(AEIC) Felt (IV) at Anchorage, Cooper Landing, Ninilchik, Soldotna and Sterling. Felt widely
6 16 12 01 08 2014 67.721 -162.346 10 5.5 Bering Sea, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
6 15 15 0 0 1662 35.020 136.095 0 7.4 No. Honshu, Japan
6 15 10 33 0 1896 39.600 144.200 0 8.5 So. of Honshu
6 15 19 16 0 1896 39.500 144.000 60 7.5 So. of Honshu
6 15 23 1 0 1896 39.500 144.000 60 7.5 So. of Honshu
27,122 killed with at least 22,000 of these near Yamashita with an additional 9,247 injured. More than 11,000 houses were wrecked and washed away (10.617 swept out to sea and 2,456 damaged beyond repair). The main destruction occurred in the prefecture of Iwate (where more than 25,000 were killed) in the town of Kamaisi and in many regional cities and villages. It was estimated that 52% of the inhabitants of Hyori were drowned and 63% of the houses washed away. Total loss of life from the tsunami and earthquake is estimated at about 26,000 - 29,000 persons similar to that which occurred during the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883. At least 100 aftershocks were recorded A further earthquake occurred on the Sanriku coast on Aug. 5, 1897 and is probably a triggered aftershock. Tsunami heights were up to 40 meters at Shirahama, Ryori Bay and 26 meters at Yoshihana. Tsunami registered 9 meters in Hawaii. Referred to as the great Meiji Sanriku tsunami.(data from: "Great Earthquakes" by: Charles Davison, Murby and Co., 1936.)
6 15 9 34 0 1901 39.000 143.000 60 7.0 So. of Honshu
A tsunami was generated which inundated 50 ha of Miyagi Prefecture.
6 15 14 26 0 1911 28.000 130.000 100 8.0 Ryukyu Islands
There were 12 killed and 422 housed collapsed by this earthquake. A tsunami inundated Chinzei Village in Oshima.
6 15 6 12 36 1928 12.500 121.500 60 7.0 Luzon, Philippines
Destructive earthquake of Intensity VIII. The second in a pair, the first of which occurred on June 14. The destructive effects occurred along the seashore destroying a railway and destruction of a concrete warehouse. As the ground slipped towards the sea it appears that subsidence occurred with differential elevation changes along the shoreline. After the shock the land was invaded by the ocean. In Manila the shock was felt my most people and caused some items to fall and wooden buildings to creek. Estimated damage to Mindoro Sugar Company machinery was placed at P100.000. (Data from: Southeast Asia Association of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, Series on Seismology Vol. IV Philippines, by Lolita C. Garcia et. al., June 1985).
6 15 11 44 43 1948 33.700 135.200 0 7.0 Central/So. Honshu Japan
6 15 0 59 46 1966 -10.400 160.800 34 7.5 Solomon Islands
6 15 1 32 54 1966 -10.200 160.900 23 7.2 Solomon Islands
6 15 11 14 52 1970 -54.336 -63.645 33 7.0 So. So. America
6 15 0 19 34 1975 43.700 147.950 40 7.1 Hokkaido, Japan
A strong aftershock of the M 7.0 quake that hit the same area on June 10, 1975 and caused a minor tsunami that was observed as far as Wake Island. Felt in Hokkaido.
6 15 20 42 6 1999 18.386 -97.436 70 7.0 Oaxaca, Mexico
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
6 15 6 34 25 1934 61.500 -59.000 0 5.6 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
6 15 15 12 42 1952 65.610 -134.850 15 5.5 Yukon Territory, Canada
6 15 17 47 14 1953 56.300 -153.800 33 6.5 Southern Alaska
6 15 18 18 22 1957 52.000 -171.000 0 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 15 20 19 15 1964 58.800 -150.300 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
6 15 22 53 4 1964 62.100 -64.900 10 5.0 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
6 15 1 9 5 1973 45.310 -71.120 12 5.0 New England
Cracks formed in the road in the area around Montpelier, VT. Chimneys and storeware were thrown down and damaged esp. at Woburn Quebec. The quake also caused damage in Quebec (plaster and broken windows), Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont and felt throughout the remainder of New England.
6 15 12 11 2 1973 51.271 -179.380 44 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 15 13 38 23 1973 51.210 -179.350 48 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 15 19 18 48 1973 41.500 -125.530 0 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
6 15 19 57 38 1982 51.319 -178.469 49 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 15 19 40 28 1983 56.660 -153.155 33 5.2 Southern Alaska
6 15 4 27 15 1984 52.298 -178.560 173 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 15 11 51 26 1996 51.293 -176.349 58 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 15 12 23 5 1996 51.271 -176.285 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 15 0 40 4 1999 58.367 -151.935 32 5.1 Southern Alaska
6 15 19 24 33 2003 51.552 176.923 20 6.5 Rat Islands, Aleutians
6 15 22 28 48 2004 32.329 -117.917 10 5.1 Southern California
(NEIC) Felt strongly at Tijuana. Felt (IV) at Bonita, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Chula Vista, Del Mar, El Cajon, Imperial Beach, Jamul, La Jolla, Lakeside, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, National City, San Diego, Santee, Solana Beach and Spring Valley, California. Felt in much of southern California as far north as Ventura and east to Twentynine Palms.
6 15 02 50 54 2005 41.292 -125.953 16 7.2 Off Coast of No. California
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Crescent City, Ferndale, Kneeland, Loleta and Petrolia; (III) at Arcata, Bayside, Blue Lake, Carlotta, Dunsmuir, Eureka, Fortuna, Garberville, Gasquet, Hoopa, Hydesville, Klamath, McKinleyville, Mount Shasta, Orick, Orleans, Redcrest, Redway, Rio Dell, Scotia, Smith River, Trinidad, Whitethorn, Willow Creek and Yreka. Also felt (III) at Azalea, Brookings, Glendale, Grants Pass, Jacksonville, Merlin, Roseburg and Wolf Creek, Oregon. Felt from southwestern Oregon south to the San Francisco Bay area and by some people in the Portland and Los Angeles areas. A tsunami was generated with maximum recorded wave heights (peak-to-trough) of 26 cm at Crescent City, 6.5 cm at Arena Cove and 5 cm at North Spit, California; 3.5 cm at Tofino and 2 cm at Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada.
6 15 04 26 58 2010 32.700 -115.921 5 5.8 Southern California
(NEIC) Some buildings slightly damaged (VII) at Ocotillo. Felt (V) at Calipatria, Campo, El Centro, Holtville and Jacumba and (IV) in the Anza-Brawley-San Diego area. Felt throughout Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Diego Counties and in parts of Kern, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. Felt (V) at El Sauzal and (IV) at Ensenada, Mexicali, Rosarito, Tecate and Tijuana, Baja California. Felt in much of northern Baja California. Felt (III) at San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora. Also felt at Puerto Penasco. Felt (III) at Somerton and Yuma;(II) at Parker, Phoenix, Tucson and Wellton, Arizona. Felt widely in southwestern Arizona.
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
6 14 0 0 0 1893 40.200 19.700 0 7.5 Adriatic Sea
Felt in Austria, Chimara and Kue in Epirus.
6 14 11 9 0 1899 18.000 -77.000 60 7.8 Jamaica
Felt throughout Jamaica with moderate to strong intensity of shaking.
6 14 11 30 0 1905 -30.000 -159.000 60 7.0 So. Pacific Ocean
6 14 9 33 1 1913 43.100 25.700 15 7.0 Romania/Bulgaria
6 14 3 9 45 1942 15.000 145.000 80 7.0 No. Marianas
6 14 6 11 23 1955 19.400 -107.000 0 7.0 Coast of Jalisco, Mexico
6 14 0 12 2 1959 -20.420 -69.000 83 7.5 Coast No. Chile
Damage in northern Chile with one killed. Quake was felt in Arica, Iquique, Antofagasta and Tarapaca.
6 14 7 40 56 1990 11.667 122.003 18 7.1 Luzon, Philippines
At least four people were killed and 15 injured in the Culasi area. Considerable damage to other ares of Oanay. Felt from Iloilo (VI); Bacolod and on Cebu. Followed about five hours later by an event in Xinjiang, China which was M 6.8 but killed one and destoyred up to 3000 homes and left 20,000 homeless in the Ust-Kamenogorsk-Zaysan area, Russia.
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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
6 14 22 0 0 1744 42.600 -70.000 0 5.0 Maine
Bricks were thrown from several Boston chimneys. Damage was also observed in other towns and several stone fences were damaged. The shock was reported from Cumberland, Maine to New York City. Several aftershocks occurred.
6 14 15 3 0 1936 46.600 -112.000 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Part of a strong sequence of events in the Helena, Montana area during 1935 and 1936.
6 14 5 32 0 1938 45.900 -111.300 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
This earthquake was strongest at Trident, Montana where it cracked plaster and threw down rocks at quarries. A slightly stronger earthquake occurred earlier in the day.
6 14 3 30 13 1945 37.100 -117.500 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
6 14 3 31 16 1945 36.941 -117.441 8 5.0 California/Nevada area
6 14 4 17 28 1953 32.833 -115.667 10 5.7 So. California
Damage occurred at Brawley, CA especially to chimneys. Several canal structures were damaged at the Thistle Lateral Canal near Westmoreland. Several ground cracks were observed. Felt from Palm Springs to San Diego and Yuma, AZ.
6 14 6 24 25 1957 51.900 -176.100 40 6.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 14 9 40 6 1965 44.610 -129.590 7 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
6 14 13 5 53 1965 44.500 -129.500 25 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
6 14 0 52 35 1972 60.457 -153.416 139 5.0 Central Alaska
6 14 20 50 26 1975 71.960 -131.720 18 5.1 Yukon Territory, Canada
6 14 18 1 33 1976 51.670 -171.340 2 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 14 0 29 0 1989 51.270 -174.100 50 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 14 0 35 58 1989 51.547 -174.316 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 14 4 39 51 1989 50.400 -175.500 0 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 14 3 55 23 1990 56.740 -155.344 46 5.2 Alaska Peninsula
6 14 16 27 32 1996 51.400 -176.600 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 14 13 39 27 2001 51.342 -179.845 33 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 14 19 48 53 2001 51.320 -179.845 55 6.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 14 20 1 37 2001 51.081 -179.750 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 14 17 10 12 2005 51.239 179.314 17 6.8 Rat Islands, Aleutians
6 14 04 18 42 2006 51.752 177.082 14 6.5 Rat Islands, Aleutians
6 14 04 46 42 2006 51.948 177.128 29 6.0 Rat Islands, Aleutians
6 14 06 47 09 2008 44.234 -129.197 10 5.2 Off coast of Oregon
6 14 17 13 26 2016 51.616 -177.033 55 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
6 13 0 0 0 1888 38.500 119.000 0 7.5 So. China
Felt strongly in Northern China with considerable damage at Chefoo, Tientsin and Newchang.
6 13 9 38 53 1907 -39.500 -73.000 60 7.3 Central Chile
6 13 0 13 0 1929 43.500 152.000 100 7.1 Hokkaido, Japan
6 13 9 24 34 1929 8.500 127.000 60 7.2 Halmahera
6 13 1 50 55 1934 44.100 147.700 84 7.2 Hokkaido, Japan
6 13 22 10 28 1934 27.500 62.500 80 7.0 Pakistan
6 13 5 12 0 1943 41.100 142.700 20 7.1 Hokkaido, Japan
A small tsunami was observed with height 60 cm at Hachinole.
6 13 20 24 49 1947 21.500 145.500 60 7.2 Volcano Islands
6 13 10 40 41 1957 51.500 -175.100 33 7.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 13 18 8 14 1975 43.550 147.760 45 7.2 Hokkaido, Japan
6 13 22 44 33 2005 -19.987 -69.197 115 7.8 Northern Chile
(NEIC) Five people killed by collapsed buildings and 6 people killed when their vehicle was struck by a boulder near Iquique. At least 200 people injured, 544 houses destroyed and 8,691 damaged (VII), power and telephone services interrupted, roads damaged and landslides occurred in the Iquique area. A rock fell from El Morro near Arica. Felt (VI) at Calama and Tocopilla;(V) at Arica, Chanaral and El Salvador; (IV) at Antofagasta, Caldera and Copiapo. Felt throughout northern Chile. Also felt (V) at Arequipa, Ilo, Moquega, Punta de Bombon and Tacna, Peru. Felt (III) at La Paz, Bolivia. Felt as far away as Santiago, Chile and in Distrito Federal, Goias, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Parana, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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
6 13 22 19 47 1933 61.000 -151.000 25 6.2 Central Alaska
6 13 17 15 32 1939 37.000 -117.229 8 5.0 California/Nevada area
6 13 10 40 40 1957 51.000 -175.000 0 7.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 13 5 27 54 1970 51.591 -178.340 55 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 13 1 4 36 1980 26.094 -109.894 15 5.0 Gulf of California
6 13 13 21 15 1981 53.634 -163.529 23 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
6 13 4 19 28 1985 63.730 -148.970 49 5.1 Central Alaska
6 13 9 25 51 1986 54.150 -163.990 3 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
6 13 14 4 0 1986 55.100 -165.700 0 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
6 13 11 19 40 1987 53.768 -167.048 33 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
6 13 1 45 37 1988 37.385 -121.772 8 5.3 Central California
Damage occurred at San Jose but was slight. Some cracks were observed especially in stone fences and walls. The event was along the northern coastline from Kern County to Humboldt County.
6 13 1 22 42 1991 59.910 -152.370 41 5.4 Southern Alaska
6 13 0 33 22 1996 51.400 -177.700 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 13 13 43 03 2010 58.120 -157.049 14 5.4 Alaska Peninsula
(NEIC) Felt (II) at Dillingham. Also felt at Egegik, King Salmon, Naknek and South Naknek.
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
6 12 15 0 0 1648 35.020 139.020 0 7.0 No. Honshu, Japan
6 12 15 0 0 1792 43.075 140.000 0 7.1 Hokkaido, Japan
6 12 0 0 0 1830 36.400 114.200 0 7.5 So. China
6 12 11 6 0 1897 26.000 91.000 60 8.7 Myanmar
6 12 0 0 0 1932 18.900 -104.500 0 7.0 Michoacan, Mexico
6 12 9 2 30 1947 1.500 126.500 40 7.2 Mindanao, Philippines
6 12 13 41 51 1968 39.485 142.737 44 7.0 Off East Coast Honshu
6 12 8 14 26 1978 38.190 142.028 44 7.7 Off East Coast Honshu
22 killed; 421 injured and extensive damage in the Sendai area. Felt V in Many cities in Central and Northern Honshu.
6 12 19 26 50 2010 7.881 91.936 35 7.5 Nicobar Islands
(NEIC) Felt (VI) at Port Blair; (III) at Abiramam, Ambattur, Chennamalai, Chepet, Madippakkam, Madras, Saint Thomas Mount and Visakhapatnam; (II) at Bangalore, Calcutta, Kolathur, Porur and Valasaravakkam. Felt (IV) at Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Felt (III) at Colombo, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Galle and Kandy; (II) at Battaramulla, Matara and Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. Felt (III) at Dhaka, Bangladesh. Also felt at Dhamrai. Felt (II) at Male, Maldives. Felt at Perai, Malaysia and in Singapore. A 6 cm tsunami (peak-to-trough) was recorded at Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.
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
6 12 10 30 0 1912 32.900 -80.000 0 5.2 Southeast U.S.
6 12 3 24 0 1921 36.750 -122.000 0 5.0 Central California
6 12 9 15 0 1930 42.600 -111.000 0 5.8 Yellowstone/Wyoming
6 12 15 23 38 1933 61.500 -150.500 0 5.6 Central Alaska
6 12 11 40 0 1936 46.600 -112.000 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
6 12 2 1 32 1942 61.000 -138.000 0 5.8 Central Alaska
6 12 10 45 35 1944 33.966 -116.716 10 5.1 So. California
6 12 11 16 36 1944 33.983 -116.700 10 5.3 So. California
6 12 20 53 1 1958 52.900 -166.900 33 6.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
6 12 21 34 12 1958 53.400 -166.300 200 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
6 12 4 54 32 1970 56.620 -152.020 35 5.3 Southern Alaska
6 12 19 47 36 1972 53.251 -166.781 27 5.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
6 12 16 46 34 1974 52.283 -170.237 41 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 12 11 9 14 1984 53.900 -165.300 0 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
6 12 22 3 6 1988 55.740 -154.930 33 5.0 Southern Alaska
6 12 17 23 58 1995 60.952 -138.419 5 5.1 Central Alaska
6 12 2 16 48 1996 51.420 -178.214 33 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 12 3 9 22 1996 51.372 -178.228 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 12 14 32 49 1996 51.252 -176.100 33 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 12 18 57 16 1998 59.900 -152.300 94 5.1 Southern Alaska
6 12 15 41 46 2005 33.529 -116.572 14 5.2 Southern California
(NEIC) Slight damage (VI) at Anza, Coachella and La Quinta. Felt (V) at Aguanga, Borrego Springs, Cathedral City, Hemet, Homeland, Idyllwild, Indian Wells, India, Menifee, Mountain Center, Nuevo, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, San Jacinto and Warner Springs; (IV) at Aliso Viejo, Banning, Bloomington, Bonita, Bonsall, Carlsbad, Chino, Chino Hills, Colton, Corona, Descanso, Desert Hot Springs, Diamond Bar, El Cajon, El Centro, Escondido, Fallbrook, Grand Terrace, Imperial, Jamul, Joshua Tree, Julian, Lake Elsinore, Lakeside, Loma Linda, Mecca, Mentone, Mira Loma, Moreno Valley, Morongo Valley, Murrieta, Norco, Ontario, Pala, Perris, Pine Valley, Ramona, Riverside, San Marcos, Spring Valley, Sun City, Temecula, Thermal, Thousand Palms, Valley Center, Vista, Wildomar and Winchester. Felt throughout southern California and as far as Arizona, Nevada and Baja California. Several small rockslides occurred on Highway 74.
6 12 15 56 54 2010 54.542 -161.473 50 5.1 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
6 11 10 0 0 1738 45.700 26.600 150 7.0 Romania/Bulgaria
Felt with intensity 8-9 (K scale) in the epicentral region. Considerable damage.
6 11 5 0 0 1902 50.000 148.000 600 8.0 Sakhalin
6 11 0 49 35 1930 -5.500 150.000 60 7.1 New Ireland
6 11 0 31 36 1952 -32.100 -67.900 0 7.0 Central Chile
6 11 14 49 47 1957 -30.000 -178.000 100 7.0 No. Kermadec Islands
6 11 5 10 0 1961 27.900 54.600 37 7.2 So. Iran/Persian Gulf
This earthquake was the most severe of a series of events which hit the Lauristan area between June and November, 1961. This shock destroyed the village of Dehkeyeh north of Lar leaving 58 dead and 400 dry earth houses collapsed. Landslides were common in the mountains. A strong earthquake also occurred in 1960 in the area and much additional damage to weakened structures was common. Hundreds of aftershocks were recorded by local and regional networks.
6 11 3 33 46 1965 44.730 148.800 58 7.2 Hokkaido, Japan
A tsunami was generated and was observed on the east coast of Hokkaido off Iturup with maximum tsunami size of 10 cm at Hiroo.
6 11 16 46 38 1970 -59.113 157.767 33 7.2 Macquarie Islands
6 11 16 41 1 1972 3.940 124.318 325 7.5 Mindanao, Philippines
Deep earthquake in the Celebes Sea. Felt but no damage. It was followed on June 12 by an M 5.8 which was felt within intensity VI in the Davao City and General Santos area.
6 11 18 22 56 1996 12.614 125.154 33 7.2 Luzon, Philippines
Felt(V RF) at Catarman; (IV RF) at Bulusan, Luzon and Palo, Leyte; (III RF) at Legaspi, Luzon; (I RF) at Quezon, 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
6 11 19 0 0 1638 44.400 -71.800 0 6.5 New England
This earthquake was probably located in the St. Lawrence River Valley of Canada but was most widely felt north of Boston and at Plymouth where people had to hold onto posts to avoid toppling. The event was felt from Maine to Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut and was followed by numerous aftershocks.
6 11 13 12 0 1903 37.670 -121.750 0 5.5 Central California
This earthquake occurred near San Jose where several chimneys were damaged. It was felt north to Fort Ross and south to King City. An earthquake was also reported in San Luis Obispo at this time.
6 11 8 34 34 1933 38.700 -117.700 0 5.2 California/Nevada area
6 11 23 13 0 1936 46.600 -112.000 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
6 11 19 15 0 1939 36.000 -114.800 0 5.0 Nevada area
6 11 6 32 0 1941 40.000 -129.000 0 5.2 Off Coast of No. California
6 11 4 4 32 1957 52.500 -164.000 0 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
6 11 23 53 56 1957 51.590 -176.040 0 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 11 13 8 32 1963 63.200 -151.400 36 5.1 Central Alaska
6 11 15 23 38 1963 31.796 -116.269 0 5.8 So. California
6 11 3 11 57 1964 65.500 -168.100 10 5.5 Northern Alaska
6 11 17 27 13 1964 58.100 -152.900 30 5.0 Southern Alaska
6 11 22 18 20 1964 40.200 -126.500 33 5.4 Off Coast of No. California
6 11 11 21 58 1966 53.500 -167.500 57 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
6 11 18 13 40 1966 51.600 -178.400 48 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 11 0 58 10 1969 59.570 -144.710 5 5.3 Southeast Alaska
6 11 15 21 28 1971 51.264 -179.262 51 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 11 5 14 10 1975 62.094 -149.537 43 5.0 Central Alaska
6 11 14 55 27 1978 49.238 -129.406 14 5.2 Vancouver Island area
6 11 4 40 58 1980 37.548 -118.883 6 5.2 California/Nevada area
6 11 3 9 52 1983 36.255 -120.450 2 5.5 Central California
Aftershock of the Coalinga earthquake.
6 11 3 11 24 1983 71.006 -131.520 45 5.0 Yukon Territory, Canada
6 11 10 40 8 1996 51.276 -176.256 33 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 11 11 0 47 1996 51.273 -176.182 33 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 11 16 38 37 1996 51.486 -178.321 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 11 11 12 26 2008 51.158 -179.250 47 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
6 10 16 6 6 1912 59.000 -153.000 25 7.0 Southern Alaska
6 10 9 53 39 1938 25.500 125.000 60 7.7 Ryukyu Islands
6 10 13 47 12 1975 42.970 147.800 30 7.3 Hokkaido, Japan
6 10 4 3 35 1996 51.564 -177.632 33 7.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt (VI) n Adak and Atka. Tsunami generated with wave heights (peak-to-trough) recorded at the following selected tide stations: 102 cm on Adak, 15 cm on Shemya, 12.5 cm at Kodiak and 10.2 cm at Sand Point, Alaska; 46 cm on Midway; 55 cm at Kahului, 38 cm at Hilo, 33 cm at Nawiliwili and 10 cm at Honolulu, Hawaii; 30 cm at Crescent City, California; 10 cm at Port Angeles, Washington. Complex earthquake, with at least two events occurring about 10 and 14 seconds after the onset.
6 10 15 24 56 1996 51.478 -176.847 26 7.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 10 21 53 55 1997 -35.815 -108.135 10 7.0 So. East Pacific Rise
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
6 10 15 30 0 1836 37.800 -122.200 0 6.8 Central California
This earthquake caused havoc from Santa Clara to Monterey. It was followed by several aftershocks and probably ruptured the Hayward Fault. Large fissures were observed in the area along the foothills from San Pablo to San Jose.
6 10 16 6 6 1912 59.000 -153.000 25 7.0 Southern Alaska
This earthquake preceded by several days the great volcanic eruption in Alaska in June of 1912. That eruption began at Novarupta Volcano on June 6 at Mount Katmai on the Alaska Peninsula and last for at least three days with continuing eruptions in the area later called the "Valley of ten thousand smokes". The ash cloud caused atmospheric disturbances around the world. National Geographic magazine published one of the first extensive studies of this atmospheric effect in 1912-1913. Ash was so thick that roofs in Kodiak collapsed under a foot of ash. Many buildings burned from the lightning associated with the Ash cloud
6 10 4 32 24 1917 44.000 -129.000 0 6.5 Off Coast of Oregon
6 10 23 25 9 1964 59.100 -153.800 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
6 10 23 14 27 1965 51.340 -178.790 40 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 10 14 12 15 1966 57.400 -155.700 67 5.2 Alaska Peninsula
6 10 12 41 6 1968 56.343 -161.553 182 5.6 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
6 10 3 24 55 1969 59.613 -150.734 53 5.1 Southern Alaska
6 10 3 41 33 1969 31.616 -116.200 1 5.0 So. California
6 10 17 28 34 1971 52.130 -170.550 26 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 10 3 31 24 1972 61.523 -140.212 33 5.5 Central Alaska
6 10 1 44 38 1987 59.900 -153.700 0 5.2 Southern Alaska
6 10 23 48 54 1987 38.719 -87.958 4 5.2 So. Indiana area
One person injured and minor damage (VI) at Lawrenceville, Ill. Minor damage at Bridgeport Ill. Felt in parts of 21 states from Kansas to Pennsylvania and from South Carolina to Minnesota. Also felt in southern Ontario, Canada.
6 10 23 6 42 1988 34.949 -118.733 6 5.2 So. California
Damage to circuit breakers at Edmonston power plant caused the California aqueduct to shut down. Felt in Kern, Los Angeles, to Ventura counties So. California.
6 10 5 0 54 1990 62.318 -124.263 10 5.6 Northwest Terr., Canada
6 10 1 24 12 1992 53.820 -165.830 69 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
6 10 12 3 40 1993 54.620 -159.940 33 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
6 10 4 3 35 1996 51.564 -177.632 22 7.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt (VI) n Adak and Atka. Tsunami generated with wave heights(peak-to-trough) recorded at the following selected tide stations: 102 cm on Adak, 15 cm on Shemya, 12.5 cm at Kodiak and 10.2 cm at Sand Point, Alaska; 46 cm on Midway; 55 cm at Kahului, 38 cm at Hilo, 33 cm at Nawiliwili and 10 cm at Honolulu, Hawaii; 30 cm at Crescent City, California; 10 cm at Port Angeles, Washington. Complex earthquake, with at least two events occurring about 10 and 14 seconds after the onset.
6 10 4 53 48 1996 52.000 -179.000 0 6.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 10 9 8 15 1999 56.029 -161.230 169 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
6 10 13 19 11 2001 47.167 -123.503 41 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Felt strongly in the Aberdeen, Montesano. Olympia areas. Felt in much of western Washington including Bremerton, Seattle and Tacoma. Felt as far as Vancouver, British Columbia.
6 10 08 04 38 2016 33.432 -116.443 12 5.2 Southern California
NEIC gave the event M 5.2 and reported it was felt with intensity up to VII (slight damage) in the Borrego Springs area of Southern California. Intensity V was reported from California at Coachella, Pauma Valley, San Jacinto, Hemet, Morongo Valley, Intensity IV was felt in Mountain Center, Ranchita, Warner Springs, Anza, Palm Desert, La Quinto, Borrego Springs, Indian Wells, Indio, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Cathedral City, Pala, Desert Hot Springs, Idyllwild, Temecula, Julian, Winchester, Temecula, Escondido, Murrieta, San Jacinto, Bonsall, LAkeside, Menifee, San Marcos, Beaumont, Nuevo, Alpine, Vista, Sun City, Wildomar, Oceanside, Joshua Tree, Forest Falls, San Diego, Santee, Carlsbad, El Cajon, Rancho Santa Fe, Yucaipa, Moreno Valley, Del Mar, Lake Elsinore, Jamul, La Mesa, Solana Beach and in general within about 100 km of the epicenter.
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
6 9 0 0 0 1646 37.700 141.700 0 7.6 Off East Coast Honshu
6 9 13 40 41 1925 -3.000 140.000 60 7.0 Papua New Guinea
6 9 19 15 11 1938 -3.500 126.500 60 7.2 Ceram area
6 9 19 45 11 1938 -3.500 126.500 60 7.2 Ceram area
6 9 3 6 22 1943 -1.000 101.000 50 7.6 So. of Sumatera
6 9 23 13 51 1956 35.100 67.500 0 7.6 Afghanistan
6 9 0 33 16 1994 -13.841 -67.553 631 8.2 Central Peru
Unconfirmed reports of five people killed in Peru; three in Arequipa Province by a landslide collapsing their house and two in Cuzco Province; one by falling debris and another by a heart attack. Numerous injuries and landslides occurred in southern Peru. Damage (VI) at La Paz. In Cochabamba, La Paz and Oruro, a large number of windows broke in tall buildings, and some structural damage occurred. Some minor structural damage also occurred at Brasilia, Campo Grande, Porto Velho and Manaus, Brazil; Arica, Chile and Tacna, Peru. Felt in many parts of South America, including most of Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil. Felt lightly in Uruguay. Felt (IV) at Arequipa, Moquegua, Puno and Tacna;(III) at Moyobamba, Rioja and Tarapoto, Peru. Felt (IV) at Arica, (III) at Iquique, (II) at Copiapo and (I) at Santiago, Chile. Felt (IV) at Guayaquil and (III) at Quito, Ecuador. Felt on Puerto Rico and in the Dominican Republic. Felt at many locations in North America, including Los Angeles, California; Renton, Washington; Omaha, Nebraska; Sioux City, Iowa; Minneapolis, Minnesota; La Crosse, Wisconsin; Chicago, Illinois; Parkersburg, West Virginia; Norwich, Connecticut; Boston, Massachusetts and Toronto, Canada. This is believed to be the first earthquake from this part of South America to be felt in North America and is also believed to be the largest ever recorded in this general area.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
6 9 14 45 0 1838 38.500 -89.000 0 5.7 New Madrid area
This event occurred near St. Louis, MO where several chimneys were thrown down. It also did severe damage at St. Charles MO. Felt from Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky.
6 9 6 17 24 1941 42.700 -126.100 0 5.2 Off Coast of Oregon
6 9 8 43 45 1941 42.700 -126.000 0 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
6 9 8 43 54 1941 42.500 -125.000 0 5.0 Oregon state, U.S.
6 9 11 6 45 1942 49.200 -129.900 0 5.7 Vancouver Island area
6 9 22 51 0 1942 39.500 -119.900 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
6 9 15 59 6 1958 52.950 -167.220 0 6.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
6 9 21 9 48 1971 56.613 -156.442 50 5.2 Alaska Peninsula
6 9 9 57 31 1976 59.259 -153.402 109 5.1 Southern Alaska
6 9 3 28 19 1980 32.185 -115.076 5 6.1 So. California
At least one person killed, 100 injured, and considerable damage in Mexico. Felt V in Yuma, Arizona, Imperial and San Diego Counties, California.
6 9 18 46 4 1983 51.417 -174.111 46 6.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 9 22 35 0 1985 53.700 -170.500 0 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 9 2 17 38 1986 54.142 -168.132 33 5.6 Fox Islands, Aleutians
6 9 7 20 33 1992 61.333 -150.072 38 5.1 Central Alaska
6 9 10 0 29 1996 51.318 -178.030 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 9 5 24 40 1998 37.589 -118.795 7 5.2 California/Nevada area
Felt in the Bishop-Mammoth Lakes area. Also felt at June Lake, Oakhurst, and Pollock Pines, CA.
06 09 14 00 49 2005 51.580 -131.140 10 5.8 QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLAND REGION
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
6 8 15 0 0 1646 38.010 140.065 0 7.6 Off East Coast Honshu
6 8 23 35 0 1887 43.100 76.800 20 7.3 Kirgizstan/Xinjiang
6 8 5 46 0 1909 -26.500 -70.500 60 7.6 Coast Central Chile
6 8 20 46 53 1939 -15.500 -174.000 100 7.2 Tonga Islands
6 8 20 42 46 1943 -1.000 101.000 50 7.4 So. of Sumatera
6 8 16 7 43 1950 -47.750 -14.750 150 7.1 So. Mid-Atlantic Ridge
6 8 13 3 36 1993 51.250 157.820 81 7.3 Kamchatka
Damage at Severo-Kurilsk. Felt at Petropavlask-Kamchatskiu. Tsunami of maximum height 12 cm 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
6 8 7 52 42 1932 63.000 -155.000 0 6.0 Central Alaska
6 8 4 30 26 1934 35.800 -120.330 0 5.0 Off So. California
This was the strongest foreshock in a series of earthquakes in the Parkfield area from June 5 to 14. It caused damage in and around Parkfield.
6 8 4 47 0 1934 35.800 -120.330 0 6.0 Off So. California
This was the mainshock in the sequence mentioned above. It caused severe damage at Parkfield and destroyed several homes as well as knocking down chimneys. Cracks formed about 8 meters wide parallel to the surface trace of two faults. The quake was felt from Alviso to Kernville.
6 8 20 21 39 1941 52.400 -75.300 0 5.0 Quebec, Canada
6 8 0 38 53 1958 53.200 -166.790 0 6.6 Fox Islands, Aleutians
6 8 12 42 22 1965 41.700 -127.000 33 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
6 8 6 11 40 1980 37.527 -118.759 1 5.1 California/Nevada area
6 8 5 17 59 1986 51.700 -173.600 0 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 8 6 20 38 1989 57.277 -149.585 10 5.2 Southern Alaska
6 8 9 59 20 1990 55.820 -157.010 8 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
6 8 16 43 19 1990 52.340 -169.630 35 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
6 08 12 57 49 1993 19.328 -155.217 3 5.2 Hawaii
6 8 23 19 15 1996 51.491 -178.128 40 6.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt strongly at Adak
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
6 7 8 17 54 1904 40.000 134.000 350 7.9 Sea of Japan
6 7 11 2 42 1911 17.500 -102.500 25 7.9 Michoacan, Mexico
This earthquake was felt in Guerrero and caused destruction in Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco and in Mexico City. 45 were killed with much destruction in the area.
6 7 4 13 20 1946 16.500 -94.000 100 7.1 Chiapas, Mexico
6 7 13 59 36 1966 11.300 139.600 50 7.1 Caroline Islands
6 7 11 57 29 1968 -1.800 120.100 20 7.0 Sulawesi area
6 7 6 52 37 1982 16.607 -98.149 41 7.2 Oaxaca, Mexico
Damage in southern Mexico. Felt strongly throughout southern Mexico.
6 7 10 59 36 1982 16.260 -98.510 24 7.0 Oaxaca, Mexico
Two people killed at Orizaba, 3 at Oaxaca, 3 at Pinotepa Nacional and 1 at Guadalupe, Guerrero. May injured. Felt strongly throughout southern Mexico.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
6 7 9 55 54 1912 59.000 -153.000 25 6.4 Southern Alaska
This earthquake was the beginning of the eruptions of Mt. Katmai in the Valley of Smokes, one of the greatest volcanic eruptions in recorded history which listed throughout the summer and had significant effects on global weather. One of the largest asteroids to approach earth during the 20th Century passed at its nearest encounter on June 20-21, 1912. Tidal stresses from this event may have helped promote this activity.
6 7 22 47 15 1969 52.485 -169.059 42 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
6 7 4 12 10 1970 40.300 -125.900 33 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
Earthquake occurred near Capetown. Several chimneys were thrown down but otherwise the quake was only lightly felt in the area.
6 7 17 50 9 1974 50.840 -170.600 0 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 7 8 46 22 1975 40.569 -124.137 21 5.7 Off Coast of No. California
At Fortuna a number (15-25) of chimneys were destroyed or damaged. Sidewalks were cracked and some subsidence was observed. Minor damage was observed at Carlotta, Fernbridge, Ferndale, Hydesville, Loleta and Petrolia. A water main broke at Rio Del. Landslides were observed along the coast.
6 7 17 52 34 1981 53.833 -165.135 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
6 7 13 32 19 1985 51.365 -178.030 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 7 21 4 21 1985 55.500 -155.300 0 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
6 7 15 58 58 1986 51.230 -174.530 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 7 21 6 42 1986 51.290 -179.970 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 7 11 18 50 1990 60.570 -152.530 96 5.1 Central Alaska
6 7 1 30 30 1992 53.020 -169.350 33 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
6 7 13 30 4 1994 44.648 -113.842 10 5.3 Montana/Idaho
Felt (V) at Challis, Clayton, and at Cascade. Felt throughout much of central Idaho as far as Butte and Helena, MT.
6 7 0 53 48 1995 51.344 -179.289 30 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 7 23 7 8 1996 69.449 -125.303 20 5.2 Yukon Territory, Canada
6 7 19 39 59 1997 40.432 -126.477 5 5.3 Off Coast of No. California
6 7 7 3 14 2001 51.457 -178.941 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 07 23 24 35 2009 58.769 -136.658 4 5.0 Southeastern Alaska
6 07 04 43 34 2014 67.756 -162.293 13 5.7 Bering Sea, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
6 6 21 29 37 1915 -18.500 -68.500 160 7.6 So. Peru/Bolivia
6 6 16 10 49 1951 72.500 -8.500 60 7.0 Jan Mayen Isl. area
6 6 16 50 35 1954 -4.000 137.000 0 7.0 West Irian, PNG
6 6 5 55 48 1960 -47.000 -74.000 0 7.5 So. Chile
This event was probably related to the great earthquakes that occurred to the north in late May 1960. That series of events extended south to about this area.
6 6 7 46 16 1966 36.400 71.200 215 7.2 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
This earthquake was felt widely in the region of Faizabad and Dushambe and in the north of West Pakistan. Casualties were reported at Peshawar. Damage occurred in Srinagar especially to the museum and at the main hall where the roof collapsed damaging the cases where manuscripts were exhibited. At least 100 homes were damaged, telephone communications were interrupted. The shock was felt in Delhi, Gulmarg, Chandigarh, Amritsar and Jammu.
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
6 6 22 32 0 1918 33.500 -116.670 0 5.0 So. California
A strong aftershock of the earthquake of April 21 1918. This earthquake caused plaster to crack and moderate landslides in the mountains. Cracks around large trees were observed. Felt from Imperial, Los Angeles and San Diego.
6 6 8 44 22 1932 40.750 -124.500 1 6.4 Off Coast of No. California
This was the strongest earthquake in ten years (since Jan. 22, 1923) that occurred in the region off the coast of Northern California. At least one was killed and several others injured during the earthquake. Damage was reported from Eureka where chimneys and windows were thrown down and where several homes were destroyed (in Arcata). A 15-cm crack was observed in the highway. A 70-cm crack was also observed at the mouth of Eel river along with many blowholes. The earthquake was felt north to Coos Bay, Oregon and south to San Jose. (data from Seismicity of the United States 1568-1989 (Revised) U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1527.
6 6 2 42 0 1938 32.900 -115.216 16 5.0 So. California
6 6 1 17 48 1960 40.817 -124.883 10 5.9 Off Coast of No. California
Slight damage was located in Eureka and Crannell where plaster and chimneys were thrown down. Felt throughout Humboldt and Trinity Counties.
6 6 17 50 6 1962 39.070 -123.320 20 5.2 Central California
Damage occurred in the Lakeport/Ukiah areas including fallen bricks, chimneys and plaster. Water spouts and geyser-like activity was observed near Lakeport and Scott Creek. Water in several wells turned milky white after the earthquake. These water anomalies lasted for several weeks after the earthquake.
6 6 4 0 22 1971 53.700 -171.910 266 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt (I) on Adak Island, Alaska.
6 6 2 19 42 1972 51.542 -178.258 49 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt (III) on Adak Island, Alaska.
6 6 11 25 43 1975 58.555 -152.327 75 5.2 Southern Alaska
6 6 2 17 18 1976 48.978 -127.910 33 5.1 Vancouver Island area
6 6 17 44 8 1976 51.114 -177.885 16 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 6 14 18 18 1980 37.479 -118.869 3 5.3 California/Nevada area
6 6 1 13 56 1982 52.210 -168.628 7 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
6 6 13 23 45 1987 51.360 -174.500 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 6 15 1 28 1988 58.765 -138.032 10 5.0 Southeast Alaska
6 6 11 12 44 1993 52.260 -171.880 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 6 4 4 58 1995 60.261 -146.424 15 5.6 Central Alaska
Felt IV at Cordova. Also felt at Anchorage, Valdez and Seward.
6 06 12 21 41 2009 54.306 -162.631 42 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
6 5 0 0 0 1897 17.000 -96.300 0 7.0 Oaxaca, Mexico
6 5 0 12 0 1898 38.000 143.000 60 8.7 So. of Honshu
6 5 0 0 0 1902 50.000 148.000 0 8.0 Sakhalin
6 5 3 18 0 1907 0.000 -86.000 0 7.0 So. of Panama
6 5 4 21 28 1920 23.500 122.000 60 8.3 Taiwan
6 5 4 53 6 1970 42.500 78.800 20 7.5 Kirgizstan/Xinjiang
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
6 5 19 50 24 1926 43.000 -127.500 0 6.0 Off Coast of Oregon
6 5 21 48 0 1934 35.800 -120.330 0 5.0 Off So. California
6 5 11 1 13 1940 66.910 -134.980 15 6.5 Yukon Territory, Canada
6 5 1 53 17 1955 51.500 -179.800 0 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 5 7 45 16 1956 56.800 -58.900 0 5.1 Labrador Basin
6 5 7 47 7 1960 37.517 -118.733 0 5.2 California/Nevada area
6 5 9 50 35 1964 60.400 -146.000 15 5.2 Central Alaska
6 5 22 6 53 1964 58.100 -152.100 15 5.0 Southern Alaska
6 5 7 9 20 1981 52.336 -165.205 40 5.6 Fox Islands, Aleutians
6 5 1 44 21 1984 56.901 -157.262 94 5.3 Alaska Peninsula
6 5 17 32 41 1986 51.345 -175.349 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 5 20 27 3 1986 51.503 -174.255 33 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 5 21 46 43 1992 40.310 -124.280 27 5.4 Off Coast of No. California
Felt (V) at Fortuna and Honeydew. Also felt at Arcata, Bayside, Bridgeville to Eureka and Hydesville.
6 05 14 38 05 1997 53.500 172.123 33 5.1 Near Islands, Alaska
6 05 00 12 39 2013 18.915 -155.061 40 5.2 Hawaii
(HVO) Felt (V) at Ninole, Papa`aloa and Pepeekeo; (IV) at Captain Cook, Hakalau, Hawaii National Park, Hilo, Kea`au, Kealakekua, Kurtistown, Laupahoehoe, Mountain View, Na`alehu, Pahoa, Papa`ikou and Volcano. Felt (III) on Maui. Also felt on Moloka`i and O`ahu.
6 05 05 38 02 2014 61.155 -140.001 9 5.1 Southeast Alaska
6 05 05 44 30 2014 61.157 -140.402 10 5.0 Southeast Alaska
6 05 16 56 23 2008 52.176 -169.485 43 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
6 4 15 15 58 1929 6.500 124.500 380 7.0 Mindanao, Philippines
6 4 16 28 26 2000 -4.721 102.087 33 8.3 So. of Sumatera
At least 103 people killed, 2174 injured. Extensive damage and landslides in the Bengkulu area; minor injuries and damage on Enggano. Felt (IV) in Lampung province and Palembang. Also felt at Jakarta, Java and throughout Sumatra. Felt from Singapore, 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
6 4 12 2 52 1925 41.500 -125.000 0 6.0 Off Coast of No. California
6 4 14 9 0 1933 38.500 -117.900 0 5.2 California/Nevada area
6 4 10 35 8 1940 33.000 -116.433 16 5.1 So. California
6 4 16 1 52 1954 27.000 -111.000 0 6.0 Gulf of California
6 4 20 42 42 1954 27.000 -111.000 0 5.5 Gulf of California
6 4 7 9 18 1956 52.100 -170.600 33 6.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 4 14 29 54 1958 52.690 -167.220 19 6.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
6 4 12 31 56 1959 59.500 -153.000 100 5.5 Southern Alaska
6 4 23 22 46 1971 51.660 -171.220 1 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 4 3 1 4 1982 51.282 -177.094 21 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 4 14 0 46 1982 51.272 -177.117 23 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 4 17 19 59 1984 52.112 -170.999 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 4 15 48 21 1986 65.613 -152.732 10 5.2 Northern Alaska
6 4 19 26 14 1986 56.600 -173.700 0 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 4 3 30 57 1996 53.160 -167.720 96 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
6 4 4 25 57 1999 53.859 -164.064 33 5.8 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
6 4 5 26 12 2000 52.814 -174.708 179 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 4 18 42 35 2001 64.735 -152.430 10 5.6 Northern Alaska
6 04 01 48 03 2004 54.463 -163.852 72 5.6 Unimak Island, Alaska
6 04 08 56 32 2006 50.953 -130.134 10 5.2 Vancouver, Canada
6 04 11 58 58 2014 59.000 -136.656 10 5.7 Southeast Alaska
NEIC reported this event was felt with intensity V in Elfin Cove and IV in Skagway, Haines and Juneau, Alaska. Intensity II-III shaking occurred in Alaska at Cooper Landing, Yakutat, Douglas, Gustavus, Hoonah, Petersburg and Sitka and in Canada at Whitehorse, Yukon and Fraser Lake, 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
6 3 0 0 0 1772 39.300 142.700 0 7.4 Off East Coast Honshu
Damage in Sanriku, Rikuzen and Rikuchu, Japan was moderate.
6 3 17 27 0 1893 43.500 148.000 60 7.8 Hokkaido, Japan
This earthquake triggered a tsunami which was observed at Shikotan Island with 2.5 meters runup. Five waves were observed.
6 3 4 30 0 1899 0.000 -85.000 0 7.2 So. of Panama
6 3 18 44 0 1909 -2.000 101.000 60 7.7 So. of Sumatera
6 3 4 33 55 1925 1.500 126.500 60 7.1 Mindanao, Philippines
This event was recorded world-wide and was one of thirteen strong earthquakes located between Minahassa and Halmahera in 1925. This activity continued until July 1926.
6 3 4 46 56 1926 -15.000 168.500 60 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
6 3 10 36 50 1932 19.500 -104.300 60 8.1 Michoacan, Mexico
Damage was severe in Colima and Jalisco, Mexico. A tsunami was generated.
6 3 13 5 36 1945 8.600 -82.600 0 7.0 Costa Rica
6 3 12 6 21 1985 -15.289 -173.516 33 7.0 Tonga Islands
6 3 2 41 57 2001 -29.666 -178.633 178 7.2 No. Kermadec Islands
Felt throughout North Island, New Zealand.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
6 3 10 48 0 1887 39.200 -119.800 0 6.3 California/Nevada area
6 3 8 31 0 1936 46.600 -112.000 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
6 3 9 15 16 1936 40.333 -125.400 0 5.9 Off Coast of No. California
6 3 18 5 18 1940 25.250 -110.250 0 6.2 Gulf of California
6 3 5 43 28 1959 52.500 -170.000 0 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
6 3 13 50 16 1964 40.200 -126.000 33 5.4 Off Coast of No. California
6 3 14 3 42 1964 59.700 -144.360 18 5.1 Southeast Alaska
6 3 19 30 26 1965 43.600 -106.500 10 5.0 Wyoming/Dakotas
6 3 9 8 56 1967 58.400 -151.200 32 5.5 Southern Alaska
6 3 13 27 40 1968 42.200 -119.800 20 5.0 Oregon state, U.S.
6 3 11 54 40 1978 50.190 -127.600 18 5.1 British Colombia
6 3 17 24 8 1982 52.326 -168.758 7 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
6 3 23 5 23 1986 51.344 -174.644 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 3 23 41 49 1986 52.004 -174.620 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 3 23 42 4 1986 54.500 -174.900 0 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 3 15 39 21 1988 53.096 -170.431 143 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
6 2 15 0 0 1772 39.050 143.050 0 7.5 So. of Honshu
6 2 13 17 21 1903 61.560 -158.540 0 8.3 Central Alaska
6 2 5 39 42 1905 34.000 132.000 100 7.9 Kyushu, Japan area
6 2 13 59 24 1916 17.500 -95.000 150 7.1 Chiapas, Mexico
6 2 21 38 34 1929 34.500 137.300 360 7.1 Central/So. Honshu Japan
6 2 3 33 15 1939 5.000 127.000 60 7.0 Halmahera
6 2 18 17 34 1994 -10.477 112.835 18 7.8 So. of Indonesia
At least 250 people killed, 27 missing, 423 injured and many left homeless. About 1500 houses damaged or destroyed and 278 boats sunk of damaged. Most of the casualties and damage were caused by a tsunami along the southeast coast of Java. Tsunami runup of 500 meters occurred in some places. Felt strongly in Bali, Central and eastern Java, Lombok and Sumbawa Island.
6 2 2 52 10 1996 10.797 -42.254 10 7.1 Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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
6 2 13 17 21 1903 61.560 -158.540 0 8.3 Central Alaska
6 2 16 45 29 1934 61.250 -147.000 25 6.2 Central Alaska
6 2 0 18 57 1955 51.400 -179.800 33 6.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 2 2 2 11 1955 51.400 -179.800 33 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 2 12 26 11 1962 49.900 -129.700 33 5.5 Vancouver Island area
6 2 16 9 24 1964 59.700 -144.400 14 5.1 Southeast Alaska
6 2 9 47 60 1969 59.460 -144.580 27 5.2 Southeast Alaska
6 2 2 59 31 1970 61.600 -151.700 95 5.5 Central Alaska
6 2 19 6 34 1971 61.060 -151.150 34 5.5 Central Alaska
6 2 21 46 47 1972 51.650 -174.560 46 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 2 20 41 44 1978 50.259 -127.688 21 5.2 British Colombia
6 2 0 42 25 1986 52.300 -174.400 0 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 2 13 48 18 1988 51.780 -170.400 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 2 6 27 36 1989 61.456 -146.746 8 5.0 Central Alaska
6 2 8 27 20 1993 51.410 -178.720 48 6.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 2 11 14 2 2000 44.495 -129.774 10 6.2 Off Coast of Oregon
6 02 17 50 24 2008 44.180 -129.221 10 5.2 Off Coast of Oregon
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
6 1 0 0 0 1786 29.900 102.300 0 7.5 Myanmar
6 1 8 45 0 1907 0.000 -82.000 0 7.0 Ecuador
6 1 5 55 30 1910 -20.000 169.000 80 7.5 Vanuatu Islands
6 1 6 48 18 1910 -20.000 169.000 80 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
6 1 6 51 20 1919 26.500 125.000 200 7.0 Ryukyu Islands
6 1 17 24 42 1923 35.800 141.800 60 7.3 Off East Coast Honshu
6 1 20 14 0 1923 36.000 142.000 60 7.1 Off East Coast Honshu
A small tsunami was generated and was registered with 32 cm at Ayukawa.
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
6 1 12 23 0 1927 40.300 -74.000 0 5.2 New York State
6 1 19 41 38 1965 65.100 -147.000 33 5.0 Northern Alaska
6 1 3 36 19 1967 53.700 -165.600 60 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
6 1 4 12 12 1970 51.570 -178.900 57 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 1 3 8 25 1972 51.010 -169.490 0 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
6 1 1 38 49 1975 34.516 -116.496 4 5.2 So. California
6 1 6 47 36 1980 37.470 -118.835 7 5.0 California/Nevada area
More in the Mammoth Lakes Swarm.
6 1 0 15 15 1987 51.531 -177.508 39 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 1 0 55 44 1987 51.497 -177.487 56 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 1 11 39 8 1987 51.665 -176.228 58 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 1 22 22 5 1990 51.500 -176.740 32 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 1 6 53 2 1991 51.690 -173.660 56 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
6 1 8 56 5 1991 55.310 -162.400 10 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
6 1 15 18 2 1999 32.369 -115.224 5 5.1 So. California
Several buildings damaged in the Ejido Leon-Ejido Michoacan de Ocampus area. Felt at Mexicalli, Baja, El Centro. also at Yuma, AZ
6 01 06 52 41 2015 44.435 -129.768 10 5.8 Off coast of Oregon
6 01 10 46 27 2015 44.554 -129.544 10 5.5 Off coast of Oregon
6 01 20 11 31 2015 44.486 -129.851 10 5.9 Off coast of Oregon
6 01 22 52 33 2015 51.364 -178.049 50 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
6 01 22 52 34 2015 51.367 -178.002 51 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 31 0 0 00 1818 19.200 -99.100 0 0.0 MEXICO
Damage severe at Morelos-Guerrero, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Mexico Damage was also observed in Zapotlan el Grande and Colima. Many of the public and private buildings of the cities were destroyed. A number of arches of the aqueduct of Santa Fe were destroyed and water was discharged. This earthquake occurred early in the morning when many were sleeping.
5 31 0 0 00 1848 17.000 -96.300 0 0.0 MEXICO
Damage severe at Oaxaca, Guerrero
5 31 4 54 0 1910 10.000 -105.000 60 7.0 Michoacan, Mexico
5 31 8 47 20 1917 54.500 -160.000 60 7.8 Alaska Peninsula
5 31 3 12 00 1946 39.300 41.200 0 5.9 TURKEY
Damage at Ustukran, Turkey. 840 killed or missing.
5 31 19 32 34 1958 -15.370 168.530 0 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
5 31 20 23 31 1970 -9.364 -78.872 64 7.8 No. Peru
Severe damage (IX) at Yungay, Casma, Chimbote, Huarmey, Huaraz, Peru. About 66794 killed at Yungay, Casma, Chimbote. Damage estimated at $507 million. At least one million homeless. Yungay was buried by Ice Fall-triggered land- and mudslide. Caras, Hlaras and Casma were totally destroyed. Chimbote suffered heavy damage. The figure of 55,794 dead includes 19,600 whose bodies were buried under the mud and never recovered.
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
5 31 18 58 0 1897 37.300 -80.700 0 5.8 Giles County, VA
Rumbling was heard at various times between May 3 and May 31. On May 31 there was a strong shock felt from Georgia to Pennsylvania and from the Atlantic Coast to Pennsylvania and Indiana and Kentucky. Felt most strongly at Pearisburg, Giles County VA. and is known as the Giles County earthquake. Old Brick houses and chimneys were cracked and bricks were thrown down from chimney tops. There were fissures in the ground and small landslides in places they were easy to start. At the Narrows it was claimed that a motion like the ground swell of the ocean was observed. Large rocks rolled down the mountains. There were loud sounds compared by veterans to siege guns. The aftershocks continued until June 6. Mainshock also felt at Spartanburg, S.C. and Cincinnati, OH.
5 31 17 42 0 1908 40.600 -75.500 0 5.0 New York State
5 31 8 47 20 1917 54.500 -160.000 60 7.8 Alaska Peninsula
Unga, Shumagin Islands. Severa shocks lasted 10 seconds in all.
5 31 10 21 53 1930 48.500 -129.000 0 5.4 Vancouver Island area
5 31 8 34 55 1938 33.683 -117.500 10 5.5 So. California
Santa Ana Mountains. Slight damage occurred in several widely scattered places NW of Temucula.
5 31 8 6 24 1954 31.600 -115.200 0 5.2 So. California
5 31 22 17 11 1957 51.000 -179.000 0 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 31 14 17 47 1961 30.167 -114.167 0 6.0 Baja California
Windows and doors rattled. Point Loma observer received several calls from residents.
5 31 5 7 43 1965 44.100 -128.800 33 5.1 Off Coast ot Oregon
5 31 14 5 2 1974 27.362 -111.133 26 5.4 Gulf of California
5 31 23 35 30 1975 58.326 -155.111 75 5.5 Alaska Peninsula
5 31 8 48 41 1976 57.272 -151.379 74 5.2 Southern Alaska
5 31 06 09 20 2002 52.807 171.794 33 5.5 Near Islands, Alaska
5 31 18 07 49 2015 51.319 178.223 38 5.1 Rat Islands, Alaska
5 31 20 51 22 2016 55.439 -158.525 39 5.7 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
5 30 0 0 0 1833 0.000 0.000 0 7.5 Central Africa
5 30 0 0 00 1885 33.500 75.000 0 0.0 INDIA
Severe damage at Kashmir, Sopor, and Musaserabad, Srinagar India. 2000-3000 killed.
5 30 21 1 18 1909 -8.000 131.000 100 7.2 West Irian, PNG
5 30 11 46 46 1913 -5.000 154.000 60 7.5 New Britain
5 30 21 32 46 1935 29.500 66.800 60 7.5 Pakistan
Severe (X) damage at Quetta, Pakistan. 30,000 killed.
5 30 14 29 50 1938 -20.500 169.500 70 7.0 Loyalty Islands
5 30 1 32 44 1949 -22.000 -69.000 100 7.0 Coast No. Chile
5 30 12 31 42 1955 24.000 142.800 580 7.3 Volcano Islands
5 30 9 39 00 1979 -8.300 115.900 40 6.0 INDONESIA
Damage ($4.15 million) at Sumbawa. 37 killed.
5 30 7 49 44 1984 -4.859 151.551 171 7.0 New Ireland
Felt (VI at Rabaul
5 30 21 11 8 1988 -7.530 128.430 65 7.1 Banda Sea
Felt strongly in Northern Australia
5 30 2 34 00 1990 -6.000 -77.200 24 6.6 PERU
Severe damage (VI) at Moyabamba-Riojo , Peru. 135 killed.
5 30 10 40 6 1990 45.841 26.668 89 7.1 Romania/Bulgaria
Nine killed, more than 700 injured and severe damage in the Bucharest area. Four people were killed some injured and many buildings damaged in Moldavia, USSR. One person died of a heart attach and extensive damage in northern Bulfaris. Also felt in Hungary, Greece, Poland, Turkey and Yugoslavia.
5 30 13 17 42 1991 54.630 -161.680 43 7.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt V at Cold Bay, King Cove and Sand Point. IV at False Pass and Perryville. III at Chignik Lagoon.
5 30 6 22 29 1998 37.106 70.110 33 7.0 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
At least 4000 killed, many thousands injured and homeless in Badakhstan and Takhar provinces, Afghanistan. Felt strongly at Mazar-e Sharil. Also felt at Kabul, Islamabad, Peshawar, Pakistan and Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
5 30 11 23 02 2015 27.831 140.493 677 7.8 Bonin Islands, Japan
This earthquake was widely felt but due to its deep focue no damage was reported with this earthquake and a tsunami was neither expected nor observed. This earthquake was probably triggered by loading stresses from typhoon Dolphin which passed over this epicenter last week. Dolphin reached super-typhoon status with winds up to 170-180 kts around May 17-19 when the eye was in the Volcano Islands south of the epicenter of today's earthquake.
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
5 30 5 11 0 1868 39.500 -120.000 0 6.0 California/Nevada area
California/Nevada border. Series of shocks in the interior of California (Lassan County and Sacramento and Nevada). Destructive intensity possible but not established.
5 30 18 4 53 1958 52.700 -168.600 33 6.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 30 3 18 8 1964 59.500 -148.500 35 5.5 Southern Alaska
5 30 22 34 35 1964 56.530 -152.230 24 5.1 Southern Alaska
5 30 9 54 38 1967 50.100 -176.600 30 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 30 0 35 60 1968 42.300 -119.800 24 5.1 Oregon state, U.S.
Felt at Adel and Lakeview, Oregon, Intensity V and at Fort Bidwell and Willow Ranch, CA..
5 30 17 33 51 1973 26.310 -110.665 33 5.0 Gulf of California
5 30 15 16 1 1977 52.430 -169.770 25 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 30 19 20 28 1979 56.398 -161.723 206 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
5 30 15 54 31 1983 51.884 -177.883 116 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 30 13 17 42 1991 54.567 -161.606 28 6.8 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt V at Cold Bay, King Cove and Sand Point. IV at False Pass and Perryville. III at Chignik Lagoon.
5 30 13 22 30 1991 54.572 -161.827 33 5.6 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
5 30 15 44 19 1991 54.294 -161.298 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
5 30 11 03 26 2004 61.080 -152.220 128 5.1 SOUTHERN ALASKA
(NEIC) Felt (V) at Kenai, Seward, Sterling and Talkeetna; (IV) at Anchorage; (III) at Chickaloon, Chugiak, Eagle River, Girdwood and Soldotna; (II) at Valdez.
5 30 12 38 29 2008 50.458 -130.410 10 5.0 Vancouver Island, Canada
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 29 0 0 00 1508 35.200 25.100 100 0.0 GREECE
Moderate damage (X) at Crete: Iraklion (Candia), Megalokastron. 300 killed. Also felt at Naxos, and Chios. Significant aftershock sequence. Shocks lasted for forty days at Constantinople. Observations in Italy and Germany included atmospheric perturbations.
5 29 12 23 19 1976 24.600 99.000 8 7.5 Myanmar
5 29 14 0 18 1976 24.531 98.710 10 7.0 Myanmar
Some killed, Severe damage at Lungling-Lushi, Myanmar. Felt in northeastern Myanmar.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 29 0 0 0 1854 34.400 -119.700 0 6.0 So. California
5 29 6 46 0 1915 36.080 -118.820 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
5 29 5 16 32 1931 63.000 -149.000 0 5.6 Central Alaska
5 29 1 57 52 1940 67.000 -135.000 0 6.2 Yukon Territory, Canada
5 29 13 31 25 1955 55.700 -154.400 0 5.7 Southern Alaska
5 29 21 3 7 1955 56.000 -155.000 0 5.5 Southern Alaska
5 29 10 17 34 1964 60.200 -146.300 20 5.6 Central Alaska
5 29 6 14 18 1973 53.970 -163.710 0 6.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
5 29 21 53 45 1979 52.795 -170.902 115 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 29 3 38 47 1980 34.935 -120.779 9 5.1 Off So. California
Felt at Avila Beach (V), Atascadero, Nipomo and Templeton. Felt in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo to Kern County.
5 29 17 45 39 1980 41.887 -126.941 15 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
5 29 6 55 32 1983 40.393 -125.544 5 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
5 29 20 18 31 1984 44.940 -105.840 3 5.2 Wyoming/Dakotas
Felt (V) at Gillette and IV at Caspar. Felt throughout northeastern Wyoming and parts of southeastern Montana.
5 29 18 31 12 1990 56.956 -153.569 25 5.9 Southern Alaska
Felt V at Old Harbor, IV at Kodiak, and Port Lions, III at Chignik.
5 29 13 7 39 1991 52.222 -169.560 33 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 29 18 3 58 1993 51.675 -173.154 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 29 08 40 50 2005 51.235 179.589 56 5.1 Rat Islands
5 29 07 00 08 2015 56.694 -156.530 61 6.8 Alaska Peninsula
NEIC reported it was felt with intensity IV in Alaska at South Naknek, King Salmon, and II-III in Valdez, Sterling, Soldotna, New Stuyahok, Manokotak, Kodiak, Kenai, Kasilof, Homer, Egegik, Eagle River, Dillingham, Cold Bay, Chugiak, Anchor Point an Anchorage.
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
5 28 3 58 00 1903 40.900 42.700 0 5.8 TURKEY
Severe damage (VIII) at Vargomos, Cardahli, and Nehkerek. More than 1000 killed
5 28 3 23 54 1914 9.000 -78.000 70 7.2 Colombia
5 28 9 51 59 1924 48.000 148.200 470 7.2 So. Kurils
5 28 1 1 48 1942 0.000 124.000 120 7.5 Mindanao, Philippines
5 28 5 37 16 1948 -13.100 -76.200 55 7.0 Central Peru
Moderate damage (VII) at Canete. 4 killed.
5 28 13 27 19 1968 -2.900 139.300 65 7.7 West Irian, PNG
Damage was limited.
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
5 28 11 15 0 1892 33.500 -116.000 0 6.0 So. California
5 28 6 6 0 1917 32.830 -115.320 0 5.5 So. California
Imperial Valley. Seems to have been most severe in open country. Walls reported cracked at Brawley.
5 28 11 30 0 1918 35.500 -106.000 0 6.3 Santa Fe, New Mexico
Probably Intensity VII, although VIII was assigned at Cerrillos. There plaster fell, people were thrown off their feet, and a surface rupture was seen at the edge of town. A rapid twisting effect was noted in several places. There was a sound like distant thunder. At Stanley a piano sounded, walls and plaster cracked and people were thrown down.
5 28 20 55 0 1921 49.200 -129.200 0 5.5 Vancouver Island area
5 28 17 39 0 1927 37.330 -122.920 0 5.0 Central California
Near San Jose. Plaster fell at San Jose and a slight crack appeared in the wall of the old courthouse.
5 28 10 14 6 1938 43.000 -125.600 0 6.0 Off Coast of Oregon
5 28 9 46 0 1958 46.500 -113.000 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
Georgetown Lake area and Philipsburg, MT. Slight damage at Philipsburg. Rockslide in Georgetown Lake area. Aftershock at about 12:30 was generally felt from Philipsburg to Rock Creek.
5 28 12 59 47 1961 33.800 -116.083 10 5.0 So. California
NE of Indio. Felt principally in west-central Riverside County. Slight damage was reported at Coachella. Furnishings shifted small objects were overturned.
5 28 16 18 4 1964 58.300 -150.600 25 5.4 Southern Alaska
5 28 21 50 17 1966 51.600 -178.200 71 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 28 5 16 23 1980 37.578 -118.888 2 5.3 California/Nevada area
5 28 5 48 29 1980 37.765 -118.617 0 5.2 California/Nevada area
Additional Mammoth Lakes quakes in swarm.
5 28 9 10 46 1981 46.525 -121.394 3 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Felt (IV) in parts of Lewis and Yakima counties. Also felt in Cowlitz County.
5 28 4 47 41 1993 35.149 -119.104 21 5.2 So. California
Slight damage (VI) at Pumpkin Center. Felt through a large part of central and southern California.
5 28 15 55 28 1993 55.862 -155.171 33 5.5 Alaska Peninsula
5 28 7 4 13 1998 53.137 -166.755 41 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 28 10 07 43 2010 53.422 -163.155 19 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
5 27 0 0 00 1293 35.200 139.300 0 0.0 JAPAN
Severe damage at Kamakura, Japan. 22000 killed. A tsunami was generated.
5 27 0 0 00 1704 41.000 139.500 0 0.0 JAPAN
Moderate damage North of Nosiro, Japan, 58 killed.
5 27 0 0 0 1770 38.600 142.000 0 7.4 Off East Coast Honshu
5 27 9 50 26 1928 40.000 142.500 60 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
5 27 6 19 19 1936 28.500 83.500 60 7.0 Nepal
5 27 5 58 54 1947 -1.500 135.300 60 7.2 West Irian, PNG
5 27 12 5 7 1970 27.367 140.733 440 7.2 Bonin Islands
5 27 5 13 42 1992 -10.750 165.120 30 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
Felt strongly at Lata Station, Santa Cruz. A small tsunami was observed.
5 27 13 3 53 1995 52.629 142.827 11 7.5 Sakhalin
A severe earthquake near Sakhalin, Russia killed about 1989 people and injured about 750 more. It caused damage (X) in the Neftegorsk region and some damage in the Okha region. A small indistinct tsunami near Sabo and Val was observed. Surface faulting was along a NE trending fault south of Neftegorsk.
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
5 27 0 0 0 1897 44.500 -73.500 0 5.0 New York State
Northeastern New York. Felt in New York, NH. Vermont and Massachusetts. Felt from Hartford. N.Y. to Montreal and Quebec Canada. Severe shock but little damage.
5 27 20 59 0 1947 40.400 -124.700 0 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
5 27 1 45 35 1962 31.700 -115.600 0 5.1 So. California
5 27 12 56 51 1965 53.900 -164.900 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
5 27 19 29 25 1965 53.700 -156.700 33 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
5 27 22 7 47 1966 51.610 -178.310 47 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 27 14 1 42 1974 60.261 -146.005 10 5.4 Central Alaska
5 27 14 50 57 1980 37.464 -118.823 2 6.3 California/Nevada area
Aftershocks in the swarm of May 1980 at Mammoth Lakes.
5 27 14 51 0 1980 37.493 -118.778 22 5.7 California/Nevada area
5 27 19 1 9 1980 37.602 -118.807 11 5.0 California/Nevada area
5 27 17 56 26 1993 53.750 -157.870 33 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
5 27 8 8 59 1999 58.752 -137.124 0 5.8 Southeast Alaska
Felt at Gustavus, Juneau, Sitka, Skagway and Yakutat. Also felt at Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Small precursor about five seconds prior to this event.
5 27 22 19 03 2006 51.053 179.051 15 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
5 26 15 0 0 1293 35.000 136.000 0 7.0 No. Honshu, Japan
The earthquake destroying the main shrine and temples at Tsuragaoka Wakamiya, Daijiji, Kenchoji, Kamakura government office was destroyed by the earthquake. 23,024 deaths. A tsunami hit the Kamakura area of Japan. Data Source: "Catalog of Tsunamis in Japan and Its Neighboring Countries" by Kumizi Iida, Special Report Dec. 1984, Aichi Institute of Technology.
5 26 0 0 00 1830 23.100 113.200 0 0.0 CHINA
6000 killed at Guangzhou, China. Part of a series of earthquakes that occurred beginning on May 12 with additional destructive activity June 12, 16 and July 29 in Chihli, Paoting Fu, Shunte Fu, Tiensin Fu, Shangtung. Highly destructive with maximum intensity to X. The Chinese edition of "Significant Earthquakes of the World" by Dunbar, Lockridge and Whiteside gives the location of this activity at 36.4N 114.3E with magnitude of M 7.6 and 7000 killed in the June 12 earthquake.
5 26 15 0 0 1704 40.040 140.000 0 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
5 26 14 22 42 1914 -2.000 137.000 60 7.9 West Irian, PNG
5 26 22 39 58 1929 51.510 -130.740 0 7.0 British Colombia
5 26 16 9 40 1932 -25.500 179.300 600 7.9 Tonga/Fiji
5 26 1 17 25 1950 -20.300 169.300 40 7.2 Loyalty Islands
5 26 16 23 14 1955 -9.750 160.750 60 7.0 No. of Santa Cruz Islands
5 26 6 33 35 1957 40.670 31.000 10 7.2 No. Turkey/Black Sea
Severe damage and 52 or more killed at Abant, Turkey. The villages around Lake Abant were destroyed with additional casualties at Abant and Mudurnu. 100 injured and at least 5000 houses damaged or destroyed. In Lake Abant three islands were observed to appear and then to disappear. Damage was also observed to homes and mosques in Bolu, Chakcilar, Seben, Izmit, Adapazari, Bursa, Eskisehir and Ankara. This section of the Great Anatolian Fault saw subsequent strong earthquakes in 1967 and most recent in 1999. Data from: "The seismicity of the earth 1953-1965" J.P. Rothe, UNESCO, 1969.
5 26 10 59 12 1964 -56.200 -27.800 130 7.3 So. Sandwich Islands
5 26 9 11 52 1975 35.997 -17.649 33 8.1 Morocco/Spain
Limited damage (VI).
5 26 2 59 60 1983 40.462 139.102 24 7.8 Hokkaido, Japan
At least 103 people killed, 304 injured and extensive damage in the central region of the Sea of Japan, about 80 km off the west coast of Akita Prefecture, Honshu. 100 of the fatalities were due to the tsunami. Estimated cost: $600 million.
Although a warning was issued 14 minutes after the earthquake, the first tsunami arrived at Oga Peninsula after 8 minutes. A local man who had previously experienced tsunamis was able to warn the people with a loud speaker in time for them to evacuate.
Many of the fatalities occurred on the Oga peninsula where 13 pupils on an excursion were killed. Of 306 harbor workers at Nosiro, 34 were killed. 29 other victims were fishing. 3,513 houses were destroyed of which 52 were washed into the sea. The tsunami sunk 225 vessels and 451 were washed out to sea, also damaging 1187 other vessels. 40 of the 67 vessels under construction at Noshiro harbor were destroyed. Damage estimated about 800 million.
Three additional people were killed in South Korea. Tsunami heights reached 8 meters in USSR, 4 meters in Korea. Data from: National Earthquake Information Center, USGS, 1983.
5 26 9 24 33 2003 38.849 141.568 69 7.4 Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan
Seventy people were injured in Iwate, 58 in Miyagi and 15 in other Prefectures. At least 700 building and roads were damaged in Tohoku District. Fires and landslides caused power and water outages in Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures. Concrete pillars along the Railway line in Tohoku were damage. Felt throughout northern Japan. Liquefaction and ground subsidence of up to 10 cm was observed.
5 26 19 23 27 2003 2.354 128.855 31 7.0 Halmahera, Indonesia
One killed and 7 injured on Morotai. About 50 homes were damaged or destroyed and power lines damaged at Berebere, Daruba and Morotai. Also felt at Manado, Sulawesi.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 26 14 42 0 1909 42.500 -89.000 0 5.7 Northern Plains
Illinois, Felt from Missouri to Michigan and Minnesota to Indiana. Intensity VII was noted over a considerable area from Bloomington, ILL to Platteville, WIS. At Aurora, many chimneys fell. In Chicago, buildings swayed, especially noticeable in upper stories. Mirrors swayed, beds moved on casters and there was fear that walls would collapse. Dubuque, Iowa had a fairly strong shock. Strong at Pontiac and Freeport ILL.
5 26 22 39 58 1929 51.510 -130.740 0 7.0 British Colombia
The epicenter of this quake was 1 - 2 degrees south of the area of maximum damage. The earthquake was felt as far north as Ketchikan, AK and Anyox B.C. and to the east as far as Terrace, Skeena and Lakelse. Centers on the Queen Charlotte Island suffered greatly, but on Prince Rupert, damage was maximum. At Massett water splashed out of tanks, trees swayed and houses shook violently. People were thrown to the ground at Prince Rupert. At Skidgate there was a tsunami and there were fissures on the beach. AT Sandspit 500 ft. of the beach disappeared into the sea. Further south at Lockeport, the crest of a hill was dislodged and close by at Rose Harbour, chimneys were toppled.
5 26 9 16 53 1948 56.300 -153.800 0 6.0 Southern Alaska
5 26 15 59 34 1957 33.216 -116.000 15 5.0 So. California
Southwest of the Salton Sea. Felt over an area of about 7000 sq. miles. No damage reported. Maximum Intensity V at Calipatria where the shock was felt by all. Windows and doors creaked.
5 26 10 56 42 1958 53.000 -169.500 120 6.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 26 16 40 34 1968 67.400 -165.400 5 6.3 Northern Alaska
Felt at Fairbanks.
5 26 23 22 48 1969 49.990 -114.962 33 5.0 Montana/Idaho
5 26 9 53 34 1970 54.230 -164.610 56 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
5 26 12 19 34 1973 51.290 -179.710 36 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 26 13 12 11 1973 51.232 -179.622 59 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 26 0 57 34 1974 64.944 -156.507 39 5.0 Northern Alaska
5 26 17 38 17 1976 57.295 -153.752 75 5.1 Southern Alaska
5 26 12 24 25 1980 37.526 -118.874 0 5.6 California/Nevada area
5 26 18 57 56 1980 37.560 -118.895 6 5.7 California/Nevada area
5 26 7 38 54 1987 53.851 -167.019 33 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 26 19 1 32 1988 48.928 -128.474 10 5.1 Vancouver Island area
5 26 22 22 3 1990 53.439 -163.567 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 25 0 0 00 1751 26.500 99.900 0 6.8 CHINA
Severe damage (IX) in Yunnan Province, China. 900 killed. The magnitude is given by various sources from M 6.5-7.0. No time is currently available for this earthquake, however it is quite possible that a triggering relationship between this event and that in Central Chile (M 8.5) exists. These two events fall in the approximate antipodal areas of each other.
5 25 5 30 0 1751 -36.830 -71.630 0 8.5 Central Chile
Moderate damage (XI) at Chillan, Talca, Tutuben, Talco, Chile. A tsunami was generated. This was the third large Concepcion earthquake. A large foreshock on May 23 caused many to spend the night outside in readiness for additional shocks which included a strong foreshock about 15 minutes before the mainshock. The mainshock appears to have been a succession of at least six distinct events with the tsunami arriving about half an hour after the earthquake. Only 25 to 30 were killed in Concepcion due in large part to the foreshock. Chillan and Talca were destroyed and Santiago was greatly damaged. Churches and wineries were destroyed in the region. A large aftershock occurred on June 26, 1751. The location of Concepcion was abandoned after this earthquake and the city was rebuilt further inland. The generated tsunami was also destructive along the coast of Japan. Data from: "Major Earthquakes and Tsunamis in Chile during the period 1535 to 1955" by Cinna Lomnitz, Geol. Rundshau Rand 59 Vol. 3 pp 938-960, Stutgard, 1970. Readers may note the similarities between this earthquake and those of May 22-25, 1960 in the same area as described in our previous history.
5 25 14 2 8 1907 51.500 147.000 600 7.4 Sakhalin
5 25 19 29 20 1918 -30.500 -92.500 60 7.0 Chile Rise
5 25 22 21 00 1923 35.200 59.200 0 5.7 IRAN
Moderate damage at Torbat-e-Heydariyen, Iran. 2200 killed. Maximum intensity VIII.
5 25 3 43 00 1925 12.500 122.500 0 6.8 PHILIPPINES
Severe damage (VI-VII) at Luzon and Tablas. 428 killed. A tsunami was generated and flooded some small low villages southeast of Tablas. The shock was felt on board the steamship "Compeador" off of Romblon Island.
5 25 23 7 36 1943 7.500 128.000 60 8.1 Halmahera
5 25 1 6 37 1944 -21.500 -179.500 640 7.2 Tonga Islands
5 25 12 58 5 1944 -2.500 152.800 60 7.5 New Britain
5 25 7 11 21 1948 29.500 100.500 60 7.3 Myanmar
Severe damage in Sichuan province, China, 800-1000 killed. Intensity X. That that this event was at approximately the same epicenter as that of 1951 which also occurred on May 25 (see above).
5 25 18 34 58 1950 12.600 143.700 90 7.2 So. Marianas/Guam
5 25 5 25 14 1981 -48.786 164.357 33 7.6 Southern S. Isl. N.Z.
Felt throughout the South Island.
5 25 16 55 4 1992 19.613 -77.872 23 7.0 Jamaica
Forty people injured and more than 820 buildings damaged in the Pilon-Manzanillo area. Felt at Guantanamo and in most of eastern Cuba as far away as Sancti Spiritus. Also felt on Jamaica.
5 25 13 59 57 1995 42.899 147.316 65 7.1 Hokkaido, Japan
5 25 23 22 33 1997 -32.115 179.791 333 7.2 So. Kermadec Islands
Felt strongly on Raoul. Felt throughout the North Island and as far south as Christchurch on the South 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
5 25 15 13 7 1948 44.000 -127.000 0 5.5 Off Coast of Oregon
5 25 15 32 2 1948 43.500 -127.000 0 5.7 Off Coast of Oregon
5 25 8 34 37 1950 65.500 -151.500 0 6.0 Northern Alaska
Only reported disturbance was hanging light fixtures.
5 25 0 35 23 1958 51.480 -177.420 0 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 25 14 54 30 1958 51.270 -177.110 0 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 25 19 4 33 1975 57.330 -150.180 0 5.7 Southern Alaska
5 25 16 45 30 1979 52.680 -166.970 0 6.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 25 16 51 2 1979 53.020 -167.200 33 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 25 16 33 44 1980 37.589 -118.826 6 6.5 California/Nevada area
5 25 16 49 27 1980 37.557 -118.989 2 5.4 California/Nevada area
5 25 17 6 24 1980 37.530 -118.930 0 5.1 California/Nevada area
5 25 19 44 51 1980 37.449 -118.816 0 5.6 California/Nevada area
5 25 20 35 48 1980 37.634 -118.873 12 5.9 California/Nevada area
5 25 20 38 38 1980 37.698 -118.768 8 5.0 California/Nevada area
5 25 20 59 24 1980 37.635 -118.791 0 5.5 California/Nevada area
Mammoth Lakes swarm. One week after the eruption of Mt. St. Helens WA. 8 people were injured. Additional damage (VII) and rockslides in the Mammoth Lakes-Crowley Lake area. Two people were seriously injured by a rockslide in Yosemite National Park. Felt throughout most of California and NEvada.
5 25 0 33 4 1986 51.679 -175.236 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 25 19 23 11 1986 51.602 -176.199 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 25 23 32 16 1986 52.900 -174.300 0 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 25 11 40 38 1987 56.000 -154.000 0 5.1 Southern Alaska
5 25 14 5 18 1988 50.502 -174.589 0 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 25 19 1 13 1992 26.310 -110.435 10 5.1 Gulf of California
5 25 20 40 37 1992 27.000 -111.000 0 5.1 Gulf of California
5 25 23 16 43 1993 55.070 -160.430 33 6.5 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Slight damage VI at Sand Point. Felt V at King Cove and Perryville. Felt V at King Cove and Perrysville (IV) at Chignik. Chignik Lagoon. Cold Bay and False Pass. III at Akutan.
5 25 5 10 56 2000 52.633 -167.066 33 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt (III) at Nikolski.
5 25 05 36 31 2002 53.815 -161.116 33 6.3 Unimak Island, Alaska
5 25 19 18 25 2008 56.087 -153.780 22 6.0 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
5 24 16 33 57 1940 -11.608 -77.563 50 8.4 Central Peru
Severe damage (X) at Lima, Callao. 250 killed. A tsunami was generated. 179 killed, $1.1 million damage.
The following is a quote from a letter written June 13, 1940 by Mr. Frank T. Davies in Callao, Peru. Mr. Davies was formerly with the Carnegie institution in Washington.
"We had quite a harrowing experience here on May 24th but the loss of life, injuries and damage were made much more severe owing to the rotten construction of many of the buildings. My curiosity regarding personal experience of earthquakes is not quite satisfied. In future I only want to study them from a distance My chief impression was of the enormous clouds of dust, following the quake. Some changes in the contour of the seaward side of the Island of San Lorenzo occurred, and quite large differences in ocean depths have occurred off the coast in some places, mainly to the south of Callao. There appears to have been specially destructive effects along a line bearing 133 degrees true ( as nearly as I can estimate it) running through the Terminal Maritimo South East through Callao market, Bella Vista, and skirting the coast, missing Madalena and Miraflores, thence passing through the suburb of Chorillos. This appears to be a fault line. Destruction was very severe for about a third of a mile on either side of the line delineated, and considerably less on the ocean and landward sides of this line. If it weren't for the miserable house construction I do not think the damage would have been much outside of this half-to-two-thirds of a mile path. Numbers of temporary frame houses are now being build to house the population. Large numbers of poorer people of Callao, Barranco and Chorillos are homeless at present and are being cared for in camps. There was a tidal effect but this was not serious. A rise and fall of several feet occurred in the water level three times between noon and half past twelve. The quake occurred here at 11h 34m 75 degrees WMT. My own impression was that sensible movement lasted for two minutes at least. A large number of buildings that apparently stood the shocks were certainly unsafe now and would be very dangerous to stay in if another quake occurred. My children weren't worried; the baby in fact laughed because she thought the ceiling lamp swinging to and fro, was amusing. I have walked around the town and docks. The only marked evidence of road movement is in the dock area, which, I understand, rests on reclaimed land. Subsidences of from 15 to 2 inches have occurred over considerable areas. Reinforced concrete warehouses have been damaged to a considerable extent, and railway lines twisted. Some temblores have occurred since May 24th. of which two have been strong. I have slept through several temblores which I have been told occurred at night. Under the present over-nervous condition of people, these temblores have been more widely noticed than was the case with similar effects previous to the quake."
5 24 19 17 40 1959 17.610 -97.170 63 7.0 Oaxaca, Mexico
5 24 20 0 11 1990 5.440 31.910 33 7.1 Sudan
Some buildings damaged in the Juba area. Felt in the Kapenguria area and at Nakuru, Kenya. Also felt in Uganda.
5 24 20 9 17 1990 -7.800 120.700 580 7.1 Flores Island area
Additional buildings damaged in the Jubo, Sudan area. Felt in the Kapenguria area and at Nakura, Kenya and in Uganda. The largest earthquake in Sudan in modern times.
5 24 23 51 28 1993 -22.671 -66.543 221 7.0 Argentina
Felt in Jujuy, Salta and Tucuman Provinces. Also felt (V) in the Antofagasta-Taltal-Calama area; (IV) at Mejillones, San Pedro and Tocopilla; (III) at Iquique and (II) at Copiapo, Chile. Felt (III) at Arequipa, Peru.
5 24 05 44 48 2013 54.892 153.221 598 8.3 Sea of Okhotsk
(NEIC) Felt (V) at Severo-Kuril'sk; (IV) at Tymovskoye and Uglegorsk; (III) at Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia. Also felt at Berdsk, Moscow, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy and Samara. Felt (II) at Delhi and Gurgaon, India. Also felt at Chandigarh and Noida. Felt (II) at Tokyo, Japan. Also felt at Aomori and Furukawa and in Sapporo, Sendai and Yokohama. Felt at Vancouver, Canada; Chongqing, Chengdu and Xichang, China; Astana and Atyrau, Kazakhstan. Felt (II) at Anchor Point and Juneau, Alaska. Also felt at Homer, Kodiak, Palmer and Petersburg. Felt at Goleta and Irvine, California. Also felt at Honolulu, Hawaii and at Seattle, Washington. Recorded (3 JMA) in northern Hokkaido and in Chiba, 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
5 24 3 36 35 1957 52.500 -167.500 0 6.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 24 0 40 24 1964 60.160 -147.700 17 5.0 Central Alaska
5 24 5 49 6 1966 39.500 -125.500 1 5.0 Off Coast California
5 24 18 47 10 1973 51.581 -173.378 25 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 24 6 16 56 1978 51.240 -179.240 28 6.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 24 6 33 18 1978 51.144 -179.074 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 24 9 53 5 1978 51.130 -179.170 43 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 24 10 3 36 1980 39.937 -111.966 5 5.0 Utah area
Intensity V at Goshen, few windows cracked, underground pipes reported broken, buildings shook slightly, felt by and awakened many. At Santaquin small objects and light furniture moved. Hanging pictures fell, felt by and awakened many.
5 24 22 4 44 1985 51.124 -178.271 18 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 24 16 44 57 1986 51.050 -175.910 33 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 24 12 50 20 1992 51.788 -176.118 49 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 24 19 7 18 1993 52.120 -172.160 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 24 11 2 13 1995 61.007 -150.119 42 5.6 Central Alaska
Felt (V) at Anchorage, Chugiak, Moose Pass, Palmer, and Tyonek; (IV) at Cooper Landing, Hope, Kenai, Seward, Sterling, Talkeetna and Willow. Also felt at Wasilla. Felt in much of south-central Alaska.
5 25 05 10 55 2000 52.633 -167.066 33 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 25 05 36 31 2002 53.815 -161.116 33 6.4 Unimak Island, Alaska
5 25 19 18 25 2008 56.087 -153.780 22 6.0 Kodiak Island, Alaska
5 25 21 18 45 2010 63.492 -127.049 5 5.3 Northwest Territory, Canada
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 23 0 0 00 1761 24.400 102.500 0 6.0 CHINA
Moderate damage (VIII) at Yunnan Province, China. 120 killed.
5 23 0 0 00 1795 17.000 -96.300 0 0.0 MEXICO
Severe damage in Oaxaca, Mexico
5 23 0 0 00 1834 31.300 35.600 0 6.3 JORDAN
Moderate damage (IX) at Al-Karak; Israel: Nabulus
5 23 2 24 6 1912 21.000 97.000 25 7.9 Myanmar
Severe damage. Intensity IX a few were killed.
5 23 2 10 00 1925 35.700 135.000 0 6.8 JAPAN
Severe damage. 395 killed at HONSHU
5 23 7 18 28 1938 36.500 141.000 60 7.4 Off East Coast Honshu
5 23 8 21 53 1938 18.000 119.500 80 7.0 Luzon, Philippines
5 23 20 48 28 1956 -15.410 -178.730 396 7.5 Tonga Islands
5 23 17 24 16 1968 -41.666 171.922 21 7.1 So. Island, N.Z.
3 killed, $3 million damage.
5 23 10 54 46 1989 -52.371 160.642 10 8.1 Balleny Islands
Felt V on Campbell Island, Macquarie Islands. Small tsunami along the southeastern coast of Tasmania and in Jervis Bay and Sydney Harbour, Australia. The largest event ever to be registered in this region.
5 23 17 19 04 2013 -23.009 -177.232 173 7.4 Tonga 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
5 23 11 57 30 1918 27.000 -111.000 0 6.8 Gulf of California
5 23 8 16 0 1937 46.600 -112.000 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Strongly felt at Helena, MT.
5 23 15 47 29 1942 32.983 -115.983 16 5.0 So. California
5 23 19 54 0 1953 40.500 -111.500 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
North-central Utah. Shocks alarmed residents of Salt Lake City and Herriman. Houses rocked, furniture shifted.
5 23 23 52 43 1954 34.983 -118.983 16 5.1 So. California
Felt by some in community at Antelope Station where windows, doors and dishes rattled, houses creaked. Trees bushes shaken slightly. Sharp jolt at Bakersfield. Felt throughout southern California.
5 23 13 4 37 1969 53.372 -160.157 32 5.6 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
5 23 15 12 30 1975 51.220 -131.230 18 5.1 British Colombia
5 23 2 25 7 1978 57.768 -156.272 127 5.5 Alaska Peninsula
5 23 13 44 41 1979 56.575 -156.365 37 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
5 23 23 18 39 1986 59.330 -153.560 33 5.2 Southern Alaska
5 23 1 15 4 1990 44.260 -127.480 5 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
5 23 15 48 7 1995 51.000 -176.000 0 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 23 17 36 50 1999 51.596 -178.272 49 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 23 15 10 35 2005 51.043 178.506 32 5.0 Rat Islands, Aleutians
5 23 03 33 09 2008 51.638 177.916 55 5.4 Rat Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 22 0 0 00 1202 33.200 35.300 0 0.0 ISRAEL
Severe at Nabulus, Israel. 30000 killed. This large earthquake may have occurred on May 20 instead of May 22. The shock was felt from Lesser Armenia, parts of Anatolia and Iran to Egypt and in the western Mediterranean to Iran. A strong tsunami was generated and was associated with extensive damage in Syrian and Cyprus suggesting a magnitude of about M 7.6. Acre and Tyre were severely damage with extensive loss of life with intensities around X. Reports indicated that a number of cities were "swallowed up". Total destruction occurred in Nablus except for some walls in the "Street of the Samaritans: The earthquake was felt with intensity IV at Jerusalem. The mainshock occurred at dawn when most people were still in bed and this probably contributed to the high death toll. This event was extensively written about in: "An analysis of the Eastern Mediterranean Earthquake of 20 May 2002" by N.N Ambraseys and C.F. Melville in Historical Seismograms and Earthquakes of the World, 1988, Academic Press.
5 22 16 0 0 1782 -33.000 -69.200 30 7.0 Central Chile
5 22 6 25 0 1910 42.000 145.000 60 7.5 Hokkaido, Japan
5 22 6 31 27 1918 -17.000 -177.500 380 7.0 Tonga Islands
5 22 22 32 42 1927 36.800 102.000 60 8.3 So. China
Extreme damage, 200,000 killed in Qinghai province, China
5 22 13 36 10 1956 -4.000 153.000 500 7.0 New Britain
5 22 10 32 42 1960 -37.700 -72.700 60 7.4 Central Chile
5 22 18 55 55 1960 -39.000 -72.000 0 7.8 Central Chile
5 22 19 11 14 1960 -38.200 -72.600 33 8.3 Central Chile
Severe Damage along the Chile coast at Valdivia, Puerto Montt, Alerce, Rinihue (XI to XII). Up to 5700 killed. Damage estimated at $600-$800 million. This may be one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded in the world. The foreshocks caused people to become concerned and to gather in the streets so that when the mainshock occurred at 03:11 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, May 22 casualties were minimized despite the fall of houses and other architecture. Motion of the ground was as if one were on high swells at sea. Cars and trucks moved back and forth by up to a meter due to the movement of the ground at Conception, Chile. The active area of the earthquake swarm occurred over a distance of about 200 by 2000 km. Landslides, liquefaction and a great tsunami occurred. Most of the damage was associated with a tsunami which reached heights up to 10 feet. The tsunami arrived after some residents had returned to their homes to clean up. At Quelle an estimated 500 residents were killed by the tsunami because they returned to their homes too early. A similar earthquake appears to have affected the same area in 1575. This earthquake was extensively discussed in: "Los Terremotos de Mayo - Chile 1960" Technical Artical 14, Michelson Laboratories, China Lake, CA, August 1961.
5 22 16 43 59 1971 38.850 40.520 3 7.0 Turkey
Severe damage at Bingol and Genc, Turkey, 755-995 killed.
5 22 6 4 0 1972 16.600 122.300 34 7.4 Luzon, Philippines
5 22 20 45 57 1972 -17.689 -175.189 227 7.1 Tonga 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
5 22 20 0 0 1817 46.000 -69.000 0 5.7 Maine
Widely felt in Maine and New Brunswick
5 22 0 0 0 1869 46.600 -112.000 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Threw down furniture at Helena, MT. Earth sounds like a large wagon on rough road.
5 22 14 28 0 1910 40.749 -111.849 0 5.7 Yellowstone/Wyoming
At Salt Lake City, damage to chimneys and old buildings.
5 22 2 19 0 1936 46.600 -112.000 0 5.7 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Strongly felt at Helena, MT.
5 22 19 49 43 1950 51.560 -130.510 0 5.7 British Colombia
5 22 13 29 48 1957 50.400 -176.900 0 6.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 22 16 25 40 1963 52.500 -165.500 0 5.6 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 22 16 20 49 1987 52.590 -164.710 48 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
5 22 9 39 54 1988 53.800 -163.330 31 6.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
5 22 19 18 47 1988 62.198 -124.189 10 5.2 Northwest Terr., Canada
5 22 7 21 37 1989 52.798 -173.539 156 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 22 14 9 36 1992 27.500 -115.060 33 5.5 Gulf of California
5 22 14 37 42 1992 56.920 -157.450 82 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
5 22 17 30 58 2010 32.616 -115.773 3 5.0 Baja California
(NEIC). Felt (IV) at Mexicali and Tecate, (III) at Ensenada and Tijuana and (II) at Rosarito. Felt in much of northern Baja California and at San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora. Felt (V) at El Centro; (IV) at Brawley, Calexico, Calipatria, Heber, Imperial, Mountain Center and San Diego; (III) in much of San Diego County, California. Felt from the Los Angeles Basin and Blythe to the U.S.-Mexico border. Felt (II) at Yuma and Somerton, Arizona. Also felt at Wellton.
5 22 18 47 42 2015 37.293 -114.655 4 5.3 Nevada
An earthquake of M 4.8-5.3 hit near Caliente, Nevada northeast of Las Vegas today. It was followed by a series of aftershocks. Among these were events of M 3.8 and 3.4. No major damage or injuries were reported with this earthquake.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 21 0 0 00 512 39.000 113.000 0 0.0 CHINA: 48,52
Extreme damage (X), 5318 killed. Surface fissures were observed and considerable landslides were observed. Area of devastation was more than 350,000 sq. km. At least 3000 domestic animals were injured.
5 21 0 0 00 1219 36.000 106.200 0 6.5 CHINA: 48,52,96
Extreme damage (IX). 10000 people and 20,000 animals killed in the epicentral area.
5 21 15 0 0 1241 35.000 136.000 0 7.0 No. Honshu, Japan
5 21 0 0 00 1792 32.500 130.000 0 0.0 JAPAN: HIZEN 68,137
Extreme damage at Hizen, Kyushu, Japan. 15200 killed, A tsunami was generated.
5 21 10 10 7 1932 12.000 -87.500 90 7.6 Nicaragua
Moderate damage was recorded.
5 21 9 16 42 1946 14.500 -60.500 50 7.1 Windward Islands
5 21 18 37 00 1950 -13.500 -72.000 0 6.0 PERU
80-120 killed. Severe damage at Cuzco.
5 21 8 27 20 1951 -6.000 154.500 150 7.0 New Britain
5 21 1 12 4 1957 21.730 144.250 113 7.0 Volcano Islands
5 21 10 2 50 1960 -37.500 -73.500 0 7.2 Central Chile
5 21 12 2 52 1962 37.100 96.000 25 7.2 So. China
5 21 21 15 31 1962 -20.500 -177.000 400 7.0 Tonga Islands
5 21 5 34 26 1998 0.207 119.584 33 7.2 Malaysia
Felt at Donggala, Palu and Tolitoli, Sulawesi
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 21 2 1 0 1864 37.500 -122.000 0 5.8 Central California
At San Francisco in a few windows were broken. Felt from Monterey on the south to Sacramento and Santa Rosa (Sonoma County) on the north.
5 21 15 36 2 1964 59.000 -153.500 15 5.3 Southern Alaska
5 21 7 18 11 1967 27.810 -111.350 7 5.0 Gulf of California
5 21 18 56 44 1971 52.540 -173.200 33 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 21 6 34 53 1975 60.194 -147.452 1 5.0 Central Alaska
5 21 1 13 0 1985 54.900 -160.800 0 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
5 21 22 20 48 1985 53.815 -166.890 70 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 21 22 12 11 1986 51.060 -174.380 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 21 6 30 40 1990 52.393 -174.703 31 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 21 13 0 8 1990 53.910 -163.470 27 5.7 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
5 21 6 12 12 1993 51.900 -176.580 63 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 20 0 0 00 1202 32.500 35.300 0 0.0 ISRAEL
Felt (XI) at Samaria, Ha Galil (Galilee), many killed, severe damage.
5 20 0 0 00 1293 35.200 139.300 0 0.0 JAPAN 7
30000 killed at Kakakura
5 20 0 0 00 1618 19.000 72.800 0 0.0 INDIA
Damage at Bombay, 2000 killed.
5 20 15 0 0 1751 37.010 138.020 0 7.2 No. Honshu, Japan
Severe damage, 2000 killed.
5 20 22 0 00 1795 9.300 -13.400 0 5.2 SIERRA LEONE 214
Moderate damage (V)
5 20 14 36 0 1918 7.500 -36.000 60 7.4 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
5 20 17 55 10 1918 -28.500 -71.500 80 7.9 Coast Central Chile
5 20 2 22 49 1931 37.500 -16.000 33 7.1 Morocco/Spain
5 20 19 16 00 1932 36.600 53.400 12 5.4 IRAN
Severe damage (VIII) at Torbet-I-Kheydarly, Iran, 1070 killed.
5 20 7 45 24 1953 -53.200 -134.000 0 7.2 Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
5 20 0 40 11 1965 -14.700 167.400 16 7.3 Vanuatu Islands
5 20 20 5 49 1968 -30.722 -178.392 46 7.0 So. Kermadec Islands
5 20 21 9 45 1968 44.840 150.290 44 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
5 20 8 13 53 1979 56.232 -156.561 9 7.0 Alaska Peninsula
Felt at Kodiak Island and at King Salmon and Dillingham.
5 20 2 22 1 1990 5.071 32.159 15 7.2 Congo/Uganda
Some buildings were damaged in the Juba, Sudan area. Also some damage in the Mayo area, Uganda. Felt in the Nakura area, Kenya and to 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
5 20 23 14 20 1953 50.260 -130.330 0 5.5 British Colombia
5 20 1 50 54 1957 51.300 -179.600 33 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 20 5 32 16 1964 58.070 -149.310 26 5.0 Southern Alaska
5 20 20 30 55 1970 51.460 -178.540 48 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 20 2 35 37 1971 52.210 -173.370 77 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 20 8 1 9 1971 42.307 -126.339 33 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
5 20 6 43 45 1972 58.117 -154.094 53 5.2 Southern Alaska
5 20 21 26 8 1972 53.410 -160.000 0 5.2 Alaska Peninsula
5 20 8 13 58 1979 56.651 -156.722 55 6.4 Alaska Peninsula
Felt at Kodiak Island and at King Salmon and Dillingham.
5 20 6 9 8 1983 51.481 -173.278 250 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 20 13 48 36 1986 51.010 -177.150 33 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 20 5 40 20 1987 56.521 -152.836 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
5 20 5 59 21 1987 57.100 -154.000 0 5.2 Southern Alaska
5 20 6 9 26 1987 56.800 -151.700 33 5.0 Southern Alaska
5 20 9 18 37 1998 51.986 -170.495 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 20 13 53 35 2008 51.162 178.759 27 6.3 Rat Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 19 0 0 00 1884 26.600 56.200 0 0.0 IRAN
Severe damage at Qeshm I, Bandar-e-Laft, Saheli, Tonbam, Direstan, Iran Intensity: VIII; 218 killed
5 19 17 8 21 1938 -1.000 120.000 60 7.9 Sulawesi area
Limited local damage (IX). 8 killed. A tsunami was generated.
5 19 4 36 41 1940 32.733 -115.500 16 7.1 So. California
8 killed, $6 million estimated damage (VIII).
5 19 0 19 19 1944 -2.500 152.800 50 7.2 New Britain
5 19 14 58 15 1962 17.200 -99.500 33 7.2 Oaxaca, Mexico
Severe damage in Oaxaca, 30 killed. 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
5 19 11 10 0 1889 38.000 -121.900 0 6.1 Central California
Collinsville and Antioch, chimneys were destroyed. Slight damage was reported from Rio Vista, Lodi, Napan and San Francisco. Felt throughout most of Central California.
5 19 0 35 0 1893 34.000 -119.500 0 5.8 So. California
SE of Ventura. Felt from San Diego to Lompoc and inland as far as San Bernardino. Highest intensity occurred in the region SE of Ventura. Duration at Ventura was about 15 sec. No damage was reported, but it may have been potentially destructive. Submarine origin.
5 19 18 31 0 1902 38.330 -121.920 0 5.5 Central California
Elmira. Nearly all chimneys fell at Elmira, some fell at Vacaville; slight damage occurred at Fairfield and Suisun City. The Shock was felt as far as San Francisco. Area of perceptibility exceeded 20,000 sq. miles.
5 19 4 36 40 1940 32.700 -115.400 0 7.0 So. California
The epicenter was located SE of El Centro, but there was surface slipping with surface rupture over a known distance of 40 miles. This passes the international border about 8 miles E of Calexico. There was damage to towns in the Imperial Valley and canals were damaged. Vertical displacement about 4 feet, horizontal displacement about 15 feet near the border. The damage caused serious interruption to the water service in a region that depends on irrigation for crops. Indirect loss to crops was considerable, direct earthquake loss in the U.S. about $6 million. Nine were killed.
At Imperial the city water tanks collapsed and 80% of other buildings were damaged. At the more heavily populated town of Brawley there was greater total damage, but less percentage loss. 40% of buildings were damaged, mostly in the business district. At Holtville, the city water tank collapsed, but otherwise damage was minimal. Damage also at Calexico, Mexicali where a hotel was set afire by a short circuit.
5 19 4 55 0 1940 32.766 -115.483 0 5.5 So. California
5 19 5 51 34 1940 32.766 -115.483 16 5.5 So. California
5 19 6 33 20 1940 32.766 -115.483 16 5.0 So. California
5 19 6 35 40 1940 32.700 -115.400 0 5.5 So. California
5 19 15 7 2 1945 40.600 -126.400 0 6.2 Off Coast of No. California
5 19 15 37 35 1964 57.040 -152.760 18 5.1 Southern Alaska
5 19 6 17 12 1965 27.600 -110.900 33 5.6 Gulf of California
5 19 7 6 28 1966 54.040 -164.080 37 5.6 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
5 19 17 48 35 1983 51.562 -174.190 18 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 19 2 37 35 1986 52.284 -174.941 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 19 3 19 6 1986 52.283 -174.896 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 19 20 21 59 1986 52.450 -179.950 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 19 23 26 46 1986 51.801 -179.712 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 19 2 21 56 1989 54.305 -165.574 104 6.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 19 14 13 23 1993 37.135 -117.791 8 5.0 California/Nevada area
Felt VI at Bishop, Big Pine. Also Felt at Dyer and Beatty, NV.
5 19 20 34 28 2000 59.112 -152.925 69 5.8 Southern Alaska
5 19 01 12 29 2005 60.018 -152.693 95 5.5 Southern Alaska
(NEIC) Felt(IV) at Anchorage, Anchor Point, Chugiak, Clam Gulch, Eagle River, Girdwood, Homer, Kasilof, Kenai, Ninilchik, Palmer, Seward, Soldotna, Sterling and Wasilla.
5 19 00 39 00 2010 32.652 -115.835 7 5.1 Baja California
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Boulevard, Brawley, Calexico, El Centro, Holtville, Imperial and Ocotillo; (III) at Alpine, Borrego Springs, Calipatria, Campo, Cardiff-by- the-Sea, Chula Vista, El Cajon, Escondido, Julian, Lakeside, National City, Pauma Valley, San Diego, Santa Ana and Temecula. Felt in much of Southern California from Los Angeles and Blythe to the U.S.- Mexico border. Felt (IV) at Mexicali, (III) at Ensenada and (II) at Tijuana, Baja California. Also felt at Maneadero and Tecate. Felt (II) at Yuma, Arizona. Also felt at Phoenix.
5 19 22 23 23 2012 52.068 -171.728 40 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
5 18 0 0 0 1695 36.000 111.500 0 8.0 So. China
Extreme damage (X), 30,000 killed
5 18 16 25 0 1875 7.900 -72.500 20 7.5 Colombia
Severe damage at Cucuta, San Jose, Cayetano, Colombia. 461-16000 killed.
5 18 13 45 6 1905 -4.000 149.000 60 7.5 New Ireland
5 18 2 8 53 1913 14.500 145.500 60 7.1 So. Marianas/Guam
5 18 22 44 44 1971 63.900 146.100 33 7.0 Eastern Siberia, Russia
5 18 3 7 32 1987 48.783 149.048 497 7.0 So. Kurils
5 18 23 31 16 1995 43.445 147.961 115 7.2 Hokkaido, Japan
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY:
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 18 0 0 0 1791 41.500 -72.400 0 6.4 New England
East Haddam, Conn. Two heavy shocks caused the collapse of stone walls and chimneys. Latched doors were thrown open. A fissure several rods long appeared in the ground and rocks weighing several tons were moved. At Killingworth (now Clinton), fish were observed leaping out of the water. Felt from Boston to New York. About 30 lighter shocks followed in a short time and over 100 were felt during the night.
5 18 10 23 56 1919 56.000 -136.000 0 6.0 Southeast Alaska
5 18 5 3 58 1940 34.083 -116.300 16 7.1 So. California
5 18 5 51 20 1940 34.067 -116.333 0 5.2 So. California
5 18 7 21 33 1940 34.066 -116.333 16 5.0 So. California
The epicenter was located SE of El Centro, but there was surface slipping with surface rupture over a known distance of 40 miles. This passes the international border about 8 miles E of Calexico. There was damage to towns in the Imperial Valley and canals were damaged. Vertical displacement about 4 feet, horizontal displacement about 15 feet near the border. The damage caused serious interruption to the water service in a region that depends on irrigation for crops. Indirect loss to crops was considerable, direct earthquake loss in the U.S. about $6 million. Nine were killed. At Imperial the city water tanks collapsed and 80% of other buildings were damaged. At the more heavily populated town of Brawley there was greater total damage, but less percentage loss. 40% of buildings were damaged, mostly in the business district. At Holtville, the city water tank collapsed, but otherwise damage was minimal. Damage also at Calexico, Mexicali where a hotel was set afire by a short circuit.
5 18 9 55 14 1956 62.300 -145.000 103 5.5 Central Alaska
5 18 5 24 6 1957 51.190 -171.270 0 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 18 1 4 30 1964 74.300 -97.400 15 5.5 Nunavit/Hudson Bay, Canada
5 18 8 44 4 1969 60.340 -145.930 6 5.4 Central Alaska
5 18 15 42 59 1975 63.173 -150.255 108 5.3 Central Alaska
5 18 15 32 11 1980 46.207 -122.190 2 5.3 Washington state, U.S.
Mt. St Helens eruption. The May 18 eruption was apparently triggered by this earthquake, not appreciably different from many preceding, that caused multiple failures of the bulging north flank and produced great avalanches of rock debris. This lead to a northward directed lateral blast driven by steam from hydrothermal explosions that devastated an area of nearly 600 square km. Lightning and other electrical phenomena associated with the eruption were so spectacular that many witnesses mentioned them. There was a heavy concentration of cloud-to-cloud lightning. Others observed ball lightning streaking toward the ground connected neither to the cloud nor with the ground. It was like a group of balls all going in the same direction, but much too fast to have been projectiles. After the cloud passed overhead, lots of lightning stated 600-800 ft in the air and formed "big balls, big as a pickup and just started rolling across the ground and bouncing." A massive mud flow also occurred on the south Fork Toutle River beginning less than 10 min after the beginning of the eruption. A witness crossed the flow path and said it was like "warm concrete". Ash was known to coat cars as far away as the east coast U.S. following this eruption. 32 were killed in this eruption.
5 18 2 40 8 1981 51.303 -175.047 19 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 18 0 49 34 1983 40.853 -127.278 10 5.0 Off Coast of California
5 18 14 22 41 1986 51.504 -174.753 0 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 18 15 44 16 1992 33.990 -116.380 3 5.1 So. California
Felt V at Indio, Palm Springs, Yuca Valley. Felt in Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego Counties.
5 18 1 3 6 1993 37.152 -117.762 3 5.3 California/Nevada area
5 18 23 48 56 1993 37.280 -117.950 10 5.3 California/Nevada area
Minor damage at Independence and Lone Pine, CA. Felt V at Big Pine, Bishop, Mojave, North Fork and Olancha. Felt throughout a wide area of California and Nevada from the San Francisco Bay area, Sacramento and Los Angeles. California to Carson City, Ely and Los Vegas were accompanied by a large rockslide about 7 km east of Eureka Valley and IV-V in the Mammoth Lakes, CA area.
5 18 8 4 19 1993 61.031 -149.953 51 5.2 Central Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 18 0 0 00 1695 36.000 111.500 0 0.0 CHINA: 48
Extreme Damage (X), 30000 killed.
5 17 0 0 00 1703 26.600 54.900 0 6.8 IRAN
Severe damage at Qeshm Island, Iran. Strong damage at Qais-Hingan and Kish-Hengam, Iran.
5 17 21 0 0 1841 52.500 159.500 30 8.4 Kamchatka
Maximum intensity: XI, near Petropavlovsk. A tsunami was generated which was observed from Kamchatka to Hawaii where the height was 4.6 meters. The tsunami left the reef bare at Oahu, Hawaii and was destructive in Kamchatka where a ship broke loose and huts and yurts were washed away (Source: Preliminary Catalog of Tsunamis occurring in the Pacific Ocean, 1967, Iida, Cox and Pararas-Carayannis).
5 17 18 0 0 1868 -1.330 -78.450 0 7.3 Ecuador
5 17 8 2 54 1909 -20.000 -64.000 250 7.1 Bolivia/Brazil
5 17 2 24 50 1941 -10.000 166.300 60 7.4 No. of Santa Cruz Islands
5 17 18 13 13 1950 -21.000 169.000 40 7.0 Loyalty Islands
5 17 14 49 49 1955 6.700 93.700 60 7.3 Nicobar Islands
5 17 17 19 31 1965 22.390 121.210 72 7.0 Taiwan
5 17 2 58 41 1976 40.400 63.500 10 7.3 Uzbekistan
Severe damage (X) at Gazli and Bukahna. Six killed and 10,000 homeless in the Gazli area. Damage occurred in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tadzhikistan and Kazakhstan.
5 17 9 49 19 1992 7.239 126.645 33 7.1 Central Philippines
5 17 10 15 31 1992 7.180 126.690 33 7.4 Central Philippines
Minor damage at Tamdag amd Boislog. Felt V at Cagoyan de Oro. A small 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
5 17 15 38 18 1958 51.000 -79.000 0 6.1 Quebec, Canada
5 17 0 50 18 1964 59.400 -142.700 35 6.0 Southeast Alaska
5 17 4 41 45 1964 53.540 -159.560 33 5.4 Alaska Peninsula
5 17 0 55 50 1971 52.510 -173.300 41 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 17 16 0 0 1973 39.793 -108.366 0 5.1 Colorado area
5 17 12 34 10 1985 54.200 -166.200 0 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 17 8 0 17 1986 52.200 -175.400 0 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 17 16 20 24 1986 52.260 -174.292 26 6.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 17 16 31 58 1986 52.400 -173.700 0 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 17 6 6 13 1993 54.981 -160.038 33 5.7 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
5 17 6 43 32 1993 63.330 -150.540 145 5.1 Central Alaska
5 17 23 20 49 1993 37.171 -117.775 7 6.2 California/Nevada area
5 17 23 36 10 1993 37.145 -117.780 13 5.1 California/Nevada area
Minor damage at Independence and Lone Pine California. Felt throughout a large area of California and Nevada from San Francisco to Carson City, Ely and Las Vegas, Nevada. A large rockslide occurred about 7 km east of Eureka Valley Sand Dunes.
5 17 02 20 53 2007 53.415 -169.577 133 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
5 16 0 0 00 1875 7.900 -72.500 0 0.0 COLOMBIA
Severe Damage at Cucuta, Venezuela, Seberatina, Venezuela. 14000-16000 killed.
5 16 21 10 00 1892 14.000 143.300 0 0.0 GUAM 72
Severe damage at Agana, Guam, A tsunami was generated.
5 16 20 12 0 1900 20.000 -105.000 25 7.8 Jalisco, Mexico
5 16 13 23 11 1951 -15.000 -69.500 192 7.9 Central Peru
5 16 4 1 00 1964 38.300 139.100 0 8.0 JAPAN
Damage at Niigata , Japan. $800 million damage, 26 killed.
5 16 0 48 53 1968 40.733 143.583 7 7.9 Hokkaido, Japan
5 16 10 39 1 1968 41.417 142.850 40 8.0 Hokkaido, Japan
Severe damage (VI) at Tokachi-Oki, Aomori Perfecture, Japan, A tsunami was generated. Estimated $131 million damage, 48 killed.
5 16 20 12 44 1995 -23.008 169.900 20 7.8 Loyalty Islands
Felt III at Noumea, New Caledonia. A tsunami with maximum height 30 cm was recorded as far away as New South Wales, Australia.
5 16 0 51 20 1999 -4.751 152.486 74 7.1 New Britain
Felt strongly in Gazelle Peninsula. Also felt in other parts of New Britain and on New Ireland.
5 16 10 39 23 2006 -31.810 -179.307 152 7.4 Kermadec Islands, N.Z.
(NEIC) Felt (III) at Christchurch and Wellington, New Zealand. Also felt at Auckland, Gisborne, Hastings, Napier, Tauranga and Wanganui, New Zealand. Also felt on Kapiti Island, New Zealand.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 18 13 0 0 1791 41.500 -72.400 0 6.4 New England
East Haddam, Conn. Two heavy shocks caused the collapse of stone walls and chimneys. Latched doors were thrown open. A fissure several rods long appeared in the ground and rocks weighing several tons were moved. At Killingworth (now Clinton), fish were observed leaping out of the water. Felt from Boston to New York. About 30 lighter shocks followed in a short time and over 100 were felt during the night.
5 16 0 14 0 1909 47.500 -111.290 0 6.5 Yellowstone/Wyoming
5 16 2 36 24 1941 40.400 -126.000 0 6.0 Off Coast of No. California
5 16 14 44 51 1964 57.560 -150.950 5 5.2 Southern Alaska
5 16 7 57 47 1975 54.054 -163.151 5 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
5 16 8 35 15 1976 48.800 -123.351 60 5.1 Washington state, U.S.
Vancouver Island region. Minor damage occurred at Deming. WA - plaster and dry wall cracked. and Lake Cowichan and Victoria, B.C.
5 16 22 34 5 1980 49.610 -128.020 10 5.0 Vancouver Island area
5 16 15 59 52 1986 51.819 -175.265 46 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 16 16 8 29 1987 51.530 -175.930 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 16 12 21 9 1989 43.340 -127.810 14 5.9 Off Coast of Oregon
5 16 17 5 4 1989 59.500 -151.200 0 5.1 Southern Alaska
5 16 23 26 59 1989 53.100 -169.200 0 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 16 3 19 11 1993 51.385 -178.443 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 16 3 42 20 1993 51.372 -178.586 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 16 18 22 26 2009 56.450 -152.426 20 5.9 Kodiak Island, Alaska
5 16 18 37 40 2009 56.253 -152.220 21 5.3 Kodiak 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
5 15 0 0 00 818 36.800 66.200 50 7.5 INDIA:
Severe damage at Hindu-Kush, and Balkha, Kazahkstan, Felt: MMI: VIII
5 15 0 0 00 1344 32.600 51.700 0 0.0 IRAN:
Limited damage at Esfahan, 20 killed.
5 15 0 0 00 1568 34.400 109.000 0 0.0 CHINA: 48
Felt in China with MMI IX; 200 killed, Moderate damage
5 15 21 0 00 1754 13.600 121.100 0 0.0 PHILIPPINES
Extreme (X) damage at Taal Volcano, Philippines.
5 15 0 0 00 1793 30.500 101.500 0 0.0 CHINA: 48
Felt with MMI VIII; 200 killed, limited damage
5 15 8 31 36 1908 59.000 -141.000 25 7.0 Southeast Alaska
5 15 11 56 57 1925 -26.000 -71.500 50 7.1 Coast Central Chile
5 15 5 23 46 1962 -7.200 128.600 0 7.0 Banda Sea
5 15 17 13 15 1970 50.200 91.300 33 7.2 So. Siberia
5 15 8 9 55 1976 4.470 19.300 7 7.0 Central Africa
5 15 14 38 00 1986 29.600 69.400 18 5.2 PAKISTAN:
Severe damage at Barkham, Matakari, Hamtarot
5 15 7 5 4 1992 -6.030 147.660 50 7.2 New Ireland
Slight Damage at Lae, eastern New Guinea.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 15 8 31 36 1908 59.000 -141.000 25 7.0 Southeast Alaska
SE Alaska. At Katalla, there were sharp shocks in rapid succession during which buildings rocked. Rockslides were reported at Yakataga. Felt from Sitka to Seward.
5 15 15 47 0 1910 33.700 -117.400 0 6.0 So. California
Lake Elsinore region. Chimneys toppled in the district between Corona and Wildomar where rocks rolled down the hillside. Felt to Barstow and Ventura.
5 15 13 2 32 1954 47.400 -122.500 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Puget Sound. A moderately strong shock. Felt throughout NW Washington Slight damage occurred at Belfair, Lake Stevens, North Bend, Seattle and Skykomish.
5 15 19 40 35 1964 31.500 -113.700 16 5.0 Baja California
5 15 14 46 7 1966 51.510 -178.360 33 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 15 13 4 5 1974 52.420 -168.770 0 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 15 15 50 48 1977 52.536 -167.980 38 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 15 18 48 51 1982 50.574 -129.747 10 5.7 British Colombia
5 15 6 38 36 1986 52.326 -174.724 15 6.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 15 6 42 33 1986 51.483 -174.569 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 15 8 18 48 1986 52.317 -174.526 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 15 9 34 7 1986 53.200 -174.600 0 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 15 8 44 7 1987 56.720 -153.650 33 5.2 Southern Alaska
5 15 22 6 24 1992 52.093 -171.814 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 15 21 52 24 1993 51.250 -178.650 33 6.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt (V) on Adak and (IV) on Amchitka.
5 15 22 3 11 1993 51.222 -178.589 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 15 22 13 38 1993 51.314 -178.516 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 15 22 32 30 1993 51.341 -178.783 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 15 13 22 13 1999 37.494 -118.617 0 5.6 California/Nevada area
Small items knocked from shelves in the epicentral area. Felt in many parts of central California as far north as Placerville as far south as Valencia. Followed by a M4.6 aftershock.
5 15 5 58 13 2000 49.990 -130.140 10 5.2 Vancouver Island area
5 15 7 11 42 2000 49.940 -130.330 10 5.6 Vancouver Island area
5 15 07 06 20 2002 43.410 -127.076 10 5.4 Off Coast of Oregon
5 15 18 24 13 2009 56.264 -151.984 10 5.2 Kodiak Island, Alaska
5 15 19 23 13 2009 56.294 -151.971 10 5.2 Kodiak Island, Alaska
5 15 12 04 58 2016 52.555 -167.959 36 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 15 05 51 00 2016 63.121 -151.012 131 5.4 Central Alaska
NEIC reported it was felt with intensity IV in Willow, and II-III in Talkeetna, Seward, Kasilof, Valdez, Delta Junction, Sterling, Girdwood, Anchorage, Eagle River, Elmendorf AFB, Palmer, Chugiak, Wasilla, Healy and Cantwell, Alaska. No immediate damage was reported from this intermediate depth earthquake nor should any be expected.
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
5 14 3 30 0 1647 -35.000 -72.000 0 8.5 Central Chile
Maximum intensity XI; moderate damage, 1000 killed.
5 14 4 0 0 1895 39.500 20.500 0 7.5 No. Greece
Severe damaged. maximum MMI: X at Margarition-Filiates, Thesprotia
5 14 22 14 46 1928 -5.000 -78.000 60 7.3 Ecuador
5 14 22 12 00 1928 -5.000 -78.000 0 7.3 PERU
Damage at CHACAHPOYAS,HUANCABAMBA,CAJAMARCA,PINPINCOS, Peru, MMI: X, 29 killed $8 million damage.
5 14 13 11 0 1932 0.500 126.000 60 8.3 Mindanao, Philippines
Severe damage (VII) at Sulawesi, Karas, Langowan, Poso, Tondano 6 killed.
5 14 23 23 10 1935 -59.000 -26.500 155 7.0 So. Sandwich Islands
5 14 2 13 18 1942 -0.800 -81.500 60 8.3 Ecuador
Severe damage ($2.5 million); 200 killed; MMI: IX on coast of Ecuador. It was damaging along the coast and at Guayaquil, Portoviejo, Bahia de Caraquez, Manta, Junin etc. and caused much destruction to buildings and injuries and deaths especially in Guayaquil, Portoviejo and Guaranda. Source: "Breve Historia Sismica de la Republica del Ecuador" por el Observatrio, Astronomico de Quito, revised by Jose Ecred A. Published in the Biographical Bulletin of American Geophysics and Oceanography, Vol. IV Parte Geofisica, 1965-1967, Mexico, 1968.
5 14 22 31 43 1948 54.500 -161.000 60 7.5 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
5 14 22 39 28 1954 35.933 137.350 240 7.0 No. Honshu, Japan
5 14 19 32 55 1969 51.290 -179.850 22 7.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 14 13 14 0 1934 31.000 -114.500 16 5.5 Baja California
5 14 22 12 46 1934 57.750 -152.250 60 6.5 Southern Alaska
Kodiak and Whale Island rocked severely. Everyone ran outdoors in Kodiak fearing buildings might collapse. Merchandise fell from shelves, plaster cracked landslide about a mile from Kodiak blocked about 60 feet of road. Shock was said to be the worst since 1900. Intensity V at Kanatak and Seward.
5 14 22 31 43 1948 54.500 -161.000 60 7.5 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
5 14 7 41 43 1953 50.070 -129.590 0 5.0 British Colombia
5 14 17 41 21 1958 46.970 -76.550 0 5.4 New York State
5 14 13 52 14 1964 65.300 -86.500 10 5.5 Nunavit/Hudson Bay, Canada
5 14 14 46 15 1966 51.900 -177.700 66 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 14 19 32 55 1969 51.290 -179.850 22 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 14 20 10 40 1969 51.290 -179.890 15 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 14 19 34 23 1972 50.842 -179.293 50 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 14 3 54 22 1986 51.500 -172.800 0 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 14 4 2 33 1986 51.760 -178.410 33 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 14 7 59 49 1986 51.545 -173.488 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 14 7 22 13 2001 54.594 -142.743 10 5.2 Queen Charlotte Island area
5 14 5 00 30 2002 36.967 -121.600 8 5.2 Northern California
Felt VI with slight damage at Aromas and Gilroy east of San Francisco. Felt throughout the San Francisco Bay area and north to Guerneville and south to San Luis Obispo.
5 14 02 45 21 2012 51.445 -174.832 25 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 13 0 0 00 986 36.200 43.100 0 0.0 IRAQ
Severe damage at AL-MAWSIL (MOSUL), Iraq. Many killed. MMI: VIII
5 13 0 0 0 1647 -14.000 -76.500 40 7.9 Central Peru
Severe damage at Santiago. 2000 killed.
5 13 0 0 0 1695 36.000 111.500 0 8.0 So. China
5 13 0 0 0 1717 39.000 142.700 0 7.6 Off East Coast Honshu
5 13 12 36 0 1784 -16.500 -72.000 70 8.0 So. Peru/Bolivia
Moderate damage at Arequipa, Camana, Moquegua, Peru (IX). 54 killed a tsunami was generated.
5 13 11 22 0 1897 12.300 123.300 60 7.9 Luzon, Philippines
5 13 12 30 0 1897 12.000 124.000 60 7.9 Luzon, Philippines
Severe damage (VIII) at Masbate Island.
5 13 6 34 6 1903 -17.000 168.000 60 7.9 Vanuatu Islands
5 13 4 23 00 1990 -40.300 176.100 21 6.7 NEW ZEALAND
Moderate damage (VIII) at DANNEVIRKE, WELLINGTON
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date in history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 13 6 20 0 1910 33.670 -117.320 0 5.0 So. California
Lake Elsinore region. Chinmneys toppled in the district between Corona and Wildomar where rocks rolled down the hillside. Felt to Barstow, Ventura and San Diego.
5 13 7 58 6 1910 57.000 -160.000 100 6.8 Alaska Peninsula
5 13 17 15 0 1914 41.224 -111.959 0 5.7 UTah
Windows were broken and chimneys thrown down at Ogden. Probably caused by a slip in the Wasatch Fault near the Idaho line. Felt 30 miles south of Salt Lake City and over a distance of 140 miles.
5 13 2 30 0 1916 43.700 -116.200 0 5.6 Montana/Idaho
Boise ID. Strong shock. Chimneys were wrecked, and people rushed into the street. Strong at Weiser, 60 miles west. The epicenter was probably NW of Boise. Reclamation ditches were damaged and the flow of gas was altered. Felt at Loon Creek, 120 miles northeast and reported felt at Anaconda MT, 240 miles NE. Also felt in eastern Oregon.
5 13 14 6 0 1936 46.600 -112.000 0 5.7 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt strongly at Helena MT.
5 13 16 1 45 1941 40.000 -126.000 0 6.0 Off Coast of No. California
Felt strongly along the coast at widely separated points and at 2 towns in Oregon. Maximum intensity V. Cracked plaster at Santa Cruz. Hanging objects swung at Ferndale.
5 13 16 7 12 1960 54.960 -161.510 0 6.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
5 13 17 50 19 1963 61.100 -151.000 96 5.4 Central Alaska
5 13 5 18 55 1967 56.450 -152.580 23 5.2 Southern Alaska
5 13 21 27 56 1971 65.900 -164.000 100 6.1 Northern Alaska
5 13 5 10 49 1974 55.800 -158.450 36 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
5 13 14 14 55 1986 51.350 -173.470 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 13 17 15 23 1986 51.230 -176.680 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 13 4 41 31 1989 54.200 -169.400 0 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 13 10 24 40 1993 61.988 -147.033 59 5.3 Central Alaska
5 13 11 59 49 1993 55.177 -160.458 32 6.9 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Items knocked from shelves at Sand Point and King Cove. Felt (VI) at Sand Point; (V) at Chignik, Chignik Lagoon, False Pass, King Cove, Nelson Lagoon and Perryville; (IV) at Cold Bay and Port Heiden; (III) at Akhiok and Akutan; (II) at Kodiak.
5 13 23 41 38 1993 55.017 -160.162 33 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
5 13 23 11 5 1997 61.240 -150.847 66 5.0 Central Alaska
5 13 10 06 41 2005 18.866 -155.202 44 5.1 Hawaii
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Captain Cook, Hilo, Honaunau, Kamuela, Keaau, Kurtistown and Pahoa; (III) at Kailua Kona and Waikoloa. Felt throughout the Island of Hawai`i.
5 13 05 35 12 2010 42.263 -126.499 10 5.3 Off Coast of Oregon
(NEIC) Felt at Brookings, Eugene, Gold Beach, Medford and Myrtle Point.
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
5 12 10 0 00 1021 47.500 7.600 0 0.0 SWITZERLAND 155
MMI: IX Severe Damage in Switzerland.
5 12 9 15 0 1664 -14.100 -75.800 15 7.3 Central Peru
Severe damage at Ica and Pisco, Peru, 400 killed. MMI: X
5 12 15 0 0 1717 38.050 142.050 0 7.5 Off East Coast Honshu
5 12 3 15 00 1730 42.800 13.000 0 0.0 ITALY 75,93
MMI: X 200 killed, Severe damage at Norcia, Italy. This shock was felt in Rome, Tivoli, Aquila, Cascia, Virsa, Matrica, Monteleone etc. Much suffering also in Sulmona. At all locations three shocks were felt. Aftershocks continued through May 28 when a second violent shock was felt. At Tivoli walls were cracked; at Norica the shock was so violent that it destroyed all the houses in that city. More than 500 were reported killed at Norica (Mallet, "On the Facts of Earthquake Phaenomena", 1852).
5 12 0 0 00 1844 41.000 35.000 0 0.0 TURKEY 99
MMI: IX 200 killed.
5 12 15 38 57 1938 -6.000 147.800 60 7.5 New Ireland
5 12 9 46 56 1959 -22.000 -64.500 0 7.0 Argentina
5 12 6 25 00 1971 37.500 29.900 0 6.2 TURKEY 138
Severe Damage at Burdur, Turkey. 57 killed.
5 12 4 50 6 1990 49.262 142.228 594 7.8 So. Kurils
Felt (V) at Aniva, Ogonki and Peschanskoye;(IV) in the Korsakov-Nevelsk-Tomari area; (III) in the Uglegorsk-Poronaysk-Makarov area, Sakhalin. Felt (II) at Komsomolsk-na-Amure, USSR. Felt (III JMA) at Kushiro, Hokkaido. Also felt (III JMA) at Hachinohe and Morioka; (II JMA) at Tokyo and Yokohama, Honshu.
5 12 18 5 43 1992 -16.524 -172.367 15 7.0 Tonga Islands
Felt in American Samoa and Western Samoa.
5 12 18 43 18 2000 -23.548 -66.452 225 7.2 Argentina
One person killed at the Manto Verde Mine in the Atacama region, Chile. Felt (VI) at Antofagasta, Calama, Chuquicamata, Copiapo, Mejillones and Sierra Gorda; (V) at Caldera, Chanaral, Diego de Almagro, Iquique, Tierra Amarilla and Tocopilla; (IV) at Arica, Pozo Almonte and Potrerillos; (III) at Parinacota, Chile. Also felt in northern Argentina.
5 12 06 28 01 2008 31.002 103.322 19 7.9 Eastern Sichuan China
At least 69,195 people killed, 374,177 injured and 18,392 missing and presumed dead in the Chengdu-Lixian-Guangyuan area. More than 45.5 million people in 10 provinces and regions were affected. At least 15 million people were evacuated from their homes and more than 5 million were left homeless. An estimated 5.36 million buildings collapsed and more than 21 million buildings were damaged in Sichuan and in parts of Chongqing, Gansu, Hubei, Shaanxi and Yunnan. The total economic loss was estimated at 86 billion US dollars. Beichuan, Dujiangyan, Wuolong and Yingxiu were almost completely destroyed. Landslides and rockfalls damaged or destroyed several mountain roads and railways and buried buildings in the Beichuan-Wenchuan area, cutting off access to the region for several days. At least 700 people were buried by a landslide at Qingchuan. Landslides also dammed several rivers, creating 34 barrier lakes which threatened about 700,000 people downstream. A train was buried by a landslide near Longnan, Gansu. At least 2,473 dams sustained some damage and more than 53,000 km of roads and 48,000 km of tap water pipelines were damaged. About 1.5 km of surface faulting was observed near Qingchuan, surface cracks and fractures occurred on three mountains in the area, and subsidence and street cracks were observed in the city itself. Maximum intensity XI was assigned in the Wenchuan area. Felt (VIII) at Deyang and Mianyang;(VII) at Chengdu; (VI) at Luzhou and Xi'an; (V) at Chongqing, Guozhen, Lanzhou, Leshan, Wu'an, Xichang and Ya'an. Felt in much of central, eastern and southern China, including Beijing, Guangzhou, Hefei, Nanjing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Wuhan and in Hong Kong. Also felt in parts of Bangladesh, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Seiches were observed at Kotalipara, Bangladesh.
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
5 12 14 53 33 1926 46.500 -131.000 0 5.6 Vancouver Island area
5 12 0 0 0 1939 46.000 -111.500 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
5 12 7 33 0 1945 31.600 -115.600 0 5.2 So. California
5 12 5 38 18 1958 52.210 -169.540 0 6.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 12 21 40 23 1959 51.500 -177.100 33 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 12 20 8 37 1963 57.300 -154.000 26 6.5 Southern Alaska
5 12 16 55 47 1964 59.460 -144.790 33 5.0 Southeast Alaska
5 12 18 16 42 1964 56.600 -152.400 37 5.3 Southern Alaska
5 12 16 58 33 1967 52.650 -166.940 36 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 12 12 16 5 1978 62.204 -149.264 55 5.2 Central Alaska
5 12 19 12 49 1979 53.625 -168.945 150 6.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 12 21 52 57 1983 51.192 -179.095 51 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 12 3 47 39 1986 51.370 -174.790 49 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 12 17 6 54 1986 53.200 -173.800 0 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 12 20 23 8 1986 51.850 -174.790 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 12 2 42 32 1988 54.960 -160.330 35 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
5 12 3 39 31 1992 59.691 -153.482 139 5.1 Southern Alaska
5 12 0 22 23 1994 25.068 -109.294 10 5.6 Gulf of California
5 12 3 34 7 1999 61.643 -130.131 15 5.0 Yukon Territory, Canada
5 12 12 50 34 2008 56.468 -153.067 20 5.2 Alaska Peninsula
Felt at Anchorage.
5 12 20 06 41 2013 52.498 -171.954 8 5.3 Andreanof Islands
5 12 18 51 00 2014 43.716 -128.056 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
5 11 0 0 00 1149 33.200 44.400 0 0.0 IRAQ
Moderate damage at Baghdad, Iraq.
5 11 0 0 00 1844 33.700 51.300 0 0.0 IRAN
Severe damage at Qamsar, Kuhrud, Kamu, Chuken.
5 11 17 23 0 1900 38.700 141.100 10 7.0 Off East Coast Honshu
5 11 0 0 00 1909 43.600 5.300 0 0.0 FRANCE
Maximum Intensity IX. Moderate damage at Vernegues, Charleval, La Roque D'Antheron 159 killed.
5 11 20 17 00 1945 35.200 52.100 0 0.0 IRAN
Severe damage at Garmsar, Kerand, Bankuh. 20 killed.
5 11 8 55 41 1948 -17.500 -70.300 70 7.3 So. Peru/Bolivia
Moderate Damage, 1 killed MMI VII.
5 11 10 16 43 1953 -21.750 168.500 0 7.0 Loyalty Islands
5 11 14 11 57 1962 17.250 -99.580 0 7.2 Oaxaca, Mexico
Moderate Damage 4 killed. A tsunami was generated.
5 11 18 26 51 1993 7.219 126.570 59 7.0 Central Philippines
Felt (V) at Bislig and Davao. Also felt at Leyte and on Camiguin 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
5 11 18 4 45 1939 38.350 -117.828 8 5.5 California/Nevada area
NE of Mina NV. Strongest in vicinity of Rawhide. Intensity V at Carson City.
5 11 23 40 0 1939 45.900 -111.300 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Trident MT. Sharp local shock cracked plaster. Felt by all. Some ran outdoors.
5 11 5 23 55 1958 65.100 -151.900 0 6.4 Northern Alaska
Felt by all and frightened many at Manley Hot Springs; shook canned goods from shelves.
5 11 17 37 38 1965 61.400 -149.600 58 5.8 Central Alaska
Numerous reports of pictures tilting on walls, windows rattling, and dishes jiggling from Anchorage, Seward, and Kenai.
5 11 4 17 38 1974 61.813 -150.262 46 5.3 Central Alaska
5 11 0 23 37 1978 51.393 -176.032 21 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 11 4 9 11 1986 55.660 -158.130 33 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
5 11 13 43 50 1986 51.390 -173.570 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 11 19 40 32 1986 51.564 -173.757 0 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 11 22 48 46 1986 51.526 -174.670 33 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 11 2 47 44 1989 51.860 -170.290 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 11 4 22 3 1999 53.591 -165.404 51 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
5 10 7 0 0 1230 45.700 26.600 150 7.1 Romania/Bulgaria
5 10 15 0 0 1789 33.070 134.030 0 7.0 Kyushu, Japan area
5 10 0 0 00 1844 33.600 51.300 0 0.0 IRAN
Severe Damage at KASHAN,QAMSAR,KAMU,KUSHIAN,CHUKA, Iran 1500 killed.
5 10 1 28 0 1877 -18.330 -71.183 40 7.9 So. Peru/Bolivia
5 10 2 16 0 1877 -19.600 -70.230 0 8.3 So. Peru/Bolivia
$1.6 million damage. 33 killed at Mollendo, Ilo, Arica Pabel, Tarapaca, La Tirana
5 10 5 26 00 1897 -37.300 139.700 14 6.5 AUSTRALIA
Moderate damage at BEACHPORT,ROBE,KINGSTON,MOUNT GAMBIER (IX)
5 10 19 25 17 1974 28.200 103.900 10 7.0 Myanmar
Severe damage in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, China. 20,000 killed.
5 10 14 27 43 1975 -38.033 -72.783 30 7.8 Central Chile
Moderate Damage observed
5 10 15 35 51 1985 -5.600 151.300 43 7.1 New Ireland
One person killed. Damage (VIII) in Biaila-Haskins area. Extensive landslides, debris flows and fallen trees in the Nakanai Mts. Ground cracks occurred. A temporary hot springs was observed near Malosi. Felt throughout Papua, New Guinea.
5 10 7 57 30 1997 33.825 59.809 10 7.7 So. Iran
At least 1,567 people killed, 2,300 injured, 50,000 homeless, 10.533 houses destroyed, 5474 houses damaged and landslides in the Birjand Qayen area. Five people killed and some damage in the Herat area, Afghanistan. Felt through out northern Iran. This event occurred on a southern splay of the Ferdows fault. This left-lateral strike slip fault was the site of the 1968 Dasht-e-Bayaz earthquake (Ms 7.1) which resulted in 12,000-20,000 casualties. The Ferdows fault is north of the Zagros Mts, the northern boundary of the Arabian plate. Understanding the tectonics of this region is complicated by the existence of several microplates at the collision zone.
5 10 20 33 2 1999 -5.175 151.036 123 7.1 New Ireland
Felt at Port Moresby and New Britain.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 10 0 27 0 1906 43.000 -101.300 0 5.3 Wyoming/Dakotas
Reported from all along the Niobrara Valley from Rushville to Valentine, NB.
5 10 17 40 13 1936 37.500 -118.530 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
North of Bishop. Felt in east-central California and Nevada. Timbers were wrecked in East Portal tunnel 20 miles south of June Lake. A few rockslides wre noted at Bishop.
5 10 11 48 54 1956 31.833 -116.000 0 5.0 So. California
Felt by several at home in San Diego. Motion rapid.
5 10 22 54 39 1958 65.230 -152.010 0 6.4 Northern Alaska
5 10 0 3 40 1962 62.000 -150.100 82 6.0 Central Alaska
Felt V at Anchorage. Felt by many, alarmed few. Dishes fell from shelves, Buildings creaked, loose objects rattled. Trees and buildings swayed. Light fixtures and chairs swayed in east-west direction.
5 10 5 12 16 1962 52.400 -170.900 43 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 10 0 1 17 1971 52.210 -171.070 48 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 10 22 58 6 1971 51.400 -177.350 58 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 10 11 39 31 1973 51.321 -179.499 58 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 10 9 39 7 1987 51.394 -179.820 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 10 9 24 9 1990 51.700 -173.570 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 10 11 18 49 1990 51.260 -172.790 58 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 10 14 36 22 2005 51.267 -178.485 29 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
5 10 02 42 51 2006 52.515 -169.256 18 6.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
(AEIC). Felt (V) at Nikolski. Also felt at Dutch Harbor and Unalaska.
5 10 05 07 28 2006 52.724 -169.309 44 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 10 14 16 09 2014 60.035 -152.198 91 5.7 Southern Alaska
NEIC reported this earthquake in the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska was felt with intensity IV in Willow and Palmer and II-III in the area(s) of Anderson, Sterling, Soldotna, Seward, Wasilla, Moose Pass, Kenai, Kasilof, Homer, Girdwood, Eagle River, Cordova, Cooper Landing, Chugiak, Indian, Anchorage, Elmendorf AFB, Fort Richardson, 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
5 9 0 0 1336 26.6 56.2 Iran
Damage severe at Qeshm, Iran. Since few details are available the occurrence of this earthquake is questionable. May be confused with an earthquake near Khawf and Jizd-Zauzan on the Jangal fault which killed more than 20,000 with intensity up to X. That earthquake was identified as occurring with M 7.3-7.6.
5 9 0 0 1673 18.3 -69.5 Dominican Republis
Severe Damage at Santo Domingo, 5 killed.
5 9 0 0 00 1830 35.700 52.100 0 0.0 IRAN
Severe damage at Danavand, Tehran, Semnan, Damghan, Iran, 500 killed.
5 9 1 28 0 1877 -21.500 -71.000 0 8.0 Coast No. Chile
Moderate damage at Ilo, Arica, Mollendo, Chile, 33 killed.
5 9 17 47 43 1952 -6.750 155.000 60 7.0 Solomon Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date in history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 9 4 25 0 1878 40.000 -124.500 0 6.5 Off Coast of No. California
Near Petrolia. All chimneys in the city were knocked down. The earthquake also triggered large landslides along the coast in southern Humboldt County.
5 9 9 46 32 1933 38.450 -117.833 8 5.1 California/Nevada area
Silver Creek and Tonopah Districts, NV
5 9 16 31 32 1952 39.400 -119.700 0 5.1 California/Nevada area
North of Carson City NV. Felt in NE California and western Nevada. Slight damage at Carson City and Virginia City. NV
5 9 2 2 30 1964 52.140 -169.510 28 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 9 21 6 12 1964 61.700 -152.000 26 5.0 Central Alaska
5 9 12 36 36 1967 56.530 -152.570 24 5.1 Southern Alaska
5 9 3 3 2 1968 43.443 -126.967 33 5.3 Off Coast of Oregon
5 9 0 0 3 1974 27.000 -111.000 33 5.5 Gulf of California
5 9 2 49 11 1983 36.229 -120.312 13 5.2 Central California
Additional damage in the Coalinga area. Felt V.
5 9 19 14 4 1985 51.300 -179.300 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 9 1 5 31 1986 51.400 -177.100 0 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 9 1 8 13 1986 51.000 -177.200 0 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 9 2 38 51 1990 57.300 -157.000 33 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
5 9 22 16 42 1993 43.970 -128.770 3 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
5 9 10 25 45 1997 51.718 -173.339 37 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 9 0 30 13 1998 57.893 -156.823 0 5.4 Alaska Peninsula
5 9 0 59 28 1998 58.082 -156.855 39 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
5 9 3 55 52 1998 57.983 -156.963 0 5.4 Alaska Peninsula
5 9 6 59 50 1998 58.128 -156.693 0 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
5 9 15 47 37 2001 53.641 -164.319 42 5.8 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
5 09 07 50 03 2007 40.375 -125.016 0 5.4 Off Coast of No. California
(NEIC) Felt (V) at Whitethorn; (IV) at Carlotta, Ferndale, Rio Dell and Scotia; (III) at Eureka, Fortuna, Garberville, Leggett, Loleta, Myers Flat and Redway; (II) at Arcata and Hydesville. Also felt at Albion, Alderpoint, Benicia, Berkeley, Bridgeville, Delano, Fort Bragg, Laytonville, Little River, Martinez, McKinleyville, Mendocino, Pacifica, Petrolia, Pleasant Hill, Sunnyvale, Trinidad, Westport and Willits.
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
5 8 12 21 0 1847 37.000 138.000 0 7.4 No. Honshu, Japan
Extreme damage suffered at Sinano, Etigo, Japan, over 10,000 killed
5 8 3 39 0 1899 43.000 146.000 40 7.2 Hokkaido, Japan
5 8 0 0 1912 20.4 -103.2 Western Mexico
Severe Damage at Guadalajara, Mexico.
5 8 18 35 24 1913 -17.000 -174.500 200 7.0 Tonga Islands
5 8 4 46 12 1928 50.000 149.100 590 7.0 Sakhalin
5 8 1 46 50 1939 37.000 -24.500 60 7.1 Off W. Portugal
5 8 5 20 22 1946 0.000 99.500 60 7.1 So. Sumatera
5 8 23 33 27 1974 34.567 138.800 10 7.2 Central/So. Honshu Japan
Moderate damage at Nakagi, 27 killed. A tsunami was generated.
5 8 19 43 57 1988 3.000 124.000 0 7.1 Mindanao, Philippines
5 8 8 20 7 1996 42.546 147.605 5 7.3 Hokkaido, Japan
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 8 21 3 0 1920 56.000 -136.000 0 5.0 Southeast Alaska
5 8 17 22 18 1936 61.000 -153.000 170 5.8 Central Alaska
5 8 8 50 56 1963 54.900 -163.800 90 5.8 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
5 8 16 21 50 1964 56.700 -154.000 25 5.9 Southern Alaska
5 8 21 34 41 1964 60.800 -143.600 17 5.4 Central Alaska
5 8 23 40 44 1964 52.260 -169.310 12 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 8 12 17 13 1968 43.567 -127.899 33 6.1 Off Coast of Oregon
5 8 22 17 14 1968 43.871 -128.180 33 5.5 Off Coast of Oregon
5 8 11 25 35 1976 61.528 -151.517 1 5.0 Central Alaska
5 8 12 56 15 1979 52.833 -168.309 42 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 8 7 48 46 1980 46.227 -122.169 1 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
5 8 23 14 2 1985 53.935 -165.002 41 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 8 23 40 19 1985 31.770 -115.820 6 5.1 So. California
5 8 1 11 2 1986 51.100 -176.700 32 6.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 8 4 3 51 1986 51.000 -176.900 33 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 8 5 37 22 1986 51.400 -175.400 25 6.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 8 11 20 2 1989 51.582 -172.914 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 8 13 29 13 1997 50.000 -167.000 0 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 8 20 41 40 2000 57.318 -154.406 43 5.0 Southern Alaska
Felt (III) at Old Harbor. Also felt strongly at Larsen Bay.
5 08 11 20 35 2002 51.630 -175.311 33 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 7 00 00 1822 10.0 -84.0 Costa Rica
The town of Cartago, Costa Rica was ruined.
5 7 00 00 1842 19.7 -72.8 Haiti
This event hit the Island of Santo Domingo especially at Cape Haytien. Felt in Jamaica, Puerto Rico and almost all the West Indies. The principal earthquake was followed by a series of aftershocks. The event was felt on board ships in the harbors. It was preceded by very sultry weather. Many houses were destroyed and up to 4500 were killed, Severe damage occurred at Haiti - Cap- Haytien and the Dominican Republic.
5 7 15 0 0 1847 36.070 138.020 0 7.4 No. Honshu, Japan
5 7 10 16 0 1907 -2.800 144.500 60 7.0 Papua New Guinea
5 7 7 58 14 1964 40.400 139.000 33 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
5 7 22 47 18 1986 52.900 -174.900 0 8.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Damage (V) on Adak and Atka. Tsunami was generated with maximum run up about 1 meter in Hawaii.
5 7 3 4 37 1987 42.600 142.200 0 7.2 Hokkaido, Japan
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date in history.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 7 8 28 0 1927 35.700 -90.600 0 5.3 New Madrid area
Mississippi Valley. Strongest at North Jonesboro, AR. Some chimneys fell and buildings rocked. Many felt ground movement. Felt from Decatur ALA to Carbondale Ill and from Pocahontas ARK to Jackson TN. Also felt in Mississippi. While it was felt most strongly in Arkansas, the felt area indicates that the epicenter was farther to the east.
5 7 21 56 0 1927 50.150 -127.850 0 5.5 British Colombia
5 7 11 50 39 1955 38.930 -122.870 0 5.0 Central California
Principal shock was felt over an area of about 2,000 square miles. Maximum intensity VI. Moderate damage to older type buildings and some loss of merchandise in stores.
5 7 4 2 33 1964 51.600 -177.250 61 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 7 3 26 51 1966 31.600 -116.100 33 5.1 So. California
5 7 3 6 16 1980 62.989 -150.816 118 5.0 Central Alaska
5 7 20 43 29 1986 51.416 -174.839 5 6.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 7 21 23 13 1986 51.324 -174.844 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 7 22 47 10 1986 51.570 -174.920 33 7.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 7 23 0 43 1986 51.945 -174.804 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 7 23 4 52 1986 51.525 -174.754 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 7 23 6 38 1986 51.500 -174.800 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 7 23 7 45 1986 51.500 -174.800 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 7 23 7 45 1986 51.631 -174.709 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 7 23 8 3 1986 54.600 -174.300 0 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 7 23 12 56 1986 52.429 -175.364 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 7 23 13 11 1986 50.955 -174.040 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 7 23 13 16 1986 51.500 -174.800 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Aftershocks of Andreanoff Isl.
5 7 18 40 11 1994 53.338 -165.794 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 7 11 3 33 1995 33.905 -116.288 11 5.0 So. California
Felt (V) at Hemet, and Rancho Mirage. Felt in the Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Diego counties.
5 7 14 13 52 1999 56.175 -152.325 10 6.1 Southern Alaska
5 07 17 46 13 2010 44.362 -129.467 10 5.5 Off coast of Oregon
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 6 00 00 1622 17 98 Mexico
Severe Damage at Zacatecas, Mexico was reported.
5 6 00 00 1862 23.300 120.300 Taiwan 178
Moderate damage recorded at Chiai, Chanaghua, Taiwan
5 6 18 59 43 1912 64.000 -20.000 60 7.5 Iceland area
Maximum intensity XI.
5 6 19 41 12 1919 -5.000 154.000 25 8.1 New Britain
5 5 13 45 57 1930 17.000 96.580 60 7.3 Andaman Islands
This earthquake destroyed the town of Pegu in Burma and shook Rangoon. It was felt from Mandalay on the north to south of Bangkok in Myanmar (then Siam) an area of more than 500,000 square km. although it was probably felt over a similar area in the sea. Destruction was less than expected because most buildings were hatch or bamboo. Pegu was destroyed in less than 10 seconds. Heavy damage occurred to minarets and pagodas. Many cracks were observed to have occurred in the alluvial soil and in one place soil was seen heaped up to a height of up to a food. Actual ground waves were observed breaking against a resisting ridge. The earthquake triggered heavy landslides carrying houses into the river with them. While vessels in the harbor felt the quake strongly tide records did not indicate the occurrence of a tsunami. Damage was maximized by the sediments in the region amplifying the shaking. 550 killed.
5 6 22 34 23 1930 38.100 44.600 25 7.3 Turkey
Estimated 2514 killed, maximum Intensity X in Iran and eastern Turkey Note that this event occurred only one day after the strong Pegu, Burma event described above.
5 6 20 30 32 1947 -6.500 148.500 60 7.6 New Ireland
5 6 23 08 1951 13.0 -87.8 100 6.5 El Salvador
Severe damage throughout the area. 400 killed.
5 6 17 16 49 1953 -36.500 -72.500 60 7.6 Central Chile
19 killed, estimated damage $32 million in Central Chile in the areas of Concepcion, Chillan, Los Angeles and Talcuahuano. This may have been the strongest foreshock to the great earthquakes in this area in May 1960.
5 6 19 0 14 1962 -60.200 -33.500 33 7.0 Southern Ocean
5 0 20 00 1976 46.4 13.1 6.5 Italy/Austria
This event was the most destructive ever to occur in northeastern Italy. It caused extensive damage in the epicentral area and killed 929-1000 killed while injuring nearly 2000, left more than 100,000 homeless and caused with $8 billion estimated property damage in NE Italy especially in the Udine, Italy area. The quake was felt throughout central Europe. Strong aftershocks of M>=6 continued for months after causing additional damage and injuries in the epicentral area.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 6 16 40 0 1910 37.330 -118.420 0 5.5 California/Nevada area
Near Bishop. Felt strongly at Bishop, northern end of Owens Valley, and in Rock Creek Canyon to the northwest where there were rockslides. Felt at Bakersfield, Hollister and Sacramento,
5 6 12 9 0 1915 39.500 -126.500 0 6.8 Off Coast California
5 6 1 10 0 1934 42.000 -113.000 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
5 6 4 36 6 1934 41.700 -112.800 0 5.5 Montana/Idaho
5 6 8 9 42 1934 41.700 -112.800 0 5.6 Montana/Idaho
Northern Utah. This was the strongest aftershock of the March 12 earthquake Minor Damage. People left houses in Salt Lake City.
5 6 20 57 16 1956 54.500 -162.500 0 5.8 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
5 6 15 26 36 1964 56.700 -152.100 15 6.0 Southern Alaska
5 6 19 54 49 1984 51.688 -176.774 58 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 6 13 53 6 1985 43.743 -127.095 10 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
5 6 4 6 15 1987 51.300 -179.800 30 6.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 6 4 12 43 1987 50.952 -179.991 51 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 6 4 18 27 1987 51.071 -179.790 55 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 6 5 18 24 1987 50.981 -179.920 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 6 10 34 5 1991 53.450 -164.100 33 5.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
5 6 14 12 58 1991 51.660 -173.580 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 6 1 31 24 1997 61.564 -149.718 31 5.3 Central Alaska
5 6 4 19 27 1999 56.478 -152.863 25 5.1 Southern Alaska
5 06 15 09 50 2005 51.281 178.701 30 5.2 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
5 5 0 0 0 1875 38.100 30.200 0 7.0 Turkey
Maximum intensity IX, 1300 killed, moderate damage in Turkey.
5 5 6 16 0 1908 3.000 123.000 60 7.5 Mindanao, Philippines
5 5 13 45 57 1930 17.000 96.580 60 7.3 Andaman Islands
This earthquake destroyed the town of Pegu in Burma and shook Rangoon. It was felt from Mandalay on the north to south of Bangkok in Myanmar (then Siam) an area of more than 500,000 square km. although it was probably felt over a similar area in the sea. Destruction was less than expected because most buildings were hatch or bamboo. Pegu was destroyed in less than 10 seconds. Heavy damage occurred to minarets and pagodas. Many cracks were observed to have occurred in the alluvial soil and in one place soil was seen heaped up to a height of up to a food. Actual ground waves were observed breaking against a resisting ridge. The earthquake triggered heavy landslides carrying houses into the river with them. While vessels in the harbor felt the quake strongly tide records did not indicate the occurrence of a tsunami. Damage was maximized by the sediments in the region amplifying the shaking. 550 killed.
5 5 6 31 38 1958 -9.640 27.830 0 7.2 Lake Victoria area
5 5 4 52 51 1976 -29.900 -177.800 35 7.2 No. Kermadec Islands
5 5 3 53 45 1995 12.626 125.297 16 7.1 Luzon, Philippines
Felt on Cataduanes, Leyte and Masbate. Also felt in southern Luzon.
5 05 01 44 05 2015 -5.465 151.886 42 7.5 New Britain
PTWC noted the potential for a strong tsunami but no waves were observed immediately and nearby islands are sparsely populated so the danger from a tsunami was very low.
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
5 5 4 14 9 1933 48.850 -129.650 0 5.5 Vancouver Island area
5 5 11 1 14 1954 27.500 -112.500 0 5.8 Gulf of California
5 5 13 9 49 1954 27.800 -112.000 0 6.6 Gulf of California
5 5 16 13 44 1964 58.200 -149.700 35 5.0 Southern Alaska
5 5 15 7 50 1967 59.340 -151.310 53 5.0 Southern Alaska
5 5 17 6 15 1967 63.720 -148.370 100 5.0 Central Alaska
5 5 5 32 47 1978 63.318 -150.971 134 5.1 Central Alaska
5 5 21 3 16 1978 32.211 -115.304 6 5.2 So. California
Press reported shock caused chandeliers to sway.
5 5 19 49 55 1982 61.198 -149.536 50 5.3 Central Alaska
5 5 23 45 35 1990 60.020 -141.010 39 5.2 Central Alaska
5 5 10 30 4 1999 59.234 -151.343 73 5.6 Southern Alaska
5 5 5 48 48 2001 56.448 -156.609 62 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
5 05 06 15 43 2007 50.767 -130.049 10 5.0 Vancouver Island, Canada
5 05 20 55 00 2007 51.417 -177.783 53 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
5 05 02 44 53 2011 52.537 -174.693 206 5.4 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
5 05 15 06 11 2011 51.487 -178.384 60 5.3 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
5 05 14 13 01 2011 55.094 -160.538 39 5.7 Alaska Peninsula
Felt (V) at Sand Point. Also felt at Cold Bay and King Cove.
5 05 16 57 36 2011 55.019 -160.688 36 5.8 Alaska Peninsula
(NEIC) Items knocked from shelves(V) at Sand Point. Felt (III) at King Cove. Also felt at Cold Bay, False Pass and Perryville.
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
5 4 6 51 0 1907 -7.500 153.700 60 7.7 New Britain
5 4 8 36 48 1907 28.000 141.000 200 7.0 Bonin Islands
5 4 23 36 0 1911 51.000 157.000 240 7.6 Kamchatka
Felt VII at Kamchatka
5 4 16 26 39 1923 55.500 -156.500 25 7.1 Alaska Peninsula
5 4 22 26 45 1923 -28.750 -71.750 60 7.0 Coast Central Chile
5 4 16 51 43 1924 -21.000 -178.000 560 7.3 Tonga Islands
5 4 4 36 7 1934 61.250 -147.500 80 7.2 Central Alaska
5 4 7 15 42 1959 52.500 159.500 60 8.0 Kamchatka
One killed, moderate damage. Maximum Intensity X. A tsunami was generated.
5 4 7 48 17 1972 -15.900 167.500 45 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
5 4 4 21 16 2000 -1.105 123.573 26 7.6 Sulawesi area
At least 46 killed, 264 injured, 30,000 homeless, extensive damage and power outages occurred in the Luwuk area, Sulawesi and on nearby islands. 80% of buildings were damaged or destroyed on Banggai Damage also occurred on Peleng. Dozens of houses damaged and a local marked destroyed by fire at Luwuk. Much of the damage at Luwuk and Peleng was caused by a local tsunami with wave heights to 6 meters maximum. Also felt at Tawau, 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
5 4 16 26 39 1923 55.500 -156.500 25 7.1 Alaska Peninsula
5 4 4 36 7 1934 61.250 -147.500 80 7.2 Central Alaska
South Central Alaska. At Anchorage windows broke. Goods fell from shelves. Felt at Cordova and Nenana.
5 4 20 44 47 1939 35.967 -114.817 0 5.0 SW U.S.A
The shocks was felt over a comparatively large area of Arizona, CA. and NV. The maximum intensity reported was about VI. In the vicinity of Boulder Dam, large rocks were reported to have fallen on a roadway. In some instances this made them impassable. A heavy dust cloud was seen to the south of Boulder Dam and was probably a result of rock falls or slides.
5 4 17 51 22 1954 74.100 -81.200 10 5.5 Nunavit/Hudson Bay, Canada
5 4 5 56 1 1963 51.800 -175.400 41 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 4 12 4 46 1964 58.200 -152.300 22 5.3 Southern Alaska
5 4 22 34 48 1967 30.416 -114.403 33 5.2 SW U.S.A
5 4 9 28 0 1969 63.500 -148.300 40 5.0 Central Alaska
5 4 7 7 8 1970 51.403 -179.218 44 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 4 2 0 20 1977 31.921 -88.176 5 5.1 Southeast U.S.
Southwest Alabama. Light furniture was shifted at Melvin. Also felt at Yantley.
5 4 23 3 20 1984 59.225 -153.165 78 5.3 Southern Alaska
5 4 3 37 39 1989 40.537 -127.437 5 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
5 4 1 18 55 1991 36.564 -89.823 5 5.0 New Madrid area
Slight damage (VI) at Campbell, Bloomfield, Gideon, New Madrid, Missouri. Felt in many areas of Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee m Illinois, Kentucky and Mississippi.
5 4 9 14 25 1992 44.317 -113.958 6 5.5 Montana/Idaho
Felt V at May, Bellevue and Challis, ID.
5 4 11 47 15 1994 50.000 -166.000 0 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 4 14 24 25 2000 51.470 -178.463 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 04 02 51 12 2008 43.155 -126.369 10.0 5 Off Coast of Oregon
5 04 10 55 37 2012 50.648 -130.241 10.0 5 West of Vancouver, Canada
5 04 01 49 29 2016 51.834 176.308 49.9 5 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
5 3 0 0 0 1875 38.100 30.200 0 7.0 Turkey
2000 killed, severe damaged in the Yaka, Ischikli, Yoril regions of Turkey.
5 3 21 13 0 1887 31.000 -109.000 0 7.0 No. Mexico
Severe damage in the Bavispe region of northern Mexico. Nine were killed.
5 3 13 45 0 1896 -0.510 -80.450 0 7.0 Ecuador
5 3 0 52 0 1919 40.500 145.500 60 7.6 Hokkaido, Japan
5 3 17 21 45 1925 1.500 127.000 60 7.1 Halmahera
5 3 22 59 4 1925 -34.000 58.000 60 7.0 So. Indian Ocean
5 3 1 59 12 1943 12.500 125.500 0 7.4 Luzon, Philippines
5 3 22 23 43 1946 -6.000 154.000 60 7.4 New Britain
5 3 5 56 44 1949 48.700 153.400 125 7.0 So. Kurils
5 3 23 30 19 1998 22.460 124.919 0 7.4 Taiwan
Southwest of Taiwan. A minor local tsunami generated with wave heights of 4 cm. Felt on Iriomote-shima, also in Kyushu and eastern Taiwan
5 03 15 26 40 2006 -20.187 -174.123 55 7.9 Tonga
(NEIC) One person injured, a church damaged, windows broken and items knocked from shelves (VII) at Nuku`alofa. Felt (VII) at Neiafu. Felt at Hihifo, Pangai and Vaini. Felt(III) at Apia, Samoa. Felt in American Samoa. Felt at Atiu and Avarua, Cook Islands; at Suva, Fiji; at Alofi, Niue; at Mulifanua, Samoa. Also felt at Auckland, Minginui, Napier, Wanganui, Wellington and Whakatane, New Zealand. A tsunami was generated with recorded wave heights in meters (peak-to-trough) at the following selected tide stations: 0.54 at Pago Pago, American Samoa; 0.10 at Tofino, British Columbia, Canada; 0.13 at Raratonga, Cook Islands; 0.07 at Suva, Fiji; 0.15 at Hanasaki, Japan; 0.48 at Noumea, New Caledonia; 0.15 at Jackson Bay, New Zealand; 0.42 on Niue; 0.42 at Apia, Samoa; 0.42 at Nuku`alofa, Tonga; 0.13 at King Cove, Alaska, 0.54 at Crescent City, California, 0.35 at Santa Barbara, California, 0.10 at San Francisco, California, 0.49 at Kahului, Hawaii, 0.12 at Portland, Oregon, 0.11 at La Push, Washington, U.S.A; 0.45 at Port-Vila, Vanuatu. TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 3 1 0 0 1872 33.000 -115.000 0 5.9 Southern California
5 3 21 13 0 1887 31.000 -109.000 0 7.0 Baja California
This earthquake occurred in a very sparsely settled region and is named for the town of Bavispe, not because this was the point of origin, but it is the only village in the region. Collection of data was extremely difficult due to the unprecedented rainy season in 1887. Motion was felt from Toluca, near Mexico City to Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M. on the north and from Guaymas, Mexico to Yuma and El Paso Texas on the east. There is a single large fault on the eastern margin of the San Bernardino valley where the mesas and foothills meet. The average difference in height on the two sides of this fault is about 7 feet, but in some places is 26 feet. Great numbers of cracks were found in the riverbeds. and outbursts of water and sand through fissures were observed. At Batepito Ranch, an area of 2 miles by 1 mile was covered with water to an average depth of 4 inches. At first the streams and springs went dry, then they had a greatly increased flow at least a month before the start of the rainy seasons. Millions of cubic feet of rock were thrown from the mountains. Cliffs of solid rock were shattered. One narrow canyon contained an immense amount of material from adjacent cliffs. Bavispe was built on unconsolidated material. The principle damage was to collapsing roofs. The chur`ch was completely destroyed although it had stood for 200 years before. Throughout the area water in tanks slopped over, railroad cars were set in motion, chimneys were through down and buildings cracked. The sound of the earthquake came from the south and moved to the north at Tombstone, Arizona.
5 3 17 18 0 1897 37.100 -80.700 0 5.0 Kentucky/Tennessee/NC
Pulaski, Va. Strongest at Pulaski. Chimneys were damaged at Roanoke. Bricks fell from chimneys and plaster fell from walls at Radford, Va. The shock was felt at several Virginia towns and at Winston Salem. N.C. There was a rumbling like thunder in the general region. Two shocks were felt at Lenoir. N.C.
5 3 13 48 24 1962 29.100 -115.500 0 5.0 Gulf of California
West of Baja California. Chandeliers swung gently but motion not felt.
5 3 7 32 51 1964 56.370 -154.920 1 5.0 Southern Alaska
5 3 16 13 40 1968 54.160 -163.260 17 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
5 3 4 49 5 1972 50.999 -179.229 21 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 3 10 14 14 1982 59.953 -141.163 4 5.1 Southeast Alaska
5 3 0 57 44 1983 36.204 -120.337 10 5.0 Central California
Aftershock of Coalinga earthquake.
5 3 12 7 32 1985 57.090 -150.830 3 5.1 Southern Alaska
5 3 15 5 23 1986 52.000 -171.400 0 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 3 23 5 18 1986 62.670 -124.230 33 5.1 Northwest Terr., Canada
5 3 2 56 26 1989 60.132 -146.975 8 5.3 Central Alaska
5 3 4 4 23 1996 47.760 -121.876 4 5.5 Washington state, U.S.
Two people injured and slight damage in the epicentral area. Felt V at Baring, Burlington, Seattle. Felt throughout must of western Washington east as far a Swenatchee and south to Astoria and Portland Oregon. North to Vancouver B.C., Canada.
5 03 14 04 19 2010 52.612 -163.691 7 5.5 Unimak Island, Alaska
5 03 08 57 14 2014 67.741 -162.318 10 5.5 Bering Sea
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
5 2 11 30 0 1902 39.000 144.000 60 7.0 So. of Honshu
Offshore, probably not damaging in Honshu
5 2 17 18 9 1943 6.500 -80.000 0 7.1 Panama/No. Colombia
Felt at Balboa, Panama
5 2 6 8 27 1971 51.420 -177.210 38 7.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt lightly (intensity III) at Adak Island. Could have been considerably smaller than this in magnitude.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 2 16 24 30 1923 50.000 -128.000 0 5.0 British Colombia
5 2 13 14 47 1939 29.500 -113.800 16 6.8 Gulf of California
Reported at Point Loma, Dan Diego, Mission Hills and Newport Beach, California
5 2 11 25 47 1949 34.000 -115.700 0 5.9 So. California
Riverside county. Shock centered in desert area southeast of Twentynine Palms, slight damage at Amboy and Indio.
5 2 3 55 30 1957 72.000 -67.500 0 6.4 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
5 2 11 29 14 1957 52.700 -168.800 33 6.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 2 11 38 55 1957 52.500 -169.000 0 6.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 2 2 43 22 1962 54.500 -155.500 0 5.2 Alaska Peninsula
5 2 23 13 9 1963 63.100 -149.900 79 6.1 Central Alaska
5 2 6 8 27 1971 51.415 -177.208 38 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 2 6 14 43 1971 51.330 -177.110 44 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 2 9 8 59 1971 51.544 -177.211 47 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 2 9 12 19 1971 61.700 -156.600 100 5.8 Central Alaska
5 2 15 35 57 1982 60.126 -141.206 0 5.1 Central Alaska
5 2 17 0 27 1982 59.990 -141.204 8 5.0 Southeast Alaska
5 2 23 42 38 1983 36.219 -120.317 10 6.7 Central California
5 2 23 46 1 1983 36.063 -120.309 8 5.6 Central California
5 2 23 47 28 1983 36.230 -120.311 11 5.6 Central California
Forty-five people injured, 13 of them seriously in the Coalinga Quake. In the Coalinga area, damage from the earthquake estimated at 31 million dollars with the worst damage occurring in the downtown area of Coalinga. Maximum intensity VIII. More than 300 homes were severely damaged in the Coalinga area also some damage occurred at Avenal and other surrounding communities. The earthquake was felt from Los Angeles to San Francisco to Reno and Sacramento.
5 2 18 59 6 1984 55.400 -135.300 18 5.1 Southeast Alaska
5 2 19 21 16 1987 52.800 -162.600 33 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
5 2 15 2 30 1991 53.410 -165.590 33 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 2 23 59 18 2000 59.737 -139.396 1 5.8 Southeast Alaska
5 2 2 5 46 2001 49.910 -130.150 10 5.2 Vancouver Island area
5 02 01 33 37 2008 51.864 -177.528 14 6.6 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
5 02 02 19 12 2009 54.531 -161.520 9 5.6 Unimak Island, Alaska
5 02 21 10 33 2010 51.588 -175.216 31 5.2 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
5 02 13 38 45 2016 59.416 -144.787 4 5.0 Southeastern 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
5 1 0 0 0 1839 42.700 144.900 40 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
5 1 18 30 36 1910 -20.000 169.000 80 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
5 1 5 0 0 1915 47.000 155.000 25 8.1 NE Pacific
5 1 18 26 30 1917 -29.000 -177.000 60 8.6 No. Kermadec Islands
5 1 15 37 27 1929 37.850 57.750 21 7.2 No. Iran
Iran. 5803 killed. Damage was extreme in the Kopet-Dagh and Baghran- Germab regions of Iran.
5 1 7 4 56 1934 3.500 97.500 145 7.0 Nicobar Islands
5 1 5 58 0 1939 40.133 139.517 60 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
5 1 5 2 41 1951 -50.500 149.000 0 7.0 Macquarie Islands
5 1 10 3 20 1963 -19.000 168.900 142 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
5 1 13 3 37 1979 -21.244 169.798 79 7.2 Loyalty Islands
5 1 16 11 42 1990 56.100 -156.400 0 7.1 Alaska Peninsula
Felt V at Sterling, IV at Anchorage, Alaska.
5 1 11 37 36 1997 18.993 -107.350 33 7.3 Coast of Jalisco, Mexico
Felt along the coast of Jalisco.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
5 1 4 32 0 1918 32.670 -115.500 0 5.0 So. California
Calexico, plate glass broken. Felt over an area of about 100 miles radius.
5 1 18 54 41 1928 67.000 -172.000 25 6.2 Northern Alaska
5 1 18 49 47 1933 51.700 -173.000 25 6.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 1 21 53 18 1939 40.200 -124.700 0 6.5 Off Coast of No. California
Light shock felt at Arcata. About 20 miles off Punta Gorda.
5 1 23 53 0 1939 32.000 -117.500 0 5.0 So. California
The earthquake was felt over an area of about 1400 square miles in the SW section of San Diego County CA. The shock was felt along the coast from the Mexican border to Oceanside on the north. No structural damage was reported.
5 1 23 28 5 1957 52.500 -171.000 0 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 1 1 5 11 1963 51.900 -174.500 0 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
5 1 3 13 4 1964 57.400 -150.000 30 5.3 Southern Alaska
5 1 6 1 55 1964 60.380 -145.860 20 5.5 Central Alaska
5 1 21 27 52 1965 60.330 -145.950 13 5.3 Central Alaska
5 1 20 58 11 1970 63.500 -148.900 0 5.0 Central Alaska
5 1 18 47 54 1975 52.670 -167.050 3 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
5 1 0 59 2 1985 54.343 -161.278 0 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
5 1 16 12 21 1990 58.760 -156.720 213 6.5 Alaska Peninsula
5 1 7 18 42 1991 62.590 -151.560 108 6.6 Central Alaska
5 01 07 21 01 1993 51.775 177.010 64 5.1 Rat Islands, Alaska
5 01 02 32 46 2008 50.733 -177.723 26 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
5 01 21 04 42 2006 30.199 -114.332 10 5.1 Gulf of California, Mexico
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
4 30 15 0 0 1839 35.000 136.000 0 7.0 No. Honshu, Japan
4 30 7 17 5 1919 -19.000 -172.500 60 8.4 Tonga Islands
4 30 11 4 0 1921 19.700 -104.300 0 7.8 Michoacan, Mexico
Intense shaking at Jalisco, Colima and parts of Michoacan and Nayarit.
4 30 2 55 30 1939 -10.500 158.500 25 8.1 Solomon Islands
Twelve people were drowned in the accompanying Tsunami at Solomon Island, Russel Island and Guadalcanal.
4 30 1 23 32 1949 6.500 125.000 130 7.4 Mindanao, Philippines
Intensity VI at Lagao, IV at Davao City.
4 30 13 2 26 1954 39.300 22.200 15 7.2 No. Greece
Greece had scarcely begun to rebuild from the ruins left by the earthquake of on the Ionian Islands when Thessaly suffered this new earthquake. Sofiades, Farsala and 32 other villages on the plain of Thessaly were destroyed; considerable damage was done at Trikkala, Kardhitsa and Domoko. The shock caused 31 deaths, injured 717, damaged or destroyed 13,356 houses and did damage of about $5 million. Most of the places affected lie at the foot of the mountains on the edge of the Trikkala basin. The quake was felt over 260,000 square km. Strong aftershocks continued for more than 3 months.
4 30 7 7 22 1986 18.500 -103.700 0 7.3 Michoacan, Mexico
Some damage (V) in Mexico City. Slight damage at Ciudad Guzman and Guadlajara. Felt strongly in central and southwestern Mexico.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 30 2 5 0 1899 38.500 -87.000 0 5.0 Indiana area
Southwestern Indiana and eastern Illinois. Strongest at Jeffersonville and Shelbyville, IND. A few chimneys were thrown down and brick walls cracked at Vincennes. Felt as far as Kentucky.
4 30 10 55 38 1936 44.000 -128.500 0 5.5 Off Coast of Oregon
4 30 7 45 45 1945 47.400 -121.700 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
4 30 8 46 0 1945 47.400 -121.700 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Aftershocks of event on April 29 caused light damage at North Bend, WA.
4 30 4 49 46 1947 59.000 -139.000 0 6.3 Southeast Alaska
4 30 9 17 0 1957 51.900 -175.200 33 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 30 17 26 30 1964 59.800 -142.400 23 5.0 Southeast Alaska
4 30 4 29 10 1975 60.085 -153.239 149 5.3 Central Alaska
4 30 16 35 36 1999 53.846 -164.125 52 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 30 8 29 25 2000 50.830 -130.650 10 5.3 British Colombia
4 30 10 13 3 2000 51.011 -130.381 10 5.5 British Colombia
4 30 5 24 19 2001 58.694 -176.681 399 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 30 03 03 06 2008 40.836 -123.497 29 5.4 Northern California
(NEIC) Felt (VI) at Big Bar; (V) at Burnt Ranch, Hoopa, Junction City and Willow Creek; (IV) at Blue Lake, Douglas City, Forks of Salmon, Hayfork, Hyampom, Lewiston, Orleans, Redway, Salyer, Somes Bar, Weaverville and Yreka. Felt as far north as Crescent City, as far east as Fall River Mills and as far south as Leggett.
4 30 04 54 58 2009 59.122 -151.521 47 5.0 Kenai Peninsula, Southern Alaska
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Anchor Point; (III) at Homer and Seward; (II) at Soldotna. Also felt at Ninilchik and Sterling.
4 30 23 11 43 2010 60.473 -177.875 13 6.5 Bering Sea, Alaska
4 30 23 16 28 2010 60.478 -177.650 14 6.3 Bering Sea, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 29 1 55 0 1887 32.000 132.000 60 7.1 Kyushu, Japan area
4 29 3 0 0 1894 8.000 -72.000 25 8.2 Colombia
This great earthquake killed 319 at Merida, Zea, Santa Cruz, Tovar, Mesa, Bolivar and Chiguara, Venezuela. Approximate intensity about X to XI. Great destruction at La Crita, San Cristobal, Ocana.
4 29 16 18 0 1898 12.000 -86.000 0 7.0 Nicaragua
Moderate damage at Managua, Leon, Nicaragua. Earthquakes continued for a day with intensity VII to VIII at Managua. Widely felt from Lakes to the Gulf of Fonseca. Larea trees were uprooted at Simon.
4 29 22 34 0 1909 -27.000 63.000 60 7.0 So. Indian Ocean
4 29 10 49 27 1954 29.500 -112.500 0 7.4 Gulf of California
Minor damage at western and Sonora, Mexico
4 29 11 34 31 1954 28.500 -113.000 60 7.0 Gulf of California
4 29 11 22 36 1970 14.700 -92.600 56 7.1 Chiapas, Mexico
4 29 14 1 19 1970 14.577 -92.751 33 7.4 Chiapas, Mexico
Minor Damage at Tapachula. Felt in southern Mexico, VII in Guatemala. Felt as far as San Salvador, El Salvador and Mexico City.
4 29 9 12 48 1991 42.453 43.673 17 7.3 Caucasus/Caspian Sea
At least 114 killed. about 1,000 injured. At least 70 missing and 67,000 homeless. Severe damage in the Dzhava area, USSR with 95 percent of buildings destroyed in the area. Felt throughout the western Caucasus Landslides created a natural dam on the Potas River. This was breached a few days later causing further damage. Also felt in eastern Turkey.
4 29 14 40 41 1996 -6.518 154.999 44 7.5 New Britain
4 29 14 40 42 1996 -6.510 155.140 37 7.5 Solomon Islands
One person was killed and several dozen houses collapsed in Bougainville.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 29 18 0 0 1852 36.600 -81.600 0 5.0 Kentucky/Tennessee/NC
Probably Virginia. Felt from Washington D.C. and Baltimore MD north to Raleigh, Greensboro, Hillsboro and Milton, N.C., Some ran from offices in great alarm in Washington, D.C. Chimneys were thrown down in Virginia. Houses were so violently shaken that many people ran from them. At Scottsville VA, boats lying in the canal were tossed to and fro.
4 29 4 48 0 1888 39.700 -120.700 0 5.8 Central California
At Nevada City walls of courthouse were cracked. At Grass Valley, tops of chimneys fell. Orleans mine was flooded. Felt in Idaho mine at 1,600 foot level. At Biggs, Idaho, plaster cracked. Felt from San Francisco northeast to Nevada.
4 29 2 31 29 1923 41.000 -125.000 0 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
4 29 22 26 25 1925 59.000 -135.500 0 5.0 Southeast Alaska
4 29 18 18 23 1932 51.500 -178.000 0 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 29 20 8 0 1935 31.700 -116.500 0 5.0 So. California
Felt IV at Cairo and Julien, III at Alpine, Calexico and San Diego.
4 29 20 16 17 1945 47.400 -121.700 0 5.5 Washington state, U.S.
Southeast of Seattle, WA. Felt area included most of Washington and small portion of Idaho and Oregon. Minor damage at Cle Elum, North Bend, Windows and plaster cracked. A large rockslide occurred on the west face of Mount Si. Muffled earth sound was heard before and after. A Roslyn boy was struck on the head by a falling brick. At Mount Si, near North Bend "the earth buckled an heaved and tons of rock and earth cascaded down the 4,000 foot cliffs of Mount Si" (Bodle and Murphy, 1947). The event was thought to have occurred on a fault trending north from Mount Si to the Tolt River area. Recent mapping, however, indicates that this fault may not exist in this location.
4 29 10 49 27 1954 28.900 -112.900 0 6.5 Gulf of California
4 29 11 34 31 1954 28.500 -113.000 60 7.0 Gulf of California
4 29 4 30 0 1957 52.500 -168.500 0 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 29 9 19 28 1961 40.600 -127.500 0 5.5 Off Coast of No. California
4 29 15 28 44 1965 47.400 -122.300 59 6.5 Washington state, U.S.
Near Seattle, WA, this was the second largest earthquake to this time recorded in Washington. It was felt over 130,000 square miles in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and B.C, Canada. A large VIII intensity area occurred in Seattle and surrounding suburbs. Extensive damage to chimneys in west Seattle. Two schools were damaged. Slumping was observed on steep slopes and on Harbor Island southwest of Seattle. Seven persons were killed by falling debris or heart attacks and property damage was estimated at $12.5 million. Damage was similar to that in 2001 and 1949. Buildings which had been damaged in 1949 were further damaged in this event.
4 29 1 46 42 1966 53.900 -157.600 28 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
4 29 0 4 42 1967 51.100 -130.100 0 5.3 British Colombia
4 29 3 55 21 1967 51.442 -178.317 48 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 29 0 21 37 1968 39.500 -122.100 15 5.0 Central California
4 29 0 35 2 1970 52.471 -173.436 91 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 29 15 29 55 1971 62.300 -164.000 100 5.0 Central Alaska
4 29 17 46 33 1985 51.450 -173.480 55 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 29 15 11 56 1989 51.000 -174.800 0 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 29 8 0 3 1990 50.750 -147.410 33 5.3 Southern Alaska
4 29 8 21 1 1993 35.611 -112.112 10 5.5 Western Arizona
Some damage at Big Water Utah and additional damage at Pipe Springs National Monument, Arizona. Slight damage and short power outages at Grand Canyon Village. Felt from Utah to Los Vegas to Lake Powell.
4 29 22 16 47 2004 61.440 -140.370 1 5.3 Southern Yukon Territory, Canada
Felt at Whitehorse.
4 29 12 41 57 2007 52.007 -179.972 117 6.2 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
4 28 23 39 0 1903 39.100 42.600 0 7.0 Turkey
Aftershock of April 19. 3400 killed, severe damage. Intensity IX.
4 28 9 52 54 1911 0.000 -71.000 600 7.1 Colombia
4 28 11 13 50 1926 -24.000 -69.000 180 7.0 Coast No. 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
4 28 19 4 59 1955 51.000 -178.500 0 6.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 28 14 48 50 1957 52.500 -168.500 0 5.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 28 1 25 42 1965 52.000 -176.100 47 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 28 22 30 5 1966 44.000 -127.800 18 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
4 28 23 20 43 1969 33.300 -116.300 20 6.1 So. California
Borrego Springs Earthquake. The heaviest damage occurred in the Borrego Springs area where large pieces of a ceiling fell, brick walls cracked and light fixtures were damaged. The ceiling of the First National Bank buckled. A two lane highway about 3 miles west of town was blocked by large boulders. Giant boulders were observed bounding down the Santa Rosa mountains. Minor damage occurred at several towns in the vicinity.
4 28 10 5 47 1984 51.000 -168.000 33 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 28 8 18 32 1996 51.000 -168.000 0 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 28 22 10 6 1999 53.582 -163.503 33 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 27 12 44 0 1909 0.000 147.000 60 7.3 Caroline Islands
4 27 2 36 4 1933 61.250 -150.750 25 7.1 Central Alaska
Northwest of Anchorage, Alaska. Telegraph lines were broken for a distance of 50 miles from Anchorage. Plate glass windows broke. Felt in the Aleutian Islands and at Fairbanks and Valdez. Intensity VII at Big Susitna River District and at Old Tyonek where houses were shaken off foundations.
4 27 14 38 9 1944 -0.500 133.500 50 7.4 West Irian, PNG
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
The following events of Mw>=5 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 27 5 53 0 1914 39.000 -120.000 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
4 27 4 5 0 1925 38.300 -87.600 0 5.0 Indiana area
Intensity V at Brownstown, Evansville and Terre Haute, Ind. and at Colverport and Louisville, KY. Many persons were awakened and rumbling sounds were heard. Some dishes broke. Felt areas from Illinois to Ohio.
4 27 2 36 4 1933 61.250 -150.750 25 7.1 Central Alaska
See description above
4 27 11 55 38 1933 52.500 -167.000 25 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 27 8 0 33 1947 56.000 -140.500 0 5.0 Southeast Alaska
4 27 11 8 56 1947 55.320 -137.800 0 5.0 Southeast Alaska
4 27 19 3 53 1958 52.900 -169.500 33 5.9 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 27 20 24 4 1985 51.900 -172.700 0 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 27 22 0 29 1986 52.600 -168.800 0 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 27 18 39 53 1989 66.981 -156.303 5 5.0 Northern Alaska
4 27 2 47 20 1992 40.150 -124.050 15 5.2 Off Coast of No. California
4 27 11 53 17 1998 51.112 -169.503 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 27 00 32 59 2005 30.253 -114.132 10 5.1 Baja California, Mexico
4 27 07 21 54 2008 51.526 -176.540 35 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
4 27 21 17 59 2008 48.685 -128.888 10 5.2 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
4 26 2 30 0 1721 37.900 46.700 0 7.7 No. Iran
The city of Tabriz was entirely ruined and more than 8000 persons lost their lives. This figure varies from 8,000 to 250,000 killed. The most credible figure from an original source appears to be about 80,000 killed. A writer (Morier) stated the following:
"The danger of earthquakes has taught the inhabitants of Tabriz to build their houses generally as low as possible and to employ more wood than brick in their construction. For the same reason, the bazaars have only wooden roofs and are not arched ... Yet I am told that in earthquakes the domed buildings have invariably stood, where others, the strongest walls have been rent asunder"
4 26 21 43 0 1905 -21.000 -70.000 60 7.0 Coast No. Chile
4 26 2 21 30 1916 10.000 -85.000 0 7.3 Honduras
4 26 1 54 15 1944 -1.000 134.000 50 7.2 West Irian, PNG
4 26 20 40 38 1959 24.810 122.700 127 7.5 Taiwan
East Taiwan. One person killed, 9 houses destroyed, 4 damaged.
4 26 7 26 33 1962 -17.700 -179.100 650 7.5 Tonga Islands
4 26 9 37 19 1990 36.100 100.230 33 7.3 So. China
At least 128 people killed, many injured, extensive damage and landslides in the Ganghe-Xinghai area. Also felt in Gansu Province. A second event followed.
4 26 16 06 07 2002 13.088 144.619 86 7.1 Mariana Islands
At least five people were injured. Minor damage in Guam where water and sewer lines broke and power was out throughout the Island. Felt on Saipan.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
The following events of Mw>=5 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 26 1 57 16 1965 58.780 -142.440 37 5.1 Southeast Alaska
4 26 20 29 8 1965 54.250 -162.510 51 5.8 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 26 7 18 22 1967 31.140 -114.547 33 5.0 Baja California
4 26 12 9 28 1981 33.098 -115.631 3 6.3 So. California
Property damage in the Calipatria/Westmoreland area was estimated at $1-3 million. 12 buildings sustained damaged, 30 minor damage and about 70% of the 900 dwellings were also damaged. Razing of 10 downtown buildings was completed and 5 dwellings were condemned. The main effects in Calipatria and Westmorland were downed chimneys, cracked and destroyed foundations and collapse of exterior adobe and wood walls. Some underground pipes were also damaged. In the rural areas broken concrete-lined irrigation canals were broken. Concrete in several bridges was also cracked and chipped. This was the largest in a swarm of about 40 shocks between April 24-28. It was felt over a large portion of southern California into Arizona and Mexico.
4 26 23 23 24 1985 57.000 -152.100 0 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 26 1 47 35 1988 57.534 -143.073 10 5.6 Southeast Alaska
4 26 6 16 43 1991 61.250 -150.153 38 5.4 Central Alaska
4 26 7 41 40 1992 40.415 -124.603 20 6.6 Off Coast of No. California
This earthquake caused additional damage in the Ferndale, Fortuna and Petrolia area. Felt throughout much of northern California from Salinas to San Francisco and into southern Oregon.
4 26 12 6 40 1996 52.816 -168.364 21 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 26 10 37 34 1997 34.373 -118.646 46 5.1 So. California
Felt at Acton, Calipatria, Culver City and Northridge with MMI V. No injuries or damage.
4 26 06 40 10 2008 39.520 -119.930 1 5.0 Nevada
(NEIC) Minor damage to some buildings at Reno. A rockslide caused damage to a wooden flume on the Truckee River. Felt (VI) at Reno; (IV) at Incline Village, Sparks, Sun Valley and Washoe Valley; (III) at Carson City, Dayton, Fernley, Gardnerville, Glenbrook, Minden, Silver Springs, Virginia City and Wadsworth; (II) at Fallon. Also felt at Lovelock and Nixon. Felt (IV) at Alta, Colfax, Kings Beach, Loyalton and Penn Valley; (III) at Blairsden-Graeagle, Foresthill, Grass Valley, Magalia, Nevada City, Olympic Valley, Placerville, Pollock Pines, Portola, Quincy, Shingle Springs, South Lake Tahoe, Tahoe City, Tahoma and Truckee; (II) at Camino, Folsom, Janesville, Pioneer, Rocklin, Sacramento and Susanville, California. Felt widely in the Chester-
4 26 01 28 36 2011 51.254 179.159 48 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
4 25 0 0 0 1843 44.700 149.700 40 8.2 Hokkaido, Japan
Great damage by the tsunami after the quake. Many houses were completely washed away and 45 were killed at Shinryu village.
4 25 22 36 0 1909 4.000 127.000 100 7.0 Halmahera
4 25 10 27 48 1912 36.500 70.500 220 7.2 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
4 25 17 56 8 1913 9.500 127.800 60 7.7 Halmahera
4 25 13 54 59 1949 -19.800 -69.000 110 7.3 So. Peru/Bolivia
4 25 2 25 42 1957 36.470 28.560 53 7.1 Turkey
Three strong shocks on 24, 25, and 26 April caused widespread damage in the eastern part of the Island of Rhodes where 16 houses were entirely destroyed, 186 partially destroyed, 1,318 seriously damaged; there were 11 injured and the damage amounted to $276,000. Among areas which suffered were Istrio, Monolithos and Rhodes. In Turkey, along the coast damage was particularly severe. 80 percent of buildings were damaged or destroyed at the small port of Fethiye where the casualties were 198 killed and 70 injured. Other damage was reported at Golenye, Dalaman, and Marmaris where 43 buildings collapsed. In all about 3,000 houses were destroyed and 5000 damaged. The shock was felt over a very broad area of about 1.1 million square km from Canakkale, Turkey to Crete, Lebanon, Israel (Jerusalem). A strong foreshock had occurred on Feb. 5.
4 25 12 16 49 1987 17.900 119.700 33 7.0 Luzon, Philippines
Some damage in the Manila area. Felt as far as Hong Kong.
4 25 19 22 10 1987 2.700 98.800 15 7.1 So. Sumatera
Two people killed, 22 injured and more than 300 buildings damaged in the Tarutung Lake Tabo area. A hot spring in the area stopped flowing but resumed later. Felt as far as Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
4 25 14 29 0 1989 16.773 -99.328 19 7.1 Oaxaca, Mexico
Three people killed, a few injured and some damage in Mexico City. Minor damage reported in the Acapulco area. Felt strongly in much of southern Mexico and as far away as Guadalajara.
4 25 18 6 4 1992 40.380 -124.170 14 7.3 Off Coast of No. California
98 people injured and considerable damage in southwest Humboldt County. Preliminary estimate of damage in this area from the series of earthquakes is 66 million. Maximum intensity VIII at Ferndale, Honeydew. This is known as the Honeydew earthquake. Landslides and rockslides occurred in the Honeydew-Petrolia area. Liquefaction was noted in areas of the Eel and Mattale River Valleys. Felt as far south as San Francisco and east to Carson City and Reno, NV. Also felt in many portion of Oregon. A small tsunami was observed which lifted several cars and boat trailers at Trinidad. Both vehicles had to be towed out of the sand. The maximum wave height was about 1.2 meters at Crescent City, CA.
4 25 06 11 26 2015 28.147 84.708 15 7.8 Nepal
At latest report the death toll from this massive earthquake (named the Gorkha earthquake) had exceeded 9000 and injured more than 22,000. Hundreds were trapped or dead beneath piles of collapsed buildings. An estimated 200,000 are homeless. At least 5000 were reported injured. An avalanche on Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world killed at least 21 with 250 killed in an avalanche in the Langtang Valley. In India at least 52 and 17 in Tibet were killed in quake-related incidents. Strong aftershocks including an M 6.7 and M 5.7 were many and survivors spent the night outside expecting dangerous and continuing aftershock activity. The quake leveled many buildings including the Dharhara Tower and the landmark Darbar Square in Kathmandu. Roads, telecommunications and power was out throughout the area. Infrastructure took a big toll with gas, electricity hospitals, water and power inaccessible. International rescue efforts were hampered by cold and rain.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
The following events of Mw>=5 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 25 19 31 53 1923 59.000 -138.000 0 5.7 Southeast Alaska
4 25 20 33 28 1954 36.900 -121.700 0 5.3 Central California
East of Watsonville. Heaviest damage was reported in the Watsonville area, but the tremors were strong enough in San Francisco and other Bay area cities to shatter a few windows and knock plaster from walls. East of Watsonville, several houses were severely damaged. The ground cracked, and loose earth slid on the road. Several chimneys fell at Aromas and in the Interlaken District.
4 25 10 43 8 1955 32.300 -115.000 0 5.1 Baja California
4 25 7 15 15 1957 52.000 -173.500 0 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 25 21 57 39 1957 33.183 -115.850 10 5.2 So. California
4 25 22 24 12 1957 33.183 -115.850 0 5.1 So. California
At the southwestern end of the Salton Sea. Felt in southern California and western Arizona. Near Calipatria, water flowed from blowholes and ground cracks were observed. Slight damage occurred at Brawley, El Centro and Westmorland. The quake was felt over 7,000 sq. miles. A number of aftershocks occurred.
4 25 14 53 35 1960 56.000 -155.000 0 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 25 9 43 30 1964 59.830 -144.990 30 5.0 Southeast Alaska
4 25 21 15 32 1965 51.300 -176.400 40 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 25 23 20 28 1980 46.257 -122.180 5 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Mt. St. Helens volcanic tremor
4 25 18 6 4 1992 40.310 -124.110 14 7.2 Off Coast of No. California
See description above
4 25 9 29 49 1993 35.750 -112.200 3 5.3 SW U.S.A
Some minor damage occurred at Tusayon, Valle and Pipe Springs National Monument, Arizona. The earthquake was felt from St. George UT to Phoenix, Arizona.
4 25 0 19 6 1994 60.899 -151.142 68 5.7 Central Alaska
4 25 22 06 56 2005 52.148 -169.419 34 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 24 0 0 0 1771 24.000 124.300 0 7.4 Taiwan
Quake was felt throughout the Ryukyu Islands. The tsunami arrived about 1 hour after the quake. The first of three was the largest killing 11,941, destroying 3137 houses. The heights of the tsunami ranged from 12-115 meters. Seven villages were totally washed away.
4 24 15 0 0 1843 42.000 146.000 0 7.5 Hokkaido, Japan
Great damage by the tsunami after the quake. Many houses were completely washed away and 45 were killed at Shinryu village.
4 24 23 16 0 1900 35.000 136.000 60 7.0 No. Honshu, Japan
Slight Damage, cracks on walls and ground
4 24 4 26 42 1916 18.500 -68.000 80 7.2 Puerto Rico
At Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Damaging at Santo Domingo. Felt on Puerto Rico.
4 24 8 2 8 1916 11.000 -85.000 60 7.6 Honduras
4 24 19 35 14 1947 8.500 -39.000 50 7.0 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
4 24 12 14 40 1960 27.500 55.000 0 7.1 So. Iran/Persian Gulf
420 killed. Damage about $20 million. 3,000 injured. Greatest damage at Kourdeh and Lar. Damage also at Latifi, Khur, Beraq and Gerash.
4 24 9 57 21 1972 23.600 121.550 29 7.7 Taiwan
Five killed, 17 injured and moderate damage in Hualien area. 50 houses destroyed, 90 partially destroyed. Felt throughout Taiwan.
4 24 21 50 6 1981 -13.426 166.421 33 7.3 Vanuatu Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
The following events of Mw>=5 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 24 20 22 0 1867 39.200 -96.300 0 5.3 Lawrence, Kansas
Shocks with rumbling. Doors and windows were shaken, objects thrown from shelves, and plaster cracked. Several were injured, though not seriously. At Marysville, Marshall County, doors and shutters swung back and forth. A two-story building was strongly shaken in the upper story and there was a loud rumbling noise. Also felt strongly at Manhattan where a wave 2 feet high was observed on the Kansas River; stones loosened on buildings and walls cracked. At different places there appeared to be one or two waves. Plaster fell and many fled outside at Dubuque, Iowa. The shock was also felt in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Arkansas, Kentucky and Ohio.
4 24 11 36 0 1890 36.900 -121.600 0 5.8 Central California
Monterey Bay region. At Watsonville, chimneys were thrown down. The area of the highest intensity included Watsonville, Hollister and Gilroy, and centered near Chittenden with fissuring in the San Andreas Fault zone near that locality. The railroad was damaged through settling of ground and displacement of a bridge. Aftershocks occurred for many days.
4 24 8 34 0 1914 39.500 -119.800 0 6.4 California/Nevada area
Near Reno, NV. At Reno, brick chimneys fell including some at the University of Nevada.
4 24 22 44 42 1923 59.000 -135.500 0 5.0 Southeast Alaska
4 24 0 10 46 1943 47.300 -120.600 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
At Entiat, Washington. Knickknacks were knocked off shelves at Leavenworth. A rockslide occurred near Republic.
4 24 1 20 55 1964 31.300 -93.800 10 5.0 Southeast U.S.
First in a series of earthquakes near Pineland Texas. Intensity about V to VI. Residents were apprehensive during shocks, but the only damage was at Hemphill where wall paper and plaster cracked. A roof was cracked in the county seat. Knickknacks fell from shelves furniture moved, buildings creaked, object rattled. No noise accompanied the earthquake.
4 24 3 51 4 1964 59.490 -144.450 19 5.1 Southeast Alaska
4 24 2 18 44 1969 52.770 -172.510 131 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 24 19 17 54 1970 49.800 -114.800 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
4 24 0 39 18 1971 60.530 -139.050 18 5.1 Central Alaska
4 24 4 28 48 1978 51.642 -176.097 58 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 24 21 15 19 1984 37.309 -121.678 8 6.2 Central California
The Morgan Hill earthquake. This event injured 27 people and caused damage estimated at $8 million. Most of the loss was in Santa Clara County where 522 houses and 43 other buildings were severely damaged. VIII effects occurred east of Morgan Hill on two streets. Some mobile homes were shaken off supports and some fell. Three school sustained damage. Several underground water lines were broken. A Chemical plant near Coyote suffered severe damage when braces separated from the roof. In other buildings ceiling panels and fixtures fell. Small landslides, broken chimneys and flow of water were disrupted. Felt over a large area of California and western Nevada.
4 24 22 6 46 1985 54.900 -159.100 0 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
4 24 15 59 1 1988 51.000 -179.700 0 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 24 10 4 15 2000 51.312 -178.005 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 24 07 08 16 2002 51.085 -177.879 33 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 24 07 58 57 2002 51.033 -177.908 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 24 03 10 12 2014 49.846 -127.444 11 6.6 Off Coast of Washington
4 24 03 20 14 2014 49.851 -127.191 10 5.0 Off Coast of Washington
4 24 01 29 48 2015 51.776 -175.183 51 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 24 01 34 55 2015 40.427 -127.168 10 5.4 Off coast of No. California
4 24 13 56 16 2015 51.769 -130.695 10 6.2 Vancouver, B.C. 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
4 23 15 0 0 1771 24.000 124.030 0 7.4 Taiwan
The quake was felt throughout the Ryukyu Islands. The tsunami arrived about 1 hour after the quake. The first of three was the largest killing 11,941, destroying 3137 houses. The heights of the tsunami ranged from 12-115 meters. Seven villages were totally washed away.
4 23 15 29 18 1915 -8.000 -68.000 650 7.2 Brazil
4 23 3 16 0 1923 27.000 126.000 10 7.2 Ryukyu Islands
4 23 11 15 39 1949 -8.000 121.000 80 7.1 Flores Island area
4 23 16 24 17 1953 -4.000 154.000 0 7.5 New Britain
$13,000 Damage at Rabaul. Accompanied by very serious landslides.
4 23 5 58 12 1962 42.233 143.917 60 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
Felt earthquake.
4 23 3 32 50 1964 -5.300 134.000 33 7.2 West Irian, PNG
Felt at Darwin, Australia.
4 23 16 15 23 1985 17.700 119.700 189 7.3 Luzon, Philippines
Felt (IV) at Manila and Santa and III at Calloo Caves. Pasuquin and Quezon City. Felt by personnel on four naval vessels in Subic Bay.
4 23 9 27 23 2000 -28.307 -62.990 609 7.0 Argentina
Felt at La Rioja province, too deep to effect damage.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
The following events of Mw>=5 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 23 14 56 31 1964 57.300 -151.810 21 5.4 Southern Alaska
4 23 13 22 35 1968 31.966 -116.683 10 5.0 So. California
Series of shocks felt IV in the San Diego area. Also felt lightly at Leucadia. Many were frightened at Mexicali, Mexico.
4 23 20 29 14 1968 58.700 -150.000 23 6.3 Southern Alaska
4 23 13 17 52 1976 57.773 -155.907 104 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
4 23 14 43 17 1982 60.154 -141.092 3 5.0 Central Alaska
4 23 23 18 23 1982 51.142 -179.880 39 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 23 19 21 5 1989 66.950 -156.160 9 5.9 Northern Alaska
4 23 2 59 44 1990 52.840 -167.850 30 5.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 23 0 7 12 1992 50.540 -132.030 3 5.1 British Colombia
4 23 4 50 23 1992 33.961 -116.318 12 6.3 So. California
32 people were treated for minor injuries. Light to moderate damage(VII) at Joshua Tree, Banning, and Yucca Valley. Felt strongly in many parts of So. California. Felt from San Diego, CA to Los Vegas, NV and from Santa Barbara to Yuma, AZ.
4 23 5 40 8 1992 50.490 -132.020 3 5.5 British Colombia
4 23 19 48 53 1992 62.140 -150.410 82 5.0 Central Alaska
4 23 2 55 51 1995 50.000 -179.000 0 6.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 23 8 41 37 1995 36.603 -121.201 7 5.0 Central California
Felt IV at Aptos, Hollister and Paicines. Also felt in Monterey, San Luis Obispo and to San Francisco to Fresno.
4 23 20 3 29 1996 51.490 -178.410 48 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 23 14 57 30 2015 51.747 176.382 56 5.3 Rat Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 22 23 37 0 1898 38.600 142.000 60 8.3 Off East Coast Honshu
11 slow moving small tsunami waves were generated by this earthquake off Sanriki.
4 22 21 56 52 1991 9.960 -83.050 8 8.1 Costa Rica
47 people were killed, 109 injured. 7430 were homeless and extensive damage occurred in the Limon-Pandora area. Intensity X was observed in some areas of liquefaction within the epicentral areas. Damage included landslides blocking roads. 28 people were killed , 454 injured and an additional 2400 homeless and 866 buildings destroyed in the Guabito-Almirante-Bocas del Toro area. Slight damage throughout Central America from Colombia to El Salvador. Maximum uplift was about 1.4 meters near Limon and sandblows and liquefaction caused subsidence of soils in the Bocas del Toro area. Ground cracks were also observed. A 2- meter tsunami started with a recession of the sea of 500 m from the shoreline. During the wave recession people went to the beach to catch trapped fish.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
The following events of Mw>=5 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 22 16 4 2 1921 44.000 -17.000 33 5.6 No. Mid-Atlantic Ridge
4 22 4 15 49 1938 49.700 -129.700 0 5.5 Vancouver Island area
4 22 9 45 48 1945 31.500 -114.000 0 5.3 Gulf of California
4 22 16 55 0 1952 46.200 -111.400 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Western Montana. Maximum intensity reported near Townsend and Toston. Plaster fell, several bricks fell from a chimney.
4 22 17 21 54 1956 53.800 -161.500 0 6.5 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 22 10 55 5 1959 53.800 -166.900 51 6.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 22 20 29 19 1964 58.400 -150.430 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 22 23 27 20 1966 57.400 -152.300 26 5.9 Southern Alaska
4 22 19 40 29 1971 60.096 -152.986 110 5.1 Central Alaska
4 22 6 22 32 1977 44.230 -129.379 15 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
4 22 19 28 19 1980 46.203 -122.182 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
4 22 17 21 18 1986 72.176 -130.468 10 5.0 Yukon Territory, Canada
4 22 16 6 48 1987 50.545 -172.511 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 22 0 51 10 1989 51.064 -178.549 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 22 12 45 49 1993 56.000 -157.000 0 5.3 Alaska Peninsula
4 22 22 2 13 1997 58.000 -167.000 0 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 22 17 34 44 2007 54.530 -161.100 41 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
4 22 04 36 36 2013 51.098 179.392 18 5.5 Rat Islands, Alaska
4 22 06 01 30 2013 50.882 178.853 38 5.0 Rat Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 21 11 30 0 1916 32.500 141.800 60 7.1 Off East Coast Honshu
4 21 13 56 22 1916 36.500 70.500 220 7.1 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
4 21 0 49 49 1917 37.000 70.500 220 7.0 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
4 21 4 29 4 1939 47.500 139.800 520 7.0 So. Kurils
4 21 20 22 2 1948 19.250 -69.250 40 7.3 Puerto Rico
First shock was moderate, second, third and last were also moderate. All four shocks were felt throughout the island.
4 21 21 12 30 1957 6.960 -72.200 33 7.1 Colombia
150 houses destroyed at Tachiro, 20 houses at Arboledas, felt at Caracas, Venezuela
4 21 4 24 10 1977 -9.965 160.731 33 8.1 No. of Santa Cruz Islands
4 21 0 30 11 1995 11.925 125.564 17 7.2 Luzon, Philippines
Some damage occurred at Borongan and Sulat. Felt from Davao, Mindanao to Cebu. It triggered a 20 cm tsunami.
4 21 12 2 26 1997 -12.584 166.676 59 7.9 Vanuatu Islands
4 21 12 6 34 1997 -12.881 166.464 33 7.9 Vanuatu Islands
Earthquake caused significant damage to the islands of Hiu, Tegua and Lo. Torre Islands and Ureparapara in the Bank islands of Vanuatu. It was followed by a tsunami that washed away seven houses and destroyed three others. No injuries or fatalities although the tsunamis was registered at 7 to 15 meters above the concrete buildings.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 21 17 43 0 1892 38.600 -121.900 0 6.5 Central California
At Winters, CA. Although the total energy expended was probably less, the intensity was as great as that on April 19. The shock was most severe at Winters, about 12 miles north of Vacaville. Many buildings which withstood the previous shock were leveled to the ground. On Main Street, not a building was left which could be occupied. The buildings were constructed mostly of brick or stone. At Esparto every brick chimney was toppled. Damage was reported from Vacaville, to Fresno and as far east as Reno NV.
4 21 22 32 25 1918 33.750 -117.000 0 6.8 So. California
At Riverside County, San Jacinto and Hemet suffered heavy damage. Only one new concrete and one frame building were left standing in the business district of San Jacinto. The buildings wrecked were of brick or artificial stone and old. Well constructed buildings were not heavily damaged. Property loss in the two places was estimated at $200,000. The shock occurred on Sunday afternoon, so loss of life was minimized. Numerous cracks were found in the road between the two towns. Concrete irrigation canals were broken in a number of places.
Damage also occurred at Redlands, Riverside and San Bernardino, and as far away as Los Angeles. Roads in the epicentral area were closed to traffic by slides, and one automobile was swept off the road by a slid. Great clouds of dust arose from the mountains and water flow and spring changes were commonplace. Sand and mud craters were formed. In the region of the San Jacinto Fault southeast of Hemet the dry earth surface was broken up as though be a plow.
4 21 21 26 42 1961 51.700 -173.900 36 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 21 5 1 36 1964 61.500 -147.300 38 5.4 Central Alaska
4 21 6 42 16 1971 53.850 -161.518 21 5.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 21 1 28 8 1972 53.947 -166.819 91 5.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 21 15 4 54 1985 55.880 -154.940 33 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 21 15 25 16 1985 55.770 -155.030 33 5.6 Alaska Peninsula
4 21 15 25 37 1985 58.400 -150.900 33 5.3 Southern Alaska
4 21 17 41 57 1993 52.330 -170.120 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 21 20 36 34 1993 51.410 -175.580 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 21 16 55 27 1994 52.500 -172.700 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 21 15 50 3 1996 51.200 -178.500 28 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 21 4 35 18 2000 51.422 -178.137 33 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 21 17 18 57 2001 42.925 -111.395 1 5.4 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt in much of eastern Idaho, including Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Soda Springs and Sugar City areas. Felt in part of western Wyoming including Afton, Auburn and Jackson. Felt as far as the Air Traffic Control Tower at Salt Lake City, Utah.
4 21 08 37 28 2009 52.257 -173.436 55 5.2 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
4 21 09 26 00 2005 51.306 -178.409 45 5.8 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
4 21 13 48 29 2013 51.663 -178.239 44 5.6 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
4 21 13 48 29 2013 51.663 -178.239 44 5.7 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
4 22 04 36 36 2013 51.098 179.392 18 5.5 Rat Islands, Alaska
4 21 14 02 15 2014 51.768 -175.944 57 5.4 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 20 22 22 0 1910 -20.000 -177.000 330 7.0 Tonga Islands
4 20 22 1 54 1935 24.350 120.820 10 7.1 Taiwan
Highly destructive quake - the Hsinchun-Taichung earthquake, 3276 people killed, 12,053 injured, 17,907 houses destroyed, 11.405 partially destroyed. 25, 376 damaged. The faulting was observed and landsliding occurred throughout the region.
4 20 3 29 7 1949 -38.000 -73.500 70 7.3 Central Chile
Destructive at Angol and Traiguen. 57 killed.
4 20 23 42 50 1977 -9.900 160.300 19 7.5 No. of Santa Cruz Islands
4 20 23 49 13 1977 -9.844 160.822 33 7.6 No. of Santa Cruz Islands
4 20 23 25 02 2006 60.949 167.089 22 7.6 Koryakia, Russia
(NEIC) About 40 people injured and the villages of Apuka, Khailino and Vyvenka were destroyed. Some buildings and water supply systems badly damaged in the Korf-Tilichiki area. Damage estimated at 55 million U.S. dollars. Felt (V) at Korf, Ossora and Tilichiki; (II) at Magadan.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date in history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 20 18 15 0 1864 46.900 -71.200 0 5.0 New England
4 20 13 55 0 1891 37.106 -113.574 0 5.0 Nevada area
4 20 19 54 31 1931 43.470 -73.790 5 5.0 New York State
Lake George, N.Y., An earthquake centering near Lake George threw down chimneys at Warrensburg and twisted a church spire. It knocked store goods from shelves at Lake George, damaged chimneys and broke windows at Luzerne and cracked walls and broke dishes at Glen Falls. The shock was felt widely, but less intensely in the Catskills. A phenomena often noted is that intensity in the Catskills of such earthquakes is considerably less than elsewhere.
4 20 5 36 10 1945 39.750 -121.650 0 5.0 Central California
Felt over an area of approximately 500 square miles in north-central California, from Hamilton City to Los Plumas. Maximum intensity VI. Water pipes broken at Paradise.
4 20 11 56 38 1964 61.510 -147.200 6 5.9 Central Alaska
4 20 15 40 28 1964 61.500 -147.300 29 5.0 Central Alaska
4 20 16 18 28 1964 60.770 -145.300 23 5.2 Central Alaska
4 20 8 22 21 1974 52.974 -167.375 42 5.9 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 20 7 59 54 1976 53.534 -165.465 46 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 20 12 49 5 1979 60.325 -140.903 5 5.3 Central Alaska
4 20 19 19 33 1980 46.211 -122.179 1 5.1 Washington state, U.S.
Volcanic tremor - Mt. St. Helens
4 20 16 8 41 1994 52.900 -166.800 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 20 10 29 14 2001 56.170 -157.811 60 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
4 20 10 50 47 2002 44.513 -73.699 11 5.3 New York State
Roads, bridges, chimneys and water mains were damaged in Clinton and Essex Counties. Building in the area showed cracks in walls and foundations. Many items fell from shelves. Maximum intensity of VII. Felt from New Brunswick and Maine to Ohio, Michigan, Ontario, Quebec and Maryland.
4 20 17 20 09 2007 52.654 -176.104 177 5.4 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 19 2 23 0 1902 14.000 -91.000 25 7.5 Guatemala
4 19 2 23 30 1902 14.000 -91.000 60 8.3 Guatemala
2000 killed at Quetzaltenango and San Marcos, and Amatitlan, Guatemala. Felt from Tabasco, Jalisco, Guerrero, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Hidalgo and Mexico City, Mexico. Destroyed the city of Quetzaltenango. Extensive loss of life. Activity continued until September 23 when an earthquake was strongly felt and an eruption of the Volcano Santa Maria began.
4 19 0 0 0 1903 39.100 42.400 0 7.0 Turkey
1700 killed, severe damage. Intensity IX.
4 19 7 58 48 1908 42.000 134.000 480 7.3 Sea of Japan
4 19 3 9 8 1923 2.500 117.500 60 7.0 Malaysia
The shock was strongly felt at Tarakan about 140 km north of the center and followed by a number of aftershocks. Brick buildings collapsed, cracks developed in the ground and streams were affected. The kitchen of a house seemed to be displaced over a distance of about 1 meter to the west. Structures on solid ground suffered little damage.
4 19 15 23 22 1935 31.500 15.200 33 7.1 Mediterranean/Sicily
4 19 5 7 17 1936 -7.500 156.000 40 7.4 Solomon Islands
4 19 13 3 58 1945 -21.000 169.500 40 7.0 Loyalty Islands
4 19 20 24 5 1955 -30.000 -72.000 0 7.0 Coast Central Chile
1 killed. Extensive damage from tsunami at La Serena and Tongoy.
4 19 22 19 26 1957 52.000 -166.500 0 7.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 19 7 35 15 1963 36.000 97.400 0 7.0 So. China
4 19 0 19 36 1996 -23.000 -70.000 0 7.1 Coast No. Chile
Felt (VI) at Calama, V at Antofagasts, Tocopilla and Taltal.
4 19 13 27 59 2014 -6.720 154.932 30 7.8 New Britain
The major M 7.8 was followed by an M 6.1 later in the day. There were no initial reports of damage or casualties from these quake(s). PTWC issued a tsunami warning but no large waves were observed and the warning was later cancelled. The M 7.5 and 7.6 last week on April 11, 2014 caused at least two deaths and displaced 50 families. Those events also damaged schools, health facilities and water infrastructure.
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
4 19 10 50 0 1892 38.500 -122.000 0 6.8 Central California
At Vacaville, Ca. nearly all brick structures were wrecked and many frame buildings were damaged. Chimneys were twisted or thrown down. In Dixon, damage was less serious, but many structures, especially schoolhouses were severely damaged. At Winters, damage was similar to that in Vacaville and the loss was about the same. Damage at Vacaville, Dixon, and Winters was estimated at about $225,000. Damage also occurred in many other areas. Fissures were found in the bed of Putah Creek half a mile west of Winters and in the adjoining roadway and fields. Shock was felt from Healdsburg to Fresno and east to western Nevada.
4 19 0 30 0 1906 33.000 -115.000 0 6.0 Imperial Valley, California
A strong far-field aftershock of the great San Francisco earthquake. Chimneys fell. Banks of New River caved in; water tanks were destroyed at Cocopah in Baja, Cal. Nearly destroyed the Van Ness and Marlour buildings in Brawley. Not one brick or adobe building in Brawley was left undamaged. Slight damage was also reported at Calexico to Imperial. Felt north to Los Angeles and to Yuma AZ.
4 19 22 47 39 1953 50.000 -179.500 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 19 15 44 53 1957 51.500 -168.500 0 6.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 19 22 19 26 1957 52.000 -166.500 0 7.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 19 6 43 29 1959 66.500 -142.500 0 5.0 Northern Alaska
4 19 15 3 26 1959 58.000 -152.500 0 6.2 Southern Alaska
4 19 19 26 16 1969 60.360 -145.980 9 5.1 Central Alaska
4 19 1 15 47 1970 59.600 -142.720 20 5.6 Southeast Alaska
4 19 0 26 1 1975 58.699 -154.193 100 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 19 1 49 2 1978 60.059 -153.487 191 5.2 Central Alaska
4 19 19 12 49 1983 63.363 -149.925 114 5.1 Central Alaska
4 19 22 4 47 1988 54.800 -160.100 0 5.7 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 19 22 5 4 1988 56.700 -153.900 33 5.3 Southern Alaska
4 19 15 35 17 1991 43.160 -127.650 10 5.4 Off Coast of Oregon
4 19 18 19 22 1991 59.910 -153.180 136 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 19 05 31 44 2009 51.697 178.883 21 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
4 18 0 0 0 1352 35.600 105.300 0 7.0 So. China
Most damage was done in Kansu and Shensi. At Chuanglang, Tinghsi in Liangchou Fu. At Kansu many houses were destroyed, a mountain was moved and a valley was filled up.
4 18 0 0 0 1902 14.000 -91.000 0 7.5 Guatemala
2000 killed at Quetzaltenango and San Marcos, and Amatitlan, Guatemala. Felt from Tabasco, Jalisco, Guerrero, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Hidalgo and Mexico City, Mexico. Destroyed the city of Quetzaltenango. Extensive loss of life. Activity continued until September 23 when an earthquake was strongly felt and an eruption of the Volcano Santa Maria began.
4 18 13 12 0 1906 37.670 -122.480 0 8.3 Central California
The Great San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was felt over 1 million square km. 700 were killed and many more were injured. The zone of damage extended from Eureka to Salinas. Although the earthquake did some damage to buildings in general, by far the worst damage occurred, as in 1868 to construction on made land and along the bay shore. The fire that followed the earthquake caused most of the destruction. As in other great earthquakes, the water system was destroyed and the fire raged for 3 days before a favorable change of wind and concentration of efforts along parks and wide streets confined it. Dynamiting of structures did not appear to be very successful. The Fire Chief had been killed by a fallen wall at the time of the earthquake. The problems of caring for the dispossessed and re-establishing city life and services was great, about half a million people temporarily left the city. The concentration of shaking was quite complicated. The highest values were aligned along the San Andreas, but areas of higher intensity along the Berkeley Hills and in the San Joaquin Valley near Los Banos suggest movement on other faults as well. Sympathetic movement probably took place along the Hayward, and faults in the San Joaquin valley. Dextral strike slip movement took place on the San Andreas fault from San Juan Bautista to at least Punta Arenas. Another fault trace was found to extend to Petrolia. The largest displacement was in Marin County on the Point Reyes Peninsula where displacement of up to 7 meters were observed in soft alluvium and up to 5 meters on solid ground. Vertical displacements of up to half a meter were noted in many places. These tended to be small and disappear with the passage of time. Similar effects have been noted in other large earthquakes (notably in Chile in 1835 and 1960). Aftershocks continued for more than a year. A far-field aftershock on the same day as the San Francisco quake but in Brawley was felt over all of the Imperial Valley and into San Diego. As a result of the California earthquake of 1906, the Seismological Society of America was formed and the elastic rebound theory of earthquakes was enunciated by Ried (1910). If it were not for this earthquake the true nature of the San Andreas Fault might not yet be recognized. period in the State was an M 8.3 in San Francisco in 1906. Weather was factor in that event, although not a strong nor'easter. Unusual winds from the east were blowing when the earthquake occurred. These strange winds were one of the prime causes of the massive fire which followed the earthquake.
4 18 23 52 26 1907 13.500 123.000 60 7.2 Luzon, Philippines
These earthquakes were felt in the greater part of Luzon, Philippines through an area of 800 km in diameter. Two violent earthquakes occurred in slightly less than an hour. Damage to buildings was done by the second as they had been weakened by the first. The customs house in Manila was badly damaged along with many other building in Manila.
4 18 4 1 48 1916 53.300 -170.000 170 7.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 18 19 22 46 1928 42.000 24.700 33 7.0 Bulgaria
An MMI X earthquake hit Chirpan, Bulgaria.
4 18 6 22 45 1939 -27.000 -70.500 100 7.4 Coast Central Chile
4 18 21 34 49 1949 -15.500 -173.500 100 7.0 Tonga Islands
4 18 13 39 19 1990 1.186 122.857 26 7.4 Celebes Sea
At least 3 people killed and 25 people injured. More than 1140 houses were damaged in the Balaan area. Felt strongly throughout the Minahassa area. Followed by a possibly p-wave triggered shock of Ml 5.4 in Central California which did extensive damage in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville area.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
4 18 12 0 0 1872 36.000 -118.000 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
Very severe shock at Inyo County.
4 18 13 12 0 1906 37.670 -122.480 0 8.3 Central California
See description above for the great San Francisco earthquake.
4 18 4 1 48 1916 53.250 -170.000 170 7.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 18 3 55 0 1931 48.700 -122.200 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
At Bellingham, Washington. At Acme, a few bricks fell; at Saxon a severe twisting motion was observed. Intensity V also was assigned to Bellingham and other towns in the area. Felt slightly at Vancouver and Victoria, British Colombia.
4 18 22 15 28 1935 70.500 -73.000 0 5.6 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
4 18 11 0 22 1956 51.800 -177.700 33 6.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 18 1 32 18 1964 56.400 -152.800 20 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 18 7 47 0 1964 57.360 -149.950 10 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 18 20 16 16 1964 56.100 -153.700 30 5.9 Southern Alaska
4 18 23 38 3 1964 59.300 -147.500 10 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 18 6 33 58 1965 41.440 -127.310 17 5.4 Off Coast of No. California
4 18 8 50 40 1970 59.900 -152.800 94 5.7 Southern Alaska
4 18 10 32 46 1976 59.797 -153.283 156 5.4 Southern Alaska
4 18 13 21 7 1979 51.393 -170.652 47 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 18 21 16 2 1980 46.208 -122.183 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Volcanic Activity at Mt. St. Helens
4 18 6 55 46 1984 52.046 -169.753 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 18 19 31 31 1984 60.706 -151.840 81 5.1 Central Alaska
4 18 2 1 41 1987 61.820 -151.200 77 5.9 Central Alaska
4 18 2 41 53 1989 51.700 -168.600 0 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 18 13 41 39 1990 36.918 -121.670 6 5.0 Central California
4 18 15 46 4 1990 36.932 -121.695 9 5.2 Central California
Slight damage in the Santa Aptos-Watsonville-San Juan area. This was the strongest aftershock of the Loma Prieta earthquake.
4 18 15 5 58 1999 60.387 -151.852 73 5.3 Central Alaska
4 18 09 36 59 2008 38.452 -87.886 14 5.2 Illinois
(NEIC) A few buildings sustained minor structural damage at East Alton, Mount Carmel and West Salem, Illinois and a cornice fell from one building at Louisville, Kentucky. Felt (VII) at Bone Gap and Browns; (VI) at Albion, Allendale, Bridgeport, Cisne, Grayville, Lawrenceville, Mount Carmel, Saint Francisville, Sumner and West Salem; (V) at Breese, Carlyle, Carmi, Coulterville, De Soto, East Saint Louis, Elkville, Fairfield, Flora, Galatia, Geff, Golconda, Hoopeston, La Grange Park, Loami, Macedonia, New Athens, Noble, Norris City, Olney, Omaha, Palestine, Percy, Robinson, Waverly and Xenia, Illinois. Felt (VII) at Owensville;(VI) at Cynthiana, Fort Branch, New Harmony, Patoka and Princeton; (V) at Bainbridge, Clayton, Crothersville, Dale, Evansville, Francisco, Haubstadt, Jasper, Montezuma, Mount Vernon, Oakland City, Oaktown, Paragon, Petersburg, Poland, Poseyville, Richland, Roachdale, Shoals, Vincennes and Wheatland, Indiana. Also felt (V) at Cecilia, Elkton, Fairdale, Hardinsburg, Louisville, Maceo, Marion, Philpot and Robards, Kentucky and at Foley and Saint Louis, Missouri. Felt (IV) in much of Illinois, Indiana, western Kentucky, southwestern Michigan, eastern Missouri, southwestern Ohio and western Tennessee. Felt widely throughout the central United States from Green Bay, Wisconsin south to Atlanta, Georgia and Tuscaloosa, Alabama and from Sioux City, Iowa and Omaha, Nebraska east to Akron, Ohio and Parkersburg, West Virginia, including all or parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Also felt in southern Ontario, Canada.
4 18 20 51 54 2008 51.801 -179.440 38 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
4 18 23 31 23 2009 53.130 170.953 23 5.3 Near Islands, Alaska
4 19 05 31 44 2009 51.697 178.883 21 5.1 Rat Islands, Alaska
4 18 18 44 18 2014 67.719 -162.668 23 5.6 Northern Alaska
4 18 18 56 47 2014 67.779 -162.390 12 5.4 Northern Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 17 11 22 5 1919 -29.500 -178.000 60 7.0 No. Kermadec Islands
4 17 20 53 3 1919 14.500 -91.750 0 7.0 Guatemala
Note the close connection in time between these two events suggesting a possible triggering relationship from the Kermadec Islands to Guatemala.
4 17 3 26 0 1928 17.800 -97.100 100 7.7 Oaxaca, Mexico
Moderate damage in Oaxaca, Mexico
4 17 16 11 0 1948 33.283 135.617 60 7.2 Central/So. Honshu Japan
This event occurred off the southern coast of Honshu and despite its high magnitude was not reported to have caused much material damage in Japan.
4 17 18 35 27 1955 51.700 160.200 60 7.4 E. of Kamchatka
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
4 17 14 50 0 1892 47.000 -123.000 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Near Olympia, Washington. A shock whose epicenter is uncertain but probably near Olympia was felt sharply at Portland OR to Tacoma, WA. At Portland people rushed into the street when buildings shifted.
4 17 20 10 37 1954 51.500 -179.000 0 6.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 17 13 24 56 1957 51.000 -167.500 0 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 17 4 49 29 1964 56.430 -152.880 14 5.5 Southern Alaska
4 17 9 9 7 1964 57.680 -151.430 13 5.4 Southern Alaska
4 17 16 46 47 1966 54.100 -133.600 0 5.0 British Colombia
4 17 14 38 57 1972 44.561 -129.544 33 5.0 Off Coast No. California
4 17 17 43 22 1980 46.213 -122.186 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Volcanic Activity at Mt. St. Helens
4 17 15 59 5 1981 52.479 -173.529 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 17 03 26 32 1997 51.621 179.731 68 5.0 Rat Islands, Aleutians
4 17 00 56 25 1999 19.248 -155.489 10 5.8 Hawaii
4 17 21 54 3 2001 51.239 -179.780 33 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 17 23 25 30 2001 51.285 -179.827 33 5.6 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
4 16 13 40 0 1899 40.500 -125.500 0 7.0 Off Coast of No. California
4 16 19 52 35 1925 22.000 121.000 60 7.1 Taiwan
4 16 3 1 37 1937 -21.500 -177.000 400 8.1 Tonga Islands
4 16 6 7 43 1940 52.000 173.500 25 7.1 Rat Islands
4 16 6 43 7 1940 52.000 173.500 25 7.2 Rat Islands
4 16 19 52 56 1951 31.000 137.000 500 7.0 Central/So. Honshu Japan
4 16 4 4 0 1957 -4.600 107.100 546 7.5 So. of Java
4 16 1 29 16 1963 -0.900 128.200 6 7.0 Ceram area
4 16 0 30 55 1996 -24.061 -177.036 111 7.1 Tonga Islands
4 16 10 44 20 2013 28.033 61.996 80 7.7 Pakistan
(NEIC) At least 40 people killed, 300 injured, 35,000 homeless, 1,000 houses damaged and utilities disrupted in the Mashkel area, Pakistan. Unconfirmed reports of about 27 people injured in southeastern Iran. Felt (V) at Al Muharraq and (III) at Manama, Bahrain. Also felt (V) at Ajman and (IV) at Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Ra's al Khaymah, United Arab Emirates. Felt (IV) at Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida; (III) at Ahmadabad, Jaipur, New Delhi and Surat, India. Felt(IV) at Bandar `Abbas and Zahedan and (III) at Shiraz, Iran; (IV) at Kuwait City and (III) at Al Ahmadi and Hawalli, Kuwait; (IV) at As Sib al Jadidah and (III) at Bawshar and Muscat, Oman; (IV) at Hyderabad, Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore, Pakistan; (IV) at Ad Damman and (III) at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; (III) at Doha, Qatar. Also felt in Afghanistan.
4 16 23 58 37 2016 0.372 -79.940 19 7.8 Ecuador
At least 41 people were reported killed in this earthquake. A national emergency was declared and people were urged to remain calm. Houses collapsed as far as Quito and many people panicked. Deaths occurred in the cities of Manta, Protoviejo and Guayaquil, Ecuador. The airports in Manta and Guayaquil were closed due to damage and lack of communication. The roof on a mall collapsed. Residents were urged to move to higher ground as a tsunami was considered possible. PTWC predicted a tsunami with waves up to 1 meter could hit the western coast of Ecuador but none has been reported at this time. Power and cellphones were out throughout much of the area.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 16 8 2 0 1895 48.000 -123.000 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Many persons were frightened at Ft. Townsend, Washington.
4 16 13 40 0 1899 40.500 -125.500 0 7.0 Off Coast of No. California
4 16 14 30 40 1930 49.730 -129.330 0 5.5 Vancouver Island area
4 16 5 2 39 1961 39.340 -111.660 0 5.0 Utah area
Felt in Central Utah in central Sanpete County. Several towns reported plaster cracked and damaged chimneys.
4 16 3 19 35 1964 57.200 -151.400 10 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 16 13 43 9 1964 52.090 -169.470 34 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 16 19 26 57 1964 56.410 -152.900 25 6.6 Southern Alaska
4 16 20 12 37 1964 56.600 -152.800 33 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 16 21 25 46 1964 58.900 -148.800 33 5.2 Southern Alaska
4 16 8 1 46 1965 66.700 -135.600 33 5.0 Northern Alaska
4 16 23 22 19 1965 64.700 -160.100 5 5.9 Northern Alaska
4 16 1 27 15 1966 57.000 -153.600 33 5.7 Southern Alaska
4 16 5 33 18 1970 59.840 -142.430 7 6.8 Southeast Alaska
4 16 14 48 3 1973 51.123 -178.829 54 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 16 4 9 25 1993 56.670 -155.300 44 6.1 Alaska Peninsula
4 16 8 37 32 1994 52.400 -176.900 138 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 16 13 25 26 2002 52.055 -169.951 33 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 16 05 54 19 2008 51.878 -179.165 13 6.6 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
4 16 04 18 32 2009 44.190 -129.274 10 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
4 16 01 45 15 2010 54.485 -161.039 34 5.7 Unimak Island, Alaska
4 16 02 40 03 2014 37.183 -120.167 26 5.0 Central 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
4 15 6 8 0 1907 16.700 -99.200 0 8.2 Oaxaca, Mexico
Severe damage near San Marcos, Guerrero, Mexico.
4 15 22 15 13 1934 7.800 127.000 60 7.3 Halmahera
4 15 19 9 51 1941 18.850 -102.940 0 7.9 Michoacan, Mexico
Felt strongly in Colima, Michoacan and Jalisco, Mexico.
4 15 2 35 22 1945 57.000 164.000 20 7.0 Komandorsky Isl
4 15 3 40 52 1955 39.900 74.700 60 7.0 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
Following Taiwan/Ryukyu events and followed by large destructive earthquakes in Sinkiang, Greece and Chile in the next 4 days. Felt at Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
4 15 6 19 44 1979 42.096 19.209 10 7.3 Adriatic Sea
At least 121 people were reported killed in this earthquake. More than 1,000 injured and 100,000 homeless. Damage along the entire southwestern coast of Yugoslavia. A local tsunami was reported at Kotor Bay causing minor damage. Deaths also in Albania. Felt over much of Europe.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
4 15 7 7 0 1898 39.200 -123.800 0 6.9 Central California
This earthquake in Mendocino County caused landslides and fallen trees making roads impassable. Wooden houses were wrecked at Greenwood. Chimney toppled at Mendocino and grave markers were turned. Much damage occurred at Point Arena including the cracking of the lighthouse and the snuffing of the light. Strong aftershock sequence.
4 15 0 0 0 1908 38.393 -113.007 0 5.0 Nevada area
4 15 12 9 0 1934 38.000 -115.000 0 5.0 Nevada area
4 15 10 38 37 1957 51.500 -179.000 0 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 15 21 33 5 1957 51.000 -166.500 0 6.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 15 8 23 28 1964 57.410 -149.560 15 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 15 15 30 47 1964 56.500 -154.400 13 5.5 Southern Alaska
4 15 20 8 32 1965 34.100 -117.500 15 5.5 So. California
Felt in San Bernardino, Riverside, Los Angeles, and Orange Counties. Reported broken windows, cracked plaster was worst damage.
4 15 20 55 49 1967 51.450 -179.080 60 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 15 2 29 35 1974 64.100 -173.900 15 5.0 Northern Alaska
4 15 7 50 19 1980 51.523 -175.802 35 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 15 17 54 54 1980 46.213 -122.181 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Volcanic activity at Mt. St. Helens
4 15 16 21 10 1982 54.241 -161.652 21 5.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 15 21 52 9 1982 38.035 -118.502 20 5.1 California/Nevada area
Felt (V) at Lee Vining and Bishop, CA
4 15 4 7 41 1985 54.400 -156.700 0 5.4 Alaska Peninsula
4 15 13 29 46 1991 53.030 -164.620 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 15 5 35 3 1992 50.410 -175.930 33 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 15 23 41 27 1993 51.000 -178.100 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 15 12 29 20 1996 43.662 -127.503 10 5.4 Off Coast of Oregon
4 15 22 59 51 2008 51.856 -179.361 11 6.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 15 06 54 53 2009 80.613 -107.752 10 5.0 Arctic Ocean
4 15 16 35 12 2010 71.664 -66.819 10 5.1 Baffin Bay, Canada
4 15 06 50 29 2011 50.673 -175.203 26 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 14 15 0 0 1700 33.090 129.060 0 7.0 Kyushu, Japan area
4 14 19 53 42 1909 24.000 123.000 80 7.3 Taiwan
This earthquake was followed the next day by a Ms 6.5 in Yunnan China which killed 19 persons. FFA?
4 14 16 20 23 1924 6.500 126.500 60 8.3 Mindanao, Philippines
This is called the Mati earthquake because this town on the Pacific Coast was the nearest to and suffered its most disastrous effects. It was one of the greatest submarine disturbances originating in the West Pacific. There was massive destruction in towns to 8N. Interior partitions were most affected. Fissures and ground slides abounded in the hills and rockfalls were plentiful. Subsidence also occurred in alluvial soils. A tsunami flooded low coastal area but did little damage.
4 14 6 23 34 1927 -32.000 -69.500 110 7.1 Central Chile
4 14 7 15 37 1947 43.600 148.400 60 7.3 Hokkaido, Japan
4 14 0 45 29 1951 -23.300 -66.400 223 7.0 Argentina
4 14 1 28 54 1955 30.400 102.400 0 7.2 So. China
Killed 39 and did moderate damage in Sichuan, China.
4 14 19 18 0 1957 -15.000 -173.250 0 8.0 Samoa Islands
No destruction despite the magnitude because it hit in a relatively unpopulated area.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
4 14 3 20 0 1886 37.200 -117.700 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
This local earthquake broke many dishes in Lida Valley. A dull thunderous noise preceded the shock.
4 14 21 26 32 1934 41.500 -112.500 0 5.6 Montana/Idaho
4 14 11 3 48 1950 48.000 -122.500 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Near Langley, Washington. May persons awakened in Coupeville. Plaster cracked and fell.
4 14 20 39 1 1957 51.100 -178.800 33 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 14 7 20 28 1959 57.900 -155.000 67 6.0 Southern Alaska
4 14 0 37 52 1960 48.500 -130.400 0 5.7 Vancouver Island area
4 14 7 53 15 1962 40.270 -125.320 0 5.4 Off Coast of No. California
4 14 15 55 8 1964 61.430 -147.120 5 5.4 Central Alaska
4 14 16 59 33 1964 61.490 -150.440 56 5.1 Central Alaska
4 14 22 55 31 1964 58.000 -152.600 30 5.4 Southern Alaska
4 14 7 35 39 1965 56.300 -153.500 27 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 14 15 43 11 1974 64.200 -174.000 15 5.6 Northern Alaska
4 14 13 49 4 1980 46.203 -122.197 1 5.2 Washington state, U.S.
Volcanic activity at Mt. St. Helens prior to explosive eruption.
4 14 16 0 42 1981 52.170 -169.400 37 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 14 14 23 8 1987 53.700 -169.700 0 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 14 5 33 26 1990 48.845 -122.161 12 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Slight damage (VI) in the Deming area. Felt (V) at Acme and(IV ) at Bellingham to Mt. Vernon.
4 14 5 58 32 1993 51.160 -169.010 34 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 14 0 32 58 1995 30.290 -103.450 21 5.7 SW U.S.A
Two people slightly injured in Brewster county, Texas. Slight damage at Alpine and Fort Davis. Also slight damage in Marathon and Ozona area. Felt in much of western and central Texas as far east as San Antonio and the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Felt west as far as Sierra Blanca, Texas and north to Roswell, New Mexico.
4 14 2 20 13 2001 56.080 -119.810 10 5.4 Alberta
4 14 05 38 32 2008 44.279 -129.492 10 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
4 14 22 44 45 2009 19.328 -155.210 9 5.2 Hawaii
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Hawaii National Park, Honaunau, Kurtistown, Mountain View, Pahoa, Papa`ikou and Pepeekeo; (III) at Captain Cook, Hakalau, Hawaiian Ocean View, Hilo, Holualoa, Honoka`a, Kea`au, Kealakekua, Laupahoehoe, Na`alehu, Ninole, Pahala and Volcano; (II) at Hawi, Kailua Kona, Waimea and Waikoloa. Felt at Honomu, Kapaau, `O`okala, Pa`auilo and Papa`aloa. Also felt at Hanalei, Kaua`i and at Hickam AFB, Honolulu and Wahiawa, O`ahu.
4 14 01 37 25 2016 51.538 -174.056 29 5.2 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 13 0 0 0 1677 38.700 144.000 0 8.1 So. of Honshu
Strong earthquake on Sanriki, Tsugaru, and Nambo, Japan. The earthquake was accompanied by a tsunami which attacked Otsuchi, Miyako and Kuwagasa with height of about 5-6 meters at Miyako Bay. Houses were washed away and people and animals drowned. 3 big waves were observed. Hachinohe was damaged by the earthquake.
4 13 19 17 0 1906 23.600 120.400 10 7.1 Taiwan
A moderate earthquake in Kagi and Ensuiko, Taiwan killed 14-15 persons and resulted in moderate regional damage. This is known as the Tinian earthquake. 84 were wounded 1794 houses destroyed, 2116 partially destroyed and 7921 damaged. Fissures and surface faulting were observed.
4 13 17 57 18 1907 36.500 70.500 260 7.0 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
4 13 15 30 57 1923 55.400 162.800 20 7.3 E. of Kamchatka
4 13 2 42 48 1938 39.367 15.167 291 7.0 Mediterranean/Sicily
4 13 19 55 43 1949 47.100 -122.750 54 7.1 Washington state, U.S.
This earthquake was felt at a MMI VIII for the large area of about 90 miles about the epicenter which was located between Tacoma and Olympia, Washington. Eight deaths were the result of the earthquake. There was damage of more than $23 million and many injuries occurred. Churches, schools and libraries were condemned. The eight capitol buildings at Olympia were damaged at a cost of repair of about $2 million. Elsewhere there was heavy property damage caused by falling walls, chimneys and parapets. Public utilities were interrupted when gas mains broke and water pipes were cracked or broken. Telegraph services were also interrupted. Railroad services were suspended for several days as railroad bridges south of Tacoma were thrown out of line. A large portion of a sandy spit in Puget Sound disappeared. Near Tacoma a huge landslide involving a half-section of a 360 foot cliff toppled into Puget Sound.
4 13 16 34 39 1961 39.250 77.750 0 7.6 Northern India
Little information on the effects of this event is available.
4 13 18 4 32 1980 -23.466 -177.297 79 7.2 Tonga Islands
4 13 12 36 18 2014 -11.451 162.069 35 7.4 Santa Cruz Islands
A second tsunami warning was issued but major tsunami waves were not produced. Disease spread in evacuation centers especially among children according to local officials. At least one person was dead after the first of these two earthquakes. The death occurred as people were fleeing to higher ground from the anticipated tsunami waves. Sea level readings indicated that a tsunami was generated which may have caused some destruction near the epicenter.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
4 13 13 0 0 1668 47.100 -70.500 0 5.0 Quebec, Canada
4 13 19 55 43 1949 47.300 -122.500 60 7.0 Washington State
See description of this event above.
4 13 3 44 0 1957 48.400 -128.500 33 5.8 Vancouver Island area
4 13 9 7 24 1958 65.820 -155.650 0 6.8 Northern Alaska
4 13 15 38 52 1963 38.217 -119.433 0 5.1 California/Nevada area
4 13 12 25 38 1964 59.570 -143.100 24 5.0 Southeast Alaska
4 13 14 4 59 1964 57.510 -151.300 21 5.4 Southern Alaska
4 13 16 14 6 1964 56.570 -152.140 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 13 21 25 33 1964 57.500 -153.900 16 5.5 Southern Alaska
4 13 21 43 16 1964 59.400 -143.100 22 5.1 Southeast Alaska
4 13 23 22 57 1965 54.200 -163.400 36 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 13 21 17 32 1970 61.800 -163.400 0 5.0 Central Alaska
4 13 19 32 50 1975 63.391 -149.773 109 5.0 Central Alaska
4 13 18 20 43 1977 51.699 -179.613 46 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 13 2 8 30 1980 54.847 -160.305 38 5.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 13 16 46 1 1985 54.600 -163.700 0 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 13 0 2 48 1988 57.238 -143.250 10 5.6 Southeast Alaska
4 13 17 16 1 1992 51.650 -173.620 62 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 13 20 4 16 1999 53.716 -163.159 33 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 13 21 56 52 2007 52.402 -168.213 39 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 13 13 41 39 2008 67.654 -166.741 10 5.2 Bering Strait, 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
4 12 0 22 13 1910 25.500 122.500 200 8.3 Ryukyu Islands
No damage was reported due to this great earthquake.
4 12 8 32 28 1926 -10.000 161.000 60 7.5 No. of Santa Cruz Islands
4 12 0 52 45 1962 38.200 142.500 50 7.5 Off East Coast Honshu
4 12 4 1 44 1970 15.100 122.100 24 7.2 Luzon, Philippines
An aftershock of the strong tremor on April 7 which shook Luzon. This event was North of Polilio Island. Maximum felt intensity V.
4 12 23 19 56 1988 -17.192 -72.305 33 7.0 So. Peru/Bolivia
Felt at Arequipa. Also felt in the Ica area and at Arica, Chile.
4 12 20 14 39 2014 -11.315 162.211 29 7.6 Santa Cruz Islands
The earthquake in the Solomon Islands apparently triggered three large tsunamis. Residents of Makira and nearby islands southeast of Honiara, the capital reported seeing three large waves after the quake. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the tsunami or earthquake. PTWC issued a tsunami warning but later withdrew the Pacific-wide aspect of this warning.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
4 12 4 5 0 1885 36.500 -121.000 0 6.2 Central California
This event was strong at Martinez, Santa Rosa, Healdsburg and may have originated on the San Andreas. In the thinly settled region east of King City, Monterey county, although the actual location is uncertain. Chimneys were thrown down at Las Tablas north west of San Luis Obispo. Slight damage was done to buildings at Salinas and Monterey.
4 12 4 17 52 1957 51.500 -178.500 0 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 12 22 37 11 1958 48.000 -120.000 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
This earthquake was centered in north-central Washington state near the town of Pateros. Cracked plaster and broken dishes constituted most of the damage. There were rockslides near Chelan. Loud subterranean noises accompanied the earthquake. An aftershock had about the same effects.
4 12 1 24 31 1964 56.600 -152.200 22 6.5 Southern Alaska
4 12 9 34 44 1964 56.600 -152.100 20 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 12 12 36 23 1964 56.400 -151.400 30 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 12 12 48 2 1964 56.600 -151.300 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 12 14 35 39 1964 61.200 -151.100 28 5.0 Central Alaska
4 12 17 22 2 1964 60.200 -145.600 16 5.0 Central Alaska
Strong aftershocks of the great Alaska earthquake of March 28, 1964. No additional damage was reported with these events.
4 12 3 59 40 1965 56.600 -152.700 33 5.3 Southern Alaska
4 12 4 36 12 1965 52.700 -167.400 16 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 12 4 43 10 1965 52.700 -167.500 22 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 12 2 10 36 1970 51.510 -178.510 42 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 12 4 41 51 1976 52.405 -170.189 38 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 12 3 42 4 1978 56.423 -152.691 14 6.6 Southern Alaska
In the Kodiak Island region. Intensity V at Sitkinak Island.
4 12 3 48 55 1978 56.678 -153.568 19 5.2 Southern Alaska
4 12 5 22 29 1978 56.460 -152.548 22 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 12 9 12 1 1978 57.240 -152.040 33 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 12 9 33 38 1978 56.576 -152.841 27 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 12 14 23 59 1984 60.471 -141.229 15 5.0 Central Alaska
4 12 12 05 14 2008 43.648 -127.621 10 5.5 Off coast of Oregon
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 11 15 0 0 1819 -27.350 -70.350 0 8.3 Coast Central Chile
Additional severe damage occurred in Copiapo following three other damaging event in the month of April 1819. The whole city had been destroyed by the shocks of April 3 and 11. The inhabitants barely had time to escape. There are no estimates of deaths in this event.
4 11 10 42 2 1925 -34.000 59.000 60 7.0 So. Indian Ocean
4 11 1 52 20 1946 -1.000 -14.500 60 7.2 No. of Ascension Isl
4 11 23 11 33 1958 47.800 152.640 140 7.4 So. Kurils
4 11 08 38 36 2012 2.327 93.063 20 8.6 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
(NEIC) At least 2 people killed, 8 others died from heart attacks, 12 injured and some buildings damaged in Aceh. Felt (VII) at Banda Aceh and Meulaboh, (VI) at Padang and (V) at Sibolga and Singkil. Also felt (V) at Gunungsitoli, Nias and at Jitra, Malaysia. Felt in much of Sumatra and Java. Felt widely in South and Southeast Asia, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, India, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. Felt as far as Bombay, India and Broome, Australia. A small tsunami was recorded, with maximum wave heights (one-half peak-to-trough) at the following selected tide stations: 1.08 m at Meulaboh, 37 cm at Sabang and 14 cm on Pulau Enganno, Indonesia; 8 cm at Cocos Island, Australia; 23 cm at Chittagong, Bangladesh; 21 cm at Male, Maldives; 17 cm at Port Louis, Mauritius; 11 cm at Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.
4 11 10 43 10 2012 0.802 92.463 25 8.2 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
(NEIC) Felt (V) at Sibolga. Also felt at Banda Aceh, Bukittinggi, Duri, Medan and Padang. Felt at Jakarta, Java. Felt (V) at Ayer Itam; (IV) at Petaling Jaya and Sungai Ara; (III) at Butterworth, Gelugor, Georgetown and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Felt (IV) at Chetpet and (III) at Bangalore and Madras, India. Felt(IV) at Colombo and (II) at Kotte, Sri Lanka. Felt(II) at Kathu and Phuket, Thailand. Also felt in Bangladesh, Brunei, Maldives, Singapore and Vietnam. A local tsunami with a maximum wave height (one-half peak-to-trough) of 22 cm was recorded on Pulau Enggano.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
4 11 19 0 0 1872 37.500 -118.500 0 6.9 California/Nevada area
Felt strongly at Round Valley, Inyo Country, CA. this shock knocked down stone buildings and frame structures were twisted. This was probably an aftershock of the Owen's Valley earthquake of March 26, 1872.
4 11 7 57 0 1910 33.670 -117.320 0 5.0 So. California
4 11 19 0 0 1917 40.000 -118.000 0 5.1 Montana/Idaho
No confirmation for either of these two events could be found.
4 11 11 22 57 1945 42.000 -126.000 0 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
4 11 7 47 7 1947 34.966 -116.550 16 5.0 So. California
Aftershock of event of April 10 same area.
4 11 17 41 15 1957 52.000 -168.500 0 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 11 11 36 0 1964 60.370 -146.440 15 5.0 Central Alaska
4 11 23 0 24 1966 56.600 -152.100 33 5.4 Southern Alaska
4 11 4 5 43 1970 59.720 -142.490 7 6.2 Southeast Alaska
4 11 5 12 19 1973 64.890 -159.490 0 6.0 Northern Alaska
4 11 5 12 55 1978 53.535 -163.731 33 5.6 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 11 1 45 4 1980 49.260 -127.910 10 5.0 Vancouver Island area
4 11 23 51 60 1980 46.208 -122.168 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Part of Mt. St. Helens eruptive phase earthquakes.
4 11 17 22 21 1986 54.164 -167.883 33 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 11 16 22 10 1987 53.389 -167.243 37 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 11 13 3 38 1991 53.980 -163.900 29 5.7 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 11 6 0 55 1993 51.130 -178.420 35 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 11 09 00 09 2012 51.364 -176.097 20 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 11 22 41 46 2012 43.584 -127.638 8 6.0 Off Coast of Oregon
(NEIC) Felt at Aurora, Beaverton, Brookings, Coos Bay, Lincoln City, McMinnville, Medford, Neskowin, North Bend, Oregon City, Portland and Salem. Also felt at Arcata, Crescent City, Eureka and Rio Dell, California and at Ocean Park and Vancouver, Washington.
4 11 20 10 35 2016 51.843 176.623 21 5.6 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
4 10 0 0 0 1739 -0.200 -78.000 0 7.1 Ecuador
4 10 21 22 25 1906 19.000 -113.800 60 7.5 Gulf of California
This generally unrecognized earthquake in the Gulf of California was one of the largest ever recorded in that region and occurred only 8 days before the great San Francisco Earthquake.
4 10 19 36 0 1909 52.000 175.000 0 7.0 Rat Islands
4 10 18 42 24 1911 9.000 -74.000 100 7.2 Colombia
4 10 2 3 56 1918 43.500 130.900 550 7.5 NE China
4 10 13 16 10 1956 -1.000 102.000 0 7.0 So. of Sumatera
4 10 11 29 58 1957 55.750 -153.500 0 7.0 Southern Alaska
4 10 2 6 53 1972 28.434 52.829 33 7.1 So. Iran/Persian Gulf
Qir completely destroyed. 5054 were killed and thousands injured. The damaged region extended over 1,000 sq. km. It was felt widely in southern Iran. More than 20 villages were reduced to rubble and over 30,000 were left homeless. Gaping cracks and considerable ground failure accompanied this shallow earthquake. There was also a report of a volcano near Ghir which was shaken into eruption. The tremor was felt over 500 square miles. Hardest hit were farming villages where mudbrick construction is especially vulnerable to earthquake damage. In Ghir more than a third of the total population was missing and presumed dead. Not a wall stood there. Aftershocks continued for days adding to damage and misery. Most of the victims trapped in the crumbling houses were women and children. Among the horror there were a few miracles. Some persons were buried up to 36 hours before being rescued alive.
4 10 1 42 22 1979 2.963 126.933 37 7.2 Mindanao, Philippines
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
4 10 10 0 0 1881 37.300 -121.300 0 6.0 Central California
In the Modesto region, chimneys were damaged. The shock was felt from Greenville, Plumas County, on the north to Visalia on the south and west to the coast.
4 10 13 40 16 1921 54.000 -134.000 0 6.5 British Colombia
An earthquake was felt at Masset on the Queen Charlotte Islands. Pictures swung on walls, but no damage was reported.
4 10 15 58 0 1947 35.000 -116.600 0 6.4 So. California
4 10 17 18 22 1947 34.900 -116.500 0 5.0 So. California
This earthquake, east of Barstow caused huge dust clouds in the mountains where many rocks were displaced. The banks of the Mohave River were cracked and the water level raised slightly. School buildings and Adobe buildings were damaged considerably. Railroad repairs from subsidence and rockslides needed to be repaired. Chimneys were thrown down, plaster, pools and adobe walls were cracked. Tanks on some farms fell as did a stack of 3,000 concrete blocks.
4 10 3 25 30 1957 53.000 -168.000 0 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 10 9 9 22 1957 50.500 -176.900 20 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 10 11 30 0 1957 55.960 -153.860 0 7.1 Kodiak I. Alaska
4 10 14 30 48 1962 44.150 -73.050 24 5.0 Vermont
Felt over a large area of Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and New York. At Montpelier, a beam dislodged from the state house; braces dropped about 5 inches. Twenty window panes cracked; Plaster cracked. Tile fell from a ceiling at Barre along with wall cracks.
4 10 1 8 1 1964 58.380 -150.600 19 5.5 Southern Alaska
4 10 19 5 54 1964 59.850 -147.730 15 5.3 Southern Alaska
4 10 21 44 7 1964 60.100 -153.700 15 5.6 Central Alaska
4 10 21 44 12 1964 60.150 -153.510 45 5.6 Central Alaska
4 10 22 27 3 1966 41.370 -125.400 33 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
4 10 19 0 33 1967 39.950 -104.930 5 5.0 Colorado area
One of many earthquakes in the induced swarm near Derby/Commerce City, Colorado. This event cracked plaster, broke windows, and caused merchandise to fall in stores. At the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, where water was pumped into the ground triggering these earthquakes, 118 window panes were broken. An asphalt parking lot in the Derby area cracked.
4 10 19 57 35 1967 58.542 -154.233 84 5.6 Southern Alaska
4 10 0 36 44 1971 52.150 -169.944 48 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 10 0 3 59 1990 53.500 -158.200 0 5.4 Alaska Peninsula
4 10 08 04 30 2008 43.988 -128.589 10 5.3 Off coast of Oregon
4 10 19 34 05 2016 51.032 179.621 47 5.4 Rat Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 9 0 0 0 1931 38.300 31.900 33 7.0 Turkey
4 9 8 48 59 1943 19.000 146.000 170 7.0 No. Marianas
4 9 1 56 0 1985 -34.000 -71.500 61 7.5 Central Chile
One person died in a heart attack, several people injured and some damage in the Santiago-Valparaiso area. One additional person died from a heart attack at Chillan. Felt from Mendoza, Argentina through Chile to Santa Fe Provinces in 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
4 9 20 52 0 1917 38.100 -90.200 0 5.0 Eastern Missouri
This earthquake in eastern Missouri was felt from Kansas to Ohio and Wisconsin to Mississippi, an area of about 500X900 miles. The epicentral zone between St. Louis and New Madrid saw cracked windows and broken plaster. At Granite City the one injury was suffered by a painter who was thrown to the ground. Ground swayed at Ironton, MO.
4 9 17 8 30 1941 31.000 -114.000 0 6.0 SW of Yuma, AZ
4 9 12 44 37 1944 49.900 -67.400 0 5.4 New Brunswick
Felt about 20 miles NNW of Riviere Pentecote, Quebec.
4 9 16 29 28 1952 35.520 -97.850 10 5.5 Oklahoma
At El Reno, Oklahoma, chimneys fell, buildings cracked and windows shattered. Minor damage also was reported in Oklahoma City and Ponca City. Felt area included all of Oklahoma, except for the panhandle section, eastern Kansas, southesastern Nebraska, south-central Texas and western sections of Iowa, Missouri, and Arkansas.
4 9 11 2 12 1957 51.270 -178.560 0 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 9 20 23 50 1957 52.500 -169.000 0 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 9 6 15 10 1958 55.500 -139.000 0 5.2 Southeast Alaska
4 9 7 23 16 1961 36.680 -121.300 0 5.6 Central California
This shock, felt about 13 miles south of Hollister was on the San Andreas Fault. More than half of all city buildings suffered some type of damage at Hollister, but the major damage occurred in three buildings - the W.A. Taylor Winery was severely damaged. A 50-foot-long fissure was observed on Cienega Road about 3 miles from the winery. A number of chimneys were damaged, so fell. Damage was estimated at $250,000. No deaths or injuries reported.
4 9 13 6 15 1964 59.600 -146.100 15 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 9 17 33 45 1965 59.600 -144.900 52 5.1 Southeast Alaska
4 9 20 8 35 1966 56.400 -152.300 14 5.4 Southern Alaska
4 9 20 17 44 1966 56.600 -152.100 25 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 9 2 28 59 1968 33.100 -116.100 20 6.1 So. California
4 9 3 3 54 1968 33.100 -116.033 5 5.2 So. California
Known as the Borrego Springs earthquake, this event was felt over a large area of California, Arizona and Nevada. Minor cracking was observed on the Coyote Creek Fault and on Highway 78 next to Ocotillo Wells. A number of minor ground ruptures appear to have been triggered on adjacent faults at Superstition Hills, and the Banning-Mission portion of the San Andreas. Large boulders fell at several points in the Anza-Borrego State Park.
At Ocotillo Wells, a room was separated from a house, cracking walls and spilling up to 3600 gallons of water. Transformers shifted at an electrical sub-station near Ocotillo Wells shearing bolts and bracing. 10 miles to the west a pipeline cracked and water became dark. Ground cracking, building damage and power disruptions occurred throughout the Imperial Valley. A 200-ft-long (2 inch wide) crack developed in a road 6 miles west of Imperial.
4 9 7 51 6 1987 54.100 -169.500 0 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 9 22 59 57 1987 53.060 -168.780 41 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 9 5 7 42 1989 50.680 -179.096 20 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 09 15 16 27 2005 56.168 -154.524 14 6.0 Alaska Peninsula
(NEIC) Felt (II) at Chignik and Perryville.
4 09 23 05 43 2010 32.235 -115.260 4 5.1 Southern California
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Mexicali and (II) at Tijuana. Also felt at Ensenada. Felt (IV) at El Centro; (III) at Calexico, Chula Vista, Imperial and La Mesa; (II) at Aliso Viejo, Brawley, Carlsbad, Costa Mesa, El Cajon, Irvine, La Jolla, Lakeside, Newport Beach, Poway, San Diego, San Marcos and Santee, California. Felt in parts of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego Counties. Felt (II) at Yuma, Arizona. Also felt at Somerton and Tempe.
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
4 8 15 0 0 1858 36.040 137.020 0 7.0 No. Honshu, Japan
203 were killed and there was moderate damage at Hida, Japan.
4 8 15 40 24 1942 13.500 121.000 60 7.9 Luzon, Philippines
Five violent tremors occurred around midnight. Fifteen others followed. Buildings were slightly damaged in Manila where electrical lines snapped. Fires broke out at 2:40 due to grounded wire connections. The first tremor was so violent that the seismograph needle at the Weather Bureau in Manila jumped off the sheet. Cracks were sustained in a number of buildings.
4 8 2 40 27 1976 40.311 63.773 33 7.1 Uzbekistan
Damage (VII) in Gazli-Bukhara area. Felt at Ashkhabad and Samarkand.
4 8 13 10 36 1999 43.649 130.460 580 7.1 NE China
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
No damaging earthquakes have been recorded in the U.S. or Canada on April 8.
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
4 8 0 14 15 1958 65.400 -154.900 0 5.7 Northern Alaska
4 8 19 33 19 1964 59.600 -147.000 15 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 8 19 50 17 1964 60.380 -145.940 10 5.3 Central Alaska
4 8 22 10 57 1966 56.500 -152.500 33 5.6 Southern Alaska
4 8 19 51 31 1970 56.219 -156.591 23 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
4 8 6 24 14 1972 42.646 -126.320 11 5.6 Off Coast of Oregon
4 8 20 32 25 1975 51.899 -166.207 33 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 8 19 29 3 1980 46.210 -122.196 0 5.1 Washington state,
4 8 13 1 23 1988 51.948 -173.271 54 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 8 1 22 19 1989 57.320 -143.460 3 5.2 Southeast Alaska
4 8 15 14 21 1997 52.000 -171.400 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 08 16 44 26 2010 32.228 -115.277 6 5.4 Baja California
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Mexicali and (III) at Ensenada, Rosarito and Tijuana. Felt in much of northern Baja California and (IV) at San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora. Felt (IV) at El Centro and (III) at Boulevard, Calexico, Campo, Chula Vista, Garden Grove, Holtville, Imperial, Irvine, Julian, Laguna Woods, Lakeside, Los Angeles, National City, Ontario, Ramona, San Diego, Spring Valley and Winterhaven, California. Also felt (III) at Somerton, Wellton and Yuma, Arizona. Felt in much of southern California and southwestern Arizona.
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
4 7 23 29 17 1941 17.750 -78.500 0 7.1 Jamaica
4 7 15 30 40 1958 66.030 -156.590 0 7.3 Northern Alaska
4 7 5 34 6 1970 15.761 121.717 37 7.5 Luzon, Philippines
A strong earthquake shock the whole of Luzon and Northern Visayas. Damage was done to schools in Manila. Buildings in Central Manila suffered slight damage. Manila International Airport suffered cracked walls and broken Windows. 14 were killed and hundreds injured. The deaths all resulted from the mainshock. Dozens of injuries, however resulted from the most sever aftershock on April 12. Considerable damage occurred to buildings on Alluvial ground in Manila. Severe damage was done to roads and bridges in the epicentral areas. Estimated cost to injured coconut trees - $2 million. The earthquake was characterized by "short rapid jerks, zigzags rather than arches". This quake radiated from the point of the fault-line that runs along the Philippine Pacific coast. People at the shore twons "saw the sea pushed back, saw the water tripped off like a carpet from the shoreline and folded up into the horizon. But the next moment the folded sea unrolled and came rushing back as a wall of water, sort of tide, a mile-wide torrent that followed and crashed past the shoreline, engulfing trees, boats, huts and beach". Roads split was as much as two feet, water fountained from the deep chasms created, bridges collapsed.
4 7 22 6 57 1995 -15.199 -173.529 21 8.1 Tonga 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
4 7 2 16 0 1934 41.500 -111.500 0 5.5 Utah
Felt at Salt Lake City (III). Also felt at Pocotello, Idaho.
4 7 15 27 50 1963 52.600 -169.500 150 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 7 15 28 4 1963 53.710 -169.960 224 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 7 1 43 25 1964 58.530 -154.460 2 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 7 19 28 25 1964 55.700 -151.830 20 5.5 Southern Alaska
4 7 3 16 23 1972 60.129 -152.754 98 5.1 Central Alaska
4 7 6 18 31 1979 41.982 -126.885 3 5.4 Off Coast of No. California
4 7 20 7 30 1989 33.620 -117.900 13 5.0 So. California
Near Newport Beach, Orange county, slight damage reported at Corona Del Mar, and Newport Beach. Typical damage consisted of broken chimneys, walls, plaster and windows and merchandise damaged while falling from shelves in stores. Ceiling tiles also fell from some stores in Newport Beach, and a brick wall toppled.
4 7 6 4 2 1990 56.406 -153.971 33 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 7 20 10 54 1990 55.000 -152.900 0 5.4 Southern Alaska
4 7 0 42 16 1992 50.910 -130.720 10 5.0 British Colombia
4 7 16 16 45 1994 42.561 -111.032 5 5.2 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt at Afton, Smoot and Thayne and at Auburn, eastern Idaho.
4 7 4 31 7 1996 51.000 -32.000 0 5.2 North Mid-Atlantic Ridge
4 7 16 43 23 2000 51.821 -170.473 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 07 10 04 37 2010 52.174 -173.525 64 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 07 07 48 30 2014 53.190 171.009 24 5.3 Near Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 6 16 7 15 1943 -30.750 -72.000 55 8.3 Central Chile
Destructive at Salamanca and Illapel, Chile. 18 killed; 80 injured at Ovalle, Chile.
4 6 0 36 16 1953 -7.300 131.000 0 7.5 West Irian, PNG
4 6 13 54 38 1992 50.630 -130.510 9 7.0 British Colombia
Felt at Point Hardy and Port O'Neill, British Colombia.
4 06 22 15 01 2010 2.383 97.048 31 7.7 Sumatra, Indonesia
Felt (V) at Meulaboh and Sibolga; (IV) at Banda Aceh and Medan; (III) at Padangsidempuan, Samosir and Tarutung. Also felt at Belawan, Duri, Lhokseumawe and Padang. Felt at Bandung and Jakarta, Java and at Kuta, Bali. Felt (IV) at Butterworth and Perai; (III) at Ayer Itam, Gelugor Estate, George Town, Sungai Ara and Tanjong Bunga Estate; (II) at Banting, Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya and Tanjong Malim, Malaysia. Felt along the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and (II) in Singapore. Also felt at Male, Maldives. A tsunami was recorded along the coast of Sumatra with heights (center-to-peak) at the following tide stations: 44 cm at Meulaboh, 19 cm at Sibolga, 17 cm at Telukdalam, 7 cm at Padang and 7 cm on Pulau Tanahbalah.
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
4 6 4 4 45 1961 40.180 -124.750 0 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
4 6 11 19 23 1963 63.400 -149.600 42 5.3 Central Alaska
4 6 10 42 37 1964 59.850 -145.470 15 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 6 13 19 3 1965 51.290 -179.760 50 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 6 14 15 0 1965 37.500 -120.000 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
Mariposa. Sidewalks cracked. "The sound of the sidewalks cracking awakened my son who got up and looked out the window to the west. My mother heard the noise while listening to the 6:15 a.m. newscast."
4 6 22 28 38 1966 56.470 -154.640 28 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 6 1 46 18 1973 51.310 -178.460 50 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 6 1 53 50 1974 54.883 -160.275 35 5.8 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 6 3 55 57 1974 55.045 -160.510 6 6.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 6 14 47 43 1980 61.377 -147.824 49 5.2 Central Alaska
4 6 9 22 14 1983 54.238 -133.814 10 5.0 British Colombia
4 6 0 24 10 1987 51.400 -173.300 29 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 6 13 54 34 1992 49.000 -131.000 0 5.9 Vancouver Island area
4 6 13 57 49 1992 50.530 -130.390 10 6.8 British Colombia
4 6 15 16 10 1992 50.250 -130.340 25 6.2 British Colombia
4 6 19 1 4 1994 34.192 -117.095 7 5.0 So. California
Felt (V) from Loma Linda and San Bernardino. Also felt at Los Angeles, Orange and to San Diego Counties. Occurred during the SSA meeting that year in Pasadena.
4 6 8 31 9 1995 57.000 -154.000 0 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 06 07 23 27 2008 51.614 179.276 62 5.4 Rat Islands, Aleutians
4 06 11 14 23 2008 51.934 -170.544 38 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 06 14 12 00 2008 54.172 -151.928 14 5.0 South of 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
4 5 0 0 0 1690 17.500 -61.500 33 8.0 Leeward Islands
The correct date is probably April 16 (Gregorian) while April 5 is the Julian date. Intensities of this event were as high as IX in the islands of Antigua, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis. At Antigua, stone houses suffered much, most houses were shaking down or were so split and cracked that they had to be leveled. A spit at Redonda called Rockadunda was split and turned into the sea. Landslides occurred on Nevis Peak. The sea withdrew about 500 feet from Charlestown before returning after two minutes in a tidal wave. The earth opened up to 9 feet in some places and buried solid timber sugar mills. This is one of the two largest earthquakes recorded in this region of the West Indies.
4 5 23 30 45 1901 45.000 148.000 60 7.9 So. Kurils
4 5 16 42 40 1939 -19.500 168.000 70 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
4 5 9 27 0 1949 42.000 131.500 550 7.0 NE China
4 5 21 12 40 1990 15.530 147.580 33 7.5 No. Marianas
Felt at Guam and Saipan (V). It generated an observed tsunami at the dock at Tinian, but no damage. Maximum tsunami height was probably less than the reported 3-4 meters.
4 5 4 19 52 1991 -5.900 -77.150 34 7.3 No. Peru
53 killed and 252 injured and extensive damage to 8.063 homes in the Riojo-Moyabamba-Nueva Cajamarca area. Strongly felt throughout Ecuador.
4 5 11 8 7 1999 -5.681 149.717 164 7.4 New Ireland
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
4 5 23 11 0 1915 38.580 -119.500 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
Coleville area. At Coleville CA., rocks rolled down the hillside.
4 5 19 26 56 1954 47.620 -129.230 0 5.0 Vancouver Island area
4 5 2 49 40 1957 52.000 -172.100 33 6.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 5 1 22 14 1964 56.280 -153.340 24 6.0 Southern Alaska
4 5 1 41 45 1964 56.200 -153.300 35 5.9 Southern Alaska
4 5 2 36 11 1964 60.030 -145.980 15 5.0 Central Alaska
4 5 17 42 13 1964 59.580 -144.700 56 5.2 Southeast Alaska
4 5 19 28 18 1964 60.200 -146.700 16 5.8 Central Alaska
4 5 20 13 25 1964 57.200 -152.200 33 5.2 Southern Alaska
4 5 9 27 32 1965 43.900 -127.800 33 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
4 5 9 4 43 1971 53.359 -170.553 153 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 5 14 53 6 1971 66.800 -157.300 100 5.3 Northern Alaska
4 5 17 41 51 1986 54.055 -161.961 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 5 22 32 54 1988 50.836 -178.146 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 5 9 35 47 1994 51.360 -178.160 33 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 05 10 17 16 1998 52.006 175.028 33 5.3 Rat Islands, Aleutians
4 05 13 20 39 2004 54.210 -162.476 44 5.0 Unimak Island, Alaska
(AEIC). Felt (III) at King Cove, Alaska.
Cove.
4 05 00 07 09 2010 32.018 -115.017 10 5.3 Baja California
(UNM). Felt at Rosarito and San Quintin. Also felt at Puerto Penasco, Sonora. Felt (V) at Yuma, Arizona. Also felt at Somerton. Felt (V) at Brawley, California. Also felt at Blythe, Holtville, Jamul, La Habra and Tustin.
4 05 03 15 25 2010 32.634 -115.782 3 5.0 Baja California
(NEIC) Felt (V) at Ensenada and (III) at Tijuana. Also felt at Puerto Penasco, Sonora. Felt (VI) at El Centro, (IV) at Oceanside and Santee and (III) at Aliso Viejo, Alpine, Borrego Springs, Brawley, Desert Hot Springs, El Cajon, Indian Wells, La Jolla, Palm Desert, Ramona, San Diego and San Jacinto, California. Felt in Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura Counties. Felt (V) at Yuma, Arizona. Also felt at Avondale, Chandler, Fountain Hills, Gilbert, Lake Havasu City, Maricopa, Mesa, Queen Creek, Scottsdale, Surprise and Tucson.
4 05 13 33 05 2010 32.640 -115.801 0 5.1 Southern California
(NEIC) Felt (II) at Ensenada and Tijuana. Also felt at Mexicali and San Felipe. Felt at Puerto Penasco, Sonora. Felt (VI) at Calexico,(V) at El Centro, (IV) at Brawley and Imperial and(III) at Alpine, Anaheim, Bonita, Cathedral City, El Cajon, Julian, Lake Forest, San Diego and Santee, California. Felt in many parts of southern California. Felt at Yuma and in the Phoenix area, Arizona and at Las Vegas and Laughlin, Nevada.
4 05 14 04 04 2013 56.919 -156.237 70 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
Felt at Kodiak.
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
4 4 0 0 0 1819 -27.300 -70.500 0 8.0 Coast Central Chile
A very violent earthquake occurred at Copiapo, Chile (Mw 8.0). The whole city was destroyed by the shocks of this day and of the 4th and 11th. The inhabitants had barely time to save their lives. No reports of deaths. (See also April 3, 1819)
4 4 10 13 3 1904 41.800 23.400 6 7.3 Bulgaria
Limited damage was suffered in Bulgaria and northern Greece
4 4 0 50 0 1905 33.000 76.000 60 8.6 India
The earthquake that struck the Dharamshala-Kangra area in Himachal Pradesh on April 4th, 1905 is among the deadliest earthquakes in the history of India. According to the provincial government of Punjab, 19,727 people were killed at Sialkot. Many of the fatalities were from Dharamshala, Kangra and neigbhouring towns and villages. Felt from Afghanistan to Bengal. All the buildings were destroyed at Kangra including numerous churches and temples. One major difficulty in this event was that most government officials were killed and there was no one to supervise the rescue and cleanup efforts. Most of the deaths were due to the ground shaking. Landslides, liquefaction and other earthquake effects caused extensive damage throughout the region.
4 4 15 48 40 1911 36.500 26.500 140 7.2 Aegean Sea
4 4 18 44 14 1950 51.770 101.000 24 7.0 So. Siberia
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
4 4 0 13 4 1957 58.170 -155.040 89 6.0 Alaska Peninsula
4 4 21 32 10 1961 33.800 -118.200 33 5.0 So. California
At Terminal Island, Long Beach Harbor. This shock was only slightly felt in the Long Beach-San Pedro-Wilmington area, but subsurface damage including major pipeline breakage and to oil well pipes on Terminal Island was estimated at $4.5 million. More than 40 wells were damaged and off normal production.
4 4 4 34 57 1964 60.300 -146.500 5 5.0 Central Alaska
4 4 4 54 2 1964 60.100 -146.700 40 5.6 Central Alaska
4 4 8 40 30 1964 56.500 -152.600 15 5.3 Southern Alaska
4 4 17 46 9 1964 56.300 -154.400 18 5.7 Southern Alaska
4 4 17 59 43 1964 56.400 -154.500 25 6.1 Southern Alaska
Aftershocks of the Great Alaska Earthquake of March 28, 1964.
4 4 18 15 52 1964 56.180 -154.490 22 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 4 22 16 54 1964 59.400 -145.200 10 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 4 13 45 11 1980 46.364 -122.182 4 5.0 Washington state,
Shocks associated with the eruption of Mt. St. Helen's in May 1980.
4 4 17 21 40 1993 53.980 -165.060 33 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 04 04 29 08 2002 50.530 -130.410 10 5.0 Vancouver B.C. Canada
4 04 22 40 43 2010 32.297 -115.278 4 7.2 Baja California
(NEIC) Two people killed, at least 233 injured and many buildings damaged (VII) in the Mexicali area. Felt (VII) at Guadalupe Victoria and (V) at El Sauzal, Ensenada, Maneadero, Primo Tapia, San Felipe, Tecate and Tijuana. Felt (VI) at San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora. Felt in much of Baja California and northwestern Sonora and as far as Aguascalientes, Ciudad Juarez and La Paz. About 28 km of surface faulting observed on the Borrego Fault southwest of Mexicali. Many buildings damaged (VII) at Calexico and Imperial, California. Felt (VII) at El Centro and Heber; (VI) at Brawley, Calipatria, Holtville and Ocotillo; (V) at Borrego Springs, Boulevard, Campo, Chula Vista, Coachella, Coronado, Jacumba, Lemon Grove, Los Angeles, Niland, Pine Valley, San Diego, San Ysidro, Tecate, Thermal, Westmorland and Winterhaven. Felt (V) at Somerton, Wellton and Yuma, Arizona. Felt throughout southern California, in much of Arizona, in the Henderson-Las Vegas area, Nevada and in parts of New Mexico and Utah.
4 04 22 50 17 2010 32.097 -115.047 10 5.5 Baja California
4 04 23 15 14 2010 32.250 -115.300 8 5.4 Baja California
(NEIC) Felt at San Quintin. Felt (IV) at Yuma, Arizona. Felt at Campo, Chula Vista, El Cajon, La Mesa, San Diego and Santee, 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
4 3 15 0 0 1520 33.000 136.000 0 7.4 Central/So. Honshu Japan
4 3 15 0 0 1819 -27.300 -70.500 0 8.0 Coast Central Chile
A very violent earthquake occurred at Copiapo, Chile (Mw 8.0). The whole city was destroyed by the shocks of this day and of the 4th and 11th. The inhabitants had barely time to save their lives. No reports of number of deaths.
4 3 1 40 0 1868 19.400 -155.300 5 7.9 Hawaii
See yesterday's history for details
4 3 0 0 0 1872 36.200 36.200 0 7.5 Turkey
1800 were killed in this devastating earthquake which was felt from Antioch to Beirut to Damascus.
4 3 11 30 0 1881 38.200 26.200 0 7.3 Aegean Sea
This was one of the worst seismic tragedies to hit Greece in modern times. A very strong shock in the Aegean Sea with up to 422 aftershocks felt during the next two weeks, 5-6 of which were very strong. Of the 64 villages on the Islands 25 suffered great damage and 15 considerable damage. An estimated 4181 were killed and many thousands injured. Up to 1200 were missing and presumed dead. More than 10,000 homes and businesses were destroyed. A small tsunami (about 1 meter) was also observed.
4 3 15 21 39 1941 -22.500 -66.000 260 7.2 Argentina
4 3 2 49 57 1983 8.430 -83.180 24 7.2 Costa Rica
Five people died from heart attacks, one person killed by a collapsing house, and several people injured in southeastern Costa Rica. Also felt strongly in southwestern Panama.
4 03 02 43 14 2014 -20.518 -70.498 31 7.7 Arequipa, Chile
GUC reported this earthquake of M 7.5 was felt with intensity VIII in Pisagua, Iquique, Alto Hospicio, Cuya, Arica; VII Tocopilla, Sierra Gorda, Quillagua; VI Mejillones, Maria Elena, Calama, V Antofagasta, Amarilla, Alcerra, II Copiapo, Chile, Felt in Arica, Parinacota, Tarapaca, Antofagasta and Atacama, Chile. GUC reported this earthquake of M 6.3 was also felt with intensity VI at Iquique, Alto Hospicio, Quillagua, V Pisagua, Cuya, Arica,; IV Tocopilla, San PEdro de Atacama, Maria Elena, Putre; III Sierra Gorda, Ollague, Mejillones, Calama, Chile. Felt in Arica, Parinacota and Tarapaca, Chile. NEIC reported the foreshock to the second major quake of M 6.4 was felt with intensity VI uin Iquique and II in Arica and Copiapo. NEIC reported the M 7.6-7.8 event was felt with intensity VI in Iquique; V in Arica, IV in La Paz, Bolivia; Calama, Chile and Arequipa, Peru and II-III in Pacocha, Peru, Santiago, Copiapo and Antofagasta, 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
4 3 12 15 0 1872 36.900 -118.200 0 6.6 California/Nevada area
A strong aftershock of the earthquake of March 26, 1982.
4 3 20 8 0 1926 34.000 -116.000 0 5.5 So. California
Northeast of Banning. Possibly in the region of Twentynine Palms. Of moderately destructive force, but no damage because of lack of settlements.
4 3 15 54 52 1963 61.200 -147.800 71 5.7 Central Alaska
A strong foreshock to the great Alaskan earthquake of 1964. Felt at Valdez.
4 3 8 38 43 1964 59.600 -144.670 10 5.5 Southeast Alaska
4 3 22 15 48 1964 57.100 -151.900 15 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 3 22 33 42 1964 61.600 -147.600 40 6.0 Central Alaska
Aftershocks of the Great Alaska earthquake of March 28, 1964.
4 3 13 59 2 1970 51.815 -175.254 57 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 3 0 26 54 1976 52.150 -169.614 22 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 3 3 46 4 1980 63.149 -149.567 92 5.0 Central Alaska
4 3 9 35 27 1980 46.227 -122.172 0 5.1 Washington state,
4 3 23 57 52 1980 46.212 -122.186 0 5.0 Washington state,
Earthquakes preceding the Mt. St. Helens eruption on May 1980.
4 3 19 26 24 1983 51.656 -176.929 61 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 3 2 57 11 1986 56.257 -153.473 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 3 1 18 5 1989 50.700 -170.100 0 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 2 10 48 0 1851 -33.320 -71.420 0 7.1 Central Chile
A strong earthquake did moderate damage in Valparaiso, Chile
4 2 0 0 0 1868 19.500 -155.300 10 7.8 Hawaii
This was the strongest earthquake ever recorded in Hawaii. Nearly every wooden house at Keiawa, Penaluu, Ninole and beyond was knocked off it's foundation or tumbled over (recall that the Unimak tsunami hit Ninole on this day in history April 1, 1946). It shock down almost every wall in Hilo and caused landslides beyond Hilo. Fissures opened and brooks became muddy. In one place a fissure opened about two feet and then closed, the two sides were then several inches from coincidence. At Kealakekua strong trees were bent backward and forward like reeds in a storm. At Kohala, it was reported that the force of the shock stopped all sugar mill engines, even the large 75-horsepower engine which was running at the time with a full head of steam. Ground waves estimated at 1-2 feet from trough to crest were observed at Kohala. Rumbling sounds were heard and clocks were stopped at Honolulu. A tsunami struck the Kau-Puna coast, adding to the devastation. It was reported that the wave rolled in over the tops of the coconut trees, a height of at least 60 feet. Most houses were swept out to sea and a number of persons were drowned. At Hilo the tsunami was 10 feet. On April 7 a powerful volcanic eruption began starting in the fissure formed at the time of the earthquake.
4 2 5 45 0 1872 36.200 36.100 0 7.3 Turkey
1800 were killed in this devastating earthquake which was felt from Antioch to Beirut to Damascus.
4 2 9 36 0 1921 23.000 123.000 60 7.2 Taiwan
4 2 5 39 11 1947 -1.500 138.000 60 7.4 West Irian, PNG
4 2 1 11 55 1964 5.900 95.700 132 7.0 Nicobar Islands
Moderate property damage occurred on Sumatra.
4 2 7 15 23 1977 -16.700 -172.100 33 7.6 Tonga 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
4 2 2 0 0 1875 39.500 -115.800 0 5.5 Eureka, Nevada area
One building was seriously damaged at Eureka, Nevada
4 2 11 17 0 1896 45.200 -123.200 0 5.0 Oregon state,
Three shocks in succession awakened everyone. The mainshock was felt at Portland and Salem, Oregon.
4 2 0 39 45 1957 51.100 -173.000 33 6.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 2 16 18 55 1963 53.100 -171.700 42 6.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 2 9 57 55 1964 56.590 -152.700 22 5.2 Southern Alaska
4 2 11 41 11 1964 58.800 -149.600 20 5.4 Southern Alaska
4 2 20 9 42 1964 59.800 -147.000 9 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 2 22 34 32 1964 59.760 -144.070 22 5.1 Southeast Alaska
4 2 15 19 13 1967 66.810 -134.400 33 5.0 Yukon Territory, Canada
4 2 13 8 19 1972 59.889 -153.350 130 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 2 16 49 29 1973 51.940 -177.402 63 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 2 4 53 30 1988 53.600 -164.800 0 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 2 22 12 27 1993 51.460 -176.890 13 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 2 18 25 50 1997 51.816 -173.718 33 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 02 00 42 53 1998 51.356 179.303 33 5.1 Rat Islands, Aleutians
4 02 06 18 19 2000 19.339 -155.206 4 5.0 Hawaii
4 2 18 54 59 2001 64.280 -131.000 10 5.1 Yukon Territory, Canada
4 02 06 39 39 2003 65.284 -150.040 16 5.3 Northern Alaska
(NEIC) Felt(IV) at Fairbanks, Fort Wainwright, Manley Hot Springs, North Pole and Tanana; (III) at Anderson and Eielson AFB.
4 02 05 55 41 2008 44.364 -129.351 10 5.2 Off Coast of Oregon
4 02 05 50 00 2016 57.042 -157.953 10 6.2 Alaska Peninsula
This earthquake of M 6.2 was reported by NEIC to have been felt with moderate to strong intensity VI in Port Heiden, Alaska and II-III in South Naknek, King Salmon, Monokotak, Levelock, North Pole and North Dillingham, 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
4 1 0 0 0 1170 45.700 26.600 150 7.0 Romania/Bulgaria
Identified in "A new Catalog of Strong Earthquakes in the U.S.S.R. from Ancient times through 1977", details are not available.
4 1 19 6 9 1927 -20.000 -177.500 400 7.1 Tonga Islands
4 1 2 9 15 1936 4.500 126.500 60 7.7 Mindanao, Philippines
This moderate earthquake did not kill in the Philippines, but an earthquake later in the day (Ms 6.8) did kill 104 in China.
4 1 14 18 8 1943 -6.500 105.500 60 7.0 So. of Java
4 1 12 28 54 1946 52.800 -163.500 60 7.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
This earthquake has been recalculated and was apparently much larger than originally believed. It occurred south of Unimak Island, Alaska. Minor damage occurred to Navy buildings a short distance inland from Scotch Cap Lighthouse on the southwest coast of the island. A few minutes after the earthquake a tsunami destroyed the lighthouse and took lives of the five attendants. Effects clearly indicated that the wave reached a height of 90 to 100 feet. Minor wave damage in the Aleutians occurred at Dutch Harbor and at Ikatan Island. Many aftershocks were felt, principally on Ikatan Island. Aftershocks were also reported from Chignik, Cold Bay, Sanak Island and the Shumagin Islands. The great distance between the instrumental epicenter and the aftershock locations suggests they may not have originated at the point of the mainshock. The tsunami effects were disastrous in the Hawaiian Island (called the Laupahoehoe Tragedy of 1946). 173 lives were lost and damage was estimated at $25 million. A major portion of the damage occurred at Hilo. The wave was also noted in the Society and Marquesas Islands and at many points on the Pacific shores of North and South America.
4 1 15 18 5 1961 41.500 78.000 0 7.2 Kirgizstan/Xinjiang
4 1 0 42 2 1968 32.283 132.533 30 7.8 Kyushu, Japan area
Minor property damage occurred at Kyushu where one person died and 22 were injured. A 2.3-meter tsunami was generated on the east coast of Kyushu. It destroyed four homes and capsized several fishing boats.
4 1 17 56 23 1998 -0.544 99.261 56 7.0 So. of Sumatera
Felt strongly in Padang. Felt in Singapore and in the Kuala Lumpur area.
4 01 20 39 58 2007 -8.466 157.043 24 8.1 Solomon Islands
Fifty-two people killed and several villages destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami. About 300 homes, schools and a hospital were destroyed at Sasamunga and about 500 houses were damaged at Gizo. Tsunami damage also occurred on Lefung and Taro. Two people were killed by landslides on Ranongga, where uplift was also observed. Felt (IV) at Honiara. A 3.5-meter tsunami was measured at Unumatana and a 2 meter tsunami was observed at Kelau, Woodlark Island, Papua New Guinea, where 17 houses were destroyed, a church was damaged and the tsunami ran inland up to 1 km. The tsunami also caused damage on Rossel Island and Bougainville. Tsunami wave heights in centimeters
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
4 1 19 0 0 1917 40.000 -118.000 0 5.1 Montana/Idaho
4 1 10 40 58 1941 55.800 -153.800 0 6.5 Southern Alaska
4 1 10 40 59 1941 56.000 -153.500 0 6.5 Southern Alaska
4 1 23 43 42 1945 34.000 -120.017 0 5.4 Off So. California
4 1 12 28 54 1946 52.750 -163.500 25 7.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 1 19 21 8 1951 40.470 -125.300 0 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
4 1 0 38 0 1952 48.000 -113.800 0 5.6 Montana/Idaho
Northwestern Montana. A large area of Montana, Idaho and southern British Columbia was affected by this shock. Walls cracked and chimneys twisted and fell at Flathead Lake, Mont. Slight damage at Eureka and Swan Lake, Montana.
4 1 11 35 30 1957 51.000 -173.000 0 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 1 18 18 30 1959 39.717 -120.200 10 5.8 Central California
Most of the serious property damage occurred near Loyalton, where several chimneys fell, windows were broken and plaster and walls were cracked. Felt over a large area of northeast California and Nevada.
4 1 14 12 0 1960 49.000 -129.500 0 5.0 Vancouver Island area
4 1 12 11 60 1962 63.400 -150.700 140 5.5 Central Alaska
4 1 0 1 12 1964 60.370 -146.480 23 5.1 Central Alaska
4 1 3 23 17 1964 57.200 -151.300 25 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 1 20 13 8 1964 58.270 -149.780 24 5.0 Southern Alaska
Aftershocks of the great Alaska earthquake of MArch 28, 1964.
4 1 9 13 14 1985 47.900 -115.800 0 5.1 Montana/Idaho
Cracked water main at East Helena. Felt (V) at Belt, Big Arm and throughout much of western Montana including Kalispell, Missoula and Helena.
4 1 7 12 27 1995 53.613 -164.438 33 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
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