Daily earthquake history

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 31 0 0 0 1605 33.400 133.300 0 7.9 Kyushu, Japan area

Also given date as Feb. 2-3. 700 houses - 41% of the town of Hiro was destroyed. A strong tsunami was generated which washed away Hito and drowned 3600 in Shishikui, Awa with maximum height 7 meters. 50 were drowned at Sakihama and 350 more at Kannoura. More than 5,000 drowned in the area. To the east in the Emjimada area castles at Tawara in Atsumi and Kakegawa were destroyed. 80% of the houses at Ari were washed away in the tsunami which hit the coast from Ise Shima to Boso. More than 1,000 people were drowned in this area.

1 31 19 22 0 1900 48.000 146.000 499 7.5 So. Kurils

1 31 15 36 0 1906 1.000 -81.500 60 8.9 Ecuador

This was a catastrophic earthquake which generated a tsunami off the coast of Ecuador and Colombia. Several foreshocks occurred. The entire city of Tumaco appeared to move and houses rose and fell like ships on the ocean. It was impossible to move or to take a single step. A loud earthquake noise accompanied the event. Non-wooden structures were completely destroyed. On Pindo Island cracks opened and closed on the beach. Citizens were in panic. The earthquake generated a tsunami with maximum height 5 meters which submerged part of the city and washed several islands away. Several homes were destroyed in the tsunami. Felt from Tumaco to Esmeraldas to Micay. 30 homes collapsed at Esmeraldas. Heavy damage occurred at Limones and two were killed. Houses also collapsed at Guapi and Rioverde. Fires followed. The ground cracked on Cape Manglares and water gushed. At Buenaventura stone structures and churches were damaged. The tsunami was notable throughout Central America and was observed as far as Hawaii and San Francisco, California.

1 31 20 11 48 1912 61.000 -147.500 80 7.2 Central Alaska

Felt throughout the Prince William Sound area in Copper and Tanana Valley. Strongly felt at Fairbanks and Valdez. Undersea cables broke.

1 31 13 17 22 1922 40.870 -125.350 0 7.3 Off Coast of No. California

A large sub-oceanic earthquake which was felt with maximum intensity of VI at Eureka. Also felt at San Jose on the south and northward into Oregon and eastward as far as northwestern Nevada.

1 31 9 17 8 1956 -3.250 152.250 360 7.1 New Britain

1 31 20 55 54 1973 28.267 139.767 500 7.0 Bonin Islands

Felt on Hachijo-jima and Miyake-jima and as far north as Tateyama and Tokyo.

1 31 23 30 5 1974 -7.461 155.894 34 7.0 Solomon Islands

Followed a foreshock of M 5.8. Felt strongly on Bougainville Island with intensity VI at Arawa and with V at Panguna and Shortland Island. A tsunami was generated with maximum height 4.6 meters which did damaged on the coasts of Shortland (Korovu) and Choiseul.

1 31 20 30 47 1996 44.455 149.372 58 7.1 Hokkaido, Japan

Felt with maximum intensity at Kurilsk, Iturup and in the southern portion of Urup.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 31 20 11 48 1912 61.000 -147.500 80 7.2 Central Alaska

Felt throughout the Prince William Sound area in Copper and Tanana Valley. Strongly felt at Fairbanks and Valdez. Undersea cables broke.

1 31 13 17 22 1922 40.870 -125.350 0 7.3 Off Coast of No. California

A large sub-oceanic earthquake which was felt with maximum intensity of VI at Eureka. Also felt at San Jose on the south and northward into Oregon and eastward as far as northwestern Nevada.

1 31 3 55 0 1934 38.300 -118.400 0 5.0 California/Nevada area

Felt at Fenton and Fallon, NV.

1 31 6 49 11 1942 51.180 -123.580 0 5.5 British Colombia

Centered near San Juan Island, WA. Felt in Canada especially in Vancouver.

1 31 0 48 36 1961 56.000 -153.900 26 6.2 Southern Alaska

Felt by many and frightened people at Fairbanks. Merchandise fell from shelves at Manley Hot Springs.

1 31 19 55 27 1974 52.383 -168.688 42 5.6 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 31 20 15 55 1974 52.326 -168.671 44 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 31 3 7 32 1979 51.503 -175.870 20 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity III at Adak.

1 31 23 59 7 1981 59.017 -152.231 62 5.0 Southern Alaska

1 31 16 46 43 1986 41.650 -81.162 10 5.0 Ohio/Lake Erie

Felt over an area of 300,00 sq. km in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, New York, Delaware, West Virginia, Wisconsin and other areas between especially in high-rise buildings. Well water was greatly affected in the region. At least 17 were injured and minor damage occurred in the epicentral area. Maximum intensity VI but could be has high as VII. Injuries occurred due to falls during evacuation of buildings, broken glass and falling objects as well as exposure to the cold weather. Damage to homes included cracked chimneys, walls windows and tiles. Merchandise was thrown from shelves.

1 31 13 32 01 2004 53.718 -162.952 33 5.0 South of Alaska

1 31 09 53 40 2013 55.435 -135.018 13 5.9 SE Alaska

Felt (IV) at Ketchikan and Wrangell; (III) at Craig, Klawock, Petersburg, Sitka and Thorne Bay; (II) at Juneau. Felt throughout southeastern Alaska. Felt (II) at Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Also felt at Smithers and Terrace.

1 31 12 38 31 2015 56.693 -168.996 10 5.3 North of Fox Is. Alaska

Not felt. Winter Storm Juno which probably had an effect on the Pribilof Islands. The effect of this storm on North America was likely to promote high seismicity along the interface between North America and the Pacific plate. The Pribilof Islands lie on this interfacial boundary.

1 31 17 39 12 2015 56.631 -169.091 10 5.3 North of Fox Is. Alaska

1 31 20 47 13 2015 56.609 -169.081 21 5.0 North of Fox Is. Alaska

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 30 14 1 0 1902 40.500 141.300 60 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan

1 30 3 35 50 1914 -35.000 -73.000 60 8.2 Central Chile

Located off the coast of central Chile. Felt in San Luis Province, Argentina.

1 30 2 45 30 1917 55.200 164.500 40 8.1 Komandorsky Isl

A tsunami was generated.

1 30 21 18 37 1918 45.400 136.500 350 7.7 Sea of Japan

1 30 2 18 27 1939 -6.500 155.500 25 7.9 Solomon Islands

Felt at Bougainville and Guadalcanal.

1 30 0 56 32 1950 -53.500 -71.500 0 7.0 So. So. America

1 30 10 29 40 1969 4.805 127.437 70 7.2 Halmahera

Felt at Mindanao with intensity VI and at Davao where power was disrupted. Felt as far as Samar Island.

1 30 21 1 18 1973 18.390 -103.210 32 7.5 Michoacan, Mexico

Strongest earthquake in Mexico since 1957. Considerable damage occurred in Colima, Michoacan and Jalisco. Maximum damage was located at Tecomate, Coahuuayana, Manzanillo, Colima and Cuidad Guzman. More than 56 killed and at least 200 were injured. At Mexico City traffic lights were out. Damage occurred to high rise buildings. A slight tsunami was generated which was felt at sea. The earthquake was followed by the eruption of the Colima volcano. Lava reached nearby villages.

1 30 8 52 43 1981 51.820 176.140 21 7.1 Rat Islands

Felt with intensity IV at Shemya.

1 30 22 29 42 1987 -60.063 -26.916 48 7.0 Southern Ocean

1 30 22 0 12 1996 -32.885 -178.339 33 7.0 So. Kermadec Islands

1 30 22 29 57 1996 -32.831 -178.266 33 7.4 So. Kermadec Islands

1 30 12 16 10 1998 -23.689 -70.008 34 7.0 Coast No. Chile

One person killed at Antofagasta where minor damage to buildings occurred. Maximum intensity VII at Antofagasta, Calama and Collahuuasi. Felt as far as La Serena.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 30 19 24 2 1934 38.300 -118.400 0 5.6 California/Nevada area

Felt with intensity VII at Mina. Broke dishes and windows and damaged chimneys in the epicentral area.

1 30 20 16 31 1934 38.280 -118.360 0 6.3 California/Nevada area

1 30 20 30 0 1934 38.300 -118.400 0 5.7 California/Nevada area

1 30 23 40 0 1934 38.300 -118.400 0 5.4 California/Nevada area

A sequence of earthquakes which was felt in the area of Hawthorne, NV but did little damage in this unsettled area. Chimneys and adobe buildings collapsed at Mina and Marietta. Changes in ground water occurred and landslides and fissures were noted including a 5-inch scarp on Excelsior Mountain. Felt as far as Utah.

1 30 4 0 0 1952 44.500 -73.200 0 5.0 New York State

Felt in Burlington Vermont for an area of about 50 sq. miles. Minor damage occurred to sidewalks, basements and gas mains. Ground fissures about 2 miles long and 15 feet apart were observed in the North End of Burlington.

1 30 12 8 27 1957 65.590 -133.640 15 5.8 Yukon Territory, Canada

1 30 5 17 32 1959 61.000 -78.500 10 5.5 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada

1 30 12 12 35 1961 65.200 -149.900 34 5.5 Northern Alaska

Felt by many and frightened some at Fairbanks, Central Alaska. Merchandise fell from shelves in Manley Hot Springs.

1 30 4 39 54 1963 55.200 -161.700 0 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

1 30 4 37 21 1965 51.680 -179.670 88 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 30 18 10 7 1969 53.800 -170.100 51 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 30 18 0 58 1984 55.580 -154.160 33 5.0 Southern Alaska

1 30 13 13 33 1985 51.670 -170.150 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 30 7 15 34 1986 43.601 -127.339 10 5.2 North Pacific Ocean

1 30 4 6 23 1989 38.824 -111.614 24 5.4 Utah area

Damage to windows, walls, chimneys and foundations at Ferron and Wales. Underground pipes broke at Salina. Plaster fell at Wales. Felt in northern Arizona, western Colorado, Utah and southwest Wyoming.

1 30 12 57 50 1991 52.500 -167.700 0 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 30 5 28 23 1997 59.380 -145.049 33 5.0 Southern Alaska

1 30 03 14 28 2013 43.638 -127.620 10 5.4 Off coast of Oregon

1 30 00 28 41 2016 40.897 -127.272 10 5.0 Off coast of No. California

1 30 03 34 02 2016 39.492 -121.695 69 5.0 Northern California

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 29 0 0 0 1763 40.800 142.000 0 7.4 Hokkaido, Japan

Much damage. A tsunami was generated which hit Sanricu at Hachinohe and in Hokkaido and Hakodate with maximum height 4-5 meters. 20 boats were wrecked and washed away. Two houses were destroyed and temples were destroyed in Aomori, Hakodate and Hechinohe tsunami.

1 29 13 41 10 1932 -6.000 155.000 60 7.0 Solomon Islands

1 29 9 23 44 1942 -19.000 169.000 130 7.1 Vanuatu Islands

1 29 8 17 50 1947 -26.000 -63.000 580 7.2 Argentina

Felt but not damaging.

1 29 10 19 5 1968 43.540 146.780 36 7.2 Hokkaido, Japan

Violent earthquake south of the Kuril Islands. A small tsunami was generated which was observed on the coast of Hokkaido with maximum height of 26 cm at Nemuro.

1 28 19 10 26 2020 19.400 -79.000 10 7.7 Cuba

Felt throughout northern Caribbean and southeastern U.S. No major damage, tsunami or casualties were reported.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 29 13 52 0 1933 38.500 -118.000 0 5.0 California/Nevada area

1 29 5 43 47 1951 43.000 -128.000 0 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon

1 29 20 21 27 1959 51.880 -173.790 0 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 29 20 58 18 1959 52.000 -174.000 0 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 29 22 31 57 1965 51.430 -178.970 35 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 29 18 53 49 1968 59.700 -153.220 120 5.2 Southern Alaska

1 29 20 52 21 1968 56.390 -153.540 6 5.1 Southern Alaska

1 29 18 45 54 1976 43.558 -127.269 28 5.2 Off Coast of Oregon

1 29 0 16 43 1990 51.770 -175.230 42 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 29 20 57 23 1990 52.310 -169.770 16 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 29 11 20 36 1994 34.305 -118.579 1 5.4 So. California

Aftershock of Northridge earthquake. Additional damage in Northridge. Damage with intensity VI at Camarillo and Sunland. Felt in Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, Ventura, Santa Barbara and Orange counties.

1 29 3 11 23 1995 47.388 -122.365 17 5.1 Washington state, U.S.

Slight damage was observed at Auburn and Tacoma. Felt from Vancouver, British Columbia to Salem, Oregon and as far as Grand Coulee and Yakima, Washington.

1 29 22 25 34 2010 51.672 177.745 73 5.0 Rat Islands, Aleutians

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 28 15 0 0 1763 41.000 142.025 0 7.4 Hokkaido, Japan

1 28 21 24 3 1931 11.000 144.800 60 7.2 So. Marianas/Guam

Felt at Agana and Sumay.

1 28 0 0 0 1947 -26.500 -63.000 0 7.5 Argentina

Felt but not damaging.

1 28 3 47 21 1948 -1.500 126.500 80 7.2 Ceram area

1 28 13 0 48 1963 55.100 -161.800 0 7.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 28 8 27 57 1940 61.490 -138.910 15 5.2 Central Alaska

1 28 5 6 8 1945 48.242 -122.377 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.

Felt by many at Stanwood, WA. Felt with intensity IV at Granite Falls and Snohomish.

1 28 23 14 57 1959 62.500 -76.000 0 5.0 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada

1 28 8 12 46 1961 35.778 -118.049 6 5.3 So. California

Felt in Kern and Tulare Counties near Walker Pass with intensity VI. At Johannesbury, concrete cracked. A rockslide occurred at Kernville and dishes broke at Bodfish.

1 28 13 0 47 1963 54.600 -161.600 51 6.7 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

1 28 10 15 6 1966 43.600 -127.200 33 5.1 North Pacific Ocean

1 28 19 7 16 1966 51.810 -176.990 63 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt at Adak.

1 28 13 52 58 1967 52.375 -169.515 43 6.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians

Felt in the epicentral area on Umnak.

1 28 14 5 57 1967 52.301 -169.488 45 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 28 14 23 26 1967 52.450 -169.580 37 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 28 14 30 27 1967 52.610 -169.480 44 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 28 16 31 23 1967 52.272 -169.303 45 6.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 28 17 19 33 1967 52.235 -169.476 40 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 28 17 26 34 1967 52.349 -169.390 45 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 28 17 42 2 1967 52.401 -169.386 50 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 28 13 53 16 1975 40.415 -125.446 10 5.0 Off Coast of No. California

Felt with intensity V at Eureka, Fortuna and Loleta. Felt with intensity IV at Arcata, Bayside, Ferndale, Miranda, Rio Dell and Scotia. Damage was reported.

1 28 2 25 2 1978 63.036 -151.058 115 5.0 Central Alaska

1 28 4 16 55 1985 53.120 -163.990 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

1 28 19 37 56 1985 54.900 -163.400 0 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

1 28 8 10 5 1999 52.886 -169.123 67 6.6 Fox Islands, Aleutians

Minor damage at Nikolski. Also felt at Akutan, Dutch Harbor and Unalaska.

1 28 21 08 53 2015 40.318 -124.607 17 5.7 Off Coast of Northern California

Felt with moderate intensity in Redway, Fort Bragg and Trinity Center where shaking lasted about 8 seconds.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 27 20 9 13 1931 25.600 96.800 60 7.6 Myanmar

Highly damaging with maximum intensity about IX. Inhabitants were thrown from their beds in the epicentral area. All glassware was broken at Kamaing. Cupboards, mirrors and furniture were overturned. All masonry buildings in the epicentral area and at Kamaing were severely damaged. Two pagodas were destroyed. The bridge over the Indaw Chaung sagged about four feet. Fissures were observed and water and sand spouts occurred. Hill slopes were scarred by big cracks up to 2 feet wide with vertical abutment up to 3-4 feet. Landslides dammed streams. Felt over the entire Myithkyina District. Also felt north at Fort Hertz and east to Htawgaw and in Maingkwan. Felt over the southern region in the Katha district. Also felt severely at Haungpa and in upper Chindwin districts.

1 27 13 29 8 1942 -4.500 135.000 60 7.1 West Irian, PNG

1 27 11 58 28 1948 -20.500 -178.000 630 7.2 Tonga Islands

1 27 16 58 53 2006 -5.473 128.131 397 7.5 Banda Sea

Felt(V) on Ambon; (IV) at Kupang, Saumlaki, Sorong, Tual, and Waingapu; (III) at Makassar, Indonesia. Felt at Denpasar. Felt (IV) at Dili, East Timor; (III) at Darwin and (II) at Palmerston, Australia. Felt (III PIVS) at Marawi and (II PIVS) at Davao, Philippines. Also felt at Jabiru, Howard Springs and Humpty Doo-MacMinns Lagoon, Australia.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 27 14 29 3 1931 60.700 -149.000 0 5.6 Central Alaska

Felt at Seward and surroundings. Also felt at Matanuska and Cordova and Kasilof(?).

1 27 14 19 48 1954 35.150 -118.633 0 5.0 So. California

West of Tehachapi. Slight damage at Arvin, Keene and Tehachapi.

1 27 23 7 42 1962 30.800 -114.600 16 5.3 SW U.S.A

1 27 15 24 46 1963 44.300 -114.500 31 5.5 Montana/Idaho

Plaster and windows cracked at Clayton, Central Idaho. Large boulders rolled down a hill at Livingston Camp south of Clayton. Felt with intensity V at Atlanta, Hailey, Ketchum, Stanley and south.

1 27 16 6 47 1976 43.565 -127.417 27 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon

1 27 18 57 55 1979 54.768 -161.250 17 6.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity V at Cold Bay where cracks appeared in exterior walls and a building moved on its foundation. Furniture shifted. Objects fell from shelves. Buildings and dishes rattled. Also felt at King Cove, Sand Point, Perryville and False Pass.

1 27 2 33 36 1980 37.737 -121.740 15 5.8 Central California

A damaging earthquake in Livermore at the south end of Greenville Fault. Six were injured by flying glass at Livermore. Ceiling tiles also fell. Severe property damage occurred in The Tassajaro Valley and at Danville where about 50 houses sustained damage. At Danville brick chimneys broke as well as stone walls, ceilings, sidewalks and patios. Felt over a moderate area of Central California.

1 27 14 24 19 1995 51.200 -176.000 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity II at Adak.

1 27 13 42 44 2002 51.725 177.014 50 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians

1 27 09 50 52 2004 56.806 -156.757 75 5.6 Alaska Peninsula

Felt (III) at Chignik and (II) at Perryville. Also felt at Chignik Lagoon.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 26 10 6 46 1947 12.500 -86.250 170 7.2 Nicaragua

Felt over an area of 20,000 sq. km in the Villa de la Union, El Salvador. with intensity VII.

1 26 16 2 14 1983 -30.920 -177.480 271 7.3 So. Kermadec Islands

1 26 3 16 40 2001 23.419 70.232 16 8.0 India

At least 20,000 people killed, more than 166,000 injured and nearly 350,000 building destroyed and an additional 800,000 damaged in the Bhuj-Gujarat area. At least 18 killed in southern Pakistan. Felt throughout southern Pakistan and northern India. Sandblows, liquefaction, visible surface waves and water phenomena were commonly reports.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 26 9 31 20 1922 41.000 -126.000 0 6.0 Off Coast of No. California

Followed by an M 7.3 in the same area on Jan. 31, 1922.

1 26 10 11 54 1932 52.000 -125.000 0 5.0 British Colombia

No earthquake was reported have been felt.

1 26 10 13 0 1932 43.600 -110.800 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming

At Grovont, Kelly, Moran and Jackson western Wyoming plaster cracked and dishes broke. Telephone service was out. A number of aftershocks occurred.

1 26 1 16 7 1957 48.290 -122.600 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.

Felt by many in northwestern Washington near Whidbey Island with Maximum intensity V. Also felt at Anacortes, Bar View, Burlington, La Conner, Mount Vernon and Oak Harbor.

1 26 19 32 6 1971 51.690 -174.930 39 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity III on Adak and Atka Islands.

1 26 3 11 21 1974 52.260 -171.350 55 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 26 19 20 51 1986 36.809 -121.288 8 5.7 Central California

Felt over an area of 36,000 sq. km. with maximum intensity VII at Pacines. At Almaden Vineyard's Cienaga Winery a 20,000 gallon vat of wine moved 6 meters off its foundation and shattered. Estimated loss at $800,000. Items fell from shelves, pictures fell. Gas pipes broke at Hollister along with a water line. Mason and chimneys cracked in the Santa Ana Valley. Items fell from shelves and some cracks appeared in walls at Tres Pinos. Felt from Arroyo Grande on the south to San Francisco on the north and as far east as June Lake near the Nevada border.

1 26 23 16 41 1989 51.300 -169.400 0 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 26 9 22 54 1992 54.650 -161.390 3 5.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

1 26 12 13 39 1992 52.130 -169.950 32 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 26 6 23 19 1997 40.280 -124.402 22 5.2 Off Coast of No. California

1 26 7 40 26 1998 52.227 -168.322 33 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 26 08 36 17 2002 51.754 176.946 45 5.3 Rat Islands, Aleutians

1 26 07 08 12 2003 52.242 -170.253 33 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 26 10 27 07 2004 51.135 178.078 36 5.6 Rat Islands, Aleutians

1 26 19 11 47 2009 51.955 -171.159 25 5.8 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 25 0 36 18 1926 -9.000 158.000 60 7.4 Solomon Islands

1 25 6 34 0 1937 -10.000 163.000 60 7.1 No. of Santa Cruz Islands

1 25 3 32 14 1939 -36.250 -72.250 55 8.3 Central Chile

This earthquake destroyed Chillan and caused great damage in surrounding towns. At least 30,000 dead chiefly in Chilland and Concepcion. Greatest damage occurred in Central Chile over about 45,000 sq. km. This was the most destructive earthquake in the history of Chile based on damage and casualties. Adobe houses were nearly all destroyed. The Coast Range lifted up by five feet near the Central Valley margin, but fault displacement was not observed. No tsunami was observed. Felt throughout most of southern South America. Strong aftershocks lasted for months.

1 25 2 6 23 1972 22.560 122.370 29 8.5 Taiwan

Earthquake in Taitung. One killed, one injured, two houses destroyed four partially destroyed. Felt with intensity V in the southern Ryukyu Islands. Roads destroyed in Taiwan. Also felt in northern Luzon, Philippines. Intensity IV at Hong Kong. A small tsunami was observed at Ishigakishima.

1 25 3 41 24 1972 23.060 122.140 34 7.7 Taiwan

Felt in the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan (intensity V) and northern Luzon.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 25 3 36 55 1957 51.760 -177.030 47 6.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 25 16 8 15 1971 51.465 -177.693 38 6.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity IV on Atka Island. Also felt strongly on Adak.

1 25 21 43 5 1978 52.178 -169.883 27 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 25 17 5 45 1979 52.054 -175.663 167 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 25 19 30 6 1979 60.130 -153.130 104 5.4 Central Alaska

Felt with intensity IV at Anchorage, and from Kodiak Island to Fairbanks.

1 25 5 29 34 1982 53.260 -165.651 62 6.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity IV at Cold Bay. Also felt at Dutch Harbor and Unalaska.

1 25 13 17 51 1988 31.740 -115.843 5 5.1 So. California

Felt with intensity V at Calexico, California. Also felt at San Diego, Imperial, Orange, San Bernardino counties and in northern Baja, Mexico.

1 25 7 53 60 1993 54.827 -160.155 6 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity IV at Sand Point. Also felt at King Cove.

1 25 10 27 30 1995 55.307 -157.561 33 5.1 Alaska Peninsula

1 25 5 29 38 2001 60.114 -152.363 87 5.6 Central Alaska

Felt with intensity IV at Homer, Kenai, Nikiski. Also felt at Eagle River, Palmer, Anchorage and Kasilof.

1 25 15 12 23 2004 49.100 -128.060 10 5.4 Vancouver B.C., Canada

1 25 11 00 19 2005 52.115 173.294 13 5.1 Near Islands, Alaska

1 25 23 57 49 2007 51.768 -175.418 72 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Alaska

1 25 17 04 08 2010 58.604 -153.474 89 5.0 Alaska Peninsula

Felt (III) at Anchor Point and Homer; (II) at Kodiak. Also felt at Anchorage and Ninilchik.

1 25 23 08 55 2010 50.997 -178.090 10 5.3 Andreanof Islands, Alaska

Felt on Adak.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 24 0 0 0 1038 38.400 112.900 0 7.2 So. China

Strong shock at Taichou, Pingchou and Hsinchou in the northern portion of Shensi. Greatest damage was done at Hsinchou where 19,743 were killed, 5655 injured and up to 50,000 cattle killed. At Taichou more than 750 people were killed and at Pinchou the death toll was about 2000.

1 24 23 43 0 1899 17.000 -98.000 60 8.4 Oaxaca, Mexico

Severe damage at Guerrero and Oaxaca, Mexico

1 24 23 27 0 1902 -8.000 150.000 60 7.8 New Ireland

Felt at the Tobriand Islands.

1 24 6 55 16 1916 40.270 36.830 10 7.1 No. Turkey/Black Sea

1 24 1 5 43 1927 -16.500 167.500 60 7.1 Vanuatu Islands

1 24 20 36 28 1929 12.800 -91.000 0 7.1 Guatemala

Considerable damage in Puerto Barrios.

1 24 10 31 44 1938 -61.000 -38.000 0 7.1 Southern Ocean

1 24 17 46 40 1948 10.500 122.000 60 8.3 Luzon, Philippines

Maximum intensity VII at Panany. At least 17 churches were completely destroyed, 20 others were damaged beyond repair. At Iloilo City most historic structures were strongly damaged. A 100-yard fissure sprayed black sand and water into the air. At least 50% of Antique was damaged or destroyed including the Coronet Tower of Arevalo which was ruined. 72 killed up to 3.5 million dollars in property damage. A tsunami was generated which killed 2 in Illolio Strait.

1 24 9 15 48 1949 -22.000 -176.000 110 7.0 Tonga Islands

1 24 0 0 0 1956 12.200 -86.700 0 7.3 Nicaragua

Near Puerto Somoza. Minor damage in coastal regions. Followed by strong aftershocks. Slight damage occurred at Managua. Also felt in the south of El Salvador.

1 24 0 11 12 1965 -2.400 126.000 6 7.7 Ceram area

Strongly felt and destructive in the Ceram Sea on the Island of Sanana. 71 killed. A tsunami was generated which destroyed about 90% of the houses in the city. The tsunami also did damage in Namlea on the Island of Buru. Felt at Davao, Philippines and in Halmahera. Reports indicated the earthquake and aftershocks destroyed more than 2800 buildings (houses, schools, shops and mosques) and up to 14 bridges.

1 24 2 33 4 1969 -21.884 -179.577 595 7.0 Tonga Islands

1 24 8 17 40 1983 16.147 -95.232 57 7.0 Oaxaca, Mexico

Damage occurred in Juchitan and Mexico City. Felt strongly in southeastern Mexico.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 24 12 0 0 1875 39.600 -120.300 0 6.0 Central California

Felt with intensity VI at Butte, Plumas and Sierra Counties. Heavy shock. Also felt at Oroville, Taylorsville, Greenville and Downieville. Felt also at Carson City, NV.

1 24 7 10 0 1920 48.700 -123.000 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.

Earthquake in northwestern Washington where it cracked walls at Bellington and Anacortes. Felt strongly at Vancouver and Victoria, B.C. Damage also occurred to houses on Vancouver Island. Felt on several ships at sea.

1 24 7 17 3 1951 32.983 -115.733 0 5.6 So. California

Felt with intensity VII at Calipatria and Westmoreland. Felt over southern California and Arizona. An area subsided 1 inch in the Westmorland and Imperial Valley area. A water Main was cracked at Trifolium.

1 24 9 58 37 1953 49.100 -66.000 0 5.3 E. of Maine

1 24 23 17 31 1958 60.190 -151.860 60 6.5 Central Alaska

1 24 21 43 10 1963 47.570 -122.030 0 5.1 Washington state, U.S.

West of Tacoma and Maple Valley plaster and walls cracked and furniture moved. Objects fell to the floor.

1 24 5 31 31 1964 64.300 -126.300 33 5.0 Yukon Territory, Canada

1 24 19 57 1 1965 54.400 -162.200 20 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

1 24 23 16 32 1971 56.490 -152.910 38 5.1 Southern Alaska

1 24 18 43 27 1974 61.588 -147.626 40 5.1 Central Alaska

Felt throughout south-central Alaska. Felt with maximum intensity V at Sheep Mountain Lodge. Also felt at Anchorage, Glennallen, Palmer and Valdez.

1 24 7 45 37 1977 27.836 -111.514 24 5.0 Gulf of California

1 24 19 0 10 1980 37.852 -121.815 11 5.9 Central California

1 24 19 1 45 1980 37.829 -121.742 1 5.9 Central California

One death and 44 injured during this earthquake in the Livermore region of central California. Injuries were mostly caused by flying glass, overturned furniture and bookcases and falling ceiling tile and lights. Estimated damage $12 million most at Livermore Laboratory Nuclear research center. Felt over about 75,000 sq km of central California. Broken gas and water lines and some bridges cracked on roads and highways. Surface rupture was observed and cracks could be followed for up to two km.

1 24 11 27 21 1985 38.155 -118.816 13 5.0 California/Nevada area

Felt with intensity IV at El Dorado, Mono and Tuolumne Counties. Also felt at Bridgeport, June Lake, Lee Vining and Murpheys and Hawthorne, NV.

1 24 20 47 9 1990 42.350 -126.301 10 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon

1 24 15 25 1 1995 51.401 -178.399 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity IV at Adak.

1 24 17 47 22 2001 55.514 -156.483 42 5.0 Alaska Peninsula

1 24 04 52 10 2003 63.262 -145.207 5 5.1 Eastern Alaska

Felt (III) at Delta Junction, Fairbanks, Glennallen, North Pole, Salcha and Tok; (II) at Eielson AFB, Fort Wainwright and Palmer. Felt as far as Anchorage.

1 24 18 09 50 2009 59.430 -152.887 97 5.8 Southern Alaska

Felt (IV) at Anchor Point, Homer, Kasilof, Sterling and Willow; (III) at Anchorage, Eagle River, Girdwood, Kenai, Nikiski, Ninilchik, Palmer, Seward, Soldotna and Talkeetna; (II) at Chugiak, Elmendorf AFB, Indian, Kodiak, Seldovia, Valdez and Wasilla. Also felt at Big Lake, Clam Gulch, Cooper Landing, Cordova, Eek, Glennallen, Houston, Moose Pass, Pedro Bay, Port Alsworth, Port Lions, Sutton and Whittier.

1 24 10 30 30 2016 59.659 -153.452 127 7.1 Southern Alaska

It was widely felt with moderate intensities throughout about 500 km of the epicenter. NEIC reported intensity VI in Anchorage about 300 km from the epicenter. Intensity V-VI was reported from Elmendorf AFB, Cooper Landing, Eagle River, Girdwood, Glennallen, Homer, Kasilof, Kenai, Kodiak, Moose Pass, Ninilchik, Palmer, Pedro Bay, Wasilla, Seward, Skwentna, Soldotna, Sterling, Talkeetna, Trapper Creek, Valdez and Willow. Intensity II-III was felt within about 300-750 km of the epicenter including at Fairbanks, Eielson AFB, North Pole, Fairbanks, Cantwell, Delta Junction and Healy, Alaska. It was also felt with intensity III in Douglas, Alaska and Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada more than 1000 km from the epicenter. Many events (M 3.8, 3.4, 3.4, 4.3, 4.2, 3.2, 3.4, 4.7, 3.0, 3.0, 4.1, 3.1, 3.3, 3.6, 3.7. 4.2, 3.6, 3.1, 3.0, 3.1, 2.8, etc in the aftershock sequence, especially those of high 3's or larger magnitude with intensity III-IV in Anchorage, Chugiak, Eagle River, Homer, Kodiak, Naknek, Ninilchik, Wasilla, Soldotna, Sterling and Cantwell, Alaska. No tsunami is expected due to the intermediate depth of this earthquake. While electrical power was cut to west Anchorage, there were no reports of major damage or casualties with this earthquake.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 23 0 0 0 1556 34.500 109.700 0 8.0 So. China

Extreme damage in the Shanxi Province of China. Up to 830,000 killed, the highest death toll in any historic earthquake. Massive damage in Shensi, Weinan, Chaoyi, Sanyuan and Hsianb Fu. Also at Puchou Fu and Honan. The earthquake was followed by a loud earthquake noise. The greatest damage was done at Weinan, Chaoyi. A mountain was displaced and a new mountain was formed on level ground. The land was fissured and water burst forth to form new lakes and ponds. Many houses were destroyed. Date also given as Feb. 3, 1555.

1 23 15 0 0 1812 36.600 -89.600 0 8.4 New Madrid area

The second New Madrid Earthquake - of similar intensity to the event of Dec. 16, 1811. Chimneys fell and houses heaved. The shocks were accompanied by low rumbling earthquake noises. The ground was observed to rise and fall as earth waves, like the long swell of the sea. These waves bent trees and opened the soil in cracks. Landslides were considerable and large areas were uplifted. Water emerged from fissures and other others sank. A great wave was generated on the Mississippi River which overwhelmed many boats and carried trees into the river. One person was killed in this largely unsettled region. Trees fell as far away as Texas where the Red River was dammed from a forest of fallen trees. This "Red River Dam" persisted in the River for the next sixty years until it was dynamited out leading to the opening of the area for settlement. All the houses at New Madrid were destroyed. Foreshocks occurred in the later 1700's leading Indians to predict a great earthquake in the area. Several persons were drowned by the great wave. Felt as far as Boston, Massachusetts. At Washington, D.C. people were greatly frightened. Phenomena included sand blows, water and mud ejection from fissures, sand sloughs, water waves, caving of river banks and earthquake noises. Strong earthquakes have occurred with inter-event times in the area between 500-1000 years.

1 23 9 20 0 1855 -41.500 175.200 5 8.0 So. Island, N.Z.

Strong shock in Wellington, Waiouru, Wanganui and Otaki. A tsunami was generated. All brick buildings in Wellington collapsed as did the bridge over the Hutt River. Considerable rockslides and landslides occurred in the mountains. At Nelson and Worcester damage was slight. At Otaki brick ovens were ruined and people had trouble standing. Cave-ins and landslides occurred, roads were impassable. Felt over and area of up to 1,200,000 sq. km. Uplift occurred in the area north of Wellington. The south coastline of the Cook Strait dropped 5 feet allowing huge ocean waves to roll over the shore at Cloudy Bay. Dead fish were washed into the Race Tracks in Wellington. A ship in the bay hit bottom at least four times due to the tsunamis. Maximum wave height was measured at 9 meters at Palliser Bay.

1 23 0 0 0 1878 -20.055 -70.355 40 7.9 Coast No. Chile

Felt with intensity VII. This earthquake was strongest in the province of Tarapaca. Strong as afar as La Horia where many houses were damaged. Also damaging at Poso Almonte and Pisagua. Damage and destruction also occurred at Sibay, UIsmagama, Limarina, Guavinya, Guaskinya, Spiisa, Sotoka, Chuapa and Jaina. A tsunami was generated which destoryed Pica, Tarapaca, Mamina and many other Settlements. Pisagua and Arica were flooded.

1 23 2 48 0 1909 33.000 53.000 60 7.7 So. Iran

1 23 3 15 0 1909 32.700 51.700 0 7.7 So. Iran

Up to 5000 killed at Silakor, Iran.

1 23 18 49 42 1910 12.000 -60.500 100 7.2 Windward Islands

1 23 10 55 51 1937 -4.500 153.000 60 7.0 New Britain

1 23 6 31 13 1949 -9.500 94.500 100 7.2 Indian Ocean

1 23 21 17 52 1972 -13.174 166.375 33 7.1 Vanuatu Islands

Felt at Luganville, Lomorore and Lamap.

1 23 4 58 31 1981 42.417 142.200 130 7.1 Hokkaido, Japan

1 23 21 54 42 1981 -29.682 60.839 10 7.0 So. Indian Ocean

1 23 2 15 23 1997 -21.999 -65.719 276 7.1 Argentina

Felt with intensity V at Antofagasta, Calama and Tocopilla. Also felt at Arica, Chile and in northern Jujuy Province, Argentina.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 23 15 0 0 1812 36.600 -89.600 0 8.4 New Madrid area

1 23 7 24 0 1935 52.250 -169.500 25 6.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians

Felt strongly at Dutch Harbor.

1 23 1 56 39 1966 36.970 -106.940 13 5.1 Colorado area

Earthquake at Lumberton, New Mexico furniture moved. Slightly felt at Dulce, New Mexico and at Edith, Colorado.

1 23 16 6 50 1968 52.210 -171.330 51 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 23 3 31 29 1970 53.720 -163.610 36 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

1 23 22 7 36 1971 32.550 -115.783 8 5.1 So. California

1 23 5 40 20 1984 36.373 -121.907 7 5.4 Central California

Felt over an area of about 32,000 km sq. of central California. Felt from San Francisco Bay to San Luis Obispo. 4 inches of motion were observed at the end of the Little Sur Bridge over the Little Sur River. Windows cracked at Big Sur and the quake was widely felt in this area. Plaster cracked and pictures fell with maximum intensity V. Also felt at Los Gatos, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, San Miguel and Soledad. Felt as far south as Tres Pinos.

1 23 6 59 51 1984 36.369 -121.877 7 5.0 Central California

1 23 22 6 6 1984 53.261 -169.666 101 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity II at Nikolski, Fox Islands.

1 23 0 52 42 1988 51.431 -174.296 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 23 2 45 30 1988 51.411 -174.336 7 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 23 1 12 16 1991 51.200 179.700 33 5.7 Rat Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity V on Amchitka and with IV at Adak.

1 23 18 22 12 1993 54.475 -161.633 23 5.7 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity IV at King Cove and Sand Point.

1 23 9 20 8 1998 52.379 -168.643 70 5.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 23 9 25 26 1998 52.252 -168.611 43 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 23 9 37 48 1998 52.600 -168.500 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 23 12 27 55 1998 52.328 -168.615 33 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 23 13 43 32 1998 52.261 -168.614 33 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 23 8 42 27 2000 57.538 -149.062 17 5.7 Southern Alaska

1 23 9 39 25 2001 49.330 -128.790 10 5.7 Vancouver Island area

1 23 02 50 04 2011 63.542 -150.865 15 5.4 Central Alaska

Felt (IV) at Cantwell and Talkeetna; (III) at Denali National Park, Fairbanks, Healy and Nenana;(II) at Eagle River, Fort Wainwright, North Pole, Wasilla and Willow. Also felt at Anchorage, Chugiak, Alaska. Clear, Delta Junction, Eielson AFB, Ester, Palmer, Skwentna and Trapper Creek, Alaska.

1 23 23 37 50 2011 63.543 -150.880 15 5.0 Central Alaska

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 22 16 30 0 1582 -16.600 -71.600 30 8.2 So. Peru/Bolivia

Moderate damage with intensity X at Arequipa. A tsunami was generated. At least 30 were killed and 300 homes destroyed. Felt as far as Lima about to 750 km to the northeast of Arequipa.

1 22 0 0 0 1858 55.000 166.000 20 7.5 Komandorsky Isl

Felt with intensity X.

1 22 2 43 54 1905 1.000 123.000 90 8.4 Mindanao, Philippines

Felt on the Minahassa Peninsula.

1 22 8 48 30 1910 67.500 -17.000 0 7.2 Iceland area

1 22 9 4 18 1923 40.800 -124.050 0 7.2 Off Coast of No. California

Located off Cape Mendocino, California. Houses were damaged at Upper Mattole, Petrolia, Dyerville and Pepperwood. Damage also at Eureka. Felt up to 200 miles away from the epicenter and at ships at sea.

1 22 13 55 21 1948 -22.000 -177.000 140 7.0 Tonga Islands

1 22 5 10 30 1959 37.500 142.500 0 7.5 Off East Coast Honshu

Widely felt on the east coast of Honshu and at Tokyo and with intensity VI at Sendai and Fukushima. A tsunami was generated which was observed at Miyako.

1 22 3 24 4 1961 -11.900 166.200 25 7.0 Vanuatu Islands

1 22 2 5 35 2003 18.770 -104.104 24 7.6 Offshore Colima, Mexico

At least 29 people were killed and 300 injured leaving up to 10,000 homeless. More than 8,000 homes were damaged or destroyed most in the area of Villa de Alvarez-Colima. Some deaths and damage was also observed in Jalisco and Michoacan and some building were damaged in Morelos. The quake was strongly felt in Mexico City and north to Corpus Cristi, Dallas and El Paso and in high rise buildings in Houston, Texas. Landslides were common and closed highways. Power was out as well as telephone lines in Mexico City. A tsunami was observed with maximum height 1.2 meters at Manzanillo. Seiches were observed as far away as Louisiana.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 22 9 4 18 1923 40.800 -124.050 0 7.2 Off Coast of No. California

1 22 14 27 8 1966 56.030 -153.780 30 5.6 Southern Alaska

1 22 10 30 0 1967 53.550 -165.170 30 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 22 23 44 34 1968 70.410 -143.770 18 5.3 Northern Alaska

1 22 21 19 17 1975 63.405 -150.386 141 5.0 Central Alaska

1 22 21 18 33 1988 51.425 -174.251 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 22 7 17 17 1997 40.272 -124.394 24 5.7 Off Coast of No. California

Slight damage occurred at Petrolia and Scotia. Felt strongly along the coast of Northern California especially in Trinidad and Humboldt Counties.

1 22 21 40 33 2000 51.116 -178.011 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 22 10 22 54 2007 51.596 -173.584 43 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 21 13 49 35 1906 34.000 138.000 340 8.4 Central/So. Honshu Japan

1 21 1 52 54 1924 54.000 158.800 340 7.2 Kamchatka

1 21 19 21 10 1933 -33.000 57.500 60 7.0 So. Indian Ocean

1 21 20 6 40 1947 -25.000 -70.000 0 7.0 Coast No. Chile

1 21 10 5 24 1976 44.915 149.123 41 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan

Felt. A tsunami was generated.

1 21 2 24 30 1994 1.015 127.733 20 7.3 Halmahera

Seven people were killed and 50 injured. More than 500 homes were damaged or destroyed in the area of Kau. Felt at Ternate.

1 21 17 47 35 1995 42.493 146.623 5 7.2 Hokkaido, Japan

Felt with intensity VI on Shikotan and Kunashir. Also felt at Yuzhno, Kurilsk, Koshiro and Nemuro, Hokkaido.

1 21 11 27 45 2007 1.065 126.282 22 7.5 Nolucca Sea

Felt (III) at Manado and (II) on Ternate, Indonesia.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 21 10 30 53 1929 64.000 -148.000 25 6.2 Northern Alaska

Earthquake south of Fairbanks, Alaska. Furniture was moved about and most were awakened. Some panicked into the streets. Most houses were not damaged but some broken windows and fallen objects were reported. A loud earthquake rumbling was heard.

1 21 3 42 55 1952 52.500 -167.500 0 6.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 21 22 37 28 1960 44.500 -110.500 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming

Felt with maximum intensity IV in Hebgen Lake, Montana. At Stevens Creek, Montana, windows, doors dishes and houses rattled and creaked. Felt at West Yellowstone and at Mammoth Hot Springs.

1 21 14 43 39 1972 71.840 -74.960 18 5.1 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada

1 21 15 43 12 1972 44.147 -128.948 33 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon

1 21 21 48 19 1975 57.217 -155.532 82 5.6 Alaska Peninsula

1 21 14 9 13 1982 35.191 -92.214 0 5.7 New Madrid area

Felt over an area of 31,000 sq. km of Arkansas. This was the first of a long series of moderate earthquakes in the area. Felt with maximum intensity of VI where cracks occurred in Naylor and Enola, Arkansas. Also felt in southern Missouri and in Mississippi.

1 21 19 36 11 1988 51.219 -174.264 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 21 1 59 40 1990 51.916 -170.154 0 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 21 11 55 21 2010 54.421 -161.482 29 5.2 Alaska Peninsula, Alaska

Felt at Sand Point.

1 21 11 32 19 2013 51.606 -178.422 15 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 20 15 0 0 1408 33.000 136.000 0 7.5 Central/So. Honshu Japan

A tsunami was generated which was observed at Kii.

1 20 0 0 0 1749 -4.000 -79.300 0 7.4 Ecuador

Strong earthquake at Loja.

1 20 12 0 0 1834 1.197 -77.058 20 7.7 Colombia

Severe damage with intensity XI at Putumayo, Pasto, Popayan, Santa Marta, Colombia. Up to 80 killed. The earthquake was destructive at Nueva Granada and Santiago. Trees were downed in surrounding forests. Aftershocks were felt through the 20th of March.

1 20 6 33 30 1900 20.000 -105.000 60 8.3 Jalisco, Mexico

Severe damage in Colima and Coahuayana, Mexico.

1 20 14 52 6 1904 7.000 -79.000 60 7.9 Panama/No. Colombia

1 20 12 0 13 1914 52.900 159.600 60 7.2 Kamchatka

1 20 12 0 21 1914 52.000 159.100 50 7.0 Kamchatka

1 20 16 56 19 1936 6.000 127.000 80 7.1 Halmahera

1 20 16 54 21 1946 -17.500 167.500 60 7.0 Vanuatu Islands

1 20 1 57 23 1967 48.000 102.900 33 7.0 Mongolia

Felt with intensity VI at Ulan Bator and Irkutsk. No victims were identified since the area was remote.

1 20 7 19 51 1970 -25.800 -177.349 80 7.3 Tonga Islands

Felt with intensity V-VI on Raoul Island.

1 20 8 43 06 2003 -10.491 160.770 33 7.3 Solomon Islands

Felt at Honiara. Tsunami observed on San Cristobal.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 20 13 10 0 1933 37.842 -112.827 0 5.0 Utah area

Plaster cracked and structures were damaged at Parowan, Utah.

1 20 3 25 53 1960 36.783 -121.433 10 5.5 Central California

Felt in the area of Hollister, central California. Damage occurred at the W.A. Taylor Winery. Underground pipes broke. Cracks appeared in pavement. A chimney cracked and fell. Walls and plaster cracked and merchandise fell from store shelves.

1 20 17 9 12 1961 56.600 -152.350 0 6.4 Southern Alaska

1 20 16 32 19 1966 52.400 -169.600 14 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 20 0 38 24 1970 53.783 -163.532 33 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

1 20 10 32 15 1981 44.112 -129.192 15 5.2 Off Coast of Oregon

1 20 23 43 54 1987 51.586 -174.425 40 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 20 7 16 38 1996 51.418 -179.990 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 20 13 16 37 1997 56.472 -152.919 33 5.1 Southern Alaska

1 20 6 13 5 2000 56.686 -161.897 225 5.9 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity IV at Sand Point.

1 20 9 41 47 2000 43.649 -127.257 10 6.1 Off Coast of Oregon

1 20 0 14 23 2001 50.490 -130.350 10 5.4 British Colombia

1 20 08 11 58 2004 58.235 -151.221 30 5.5 Southern Alaska

Felt (IV) at Kodiak and (III) at Homer.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 19 0 0 0 1501 34.800 110.100 0 7.0 So. China

Severe damage in southern China with intensity to IX. Up to 400 killed. The greatest damage occurred at Chaoyi and Siengtung where castle walls and houses were destroyed and people killed. Fissures formed and water flowed from th them to form a small river. Accompanied by a loud earthquake noise. Felt strongly at Yungning, Lushi, Anyi, Jungho, Shansi, Yunan, Kansu and Shensi. Date may be Jan. 29.

1 19 0 0 0 1780 45.800 152.000 40 7.0 So. Kurils

Uncertain data. Reports indicated a great quake lasting 15 minutes followed by withdrawal of the Sea, then a returning wave, further recession and then a strong tsunami which killed 12 and destroyed huts and carried ships inland. This earthquake and tsunami may have occurred on Jan. 9 or June 18 or 29, 1780.

1 19 17 5 15 1913 2.000 86.000 60 7.4 No. Indian Ocean

1 19 23 47 55 1913 46.000 152.000 120 7.5 So. Kurils

Limited damage in the Kuril Islands.

1 19 14 7 1 1958 1.220 -79.370 40 7.8 Ecuador

Located near the epicenter of the Jan. 31, 1906 earthquake this event and a strong aftershock killed 15 and injured 45 in the port of Esmeraldas, Ecuador. Damage also at Tumaco, Colombia and in Palmas and Guayaquil, Ecuador. A small tsunami was generated and dis some damage on Morro. The road to Esmeraldas to Quito cave in and many other roads were blocked by fissures and landslides and fallen trees.

1 19 12 40 13 1967 -14.800 -178.800 18 7.0 Samoa Islands

1 19 7 2 8 1969 45.020 143.160 242 7.6 So. Kurils

Widely felt in northern Hokkaido.

1 19 8 2 2 1975 31.900 79.200 0 7.1 India

On the Tibet-Kashmir border 49 reportedly were killed. In addition 40 were injured and 2500 left homeless. Extensive dmage in the Kinnaur region of northern India. Damage also in Tibet. Felt as far as New Delhi, India and at Lahore and Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

1 19 7 30 27 1988 -24.770 -71.090 3 7.0 Coast No. Chile

Felt with intensity V at Antofagasta and Taltal. Also felt at Calama, Chanaral and copiapo and Tocopilla.

1 19 3 35 34 1999 -4.596 153.235 114 7.0 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

1 19 14 41 35 1967 52.370 -169.570 34 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 19 8 53 39 1974 52.980 -167.957 52 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 19 7 2 34 1980 51.086 -178.516 20 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 19 6 53 29 1989 33.919 -118.627 11 5.1 So. California

Several injured and broken windows and merchandise fell from shelves in Malibu, Santa Monica, Redondo Beach. Maximum intensity VI at Hollywood, Lancaster, Los Angeles and Malibu. Felt from San Diego County to Santa Barbara and San Bernardino.

1 19 1 16 26 1994 43.660 -127.551 10 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon

1 19 21 9 29 1994 34.379 -118.711 14 5.5 So. California

Felt in the Los Angeles area. Aftershock of Northridge earthquake.

1 19 5 32 12 1997 51.510 -178.224 33 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt on Adak.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 18 13 48 0 1895 36.100 140.400 60 7.2 Off East Coast Honshu

1 18 4 39 0 1901 60.000 -135.000 0 7.1 Yukon Territory, Canada

1 18 12 5 52 1925 48.100 154.100 40 7.3 So. Kurils

1 18 12 4 40 1964 23.080 120.550 34 7.0 Taiwan

Felt strongly in Chiayi and Tainan. 106 people killed, 650 wounded. 10,502 houses were destroyed and nearly 26,000 were destroyed. A strong landslide occurred. Considerable damage to roads and rail services. Fires were common.

1 18 5 34 30 1967 56.590 120.960 13 7.0 So. Siberia

Strong shock in the Stanovoy mountains. Felt at Chita.

1 18 18 17 24 1981 38.600 142.967 0 7.0 Off East Coast Honshu

Felt with intensity IV at Miyako, Morioka and Sendai. A tsunami was generated with maximum height of 10 cm at Ofunato.

1 18 19 31 7 1982 39.906 24.578 10 7.0 Aegean Sea

Felt in most portions of Greece. Also felt in Bulgaria, southeastern Turkey and Yugoslavia.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 18 4 39 0 1901 60.000 -135.000 0 7.1 Yukon Territory, Canada

1 18 1 20 0 1936 62.000 -152.000 0 5.6 Central Alaska

1 18 1 55 51 1950 40.500 -110.500 0 5.2 Yellowstone/Wyoming

Felt near Soldier Summit, Utah with strongest intensity at Grand Junction, Colorado. Plaster and buildings cracked at Green River.

1 18 21 15 45 1951 52.100 -177.500 0 6.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt at Adak.

1 18 19 55 12 1961 62.000 -150.700 108 5.5 Central Alaska

1 18 8 18 22 1967 52.550 -168.240 33 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 18 0 17 43 1972 56.505 -153.495 23 5.1 Southern Alaska

1 18 1 59 2 1986 51.553 -173.109 33 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 18 11 45 14 1990 38.800 -123.200 33 5.0 Central California

Felt with intensity V at Klamath, Willow Creek. Felt throughout Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino Siskiyou and Trinity Counties in northern California.

1 18 15 49 10 1990 58.036 -154.173 71 5.1 Southern Alaska

1 18 2 11 12 1991 51.250 -178.140 36 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 18 0 43 9 1994 34.377 -118.698 11 5.5 So. California

1 18 15 23 47 1994 34.379 -118.561 8 5.0 So. California

Felt in Northridge, Los Angeles, California.

1 18 1 40 50 2001 26.074 -110.315 10 5.3 Gulf of California

1 18 09 28 19 2008 51.235 -178.922 28 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

1 18 04 47 38 2015 51.905 179.568 105 5.8 Rat Islands, Aleutians

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 17 15 0 0 1586 36.000 136.090 0 7.8 No. Honshu, Japan

Earthquake north of Kobe, Japan caused many homes and castles to be destroyed at Nagashima, Kuwana, Kameyama, Ogaki, Nagahama, Kaerigumo, Sawayama and other localities. More than 10,000 homes were destroyed and 8000 were killed. The quake was accompanied by a very large landslide and well documented. A tsunami was generated which hit Central Honshu and the Japan Sea and probably also the east coast. The tsunamis may have been associated with other landslides generated by the earthquake.

1 17 16 5 7 1903 50.850 -175.160 0 7.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 17 3 50 33 1922 -2.500 -71.000 650 7.6 Brazil

Felt on the Vaupes River, Colombia and lightly in a broad area of South America.

1 17 1 15 0 1940 17.000 148.000 80 7.3 No. Marianas

1 17 9 39 35 1946 -7.500 147.500 100 7.2 New Ireland

1 17 12 41 30 1983 38.026 20.228 14 7.2 No. Greece

Damage occurred at Kefallinia, Levkas and Zakinthos. Felt from Albania, Italy and southern Yugoslavia.

1 17 12 30 55 1994 34.220 -118.760 18 7.0 So. California

Strongly damaging in the Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange and San Bernardino area with maximum damage in the Northridge area. Up to 60 killed and 7000 injured. 40,000 buildings damaged and more than 20,000 homeless. Maximum intensity was IX at Northridge and Sherman Oaks. Overpasses on the Santa Monica Freeway collapsed. Damage also to other freeways in the area. Fires were started by the earthquakes which caused additional damage. Estimated damage was $20 billion (U.S. Dollars). Felt throughout southern California into Nevada, Utah and Baja, California. Rockslides closed many roads. Ground cracks were noted at Granada Hills and Potrero Canyon. Liquefaction occurred in the Los Angeles Basin.

1 16 20 46 52 1995 34.583 135.018 22 6.9 Off SOUTH COAST OF WESTERN HONSHU, JAPAN

(Local time January 17 05:46) This earthquake killed more than 5500 people and injured nearly 37,000 while causing extensive damage with maximum intensity to X in Kobe and Awaji-shima. A landslide killed 38 at Nishinomiya. Over 200,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed. More than 300,000 homeless. Fires and power outages were common near the epicenter. Liquefaction was observed in the epicentral region.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 17 16 5 7 1903 50.850 -175.160 0 7.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 17 2 50 14 1931 26.750 -111.000 0 6.5 Gulf of California

1 17 0 51 0 1950 35.700 -109.500 0 5.0 SW U.S.A

Felt near Soldier Summit, Utah with strongest intensity at Grand Junction, Colorado. Plaster and buildings cracked at Green River.

1 17 2 13 27 1965 58.200 -152.260 33 5.2 Southern Alaska

1 17 18 56 16 1966 52.000 -171.200 39 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 17 9 42 24 1977 53.753 -158.564 22 5.0 Alaska Peninsula

Felt with intensity II at Palmer.

1 17 10 25 22 1984 50.700 -172.000 0 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 17 12 5 29 1990 43.540 -128.260 3 5.7 Off Coast of Oregon

1 17 10 25 34 1993 64.958 -149.180 17 5.4 Northern Alaska

Felt with maximum intensity IV at Fairbanks and Minto. Also felt at North Pole, Two Rivers, Chena Hot Springs, Fox and Clear, Alaska.

1 17 12 30 55 1994 34.213 -118.537 18 6.8 So. California

1 17 12 39 40 1994 34.261 -118.534 15 5.0 So. California

1 17 15 54 11 1994 34.374 -118.622 12 5.0 So. California

1 17 20 46 2 1994 34.301 -118.565 10 5.2 So. California

1 17 23 33 31 1994 34.326 -118.698 10 5.9 So. California

Additional damage in the epicentral area.

1 17 14 42 32 1995 50.140 -129.960 0 5.0 British Colombia

1 17 02 13 53 2003 51.236 179.249 38 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians

1 17 19 46 41 2008 68.143 -136.604 10 5.0 Yukon Territory, Canada

Felt (II) at Inuvik, Northern Yukon Territory, Canada.

1 17 12 07 33 2009 51.212 178.930 45 5.1 Rat Islands, Aleutians

1 17 16 51 08 2011 52.636 174.532 94 5.0 Near Islands, Alaska

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 16 11 0 0 1644 7.400 -72.700 0 7.0 Colombia

Severe damage in Colombia at Pamploma and Herran and in Venezuela at Merida, Tariba, San Cristobal and Trujillo. Maximum intensity X with many killed. Many buildings were completely ruined including many important buildings. Thousands were left homeless. Strong aftershocks continued for at least a month.

1 16 21 38 0 1924 -21.000 -176.000 350 7.0 Tonga Islands

1 16 23 37 41 1956 -0.500 -80.200 33 7.3 Ecuador

Damage was observed at Guayaquil, Ecuador. A bridge between Andres Veraand Portoviejo collapsed causing considerable disruption in commerce in industrial towns. Electrical cables were cut and buildings were damaged at Otavalo, Atuntaqui and Cotacachi.

1 16 15 40 50 1961 36.400 140.600 0 7.0 Off East Coast Honshu

Strong earthquake off the coast of Honshu, Japan in the Ibaraki Prefecture. Felt widely over much of eastern Honshu. A strong aftershock sequence occurred with at least six aftershocks of M>=6. A tsunami was generated. Maximum height at Onahama at 42 cm. Two aftershocks also generated tsunamis of height 40 cm.

1 16 20 46 52 1995 34.583 135.018 22 6.9 Off SOUTH COAST OF WESTERN HONSHU, JAPAN

This earthquake killed more than 5500 people and injured nearly 37,000 while causing extensive damage with maximum intensity to X in Kobe and Awaji-shima. A landslide killed 38 at Nishinomiya. Over 200,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed. More than 300,000 homeless. Fires and power outages were common near the epicentral. Liquefaction was observed in the epicentral region.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 16 0 0 0 1840 37.000 -122.100 0 6.3 Central California

An earthquake was reported at Santa Cruz, California where a church tower and several houses collapsed. A tsunami was reportedly generated which carried away roofing material as far inland as 182 meters. The church tower may have collapsed because of the water from the tsunami. Maximum intensity IX. Some have questioned whether this was a true tsunami.

1 16 23 0 0 1855 44.000 -71.000 0 5.0 New England

1 16 0 24 34 1930 34.200 -116.900 0 5.2 So. California

Earthquake at Fawnskin and Summit, California. Widely felt as far as Los Angeles. A strong aftershock followed.

1 16 2 20 31 1944 40.283 -125.117 0 5.1 Off Coast of No. California

Felt with intensity IV at Upper Mattole. Also felt at Ferndale.

1 16 1 31 26 1959 52.300 -171.100 41 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 16 16 50 43 1959 51.980 -131.210 0 5.4 British Colombia

1 16 20 49 31 1960 63.300 -150.400 125 5.9 Central Alaska

Light shock felt at College, Alaska.

1 16 8 5 39 1970 60.280 -152.660 85 6.0 Central Alaska

Felt at Homer.

1 16 9 57 38 1973 54.051 -165.482 75 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity II at Cape Sarichef, Unimak Island and with intensity II also at Nikolski, Umnak Island.

1 16 7 13 28 1979 52.520 -167.890 18 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 16 12 57 22 1990 43.830 -126.780 9 5.4 Off Coast of Oregon

1 16 20 8 25 1990 40.670 -125.310 3 5.6 Off Coast of No. California

Minor damage occurred at Honey Dew with maximum intensity VII. Damage also at Garberville, Redway and Whitethorn. Felt in Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino and Trinity counties, California.

1 16 6 29 33 1993 36.930 -121.550 5 5.0 Central California

Minor damage was observed at Gilroy with intensity V also at Ben Lomond and San Bruno. Felt north to Santa Rosa and south to Monterey County. Also felt at Sacramento and Modesto.

1 16 18 14 49 1995 51.200 179.100 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 16 18 42 17 1995 51.300 -179.200 33 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 16 13 47 11 1998 54.140 -165.943 134 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity IV on Akutan and Unalaska.

1 16 3 1 2 1999 50.749 -169.920 34 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 16 10 44 43 1999 56.163 -147.378 10 6.1 Southern Alaska

1 16 14 18 18 2000 57.391 -154.194 46 5.3 Southern Alaska

1 16 00 19 15 2003 56.751 -152.860 32 5.3 Alaska Peninsula

Felt at Kodiak.

1 16 00 53 15 2003 44.284 -129.024 10 6.2 Off Coast of Oregon

1 16 01 06 30 2003 44.172 -129.263 10 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon

1 16 02 25 05 2003 44.281 -129.351 10 5.7 Off Coast of Oregon

1 16 05 03 29 2003 44.149 -129.183 10 5.5 Off Coast of Oregon

1 16 06 52 04 2003 44.168 -128.934 10 5.2 Off Coast of Oregon

1 16 20 08 16 2010 51.711 177.706 50 5.5 Rat Islands, Alaska

1 16 07 33 12 2014 51.276 -179.191 40 5.8 Andreanof Islands, Alaska.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 15 12 56 0 1908 36.000 142.000 60 7.3 Off East Coast Honshu

1 15 1 50 40 1931 16.100 -96.640 0 8.0 Oaxaca, Mexico

Destructive in Oaxaca. Followed by a widely felt aftershock the next day. Maximum intensity X.

1 15 8 43 18 1934 26.500 86.500 60 8.4 India

One of the great earthquakes of the 20th century. This earthquake is also known as the Bihar-Nepal earthquake. Maximum intensity X in a belt about 120X35 km long. At Mongyhr to the Nepal Valley to the north. Strong shaking of intensity IX occurred in a much larger area known as the "slump belt" because buildings and other structures throughout the area tilted and slumped in to the alluvium but did not break apart. Subsidence of roads and railroads were also marked. Embankments of 6 feet sank to the ground level. Uplift also occurred in many areas so that the highs were brought down and the low elevations were raised to ground level. In the area of Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga houses were razed to the ground. Fissures were observed and were partially filled by sand. At Champaran one was measured at 15 feet deep, 30 feet wide and 300 yards long and remained open. Ground water was disturbed and spectacular fountains were observed. Ground waves were observed. The entire town of Monghyr was completed ruined with no houses remaining standing. About 1260 were killed here. At least 7253 were known dead with 3400 in the Nepal Valley. The toll was reduced since th earthquake occurred in early afternoon when many people were outdoors.

1 15 23 49 30 1944 -31.300 -68.800 50 7.8 Central Chile

Destructive at San Juan, Argentina. 8000 killed, 12,000 injured. More than $100,000,000 (about $1 billion U.S. 2005 dollars) in damage.

1 15 19 14 29 1958 -16.500 -71.500 60 7.3 So. Peru/Bolivia

An important destructive earthquake in the Andes of Peru. In the villages around Arequipa - Miraflores and Tiabaya were nearly leveled. 29 died and 150 were injured. 70% of buildings in Arequipa were destroyed or damaged. Water pipes broke and cracks appeared in buildings.

1 15 9 30 24 1960 -15.000 -75.000 150 7.0 Central Peru

Five were reported injured and damage occurred in the province of Ica. Part of a sequence of major earthquakes which began on Jan. 13 and lasted through Jan. 15. Major damage occurred in southern Peru. At Arequipa 90% of buildings were damaged most beyond repair. Houses collapsed killing inhabitants. Fires destroyed additional housing. Water pipes broke. At Tiabaya, Pancarpata and Sabania there were casualties. The village of Chuquibamba was almost completely destroyed. Up to 63 dead and 200 injured. The railroad tracks from Cuzco to Arequipa were destroyed. A tsunami was generated with maximum height at Ancon. 30 died at Chuquibamba. Many roads were blocked by avalanches. The spray from the tsunami reached the top of the ten-story homes in Ancon. This was part of the strong sequence of earthquakes in South America in the early part of 1960 which culminated in the great Chile quakes of May, 1960.

1 15 11 6 4 1993 43.030 143.810 112 7.4 Hokkaido, Japan

Two people were killed and more than 600 injured at Kushiro, Hokkaido and in northern Honshu. Damage was significant with maximum intensity VIII. Felt from Tokyo and Yokohama on the south to Aomori and Akita on the north. Also felt in the Kuril Islands. Landslides and ground subsidence were observed in the epicentral area.

1 15 17 49 39 2009 46.857 155.154 36 7.4 Kuril Islands

Felt at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. Recorded (2 JMA) in eastern and southern Hokkaido. Also recorded (2 JMA) in Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi; (1 JMA) in Akita, Honshu.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 15 4 40 0 1936 44.000 -110.500 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming

Felt at south entrance, Yellowstone National Park. Several chimneys were cracked.

1 15 22 31 56 1946 40.500 -117.300 0 5.1 Montana/Idaho

1 15 11 59 59 1966 59.460 -144.490 33 5.4 Southeast Alaska

1 15 4 15 50 1976 58.294 -151.199 113 5.1 Southern Alaska

1 15 12 50 49 1983 55.730 -153.675 23 5.2 Southern Alaska

1 15 7 10 53 1984 56.685 -152.376 33 5.0 Southern Alaska

1 15 12 28 38 1984 56.890 -152.710 3 5.5 Southern Alaska

1 15 5 29 3 1990 37.988 -118.210 5 5.0 California/Nevada area

Felt with intensity IV at Lee Vining and Mono City, California. Also felt at Benton, California.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 14 0 0 0 1546 32.000 35.500 0 7.0 Israel

Severe damage at Nabulus, Salt and at Al Karak, Jordan. A tsunami was generated.

1 14 2 36 0 1899 20.000 -110.000 0 7.0 Gulf of California

Followed on Jan. 24 by a destructive earthquake in Guerrero and Oaxaca.

1 14 1 47 36 1903 15.000 -98.000 60 8.3 Oaxaca, Mexico

Off the coast of Guerrero, Mexico. No report of damage but some probably occurred.

1 14 20 50 0 1924 35.500 139.200 10 7.3 No. Honshu, Japan

Severe damage at Sagamo, Honshu. 14 killed.

1 14 5 36 30 1936 -60.000 -22.000 50 7.2 So. Sandwich Islands

1 14 15 56 35 1976 -29.208 -177.886 69 7.8 No. Kermadec Islands

Damage on Raoul with intensity VIII.

1 14 16 47 34 1976 -28.427 -177.657 33 8.2 No. Kermadec Islands

A tsunami was generated with maximum height 45 cm at Suva, Fiji and 6 cm at Apia, Samoa, Islands. Damage occurred on Raoul Island.

1 14 3 24 39 1978 34.767 139.250 0 7.0 Central/So. Honshu Japan

21 killed, 119 injured and four people missing. Damage occurred at Yokohama and Oshima. 94 houses were destroyed. A tsunami was generated with maximum height 34 cm at Shima Island and 62 cm at Okada.

1 14 11 3 50 1987 42.533 142.932 119 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan

Felt with maximum intensity V at Kushiro. Also felt at Hiroo, Nemuro, Hachinohe and Morioka. Also felt at Tokyo and Yokohama, Honshu.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 14 21 32 38 1943 45.250 -69.600 0 5.4 Maine

Felt in the Dover and Foxcroft area of Maine. Also felt at Old Town. Plaster cracked at Lisbon nearly 100 km from the epicenter. Felt in parts of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont.

1 14 14 8 52 1956 51.800 -172.900 64 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 14 16 38 56 1961 53.900 -163.700 41 6.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

1 14 12 40 50 1968 52.610 -171.290 44 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 14 17 43 6 1968 52.650 -171.250 3 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity IV at Nikolski and Unmak Island.

1 14 21 43 58 1976 36.007 -120.272 11 5.1 Central California

Plaster cracked and a light fixture fell at Avenal.

1 14 18 20 48 1983 55.871 -154.218 0 6.0 Southern Alaska

1 14 5 10 35 1985 52.364 -179.812 213 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 14 3 9 36 1986 36.501 -121.312 14 5.2 Central California

Maximum intensity of IV at Castroville, Chualar, Hollister, Salinas, San Ardo, San Juan Bautista and Santa Cruz. Felt from Arroyo Grande on the south to San Francisco and June Lake on the north and east. Preceded by an event of M 3.3 foreshock.

1 14 19 40 46 1986 52.000 -174.300 0 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 14 14 55 51 2013 55.163 -134.548 4 5.5 Queen Charlotte Isalnds, Canada

Felt (III) at Craig and (II) at Ketchikan, Petersburg and Sitka. Also felt at Hydaburg, Hyder, Klawock, Metlakatla and Thorne Bay. Felt in Haida Gwaii and at Prince Rupert and Terrace, British Columbia.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 13 6 52 43 1915 41.967 13.600 8 7.5 Italy

Extreme damage in Marsica, Abruzzi and Avezzano, Italy with maximum intensity to XI. Up to 35,000 killed.

1 13 6 18 16 1916 -3.000 136.000 60 8.1 West Irian, PNG

1 13 8 20 48 1916 -3.000 135.500 60 8.1 West Irian, PNG

Observed at Geelvink Bay.

1 13 3 0 0 1924 0.920 -77.780 0 7.0 Colombia

1 13 0 3 13 1929 50.600 154.700 135 7.8 Northern Kurils

Maximum intensity VII.

1 13 16 27 38 1941 -4.500 152.500 60 7.0 New Britain

1 13 0 13 10 1954 -48.500 165.500 60 7.0 Southern S. Isl. N.Z.

1 13 15 40 0 1960 -15.800 -72.800 120 7.5 So. Peru/Bolivia

Major damage in southern Peru. At Arequipa 90% of buildings were damaged most beyond repair. Houses collapsed killing inhabitants. Fires destroyed additional housing. Water pipes broke. At Tiabaya, Pancarpata and Sabania there were casualties. The village of Chuquibamba was almost completely destroyed. Up to 63 dead and 200 injured. The railroad tracks from Cuzco to Arequipa were destroyed. A tsunami was generated with maximum height at Ancon. 30 died at Chuquibamba. Many roads were blocked by avalanches. The spray from the tsunami reached the top of the ten-story homes in Ancon.

1 13 0 13 9 1965 -49.000 165.800 33 7.0 Southern S. Isl. N.Z.

1 13 17 33 32 2001 13.049 -88.660 60 7.8 Coast of Central America

At least 844 killed, 4700 injured and more than 150,000 homes and buildings damaged in El Salvador. Large landslides in Nueva, San Salvador and Copmasagua cause about 585 of these deaths. More than 16,000 landslides were reported. Every area of El Salvador was reported to have experienced damage and injuries. Eight people were killed in Guatemala. The event was felt from Mexico to Colombia.

1 13 04 23 21 2007 46.243 154.524 10 8.1 Kuril Islands

Felt (VI) on Paramushir; (V) on Iturup and Kunashir; (III) on Shikotan. Felt (IV) at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. Felt (IV) at Misawa and(II) at Tokyo, Japan. Also felt in parts of Hokkaido and northern Honshu. Recorded (3 JMA) in eastern Hokkaido and in the Shizunai area; (2 JMA) throughout southern Hokkaido and in the Sarufutsu area, Hokkaido. Also recorded (3 JMA) in Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi; (2 JMA) in Akita, Fukushima and Yamagata; (1 JMA) in Hyogo, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Nagano, Saitama, Tochigi and Tokyo Prefectures, Honshu. Tsunami wave heights in centimeters (peak-to-trough) were recorded at the following tide stations: 10 at Hana-saki, Japan; 4 at Adak and 32 on Shemya Island, Alaska; 33 at Arena Cove, 37 at Crescent City and 20 at Port San Luis, California; 12 at Hilo, 14 at Kahului and 9 at Nawiliwili, Hawaii; 27 at Port Orford, Oregon; 18 on Midway Island; 9 on Wake Island.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 13 16 17 27 1932 52.000 -179.000 25 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 13 2 3 43 1955 53.200 -167.400 0 6.9 Fox Islands, Aleutians

Felt in the epicentral area.

1 13 2 35 46 1955 53.200 -167.400 0 6.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians

Felt in the epicentral area.

1 13 1 0 38 1973 51.670 -176.952 63 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity V at Adak.

1 13 9 19 9 1975 52.100 -171.083 34 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 13 8 25 32 1978 52.748 -132.080 33 5.1 British Colombia

Felt lightly at Sandspit and Tasu.

1 13 12 26 23 1982 40.381 -125.708 20 5.2 Off Coast of No. California

Felt in the coastal areas of Humboldt County with maximum intensity V at Eureka.

1 13 1 0 29 1988 51.520 -174.870 24 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 13 1 1 50 1988 51.360 -174.706 33 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 13 1 9 35 1988 51.710 -174.450 23 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 13 1 16 58 1988 50.800 -172.200 0 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 13 3 58 3 1988 51.509 -174.703 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 13 6 55 50 1988 51.407 -174.685 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 13 1 24 48 1989 54.191 -161.396 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

1 13 20 5 10 1990 27.602 -115.091 10 5.1 Gulf of California

1 13 13 8 42 2001 40.740 -125.284 6 5.6 North Pacific Ocean

Felt with intensity IV at Ferndale and Rio Dell. Also felt along most of the coast of Northern California from Crescent City to Trinidad and Garberville and Eureka.

1 13 20 47 56 2005 51.804 175.487 29 5.4 Rat Islands, Aleutians

1 13 19 46 04 2012 51.076 -130.720 10 5.2 Vancouver Island, Canada

1 13 12 44 08 2013 60.528 -152.885 135 5.0 Southern Alaska

Felt (IV) at Homer and (II) at Anchorage, Chugiak, Kenai and Seward. Also felt at Eagle River, Girdwood and Ninilchik.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 12 7 19 0 1862 52.300 106.700 40 7.5 So. Siberia

Felt with intensity X at Lake Baykal. A strong foreshock caused damaged in Irkutsk. People and cattle were knocked from their feet water spewed from wells up to 7 meters high. Fissures formed and water with silt and sand flowed. Large changes in topography occurred. with vertical faulting up to 8 meters. Many structures in Irkutsk were damaged. Ice on lakes fissured and cracked all over. Arches in Churches were mostly cracked. Frozen ground split at Angara.

1 12 9 28 0 1914 31.600 130.600 10 7.1 Kyushu, Japan area

Moderate Damage in Sakurajima with 29 killed. Accompanied by a eruption fo Sakurajima Volcano. 58 killed, 120 houses destroyed and 2,148 houses burnt down by the eruption. A tsunami was generated which inundated up the Kagoshima Bay area an destroyed 13 boats and damaged 22 ships. Maximum height 2 meters.

1 12 20 34 10 1931 55.400 162.700 0 7.1 E. of Kamchatka

1 12 20 25 37 1946 59.300 -147.300 50 7.2 Southern Alaska

Felt strongly at Cordoba and Anchorage.

1 12 12 6 6 1950 -17.000 -178.500 500 7.0 Tonga Islands

1 12 19 26 56 1995 42.928 147.430 63 7.2 Hokkaido, Japan

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 12 3 0 0 1910 38.682 -112.149 0 5.0 Utah area

Windowpanes broke at Richfield, Utah. Shocks lasted three days.

1 12 4 31 0 1915 34.750 -120.250 0 5.5 Off So. California

Well built chimneys fell at Los Alamos as well as many others. Water pipes were pulled apart. Building damage at Lompoc. An oil pipe broke at Harris. Landslides and liquefaction were common. Felt from San Jose to Los Angeles.

1 12 15 2 40 1944 40.300 -124.900 0 5.1 Off Coast of No. California

Off the coast of northern California. Intensity V at Cape Mendocino, Eureka and Ferndale.

1 12 20 25 37 1946 59.250 -147.250 50 7.2 Southern Alaska

Felt strongly at Cordova and Anchorage.

1 12 20 11 37 1952 52.500 -167.500 0 6.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 12 23 33 49 1954 35.000 -119.016 16 5.9 So. California

Earthquake west of Wheeler Ridge, this event damaged corrugated iron buildings and water tanks at Maricopa. Pipelines were cracked and power transformers fell in Tehachapi. Building walls cracked in Los Angeles, Stockton and Bakersfield. Felt in the San Joaquin Valley as far south as San Diego and the Imperial Valley.

1 12 6 0 13 1964 53.200 -166.300 33 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 12 21 22 15 1975 32.756 -117.988 15 5.0 So. California

Plaster Cracked at Long Beach.

1 12 16 33 25 1981 52.830 -166.820 20 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians

Felt at Umnak.

1 12 12 23 18 1987 51.741 -175.855 63 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity III at Adak.

1 12 0 42 40 1988 72.913 -70.232 18 5.0 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada

1 12 22 17 6 1990 53.870 -131.316 19 5.3 British Colombia

Felt with intensity IV at Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Also felt at Ketchikan, Alaska and in the Queen Charlotte Islands and at Smithers and Terrace, British Columbia.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 11 9 7 0 1900 36.500 133.500 0 7.8 Korea

1 11 3 35 0 1908 23.700 121.400 0 7.3 Taiwan

Earthquake in the Hsingkong and Hwalien area. Two killed, 3 houses destroyed, five homes damaged. Fissures and fault line cracks were observed.

1 11 13 17 2 1913 1.500 122.000 60 7.3 Celebes Sea

1 11 1 35 32 1946 44.883 130.617 560 7.2 NE China

1 11 6 10 6 1982 13.752 124.358 46 7.4 Luzon, Philippines

Felt with intensity VII at Virac, Catanduanes and Virac, with intensity V at Manila and with IV at Quezon City. A rumbling noise was heard. Animals and people panicked and water became muddy. Damage to concrete and cracks formed in roads up to 7 feet deep. Files were scattered at a local hospital. Maximum intensity X at Bagamoc where ground cracks formed up to 50 feet long. Water spouted to a height of 20 feet. Municipal buildings were badly damaged. Landslides were common.

1 11 20 28 26 1997 18.219 -102.756 86 7.1 Michoacan, Mexico

One person killed and extensive damage occurred at Arteaga. Strongly felt in Michoacan and Mexico City. Felt in Colima, Guerrero and Jalisco.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 11 23 49 0 1909 48.700 -122.800 0 6.0 Washington state, U.S.

Earthquake in northwestern Washington State. Walls cracked at Blaine, plaster at Bellingham. At Anacortes sidewalks twisted and piers were damaged. Felt from Olympia to Aberdeen.

1 11 4 29 0 1923 42.000 -120.500 0 5.0 Oregon state, U.S.

Felt strongly at Klamath Falls and Lakeview. Also felt at Alturas, California.

1 11 17 30 0 1933 38.900 -117.800 0 5.2 California/Nevada area

1 11 22 0 49 1939 38.600 -119.400 0 5.5 California/Nevada area

Felt southeast of Minden, NV and in east-central California and western Nevada. Damage at Coleville, CA and Gardnerville and Hudson, NV.

1 11 22 53 32 1953 65.309 -133.170 15 6.5 Yukon Territory, Canada

1 11 11 59 50 1961 51.500 -169.500 0 6.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 11 6 49 11 1962 51.400 -179.400 62 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 11 16 57 26 1965 61.050 -151.100 37 5.1 Central Alaska

1 11 2 12 26 1973 52.037 -169.556 14 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 11 21 41 8 1982 46.975 -66.659 7 5.5 E. of Maine

Aftershock of the earthquake of Jan. 9. Felt over about 125,000 sq. km of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. Maximum intensity VI at Caribou Maine and in New Brunswick where damage occurred to walls, merchandise, concrete bridges, underground pipes and streets. Felt by many.

1 11 9 3 33 1985 51.692 -175.321 59 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity IV at Adak.

1 11 0 4 3 2001 48.890 -129.310 10 6.1 Vancouver Island area

1 11 10 02 32 2006 43.507 -127.266 10 5.5 Off Coast of Oregon

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 10 0 0 0 1641 -1.500 -78.500 0 7.6 Ecuador

Associated with the eruption of the volcano Tunguarahua.

1 10 8 52 38 1956 -25.800 -175.300 33 7.3 Tonga Islands

1 10 14 22 24 1961 50.040 156.090 65 7.1 Kamchatka

1 10 12 7 9 1970 6.825 126.737 73 7.3 Mindanao, Philippines

Felt with maximum intensity VI at Davao, Mindanao. Also Felt strongly at Cagayan de Oro and Hinatuan and Surigao. Also felt in Samar and Cebu Islands.

1 10 7 17 4 1971 -3.132 139.697 33 8.1 West Irian, PNG

The epicenter occurred in a remote area which was thinly populated. At Djajapura brick walls cracked and wooden homes collapsed. A church was damaged at Sentani. Landslides occurred and mud volcanoes formed at Genjem. Some ground fissures were observed. Felt with maximum intensity IV at Tabele in eastern New Guinea.

1 10 8 51 13 1974 -14.434 166.863 34 7.2 Vanuatu Islands

Felt with intensity VI at Vanua Lava and with intensity V in the Banks Island. Also felt at Luganville, Espiritu Santo Island.

1 10 14 38 57 1993 -59.220 -25.930 33 7.0 So. Sandwich Islands

1 10 16 2 44 2001 57.078 -153.211 33 7.1 Southern Alaska

This earthquake was felt with intensity VI at Kodiak and also in Anchorage and Seward.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 10 13 0 0 1910 38.682 -112.149 0 5.0 Utah area

Window panes broke at Richfield, Utah.

1 10 8 10 0 1935 36.000 -112.100 0 5.0 Utah area

Windows broke, plaster cracked and minor rockslides occurred at Grand Canyon, Arizona.

1 10 0 45 50 1948 42.000 -127.000 0 5.3 Off Coast of Oregon

1 10 2 52 31 1953 27.500 -114.400 33 5.7 Gulf of California

Felt in San Diego. Windows creaked. Rumbling earthquake sound was heard.

1 10 8 59 58 1954 65.500 -136.500 33 5.0 Northern Alaska

1 10 6 28 40 1962 44.300 -128.700 33 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon

1 10 8 58 45 1976 43.629 -127.417 23 5.4 Off Coast of Oregon

1 10 12 58 16 1976 32.084 -115.471 12 5.0 So. California

Felt with intensity V at El Cento where bottles broke at the food market. Also felt at San Diego and Gadsden, Arizona.

1 10 13 33 15 1988 51.900 -164.500 0 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

1 10 13 10 18 1990 52.710 -169.940 58 5.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 10 16 2 44 2001 57.078 -153.211 33 7.1 Southern Alaska

Felt with maximum intensity VI at Kodiak. Felt with intensity III at Seward and Anchorage. Also felt at Anchor Point, Old Harbor and Perryville.

1 10 16 11 54 2001 56.606 -153.205 39 5.0 Southern Alaska

1 10 20 12 24 2001 56.934 -153.697 33 5.3 Southern Alaska

Felt at Old Harbor.

1 10 10 01 18 2007 53.669 -167.724 27 5.3 Fox Islands, Alaska

Felt (III) at Unalaska. Also felt at Dutch Harbor.

1 10 01 37 19 2008 43.785 -127.264 13 6.3 Off Coast or Oregon

Felt at Rockaway Beach. Also felt at Eureka, California.

1 10 00 27 39 2010 40.652 -124.692 29 6.5 Off Coast of Northern California

About 30 people injured and moderate damage to hundreds of homes and buildings in the Eureka-Ferndale area. Felt (VII) at Eureka, Ferndale and Samoa; (VI) at Bayside, Fortuna, Loleta and Rio Dell; (V) at Arcata, Blue Lake, Carlotta, Hydesville, Kneeland, Korbel, McKinleyville, Petrolia, Scotia, Somes Bar and Whitethorn. Felt widely in northern California and southwestern Oregon and as far as Hollister,

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 9 0 0 0 1038 38.400 112.900 0 7.2 So. China

In the province of Shensi. This earthquake extended from the west side of the Huangho River to beyond its eastern bank.

1 9 10 13 0 1857 35.000 -119.000 0 8.3 So. California

The Fort Tejon earthquake. A ground fissure 70 km long was observed near Fort Tejon about 6 km from the San Andreas fault between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The roof of the church at Ventura collapsed. At Fort Tejon many buildings were destroyed and collapsed. Artesian wells in the Santa Clara valley changed their flow pattern. New springs formed near Santa Barbara. A loud earthquake noise was heard at Fort Tejon. The waters of the Mokelumne River were thrown up on the banks over four feet high.

1 9 13 17 0 1896 36.500 141.000 60 7.5 Off East Coast Honshu

A tsunami was generated with maximum height at Kanto and Tohoku and Ayukawa.

1 9 10 21 42 1932 -6.200 154.500 380 7.3 New Britain

1 9 9 23 0 1936 1.100 -77.600 0 7.0 Colombia

Destructive in the town of Santa Ana. Many died. Volcanism was concurrent with this earthquake. Up to 300 people were displaced. Volcanic flow continued to the sea for a length along the ocean of about 2800 meters and about 800 meters long. Many fields were inundated.

1 9 16 49 28 2001 -14.928 167.170 103 7.6 Vanuatu Islands

Felt in northern Vanuatu.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 9 16 0 0 1857 35.300 -119.800 0 8.3 So. California

1 9 0 0 0 1872 47.500 -70.500 0 5.7 New England

1 9 2 50 0 1928 37.000 -121.580 0 5.7 Central California

Felt with intensity VII at Gilroy and with intensity III Salinas and Hollister. Also felt at Watsonville.

1 9 10 28 42 1941 31.700 -115.100 0 5.5 So. California

Felt in San Diego.

1 9 9 10 50 1955 39.000 -118.000 0 5.0 California/Nevada area

A ground crack appeared south of Lovelock, NV about 1 mile long and 1 inch wide at Battle Mountain.

1 9 7 52 56 1957 52.660 -167.500 0 6.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 9 7 53 0 1957 53.000 -167.000 0 6.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 9 21 14 38 1958 65.500 -80.000 0 5.0 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada

1 9 9 52 46 1966 54.200 -164.400 63 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

1 9 14 23 21 1970 52.000 -172.300 0 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 9 11 57 21 1973 60.311 -145.996 18 5.1 Central Alaska

Felt at Cordova.

1 9 17 7 56 1973 51.405 -178.212 52 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity III at Adak.

1 9 12 53 50 1982 46.989 -66.652 10 5.8 E. of Maine

Felt in Canada from the Gaspe Peninsula to Prince Edward Island and west to Montreal Felt in the U.S. in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont over about 161 sq km. Maximum damage occurred with intensity VI near the Maine-New Brunswick border. Plaster and streets and chimneys cracked at Ashland, Bridgewater, Caribou. Walls and items broke at Easton and Haynesville where cracks also appeared in streets. At Lubec tombstones were misplaced. AT Presque Isle cracks appeared in streets and walls and sidewalks. Windows cracked.

1 9 16 36 43 1982 47.023 -66.648 6 5.1 E. of Maine

Strongly felt in the same area as the mainshock with similar effects. Felt with maximum intensity V in the U.S.

1 9 19 28 21 1985 60.313 -140.640 9 5.7 Central Alaska

Felt with maximum intensity VI at Yakutat, along the Alaska Highway and at Beaver Creek and Whitehorse. Also felt in the Yukon Territory, Canada.

1 9 3 36 34 1989 52.600 -173.800 0 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity III at Adak.

1 9 10 42 9 1989 56.000 -174.500 0 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity III at Adak.

1 9 11 16 56 1989 51.398 -174.794 26 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity III at Adak.

1 9 11 52 52 1989 50.500 -173.600 0 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity III at Adak.

1 9 23 4 17 1989 51.180 -174.940 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity III at Adak.

1 9 4 58 37 1990 51.975 -169.487 15 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 9 7 52 16 1997 53.701 -163.546 24 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

1 9 16 27 09 2005 51.535 -176.135 41 5.2 Andreanof Island, Alaska

Felt on Adak

1 9 15 49 33 2007 59.420 -137.118 10 5.7 Southeastern Alaska

Felt (V) at Haines; (IV) at Hoonah, Juneau and Skagway; (III) at Douglas. Felt at Angoon, Gustavus, Petersburg, Sitka, Talkeetna and Yakutat. Also felt (IV) at Whitehorse; felt at Haines Junction, Yukon.

1 9 14 40 00 2008 51.649 -131.183 10 6.0 Vancouver Island, Canada

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 8 13 0 0 1725 -16.400 -70.800 3 7.6 So. Peru/Bolivia

At Lima and Arequipa in Peru. Felt with intensity VII.

1 8 19 30 0 1780 38.200 46.000 0 7.7 No. Iran

100,000 - 200,000 killed in the Tabriz area of Iran. Severe damage.

1 8 20 54 24 1956 -18.700 -70.400 55 7.2 So. Peru/Bolivia

Slight damage at Arica.

1 8 17 12 39 1970 -34.741 178.568 179 7.0 So. Kermadec Islands

Felt on North Island, New Zealand.

1 8 5 27 54 1972 20.950 120.260 36 7.2 Taiwan

Felt lightly at Batan Islands and at Aparri in northern Luzon.

1 8 16 47 21 2000 -16.925 -174.248 183 7.2 Tonga Islands

Felt with maximum intensity V at Afiamalu. Also Felt at Apia, Samoa and in American Samoa.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 8 0 15 0 1906 39.300 -96.600 0 5.5 Southern Plains

Chimneys fell and walls cracked at Manhattan, Kansas. At Wamego and Junction City plaster cracked. Felt in Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. An earthquake noise was heard at Manhattan.

1 8 0 13 36 1931 47.300 -70.400 0 5.4 New England

1 8 0 13 41 1931 50.000 -74.000 0 5.6 Quebec, Canada

Epicenter near Baie St. Paul, Quebec. In New England felt with intensity IV at Island Pont, VT and at Bradburn, Portage and Stockholm, Maine. Also felt as far as Portland, Cumberland, Soldier Pond, Stratton, Perham Maine and in Vermont at Canaan.

1 8 18 54 18 1946 33.000 -115.833 0 5.4 So. California

Southeast of Borrego Valley. Maximum intensity V at Dulzura. Also felt at Imperial. San Diego, Palm Springs, Lakeside.

1 8 10 4 32 1964 46.100 -77.700 33 5.0 New York State

1 8 17 38 19 1975 52.357 -175.625 121 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity III at Adak.

1 8 19 57 4 1989 51.450 -174.760 34 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity III at Adak and with intensity I at Atka.

1 8 20 26 26 1989 51.465 -174.852 42 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity III at Adak.

1 8 22 37 30 1989 51.450 -174.760 32 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity III at Adak.

1 8 19 44 35 1990 52.038 -169.446 33 5.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 8 20 11 44 1990 52.370 -169.680 22 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 8 21 39 41 1990 51.990 -169.390 21 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 8 10 52 29 1996 35.784 -117.635 5 5.0 So. California

1 8 2 17 36 2000 40.558 -126.189 29 5.4 Off Coast of No. California

1 8 17 15 07 2003 52.089 -171.584 33 5.5 Andreanof Islands, Alaska

1 8 18 55 41 2013 52.500 -170.635 67 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Alaska

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 7 4 25 0 1725 -9.000 -79.000 4 7.6 No. Peru

Felt most strongly in the Cordillera Blanca. Some glaciers fell. At least 1500 people were killed in Yungay and the town of Ancash.

1 7 0 29 30 1901 -2.000 -82.000 60 7.8 Ecuador

Felt strongly in the province of Guaya. Violent at Guayaquil and Babahoyo. Also strongly felt at Esmeraldas.

1 7 13 20 41 1937 35.500 97.600 0 7.6 So. China

Destructive in Tsinghai Province.

1 7 2 49 20 1944 -4.500 143.500 120 7.1 Papua New Guinea

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 7 20 21 50 1939 36.000 -117.716 10 5.0 California/Nevada area

At Coso Junction. Strong swarm Felt lightly in the Kern River area, Isabella, Kern County and Trona.

1 7 22 25 32 1945 36.500 -111.800 0 5.1 Utah area

1 7 7 25 0 1954 40.300 -76.000 0 5.0 New York State

Felt with maximum intensity VI at Sinking Spring, PA. Minor damage included plaster falling and dishes and furniture movement. Houses shook. Felt in Pennsylvania at Denber, Kenhort, Lincoln Park, Temple, West Lawn Reading and Wyomissing.

1 7 16 41 4 1956 65.580 -133.650 15 6.5 Yukon Territory, Canada

1 7 2 49 57 1971 52.312 -173.275 80 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with Intensity IV at Adak.

1 7 1 38 11 1983 37.554 -118.952 0 5.2 California/Nevada area

1 7 3 24 19 1983 37.630 -118.938 6 5.6 California/Nevada area

Felt over about 59,000 sq. km of California and Nevada. Maximum intensity at Mammoth Lakes where a plane was damaged. Display cases toppled in stores. Generally felt by all. At Lee Vining items fell and were overturned. Felt throughout most of central California and as far south as San Bernardino, east of Los Angeles.

1 7 6 17 44 1985 40.273 -126.265 5 5.0 Off Coast of No. California

1 7 6 18 5 1985 42.250 -127.120 33 5.2 Off Coast of Oregon

1 7 2 23 48 1987 52.275 -169.319 33 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 7 11 2 6 1990 64.778 -148.868 20 5.5 Northern Alaska

Felt with intensity V at Ester, Fairbanks and Manley Hot Springs. Also felt at Eielson AFB, Nenana and North Pole, lightly at Clear, Delta Junction and Minto and Tanana.

1 7 14 32 53 1996 35.766 -117.649 6 5.2 So. California

Felt at China Lake and Ridgecrest and as far as Los Angeles.

1 7 02 52 54 2002 52.028 -171.168 33 5.4 Andreanof Islands, Alaska

1 7 20 58 19 2002 40.367 -127.086 23 5.0 Off Coast of Northern California

1 7 07 51 37 2004 43.571 -110.383 3 5.0 Wyoming

Felt (IV) at Kelly, Lander, Moose and Moran; (III) at Dubois, Jackson and Wilson. Also felt (III) at Driggs, Idaho Falls and Victor, Idaho.

1 7 02 23 43 2006 52.415 173.613 30 5.5 Rat Islands, Alaska

1 7 18 55 38 2006 56.319 -157.396 59 5.1 Alaska Peninsula

1 7 15 33 44 2007 54.902 -156.969 10 5.0 Alaska Peninsula

1 7 08 14 20 2008 51.198 -179.600 35 5.6 Andreanof Islands, Alaska

1 7 06 07 55 2014 54.856 -160.146 31 5.2 Unimak Islands, Alaska

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 6 14 11 2 1922 -16.500 -73.000 60 7.2 So. Peru/Bolivia

1 6 19 31 58 1928 0.500 36.500 60 7.0 Sudan/Ethiopia

1 6 14 3 24 1940 -22.000 171.000 90 7.2 Loyalty Islands

1 6 17 23 36 1948 17.000 -98.000 80 7.0 Oaxaca, Mexico

1 6 7 51 31 1951 7.500 -80.500 90 7.0 Costa Rica

1 6 15 39 1 1969 -10.507 164.466 32 7.1 Vanuatu Islands

1 6 6 11 41 1977 -3.600 144.400 33 7.1 Papua New Guinea

Felt strongly along the northern coast of Papua and in the Schouten Islands. No reports of damage.

1 6 22 37 34 1995 40.246 142.175 27 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan

At least 29 were injured in Iwate and Aomori Prefectures. Many lost water and sewer services. Felt with maximum intensity V at Hachinohe and Morioka. Felt throughout much of Honshu and as far south as Tokyo.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 6 14 30 0 1905 35.500 -118.700 0 5.0 So. California

Felt at Bakersfield, Riverside, Angiola, Lone Pine, Kern and Claremont. Sharp at Bakersfield and slight at Riverside.

1 6 13 6 0 1933 39.000 -117.800 0 5.1 California/Nevada area

1 6 2 1 21 1965 44.772 -112.746 10 5.1 Montana/Idaho

Felt with intensity V at Dewey, Idaho. Also felt in Montana.

1 6 18 27 34 1965 60.080 -151.650 57 5.2 Central Alaska

Felt at Homer.

1 6 23 12 19 1975 54.240 -165.798 113 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 6 16 2 7 1977 51.255 -175.556 11 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity IV at Adak.

1 6 7 8 44 1978 51.440 -175.943 25 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity IV at Adak.

1 6 12 23 29 1982 51.219 -176.498 37 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 6 12 23 40 1982 51.496 -176.592 53 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity II at Adak.

1 6 17 4 46 1985 54.397 -166.180 131 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 6 17 5 13 1985 54.730 -166.510 61 5.6 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 6 23 47 8 1995 51.200 179.600 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 6 10 42 27 2000 58.207 -136.748 0 6.1 Southeast Alaska

Felt strong at Haines, Juneau and Sitka. Felt as far as Skagway, Yakutat, and at Whitehorse, Yukon Territory.

1 6 22 00 03 2002 52.097 -171.058 33 5.2 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

1 6 22 07 01 2002 52.064 -171.068 33 5.7 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

1 6 10 53 40 2003 63.450 -147.010 1 5.1 Central Alaska

1 6 10 14 43 2005 51.417 -174.265 41 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

1 6 00 20 32 2008 51.510 -131.158 10 5.4 Queen Charlotte Islands region, Canada

1 6 23 37 45 2012 59.852 -153.232 136 5.0 Southern Alaska

Felt with intensity II-III in Anchorage, Kenai, Pedro Bay and Seldovia.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 5 7 0 0 1678 -0.200 -78.500 0 7.0 Ecuador

1 5 14 33 15 1915 -15.000 168.000 200 7.2 Vanuatu Islands

1 5 23 26 42 1915 25.000 123.000 160 7.4 Ryukyu Islands

1 5 18 47 5 1941 2.000 122.000 50 7.0 Celebes Sea

1 5 21 12 43 1944 -3.500 102.000 60 7.0 So. of Sumatera

1 5 19 57 20 1946 -16.000 167.000 50 7.3 Vanuatu Islands

1 5 7 48 22 1953 54.000 170.500 60 7.1 Near Islands

1 5 10 6 33 1953 49.200 155.400 45 7.3 NE Pacific

1 5 0 50 18 1955 -49.700 162.700 33 7.0 Southern S. Isl. N.Z.

1 5 0 14 41 1967 48.146 102.897 35 7.5 Mongolia

Felt within maximum intensity VI at Ulan Bator and at Irkutsk. No victims were recorded as the epicentral region is quite unpopulated.

1 5 13 26 40 1969 -7.975 158.909 47 7.5 Solomon Islands

Slight damage on Santa Isabel Island. Fissures were observed and a water tank shifted.(date from NGDC, UNESCO gives date of Jan. 15).

1 5 14 57 11 1991 23.546 95.963 18 7.2 Myanmar

Felt at Mandalay, southern Myanmar, Silchar, India and Bangkok and Chiang Mai, Thailand. 32 buildings were damaged at Thabeikkyim, Myanmar. Farmland was also destroyed.

1 5 08 58 19 2013 55.393 -134.652 10 7.5 Southeast Alaska

Felt with maximum intensity V in Craig, Alaska and as far as Vancouver, B.C. A tsunami was recorded with height of 14 cm at Port Alexander, 7 at Sitka, and 2 cm at Sitka and Elfin Cove and Craig, Alaska. Office buildings in Juneau shook minor damage occurred in Ketchikan. Seiche was observed as far to the south as Seattle, Washington from that event. Tsunami warnings are in effect from the Southeastern Panhandle to British Columbia. Some

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 5 2 45 0 1843 35.500 -90.500 0 6.0 New Madrid area

The strongest shock in the area since the New Madrid quakes of 1811-1812. Felt strongly in Memphis where walls were cracked and chimneys fell. An earthquake noise was heard. People were frightened at St. Louis and chimneys fell. Some subsidence occurred at New Madrid and a new lake formed drowning several hunters. Also felt strongly in Kentucky and in Cincinnati, Ohio where furniture and mirrors were strongly shaken. Felt through North and South Carolina and in Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa and Georgia.

1 5 3 54 0 1912 37.330 -118.420 0 5.5 California/Nevada area

Felt strongly at Bishop, Laws and Alvord. Felt as far as Bakersfield.

1 5 6 50 20 1933 38.770 -117.740 0 5.9 California/Nevada area

Felt with intensity IV at Wabuska and Potts, NV, Also felt at Sonora, Nevada.

1 5 11 26 0 1948 46.600 -112.000 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming

Felt by many at Helena, Montana.

1 5 14 6 32 1961 51.830 -175.940 51 6.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt on Adak.

1 5 7 32 26 1965 39.200 -120.100 14 5.0 Central California

Felt over about 500 sq miles of northern California around Lake Tahoe. Maximum intensity V at Crystal Bay, Nevada. Houses creaked.

1 5 19 1 0 1965 44.900 -112.700 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho

1 5 23 0 0 1965 44.900 -112.700 0 5.1 Montana/Idaho

Felt in southwestern Montana and northern Idaho. A metal flagpole at Dewey Montana broke in two places. Objects fell from shelves with intensity V at Butte and other surround towns and cities. Christmas trees toppled and dishes broke.

1 5 0 37 18 1966 39.800 -104.700 5 5.0 Colorado area

Earthquake caused by pumping of water into the ground in the northern Denver area, this event knocked small objects off shelves and frightened many in Denver, Northglenn and Commerce City, Colorado. An earthquake noise was heard.

1 5 7 1 58 1966 51.200 -178.100 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 5 14 0 56 1974 52.051 -171.460 37 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 5 15 54 3 1974 42.475 -126.597 33 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon

1 5 23 29 19 1974 42.466 -126.729 25 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon

1 5 6 23 33 1976 35.844 -108.341 25 5.0 SW U.S.A

Minor damage to plaster and dry wall in Colorado, New Mexico and Leupp, Arizona. Felt over about 115,000 sq. km. Also felt in Utah. Maximum intensity VI.

1 5 21 41 48 1984 51.296 -179.194 53 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 5 12 11 57 1987 52.623 -169.427 33 6.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity V at Unalaska. Also felt at False Pass and Nikolski.

1 5 7 16 51 1990 41.838 -126.821 6 5.0 Off Coast of No. California

1 5 16 21 6 1991 65.433 -134.108 18 5.4 Yukon Territory, Canada

1 5 1 14 42 1994 67.699 -147.078 12 5.5 Northern Alaska

Felt at Fort Yukon and Fairbanks, Alaska.

1 5 16 52 22 2007 55.755 -156.061 18 5.8 Alaska Peninsula

1 5 10 39 14 2008 51.324 -130.390 10 5.7 Vancouver Island, B.C

1 5 11 01 06 2008 51.254 -130.746 15 6.6 Vancouver Island, B.C.

1 5 11 44 48 2008 51.163 -130.542 10 6.4 Vancouver Island, B.C.

1 5 12 00 17 2008 51.502 -131.095 10 5.0 Vancouver Island, B.C.

Strong earthquakes hit the Queen Charlotte Islands of western Canada with magnitudes of M 6.5 in the region of Canada where they were felt with intensity II at Port Hardy, Canada. An aftershock of M 5.0 was reported felt with intensity II at Vancouver, Canada. Canada.com reported no damage, tsunami or casualties accompanied the earthquake.

1 5 08 58 19 2013 55.393 -134.652 10 7.5 Southeast Alaska

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 4 5 7 0 1903 -20.000 -175.000 400 8.0 Tonga Islands

1 4 5 19 29 1907 2.000 94.500 60 7.8 Nicobar Islands

Reports not available.

1 4 15 46 54 1912 52.000 -179.000 25 7.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

A violent shock.

1 4 8 56 37 1948 -20.800 -179.000 600 7.0 Tonga Islands

1 4 17 0 40 1970 24.139 102.503 31 7.5 Myanmar

Damage reported in Yunnan, China. Many victims and houses destroyed. Centered at Kanming. Residents in Hanoi, North Vietnam about 300 miles from the epicenter fled from their homes in terror as the earthquake shook that city.

1 4 3 16 54 1972 22.600 122.100 33 7.6 Taiwan

Felt within intensity V at Ishigakishima and with intensity IV in the Batan Islands. Followed by a strong sequence of events including an M 8.5 on January 25, 1972.

1 4 6 11 59 1998 -22.301 170.911 101 7.5 Loyalty Islands

Felt at Noumea, New Caledonia.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 4 0 0 0 1728 42.800 -70.800 0 5.0 New England

1 4 15 46 54 1912 52.000 -179.000 25 7.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

A violent shock.

1 4 1 2 0 1933 38.400 -118.100 0 5.1 California/Nevada area

1 4 1 22 0 1933 38.400 -118.100 0 5.1 California/Nevada area

Felt with intensity IV at Wabuska and Potts, Nevada. Felt also at Sonora, CA.

1 4 3 59 28 1933 61.000 -148.000 25 6.2 Central Alaska

People ran into the streets. Ground cracks appeared at many points and in the streets of Seward and the Forestry Bureau road for 20 miles from Kenai Lake to Turnagain. At Anchorage it was the largest earthquake felt to date. Also reported felt at Fairbanks and Cordova.

1 4 3 41 23 1965 59.900 -153.600 122 5.4 Southern Alaska

Felt at Homer.

1 4 20 48 55 1965 67.400 -136.200 33 5.5 Northern Alaska

1 4 0 57 44 1968 52.200 -171.300 36 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 4 8 44 11 1976 52.860 -166.760 32 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 4 0 56 59 1992 66.628 -94.766 18 5.2 Nunavit/Hudson Bay, Canada

Felt by all at Gjoa Haven and Baker Lake. Also felt at Spence Bay, Repulse Bay and Pelly Bay.

1 4 2 47 27 1995 51.578 -173.648 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity III at Adak.

1 4 4 14 45 1995 51.500 -173.800 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 4 19 43 10 1996 52.454 -170.676 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 4 11 46 37 2008 51.923 -170.100 35 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 3 15 0 0 1686 34.000 132.030 0 7.2 Kyushu, Japan area

1 3 0 0 0 1739 38.900 106.500 0 8.0 So. China

1 3 23 25 58 1911 42.900 76.900 25 8.2 Kirgizstan/Xinjiang

1 3 16 24 0 1920 19.300 -96.900 0 7.8 Oaxaca, Mexico

1 3 9 42 31 1934 53.600 155.800 290 7.0 Northern Kurils

1 3 2 54 18 1943 -30.620 178.420 12 7.4 So. Kermadec Islands

1 3 2 20 33 1947 44.300 149.000 40 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan

1 3 12 48 30 1957 43.850 130.630 593 7.0 NE China

1 3 17 35 40 1971 -55.503 -2.578 33 7.1 Atlantic-Indian Ridge

1 3 16 23 21 2004 -22.253 159.683 22 7.1 Southeast of the Loyalty Islands

Felt on Mare and at Noumea, New Caledonia.

1 3 19 43 50 2009 -0.414 132.885 17 7.7 Papua New Guinea

1 3 22 33 40 2009 -0.691 133.305 23 7.4 Papua New Guinea

USGS and local sources give a combined death toll from the earthquakes and tsunamis of 108. A small tsunami was generated. This earthquake hit the region near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia. NEIC reported felt intensity IV at Sorong, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia. AFP News agency from Indonesia however reported stronger felt activity. Initial reports included five dead in Manokwari where one of the main tourist hotels collapsed with dozens injured. Electricity in the city was down and there were many flattened houses and damaged buildings. Damaged buildings included two hotels, two banks, a warehouse and hundreds of houses. At least 52 people suffered injuries including 37 in Manokwari. In Sorong at least four houses were leveled and 15 were injured. Thousands fled their homes and thronged roads leading from the coast, most feared deadly tsunamis. Earthquakes in this area often trigger strong tsunamis but they were directed to the north in this event. The Japanese Metorological Agency (JMA) reported tsunamis of 10-40 cm hit Japan's southeast coast overnight. No damages were reported. Tsunamis of similar size were likely to have occurred throughout the areas of eastern Asia and Indonesia and will probably be reported at a later date.

The earthquakes in the Papua, Indonesia region today may have been partially triggered by recent unusual geophysical activity. At the end of December, the only tropical cyclone in the world at the time, Billy passed south of this epicenter with winds up to 125 kts. This is one of the strongest cyclones to hit the area of northern Australia in recent years and it may have stressed the plates in the area through winds and atmospheric pressures such that normal stresses across faults in the area were reduced. The second event was a disturbance in the geomagnetic field which occurred several hours before the Papua mainshock. NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) places this disturbance which reached k-levels of 4, the strongest in the past month as occurring around 9:00-12:00 UT. I have long been an advocate that any method of forecasting earthquakes should take into account geophysical effects such as tropical cyclones and geomagnetic disturbances. In fact, my earthquake forecasting method patent (Reg. Patent # 7280920) requires such input in order to make informed risk forecasting for earthquakes. Any time two unusual phenomena coincide there are the possibilities they are random coincidences or there is a causal relationship. Statistics can often differentiate between these two.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 3 17 18 33 1939 49.600 -129.620 0 5.2 Vancouver Island area

1 3 0 41 2 1957 53.300 -167.600 33 6.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 3 23 13 50 1965 60.200 -151.200 93 5.6 Central Alaska

1 3 13 28 14 1969 51.140 -179.390 38 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 3 21 14 16 1973 44.344 -129.154 18 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon

1 3 22 56 46 1977 37.605 -89.622 5 5.0 New Madrid area

1 3 1 26 11 1994 49.636 -127.026 29 5.5 Vancouver Island area

1 3 23 2 11 1998 53.982 -164.005 3 5.7 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

1 3 04 24 26 2002 52.490 173.303 33 5.2 Rat Islands, Alaska

1 3 10 53 04 2006 51.453 -168.124 10 5.3 Fox Islands, Alaska

The earthquake of M 5.3 in the Fox Islands continued a strong activation of that region which began in October, 2005. The last event in the region including both these events(50-55N 168-173W) which was larger than M 5.3 was an earthquake in the Fox Islands of M 5.7 on Oct. 20, 2005.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 2 12 56 30 1907 -21.100 -175.100 60 7.3 Tonga Islands

1 2 22 34 30 1936 0.000 99.500 60 7.0 So. Sumatera

1 2 15 14 51 1950 -12.000 165.000 150 7.0 Vanuatu Islands

1 2 3 48 44 1957 53.000 -168.000 60 7.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 2 10 42 30 1974 -22.500 -68.400 105 7.2 Coast No. Chile

Three injured in Chuquicamata. Damage with intensity VIII at Calama. Also felt at Iquique, Tocopilla, Antofagasta and Copiapo.

1 2 17 22 49 2002 -17.600 167.856 21 7.2 Vanuatu Islands

Several people were injured, two bridges destroyed and buildings and roads damaged on Efate. Rockslides blocked access to wharf at Port Vila. Tsunami with wave heights to 40 cm.

01 02 06 10 49 2006 -60.957 -21.606 13 7.4 South Sandwich Islands

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 2 12 15 0 1785 40.000 -67.000 0 5.7 E. of Maine

1 2 16 21 0 1912 41.500 -88.500 0 5.0 Northern Plains

Maximum intensity was VI at Aurora, Freeport, Morris and Yorkville, Illinois. Felt with intensity V at Chicago. Felt also at Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin and in Iowa, Indiana and Fulton County, Kentucky.

1 2 7 30 0 1935 32.800 -114.200 0 5.0 SW U.S.A

Aftershocks of strong earthquakes of Dec. 30 and 31, 1943.

1 2 22 41 6 1935 40.600 -125.000 0 5.7 Off Coast of No. California

Moderately strong shock felt with intensity VI along the northern coast of California. Felt at Eureka, Fort Bragg, etc. No felt in southern Oregon.

1 2 3 25 0 1954 36.600 -83.700 0 5.0 Kentucky/Tennessee/NC

Earthquake centered near Middlesboro. This event cracked buildings and foundations in Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Damage and alarm occurred. Intensity V was reported in Kentucky. Felt also in Tennessee.

1 2 0 39 24 1957 52.700 -168.500 33 6.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 2 2 17 39 1957 52.460 -168.410 0 6.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 2 3 30 34 1957 52.500 -168.500 33 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 2 3 48 44 1957 53.000 -168.000 60 7.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 2 4 3 30 1957 52.760 -168.750 0 6.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 2 10 49 32 1957 52.580 -168.530 0 6.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians

A precursory swarm to a strong series in March, 1957. Not reported felt.

1 2 4 52 16 1966 54.210 -164.380 45 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

1 2 3 36 21 1976 50.380 -130.020 22 5.1 British Colombia

1 2 20 57 40 1978 51.163 -178.090 50 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 2 13 53 50 1979 51.755 -173.432 22 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 2 13 55 53 1979 51.590 -173.310 0 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 2 16 10 18 1984 56.354 -152.981 33 5.0 Southern Alaska

1 2 5 32 49 1985 55.428 -157.835 33 6.1 Alaska Peninsula

Felt with intensity III at Perryville. Also felt at Chignik and Sand Point.

1 2 23 7 56 1985 51.700 -170.500 33 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 2 11 45 36 1992 32.336 -103.101 5 5.0 SW U.S.A

Felt with intensity V at Seagraves, Texas and Jai, Lakewood, Loco Hills and Roswell, New Mexico. Felt throughout southeastern New Mexico, western Texas as far as San Antonio, Texas.

1 2 16 40 41 1992 48.738 -129.233 10 6.0 Vancouver Island area

1 2 12 58 42 2000 51.447 -175.558 27 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity IV at Adak.

1 2 17 25 33 2000 51.651 -175.464 27 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

01 02 14 17 13 2009 58.377 -151.928 65 5.3 Southern Alaska

(AEIC). Felt (III) at Kodiak and (II) at Homer and Port Lions. Also felt at Anchor Point and Kenai.

01 02 10 15 36 2015 50.968 -130.176 10 5.2 Vancouver Island, Canada

1 2 06 48 42 2019 58.351 -153.201 62 5.0 KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA

NEIC reported this event was felt with intensity II-III within about 400 km of the epicenter with reported intensities at Kodiak, Homer, Kenai, and Anchorage, Alaska. This is the second M 5.0 in Alaska in the past two days, an unusual occurrence for the beginning of the year. The last event of M>=5 in the Kodiak Island area within about 150 km of this epicenter was an M 5.4 on August 31, 2017. An M 5.7 occurred about 150 km north of this at an intermediate depth on November 21, 2018 and as an M 5.1 on March 9, 2018, the only such events in the past year in the region.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 1 5 20 15 1902 52.380 -167.450 0 7.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians

A strong volcanic eruption occurred. The earthquake was accompanied with tsunamis. It is likely this was an earthquake not directly associated with the volcanic eruption. A second quake of M 7.8 occurred on Jan. 1, 2002.

1 1 11 2 0 1910 16.500 -84.000 60 7.5 Honduras

In the Caribbean Sea. No damage reported.

1 1 10 17 43 1911 38.000 66.000 60 7.2 Afghanistan

1 1 13 20 36 1916 -4.000 154.000 25 7.9 New Britain

1 1 1 33 42 1919 8.000 126.000 60 7.4 Central Philippines

Earthquake of intensity VII. It shook the entire island of Mindanao and Visayan. Also felt on Samar, Leyte, Cebu and Bohol.

1 1 2 59 57 1919 -19.500 -176.500 180 8.3 Tonga Islands

1 1 18 43 31 1928 53.000 152.000 510 7.0 Northern Kurils

1 1 8 48 39 1933 -14.800 168.000 140 7.0 Vanuatu Islands

1 1 13 21 0 1935 -17.500 -174.500 300 7.1 Tonga Islands

1 1 1 29 40 1976 -28.600 -177.600 59 7.3 No. Kermadec Islands

1 1 16 42 40 1980 38.815 -27.780 10 7.2 Azores Islands

At least 56 were killed and 400 injured in this earthquake in the Azores. Maximum intensity was VIII on Terceira, Azores. Four killed and much damage on Sao Jorge. Damage also occurred on Graciosa.

1 1 9 3 41 1984 33.618 136.842 388 7.3 Central/So. Honshu Japan

Felt from Hokkaido to Kyushu.

1 1 8 5 12 1996 0.724 119.981 33 7.8 Malaysia

At least nine killed and 350 buildings damaged in Bangkir and Tolitoli. A tsunami was generated with maximum height five meters in the epicentral region.

1 1 6 57 4 2001 6.898 126.579 33 7.5 Mindanao, Philippines

Felt at Butuan. Felt also on Ternate and Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

1 1 5 20 15 1902 52.380 -167.450 0 7.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians

1 1 18 28 0 1913 34.700 -81.700 0 5.2 Southeast U.S.

Felt over an area of about 43,000 sq. miles with maximum intensity up to VII. At Union cracks formed in walls and plaster fell. Cracks appeared in many brick buildings. Chimneys fell as far as Kings Mountain N.C. more than 200 miles away.

1 1 2 35 0 1920 33.080 -116.750 0 5.0 So. California

Earthquake at Mesa Grande and Warner Springs. Adobe walls cracked at Warner Springs.

1 1 8 16 45 1927 32.500 -115.500 0 5.8 So. California

1 1 9 13 30 1927 32.500 -115.500 0 5.5 So. California

1 1 1 20 42 1945 73.000 -70.000 0 6.5 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada

1 1 12 13 54 1955 39.000 -118.000 0 5.1 California/Nevada area

1 1 23 39 6 1963 56.500 -157.600 67 6.5 Alaska Peninsula

Part of a sequence of events on the Kenai Peninsula. Woke many at Anchorage. Light fixtures swayed and objects moved. Felt also at Cordova, Kenai and Valdez.

1 1 8 4 18 1965 34.133 -117.500 6 5.2 So. California

South of Fontana this event was felt in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. Ceiling tile fell at Fontana and windows, glassware and dishes broke. A sidewalk cracked at Lytle Creek.

1 1 9 7 5 1969 51.210 -179.340 41 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

1 1 4 45 30 1971 59.620 -144.650 0 5.3 Southeast Alaska

1 1 3 55 12 1975 61.918 -149.724 58 5.9 Central Alaska

Felt with intensity III at Anchorage, Palmer and Wasilla. Minor damage in Anchorage and Palmer.

1 1 23 14 39 1979 33.944 -118.681 11 5.0 So. California

Felt with intensity VI at Culver City and the Malibu region. Store windows broke in Malibu, Culver City, Santa Monica and cracked at Buena Park and Seal Beach. Damage was also reported from Hollywood. Parts of the Pacific Coast Highway were made impassible by fallen boulders.

1 1 11 18 8 1983 61.286 -146.955 21 5.4 Central Alaska

Felt with maximum intensity IV at Valdez. Also felt at Anchorage, Cordova, Glennallen and

Palmer.

1 1 15 50 18 1991 55.590 -159.130 39 5.6 Alaska Peninsula

Felt with intensity IV at Perryville. Also felt at Chignik and San Point.

1 1 11 30 4 1995 60.000 -153.200 121 5.0 Central Alaska

Felt with intensity III at Kasilof and Port Graham. Also felt at Homer and Kenai.

1 1 11 22 57 2000 46.888 -78.930 18 5.2 New York State

Felt at Temiscaming and Val-d'Or. Also felt in southern Ontario at North Bay and in Toronto and Ottawa. Felt in New York at Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Rochester. Also felt in Kinross, Michigan.

01 01 07 50 21 2003 52.326 -168.661 33 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians

01 01 12 16 14 2015 40.442 -125.775 24 5.4 Off coast of Northern California

NEIC reported intensity IV in Petrolia and Redcrest and II-III in Eureka, Ft. Bragg, Blocksburg, McKinleyville, Arcata, Bridgeville, Carlotta, Ferndale, Fortuna, Barberville, Hydesville, Loleta, Myers Flat, and possibly at Westport, Point Arena, Mendocino, California.

1 1 3 3 30 2019 61.296 -149.947 43 5.0 Anchorage, Alaska

A moderate earthquake of M 5.0 shook the aftershock zone of the Anchorage, Alaska region today. NEIC reported it was felt with intensity up to IV in Anchorage, Elmendorf AFB, and Fort Richardson, Alaska and with lesser intensity of II-III as far as 200 km from the epicenter at Homer, Alaska. This is the strongest long-term aftershock of the M 7.1 in Anchorage of November 30, 2018. The last event of M>=5 in the area was an M 5.2 on December 1, 2018.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

12 31 4 5 0 1889 40.000 130.000 99 7.8 NE China

12 31 9 2 43 1901 51.450 -171.020 0 7.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

12 31 7 20 5 1922 45.700 151.400 25 7.0 So. Kurils

12 31 18 45 0 1934 32.000 -114.750 16 7.1 SW U.S.A

Maximum intensity X in Baja California. In Baja California irrigation ditches were damaged, roads buckled, crevices opened and communications were disrupted. Felt strongly at Tijuana and along the border. Chimneys and walls fell at Calipatria.

12 31 18 23 4 1966 -11.800 166.500 33 8.2 Vanuatu Islands

Felt with intensity VIII-IX at Vanikoro in the Santa Cruz Islands. A small tsunami was generated with maximum 0.75 meters at Vanikoro.

12 31 22 15 14 1966 -11.300 164.800 33 7.3 Vanuatu Islands

12 31 10 32 7 1980 46.233 152.367 70 7.1 So. Kurils

Felt with intensity III at Urakawa and II at Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan. Also felt in the southern Kuril Islands.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

12 31 9 2 43 1901 51.450 -171.020 0 7.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

12 31 12 11 0 1910 36.830 -121.420 0 5.0 Central California

The strongest earthquake in the area since 1906. At Salinas the water main broke and minor damage occurred to dishes and fallen items. Felt as far as Sonoma County.

12 31 12 20 0 1915 41.000 -126.000 0 6.5 Off Coast of No. California

Off Humboldt County. Felt lightly along the coastline.

12 31 19 6 4 1927 59.330 -136.220 0 5.0 Southeast Alaska

Felt by many at Southeastern Alaska in Juneau and Sitka where objects were moved about.

12 31 15 25 0 1931 47.500 -123.000 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.

Felt widely in Puget Sound, Washington. At Lilliwaup walls cracked and articles were thrown from store shelves.

12 31 18 45 0 1934 32.000 -114.750 16 7.1 SW U.S.A

12 31 22 23 0 1934 30.000 -112.000 0 5.0 SW U.S.A

12 31 6 48 44 1941 37.570 -118.730 0 5.5 California/Nevada area

Located at Owens Valley where the shock twisted chimneys and cracked plaster at the Adamas Main Powerhouse in the Owens River Gorge.

12 31 17 37 45 1956 38.300 -118.900 0 5.0 California/Nevada area

12 31 17 39 24 1956 38.283 -118.967 10 5.5 California/Nevada area

12 31 10 36 0 1961 44.400 -100.500 0 5.0 Wyoming/Dakotas

Felt lightly in South Dakota.

12 31 20 49 31 1962 47.250 -122.080 2 5.2 Washington state, U.S.

Felt over an area of about 13,000 sq. miles. Maximum intensity was VI. Slight damage occurred in Pierce County with cracked plaster and fallen chimneys. Small items moved, plaster cracked and furnishings shifted.

12 31 2 29 40 1967 51.810 -171.900 31 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

12 31 5 34 14 1970 47.773 -128.759 33 5.2 Vancouver Island area

12 31 19 51 20 1971 51.711 -179.947 95 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity II at Adak.

12 31 4 37 31 1974 52.531 -179.260 228 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

12 31 11 4 4 1982 67.806 -161.348 33 5.0 Northern Alaska

12 31 11 44 38 1992 50.890 -178.830 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

12 31 11 27 48 2004 51.289 -174.182 15 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

12 31 22 22 16 2015 51.518 -173.470 41 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

12 31 05 21 20 2016 51.973 177.098 73 5.1 Rat Islands, Aleutians

12 31 2 35 37 2018 54.428 -161.472 26 6.1 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

12 30 17 0 0 1703 35.000 140.000 0 8.2 Off East Coast Honshu

A strong tsunami (the Genroku Tokkaido tsunami) was generated by this earthquake. The southern part of the Boso peninsula subsided destroying 1020 houses and killing 125. Maximum tsunami amplitude was 9 meters near Katsuum on Boso Peninsula. Considerate damage. Houses were destroyed and deaths occurred. At Hachijijima on Isu Island 18 boast and 58 houses were lost along with 56 lives. Much damage. An earthquake in the same area of this size today could be devastating to the Tokyo area.

12 30 5 26 59 1907 12.100 -86.300 60 7.2 Nicaragua

12 30 0 39 28 1961 51.000 178.000 0 7.0 Rat Islands

12 30 23 52 40 1983 36.372 70.738 215 7.2 Hindu Kush/Pakistan

At least 26 were killed and up to 500 injured in the Kabul, Afghanistan and Peshawar, Pakistan areas. Damage was recorded in Tajikistan. Felt in Afghanistan, India, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.

12 30 23 18 52 1989 -3.406 145.966 38 7.0 New Ireland

Felt with intensity III at Karkar and Manam.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

12 30 22 34 0 1901 52.000 -160.000 0 6.6 Alaska Peninsula

A strong volcanic eruption occurred. Several tsunamis were generated.

12 30 17 57 0 1926 47.700 -120.200 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.

Located in east-central Washington. Most strongly felt at Wenatchee and Leavenworth. Panic caused people to rush into the streets.

12 30 13 52 14 1934 32.250 -115.500 16 6.5 So. California

Felt with maximum intensity IX at Laguna Salada area of Baja California. Railroads, tracks and bridges were damaged and twisted. Cracks in the surface and water spouted in a dry canal bed. Houses were wrecked and a water tank was destroyed.

12 30 12 10 48 1938 59.000 -153.000 100 5.5 Southern Alaska

Felt lightly at Anchorage.

12 30 22 3 2 1944 43.800 -126.800 0 5.8 North Pacific Ocean

12 30 23 49 56 1948 50.990 -130.320 0 6.0 British Colombia

Felt lightly in Victoria.

12 30 11 32 30 1954 52.500 -168.400 55 6.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 30 2 6 30 1965 54.090 -164.280 19 5.5 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

12 30 16 30 35 1965 33.566 -116.550 8 5.9 So. California

12 30 16 33 44 1965 58.200 -152.400 33 5.3 Southern Alaska

Slightly felt at Kodiak.

12 30 7 3 10 1968 57.580 -151.360 19 5.4 Southern Alaska

12 30 3 33 17 1974 61.982 -149.686 62 5.1 Central Alaska

Felt strongly at Anchorage and Palmer. Felt also at Talkeetna with maximum intensity V.

12 30 2 22 4 1975 63.040 -150.945 132 5.1 Central Alaska

Felt with intensity IV at Talkeetna.

12 30 9 2 45 1977 52.275 -169.736 35 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 30 14 0 33 1981 64.588 -148.010 14 5.2 Northern Alaska

Felt with intensity V at Ester where objects overturned and windows and doors rattled. Also felt at Fairbanks, North Pole, Minto and Eielson Air Force Base.

12 30 12 41 3 1985 61.541 -150.340 62 5.5 Central Alaska

Felt with maximum intensity V at Anchorage where windows cracked, dishes broke and pictures and small items fell. An earthquakes noise was heard. Many were awakened. Also felt at Chugiak, Tyonek, Willow and Seward.

12 30 20 13 20 1985 63.592 -151.298 33 5.1 Central Alaska

Felt with intensity III in the Denali National Park and at McKinley Park.

12 30 16 18 13 1987 53.886 -165.797 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 30 2 7 18 1995 63.212 -150.605 137 5.7 Central Alaska

Felt with intensity IV at Anchorage, Butte and the general region. Also felt at Fairbanks, Valdez and Whittier.

12 30 18 48 57 2009 32.437 -115.165 9 5.9 Baja California

(NEIC). Some buildings damaged slightly at Mexicali. Cracks occurred in Canal Reforma near Jalapa and ground cracks were observed at Guerrero and Jalapa. Felt (VI) at Mexicali and (V) at Algodones. Felt (IV) at San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora. Felt (VI) at Heber and Holtville; (V) at Brawley, Calexico, El Centro and Imperial; (IV) at Blythe, Calipatria, Niland, Ocotillo, San Diego, Thermal, Westmorland and Winterhaven, California. Also felt (V) at Somerton and (IV) at Chandler and Yuma, Arizona. Felt in northern Baja California and northwestern Sonora. Felt in much of southern California, southwestern Arizona and at Las Vegas, Nevada.

12 30 19 21 26 2010 56.748 -156.149 54 5.0 Alaska Peninsula

(AEIC). Felt at Chignik.

12 30 06 56 33 2010 53.113 171.428 10 5.3 Near Islands, Aleutians

12 30 12 02 41 2010 51.626 177.378 56 5.4 Rat Islands, Aleutians

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

12 29 0 0 0 1604 25.000 119.500 0 8.0 So. China

Probable aftershock in Fou-tcheou, Hing-hoa and Kien-ning. The mainshock occurred on Oct. 25, 1604.

12 29 0 0 0 1820 -7.000 119.000 0 7.5 Sumbawa Island area

AT least 400-500 persons were killed including 3 Europeans. Felt in Sumbawa with damage and in the Flores Sea. Much damage. The sea rose several times to an unusual height and carried away many houses.

12 29 11 18 0 1897 19.000 -73.000 0 7.0 Dominican Rep/Haiti

Felt strongly at Mirebalais and Jacmel. At Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and in the Monte Cristi range ground subsided and great cracks formed. Maximum intensity IX-X. A bridge collapsed at Guanabano. Submarine cables broke. The cathedral at Santiago de los Caballeros was damaged beyond repair. 92 houses were damaged. Altamira Village near Puerto Plata partially disappeared in the earthquake. The cemetery sank.

12 29 22 50 20 1917 15.000 -97.000 60 7.7 Oaxaca, Mexico

Located near the Oaxaca coast. Damage appears to have been minimal.

12 29 14 47 56 1936 -4.500 153.500 0 7.0 New Britain

12 29 3 3 54 1949 18.000 121.000 60 7.2 Luzon, Philippines

Earthquake was reported to have killed 15 at Iba. Most structures damaged were large churches which had been damaged in World War II. Fifteen persons were killed, most drowned in the Cagauyan River when their canoes capsized. Highest intensity was at Magat and Pionacanauan de Ilagan rivers with the Cagayan River. Damage occurred to old structures. Fissures and sand boils were observed. In Manila panic occurred as tall buildings cracked and swayed. Plaster fell and some electrical disruption occurred.

12 29 0 19 31 1973 -15.117 166.896 47 7.2 Vanuatu Islands

This earthquake damaged harbor installations and broke water pipes at Luganville.

12 29 7 48 14 1993 -20.230 169.789 33 7.0 Loyalty Islands

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

12 29 6 20 44 1932 38.800 -118.000 0 5.2 California/Nevada area

12 29 6 38 16 1932 38.800 -118.000 0 5.0 California/Nevada area

12 29 6 46 0 1932 38.800 -118.000 0 5.0 California/Nevada area

12 29 6 49 0 1932 38.800 -118.000 0 5.0 California/Nevada area

Aftershocks.

12 29 18 37 0 1941 45.535 -122.620 0 5.0 Oregon state, U.S.

Felt with maximum intensity VI for about 5000 sq. miles around Portland, Oregon. Windows cracked at Portland, felt by all. Items fell from shelves and many were awakened.

12 29 12 53 28 1948 39.550 -120.080 0 6.0 Central California

Earthquake near Verdi, Nevada where a store in Veri was severely damaged. Windows and walls fell at a school and at the powerhouse. Chimneys fell. Telephone service was disrupted at Truckee River Canyon when a boulder severed a telephone line.

12 29 6 35 2 1964 51.400 -174.900 22 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

12 29 6 39 6 1964 51.490 -174.750 18 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt at Adak.

12 29 10 24 31 1970 51.238 -168.437 9 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 29 18 25 1 1974 61.597 -150.511 67 5.6 Central Alaska

Felt with intensity IV at Palmer, with V at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Talkeetna, Tyonek and Wasila. Also felt at Anchorage.

12 29 8 3 43 1976 43.438 -126.785 15 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon

12 29 18 54 35 1990 52.102 -170.532 58 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

12 29 22 58 02 2007 52.210 -168.149 15 5.9 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 29 23 12 18 2009 52.062 -171.421 51 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

12 28 2 56 0 1903 7.000 127.000 60 7.8 Halmahera

A violent earthquake in southeastern Mindanao. Church statues were thrown down at Mati. At Caraga there were fissures formed in the steep rocks separating the beach from the town. These were three feet meters long. Stone fences were thrown to the ground. At Davao earthquake sounds were heard. Pendulum clocks stopped and objects fell from walls and shelves. Also felt at Butuan, Cotabato, Surigao and Maasin.

12 28 4 20 27 1908 38.167 15.583 10 7.5 Mediterranean/Sicily

An earthquake in Messina, Italy and Reggio. At Messina 2400 were killed outside the city in the province of Reggio about 11,000 were killed at Monteleone, 10 - a total of 13,282. About 25-50% of the population of the nearby towns were killed. Estimated total death toll was 47,000 to 82,000 people. Many houses in every village were destroyed. Destruction was complete near the epicenter. At Messina about 98% of houses were ruined. The city looked like rows of debris. The quake was felt as far as Greece for an area of about 170,000 sq. miles. Subsidence of the coast was up to 3 feet. Sea cables were ruptured most of the was between Sicily and Italy. A tsunami was generated with an initial retreat of the sea. Maximum tsunami height was 38 feet. On both sides of the strait of Messina buildings were swept away be the tsunami. 79 were killed or drowned in the tsunami at Sicily and more than 140 on the Calabrian coast. The tsunami destroyed bridges and railways.

12 28 22 54 52 1924 43.200 147.200 60 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan

12 28 18 20 15 1927 53.800 161.400 20 7.2 E. of Kamchatka

12 28 2 35 22 1935 0.000 98.300 60 8.1 So. Sumatera

Moderate damage with intensity VIII at Batu Island, Padang, Sibolga. Two mud islets, Bola and Sigata were thrown up by the shock. At Padang cracks developed in walls, Trees and telephone poles swayed. Buildings collapsed at Sibolga.

12 28 16 37 44 1940 18.000 147.500 80 7.3 No. Marianas

12 28 17 48 45 1945 -6.000 150.000 60 7.8 New Ireland

12 28 9 20 14 1951 16.067 -99.550 0 7.4 Oaxaca, Mexico

No damage reported.

12 28 8 18 5 1966 -25.510 -70.740 23 7.8 Coast Central Chile

The strongest earthquake of 1966, this violent event destroyed more than half the buildings in the port of Taltal. Three were left dead, 6 injured and more than 3000 homeless. Taltal was particularly affected. Most damage occurred to homes with corrugated metal roofs when the fire-proof partitions between bays collapsed. Damage was also extensive in Santa Caralina. Houses of adobe a collapsed there. Maximum intensity was VIII at Taltal. Other areas affected were Chanaral, Copiapo and Antofagasta. Some panic occurred. A seiche was reported at Caldera with amplitude 90 mm.

12 28 13 41 46 1973 -14.464 166.601 26 7.8 Vanuatu Islands

Felt with intensity VII on Vanua Lava Island and at Luganville, Hog Harbour and Port Olry on Espirtu Santo. Damage was recorded to reservoirs and concrete walls and some floors were cracked. Strong aftershock sequence.

12 28 10 37 54 1984 56.187 163.314 0 7.1 Komandorsky Isl

12 28 12 19 23 1994 40.525 143.419 27 7.8 Hokkaido, Japan

Two were killed and more than 200 injured in Hachinohe, Japan. Some damage reported. Felt with maximum intensity VI at Hachinohe. Also felt as far as Tokyo. A small tsunami was recorded with maximum height 1.1 meters at Miyako.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

12 28 0 0 0 1727 42.800 -70.800 0 5.0 New England

May have been an aftershock of the earthquake on Nov. 9, 1727.

12 28 12 15 38 1939 35.800 -120.333 0 5.0 Off So. California

Earthquake at Long Beach cracked walls and damaged street lights at Huntington Beach and Long Beach, CA.

12 28 2 49 27 1951 37.570 -118.580 0 5.2 California/Nevada area

Felt strongly in the Owens River Gorge. Also felt and frightened many at Long Valley Reservoir. Dishes and knickknacks fell.

12 28 6 26 17 1967 44.210 -128.990 33 5.3 North Pacific Ocean

12 28 7 1 39 1967 44.290 -129.000 33 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon

12 28 22 11 34 1967 44.200 -128.900 33 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon

12 28 22 58 9 1980 38.142 -118.265 23 5.0 California/Nevada area

Felt with intensity IV at Mono City and Luning, NV. Also felt at Bridgeport, Hume, Miramonte, Hawthorne and Mono Lake.

12 28 19 6 24 1982 38.030 -118.350 18 5.2 California/Nevada area

Felt with intensity IV at Benton, CA. Also felt at Bishop, Mono Lake, Miramonte, Dyer, Mina and Schurz.

12 28 0 16 35 1983 52.060 -177.805 113 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity IV at Adak Island.

12 28 4 38 33 1985 51.409 -177.102 53 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity III at Adak Island.

12 28 7 44 38 1985 56.580 -156.509 59 5.3 Alaska Peninsula

12 28 6 35 58 1990 62.960 -148.850 83 5.1 Central Alaska

Felt with intensity IV at Skweentna and Talkeetna. Felt III at Anchorage, Chickaloon, Palmer and Willow, Alaska.

12 28 11 16 44 1990 49.110 -128.690 5 5.0 Vancouver Island area

12 28 16 33 11 1990 48.691 -128.287 10 5.0 Vancouver Island area

12 28 18 27 60 1995 38.777 -119.549 5 5.5 California/Nevada area

Felt with intensity V at Kirkwood and Mi-Wuk Village. Also felt at Bridgeport, West Sacramento. Felt lightly at Carson City, Hawthorne and Yerington, Nevada.

12 28 09 36 11 2002 51.640 -168.610 33 5.8 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS

12 28 21 07 35 2004 53.290 -173.820 251 5.8 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,

12 28 00 03 05 2005 53.490 -164.450 37 5.3 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA

12 28 08 18 00 2016 38.375 -118.904 8 5.7 Central California

Maximum intensity V was reported for the three events of M 5.6-5.8. Intensity IV was reported from California at Lee Vining, Mammoth Lakes, Mariposa, Markleeville, Yosemite National Park, with intensity V in Soulsbyville. Felt effects were reported from Nevada at Minden, Gardnerville and Yerington among other communities. The earthquakes were reported felt up to about 300 km from the epicenters.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

12 27 2 22 2 1924 44.300 145.800 120 7.3 Hokkaido, Japan

12 27 15 25 49 1944 -6.500 152.000 90 7.0 New Britain

12 27 4 41 5 1945 -6.000 151.000 40 7.0 New Ireland

12 27 23 57 16 1949 -60.000 -22.000 50 7.1 So. Sandwich Islands

12 27 0 14 11 1956 -23.300 -176.800 240 7.1 Tonga Islands

12 27 5 38 56 1985 -5.700 104.000 25 7.0 So. of Sumatera

Felt strongly at Metro and Tanjungkarang and Telukbetung. Also felt at Jakarta, Indonesia.

12 27 4 5 58 1991 -56.032 -25.266 10 7.2 So. Sandwich Islands

12 27 16 00 59 2003 -22.014 169.766 10 7.3 Southeast of the Loyalty Islands

Felt on Mare and at Noumea, New Caledonia, also felt lightly on Tiga.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

12 27 1 30 0 1869 39.500 -120.000 0 6.7 California/Nevada area

12 27 5 50 0 1869 39.500 -120.000 0 5.5 California/Nevada area

12 27 9 40 0 1869 39.500 -120.000 0 6.1 California/Nevada area

Considerable damage occurred at Virginia City, Genoa, Dayton and Carson City, Nevada. Also felt at Steamboat Springs, NV. Damage also reported in California from Downieville and Oroville. Strong aftershock sequence.

12 27 9 19 0 1926 36.170 -120.330 0 5.0 Central California

Located near Coalinga. Felt over and area of about 25,000 sq. miles. Felt at San Luis Obispo. Also felt at Porterville, Oakdale, and Fresno. Many were awakened near the epicenter with intensity up to VI. Also felt at Los Banos and Mendota.

12 27 10 35 26 1960 41.500 -125.100 0 5.4 Off Coast of No. California

Felt along much of the northern coast of California in Del Norte and Humboldt Counties. Maximum intensity V. Awakened many at Ferndale. Also felt at Klamath where windows rattled and houses creaked. A pendulum clock was destroyed. Also felt at Trinidad and Crescent City.

12 27 15 9 51 1977 60.319 -153.461 182 5.3 Central Alaska

Felt with intensity V at Anchorage, Chugiak, Homer, Tyonek. Also felt at Anchor Point, Talkeetna, Valdez, Seward and Kodiak.

12 27 23 5 53 1983 53.586 -164.376 40 6.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity V at False Pass and King Cove. Objects fell, people had difficulty standing. Also felt at Akutan, Cold Bay, Sand Point and Unalaska.

12 27 9 55 30 1984 53.925 -162.417 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

12 27 8 36 55 1990 51.541 -176.153 55 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt on Adak with intensity IV.

12 27 11 13 19 1992 40.040 -127.680 15 5.0 Off Coast of No. California

12 27 0 26 36 1996 58.000 -150.000 0 5.0 Southern Alaska

12 27 15 23 15 2003 43.519 -127.347 10 5.3 Off the coast of Oregon

12 27 14 44 23 2007 52.267 -168.383 17 5.6 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 27 15 53 44 2007 51.655 178.611 84 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians

12 27 14 50 28 2008 53.391 -163.528 25 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 27 03 38 23 2010 51.048 -176.105 15 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL:

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

12 26 1 0 0 1738 55.000 157.500 350 7.1 Kamchatka

12 26 14 30 0 1813 45.300 18.400 0 7.0 Adriatic Sea

12 26 5 0 0 1861 38.200 22.200 0 7.5 No. Greece

Felt with intensity VII-VIII in Corinth, Aigion, Vostizza and Galaxidi, Greece.

12 26 6 53 28 1906 -18.000 -71.000 60 7.9 So. Peru/Bolivia

12 26 23 57 21 1939 39.800 39.510 20 8.0 Turkey

Between 20,000 and 30,000 were killed and more than 30,000 homes were destroyed. The large population of homeless severely suffered from winter snow and storms and cold. Most structures were destroyed at Erzincan, Susechri, Resadiye and Niksar. Faulting was observed east of Erzincan and Niksar. The sea was observed to retire 50 meters at Fatsa on the Black Sea and then to return 20 meters above the water line.

12 26 14 48 9 1941 22.200 100.100 0 7.0 Myanmar

At least 15 were killed with limited damage.

12 26 15 56 39 1975 -16.265 -172.467 33 7.8 Tonga Islands

Strong earthquake which was felt with intensity V at Apia. A tsunami was generated with maximum amplitude up to 75 cm at Pago Pago.

12 26 17 5 32 1981 -29.934 -177.741 33 7.1 No. Kermadec Islands

Part of a series of strong earthquakes at this time in the Kermadec Islands.

12 26 00 58 49 2004 3.240 95.820 10 9.3 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN

(GS). This is the fourth largest earthquake in the world since 1900 and is the largest since the 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska earthquake. In total, more than 283,100 people were killed, 14,100 are still listed as missing and 1,126,900 were displaced by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in 10 countries in South Asia and East Africa. The earthquake was felt (IX) at Banda Aceh, (VIII) at Meulaboh and (IV) at Medan, Sumatra and (III-V) in parts of Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The tsunami caused more casualties than any other in recorded history and was recorded nearly world-wide on tide gauges in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Seiches were observed in India and the United States. Subsidence and landslides were observed in Sumatra. A mud volcano near Baratang, Andaman Islands became active on December 28 and gas emissions were reported in Arakan, Myanmar.

12 26 04 21 25 2004 6.890 92.890 10 7.5 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION

12 26 5 2 45 1932 38.043 -117.957 8 5.3 California/Nevada area

12 26 0 46 54 1951 32.816 -118.350 16 5.9 So. California

In San Clemente Island. Slight damage was reported at Avalon, Del Mar, Laguna Beach, Long Beach, San Diego, San Clemente Island and San Pedro.

12 26 18 19 8 1959 59.740 -151.380 0 6.2 Southern Alaska

Felt slightly at Homer.

12 26 9 29 38 1967 44.500 -129.700 33 5.1 North Pacific Ocean

12 26 10 40 41 1967 44.500 -129.700 33 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon

12 26 0 18 21 1969 55.175 -160.395 25 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity VI in the King Cove area.

12 26 13 19 4 1971 50.705 -175.051 42 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity II at Adak.

12 26 22 3 42 1972 51.633 -176.259 55 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity VI at Adak. Heavy furniture moved and people panicked and ran from buildings.

12 26 15 16 2 1975 63.043 -150.788 35 5.0 Central Alaska

Felt with intensity IV at Talkeetna and with intensity III at Gold Creek.

12 26 14 47 38 1976 55.239 -159.475 40 5.1 Alaska Peninsula

12 26 19 39 24 1983 56.167 -160.985 145 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

Felt at Sand Point, Alaska.

12 26 0 1 29 1987 58.490 -143.290 3 5.1 Southeast Alaska

12 26 0 8 2 1987 53.900 -165.200 0 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 26 0 4 59 1991 25.275 -109.707 10 5.2 Gulf of California

12 26 0 22 18 1991 25.307 -109.693 10 5.6 Gulf of California

12 26 20 52 41 1992 56.366 -120.762 5 5.0 British Colombia

Felt with intensity V at Fort St. John.

12 26 22 11 5 1992 43.934 -127.887 10 5.5 Off Coast of Oregon

12 26 3 8 18 1994 53.650 -164.508 33 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity III at Akutan and False Pass. Also felt at Dutch Harbor.

12 26 14 10 29 1994 40.741 -124.310 23 5.5 Off Coast of No. California

Some damage occurred (intensity VII) at Eureka and Samoa. Slight damage occurred with intensity VI at Aracata, Blue Lake, Fields Landing, Fortuna and McKinleyville. Damage in Humboldt County about $2.1 million. Felt throughout most of northern California as far as Grants Pass, Oregon.

12 26 21 18 17 1997 51.310 178.802 33 5.6 Rat Islands, Aleutians

12 25 20 43 11 2000 51.301 179.967 55 5.1 Rat Islands, Aleutians

12 26 22 04 54 2007 52.558 -168.221 25 6.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 26 06 32 34 2010 51.085 -176.186 34 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

12 26 11 29 40 2010 51.921 174.945 30 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

12 25 15 0 0 1854 33.040 132.000 0 7.4 Kyushu, Japan area

Extreme damage in the area of Nankaido where up to 3000 were reported killed. A tsunami was generated which caused much destruction. The second or third in as many days. Effects were observed from northeaster Kyushu to Izo. 15,000 houses were washed away. Bores developed and washed 8500 houses away while wrecking 771 larger and 75 smaller vessels at Osake. 400 drowned at Osaka but damage was less than in 1707. In Kyushu great damage occurred with 1500 building wrecked or washed away. at least 175 ships were wrecked with many deaths reported. The generated tsunamis were observed as far away as California.

12 25 5 9 0 1900 43.000 146.000 40 7.9 Hokkaido, Japan

Felt with intensity up to IX in the Kuril Islands.

12 25 11 33 8 1920 35.600 106.300 0 7.0 So. China

Strong aftershock of the event on Dec. 15, 1920 which was reported to have killed up to 200,000 people.

12 25 19 3 0 1930 35.100 133.000 5 7.0 Korea

12 25 2 4 24 1932 39.300 96.500 60 7.6 So. China

Deadly earthquake in Gansu province, China. This earthquake was reported to have killed up to 70,000 with severe damage with intensity up to X.

12 25 1 51 29 1953 53.000 159.750 0 7.0 Kamchatka

12 25 1 23 34 1967 -5.300 153.700 64 7.2 New Britain

Felt on New Britain Island.

12 25 21 32 27 1969 15.790 -59.640 1 7.2 Leeward Islands

Strong shock east of the Lesser Antilles arc. Felt with intensity VI at Guadeloupe, Martinique and Dominica. Also felt in St. Vincent, Antigua and Barbados as well as at San Juan and at Caracas nearly 1000 km distant. A tsunami was generated which was observed with maximum height of 46 cm at Barbados. Twenty-three aftershocks of M>=5 were recorded in the next week. An earthquake of M 6.5-7.0 also occurred in the Leeward Islands on Dec. 24, 1967.

12 25 4 43 24 1995 -6.903 129.151 142 7.1 Banda Sea

Felt with intensity VI at Saumlaki and with IV at Ambon and Tual. Also felt in northern Australia and at Nabire and Sorong.

12 25 14 22 27 2016 -43.416 -73.880 34 7.6 Southern Chile

NEIC reported this quake was felt with intensity up to VIII with major damage. Intensity VII was reported from Los Lagos at Catro; V from Ancud and Puerto Varas; IV within about 300 km of the epicenter at Puerto Montt, Coihaique, Aisen, Purranque, Osorno, Bariloche, Rio Negro, Rio Bueno, Valdivia, Panguipulli, in Araucania with intensity II-III in Villarrica, Pitrufquen, Temuco, Vilcun, Angol; within about 600-800 km from the epicenter in Bio Bio at Lebu, Curanilahue, Arauco, Lota, Chiguayante, Concepcion, Talcahuano, Penco, Tome, Chillan; in Maule at Curico, and in Rancagua, Graneros, San Bernardo, Santiago and Valparaiso and within about 1200 km from the epicenter. Also felt in Argentina with intensity III-IV in San Martin, Mendoza, and in Montevideo, Uruguay up to 2000 km from the epicenter with light intensity. A strong aftershock sequence was felt with moderate intensity in Puerto Montt, Los Lagos, Chile. CSN reported this earthquake was felt with intensity VII in Puerto Montt; VI Melinka, Melimoyu, Quellon. Puerto Varas, Ancud, Lago Ranco, Calbuco, Castro, Dalcahue, V in Loncoche, Saavedra, Theodoro Schmidt, Tolten, La Union, Rio Bueno, Valdivia, Maullin, Osorno, Puerto Aysen, IV in Raul Marin Balmaceda, Puerto Ibanez, Puerto Chacabuco, Coyhaique, Chile Chico, Palena, Hualaihue, Dalcahue, Kago Ranco, Futrono, Corral, Temuco, Queule, Padre las Casas, Lautaro, Gorbea, Tirua and lesser shaking in Concepcion, Coronel, Talcahuano, Mariquina, Murta, Chile.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

12 25 0 0 0 1800 41.900 -71.100 0 5.0 New England

Felt at Newport, Boston, Concord Massachusetts and elsewhere.

12 25 12 25 0 1899 33.800 -117.000 0 6.7 So. California

At San Jacinto and Hemet nearly all brick buildings were damaged severely and only two chimneys remained standing. Six killed and 8 injured at Saboba. Felt in San Diego and Seligman, Arizona.

12 25 3 55 0 1932 38.800 -118.000 0 5.5 California/Nevada area

12 25 12 58 21 1961 39.100 -94.600 20 5.5 New Madrid area

Located in the Kansas-Missouri region but mostly in Missouri. Plaster was cracked at Corder, Hardin and Kansas City, Missouri. Objects thrown from shelves. Many were awakened.

12 25 19 58 30 1961 64.000 -90.470 0 5.5 Nunavit/Hudson Bay, Canada

12 25 12 49 10 1969 33.400 -110.600 15 5.1 SW U.S.A

12 25 16 35 45 1976 41.728 -126.014 15 5.1 Off Coast of No. California

12 25 15 42 42 1985 62.018 -124.181 6 5.3 Northwest Terr., Canada

12 25 18 49 2 1985 61.999 -124.210 6 5.3 Northwest Terr., Canada

Aftershocks of the strong NWT earthquake.

12 25 4 25 51 1989 60.051 -73.463 10 5.1 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada

12 25 14 24 33 1989 60.074 -73.483 5 6.2 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada

Felt strongly at Kuuhhuaq, Nunavut.

12 25 20 43 11 2000 51.301 179.967 55 5.1 Rat Islands, Aleutians

12 25 08 11 58 2008 49.128 -128.621 10 5.8 Off Coast of Vancouver, Canada

12 25 19 42 23 2010 51.115 -176.162 10 5.6 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

12 24 0 0 0 1737 -39.800 -73.200 0 7.7 Central Chile

The second Valdivia earthquake. This quake destroyed Valdivia and areas in the south including villages and towns on the island of Chilow. Details are scant. During the following 10 years quakes were frequent in southern Chile including largest shocks on Aug. 25, 1741 and around Easter of 1742. More severe than the earthquake of 1633. A tsunami may have been generated.

12 24 8 0 0 1854 33.200 135.600 0 8.4 Central/So. Honshu Japan

About 20,000 houses were destroyed. 15,000 were washed away and 6,000 burned. A total of around 3000 killed. A tsunami was generated with maximum height 28 meters at Kochi. Hot springs in the area stopped flowing for over two months after the quake.

12 24 5 22 0 1947 -54.000 114.000 60 7.0 So. Indian Ocean

12 24 18 39 36 1952 -5.900 151.200 0 7.0 New Ireland

12 24 5 33 21 1981 -29.970 -177.610 28 7.0 No. Kermadec Islands

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

12 24 3 40 40 1931 60.000 -152.000 100 6.2 Central Alaska

Felt at Whale Island. Also felt at Valdez, Ellamar, Girdwood, Homer, Kanatak and Matanuska. Windows and doors rattled and hanging objects swung.

12 24 12 41 0 1932 38.800 -118.000 0 5.0 California/Nevada area

12 24 16 26 0 1934 35.933 -120.483 0 5.0 Off So. California

Felt at Los Alamos and Shandon. Also felt at Coalinga, Hanford, King City, San Luis Obispo and Templeton.

12 24 13 43 45 1940 43.910 -71.280 8 5.8 New England

Earthquake near Lake Ossippee, an aftershock of the strong earthquake in the area on Dec. 20, 1940. Damage occurred to plaster walls and chimneys in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont.

12 24 22 28 59 1966 59.840 -153.420 106 5.1 Southern Alaska

Felt at Homer.

12 24 8 22 22 1970 51.370 -178.270 67 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity III at Adak.

12 24 14 25 22 1975 62.549 -148.103 72 5.1 Central Alaska

Felt with intensity II at Sutton.

12 24 23 32 40 1975 52.427 -168.680 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 24 13 13 5 1978 63.615 -157.651 11 5.3 Central Alaska

Felt with intensity IV at the Galena airport. The control tower was evacuated and people were awakened.

12 24 2 27 16 1980 28.078 -112.126 15 5.1 Gulf of California

12 24 12 10 53 1980 51.890 -170.160 0 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

12 24 13 29 15 1980 42.369 -125.726 15 5.3 Off Coast of Oregon

12 24 8 45 59 1989 46.650 -122.116 19 5.1 Washington state, U.S.

Felt with intensity V at Ashford, Eatonville, Enumclaw, Graham, Kapowsin, Orting and Wilkeson. Felt throughout the region from Portland, Oregon to the Canadian border.

12 24 7 41 31 1995 41.941 -126.919 10 5.3 Off Coast of No. California

12 24 17 24 41 2005 51.708 179.440 67 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians

12 24 14 26 16 2006 51.707 178.887 66 5.3 Rat Islands, Aleutians

12 24 00 39 22 2010 52.881 171.094 23 5.1 Near Islands, Aleutians

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

12 23 0 0 0 1854 34.100 137.800 0 8.4 Central/So. Honshu Japan

12 23 17 22 0 1906 53.000 -165.000 0 7.6 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

No reports of damage. May have occurred on the Alaska Peninsula.

12 23 13 17 56 1937 16.800 -98.500 60 7.7 Oaxaca, Mexico

Destructive at Ometepec, Guerrero. Followed by a more destructive event in the region on Dec. 25, 1937.

12 23 19 0 10 1943 -5.500 153.500 50 7.3 New Britain

12 23 11 23 12 1978 23.247 122.075 33 7.2 Taiwan

Major earthquake off the coast of Taiwan about 100 km south of Hualien. Two people were killed and several injured by a collapsing building in Pingtung, Taiwan. This quake (the Hsinkong earthquake) also injured three and partially destroyed at least one house while damaging another.

12 23 5 16 8 1985 62.600 -124.500 16 7.2 Northwest Terr., Canada

Felt with maximum intensity at Fort Simpson and Wrigley. Also felt at Fort Liard. Widely felt in Washington, North Dakota, Alaska, Montana, Alberta, Saskatchewan Manitoba, Yukon Territory and British Columbia. Nearly 1000 km from the epicenter buildings swayed and frightened many.

12 23 14 59 03 2004 -50.160 160.420 10 8.1 NORTH OF MACQUARIE ISLAND

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

12 23 0 0 0 1857 44.100 -70.200 0 5.7 New England

12 23 4 45 0 1875 37.700 -78.300 0 5.0 Kentucky/Tennessee/NC

Earthquake in the Arvonia, Virginia area. A minor foreshock occurred on March 10. Maximum intensity VII at Baltimore, MD and Greensboro, N.C. Brick was thrown from chimneys in Goochland and Powhatan Counties. Roof shingles, lamps and chimneys were broken as far as Wilmington, N.C. An earthquake noise accompanied the event. Bricks, plaster and chimneys fell at Richmond, VA.

12 23 22 23 0 1905 35.300 -118.800 0 5.0 So. California

Shock damaged buildings and caused panic in Bakersfield.

12 23 17 22 0 1906 53.000 -165.000 0 7.6 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

No reports of damage. May have occurred on the Alaska Peninsula.

12 23 15 48 0 1917 50.000 -128.000 0 6.5 British Colombia

Not reported felt.

12 23 21 50 30 1940 45.500 -112.500 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho

Minor damage at Helena, Montana. Items were thrown from shelves. Pictures fell off walls. A loud earthquake noise accompanied the event.

12 23 0 15 2 1963 44.300 -114.700 33 5.1 Montana/Idaho

Felt.

12 23 20 47 38 1965 60.570 -140.640 25 5.7 Central Alaska

12 23 9 38 58 1976 41.783 -125.953 15 5.5 Off Coast of No. California

12 23 5 16 3 1985 62.187 -124.243 6 6.9 Northwest Terr., Canada

12 23 5 48 47 1985 62.140 -124.377 6 5.4 Northwest Terr., Canada

12 23 19 37 54 1985 62.066 -124.289 6 5.6 Northwest Terr., Canada

12 23 17 14 21 1986 51.751 -171.602 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

12 23 5 39 55 1995 38.781 -119.527 5 5.2 California/Nevada area

Felt with intensity IV at Kirkwood, Sonora and South Lake Tahoe. Felt throughout most of northern California and Nevada.

12 23 14 00 32 2010 53.127 171.161 18 6.3 Near Islands, Aleutians

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

12 22 15 0 0 1854 34.000 137.080 0 8.4 Central/So. Honshu Japan

A 21-meter tsunami was generated at Osatsu, Shima Peninsula. About 1000 deaths, 8,000 houses destroyed and washed away. About 1.2 meters of uplift recorded at Omaezake and 2 meters at Shimizu to Shizuoka Prefecture.

12 22 21 0 0 1939 0.000 123.000 0 8.6 Mindanao, Philippines

Major earthquake felt over north and central Sulawesi, East Kalimantan and as far as the Sulu Islands. Cracks were formed in walls, cupboards overturned and some were injured at Gorontalo and Langonan. Houses collapsed at Kalo, Luwuk, Labuha and the Sula Islands. Also felt at Mandar and Meulaboh, Sulawesi.

12 22 18 59 46 1940 -15.500 -68.500 230 7.1 So. Peru/Bolivia

12 22 8 43 13 1991 45.533 151.021 25 7.4 So. Kurils

12 22 23 53 32 1996 42.680 139.946 346 7.6 Hokkaido, Japan

12 22 2 5 57 1997 -5.645 147.813 229 7.1 New Ireland

Minor damage occurred at Lae. Also felt at Madang, Morobe, Port Moresby and on the Island of New Britain.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

12 22 6 59 18 1939 29.000 -114.000 0 5.8 Gulf of California

12 22 15 50 28 1943 34.333 -115.800 0 5.5 So. California

Felt with intensity IV at Ludlow and Amboy. Felt by many. Also at Los Angeles and Needles.

12 22 2 41 29 1958 66.000 -147.000 0 6.0 Northern Alaska

Felt by some at Fairbanks.

12 22 15 20 25 1962 52.460 -168.830 0 6.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 22 2 54 8 1963 48.600 -119.900 33 5.0 Washington state, U.S.

Felt in Okanogan County, Washington about 15 km south of Omak. Felt also in Malott, Loomis, Okanogan and Synarep. A loud earthquake noise was heard.

12 22 20 54 33 1964 31.811 -117.131 2 5.6 So. California

Off the coast of Southern California northwest of Ensenada, Mexico. Damage at Boulevard, Imperial Beach, La Mesa, Potrero and San Diego.

12 22 19 41 22 1965 58.350 -153.130 38 6.9 Southern Alaska

Light damage on Kodiak Island including a few broken glasses at Kodiak Naval Air Station. Also felt at Homer and Koti Bay.

12 22 20 47 36 1965 60.600 -140.700 11 5.8 Central Alaska

12 22 16 44 44 1968 56.308 -153.836 33 5.3 Southern Alaska

12 22 11 19 19 1969 52.465 -168.143 33 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 22 5 32 12 1974 51.440 -178.517 55 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity II at Adak.

12 22 10 42 12 1988 53.983 -166.244 76 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity IV at Dutch Harbor and Unalaska.

12 22 21 55 40 1991 56.255 -155.810 36 5.0 Alaska Peninsula

Felt at Chignik and Chignik Lagoon with intensity III. Also felt at Larson Bay.

12 22 05 09 41 1993 51.927 175.067 33 5.0 Rat Islands, Aleutians

12 22 9 0 33 1995 38.753 -119.537 5 5.2 California/Nevada area

Felt at Lake Tahoe and Sacramento and south to Yosemite National Park.

12 22 19 5 4 1997 54.789 -160.830 45 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

Felt at Cold Bay, King Cove, Perryville and Sand Point.

12 22 0 40 39 2000 56.641 -158.233 97 5.7 Alaska Peninsula

Felt with intensity IV at Chignik and Perryville. Also felt at Pilot Point.

12 22 19 15 56 2003 35.706 -121.102 8 6.5 Central California

Two people were killed and 40 buildings collapsed or were severely damaged at Paso Robles (Maximum intensity VIII). At least 40 people were injured in Paso Robles and Templeton. Small fires and structural damage occurred at Atascadero, Cambria and Morro Bay. Road damage was also observed and damage to bridges occurred. Cracks were seen in runways at the airport. Power was out throughout the area. Estimated damages were placed at 300 million U.S. dollars. The quake was felt in much of Central California and as far as Las Vegas, Nevada, Bullhead City Arizona and Santa Rosa to San Diego, California. Landslides were observed in the passes of the Santa Lucia mountains. Liquefaction occurred in the area of Oceano.

12 22 20 47 27 2004 42.479 -126.768 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:

12 21 19 0 0 1812 34.200 -119.700 0 7.2 So. California

Damaging at Santa Barbara and Ventura and in the northern Los Angeles area. A strong foreshock caused general alarm saving many lives. No deaths were reported but some were injured. The Purisima Mission Church and other mission buildings were severely damaged. The church was later rebuilt. Buildings were ruined at the Presidio. The tower was wrecked and the facade of the San Buenaventura Mission Church were destroyed. Damage also at San Fernando Mission. A tsunami was probably generated.

12 21 15 37 48 1913 24.500 102.000 60 7.2 Myanmar

942 killed. Severe damage. Maximum intensity IX.

12 21 6 10 0 1932 38.733 -117.817 1 7.2 California/Nevada area

A major earthquake near Cedar Mountain, Nevada. Minimal property loss - two cabins destroyed and mining operations damaged. Felt strongly at Fallon, Mina, Luning and Tonopah. Chimneys fell in Mineral County and in Luning and Mina. Cracks appeared in walls and in the ground at Luning. Landslides were common and ground water flow was disrupted. Faulting occurred over 63 km X 15 km area with cracks as much as 6 km in length and 122 meters in width.

12 21 20 54 48 1939 10.000 -85.000 60 7.3 Honduras

Damaging at Turrabares, Atenas and San Mateo. Two were killed in San Jose.

12 21 21 0 40 1939 0.000 123.000 150 8.6 Mindanao, Philippines

12 21 10 18 49 1946 43.730 148.400 40 7.9 Hokkaido, Japan

12 21 19 48 42 1946 43.000 149.000 50 7.6 Hokkaido, Japan

12 21 11 19 6 1959 14.500 50.500 0 7.1 Gulf of Aden

12 21 2 25 21 1967 -21.890 -70.070 20 7.5 Coast No. Chile

This earthquake caused one death and several injuries and caused significant damage in Tocopilla, Quillagua and in villages near the epicenter. 80% of the structures at Quillagua were destroyed. At Tocopilla about 20% of buildings were damaged. Many of these were later reconstructed. Roads were damaged by rockslides.

12 21 1 13 22 1985 -13.966 166.516 43 7.6 Vanuatu Islands

12 21 17 19 40 2010 26.901 143.698 14 7.4 Bonin Islands, Japan

(GS). Felt at Agui, Chiba, Kawasaki, Mitaka, Yokohama and Yokosuka, Honshu. Recorded (4 JMA) in the Chichijima-retto and Hahajima-retto. Recorded (2 JMA) in Chiba, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Iwate, Kanagawa, Miyagi, Niigata, Saitama, Tochigi, Yamagata and Yamanashi; (1 JMA) in Akita, Aomori, Gumma, Nagano and Shizuoka, Honshu. Also recorded (1 JMA) in eastern and southeastern Hokkaido and on Aogo-shima, Hachijo-jima, Kozu-shima, Mikura- jima, Miyake-jima, Nii-jima and O-shima.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

12 21 19 0 0 1812 34.200 -119.700 0 7.2 So. California

12 21 6 10 0 1932 38.733 -117.817 1 7.2 California/Nevada area

12 21 19 3 14 1936 52.930 -131.750 0 6.0 British Colombia

Felt at Dead Tree Point on Queen Charlotte Islands.

12 21 19 26 55 1936 52.510 -132.050 0 5.0 British Colombia

12 21 19 56 29 1954 40.817 -124.083 10 6.6 Off Coast of No. California

Strongly felt in the Arcata and Eureka areas where structural damage was done to Eureka City Hall and County Courthouse. Old brick walls were damaged and chimneys plaster and plate glass were broken. Estimated damage in Eureka was $2 million. Pipeline and reservoir damage occurred at Eureka. Filled area sank. One death occurred and many were injured especially by falling objects. Damage also at Brookings Oregon - plaster and walls cracked.

12 21 8 59 55 1956 51.290 -130.600 0 6.7 British Colombia

South of Queen Charlotte Island. Several moderate aftershocks.

12 21 14 39 48 1960 61.500 -152.900 125 5.8 Central Alaska

12 21 8 42 43 1962 52.470 -168.540 0 6.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 21 9 0 41 1962 52.400 -168.500 33 6.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 21 9 9 57 1962 51.750 -167.500 0 6.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 21 17 36 29 1964 60.500 -146.800 43 5.0 Central Alaska

12 21 15 28 18 1973 52.334 -169.488 36 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 21 19 12 44 1973 40.625 -124.597 30 5.2 Off Coast of No. California

Near the coast of northern California. Felt with intensity V in Humboldt County in an area of about 2600 sq. km. Frightened all at Fields Landing with slight damage. Felt in Ferndale where small objects shifted. Also felt at Eureka, Honeydew and Fortuna.

12 21 10 59 44 1975 61.169 -150.172 170 6.6 Central Alaska

12 21 16 53 18 1989 62.564 -155.952 81 5.5 Central Alaska

Felt with intensity V at McGarith and Red Devil. Also felt at Stony River.

12 21 06 13 37 1992 52.006 179.067 99 5.5 Rat Islands, Aleutians

12 21 17 21 08 2004 60.640 -147.630 29 5.1 SOUTHERN ALASKA

(NEIC). Felt (IV) at Girdwood and Valdez: (III) at Chugiak; (II) at Anchorage, Eagle River and Palmer.

12 21 07 24 34 2007 51.366 -178.979 25 6.3 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

12 21 02 57 38 2014 50.959 -130.194 10 5.1 Vancouver Island, Canada

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

12 20 5 44 18 1904 8.500 -83.000 60 8.3 Costa Rica

Strongest shock in Costa Rica since 1888-1889. Stronger in Limon and the Atlantic littoral than west of Cordillera Madre.

12 20 20 37 24 1919 22.800 121.700 0 7.0 Taiwan

12 20 0 0 0 1932 38.700 -117.800 0 7.2 California/Nevada area

12 20 14 3 7 1942 40.870 36.470 60 7.3 No. Turkey/Black Sea

Extreme damage in Niksar, Erbaa, Turkey with up to 3000 killed. Maximum intensity X. Aftershock of an M 7.4 in the same area on Nov. 26, 1942.

12 20 19 19 0 1946 33.033 135.617 20 8.1 Central/So. Honshu Japan

1362 deaths, 11.661 houses destroyed and 1451 houses washed away. An additional 2,600 houses were burnt down. A tsunami was generated with maximum height of 6.6 meters at Fukuro.

12 20 20 52 47 1992 -6.582 130.393 78 7.0 West Irian, PNG

Felt in parts of northern Australia.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

12 20 23 30 0 1908 45.200 -111.800 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming

Earthquake at Virginia City, Nevada near Crater Lake. Several buildings were cracked.

12 20 0 0 0 1932 38.700 -117.800 0 7.2 California/Nevada area

12 20 7 45 0 1935 33.167 -115.500 0 5.0 So. California

At El Centro and Imperial Valley. Felt with intensity IV at Imperial and at intensity III at Mission Hills, National City and San Diego. No damage but at San Diego some articles moved.

12 20 10 30 0 1935 34.700 -106.800 0 5.0 SW U.S.A

Earthquake in Belen, New Mexico caused some damage to old adobe buildings.

12 20 7 27 26 1940 43.800 -71.300 0 5.8 New England

Earthquake at Lake Ossippee, New Hampshire with maximum intensity VII at Tamworth and Wonalancet. Plaster and walls were cracked. Felt in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New England, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

12 20 23 40 40 1940 40.550 -125.333 0 5.5 Off Coast of No. California

Felt over about 9,000 sq. miles. Maximum intensity VI. Plaster was cracked and some items fell from shelves. Small objects overturned along the coast.

12 20 17 36 47 1954 40.000 -118.000 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho

Aftershock of earthquake on Dec. 16.

12 20 6 1 36 1970 63.090 -151.440 133 5.2 Central Alaska

12 20 19 58 42 1972 49.783 -114.817 0 5.1 Montana/Idaho

12 20 17 12 43 1976 48.969 -128.831 10 5.1 Vancouver Island area

12 20 20 33 8 1976 48.802 -129.292 10 6.7 Vancouver Island area

Felt in the Vancouver Island area.

12 20 21 6 43 1976 48.870 -128.509 18 5.1 Vancouver Island area

12 20 21 12 49 1976 49.159 -129.019 10 5.1 Vancouver Island area

12 20 10 41 5 1983 40.332 -125.117 5 5.6 Off Coast of No. California

Objects fell and windows cracked at Honeydew and Carlotta. Many were awakened. Cracks appeared in buildings. Items fell from shelves at Rio Dell and Scotia. Also felt at Arcata, Ferndale, Fortuna and Petrolia.

12 20 10 27 47 1994 35.917 -120.465 9 5.0 Off So. California

Felt with intensity IV at Atascadero, Bradley, Coalinga. Felt throughout Kings Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties.

12 20 6 52 42 1996 51.814 -176.258 68 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

12 20 11 13 50 2001 54.174 -162.548 33 5.6 Alaska Peninsula

(AEIC). Felt at King Cove.

12 20 02 18 20 2007 50.973 -178.949 14 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

12 20 23 52 44 2009 51.571 -179.845 35 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

12 19 1 14 20 1906 -19.000 -172.000 60 7.3 Tonga Islands

12 19 11 37 10 1928 7.000 124.000 60 7.3 Central Philippines

The earthquake was felt with intensity VII at Cotabato where 93 persons were killed and hundreds were left homeless. All old buildings at Cotabato were razed. Those left standing were destroyed later. Cotabato is built on alluvial soil which is soft and swampy in the area. Most of the damage occurred on this type of soil.

12 19 14 10 51 1981 39.243 25.227 10 7.6 Aegean Sea

Damage was recorded on Lesvos and Skiros in western Turkey. Also felt strongly in most of Greece and southern Bulgaria.

12 19 17 43 55 1982 -24.133 -175.864 33 7.7 Tonga Islands

Not reported felt. Complex event with many aftershocks.

12 19 1 33 42 1991 45.340 151.000 39 7.0 So. Kurils

Felt with intensity III at Kurilsk.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

12 19 3 45 0 1737 40.800 -74.000 0 5.7 New York State

Near New York City, N.Y. Chimneys were thrown down at New York City. Also felt at Boston, Philadelphia and at New Castle, Delaware.

12 19 20 0 0 1909 46.500 -60.500 0 5.0 E. of Maine

12 19 13 59 0 1919 38.300 -119.500 0 5.2 California/Nevada area

Not reported to have been damaging.

12 19 6 25 0 1957 47.500 -116.000 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho

Extensive damage occurred at Galena Silver Mine near Wallace, Idaho. Timber fell and walls caved in. Miners at 3400 feet were frightened. Many at Wallace, Osburne and Mullen were frightened and/or awakened.

12 19 18 36 22 1958 51.500 -177.500 0 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

12 19 15 7 0 1959 27.100 -112.300 33 5.8 Gulf of California

12 19 4 7 38 1964 29.800 -114.100 33 5.3 Gulf of California

12 19 22 19 12 1965 36.030 -89.770 1 5.3 New Madrid area

12 19 10 33 49 1972 52.039 -169.654 44 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 19 19 0 59 1976 42.710 -125.677 15 5.4 Off Coast of Oregon

12 19 10 52 38 1977 51.323 -176.326 20 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

12 19 13 50 13 1986 51.658 -176.977 57 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

12 19 14 37 35 1988 43.876 -128.301 10 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon

12 19 4 44 8 1991 48.938 -128.710 10 5.6 Vancouver Island area

12 19 00 58 02 1995 51.181 179.418 33 5.1 Rat Islands, Aleutians

12 19 05 32 52 2003 48.850 -129.190 10 5.4 Off Vancouver Island, Canada

12 19 22 39 13 2004 55.490 -158.120 24 5.2 ALASKA PENINSULA

12 19 09 30 27 2007 51.360 -179.509 34 7.2 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

(AEIC). Felt at Adak.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

12 18 12 44 0 1918 -27.300 -70.500 0 8.2 Coast Central Chile

Preceded by two foreshocks about 7 hours and 1 minute before the mainshock. About 20% of the houses in Copiapo were completely destroyed and an additional 20% were damaged seriously. Damage also occurred in many smaller towns around Copiapo. No damage reported from Vallenar or Caldera. A tsunami was generated. At Caldera the sea withdrew and returned with maximum tsunami height 5 meters. No coastal changes in sea level were observed.

12 18 15 29 35 1921 -2.500 -71.000 650 7.9 Brazil

Probably felt widely with low intensity.

12 18 5 38 59 1949 -34.000 179.500 150 7.2 So. Kermadec Islands

12 18 2 31 10 1956 -25.400 -70.100 33 7.0 Coast Central Chile

Felt at Copiapo and Antofagasta, Chile.

12 18 0 30 3 1963 -24.800 -176.600 46 7.4 Tonga Islands

Felt in Tonga, Fiji and the Kermadec Islands.

12 18 13 32 5 1969 46.080 142.550 361 7.1 So. Kurils

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

12 18 0 0 0 1737 40.800 -74.000 0 5.7 New York State

Near New York City, N.Y. Chimneys were thrown down at New York City. Also felt at Boston, Philadelphia and at New Castle, Delaware.

12 18 8 0 0 1867 44.650 -75.150 0 5.0 New York State

An earthquake in Vermont felt in New York adjoining Canada. Felt from Whitehall, N.Y. to Belleville, Ontario to Sackville, New Brunswick. Awakened people at Syracuse, New York and at Hamilton, Ontario and Burlington, VT.

12 18 5 33 18 1935 34.700 -106.800 0 5.0 SW U.S.A

Some damage to adobe buildings at Belen, New Mexico.

12 18 23 25 0 1957 47.500 -116.000 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho

12 18 16 24 50 1959 52.560 -168.390 0 6.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 18 18 59 34 1964 29.500 -114.200 33 5.1 Gulf of California

12 18 1 6 30 1965 44.100 -128.400 33 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon

12 18 17 24 32 1967 36.940 -121.830 13 5.0 Central California

Damage occurred to plaster, chimneys and windows in Corralitos, Gilroy and Watsonville, California.

12 18 15 29 6 1970 53.450 -160.790 34 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

12 18 2 53 44 1972 60.838 -153.344 165 5.0 Central Alaska

12 18 0 58 14 1977 57.498 -151.289 83 5.2 Southern Alaska

12 18 03 33 14 2009 59.044 -153.401 80 5.4 Southern Alaska

(NEIC). Felt (II) at Homer and Kodiak. Also felt at Anchor Point, Palmer and Pedro Bay.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

12 18 12 44 0 1918 -27.300 -70.500 0 8.2 Coast Central Chile

12 18 15 29 35 1921 -2.500 -71.000 650 7.9 Brazil

Probably felt widely with low intensity.

12 18 5 38 59 1949 -34.000 179.500 150 7.2 So. Kermadec Islands

12 18 2 31 10 1956 -25.400 -70.100 33 7.0 Coast Central Chile

Felt at Copiapo and Antofagasta, Chile.

12 18 0 30 3 1963 -24.800 -176.600 46 7.4 Tonga Islands

Felt in Tonga, Fiji and the Kermadec Islands.

12 18 13 32 5 1969 46.080 142.550 361 7.1 So. Kurils

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

12 18 0 0 0 1737 40.800 -74.000 0 5.7 New York State

Near New York City, N.Y. Chimneys were thrown down at New York City. Also felt at Boston, Philadelphia and at New Castle, Delaware.

12 18 8 0 0 1867 44.650 -75.150 0 5.0 New York State

12 18 5 33 18 1935 34.700 -106.800 0 5.0 SW U.S.A

Some damage to adobe buildings at Belen, New Mexico.

12 18 23 25 0 1957 47.500 -116.000 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho

12 18 16 24 50 1959 52.560 -168.390 0 6.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 18 18 59 34 1964 29.500 -114.200 33 5.1 Gulf of California

12 18 1 6 30 1965 44.100 -128.400 33 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon

12 18 17 24 32 1967 36.940 -121.830 13 5.0 Central California

Damage occurred to plaster, chimneys and windows in Corralitos, Gilroy and Watsonville, California.

12 18 15 29 6 1970 53.450 -160.790 34 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

12 18 2 53 44 1972 60.838 -153.344 165 5.0 Central Alaska

12 18 0 58 14 1977 57.498 -151.289 83 5.2 Southern Alaska

12 18 03 33 14 2009 59.044 -153.401 80 5.4 Southern Alaska

(NEIC). Felt (II) at Homer and Kodiak. Also felt at Anchor Point, Palmer and Pedro Bay.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

12 17 0 0 0 1096 34.200 137.300 0 8.4 Central/So. Honshu Japan

Located in the Suruga Bay and Ise Bay. A tsunami with maximum height 7 meters was generated. At least 400 houses were washed away at Suruga. Damage considerable also at Tsu, Ise, Atsumi. Up to 400 reported killed but probably the death toll was higher.

12 17 0 0 0 1737 50.000 157.000 50 7.5 Kamchatka

This is probably an error in date and likely occurred on Oct. 17, 1737. That event was preceded by an eruption of Awatschinskaja or Goralaja lasting 24 hours. Followed by a terrible eruption of Klutschewakaja which last three days. Many places were raised into hills while others sunk into chasms. Near the sea lakes and bays were produced. The sea was greately agitated and overflowed the land to a great height. The bottom of the sea was visible to the second of the Kuril Islands.

12 17 10 0 0 1849 -29.950 -71.370 0 7.5 Coast Central Chile

This is possibly a misidentification of a similar event which occurred near Coquimbo on Nov. 17, 1849 (Significant Earthquakes Catalog - NOAA give Dec. 17 or it may be an aftershock of that event. The activity was at Coquimbo and La Serena. The earthquake was accompanied by a loud earthquake rumble (noise). Felt strongly at Santiago and Valparaiso. A tsunami was generated which destroyed two moorages and flooded the Copper foundry at Coquimbo. Five of eight furnaces there exploded. The explosions destroyed the home of the foundry owner and two customhouses. The water inundated up to 300 meters inland beyond high tide.

12 17 5 27 0 1905 17.000 -113.000 0 7.1 Eastern Pacific

12 17 10 58 30 1929 52.500 171.500 25 7.8 Near Islands

12 17 19 17 35 1935 22.500 125.500 60 7.2 Taiwan

12 17 6 53 30 1949 -54.000 -71.000 60 7.8 So. So. America

12 17 15 7 55 1949 -54.000 -71.000 60 7.8 So. So. America

Limited damage in southern Chile. Three killed. A foreshock occurred about 8 hours before the quake. Intensity at Punta Arenas about VII. Damage occurred because firewalls collapsed between wooden houses. Landslides were common along the west coast of Tierra del Fuego and at San Nicolas. Three were killed at a lumber mill which was destroyed by a large landslide at San Nicolas. Salt water was seen jetting from the ground. A local tsunami was observed on Porvenir, Admiralty Bay.

12 17 23 4 2 1952 34.470 24.220 17 7.1 Crete

Damaging in the Spilia and Heraklion region of Crete. Felt within 650 km of the epicenter.

12 17 13 50 20 1957 -12.370 166.730 120 7.8 Vanuatu Islands

Felt in the Santa Cruz Islands.

12 17 10 51 12 2016 -4.509 153.450 103 7.9 New Britain

The mainshock was reported felt with intensity VI in Rabaul and Kopopo, New Britain; with intensity IV in Namatanai, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea and in Honiara, Guadacanal, Solomon Islands. Tsunami waves were observed with potential height of 1-3 meters. Outside the immediate coastlines of Papua New Guinea wave heights were expected to be less than 30 cm. A tsunami warning was issued by PTWC but later cancelled. The earthquake hit at 103 km depth, too deep to trigger a strong tsunami but shallow enough for a small wave.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

12 17 0 0 0 1852 35.000 -121.000 0 6.3 Off So. California

Felt at San Luis Obispo. Two shocks fractured walls of two adobe buildings and caused a third to collapse.

12 17 3 36 0 1931 33.800 -90.100 0 5.0 Southeast U.S.

At Charleston in northern Mississippi cracks in walls and foundations occurred and chimneys were thrown down. Buildings and plaster were also damaged at Belzoni. Chimneys fell at Tillatoba and Water Valley. Felt also in Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee.

12 17 15 7 42 1942 38.730 -119.680 0 5.5 California/Nevada area

Strong series of shocks near Markleeville and Topaz, California on the central California/Nevada border.

12 17 20 28 0 1954 39.500 -118.000 0 5.0 California/Nevada area

Aftershock of the Dixie Valley earthquake of Dec. 16, 1954.

12 17 6 7 29 1955 33.000 -115.500 10 5.4 So. California

An earthquake near Brawley, southern California. Felt over much of California and Arizona with greatest damage at Brawley estimated at $15,000. Walls cracked and plate glass windows cracked along with plaster and merchandise. Damage also occurred at Calexico, Holtville and Imperial when windows broke. Felt as far east os Yuma, Arizona.

12 17 23 44 45 1964 51.480 -177.840 38 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt at Adak.

12 17 12 2 15 1968 60.150 -152.820 82 6.5 Central Alaska

A natural gasline was severed. All at Cohoe were frightened and canned goods fell from shelves. Also frightened many at Ninilchik. Intensity V at Anchorage and IV at Cantwell and Valdez. Felt also in Fairbanks.

12 17 11 32 24 1977 52.230 -170.097 44 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

12 17 17 27 25 1977 52.196 -170.094 20 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

12 17 23 7 35 1979 52.700 -168.720 37 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 17 16 21 58 1980 49.444 -129.569 0 6.0 Vancouver Island area

12 17 09 04 47 2007 51.137 179.568 53 5.1 Rat Islands, Aleutians

12 17 20 01 21 2009 51.398 179.963 35 5.7 Rat Islands, Aleutians

12 17 09 30 38 2016 51.560 177.106 45 5.0 Rat Islands, Aleutians

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

12 16 15 0 0 1096 35.000 136.000 0 8.3 No. Honshu, Japan

12 16 18 30 0 1575 -39.800 -73.200 0 8.5 Central Chile

Severe damage was done in the towns of Valdivia, Angol, Nueva Imperial. Damage extended to Villarica and Osorno. Castron was also destroyed. 21 were reported killed (a small number because warning tremors occurred). Cracks and landslides were observed in the epicentral area. A river was dammed by the landslides and the dam broke in April of the next year after Spring rains killing up two 1200 Indians and considerable livestock. A tsunami was generated near Valdivia. The tsunami destroyed houses and uprooted trees. Two ships at anchor were sunk. Nearly 100 Indians were drowned in the tsunami.

12 16 8 15 0 1811 35.400 -90.400 0 8.2 New Madrid area

The New Madrid Earthquake. Felt with intensity XII in the New Madrid, MO area. Furniture was thrown around, chimneys fell and houses heaved. The shocks were accompanied by low rumbling earthquake noises. The ground was observed to rise and fall as earth waves, like the long swell of the sea. These waves bent trees and opened the soil in cracks. Landslides were considerable and large areas were uplifted. Water emerged from fissures and other others sank. A great wave was generated on the Mississippi River which overwhelmed many boats and carried trees into the river. One person was killed in this largely unsettled region. Trees fell as far away as Texas where the Red River was dammed from a forest of fallen trees. This "Red River Dam" persisted in the River for the next sixty years until it was dynamited out leading to the opening of the area for settlement. All the houses at New Madrid were destroyed. Foreshocks occurred in the later 1700's leading Indians to predict a great earthquake in the area. Several persons were drowned by the great wave. Felt as far as Boston, Massachusetts. At Washington, D.C. people were greatly frightened. Phenomena included sand blows, water and mud ejection from fissures, sand sloughs, water waves, caving of river banks and earthquake noises. Strong earthquakes have occurred with inter-event times in the area between 500-1000 years. This earthquake was followed by additional strong earthquakes in December, 1811 and January, 1812.

12 16 14 45 0 1910 4.500 126.500 60 7.2 Mindanao, Philippines

Felt throughout Mindanao. Felt at Sarangani and Agusan Valley with intensity VII-VIII. Felt at Davao and Cotabato with intensity VI.

12 16 19 14 18 1911 16.900 -100.700 50 7.6 Michoacan, Mexico

Felt very strong in the State of Guerrero.

12 16 12 5 0 1920 36.500 105.700 0 8.5 So. China

The greatest known landslide in history was caused by this earthquake in Kan Sou, China. Whole mountains moved as evidenced by a section of road nearly a mile in length which was move a mile from its former location without disturbing the trees alongside the road. Many inhabitants of the area lived in caves in the mountain and were killed in the landslides. The slide was in loess which when watered and shaken can act as a fluid. Felt with damage over an area of about 600,000 sq. miles and destructive over about 15,000 sq. miles. The earthquake was felt over about 1,500,000 sq. miles. Loss of life was estimated at about 100,000 chiefly from the landslides. A strong sandstorm began in Mongolia after the earthquake from dust thrown up from the earthquake and landslides. The windstorm caused several additional deaths. A second shock occurred in the same area on May 23, 1927 but was not as damaging since the movable loess had already been transported.

12 16 17 21 25 1938 -45.000 167.000 60 7.0 So. Island, N.Z.

The first strong earthquake in this region in some time, this event was felt with intensity VI in the Te Anau and Milford Sound area of South Island. The quake was felt throughout South Island but not reported on North Island.

12 16 10 46 32 1939 43.800 147.800 75 7.1 Hokkaido, Japan

12 16 19 19 39 1941 21.500 120.500 60 7.1 Taiwan

The Chiayi Earthquake. This event killed 358 with 753 injured. 4220 homes were destroyed and more than 10,000 more partially destroyed or damaged. Landslides were common.

12 16 11 7 11 1954 39.300 -118.100 0 7.3 California/Nevada area

12 16 11 11 34 1954 39.670 -117.870 0 7.2 California/Nevada area

Felt with maximum intensity X in eastern California, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Oregon and as far as Salt Lake City, Utah. Surface ruptures with vertical scarps up to 15 feet occurred in the Dixie Valley zone. Faulting extended for about 90 km along the Stillwater Range and on the east side of Fairview Valley. At Dixie Valley an adobe cellar, stone wall, gasoline and water tanks were destroyed. Vertical uplift crossed U.S. 50 south of Chalk Mountain and badly cracked the highway. Rocks the size of automobiles fell on the highway. Well water became cloudy and well flow increased in the area. At Fallon chimneys fell and twisted. A water tank was damaged as far away as Sacramento, CA.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

12 16 8 15 0 1811 35.400 -90.400 0 7.2 New Madrid area

12 16 18 0 0 1935 34.700 -106.800 0 5.0 SW U.S.A

Earthquake in Belen, New Mexico. Slight damage occurred to old adobe buildings at Belen.

12 16 4 32 12 1953 45.500 -122.700 0 5.0 Oregon state, U.S.

Slight damage occurred in northwestern Oregon in the Portland region and at Roy and Vancouver in Washington.

12 16 11 7 11 1954 39.300 -118.100 0 7.3 California/Nevada area

12 16 11 11 34 1954 39.670 -117.870 0 7.2 California/Nevada area

12 16 11 50 36 1954 39.500 -118.000 0 5.0 California/Nevada area

12 16 11 57 30 1954 39.500 -118.000 0 5.0 California/Nevada area

12 16 13 15 3 1954 39.300 -118.200 0 5.0 California/Nevada area

12 16 14 16 57 1954 39.500 -118.000 0 5.8 California/Nevada area

12 16 14 24 10 1954 39.500 -118.000 0 5.3 California/Nevada area

12 16 15 9 42 1954 39.500 -118.200 0 5.1 California/Nevada area

12 16 17 27 49 1957 49.820 -126.480 0 6.0 Vancouver Island area

No damage was reported by the quake was felt from Alert Bay, Campbell River and Kelsey Bay. At Campbell River the quake was very slight.

12 16 10 27 25 1986 51.706 -175.428 58 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt at Adak.

12 16 5 53 5 1988 33.980 -116.680 8 5.2 So. California

Felt with intensity V at Anza and Banning. Also felt in Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego Counties of southern California.

12 16 8 1 25 1988 56.581 -152.173 33 5.0 Southern Alaska

12 16 3 52 17 1990 51.500 -168.700 0 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 16 20 11 25 1993 53.780 -171.420 33 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt slightly at Attu.

12 16 23 51 28 1999 54.506 -161.039 35 5.5 Unimak Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity IV at King Cove.

12 16 23 38 11 2000 51.817 -176.061 49 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt with intensity III at Adak and Atka.

12 16 23 00 31 2003 51.717 -173.371 33 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

12 15 5 40 0 1872 48.667 -121.417 0 7.4 Washington state, U.S.

Very strongly felt at Victoria, British Columbia and elsewhere in British Columbia. Dishes were thrown from shelves in Seattle and slight damage occurred in Olympia.

12 15 17 35 0 1907 -3.100 142.500 60 7.4 Papua New Guinea

12 15 1 57 37 1934 31.300 89.300 60 7.1 Xizang

12 15 7 7 48 1935 -9.800 161.000 60 7.6 No. of Santa Cruz Islands

12 15 19 20 26 1947 -59.500 -160.000 60 7.2 Pacific-Antarctic Ridge

12 15 19 34 46 1963 -4.800 108.000 650 7.1 So. of Java

12 15 8 29 55 1971 55.996 163.295 33 7.8 Komandorsky Isl

Felt with intensity VIII in Kamchatka but details of damage are not available. A tsunami was generated which was observed in the Andreanof Islands with height 0.2 meters.

12 15 18 43 46 1989 8.318 126.724 24 7.1 Central Philippines

Damage with intensity up to VII occurred at Bislig. At least one person was killed on Mindanao, Philippines. Also felt at Camiguin on Cebu and in southeaster Luzon.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

12 15 5 40 0 1872 48.667 -121.417 0 7.4 Washington state, U.S.

Very strongly felt at Victoria, British Columbia and elsewhere in British Columbia. Dishes were thrown from shelves in Seattle and slight damage occurred in Olympia.

12 15 22 34 8 1964 51.000 -169.600 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 15 17 50 20 1976 29.947 -113.364 33 5.0 Gulf of California

12 15 15 11 2 1987 59.150 -142.824 19 5.2 Southeast Alaska

Felt with intensity IV at Yakutat.

12 15 4 42 12 1994 58.688 -150.280 39 5.4 Southern Alaska

Felt with intensity IV at Birchwood, Homer and Seward. Also felt at Anchorage, Cooper Landing, Kasilof, Kodiak and Ninilchik.

12 15 04 49 29 2012 52.291 174.011 26 5.9 Rat Islands, Aleutians

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

12 14 22 57 45 1901 14.000 122.000 60 7.8 Luzon, Philippines

Strongest shock at Manila since 1880. Damage at Manila was minor. Felt in central Luzon from Pangasinan and Nueva Ecija to the Visayas. Also felt in Dagupan and Iloilo.

12 14 20 46 12 1910 -21.000 -178.000 600 7.0 Tonga Islands

12 14 22 5 17 1935 14.783 -92.483 0 7.4 Chiapas, Mexico

Destructive at Tuxtla Gutierrez. Strongly felt in Guerrero and in Mexico City.

12 14 1 52 49 1950 -19.300 -175.800 200 7.9 Tonga Islands

12 14 14 15 49 1950 16.483 -98.217 50 7.8 Oaxaca, Mexico

Felt in central and southern Mexico with intensity V. Also felt in Mexico City with damage. Residents fled to streets in panic. Stucco and tiles fell. A wall of a 13-story building crashed down and electrical circuits broke. A tsunami was generated. Maximum amplitude of the tsunami was 30 cm. It was also registered in the Hawaiian Islands with 10 cm amplitude. May have been triggered by the Tonga Islands quake about 12 hours earlier.

12 14 23 21 57 1959 -59.810 -26.510 0 7.0 So. Sandwich Islands

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

12 14 22 0 51 1959 52.450 -168.210 0 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 14 7 51 8 1963 62.700 -149.500 95 5.1 Central Alaska

12 14 3 44 2 1966 52.800 -177.600 252 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt at Adak.

12 14 14 48 10 1970 52.920 -169.820 29 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 14 21 11 39 1970 53.009 -170.019 54 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt at Adak with intensity I.

12 14 3 44 44 1973 51.310 -178.270 51 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt at Adak with intensity II.

12 14 17 37 35 1973 51.380 -177.850 52 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Intensity V effects were reported on Adak Island.

12 14 17 21 44 1978 52.233 -169.600 44 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 14 13 44 8 1987 51.102 -175.061 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt at Adak.

12 14 23 37 13 1991 56.890 -153.950 10 5.4 Southern Alaska

12 14 02 52 08 1992 52.126 178.761 130 5.5 Rat Islands, Aleutians

12 14 14 33 27 2010 52.175 -169.412 30 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 14 10 36 01 2012 31.095 -119.660 13 6.4 Southern California

(NEIC). Felt (V) at Ensenada and (III) at Rosarito and Tijuana. Also felt at Camalu and Mexicali. Felt (IV) at San Diego and (III) in many areas inland and along the coastline of southern California. Also felt in parts of northern California, Arizona and Nevada.

12 14 21 12 01 2015 52.835 -167.924 46 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 14 16 41 05 2016 38.822 -122.841 1 5.0 Northern California

NEIC reported the mainshock was felt with intensity up to VI (minor damage) with reports of intensity V from Kelseyville; IV from Geyserville, Cloverdale, Middletown, Lakeport, Lower Lake, Cazadero, Upper Lake, Mendocino, and in general within about 100 km of the epicenter. Lesser shaking was reported from as far away as 470 km at Nipomo but these reports probably refer to the Templeton earthquake in central California. Lesser shaking associated with the Geysers event probably was limited to areas within about 150 km of that epicenter including, but not limited to San Mateo, San Rafael, Vacaville, Fairfield, Napa, Sonoma, Petaluma, Potter Valley, Yountville, Bodega Bay, Rohnert Park, Saint Helena, Santa Rosa, Ukiah, Sebastopol, Angwin, Healdsburg, Hopland, Hidden Valley Lake, Lucerne, Clearlake, Windsor, Calistoga, Guerneville, and Forestville, California. Aftershocks were felt with intensity II-III in Lakeport, Calistoga, Sebastopol, Ukiah, Saint Helena, Cloverdale, Healdsburg, Windsor, Santa Rosa and San Francisco, California. No major damage was reported with this earthquake.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

12 13 0 0 0 1901 52.000 -176.000 0 7.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

12 13 11 34 0 1910 -8.000 31.000 60 7.1 Lake Victoria area

Felt throughout East Africa. Buildings shaken in circular fashion. Lamps swung and panic caused people to rush from buildings. Clocks stopped at Mombasa. At Nairobi felt with intensity V. Also felt at Nakuru and Kibigori. Two people were killed.

12 13 1 45 5 1957 34.410 47.670 42 7.2 So. Iran

Destructive earthquake in the region of Luristan. Destructive in Kermanshah, Hamadan and Sanandaj. Other villages sustained considerable damage - Sahneh, Farsinah, Murdistan , Asadabad and Kangavar. 17 villages destroyed and at least 2000 killed. At Farsandj the village was totally destroyed killing nearly 1000 residents.

12 13 7 36 16 1960 -52.700 159.100 25 7.2 Macquarie Islands

12 13 19 50 11 1990 22.600 123.300 0 7.0 Taiwan

Damage with intensity VI at Hualien. Also felt at Chiai, Ilan and Taipei and along the coast of Fijian Province, China. Landslides and ground fissures were observed in the Hualien region.

12 13 18 59 9 1991 45.630 151.660 37 7.0 So. Kurils

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

12 13 0 0 0 1901 52.000 -176.000 0 7.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

12 13 0 44 0 1926 46.100 -111.200 0 5.4 Yellowstone/Wyoming

Centered near Manhattan and felt over a large area of south-central Montana.

12 13 13 15 37 1956 31.000 -115.000 16 6.0 SW U.S.A

Woke people in San Diego.

12 13 20 26 20 1957 52.100 -169.700 33 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians

12 13 0 33 27 1964 64.878 -165.570 28 6.0 Northern Alaska

Slight damage reported at Nome and Teller. At Nome felt with intensity VI, a beam cracked in a school and a water pipe broke. Cracks appeared in concrete and merchandise fell from shelves.

12 13 21 5 4 1987 74.399 -92.959 18 5.4 Nunavit/Hudson Bay, Canada

12 13 6 52 54 1988 51.940 -176.032 52 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt at Adak.

12 13 15 51 33 2002 50.430 -129.880 10 5.1 VANCOUVER ISL, CANADA REGION

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

GLOBAL

The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:

12 12 23 10 0 1902 29.000 -114.000 60 7.8 Gulf of California

In the Santa Maria area of Southern California and at Los Alamos the walls of a brick school were cracked. Plaster fell from many houses.

12 12 12 8 0 1908 26.500 97.000 0 8.2 Myanmar

Felt at Kachin.

12 12 12 8 0 1908 -14.000 -78.000 60 8.2 Central Peru

Off the coast of Peru. These two events in Myanmar and Peru may have been triggered by seismic waves from each other, but no times on these events has been given. These is considerable confusion as to which events occurred and when. One source gives the quake as occurring at Duda, Japan.

12 12 4 17 10 1944 51.500 179.500 50 7.1 Rat Islands

Felt at Adak.

12 12 1 37 40 1951 16.500 -96.900 160 7.0 Oaxaca, Mexico

Slight property damage in Oaxaca and Tehuantepec.

12 12 17 31 25 1953 -3.400 -80.600 0 7.8 Ecuador

Felt over an area of 300,000 sq. km. Destruction was severe over an area of about 5,000 sq. km. Felt strongly with maximum intensity VIII at Tumbes and Corrales. Buildings were destroyed in at least two towns.

12 12 11 44 16 1978 7.330 123.492 33 7.4 Central Philippines

Felt on Mindanao, Jolo. Negros and Panay.

12 12 7 59 3 1979 1.600 -79.360 24 7.9 Ecuador

At least 600 were killed and 20,000 injured with extensive damage at Pasto-Tumaco and Buenaventura area and on Gorgona Island, Colombia. A tsunami was generated.

12 12 5 29 26 1992 -8.560 121.960 36 7.7 Flores Island area

At least 2500 were killed and missing in the Flores region along with 90,000 homeless. Most houses were destroyed by Maumere. A tsunami was generated which destroyed many of the buildings at Maumera and up to 80% of the structures on Flores. Also damaging at Alor and Sumbawa. Inundation from the tsunami was up to 300 meters and maximum height 25 meters. Ground cracks and landslides were observed. Felt also at Sumba, Sulawesi and Timor.

12 12 14 02 35 2001 -42.813 124.688 10 7.1 South of Australia

Felt in the Albany and Esperance, Australia area.

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

U.S./CANADA

Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.

12 12 23 10 0 1902 29.000 -114.000 0 7.1 Gulf of California

In the Santa Maria area of Southern California and at Los Alamos the walls of a brick school were cracked. Plaster fell from many houses.

12 12 0 47 55 1952 56.300 -153.800 0 5.4 Southern Alaska

12 12 21 17 21 1964 40.200 -125.000 33 5.0 Off Coast of No. California

12 12 0 48 2 1965 51.410 -178.920 48 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

Felt on Adak.

12 12 18 35 49 1996 38.672 -119.529 5 5.0 California/Nevada area

Felt at Sacramento and South Lake Tahoe, California and in Reno, Nevada.

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