TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
10 11 15 0 0 1857 34.000 132.050 0 7.3 Kyushu, Japan area
10 11 14 28 0 1907 -17.000 161.000 60 7.3 Vanuatu Islands
10 11 16 17 6 1914 12.000 94.000 80 7.2 Andaman Islands
10 11 14 14 30 1918 18.500 -67.500 0 7.5 Puerto Rico
Felt throughout the region of Puerto Rico with intensity up to IX. Extensive damage occurred from Aguada and Anasco. Masonry buildings were largely destroyed. Unreinforced concrete walls and foundations were wrecked. Reinforced buildings were largely undamaged. At Anasco all brick buildings were destroyed. At Mayaguez the brick Catholic Church was razed. Up to 116 were killed and property damage was estimated at about $4 million. A tsunami was generated which drowned many and broke cables while exposing reefs and sea floor. Maximum heights up to 20 feet.
10 11 14 49 50 1922 -16.000 -72.500 50 7.4 So. Peru/Bolivia
Moderate damage in southern Peru.
10 11 14 51 0 1939 -15.305 -72.199 120 7.0 So. Peru/Bolivia
Felt with intensity VII.
10 11 18 41 13 1940 -41.500 -74.500 60 7.0 So. Chile
10 11 13 8 38 1953 49.800 156.000 70 7.4 NE Pacific
Felt with intensity VII.
10 11 2 24 43 1956 44.767 150.567 60 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
Felt in Hokkaido, Japan.
10 11 14 35 15 1975 -24.894 -175.119 9 7.8 Tonga Islands
Felt at Raoul Island and Niue. No damage reported.
10 11 19 24 26 1992 -19.247 168.948 129 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
Felt with intensity VIII on Erromango and Tanna. Also felt at Port Vila.
10 11 15 54 22 1993 32.090 137.750 356 7.1 Central/So. Honshu Japan
One person died of a heart attack and four were injured. Maximum intensity V at Tokyo and Yokohama.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
10 11 16 37 33 1898 50.710 -179.500 0 6.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 11 5 47 0 1916 41.500 -116.500 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
10 11 14 6 0 1935 32.900 -115.216 16 5.0 So. California
10 11 5 57 12 1940 33.766 -118.450 16 5.0 So. California
Off Redondo Beach, this quake caused plaster and walls to crack at Keystone. Felt from Santa Barbara to Laguna Beach and Anza and Big Bear Lake.
10 11 7 53 10 1940 59.500 -152.000 25 6.0 Southern Alaska
Felt by many at Anchorage. Suspended objects swung.
10 11 16 48 48 1956 40.593 -126.080 0 6.0 Off Coast of No. California
Felt over about 8000 sq. miles of Humboldt County, California. Also felt in southern Oregon in Plumas County and at Medford and Shady Cove with maximum intensity V. Dishes were broken and objects shifted. Earth noises were heard. Many were frightened.
10 11 0 41 35 1958 65.500 -133.500 33 5.5 Yukon Territory, Canada
10 11 8 5 30 1960 38.300 -107.600 0 5.5 Colorado area
A fountain was cracked at Montrose, Colorado. Damage included cracked chimneys, plaster, dishes and glassware broken.
10 11 0 1 24 1973 29.719 -113.473 33 5.0 Gulf of California
10 11 16 50 55 1977 62.983 -151.140 28 5.0 Central Alaska
10 11 15 51 28 1980 54.910 -151.070 33 5.2 Southern Alaska
10 11 3 7 53 1991 51.216 -176.959 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 11 2 4 17 1997 51.399 -177.642 43 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 11 15 54 0 1997 44.550 -129.726 10 5.4 Off Coast of Oregon
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
10 10 4 0 0 1446 45.700 26.600 150 7.3 Romania/Bulgaria
10 10 0 19 53 1931 -10.000 161.000 60 7.7 No. of Santa Cruz Islands
10 10 20 48 5 1938 2.300 126.800 60 7.3 Mindanao, Philippines
10 10 18 32 59 1939 38.283 142.783 40 7.4 Off East Coast Honshu
10 10 8 57 46 1955 -5.100 152.800 60 7.3 New Britain
10 10 11 53 54 1977 -25.900 -175.400 33 7.2 Tonga Islands
A tsunami was generated which was observed at Pago Pago.
10 10 12 25 24 1980 36.195 1.354 10 7.7 Western Mediterranean
At least 5000 were killed and 9000 were injured. Extensive damage occurred in the El Asnam area.
10 10 10 50 20 2002 -1.757 134.297 10 7.6 Near the North Coast of Irian Jaya
Eight were killed and up to 600 injured in the Manokwari area. More than 1000 homes were destroyed and 900 other building damaged in Oransbari and Ransiki. Landslides were common. A surface ruptured about 3 km long was observed at Ransiki. A tsunami with height 3-5 meters at Oransbari and Ransiki flooded homes. Subsidence was common along the north shore of Irian Jaya with maximum subsidence up to 3 meters.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
10 10 1 7 16 1919 48.630 -127.150 0 5.5 Vancouver Island area
10 10 1 25 0 1936 41.000 -125.000 0 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
10 10 4 10 35 1951 40.280 -124.800 0 5.8 Off Coast of No. California
10 10 18 49 6 1953 31.800 -116.100 16 5.0 So. California
Felt with intensity V at San Diego. A pendulum clock stopped at Spanish lighthouse.
10 10 18 53 59 1957 54.000 -166.000 0 5.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
10 10 19 38 48 1964 60.400 -146.100 15 5.3 Central Alaska
10 10 20 6 35 1964 60.380 -145.970 1 5.4 Central Alaska
10 10 0 35 59 1965 51.740 -175.340 50 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt on Adak.
10 10 2 52 56 1967 52.300 -176.100 78 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt on Adak.
10 10 16 51 52 1983 51.063 -178.073 50 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 10 22 52 33 1985 51.700 -159.000 33 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
10 10 22 53 6 1985 55.900 -160.250 33 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
10 10 21 6 54 1994 51.484 -173.897 33 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 10 00 15 15 2007 43.767 -127.870 10 5.0 Off coast of Oregon
10 10 06 08 14 2010 51.440 -175.248 33 5.5 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
10 10 6 27 58 2018 55.640 -158.895 47 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
10 9 2 15 0 1831 -18.468 -71.016 49 7.9 So. Peru/Bolivia
Felt strongly from Camana on the north to Chuquisaca 400 miles inland. Felt 100 miles from the epicenter at sea and on ships in the harbor. Accompanied by a loud subterranean noise that lasted 10 seconds. Many houses were destroyed and hundreds were dead and injured. At Arica nearly all buildings were destroyed. This was the first strong earthquake in this area in nearly a century.
10 9 12 28 18 1900 57.090 -153.480 0 8.3 Southern Alaska
Earthquake in the Chugach Mountain area of Alaska. Felt in southwestern Yukon Territory, Canada as far as Kodiak. Felt area at least 120,000 sq. miles. Chimneys were thrown down and items and people were thrown from shelves and cabinets in Kodiak (intensity VIII). Also felt strongly at Whitehorse and Skagway, Alaska.
10 9 3 1 8 1928 16.340 -97.290 0 7.8 Oaxaca, Mexico
Very damaging in Guerrero and Oaxaca.
10 9 14 36 34 1945 44.000 147.500 75 7.5 Hokkaido, Japan
Off Hokkaido. No damage reported.
10 9 7 32 3 1974 44.700 150.300 50 7.1 Hokkaido, Japan
Felt with intensity V at Urup and Iturup and also in Hokkaido.
10 9 9 33 34 1985 55.000 -159.900 25 7.4 Alaska Peninsula
Minor damage was recorded at Sand Point with intensity VI. Felt in much of southern Alaska.
10 9 7 55 42 1994 43.970 147.490 49 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
This earthquake was felt with maximum intensity VI on Iturup. A tsunami was generated and hit Hokkaido.
10 9 15 35 57 1995 19.120 -104.130 58 7.5 Michoacan, Mexico
At least 1000 homeless and 100 injured with 50 killed in Jalisco, Mexico. Severe damage at Colima, Jalisco and Michoacan especially in Manzanillo, Colima. Felt strongly in Mexico City and as far north as Texas and Oklahoma. Landslides were common and blocked many roads. Land subsidence in the Manzanillo harbor. A tsunami was generated with maximum height up to about 5 meters which was observed as far away as American Samoa and Australia.
10 9 13 10 52 1996 34.556 32.126 59 7.2 Turkey
An earthquake in Cyprus killed one and injured twenty. Also destructive in Egypt. Felt in Israel, Jordan Syria and Lebanon.
10 09 21 26 56 2004 11.410 -86.550 61 7.1 NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
10 9 14 40 0 1871 39.700 -75.500 0 5.2 Kentucky/Tennessee/NC
Chimneys toppled and windows broke at Wilmington, Delaware. Damage occurred at New Castle and Oxford. Felt in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
10 9 12 28 18 1900 57.090 -153.480 0 8.3 Southern Alaska
Earthquake in the Chugach Mountain area of Alaska. Felt in southwestern Yukon Territory, Canada as far as Kodiak. Felt area at least 120,000 sq. miles. Chimneys were thrown down and items and people were thrown from shelves and cabinets in Kodiak (intensity VIII). Also felt strongly at Whitehorse and Skagway, Alaska.
10 9 10 21 0 1936 46.600 -112.000 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
10 9 3 21 11 1963 53.800 -170.500 250 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 9 19 55 35 1964 56.910 -151.770 17 5.0 Southern Alaska
10 9 8 10 15 1966 31.200 -113.333 1 5.4 SW U.S.A
10 9 7 45 16 1969 43.707 -127.430 10 5.5 Off Coast of Oregon
10 9 7 59 41 1969 52.316 -169.513 22 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
10 9 11 7 20 1970 51.420 -178.440 38 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 9 7 38 10 1974 58.990 -157.401 347 6.0 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with intensity VI at Fairbanks.
10 9 23 2 36 1984 26.200 -110.200 33 5.0 Gulf of California
10 9 9 33 32 1985 54.765 -159.613 30 6.6 Alaska Peninsula
Minor damage was recorded at Sand Point with intensity VI. Felt in much of southern Alaska.
10 9 14 16 21 1985 54.811 -159.465 19 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
Maximum intensity VI. Windows cracked at Cold Bay. Buildings trembled. At Sand Point underground pipes broke and glass broke. Objects fell from shelves. Earth noises were heard.
10 9 9 41 12 1989 66.936 -156.506 5 5.1 Northern Alaska
10 9 15 39 25 1991 53.910 -165.940 41 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
10 9 12 16 55 1992 51.552 -176.867 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 9 13 54 3 1993 51.276 -178.145 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 9 7 12 26 1996 49.737 -129.605 10 5.8 Vancouver Island area
10 9 2 48 6 1997 51.500 -178.100 56 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity VI on Adak.
10 09 01 00 55 2008 51.757 -173.503 44 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
10 09 19 49 04 2013 52.520 -169.377 38 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
10 8 15 0 0 1257 35.020 139.050 0 7.3 No. Honshu, Japan
Earthquake off Sanriki in the Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures of Japan. A tsunami was generated which attached the Sanriku coast with especially high tsunami waves at Noda and Kuji in Iwate Prefecture.
10 8 15 30 0 1847 -31.610 -71.180 0 7.3 Central Chile
10 8 2 14 0 1901 13.000 -87.000 0 7.1 Nicaragua
10 8 4 53 38 1906 53.500 154.500 450 7.0 Northern Kurils
10 8 15 36 3 1915 33.500 138.000 170 7.0 Central/So. Honshu Japan
10 8 3 23 9 1950 -3.800 128.300 60 7.6 Ceram area
10 8 5 53 6 1960 40.183 129.983 600 7.2 NE China
10 8 9 50 58 1974 17.300 -62.000 47 7.5 Leeward Islands
Moderate earthquake in the Antilles at Antigua, Barbuda and St. Kitts. Felt with maximum intensity VII. Four people were injured. Damage occurred to St. Johns Cathedral, government buildings, ports and refineries. Roads were blocked by landslides and telephone lines, electric cables and water pipes were cut. At St. Kitts two churches were damaged. Felt from Puerto Rico to Guadeloupe.
10 8 4 46 28 1988 -18.710 -172.410 66 7.2 Tonga Islands
10 08 03 50 38 2005 34.440 73.580 10 7.6 PAKISTAN
(GS). At least 86,000 people killed, more than 69,000 injured and extensive damage in northern Pakistan. The heaviest damage occurred in the Muzaffarabad area, Kashmir where entire villages were destroyed and at Uri where 80 percent of the town was destroyed. At least 32,335 buildings collapsed in Anantnag, Baramula, Jammu and Srinagar, Kashmir. Buildings collapsed in Abbottabad, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Islamabad, Lahore and Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Maximum intensity VIII. Felt (VII) at Topi; (VI) at Islamabad, Peshawar and Rawalpindi; (V) at Faisalabad and Lahore. Felt at Chakwal, Jhang, Sargodha and as far as Quetta. At least 1,350 people killed and 6,266 injured in India. Felt (V) at Chandigarh and New Delhi; (IV) at Delhi and Gurgaon, India. Felt in Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttaranchal and Uttar Pradesh, India. At least one person killed and some buildings collapsed in Afghanistan. Felt (IV) at Kabul and (III) at Bagrami, Afghanistan. Felt (III) at Kashi, China and (II) at Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Also felt at Almaty, Kazakhstan. An estimated 4 million people in the area were left homeless. Landslides and rockfalls damaged or destroyed several mountain roads and highways cutting off access to the region for several days. Landslides also occurred farther north near the towns of Gilgit and Skardu, Kashmir. Liquefaction and sandblows occurred in the western part of the Vale of Kashmir and near Jammu. Landslides and rockfalls also occurred in parts of Himachal Pradesh, India. Seiches were observed in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, India and in many places in Bangladesh.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
10 8 10 0 0 1857 38.700 -89.200 0 5.3 New Madrid area
At St. Louis two shocks rocked the tall buildings. Plaster fell and bricks and windows were dislodged. Animals were frightened from a great rumbling earthquake noise that sounded like a heavily loaded vehicle on rough pavement. Felt all along the Mississippi River from Illinois to Hannibal, MO.
10 8 20 46 0 1865 37.200 -121.900 0 6.5 Central California
This earthquake occurred in the Santa Cruz mountains between San Jose and Santa Cruz. Damage in San Francisco occurred to poorly constructed buildings on alluvial soil. A number of weak buildings were destroyed. Water mains and gaas pipes broke. a ground crack occurred in city streets. The wall of the jail and a church fell in San Jose. In the mountains there were cracks and landslides.
10 8 8 30 39 1938 33.300 -108.500 0 5.0 SW U.S.A
10 8 4 10 35 1951 40.350 -124.600 0 6.0 Off Coast of No. California
Located off Cape Mendocino in northern California. Considerable damage occurred south of Alton on the Van Duzen River Bridge. Toppled chimneys broken windows and water pipes broke and items fell from shelves in stores.
10 8 16 32 32 1965 51.660 -173.790 30 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 8 19 34 59 1965 44.800 -111.100 1 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
This event was sharply felt in the Hebgen Lake and Yellowstone area. Boards fell from a stack in West Yellowstone.
10 8 3 6 46 1966 57.700 -151.600 32 5.0 Southern Alaska
10 8 13 2 5 1970 50.446 -176.196 38 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 8 13 24 24 1985 54.330 -164.690 64 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
10 8 13 28 48 1987 54.959 -161.449 47 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
10 8 2 19 37 1988 53.716 -163.103 29 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
10 8 16 34 56 1992 51.250 -177.820 42 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
10 08 07 57 34 2008 79.785 -115.437 10 5.3 Arctic Ocean, Canada
10 08 09 53 01 2008 60.709 -143.721 7 5.2 Southeastern Alaska
(PGC). ML 5.4 (PMR), 5.2 (AEIC). Felt (III) at Copper Center. Also felt at Anchorage, Cordova and Valdez.
10 08 06 01 07 2009 30.061 -114.073 10 5.0 Gulf of California
10 08 03 26 13 2010 51.374 -175.361 19 6.4 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
10 08 00 05 56 2015 52.444 -168.533 30 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
10 7 21 4 0 1900 -4.000 140.000 60 7.8 Papua New Guinea
10 7 3 29 34 1923 -1.800 128.800 60 7.5 Ceram area
10 7 6 43 4 1940 5.000 126.000 100 7.0 Mindanao, Philippines
10 7 19 20 20 1968 26.288 140.595 516 7.5 Bonin Islands
10 07 22 03 14 2009 -13.006 166.510 45 7.7 Vanuatu Islands
(GS). Felt at Lakatoro, Luganville, Port-Olry, Port Vila and Sola. Also felt at Honiara, Solomon Islands. Tsunami information is included with the larger event
10 07 22 18 51 2009 -12.517 166.382 35 7.8 Santa Cruz Islands
(NEIC) A tsunami with maximum wave heights (peak-to-trough) was recorded at the following selected tide stations: 62 cm at Port-Vila and 20 cm at Luganville, Vanuatu; 14 cm at Honiara, Solomon Islands; 24 cm at Rosslyn Bay, Australia; 6 cm at Suva, Fiji; 8 cm at Apia, Samoa; 14 cm at Pago Pago, American Samoa; 6 cm at Papeete, French Polynesia; 14 cm at Hilo, 10 cm at Honolulu, 38 cm at Kahului, 40 cm at Kawaihae and 16 cm at Nawiliwili, Hawaii; 12 cm in the Midway Islands; 6 cm on Wake Island; 18 cm at Coquimbo and 10 cm at Iquique, Chile; 8 cm at Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; 12 cm at Point Reyes, 30 cm at Santa Barbara and 10 cm at Santa Monica, California; 6 cm at Neah Bay, Washington; 8 cm at Tofino, Canada; 16 cm on Adak and 12 cm on Atka, Alaska.
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
10 7 19 30 0 1935 47.100 -111.900 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
10 7 7 3 36 1952 42.000 -127.000 0 5.4 Off Coast of Oregon
10 7 5 7 56 1958 46.700 -124.000 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
10 7 14 6 9 1965 52.200 -169.500 19 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
10 7 20 55 56 1966 61.660 -150.060 54 5.3 Central Alaska
10 7 20 54 42 1979 38.224 -119.348 11 5.2 California/Nevada area
10 7 10 18 46 1983 43.938 -74.258 13 5.3 New York State
10 7 15 48 28 1989 51.282 -179.034 11 6.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 7 15 44 24 1992 54.700 -161.130 21 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
10 7 16 11 35 1992 50.330 -177.770 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 7 4 50 19 1999 52.318 -177.661 154 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 07 10 00 48 2008 79.817 -115.448 10 5.7 Arctic Ocean, Canada
10 07 05 38 37 2009 52.157 178.052 138 5.6 Rat Islands, Aleutians
10 07 23 43 27 2015 52.455 -168.588 39 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
10 6 0 0 0 1890 11.500 -60.500 33 7.0 Windward Islands
10 6 9 15 0 1902 36.500 70.500 200 7.2 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
10 6 10 16 12 1911 19.000 -70.500 0 7.0 Doiminican Rep/Haiti
10 6 19 20 0 1914 -38.000 178.000 33 7.0 North Island, N.Z.
Earthquake centered near Matakaoa Point. Numerous landslides occurred in the epicentral area. A shepherd was killed in a landslide near Cape Runaway. Fissures and slips were common and in some cases earthquake fountains occurred. Maximum intensity of IX occurred in the epicentral area.
10 6 14 16 0 1942 -33.700 -179.800 285 7.1 So. Kermadec Islands
10 6 2 34 49 1944 39.480 26.560 40 7.0 Aegean Sea
10 6 21 34 0 1944 39.400 26.700 0 7.2 Aegean Sea
Severe damage in Turkey. Maximum intensity X in this earthquake which killed 30-50.
10 6 19 55 34 1947 36.900 22.000 60 7.8 No. Greece
Earthquake felt with intensity IX at Pylia and Messinia. A tsunami was generated.
10 6 14 31 23 1964 40.300 28.230 34 7.0 Romania/Bulgaria
Strong earthquake on the northern Anatolian fault line. Maximum intensity IX at Manyas. Crevasses formed and hot springs appeared. 30 people were killed, 52 injured and up to 4000 buildings were destroyed including schools and mosques. Three died and 10 injured at Gonen and serious damage to markets and shops. Felt over an area of 750,000 sq. km.
.
10 6 15 7 37 1973 -60.823 -21.549 33 7.5 Southern Ocean
10 6 22 24 16 1975 -12.519 166.499 54 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
No tsunami or damage reported.
10 6 4 19 6 1987 -17.929 -172.241 16 7.0 Tonga Islands
Felt in Tonga and at American Samoa. A small tsunami was generated which was recorded at American Samoa.
10 6 18 9 46 1995 -2.045 101.436 33 7.1 So. of Sumatera
At least 84 were killed along with more than 1800 injured. The earthquake left 65,000 homeless and more than 17,00 homes and buildings were destroyed in Jambi Province. Landslides were common. Felt from Sumatra to Malaysia.
10 6 4 30 19 2000 35.456 133.134 10 7.0 Korea
At least 140 houses destroyed and more than 2000 structures were damaged along with 130 people injured. Many landslides occurred in the area of Okayama and Tottori. Felt throughout southwestern 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
10 6 2 50 0 1909 41.767 -112.667 0 6.3 Montana/Idaho
Earthquake occurred north of the Great Salt Lake near Garland and Tremonton and caused some chimneys to fall.
10 6 6 58 59 1941 40.500 -124.950 0 5.2 Off Coast of No. California
10 6 11 10 13 1983 62.354 -151.193 97 5.4 Central Alaska
10 6 1 15 30 1985 62.139 -124.224 10 5.0 Northwest Terr., Canada
10 6 4 21 47 1986 51.863 -176.257 43 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 6 10 12 53 1991 51.077 -176.496 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 6 10 32 48 1991 51.370 -176.450 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 6 15 14 53 1992 51.139 -177.913 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
10 6 17 19 8 1992 51.171 -177.872 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
10 6 5 23 18 1995 65.170 -148.565 9 6.4 Northern Alaska
Minor damage with intensity VI at Fairbanks. Felt throughout central Alaska and to Anchorage.
10 6 15 48 49 1995 65.160 -147.860 0 5.0 Northern Alaska
Felt within intensity III at Healy and Nenama. Also felt at Fairbanks.
10 6 20 13 12 1996 49.160 -127.980 18 6.3 Vancouver Island area
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
10 5 12 0 0 1859 -27.350 -70.350 0 7.6 Coast Central Chile
Felt with intensity X. The earthquake was heard at Copiapo as a terrifying rumble. The quake collapsed 155 houses and destroyed an additional 224. Damage estimates up to $1 million. Railway embankment crumbled at Copiapo and Caldera for a distance of 25 km. Ground cracks appeared. At least 10 killed in a mine at Tierra-Amarilla. A tsunami was recorded at Caldera where the quake caused great damage. Ships in port were damaged.
10 5 9 0 0 1871 -20.200 -70.170 0 7.3 Coast No. Chile
Felt with intensity X. The railroad was damaged at Iquique. Homes collapsed. The cities of Pica and Mamina were largely destroyed and a church an more than 100 homes collapsed at Tarapaca. A minor tsunami was recorded at Callao.
10 5 9 44 24 1936 1.500 126.800 60 7.1 Mindanao, Philippines
An earthquake was felt on the same date on Talong and Negros. Felt over all of Panay and Negros.
10 5 17 28 27 1944 -22.500 172.000 120 7.5 Loyalty Islands
10 5 20 12 7 1948 37.950 58.320 18 7.3 No. Iran
Buildings made of brick almost all collapsed. Major damage also occurred to concrete structures. Ground cracks and horizontal deformations of the ground were noted. Water pipes ruptured. Tens of thousands were killed in this quake as many villages were completely destroyed in the neighborhood of Ashkhabad. Many changes in groundwater were observed including 10 new springs. Fissures up to half a meter wide opened. Train cars were thrown from tracks and monuments and columns failed. Sump volcanoes formed in the Kuru Gaudan area. Surface ruptures extended for up to 70 km north of Ashkhabad. Destruction was also complete in the Iranian cities of Deregez, Khkester and Kelat. Thousands were killed in this region under piles of debris in at least 30 heavily damaged cities.
10 5 16 9 31 1950 10.350 -85.200 0 7.7 Nicaragua
Minor damage occurred at Puntarenas and San Jose. Several were injured.
10 5 15 24 2 1985 62.100 -124.800 15 7.0 Northwest Terr., Canada
Light damage with intensity VI occurred at Wrigley, Nahanni Butte and Fort Liard. Landslides and water well fluctuations were observed. Felt in Saskatchewan, Alberta, Alaska, British Columbia and the Yukon Territory.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
10 5 16 45 0 1817 42.500 -71.200 0 5.7 New England
Walls collapsed at Woburn, Massachusetts.
10 5 0 0 0 1909 42.000 -113.000 0 5.6 Montana/Idaho
Earthquake occurred north of the Great Salt Lake near Garland and Tremonton and caused some chimneys to fall.
10 5 0 17 15 1965 65.380 -132.900 33 5.0 Yukon Territory, Canada
10 5 1 40 42 1971 67.375 -172.574 33 5.2 Northern Alaska
10 5 9 22 0 1973 66.950 -157.850 100 5.9 Northern Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Hogatza, Northern Alaska.
10 5 9 40 35 1973 66.750 -157.710 75 5.0 Northern Alaska
10 5 15 46 28 1984 51.868 -176.018 72 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 5 15 24 2 1985 62.216 -124.265 10 6.6 Northwest Terr., Canada
Light damage with intensity VI occurred at Wrigley, Nahanni Butte and Fort Liard. Landslides and water well fluctuations were observed. Felt in Saskatchewan, Alberta, Alaska, British Columbia and the Yukon Territory.
10 5 3 25 51 1986 50.600 -174.600 0 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 5 21 57 20 1986 43.750 -127.640 3 5.3 Off Coast of Oregon
10 5 7 24 28 1991 52.149 -169.243 33 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
10 5 20 51 33 1995 53.719 -164.993 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt on Akutan
10 05 08 57 25 2013 51.570 -173.207 36 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
10 05 17 35 54 2015 51.927 -179.285 84 5.7 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
10 4 23 0 6 1910 -22.000 -69.000 120 7.2 Coast No. Chile
10 4 7 54 42 1940 -22.000 -71.000 75 7.3 Coast No. Chile
10 4 14 45 26 1946 18.750 -68.500 50 7.0 Puerto Rico
10 4 18 52 13 1983 -26.535 -70.563 15 7.4 Coast Central Chile
10 4 13 22 56 1994 43.773 147.321 14 8.3 Hokkaido, Japan
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
10 4 23 55 43 1957 52.600 -177.800 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 4 4 12 45 1965 43.990 -128.400 2 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
10 4 22 8 19 1965 65.600 -133.900 10 5.5 Yukon Territory, Canada
10 4 10 20 13 1967 38.543 -112.156 7 5.2 Utah area
10 4 17 39 45 1970 30.629 -113.645 33 5.0 SW U.S.A
10 4 16 42 48 1978 37.493 -118.673 6 5.7 California/Nevada area
10 4 17 39 3 1978 37.584 -118.616 10 5.3 California/Nevada area
10 4 7 46 53 1982 51.435 -176.620 37 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 4 16 45 57 1985 52.600 -169.600 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
10 4 10 59 38 1987 34.070 -118.100 8 5.6 So. California
10 4 10 57 34 1997 41.050 -125.362 7 5.6 Off Coast of No. California
10 04 14 16 14 2002 53.354 -168.794 101 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
10 04 14 51 54 2010 49.357 -129.315 10 5.0 Vancouver Island, Canada
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
10 3 17 22 12 1914 16.000 -61.000 100 7.4 Leeward Islands
10 3 22 6 59 1914 36.210 30.850 70 7.1 Turkey
Extreme damage in Burdur, Kilinc, Keciborlu and Isparta, Turkey. Maximum intensity IX. The earthquake killed up to 4000.
10 3 6 52 48 1915 40.500 -117.500 0 7.8 Pleasant Valley, Nevada
Maximum intensity X in Pleasant Valley, Nevada. This earthquake was felt over an area of about 500,000 sq. miles but did little damage in this remote area. At Kennedy, NV an earthquake roar was heard and people had trouble standing. Others were thrown from their beds. Many houses were destroyed especially those composed of adobe. Mine tunnels collapsed. Many ground cracks were observed. Damage occurred at Winnemucca and at Lovelock where water tanks were thrown down. Water flow was greatly disrupted so that water rights had to be reconsidered.
10 3 19 38 1 1926 -49.000 161.000 60 7.9 Southern S. Isl. N.Z.
North of Macquarie Islands.
10 3 19 13 13 1931 -10.500 161.700 25 8.1 Vanuatu Islands
10 3 21 55 10 1931 -11.000 163.000 60 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
10 3 22 47 40 1931 -11.000 161.500 60 7.3 Vanuatu Islands
A major tsunami was generated in this earthquake which destroyed 18 villages and left up to 50 dead. The tsunami was observed in the Solomon Islands the Hawaiian Islands and at Santa Barbara, California.
10 3 14 21 31 1974 -12.387 -77.782 21 7.8 Central Peru
An earthquake near the coast of Peru occurred SW of Lima and killed nearly 80 and injured more than 2000. Extensive damage occurred in Lima. The maximum intensity was IX in Lima. A minor tsunami was triggered that was registered as far as Samoa, Hawaii and California.
10 3 5 14 23 1975 30.300 66.300 11 7.0 Afghanistan
Felt strongly at Quetta, Pakistan. Followed by at least four strong aftershocks.
10 3 1 51 24 1995 -2.750 -77.881 24 7.0 Ecuador
At least two were killed and 5 injured in Ecuador. As many as 83 buildings and houses were destroyed. Damage occurred at Archidona, Canelos, Limon and other cities of Ecuador. Felt in Ecuador and in Colombia north to Bogota and in Peru.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
10 3 1 49 0 1915 40.500 -117.500 0 6.1 Pleasant Valley, Nevada
10 3 6 52 48 1915 40.500 -117.500 0 7.8 Pleasant Valley, Nevada
Maximum intensity X in Pleasant Valley, Nevada. This earthquake was felt over an area of about 500,000 sq. miles but did little damage in this remote area. At Kennedy, NV an earthquake roar was heard and people had trouble standing. Others were thrown from their beds. Many houses were destroyed especially those composed of adobe. Mine tunnels collapsed. Many ground cracks were observed. Damage occurred at Winnemucca and at Lovelock where water tanks were thrown down. Water flow was greatly disrupted so that water rights had to be reconsidered.
10 3 16 13 8 1941 40.700 -125.000 0 6.4 Off Coast of No. California
This earthquake caused chimneys to fall at Eureka and was felt from southwestern Oregon to northwestern California.
10 3 12 40 7 1950 65.500 -128.600 0 5.0 Yukon Territory, Canada
10 3 11 18 47 1954 60.700 -150.300 64 6.8 Central Alaska
Concrete walls were cracked in the Kenai Peninsula area. Plaster and glass broke. Objects fell from store shelves at Anchorage, Homer, Sterling and Valdez. Landslides occurred on Anchorage to Seward highways. 140 feet of railroad tracks were useless north of Potter. Some water connections at Anchorage were damage. In a theater at Denali a midnight show was in progress. 850 customers rushed the exits injuring three in the rush to the doors.
10 3 13 39 40 1964 61.400 -147.100 23 5.2 Central Alaska
10 3 10 46 21 1965 52.440 -170.630 59 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 3 11 8 39 1968 51.600 -174.100 46 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 3 8 12 21 1970 58.357 -150.517 25 5.1 Southern Alaska
10 3 3 18 46 1972 66.790 -157.810 75 5.1 Northern Alaska
10 3 4 27 40 1973 27.557 -112.419 9 5.5 Gulf of California
10 3 15 21 5 1986 51.061 -178.366 17 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 3 7 37 26 1992 27.510 -111.364 10 5.2 Gulf of California
10 3 9 19 14 1992 57.020 -153.330 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
10 3 21 58 31 1992 51.230 -178.330 17 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 3 14 0 49 1994 32.066 -114.948 10 5.2 SW U.S.A
Felt with intensity IV at Gadsden. Also felt at Welton, Dateland and Tacna, Arizona. Also felt at Riito and San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico.
10 3 10 9 31 1996 44.179 -128.927 10 5.4 Off Coast of Oregon
10 3 22 5 41 1997 51.843 -175.371 62 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
10 3 5 30 18 2000 51.530 -177.327 58 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt on Adak.
10 03 02 25 50 2007 51.519 -178.402 68 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
10 03 09 15 11 2007 51.675 -175.521 65 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
10 03 14 06 12 2007 58.282 -151.287 45 5.2 Kodiak Island region, Alaska
(AEIC). Felt (III) at Homer and Kodiak.
10 03 01 16 00 2009 36.391 -117.861 0 5.2 Central California
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Lone Pine; (III) at Inyokern, Kernville, Kings Canyon National Park, North Fork, Sequoia National Park and Trona; (II) at Auberry, Bakersfield, Bishop, Bodfish, Burbank, Clovis, Exeter, Fresno, Hanford, Independence, Lake Isabella, Lindsay, Madera, Mariposa, Oakhurst, Pioneer, Porterville, Ridgecrest, Sanger, Shafter, Sonora, Springville, Taft, Tehachapi, Three Rivers, Tulare, Twain Harte, Visalia, Weldon and Yosemite National Park. Felt throughout Inyo County, in the Sierra Nevada region from Placerville to Rosamond and as far as Hemet and Los Angeles. Felt at Amargosa Valley, Beatty, Henderson and Las Vegas, Amargosa Valley, Beatty, Henderson and Las Vegas, Nevada.
10 03 23 36 41 2003 52.682 -167.022 33 5.1 Fox Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
10 2 0 0 0 1678 38.600 142.000 0 7.4 Off East Coast Honshu
10 2 16 35 0 1895 -0.220 -78.500 0 7.2 Ecuador
10 2 2 52 0 1906 -4.000 149.000 60 7.7 New Ireland
10 2 5 33 0 1935 43.217 146.300 90 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
10 2 20 29 51 1944 42.500 142.500 75 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
10 2 4 46 15 1946 52.000 159.000 50 7.2 Kamchatka
10 2 6 43 18 1946 50.800 159.000 40 7.2 Kamchatka
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
10 2 19 1 0 1928 32.900 -115.700 0 5.0 So. California
Felt in Los Angeles 125 miles away and over an area of 25,000 sq. miles including San Diego, Pomona and Imperial.
10 2 9 10 18 1933 33.783 -118.133 16 5.4 So. California
Earthquake at Signal hill moderately felt at Long Beach. Minor damage at Long Beach, Los Angeles, Compton and other regions. Felt as far as San Diego and Santa Barbara.
10 2 22 23 33 1964 59.680 -144.530 22 5.3 Southeast Alaska
10 2 7 23 38 1966 51.600 -174.600 58 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 2 4 56 46 1969 38.489 -122.688 11 5.6 Central California
10 2 6 19 57 1969 38.474 -122.694 12 5.8 Central California
The Santa Rosa earthquake. Up to $6 million damage. A number of brick buildings were destroyed at Santa Rosa. Chimneys fell and underground pipes were ruptured. Sidewalks buckled. Several schools were damaged and one was condemned. All stores in Santa Rosa had broken windows and many were substantially damaged. Ground cracks appeared.
10 2 3 19 28 1971 64.358 -86.498 16 5.0 Nunavit/Hudson Bay, Canada
10 2 3 42 50 1980 50.233 -130.092 18 5.2 British Colombia
10 2 7 49 53 1985 52.349 -168.783 33 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III.
10 2 23 44 12 1985 34.023 -117.245 15 5.0 So. California
Plaster fell and minor cracks appeared in buildings at Grand Terrace. At Lake Gregory Village one beam was split in a large house. Felt throughout much of southern California.
10 2 12 19 16 1989 52.720 -169.590 8 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
10 2 7 5 4 1992 51.050 -177.740 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 02 18 00 06 2007 54.511 -161.708 32 6.3 Alaska Peninsula
(AEIC). Felt strongly at King Cove. Felt at Cold Bay, Dutch Harbor and Sand Point.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
10 1 15 0 0 1678 39.000 142.050 0 7.5 Off East Coast Honshu
Felt with moderate intensity in Tokyo, Japan. Moderate damage in Sanriku and Rikuchu prefectures. At least one killed.
10 1 3 29 59 1975 -4.882 102.198 33 7.0 So. of Sumatera
Strong earthquake felt in Bengkulu and surrounding districts. Preceded by a foreshock of M 56.0 and followed by a dozen aftershocks of M>5.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
10 1 9 15 0 1865 41.000 -124.500 0 6.3 Off Coast of No. California
AT Fort Humboldt and Eureka all the buildings were severely damaged. Redwood trees were thrown down and fissures appeared on parade grounds. At Eureka brick houses were severely damaged and chimneys were thrown down.
10 1 15 32 0 1921 38.682 -112.149 0 6.3 Utah area
This was the third destructive shock in a series of earthquakes at Elsinore, Utah which caused chimneys to fall and did additional structural damage to already damaged buildings, especially those composed of Adobe brick. A store which was damaged by the earthquake on Sept. 29 was completely collapsed. Damage also at Monroe. Rockslides and changes in groundwater were observed.
10 1 11 45 38 1931 30.000 -114.500 0 6.0 SW U.S.A
Lightly felt at San Diego, CA.
10 1 13 14 38 1938 33.300 -108.500 0 5.0 SW U.S.A
10 1 19 49 38 1941 49.180 -129.850 0 6.0 Vancouver Island area
10 1 17 47 15 1958 53.000 -165.500 0 6.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
10 1 21 42 11 1958 39.570 -120.300 0 5.0 Central California
Earthquake occurred southeast of Sierraville in NE California and western Nevada. Chimneys cracked and dishes broke in the Reno, NV and Hallelujah Junction regions.
10 1 16 10 56 1960 51.600 -172.400 46 6.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 1 11 0 48 1964 43.500 -126.900 33 6.0 Off Coast of Oregon
10 1 12 31 25 1964 45.700 -122.800 33 5.3 Oregon state, U.S.
Felt in Portland, Oregon where hundreds of people were startled from bed. Windows, door and dishes rattled. Felt within about 100 km of the epicenter.
10 1 18 30 4 1964 49.100 -128.800 0 5.3 Vancouver Island area
10 1 2 57 58 1966 38.100 -118.300 0 5.5 California/Nevada area
10 1 10 8 51 1972 62.690 -149.070 75 5.2 Central Alaska
10 1 21 43 45 1972 51.694 -177.065 58 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 1 14 29 5 1982 35.733 -117.750 8 5.4 So. California
An earthquake in Kern County near Inyokern caused many cracks in interior walls at Barstow, Inyokern and Ridgecrest. Bricks shifted and cracks formed in walls. Items were thrown down from store shelves. Felt throughout much of southern California.
10 1 15 54 52 1985 52.262 -168.899 0 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III in the epicentral area.
10 1 15 56 3 1986 51.767 -175.997 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
10 1 14 42 19 1987 34.052 -118.160 17 6.0 So. California
The Whittier Narrows earthquake in southern Los Angeles caused eight deaths, injured hundreds and caused up to $400 million damages in Los Angeles and Whittier. Maximum intensity was VIII within an area about 500 sq. km from the epicenter. Many stores in Whittier were damaged in the main shopping ares. Over 2000 apartment units sustained damage. Transportation was disrupted in the area to 25 bridges. Many fires began from gas leaks. Ground cracks in the Elysian Park area were observed also in the Puente Hills area. Minor landslides and rockfalls were observed.
10 1 5 2 34 1992 51.123 -177.997 15 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
10 1 0 52 51 1996 51.872 -166.605 10 5.6 Fox Islands, Aleutians
10 1 19 9 3 1996 26.475 -110.862 10 5.5 Gulf of California
10 1 11 53 24 1998 51.481 -178.165 46 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
10 01 09 23 49 2011 51.775 172.132 10 5.4 Near Islands, Aleutians
10 01 10 01 24 2009 36.388 -117.858 5 5.0 Central California
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Independence; (III) at Clovis, Fresno, Kernville, Lone Pine and Trona; (II) at Arnold, Auberry, Bakersfield, California City, El Portal, Exeter, Hanford, Inyokern, Lake Isabella, Lindsay, Mariposa, Oakhurst, Pioneer, Porterville, Ridgecrest, Sonora, Springville, Three Rivers, Visalia, Weldon, Wofford Heights and Yosemite National Park. Felt throughout Inyo County, in the Sierra Nevada region from Placerville to Tehachapi and as far as Sacramento, Oakland, Los Angeles and Blythe. Felt at Las Vegas and Pahrump, Nevada.
10 01 22 07 55 2016 52.758 -162.821 20 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
TOMORROW IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 30 23 0 0 1870 38.500 22.500 0 7.5 No. Greece
9 30 0 59 40 1946 -13.000 -76.000 70 7.0 Central Peru
9 30 11 31 14 1999 15.890 -97.070 12 7.4 Oaxaca, Mexico
9 30 16 31 16 1999 16.059 -96.931 61 7.5 Oaxaca, Mexico
9 30 05 23 34 2007 -49.271 164.115 10 7.4 Auckland Islands, New Zealand
(NEIC) Felt (III) at Dunedin and Invercargill on the South Island. Also felt at Christchurch. Felt at Te Puke on the North Island.
9 30 10 16 09 2009 -0.720 99.867 81 7.5 Sumatra
(GS). At least 1,117 people killed, 1,214 injured, 181,665 buildings destroyed or damaged and about 451,000 people displaced in the Padang-Pariaman area. Landslides disrupted power and communications in the area. Damage estimated at 2.3 billion U.S. dollars. Felt (VII) at Padang; (VI) at Bukittinggi; (IV) at Bengkulu, Duri, Mukomuko and Sibolga; (III) at Pekanbaru. Also felt(IV) at Gunungsitoli, Nias and (II) at Jakarta, Java. Felt throughout Sumatra and in much of Java. Felt(III) in Singapore and at George Town, Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam and Sungai Chua, Malaysia. Felt in much of Peninsular Malaysia and as far away as Chiang Mai, Thailand. A 27-cm(center-to-peak) local tsunami was recorded at Padang, Sumatra.
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 30 2 11 0 1916 33.080 -116.570 0 5.0 So. California
9 30 2 30 0 1921 38.682 -112.149 0 5.7 Utah area
9 30 8 52 0 1924 47.600 -69.700 20 6.1 Maine
9 30 9 18 0 1925 46.620 -112.030 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
9 30 20 40 0 1930 40.300 -84.300 0 5.3 Ohio/Lake Erie
9 30 6 35 7 1960 49.380 -129.560 55 5.6 Vancouver Island area
9 30 20 27 24 1964 58.400 -151.300 17 5.1 Southern Alaska
9 30 23 47 40 1965 59.700 -143.400 12 5.0 Southeast Alaska
9 30 22 39 0 1967 49.500 -65.800 0 5.3 E. of Maine
9 30 22 0 41 1969 49.767 -114.833 0 5.1 Montana/Idaho
9 30 8 17 60 1971 26.877 -110.796 29 5.7 Gulf of California
9 30 22 46 11 1971 33.034 -115.821 8 5.1 So. California
9 30 17 36 3 1976 43.452 -126.965 33 5.2 Off Coast of Oregon
9 30 10 19 21 1977 40.518 -110.436 5 5.1 Yellowstone/Wyoming
9 30 11 53 26 1981 37.573 -118.823 0 5.7 California/Nevada area
9 30 13 5 48 1981 37.640 -118.852 6 5.0 California/Nevada area
9 30 10 1 34 1985 52.160 -169.560 33 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 30 4 50 4 1988 61.123 -151.502 85 5.0 Central Alaska
9 30 9 13 16 1990 41.800 -126.900 10 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
9 30 5 33 59 1992 51.130 -178.160 34 6.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 30 19 5 8 2000 57.502 -142.837 33 5.3 Southeast Alaska
9 30 18 54 28 2004 35.988 -120.538 10 5.0 Central California
(NEIC) Felt(V) at San Miguel; (IV) at Avenal, Coalinga and Templeton; (III) at Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Cambria, Carmel, Fresno, Grover Beach, King City, Kingsburg, Lemoore, Los Osos, Madera, Monterey, Morro Bay, Oceano, Paso Robles, Salinas, San Luis Obispo and Visalia.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 29 0 0 0 1600 23.500 117.000 0 7.0 So. China
Strong damage at Foukien and Koang-tong.
9 29 13 30 0 1697 -12.300 -77.400 30 7.3 Central Peru
Violent earthquake in Lima, Peru.
9 29 17 3 0 1899 -3.000 128.500 60 7.8 Ceram area
3864 killed in the Banda Sea area.
9 29 20 51 0 1912 7.000 138.000 60 7.6 Caroline Islands
9 29 3 1 55 1946 -4.500 153.500 60 7.8 New Britain
9 29 6 32 7 1950 19.000 -107.350 60 7.0 Coast of Jalisco, Mexico
Off the coast of Colima, Mexico. Damage was minimal.
9 29 1 36 46 1953 -36.900 177.100 287 7.2 North Island, N.Z.
A strong shock in the Bay of Plenty. Maximum felt intensity was VII in the eastern Bay of Plenty and East Cape Peninsula where considerable minor damage occurred.
9 29 0 44 1 1973 41.891 130.872 575 7.0 NE China
Violent earthquake under the Sea of Japan, this event was felt in many areas of Japan and with intensity V in Tokyo. Also felt at Fukushima and Urakawa.
9 29 17 48 10 2009 -15.489 -172.095 18 8.1 Samoa
(GS). At least 149 people killed in Samoa, 34 killed in American Samoa and 9 killed, 7 injured and 500 displaced on Niuatoputapu, Tonga. Widespread damage to infrastructure occurred at Pago Pago, American Samoa, in many parts of Samoa and on Niuatoputapu, Tonga. Nearly all of the casualties and damage was caused by large tsunamis, with runup heights of 12 m at Poloa, 7 m at Pago Pago and Tula, American Samoa and 3 m on Niuatoputapu. Felt (VI) at Nu`uuli and (IV) at Ili`ili and Tafuna, American Samoa. Felt (V) at Apia, Samoa. Felt in much of American Samoa, Samoa and northern Tonga and as far away as Wallis and Futuna Islands. The tsunami was recorded with the following wave heights (peak-to-trough) on these selected tide stations: 411 cm at Pago Pago, American Samoa; 140 cm at Apia, Samoa; 111 cm at Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 64 cm in the Chatham Islands, 37 cm at Raoul, 21 cm at Tauranga, 14 cm at Gisborne and 11 cm at Wellington, New Zealand; 28 cm at Nuku`alofa, Tonga; 22 cm at Point Kemblao, Australia; 25 cm at Luganville, Vanuatu; 36 cm at Honolulu, Hawaii; 29 cm at Papeete, French Polynesia; 36 cm at Ofunato, Japan; 11 cm at Old Harbor and 4 cm at Seward, Alaska; 66 cm at Crescent City and 26 cm at Los Angeles, California; 42 cm at Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; 27 cm on Baltra, Ecuador; 73 cm at Antofagasta and 40 cm at Valparaiso,
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 29 4 0 0 1880 55.800 -155.600 0 6.3 Alaska Peninsula
Three strong earthquakes at Ukamok and Chirikof Islands. The aftershocks continued through mid-October and were strongly felt at Hoonah Village.
9 29 12 0 0 1899 60.000 -143.000 0 6.8 Central Alaska
Strongly felt in the epicentral area.
9 29 14 12 0 1921 38.683 -112.150 0 6.3 Utah area
This earthquake felt with intensity VIII at Elsinore in the Sevier Valley was felt over a wide area of Utah. Preliminary foreshocks continued for about two weeks before the mainshock which caused many chimneys to fall and caused plaster to fall and walls to fracture. A loud earthquake noise was heard. Clouds of dust arose throughout the area. Damage was also found at Richfield and Monroe. Half the buildings at Elsinore were damaged.
9 29 11 30 19 1937 49.200 -129.500 0 5.5 Vancouver Island area
Not reported felt.
9 29 5 57 12 1940 54.000 -134.000 0 5.5 British Colombia
Not reported felt.
9 29 12 20 44 1986 51.326 -174.969 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak Island.
9 29 16 11 28 1990 51.340 -178.050 48 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
9 29 17 10 04 2004 35.953 -120.502 11 5.1 Central California
(NEIC) Felt(IV) at Atascadero, Bradley, Coalinga, King City, Paso Robles, San Miguel and Templeton. Felt in central California from Oakland and San Francisco south as far as Santa Barbara and Ventura.
9 29 22 54 54 2004 35.390 -118.623 3 5.1 Central California
(NEIC) Felt (V) at Bodfish, Weldon and Woody; (IV) at Arvin, Bakersfield, Caliente, Delano, Kernville, Lake Isabella, Porterville, Shafter, Tehachapi and Wofford Heights. Felt in central and southern California from Sacramento south as far as Los Angeles and Riverside County. Also felt at Las Vegas, Nevada.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 28 15 24 54 1906 -2.000 -79.000 150 7.9 Ecuador
Off the coast of Ecuador. Felt with intensity VII.
9 28 14 20 0 1957 -20.480 -178.510 549 7.5 Tonga Islands
9 28 20 26 56 1991 -5.814 150.959 28 7.1 New Ireland
9 28 13 38 57 2007 22.013 142.668 260 7.5 Volcano Islands, Japan
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Chatan and Naha, Okinawa. Felt (III) at Yokosuka; (II) at Tokyo and Yokohama, Honshu. Recorded (2 JMA) in the Chichijima- retto. Also recorded (2 JMA) in Chiba, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Miyagi, Niigata, Saitama and Tokyo;(1 JMA) in Akita, Fukuoka, Gumma, Nagano, Shizuoka, Tochigi and Yamagata Prefectures, Honshu.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 28 11 52 45 1932 40.000 -126.200 1 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
9 28 2 29 24 1937 58.600 -137.700 0 5.2 Southeast Alaska
Felt at Juneau and Hoonah. No damage.
9 28 5 34 12 1941 56.500 -157.500 100 6.5 Alaska Peninsula
9 28 22 24 10 1945 41.517 -126.883 0 6.0 Off Coast of No. California
9 28 7 19 9 1946 33.950 -116.850 0 5.0 So. California
Event located north of Beaumont and felt over an area of about 9000 sq. miles of southern California. Maximum intensity of VII at Banning, Cabazon, Cathedral City and Palm Springs. Plaster cracked and small objects fell.
9 28 21 47 2 1950 54.320 -134.630 0 5.5 British Colombia
9 28 2 21 20 1952 58.400 -137.400 0 5.0 Southeast Alaska
Felt at Sitka.
9 28 15 43 14 1964 43.500 -127.100 33 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
9 28 3 0 31 1967 52.180 -171.090 54 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 28 15 14 56 1967 59.500 -147.100 28 5.6 Southern Alaska
Felt at Cordova and on Middleton Island.
9 28 15 38 36 1967 37.230 -121.610 15 5.0 Central California
Earthquake near Morgan Hill caused rockslides and walls of houses to crack at San Jose.
9 28 15 44 52 1967 59.430 -147.120 4 5.4 Southern Alaska
9 28 4 21 50 1970 54.484 -164.487 77 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
9 28 14 7 20 1983 50.797 -171.089 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 28 3 4 37 1987 51.336 -176.926 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 28 20 43 42 1990 51.440 -176.990 31 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 28 5 37 34 1994 51.300 -178.200 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 28 17 15 24 2004 35.819 -120.364 8 6.0 Central California
(NEIC) Minor damage (VI) at Parkfield, San Miguel and Shandon. Felt (V) at Avenal, Bradley, Coalinga, King City, Lockwood, Paso Robles and Templeton. Felt in much of California from Sacramento, Santa Rosa and San Francisco south as far as Los Angeles and Orange County. Also felt at Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada.
9 28 18 28 03 2004 51.618 -175.984 45 5.3 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 27 8 55 10 1937 -9.500 111.000 60 7.2 So. of Java
Felt as far as eastern Lombok. South central Java was badly damaged and cracks appeared in walls in East Java. Greatest destruction was in the Jogyakarta Province. One house was destroyed at Klumpit and one person was killed. At Prambanan 326 houses collapsed. 2200 houses sustained damage at Klaten. Some underground pipelines broke.
9 27 22 3 44 1943 -30.000 -178.000 90 7.1 No. Kermadec Islands
9 27 16 25 2 1944 39.000 73.500 40 7.0 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
9 27 15 30 45 1949 59.800 -149.000 50 7.0 Southern Alaska
Located in south-central Alaska. A number of small earthquakes occurred near Anchorage. At Anchorage a pendulum clock was stopped. At Cordova the earthquake was felt and fluorescent lights swung and filing cabinets were moved.
9 27 3 38 36 1970 6.520 -77.400 6 7.0 Colombia
An aftershock the following day was felt in western Colombia.
9 27 5 47 29 1974 43.100 146.700 45 7.2 Hokkaido, Japan
Off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan. Felt with intensity VI at Nemuro and with intensity V at Kushiro. A small tsunami was observed at Hanasaki.
9 27 11 33 25 2003 50.038 87.813 16 7.6 Southwestern Siberia, Russia
At least three killed from heart attacks at least five injured. The quake left nearly 2000 homeless while destroying 300 homes and damaging more than 1900 buildings. Landslides were common. Damage was estimated at 10.6 million U.S. dollars. Ground subsidence occurred in Chaganuzun area and a flood occurred on the Chyua River. Felt throughout southern Siberia and in Kazakhstan.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 27 4 55 0 1891 38.250 -88.500 0 5.8 New Madrid area
Earthquake located near Cairo, Ill, this event was felt in the Mississippi Valley. Objects jiggled and moved, trees swayed. Felt also at Amana, Cedar Rapids and Keokuk, Iowa.
9 27 9 45 0 1909 39.000 -87.700 0 5.7 Terre Haute, Indiana area
This was the strongest earthquake recorded in Indiana. Chimneys were thrown down at Terre Haute. Chimneys also fell at Fountain County at Princeton and at Olivette, Missouri a suburb of St. Louis. Brick was loosened at St. Louis. Felt in Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Tennessee, Pennsylvania and Kentucky as well as through most of Indiana.
9 27 12 23 0 1938 36.450 -121.250 0 5.0 Central California
Earthquake with maximum intensity V felt over an area of about 9000 sq. miles of Central California. Damage to plaster and sidewalks occurred in San Benito County. Also felt at Coalinga, Pescadero, San Luis Obispo, Mendota.
9 27 15 30 45 1949 59.800 -149.000 50 7.0 Southern Alaska
Located in south-central Alaska. A number of small earthquakes occurred near Anchorage. At Anchorage a pendulum clock was stopped. At Cordova the earthquake was felt and fluorescent lights swung and filing cabinets were moved.
9 27 19 24 13 1951 49.450 -128.600 0 5.8 Vancouver Island area
9 27 19 20 38 1961 52.700 -168.700 0 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 27 19 26 54 1961 52.500 -168.750 0 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 27 15 50 55 1964 56.600 -152.000 13 5.4 Southern Alaska
Felt in the Anchorage area.
9 27 22 34 38 1975 39.512 -121.537 8 5.3 Central California
In northern California this event was felt with maximum intensity V at Grass Valley. Also felt throughout Butte County and at Pacific House, Strawberry Valley, Blairsden and Foresthill.
9 27 21 07 38 1990 51.689 176.307 34 5.3 Rat Islands, Aleutians
9 27 17 48 13 1992 53.933 -157.299 33 5.8 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with intensity III at King Cove, Perryville and Sand Point.
9 27 0 57 59 1998 61.595 -149.881 44 5.1 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity V at Eagle River. Also felt throughout south-central Alaska.
9 27 06 46 16 2011 50.283 178.757 35 5.1 Rat Islands, Aleutians
9 27 15 06 07 2011 51.786 -179.503 78 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
9 27 03 53 10 2014 62.016 -149.876 51 5.0 Southern Alaska
More than 150 people reported light to moderate shaking with this event. NEIC reported this earthquake of M 5.0 in Central Alaska was felt with intensity IV in Talkeetna, and Willow and II-III in the area(s) of Anchorage, Fort Richardson, Chugiak, Eagle River, Palmer, Wasilla, Valdez and Fairbanks, Alaska.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 26 14 30 0 1829 -33.050 -71.630 0 7.0 Central Chile
Maximum intensity IX. Considerable damage in the epicentral area.
9 26 1 26 9 1905 29.000 74.000 60 7.1 Nepal
Probably an aftershock of the great Kangra earthquake (M 7.9) which occurred on April 4, 1905 and killed 18.727 people.
9 26 19 20 43 1932 40.390 23.810 5 7.1 Romania/Bulgaria
This earthquake in Macedonia killed 491. Intensity X in the Aegean Sea and at Hierissos-Strantonian (Chalkidiki). Faulting and ground cracks were observed over 12 km. Landslides were common as were changes in well waters and fountains. Damage within 240 km of the epicenter.
9 26 8 2 54 1943 -32.340 177.620 12 7.3 So. Kermadec Islands
9 26 10 53 15 1946 -25.000 179.000 600 7.0 Tonga/Fiji
9 26 16 1 57 1947 24.800 123.000 110 7.4 Taiwan
Off the coast of Taiwan. Felt in the Islands of Ishigaki and Miyako.
9 26 18 2 50 1968 -30.500 -178.200 33 7.2 So. Kermadec Islands
Felt on Raoul Island. No damage reported.
9 26 12 2 30 1970 6.370 -77.480 8 7.0 Colombia
Several persons were injured and 13 houses were destroyed at Bahia Solano in Choco Province, Colombia. An aftershock the following day was felt in western Colombia.
9 26 7 27 51 1985 -34.693 -178.656 52 7.0 So. Kermadec Islands
9 26 01 55 37 2005 -5.678 -76.398 115 7.5 Northern Peru
(NEIC) Five people killed, at least 60 injured, about 70 percent of the houses destroyed and at least 200 buildings damaged at Lamas. Buildings damaged at Chachapoyas, Moyobamba and Tarapoto. Felt (IV) at Cajamarca, Lima and Trujillo. Felt (VI) at Cuenca and Loja and (III) at Guayaquil and Quito, Ecuador. Felt(III) at Manaus, Brazil and (II) at Bogota, Colombia. Felt throughout Peru and Ecuador. Also felt in
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 26 14 50 0 1942 37.683 -113.066 0 5.0 Nevada area
9 26 3 34 30 1953 39.533 -119.983 33 5.5 California/Nevada area
This earthquake in western Nevada near Reno was felt in Nevada and northeastern California. At Reno, NV, two chimney fell and canned goods fell from shelves. An earthslide occurred near Vista, CA. Damage also observed at Floriston, CA.
9 26 8 20 48 1959 43.700 -128.300 0 6.1 Off Coast of Oregon
9 26 15 13 26 1960 51.800 -172.200 44 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 26 5 28 7 1963 50.400 -176.900 33 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 26 7 0 2 1965 34.700 -116.016 8 5.0 So. California
Earthquake southeast of Newberry Springs, CA was felt in Nevada, Southern California and in Arizona. At Camp Cady Ranch in southern California springs were disrupted. Gas pipes were damaged causing an explosion. Minor damage also at Hodge and Kelso.
9 26 23 52 53 1983 57.445 -156.395 85 5.4 Alaska Peninsula
9 26 4 9 11 1986 54.075 -165.171 36 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 26 10 41 3 1987 52.897 -167.072 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 26 13 18 51 1990 37.165 -89.577 12 5.0 New Madrid area
Slight damage occurred at Benton, Chaffee, Kelso and Kewanee with intensity VI. Also felt in southeastern Missouri, southern Illinois, Kentucky and in parts of Arkansas, Indiana, Tennessee and Cincinnati, Ohio.
9 26 18 27 57 2010 52.438 179.732 225 5.7 Rat Islands, Aleutians
9 26 01 02 56 2011 63.434 -126.278 1 5.2 Northwest Territories, Canada
(RMT). Felt (IV) at Yellowknife. Also felt at Norman Wells. Felt at Fort Nelson, British Columbia and at High Level, Alberta.
9 26 23 39 55 2012 51.592 -178.295 16 6.4 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 25 5 59 44 1931 -5.000 102.800 60 7.4 So. of Sumatera
9 25 19 50 06 2003 41.815 143.910 27 8.3 Hokkaido, Japan
Nearly 800 people were injured and extensive damage, landslides and power outages were observed in southeastern Hokkaido, Japan. Landslides were common and caused damaged to many roads. Damages were estimated at 90 million U.S. dollars. A tsunami with maximum wave height of 4.0 meters occurred on the southeaster coast of Hokkaido. It was felt strongly throughout Hokkaido and in northern Honshu, Japan.
9 25 21 08 00 2003 41.774 143.593 33 7.4 Hokkaido, Japan
Felt strongly in Hokkaido and as far south as Tokyo. Aftershock of earlier M 8.3 event. That event was the strongest in 2003 and killed up to 600 people causing extensive damaged, landslides on Hokkaido. Many roads were damaged. A tsunami was generated. Felt throughout southeastern Hokkaido and northern and Central Honshu as far south oas Tokyo.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 25 12 53 35 1936 42.500 -128.000 0 6.2 Off Coast of Oregon
9 25 2 27 14 1961 60.400 -152.900 117 5.9 Central Alaska
Felt at Homer.
9 25 17 24 45 1964 53.600 -163.900 33 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
9 25 17 43 44 1965 34.713 -116.503 11 5.2 So. California
Earthquake southwest of Newberry Springs was felt in southern Nevada and California and along the Colorado River in Arizona. Springs were affected in California. Gas pipes were damaged and an explosion occurred near Newberry Springs. Damage also occurred at Hodge and Kelso, CA.
9 25 23 52 47 1983 57.449 -156.537 33 5.4 Alaska Peninsula
9 25 19 6 48 1984 53.510 -166.380 47 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 25 16 29 25 1985 55.710 -160.410 33 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Sand Point.
9 25 20 50 54 1985 59.569 -154.395 184 5.5 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Kenai. Also felt at Cooper Landing, Homer, Skwentna, Anchorage and Seward.
9 25 8 1 40 1987 51.419 -176.038 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
9 25 4 47 29 1995 35.809 -117.616 9 5.3 So. California
Felt strongly in Ridgecrest with a number of light to moderate aftershocks.
9 25 1 25 32 1997 51.535 -173.448 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 25 19 52 52 1998 41.495 -80.388 5 5.2 Ohio/Lake Erie
This event was felt throughout northern Ohio and Pennsylvania but was also felt in portions of Michigan, Indiana, West Virginia and New York, Illinois and New Jersey. Also felt in southern Ontario, Canada.
9 25 11 55 4 2000 57.844 -153.936 53 5.1 Southern Alaska
9 25 09 45 32 2009 66.860 -170.336 10 5.2 Near North Coast of Chukotka, Russia
9 25 12 05 59 2010 62.854 -149.512 83 5.4 Southern Alaska
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Cantwell, Talkeetna and Trapper Creek; (III) at Anchorage, Denali National Park, Eagle River, Elmendorf AFB, Glennallen, Healy, Nenana and Palmer; (II) at Chugiak, Delta Junction, Fairbanks, Fort Richardson, Fort Wainwright, Girdwood, Valdez, Wasilla and Willow. Also felt at Copper Center, Ester,
9 25 13 58 14 2013 52.916 171.327 11 5.4 Near Islands, Alaska
9 25 17 51 17 2014 61.953 -151.785 102 6.2 Southern Alaska
Widely felt within about 400 km of the epicenter with moderate intensity. NEIC reported intensity VI (minor damage) in Skwentna and Indian, Alaska and V in Matanuska-Sustina border, Lake Clark National Preserve, Anchorage, Elmendorf AFB, Chugiak, Cooper Landing, Palmer, Talkeetna, Trapper Creek, Willow, Cantwell, Alaska. Intensity IV was reported from Anderson, Valdez, Sterling, Soldotna, Seward, Wasilla, Moose Pass, Kenai, Girdwood, Eagle River, Fort Richardson. Intensity II-III was felt in Anchor Point, Cordova, Glennallen, Homer, Kasilof, Kodiak, Ninilchik, Fairbanks, North Pole, Delta Junction, Healy and Denali National Park, Alaska.
9 25 05 01 50 2016 41.867 -126.111 10 5.0 Off Coast of Northern California
Felt widely with low intensity along the coast of California and Oregon. NEIC reported intensity II-III in Oregon at Gold Beach, Brookings, Bandaon, Coquille, Central Point, Springfield, Toledo, Tualatin, Clatskanie, and as far as Vancouver, British Columbia and Monroe and Yakima, Washington. It was also felt on the California coastline at Smith River, Eureka, Fortuna, California.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 24 3 23 0 1910 16.800 -95.900 60 6.9 Oaxaca, Mexico
Moderate damage in Oaxaca, Mexico with maximum intensity up to IX.
9 24 1 1 24 1941 51.000 158.000 75 7.0 Kamchatka
9 24 11 31 30 1943 36.200 73.400 100 7.1 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
9 24 8 21 13 1957 5.600 127.100 31 7.6 Halmahera
Strong earthquake felt at Koror (Palau Island) and on Mindanao.
9 24 16 30 16 1963 -10.754 -78.239 74 7.0 Central Peru
Moderate earthquake in Huayllacayan, Cajacay, Malyas, Malvas and Huaraz, Peru. One was killed. Moderate damaged. Four injured, damage at Huaraz and Casma. Houses were damaged in Lima.
9 24 11 29 47 2013 26.971 65.520 15 7.7 Pakistan
At least 93 people were killed in the quake while more than 200 were injured. The epicenter was in the southwestern Pakistan province of Balochistan. Hundreds of homes and businesses were destroyed and collapsed. Many people remained trapped in the rubble of their homes. At least eight were killed in the Dandan area of Kech district and five in Pasini, Turbat, Hub and Gwandar districts. Some reports put the initial number dead in one province alone at 150. The epicenter was in the Awaran district. Many people panicked in Pakistan and neighboring India. Many buildings in the area are built of mud-brick and do not maintain their integrity during strong shaking in earthquakes and strong or major earthquakes in the area often bring many deaths and much destruction. The death toll is expected to rise in coming hours and days. The earthquake was felt as far as New Delhi, India and in Dubai where many ran from their buildings in panic. A small new island near the port of Gwadar may have been created by the quake off the southern coast of Pakistan. Initial reports indicate it is about 30 feet
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 24 0 0 0 1907 59.500 -135.250 0 5.0 Southeast Alaska
Clocks stopped at Skagway. Many landslides occurred which may have been misidentified as volcanic eruptions. Felt At Juneau, Haines, Ketchikan and Sitka.
9 24 4 5 0 1910 36.000 -111.100 0 5.0 Utah area
Earthquake felt in northeastern Arizona over an area of about 150X300 miles. Felt at Flagstaff but also in Utah and New Mexico. One construction gang was frightened and ceased working. Felt through out the area of Gallup, N. Mexico and along the Santa Fe Railroad.
9 24 15 19 41 1933 51.750 -177.000 70 6.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 24 22 12 20 1935 49.630 -129.170 0 6.2 Vancouver Island area
9 24 22 35 0 1948 47.855 -122.587 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Felt through the Puget Sound area and at Port Gamble, WA. No damage was reported but books fell from shelves and trees and bushes shook. Felt also at Everett and Langley.
9 24 3 44 17 1958 59.460 -143.130 0 6.2 Southeast Alaska
9 24 18 55 9 1959 45.000 -111.000 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
At Yellowstone National Park. Aftershocks of teh event on August 17. Felt at Old Faithful Ranger Station. Rockfalls occurred.
9 24 13 59 38 1964 43.590 -127.410 18 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
9 24 17 19 37 1975 25.154 -109.259 33 5.8 Gulf of California
9 24 7 40 25 1982 37.881 -118.135 12 5.5 California/Nevada area
Felt over an area of about 50,000 sq. km of California and Nevada. Glassware broke at Bishop and many objects fell. Water splashed from swimming pools. At Basalt people had trouble walking and standing. A house trailer shifted on its foundation at Montgomery Pass area.
9 24 7 54 56 1987 54.900 -164.900 0 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
9 24 8 10 46 1988 51.868 -167.970 33 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 24 20 5 4 1991 54.250 -164.350 48 5.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
9 24 16 49 27 1995 53.100 -171.100 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 24 07 54 56 2005 64.470 -134.360 10 5.1 Southern Yukon Territory, Canada
(PGC). Felt in Yukon Territory.
9 24 13 48 58 2015 50.733 -130.235 10 5.5 Vancouver Island, Canada
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 23 0 0 0 1887 -22.030 -63.700 0 7.0 Argentina
This earthquake was probably at a deep epicenter and did little damage on the surface. A strong earthquake also hit Jamaica on this day and did severe damage.
9 23 23 20 0 1896 37.000 71.000 160 7.5 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
Maximum intensity IV in Afghanistan.
9 23 12 50 0 1899 60.000 -143.000 0 7.0 Central Alaska
Part of a sequence of major earthquakes in Alaska in 1899 starting on Sept. 10.
9 23 20 18 30 1902 16.000 -93.000 60 8.4 Chiapas, Mexico
Destructive at Venustiano Caranza. Damage was also located at Tuxtla Gutierrez and in the State of Tabasco, Mexico. Severe damage also at Chiapas.
9 23 14 22 13 1932 44.600 138.300 305 7.3 Sea of Japan
9 23 13 6 0 1937 -6.000 154.000 60 7.4 New Britain
9 23 12 13 20 1944 54.000 160.000 40 7.4 E. of Kamchatka
9 23 23 30 0 1946 -6.000 145.000 100 7.2 New Ireland
9 23 2 14 38 1953 50.000 156.400 64 7.0 Kamchatka
9 23 21 43 34 1954 48.400 157.000 50 7.3 NE Pacific
9 23 15 6 19 1955 26.800 101.800 60 7.0 Myanmar
9 23 19 28 18 1974 -0.280 12.830 41 7.2 Central Africa
Moderate damage in Gabon, Africa.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 23 11 4 0 1899 60.000 -143.000 0 6.9 Central Alaska
9 23 12 50 0 1899 60.000 -143.000 0 7.0 Central Alaska
Part of a sequence of major earthquakes in Alaska in 1899 starting on Sept. 10.
9 23 2 58 0 1930 40.830 -124.170 0 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
Earthquake in Humboldt Bay, Northern California. Chimneys were toppled at Fields Landing, Eureka and Arcata. Felt over an area of 4600 sq. miles on land. Maximum intensity VIII at Eureka. An aftershock was felt over and area of 1200 sq miles..
9 23 9 57 47 1945 48.000 -114.250 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
This earthquake in western Montana was most strongly felt at Bigfork, DeBorgia, Elmo and Polson. Chimneys cracked and objects were overturned. Also felt in Idaho and Washington. Felt over an area of about 36,000 sq. miles. An earthquake rumble was heard.
9 23 13 53 2 1947 40.450 -125.150 0 5.3 Off Coast of No. California
Earthquake in Humboldt County, northern California. Plaster was cracked at the Punta Gorda lighthouse. Felt over about 4000 sq. miles from Orick to Redding to Elk. Maximum intensity VII. Also felt in San Francisco.
9 23 14 41 52 1963 33.700 -116.916 17 5.3 So. California
Plaster was cracked and fell near San Jacinto and Hemet. Windows broke and dishes fell and broke in the 27 trailer parks in Hemet along with merchandise in stores from shelves. Chimneys moved and cracked in the epicentral area. Felt over about 10,000 sq. miles, maximum intensity IV
9 23 17 2 37 1963 51.200 -179.400 0 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 23 4 59 47 1964 53.600 -163.900 29 5.9 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
9 23 21 2 55 1970 51.400 -179.400 43 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Adak and Amchitka Islands.
9 23 13 31 14 1971 53.810 -164.760 45 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
9 23 17 6 36 1984 53.577 -165.424 33 5.9 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Unalaska. Also felt at Nikolski.
9 23 7 30 24 1997 51.700 -175.200 27 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 23 20 44 54 1997 51.600 -173.500 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 23 03 53 30 2010 52.415 -172.879 97 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
9 23 05 28 35 2010 52.233 179.754 167 5.5 Rat Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 22 1 46 30 1902 18.000 146.000 60 8.1 No. Marianas
Following is a description of this earthquake from "Catalogue of Earthquakes felt in Guam 1925-1938 by W.C. Repetti" (originally published in the Manila Times Oct. 7, 1902.
"On September 22 at 11:25 a.m. a terrible subterraneous noise was heard, after which the earth began to tremble lightly until the real earthquake, which, as it lasted 45 seconds was long enough to overthrow everything and terrify not only the natives but the Americans also. With one or two exceptions, all the stone buildings in Agana suffered considerably and will need much repairing. Some of the houses were completely ruined. One house in particular sunk 2 feet at one end presenting a very curious picture and many of the houses are distorted all out of proportion. Walls 18 and 20 inches thick swayed to and fro, cracked and came to the ground; the roofs came down on all sides; the ground opened in many places and spouted out salt water from the cracks; at Piti these crevasses gave forth gases of a characteristic odor; huge rocks were dislodged from the hillsides and produced great landslides; many bridges were thrown down, preventing the passing of vehicles between the city of Agana and the port of Piti some 5 miles distant, where the warehouses are situated; telephone connection was also interrupted owing to the falling of many of the posts.
The casualties reported were only five natives injured. On the Island of Saypan, also masonry buildings were shattered. After the earthquake the whole island seemed to be in vibration; when the 'Justin' left for Manila more than 100 small earthquakes had been felt. From the other islands and even from other points of Guam outside of Agana no news has been received up to the present. The damage was estimated at P250,000 (Philippine Pesos)."
9 22 0 36 36 1939 39.070 29.940 10 7.1 Turkey
This earthquake was felt with maximum intensity VIII for an area of 310 km around Dikili, Turkey. It was followed later in 1939 by a series of strong quakes along the Anatolian Fault.
9 22 9 10 5 1945 -4.000 147.000 50 7.0 New Ireland
9 22 23 53 32 1950 -17.600 -177.100 413 7.0 Tonga Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 22 5 1 24 1911 60.500 -149.000 60 6.9 Central Alaska
Earthquake in the Prince William Sound and Kenai Peninsula. Cables broke and were buried. Strong landslides occurred in Prince William Sound area. Fish died from the concussion. Water was greatly disturbed at Wells Bay.
9 22 21 9 50 1926 50.220 -121.890 0 5.0 British Colombia
Not reported felt.
9 22 2 16 1 1947 43.500 -128.000 0 5.5 Off Coast of Oregon
9 22 11 41 25 1952 40.200 -124.420 0 5.2 Off Coast of No. California
This earthquake southwest of Petrolia was felt over about 4000 sq. miles off northwestern California with intensity VII. At Petrolia all were awakened and frightened. Several chimneys fell. Bricks fell from houses some plumbing was twisted loose. Merchandise fell from shelves and houses moved from foundations. Stoves, radios, refrigerators were toppled.
9 22 18 36 21 1973 51.553 -173.683 15 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 22 19 27 48 1973 51.552 -173.628 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak, Alaska.
9 22 2 30 26 1976 51.723 -175.953 43 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak, Alaska.
9 22 16 21 45 1983 56.304 -153.843 33 5.0 Southern Alaska
9 22 0 22 12 1989 58.500 -163.500 0 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
9 22 3 22 31 1995 51.442 -178.475 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak, Alaska.
9 22 06 48 06 2001 55.833 -154.466 33 5.1 South of Alaska
9 22 10 45 25 2009 51.432 -178.120 63 5.4 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 21 5 15 0 1897 7.100 122.100 0 8.7 Celebes Sea
Located in Mindanao, Sulu Archipelago and southern Visayan Islands. Felt in Jolo, Dvao, Panay, Capiz, Passi, San Jose, Banate, Pototan. The quake caused considerable damage in churches where facades fell into the street, chandeliers fell and pictures fell from walls. Towers fell. The military hospital at Zamboanga was nearly destroyed as were schools. Stone buildings in the city were nearly all damaged or destroyed. A huge ground crack was observed from the sea to into the interior at Magay. Other cracks emitted black water and sulfurous odors. The earthquake was preceded by a loud earthquake noise. A strong aftershock occurred as strong as the first which caused panic and a strong tsunami. The tsunami destroyed small boats and some buildings at Jolo, Isabela, San Roman, Recodo and other places. At least 100 were killed. The market was carried away in the Moro area and many houses were carried away. Thousands were left homeless.
9 21 2 20 56 1931 36.150 139.233 20 7.0 No. Honshu, Japan
Moderate damage in central Honshu, Japan. 16 killed in Musasi, Honshu area.
9 21 2 30 35 1952 -21.750 -65.750 260 7.2 Argentina
9 21 1 37 13 1985 17.802 -101.647 31 7.6 Michoacan, Mexico
Aftershock of the Mexico City earthquake of Sept. 19, 1985. This earthquake caused additional casualties and damage with maximum intensity up to VI in Mexico City. It was felt throughout central Mexico. A tsunami was generated which was recorded at Acapulco with 1.4 meters. Well fluctuations were recorded at Santa Fe, N. M.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 21 21 27 24 1939 30.000 -114.000 16 6.0 SW U.S.A
9 21 19 53 7 1941 34.867 -118.933 0 5.2 So. California
Earthquake near Cuddy Valley with slight damage in the Los Angeles area. Felt also at Gorman and Wheeler Ridge.
9 21 16 16 20 1959 62.500 -158.700 0 5.5 Central Alaska
9 21 0 1 55 1967 31.426 -115.953 1 5.2 So. California
9 21 10 35 54 1973 57.232 -153.956 22 5.0 Southern Alaska
9 21 2 11 34 1980 29.694 -113.576 15 5.2 Gulf of California
9 21 17 8 56 1980 51.970 -169.970 12 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 21 17 13 36 1980 51.940 -170.130 0 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 21 12 2 26 1990 61.900 -148.620 52 5.1 Central Alaska
9 21 20 30 45 1992 51.230 -178.970 76 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 21 3 28 55 1993 42.314 -122.012 11 6.0 Oregon state, U.S.
9 21 5 45 34 1993 42.358 -122.045 5 6.0 Oregon state, U.S.
9 21 6 14 42 1993 42.130 -121.950 18 5.6 Oregon state, U.S.
These earthquakes in the Klamath Lakes area of southern Oregon caused about $8 million in damages. One person was killed when a landslide crush his car. A second was killed by a heart attack. The maximum intensity of this event was VII at downtown Klamath Falls where more than 1000 homes and buildings were damaged. Highways were covered by landslides and ground cracks were observed in several locations. Felt in southern Oregon and northern California.
9 21 12 36 26 1997 41.605 -126.237 10 5.4 Off Coast of Northern California
9 21 22 03 04 1997 51.992 -170.566 33 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 21 23 56 39 2001 51.786 -175.305 33 5.5 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
9 21 22 58 23 2013 52.337 173.769 25 5.2 Near Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 20 0 0 0 1498 34.100 138.200 0 8.6 Central/So. Honshu Japan
An earthquake at Enshunada. Great subsidence was recorded as 19 ha of Tsu sunk in to the sea. A strong tsunami was generated which washed away 1000 houses and drowned 5000 at Ohminato, Ise. Waves went 2 km inland in Nishina County, Izu causing 26,000 deaths in the Yaizu area in Suruga Bay. Lake Hamana was opened to the sea.
9 20 16 25 0 1897 -11.900 -76.800 70 7.7 Central Peru
Great damage was done in Lima and Callao where buildings were destroyed along with homes. Felt from Ancon to Pisco. Maximum intensity up to VII.
9 20 19 6 0 1897 6.000 122.000 60 8.6 Celebes Sea
Located in Mindanao, Sulu Archipelago and southern Visayan Islands. Felt in Jolo, Davao, Panay, Capiz, Passi, San Jose, Banate, Pototan. The quake caused considerable damage in churches where facades fell into the street, chandeliers fell and pictures fell from walls. Towers fell. The military hospital at Zamboanga was nearly destroyed as were schools. Stone buildings in the city were nearly all damaged or destroyed. A huge ground crack was observed from the sea to into the interior at Magay. Other cracks emitted black water and sulfurous odors. The earthquake was preceded by a loud earthquake noise. A strong aftershock occurred as strong as the first which caused panic and a strong tsunami. The tsunami destroyed small boats and some buildings at Jolo, Isabela, San Roman, Recodo and other places. At least 100 were killed. The market was carried away in the Moro area and many houses were carried away. Thousands were left homeless.
9 20 0 0 0 1899 37.900 28.100 0 7.0 Turkey
Felt strongly in Aidin, Smyrna and Meander Valley with maximum intensity Up to IX. Severe damage in Sultannisar, Atca, Nazilli, Kuyyucak, Denizli. Up to 1117 killed.
9 20 14 39 0 1920 -20.000 168.000 60 8.3 Vanuatu Islands
A tsunami was generated.
9 20 1 46 33 1935 -3.500 141.800 60 7.9 Papua New Guinea
9 20 5 23 1 1935 -3.300 142.500 60 7.0 Papua New Guinea
9 20 6 0 4 1968 10.735 -62.669 107 7.0 Windward Islands
Strong earthquake caused damage in Sucre, Venezuela especially at Cumana, Guiria, Punatui and Irapa. 2 killed and 50 were injured in Trinidad where the maximum intensity was VII at Port of Spain. Also felt at Georgetown, Tobago and Grenada. Felt in Caracas where thousands of people left their homes especially in the area of Los Palos Grandes.
9 20 16 11 32 1997 -28.683 -177.624 30 7.2 No. Kermadec Islands
9 20 17 47 18 1999 23.772 120.982 33 7.7 Taiwan
At least 2300 people were killed, 9000 injured and 600,000 left homeless. About 82,000 buildings were damaged. Damage was estimated at $14 billion U.S. Dollars. Subsidence and landslides destroyed many villages and created a large lake. Ground deformation was common near the epicenter. Surface faulting was observed fro up to 75 km.
9 20 18 11 54 1999 23.746 121.189 22 7.1 Taiwan
Felt at Chiayi and Hualien and at Taichung with maximum intensity up to V. Additional damage.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 20 1 54 0 1907 34.200 -117.100 0 6.0 So. California
This earthquake was located near San Bernardino where building walls were cracked. Damage also occurred to buildings at San Jacinto. Felt strongly at Redlands and at local quarries where large rocks fell. Landslides were common. A pipeline was broken in the Santa Ana Mountains. Felt from San Diego to Montecito and Santa Barbara.
9 20 23 5 3 1931 40.430 -84.270 5 5.3 Ohio/Lake Erie
At Anna, Ohio church buildings were damaged. At Sidney chimneys were thrown down and plaster fell. At Houston damaged occurred to walls and chimneys. Felt over an area of about 400 sq. km. Felt in Kentucky and Indiana.
9 20 12 18 6 1949 52.870 -131.320 0 5.1 British Colombia
9 20 23 47 41 1965 59.700 -143.400 19 6.0 Southeast Alaska
9 20 6 44 14 1971 56.420 -153.040 0 5.3 Southern Alaska
9 20 3 55 17 1982 33.950 -107.056 11 5.0 SW U.S.A
Felt with intensity IV at Socorro and with III at Magdalena.
9 20 4 17 24 1984 60.322 -146.001 18 5.5 Central Alaska
9 20 4 28 4 1984 60.306 -146.098 26 5.1 Central Alaska
9 20 2 26 1 1986 54.400 -165.400 0 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 20 23 13 41 1990 41.690 -126.946 10 5.2 Off Coast of No. California
9 20 23 27 36 1995 35.761 -117.639 5 6.1 So. California
Felt strongly in the China Lake/Ridgecrest area. with maximum intensity V at Darwin and Inyokern. Felt from Los Angeles south to San Diego and east to Las Vegas, Nevada.
9 20 7 10 0 1997 50.897 -130.151 10 5.2 British Colombia
9 20 16 16 1 1998 51.454 -178.178 33 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 20 08 02 23 2001 40.444 -125.270 2 5.1 Off Coast of Northern California
(NEIC) Felt in the Arcata-Bayside-Eureka area.
9 20 17 08 45 2007 51.658 178.785 69 5.0 Rat Islands, Aleutians
9 20 05 16 10 2008 63.588 -129.029 10 5.2 Northwest Territories, Canada
9 20 20 16 48 2013 49.970 179.308 28 5.0 Rat Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 19 15 0 0 1498 34.000 138.000 0 8.3 Central/So. Honshu Japan
An earthquake at Enshunada. Great subsidence was recorded as 19 ha of Tsu sunk in to the sea. A strong tsunami was generated which washed away 1000 houses and drowned 5000 at Ohminato, Ise. Waves went 2 km inland in Nishina County, Izu causing 26,000 deaths in the Yaizu area in Suruga Bay. Lake Hamana was opened to the sea.
9 19 20 0 0 1909 60.600 -149.270 0 7.4 Central Alaska
Strongly felt at Seward and the Kenai Peninsula. Accompanied by a noise likened to thunder.
9 19 1 1 47 1936 3.800 97.500 60 7.2 Nicobar Islands
9 19 18 19 48 1940 -24.000 171.000 80 7.0 Loyalty Islands
9 19 13 17 47 1985 18.190 -102.533 28 8.1 Michoacan, Mexico
The Mexico City earthquake killed up to 35,000, injured more than 30,000 and left nearly 100,000 homeless. Severe damage with intensity up to IX - X in Mexico City and the surrounding area of about 1 million square km. Damage up to $5 billion U.S. Dollars. 412 building collapsed in Mexico City and more than 3000 additional structures were damaged. Felt from Houston, Texas to Guatemala City, Guatemala. Landslides, sandblows and ground cracks were common as far away as Colima. A tsunami up to 3 meters high caused damage at Lazaro and Manzanillo. Seiche was observed in Texas, Mexico, Florida and as far away as Maryland and Idaho. Resonance effects were observed in damage to high rise buildings in Mexico City. Some of these swayed so much at the top that they hit each other causing extensive damage. This may be the most deadly earthquake recorded in North or Central America in recorded history.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 19 14 14 0 1884 40.700 -84.100 0 5.0 Ohio/Lake Erie
Earthquake occurred new Columbus, Ohio and was felt in Indiana and accompanying states. Maximum intensity IV over a large area. Chandeliers swung at Columbus for several minutes. Felt at Washington D.C. where workers finishing the top of the Washington Monument 500 feet above the ground were shaken. Also felt in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West Virginia and Michigan.
9 19 20 0 0 1909 60.600 -149.270 0 7.4 Central Alaska
Strongly felt at Seward and the Kenai Peninsula. Accompanied by a noise likened to thunder.
9 19 23 39 20 1933 60.240 -141.620 15 5.5 Central Alaska
Located in the Yukon Territory. Clocks were stopped from Skagway to Juneau, Alaska.
9 19 8 19 38 1951 49.300 -66.250 0 5.1 E. of Maine
Located in the Charlevoix Seismic Zone. Located about 20 miles northeast of Ste-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec.
9 19 2 45 23 1966 39.420 -120.150 0 5.2 Central California
Strong aftershock of the Sept. 12 Boca Dam earthquake. Felt near Truckee.
9 19 10 32 6 1973 56.210 -154.290 0 5.1 Southern Alaska
9 19 9 49 13 1980 51.580 -178.222 54 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 19 2 56 31 1988 38.461 -118.342 8 5.0 California/Nevada area
Felt with intensity V at Fallon and Hawthorne. Also felt in Nevada and at Tonopah, Nevada and South Lake Tahoe, California.
9 19 19 35 26 1994 52.173 -174.741 64 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
9 19 20 19 58 2000 57.166 -154.304 29 5.2 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Akhiok and Old Harbor. Felt to Larsen Bay, Kodiak Island area.
9 19 20 26 04 2004 52.205 174.027 25 6.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
9 19 11 57 21 2007 50.258 -177.549 17 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
9 19 22 55 18 2009 32.381 -115.267 3 5.1 Baja California
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Mexicali and (II) at San Felipe. Also felt at Delta, Ejido Hermosillo, Ensenada and Maneadero. Felt (II) at San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora. Felt (III) at Brawley, Calexico, El Centro, Heber, Holtville, Imperial and Winterhaven;(II) at Campo, Chula Vista, Del Mar, El Cajon, Encinitas, La Jolla, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, San Diego and Spring Valley, California. Felt throughout Imperial County and in parts of Orange, Riverside and San Diego Counties. Felt (II) at Somerton and Yuma, Arizona. Also felt at Fort McDowell and Phoenix.
9 19 08 14 14 2011 52.037 -171.982 31 5.6 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 18 10 45 0 1833 -18.251 -71.010 60 7.7 So. Peru/Bolivia
This was a strong earthquake causing damage and death in the area of Tacna, Peru with additional damage reported from Moquegua. Arequipa, Sana, Arica. Up to 50 killed. There were some interesting effects identified associated with this earthquake. The following is the description from Mallet's "On the Facts of Earthquake Phenomena, 1854"
"The danger was announced by the baying of dogs and braying of asses. The day before the atmosphere had been frightfully still and stagnant. With the exception of some puffs of wind at rare intervals which were felt as well in the interior of apartments as well as without the air on the 18th was completely still at Saena. The shocks left a great number of empty bottles standing in the places which they had occupied but their corks were found strewn on all the sides upon the floor. None of the empty bottles were thrown down, but full ones, on the contrary, were thrown off their shelves and broken. The varnish on a new table recovered its fluidity so far that the next day the table was surrounded by viscid drops. A large part of the water contained in some jars buried in the ground was thrown out, although the surface of the water was 3 or 4 feet below the rim of the jars. It was remarked that after a shock, whether great or slight, the dogs of the town proceeded to quench their thirst at the nearest pool."
9 18 0 0 0 1900 4.600 -74.000 0 7.9 Colombia
An earthquake in Bogota, Colombia.
9 18 13 14 9 1941 -13.750 -72.250 100 7.0 Central Peru
9 18 0 29 2 1962 7.560 -82.400 0 7.0 Panama/No. Colombia
Major earthquake off the south coast of Panama. Felt at Balboa Heights with slight damage in Panama.
9 18 17 2 46 1984 34.390 141.470 50 7.0 Off East Coast Honshu
Felt with intensity IV at Tateyama. Also felt along the east coast of central and northern Honshu and in southern Hokkaido. A small tsunami was observed at Hachijo-jima.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 18 2 7 7 1927 37.500 -118.750 0 6.0 California/Nevada area
Walls cracked near Bishop as well as windows and chimneys cracked and broken. Felt as far away as Bakersfield 140 km to the south also at Stockton about 140 miles to the northwest of Bishop.
9 18 20 32 18 1939 58.000 -136.000 0 6.0 Southeast Alaska
9 18 21 39 0 1945 40.600 -116.500 0 5.1 Montana/Idaho
9 18 2 25 19 1961 49.000 -128.900 21 5.0 Vancouver Island area
9 18 20 46 37 1965 59.380 -145.180 5 6.0 Southern Alaska
9 18 20 56 6 1986 62.350 -150.130 33 5.1 Central Alaska
9 18 21 16 28 1989 66.779 -136.028 24 5.1 Northern Alaska
9 18 9 10 33 1997 51.164 -179.544 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 18 00 30 50 2001 48.490 -128.760 10 5.1 Off Vancouver Island, Canada
9 18 23 02 17 2004 38.004 -118.677 5 5.5 California-Nevada border
(REN) Felt (III) at Bishop, June Lake, Mammoth Lakes and Yosemite National Park. Also felt (III) at Hawthorne, Nevada.
9 18 03 45 56 2006 51.596 -173.961 18 5.8 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
9 18 01 44 50 2012 56.937 -154.142 38 5.2 Alaska Peninsula
(AEIC). Felt (II) at Kodiak.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 17 0 0 0 1303 36.300 111.700 0 8.0 So. China
13,000 killed in Shanxi Province. Extreme damage with intensity up to IX-X. Up to 100,000 houses damaged or destroyed in Pingyang Fu and Taiyuan Fu.
9 17 8 38 0 1906 -4.000 149.000 60 7.1 New Ireland
Aftershock of M 8.4 which occurred in the area on Sept. 14.
9 17 6 47 57 1941 -0.500 121.500 190 7.1 Sulawesi area
9 17 11 3 18 1954 -21.300 -176.700 224 7.0 Tonga Islands
9 17 19 20 8 1963 -10.100 165.300 17 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 17 12 50 0 1899 59.000 -136.000 0 6.9 Southeast Alaska
9 17 23 14 40 1926 49.000 -124.000 0 5.5 Washington state, U.S.
There are no reports to indicate that the tremor was felt, although the epicenter fell in a populated area.
9 17 19 17 39 1929 50.920 -129.580 0 6.3 British Colombia
Not reported felt.
9 17 3 14 34 1930 49.810 -129.880 0 5.0 Vancouver Island area
Not reported felt.
9 17 14 23 4 1938 35.630 -117.513 1 5.0 So. California
Located in the northeast corner of Kern County east of Inyoken. Felt within about 125 km of the epicenter. Hanging objects swung and some residents were awoken by the earthquake. An earthquake noise was heard before the quake (rumbling) at Trona.
9 17 17 20 18 1938 33.200 -108.700 0 5.5 SW U.S.A
This earthquake occurred on the Arizona/New Mexico border. Bottles and other merchandise fell from shelves at Duncan Idaho. Cracks appeared in walls and chimney. An earthquake noise was heard at Clifron Arizona. Followed by a strong aftershock sequence lasting through November, 1938.
9 17 15 55 56 1961 46.023 -122.122 7 5.1 Washington state, U.S.
Southeast of Cougar, Washington in southwestern Washington in Gifford Pinchot National Park. Slight damage occurred - cracks in chimneys, foundations and basement floor. Some old buildings shifted on their foundations. The quake was felt with intensity VI at Latourell Falls, Oregon.
9 17 23 33 33 1973 44.429 -129.312 33 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
9 17 2 1 23 1974 56.724 -151.655 17 5.2 Southern Alaska
9 17 2 45 40 1988 51.257 -179.147 47 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 17 21 10 29 1991 35.828 -121.323 9 5.2 Off So. California
Damage (VI) at San Simeon. Felt at King City and Arroyo. Felt north along the coast of Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Mateo and San Francisco.
9 17 7 2 12 1992 44.290 -129.520 33 5.3 Off Coast of Oregon
9 17 22 16 16 1992 60.035 -140.496 12 5.4 Central Alaska
9 17 16 40 44 1997 51.572 -176.277 43 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 17 22 50 4 2000 52.565 -178.283 205 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 17 20 39 25 2005 52.178 174.035 40 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 16 0 0 0 1615 -18.500 -70.350 0 7.5 So. Peru/Bolivia
Damage in the epicentral area. Felt within intensity VIII.
9 16 17 59 12 1926 -11.500 160.000 50 7.1 Solomon Islands
9 16 21 39 5 1941 -28.800 -177.500 60 7.0 No. Kermadec Islands
9 16 13 55 36 1968 -6.100 148.700 59 7.0 New Ireland
Felt in eastern New Guinea and western New Britain with intensity up to VI at Silavuti and Kandrian.
9 16 15 35 57 1978 33.386 57.434 33 7.8 So. Iran
This earthquake hit the area of Tabas, Iran. Up to 25,000 were killed with extensive damage. Tabas, Dehesk and Kurit lost about 70% of population in the earthquake.
9 16 6 20 18 1994 22.528 118.711 13 7.0 So. China
One person was killed in Fujian and Guangdong Provinces, China. At least 400 were injured in damaged houses and buildings. Ground cracks appeared. Felt also at Taiwan, Nanjing and Wuhan, China.
9 16 22 54 33 2015 -31.570 -71.654 25 8.3 Coquimbo, Chile
A number of adobe houses were damaged in rural areas and at least three were reported killed. In Illapel, close to the epicenter, several were killed and homes were damaged. Electricity was out for a period. PTWC has issued a tsunami watch for the area with the possibility of tsunami waves in Chile an Hawaii up to 3 meters. Initial tsunamis were reported with waves up to 5 meters in the port city of Coquimbo. At least five were apparently killed by the tsunami or by the earthquake. No major tsunami has yet been Chile has begun evacuations of millions from many coastal communities. Some tsunamis were reported and flooding, especially in Concon, Chile, was reported in several areas from tsunami waves. The tsunami warning was later extended to Peru, French Polynesia, California and New Zealand but waves are not expected to be large. NEIC reported major damage (intensity IX) in Coquimbo. The quake was also felt with moderate intensity in Brazil at Blumenau, Fernandopolis, Santo Andre and Sao Paulo; in Argentina at Bahi Blanca, Buenos Aires, La Plata, Catamarca, Resistencia, Bell Ville, Cordoba, Rio Cuarto, Rio Tercero, Gualeguaychu, Parana, Genero Pico, Santa Rosa, La Rioja, Mendoza, San Martin, San Rafael, Bariloche, Salta, San Juan Mercedes, Rosario and Santiago del Estero. The quake was felt with moderate to strong intensity in Aisen, Araucania, Atacama, Bio-Bio, Coquimbo, O'Higgins, Los Lagos, Maule, Metropolitana, Tarapaca, and Valparaiso. Among communities reporting moderate to strong shaking were Vina del Mar, Villa Alemana, Valparaiso, San Felipe, San Antonio, Quilpue, Quillota, Los Andes, Limache, La Ligua, Calera, Cabildo, Iquieue, Arica, Talagante, Santiago, San Bernardo, Puento Alto, Penaflor, Paine, Melipilla, Lampa, El Monte, Buin, Talca, Linares, Curico, Cauquenes, Valdivia, San Vicenter, San Fernando, Rengo, Rancagua, Machali, Graneros, Chimbarongo, Vicuna, Salamanca, Ovalle, La Serena, Illapel, Andacollo, Talcahuano, Penco, Los Angeles, Concepcion, Coihueco, Chillan, Chiguayante, Canete, Cabrero, Vallenar, Diero de Almagro, Copiapo, Villarrica, Vilcun, Victoria, Temuco, Nueva Imperial, Taltal, Angol, Calama, Antofagasta and Coihaique and in genter within 1000-2000 km from the epicenter with intensity II. CSN reported intensity VIII in Coquimbo, La Serena; VII Los Vilos, El Quisco, San Antonio, Santiago, Tiltil; VI Valparaiso, Villa Alemana, San Pedro, Talagante; V Caldera, Copiapo, Huasco, Vallenar, IF Algarrobo, Talca, Concepcion, Los Angeles, San Pedro de la Paz; III Lebu, Chile. Felt in Atacama, Coquimbo, Valparaiso, Metropolitana, Maule, Biobio, Chile. Large aftershocks were felt with light to moderate intensity in San Bernardo, Talagante, Talca, and Santiago, Chile and in Cordoba and Mendoza, Argentina. The strongest aftershock was an M 7.0 felt with intensity VII in La Serena, Coquimbo and IV in Vina del Mar, Valparaiso, Chile. This event was also felt with moderate intensity in Chile at Quilpue, Santiago, Paine, Talca, Valdivia, Concepcion and Victoria, Chile and in Argentina at Rosario, San Juan, San Rafael, Mendoza, La Rioja, Cordoba, Catamarca, Lujan and Buenos Aires.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 16 16 0 0 1732 45.500 -73.600 0 5.8 New York State
Severe earthquake in the St. Lawrence Valley. Considerable damage in Montreal. Seven killed and many injured. Houses were damaged as far as Piscataqua, New Hampshire. Also felt at Boston and Maryland.
9 16 0 0 0 1816 45.500 -73.600 0 5.0 New York State
Felt strongly in the St. Lawrence Valley area.
9 16 20 45 0 1949 31.000 -115.000 0 5.1 SW U.S.A
9 16 1 50 34 1964 60.000 -147.100 14 5.5 Central Alaska
9 16 4 10 23 1965 40.390 -125.600 33 5.3 Off Coast of No. California
Felt with intensity IV along the northern coast of California. Windows rattled and walls creaked at Scotia, Eureka and Ferndale. Earthquake noises were heard.
9 16 19 51 9 1965 37.250 -74.360 0 5.0 Off East Coast U.S.
9 16 2 48 21 1966 54.020 -163.430 32 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
9 16 8 31 59 1967 51.840 -176.340 72 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Three shocks were felt at Adak.
9 16 22 0 45 1969 49.767 -114.833 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
Aftershock of the event on Sept. 14 which hit in the Big Arm-Dayton-Proctor area southwest of Flathead Lake. One building was cracked. Loud rumblings were heard. Felt with intensity IV.
9 16 0 18 38 1976 61.121 -151.155 65 5.3 Central Alaska
9 16 6 46 8 1982 52.953 -167.026 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 16 20 57 25 1986 56.500 -153.950 44 6.0 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity III.
9 16 14 50 47 1993 51.700 -176.400 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 16 17 57 11 1993 67.950 -163.370 23 5.0 Northern Alaska
9 16 23 20 09 2001 48.540 -128.600 10 5.6 Off Vancouver Island, Canada
9 16 20 50 17 2009 52.239 -169.332 35 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 15 6 2 46 1905 53.000 164.000 60 7.8 Komandorsky Isl
9 15 13 10 0 1911 -20.000 -72.000 0 7.3 So. Peru/Bolivia
9 15 7 1 18 1916 34.500 141.000 100 7.2 Off East Coast Honshu
9 15 13 55 0 1932 -38.900 177.550 33 7.0 North Island, N.Z.
This severe shock at Wairoa and Gisborne caused chimneys to fall and weakened buildings fell and cracked. Alluvial ground cracked. Buildings at Gisborne fell and a bridge was damaged beyond repair at Wairoa. Nine people were injured by no casualties were reported. Maximum magnitude was given as IX - X.
9 15 12 27 32 1937 -10.500 161.500 80 7.3 Vanuatu Islands
9 15 17 56 9 1954 -17.800 -178.600 540 7.0 Tonga Islands
9 15 11 5 36 1959 -21.880 -179.460 586 7.1 Tonga Islands
9 15 0 46 54 1963 -10.300 165.600 43 7.3 Vanuatu Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 15 14 7 0 1919 40.830 -124.170 0 5.7 Off Coast of No. California
Four shocks occurred. The first caused chimneys to fall at Eureka.
9 15 1 28 17 1985 59.102 -136.423 2 5.9 Southeast Alaska
Felt with intensity V.
9 15 6 29 34 1986 51.200 -176.920 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 15 9 48 6 1989 51.554 -173.387 13 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 15 9 59 4 1989 51.556 -173.353 46 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 15 8 47 11 1992 34.064 -116.361 9 5.6 So. California
Felt with intensity V at Angelus Oaks and Big Bear City. Felt throughout Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties.
9 15 19 48 23 1994 54.347 -161.856 50 5.2 Alaska Peninsula, Aleutians
Felt within intensity V at King Cove and with IV at Cold Bay and Sand Point.
9 15 20 53 06 1995 51.233 179.206 33 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
9 15 10 50 39 2001 48.560 -128.560 10 5.5 Off Vancouver Island, Canada
9 15 05 41 46 2008 51.397 -178.347 31 5.2 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
9 15 16 21 36 2013 51.546 -174.678 22 6.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 14 0 0 0 1509 40.700 29.300 0 7.0 Turkey
Severe damage at Istanbul with maximum intensity XI. Up to 13000 killed.
9 14 16 4 18 1906 -7.000 149.000 25 8.4 New Ireland
A tsunami was generated
9 14 19 31 39 1922 24.500 121.500 60 7.2 Taiwan
Earthquake in the northern District. This event injured 5, destroyed 24 houses while partially destroying up to 24 more. 365 buildings were reported damaged.
9 14 11 31 1 1942 -22.000 171.500 130 7.0 Loyalty Islands
9 14 2 1 12 1943 -22.000 171.000 50 7.5 Loyalty Islands
9 14 3 47 15 1943 -22.000 170.000 50 7.3 Loyalty Islands
9 14 7 18 8 1943 -30.000 -177.000 60 7.6 No. Kermadec Islands
This sequence may have resulting by triggering from dynamic seismic waves.
9 14 14 9 50 1959 -28.670 -177.710 73 7.8 No. Kermadec Islands
9 14 5 20 29 1971 -6.479 151.524 33 7.1 New Ireland
Felt with intensity IV at Rabaula dn with III at Bolu Bolu.
9 14 14 4 31 1995 16.779 -98.597 23 7.4 Oaxaca, Mexico
Three killed, nearly 100 injured and 500 homeless in Guerrero, Mexico. Extensive damage from Guerrero to Oaxaca where an additional 400 were homeless and several more injured. Minor damage at Mexico City. Felt from Chiapas to Michoacan.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 14 8 43 23 1932 61.000 -148.000 50 6.2 Central Alaska
9 14 16 43 32 1941 37.570 -118.730 0 6.0 California/Nevada area
9 14 18 21 19 1941 37.570 -118.730 0 5.5 California/Nevada area
9 14 18 39 12 1941 37.567 -118.733 0 6.0 California/Nevada area
9 14 21 16 1 1941 37.570 -118.730 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
Earthquakes in Owens Valley caused rockslides near Rock Creek where huge dust clouds were formed and blocked roads and trails. A cabin was destroyed. Light damage was reported from around the region.
9 14 5 27 42 1949 40.400 -126.200 0 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
9 14 22 52 27 1953 49.100 -65.200 0 5.1 E. of Maine
9 14 13 36 12 1959 45.000 -111.000 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
9 14 19 46 17 1963 36.867 -121.633 15 5.6 Central California
An earthquake near Chittenden and Slida Lake caused minor damage along the San Andreas Fault east of Watsonville. Houses shifted from foundations. A highway bridge over the Pajaro River was damaged. Water pipes, chimneys and plaster broke.
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9 14 10 17 47 1964 56.700 -157.400 13 5.7 Alaska Peninsula
9 14 13 13 52 1988 51.797 -167.996 47 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 14 2 19 28 1989 51.750 -175.240 66 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 14 1 18 24 1990 52.660 -168.690 23 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 14 7 0 1 1990 51.650 -163.970 33 5.7 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
9 14 10 25 1 1991 61.384 -140.005 10 5.1 Central Alaska
9 14 10 25 6 1991 61.520 -139.920 36 5.2 Central Alaska
9 14 12 50 37 1996 51.401 -174.073 31 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 14 9 50 21 1997 51.523 -178.389 53 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 14 23 16 47 1998 51.618 -173.150 33 6.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 14 04 45 08 2001 48.690 -128.710 10 6.0 Off Coast of Vancouver Is, Canada
9 14 10 52 20 2010 32.142 -115.213 11 5.3 Baja California
(NEIC) Felt (III) at Mexicali and (II) at Ensenada and Tijuana. Also felt at Guadalupe Victoria, Maneadero, Rosarito and Vicente Guerrero. Felt at Puerto Penasco and San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora. Felt (III) at Calexico, El Centro, Holtville, Jacumba and San Diego, California. Felt throughout Imperial and San Diego Counties and in parts of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura Counties. Felt (II) at Somerton, Wellton and Yuma, Arizona. Also felt at Gilbert, Phoenix, Show Low, Tucson and Youngtown.
9 14 18 10 09 2011 53.107 172.984 15 6.0 Rat Islands, Aleutians
9 14 15 42 46 2013 51.554 -174.723 24 6.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 13 11 0 0 1692 -25.400 -64.800 0 7.0 Argentina
Severe damage at Santiago, Esteco, Rio de Las Piedras, Argentina. Maximum intensity IX.
9 13 2 36 54 1921 -55.000 -29.000 0 7.2 So. Sandwich Islands
9 13 11 17 11 1945 -33.300 -70.500 100 7.1 Central Chile
9 13 18 59 9 1946 52.400 158.200 80 7.2 Kamchatka
9 13 21 19 20 1961 -41.700 -75.200 40 7.0 So. Chile
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 13 2 0 40 1955 52.000 -176.000 60 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 13 21 10 20 1970 40.360 -125.110 3 5.2 Off Coast of No. California
Felt with intensity V at Ferndale, Fort Seward and Rio Dell where some dishes were broken. Reported along the coast of northern California.
9 13 2 38 34 1975 30.891 -116.115 33 5.4 So. California
9 13 2 55 26 1975 30.868 -116.277 33 5.1 So. California
9 13 21 20 59 1975 35.997 -120.546 11 5.1 Off So. California
Felt over 16,000 sq. km in Central California. Slight damage at Avenal where plaster was cracked and some furniture moved. Some objects swung violently.
9 13 3 10 55 1986 52.600 -156.300 0 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
9 13 3 11 22 1986 56.490 -153.800 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
9 13 13 41 12 1996 51.547 -178.458 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
9 13 21 32 55 1996 51.470 -174.069 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 13 09 56 58 2001 48.790 -128.620 10 5.1 Vancouver Island, Canada
9 13 13 11 45 2001 18.858 -155.240 12 5.2 Hawaii
(HVO). Felt at Glenwood and Volcano.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 12 0 0 0 1850 27.800 102.300 0 7.5 Myanmar
Extreme damage up to 21,000 reported killed. Date is uncertain.
9 12 15 0 0 1855 38.010 142.000 0 7.3 Off East Coast Honshu
9 12 13 17 10 1940 -4.500 153.000 40 7.0 New Britain
9 12 7 2 4 1941 -0.500 132.500 60 7.0 West Irian, PNG
9 12 15 17 15 1946 23.500 96.000 60 7.5 Myanmar
9 12 22 7 3 1964 -49.100 164.200 33 7.2 Southern S. Isl. N.Z.
9 12 22 2 34 1965 -6.500 70.800 34 7.0 Indian Ocean
9 12 5 17 0 1979 -1.700 135.900 5 8.1 West Irian, PNG
Earthquake located north of New Guinea near Yapen, Irian Jaya. At least 15 were killed at Yapen and many injured in extensive damage. The quake triggered a local tsunami which caused damage on Yaken and also on Biak.
9 12 11 10 26 2007 -4.438 101.367 34 8.5 South of Sumatra
(GS). Twenty-five people killed and at least 161 injured, 56,425 buildings damaged or destroyed and roads damaged in Bengkulu and Sumatera Barat. Power and telephone outages occurred. Felt (VI) at Bengkulu;(V) at Padang; (IV) at Lampung, Palembang, Pekanbaru and Sibolga; (III) at Jambi; (II) at Banten and Serang. Also felt at Medan. Felt (IV) at Duri and(III) at Jakarta, Java. Also felt at Bekasi and Kuningan. Felt (III) at Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya, Malaysia and in Singapore. Also felt at Batang Berjuntai, Batu Pahat, Gelugor, Johor Bahru, Kertih, Kuala Selangor, Muar, Penang, Pontian Kecil, Putrajaya, Sekudai and Subang Jaya, Malaysia and by people in high-rise buildings at Bangkok, Thailand and Male, Maldives. A seiche was observed in Khlong Saensaep in Bangkok, Thailand and sink holes which may have been caused by the earthquake appeared at 3 locations in Ipoh, Malaysia. A tsunami was generated which caused some building damage (included above) in the Serangai area, north of Bengkulu. Tsunami wave heights (in cm, peak-to-trough) were recorded at the following tide stations in the Indian Ocean: 24 at Cocos Island, Australia; 9 on Diego Garcia; 227 at Padang, 52 at Cilacap, 42 at Prigi, 30 at Sibolga, 16 at Sabang and 4.5 at Benoa, Indonesia; 8 at Lamu, Kenya; 23 at Hanimadu, 21 at Male and 13 at Gan, Maldives; 114 at Rodrigues, Mauritius; 131 at Salalah and Sur Masirah, Oman; 40 at Point La Rue, Seychelles; 60 at Colombo and at Trincomalee, Sri Lanka; 8 on Phuket, Thailand.
9 12 23 49 03 2007 -2.625 100.841 35 7.9 Sumatra
(GS). Casualties and damage are included with the event at 11:10 UTC. Felt (VI) at Padang and Painan;(IV) at Pekanbaru, Sibolga and Singkil; (III) at Duri, Sumatra. Felt at Curup and Dumai. Felt (III) at Jakarta, Java. Felt at Pondokaren. Felt (III) at Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya; (II) at Kuala Selangor, Malaysia. Felt at Banting, Georgetown, Johor Bahru, Kampong Salak Tinggi, Klang, Melaka, Shah Alam, Subang Jaya and Sungai Ara, Malaysia. Also felt (III) in Singapore.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 12 1 20 0 1928 37.000 -120.080 0 5.0 Central California
Intensity VI in Madera County.
9 12 6 10 42 1938 40.300 -124.800 0 5.5 Off Coast of No. California
Earthquake west of Cape Mendocino caused damage at Ferndale. Damage occurred to telephone lines and caused branches to fall from Redwood trees.
9 12 14 37 49 1949 55.160 -132.570 0 5.0 British Colombia
9 12 2 44 40 1960 60.400 -153.500 170 5.5 Central Alaska
9 12 19 18 46 1961 32.567 -115.450 10 5.1 So. California
Felt over about 4000 square miles along the California-Arizona-Mexico border. Maximum intensity V. Several geysers were observed.
9 12 16 41 2 1966 39.420 -120.150 0 6.0 Central California
9 12 17 20 11 1966 39.420 -120.150 0 5.3 Central California
Earthquake near Boca, California including a series of events in the region. Ground fractures were observed near Truckee in the Russell Valley. Cracks were also observed at Boca and Prosser. Some bridges on Highway 80 were damaged. Chimney, plaster and masonry were cracked.
9 12 7 15 50 1969 51.300 -179.200 44 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Amchitka.
9 12 7 42 44 1969 51.095 -179.135 48 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 12 8 0 17 1969 51.089 -179.316 49 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 12 8 6 9 1969 51.076 -179.245 55 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 12 8 9 24 1969 51.095 -179.197 46 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 12 8 57 7 1969 51.219 -179.154 48 6.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak and Amchitka.
9 12 9 8 45 1969 51.580 -179.220 18 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 12 15 0 19 1969 51.310 -179.162 53 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 12 14 30 52 1970 34.300 -117.500 9 5.4 So. California
This event was near Lytle Creek northwest of San Bernardino. Strongest at Lyttle Creek. Ground fissures, rockslides and broken chimneys were observed. The quake caused an explosion at a factory in Riverside. Damage throughout much of the epicentral region.
9 12 5 19 35 1974 41.862 -126.597 33 5.1 North Pacific Ocean
9 12 9 22 23 1982 52.640 -166.941 33 5.9 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Likely felt in the Fox Islands at low intensity.
9 12 9 28 40 1982 53.016 -167.104 33 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 12 11 59 52 1982 52.642 -166.848 33 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 12 16 50 38 1982 52.819 -167.053 33 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 12 23 57 16 1986 56.201 -153.405 31 6.3 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity IV in the Larsen Bay area.
9 12 14 59 35 1992 57.400 -155.100 49 5.8 Alaska Peninsula
9 12 12 23 42 1994 38.808 -119.638 2 5.8 California/Nevada area
Slight damage was observed at Gardnerville to Virginia City, Nevada. Felt throughout much of northern California and western Nevada including Sacramento, Fallon, and as far as Fresno and San Francisco, California.
9 12 23 57 10 1994 38.759 -119.744 1 5.4 California/Nevada area
Felt at Gardnerville, Minden, Wellington and Yerington with intensity V and with lesser intensity through the region. Felt as far away as San Francisco, California.
9 12 22 24 54 2001 48.720 -128.640 10 5.3 Vancouver Island, Canada
9 12 14 50 38 2001 52.460 -169.245 33 5.6 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 12 07 40 52 2010 51.463 -178.573 34 5.4 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
9 12 15 25 23 2013 51.730 -171.221 39 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 11 6 30 36 1916 -9.000 113.000 100 7.2 So. of Bali
Central Java. Destruction took placed around Maos. Date also given as Sept 9. About 340 brick buildings collapsed and many others were damaged at Kasugian. Cracks appeared in walls and ground slumps were reported. Sand and mud craters were also observed and jets of water spurted from holes and fissures. 400 houses collapsed in the district of Selarang. Many school buildings were severely damaged. Geological conditions were thought to have contributed to the damage.
9 11 4 1 38 1921 -11.000 111.000 60 7.5 So. of Indonesia
Located south of Java.
9 11 14 4 0 1935 42.900 146.333 90 7.4 Hokkaido, Japan
9 11 9 45 22 1944 1.500 127.000 40 7.2 Halmahera
9 11 3 57 26 1992 -6.087 26.651 11 7.0 Lake Victoria area
Eight people were killed in this earthquake which was felt at Bujumabura, Burundi. 37 were injured and buildings were destroyed at Kabalo (Kibombo).
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 11 12 36 19 1928 43.500 -130.250 0 6.3 North Pacific Ocean
9 11 2 46 43 1961 51.300 -179.700 15 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 11 2 8 45 1963 44.300 -114.700 15 5.3 Montana/Idaho
Slight damage occurred at Redfish Lake, central Idaho where plaster fell from walls. Some windows broke. Felt throughout the Sobsidian, Stanley and Sunbeam areas.
9 11 11 59 41 1963 33.200 -110.700 10 5.0 SW U.S.A
This earthquake was felt over a small area of southeastern Arizona including the communities of Gila, Graham and Pinal Counties. Minor damage occurred at Globe, San Carlos and Ray. Felt also at Miami.
9 11 7 13 19 1965 50.300 -129.500 0 5.0 British Colombia
9 11 3 3 51 1972 59.615 -148.970 30 5.0 Southern Alaska
9 11 11 48 8 1983 36.230 -120.388 8 5.0 Central California
Maximum intensity IV at Coalinga. Also felt at Fresno, Kern, Kings and Tulare Counties.
9 11 13 50 60 1983 52.187 -170.685 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 11 11 23 8 1984 40.353 -126.993 10 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
9 11 21 26 55 1989 51.100 -169.400 0 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 11 14 52 52 1994 51.939 178.155 98 5.3 Rat Islands, Aleutians
9 11 21 23 24 1999 60.312 -137.016 10 5.1 Central Alaska
Felt at Whitehorse, Southern Yukon Territory, Canada. Also felt at Skagway, Alaska.
9 11 21 10 54 2001 52.461 -169.283 33 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 10 17 4 0 1899 60.000 -140.000 0 7.8 Central Alaska
9 10 17 25 0 1899 60.000 -140.000 25 7.8 Central Alaska
9 10 21 41 0 1899 60.000 -140.000 0 8.6 Central Alaska
9 10 10 34 29 1926 -9.000 111.000 80 7.0 So. of Java
9 10 8 37 53 1943 35.517 134.083 0 7.4 Korea
9 10 13 48 36 1948 43.700 147.600 50 7.1 Hokkaido, Japan
9 10 3 21 22 1950 35.500 140.400 0 7.0 Off East Coast Honshu
9 10 15 16 8 1950 -15.500 167.000 100 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
9 10 19 12 55 1993 14.717 -92.645 34 7.3 Chiapas, Mexico
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 10 17 4 0 1899 60.000 -140.000 60 7.8 Central Alaska
9 10 17 25 0 1899 60.000 -140.000 25 7.8 Central Alaska
9 10 21 41 0 1899 60.000 -140.000 0 8.6 Central Alaska
9 10 23 55 0 1935 37.850 -122.250 0 5.0 Central California
9 10 15 6 34 1960 47.700 -123.150 0 5.2 Washington state, U.S.
9 10 17 1 7 1963 53.800 -159.900 33 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
9 10 19 9 0 1963 44.400 -114.700 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
9 10 17 57 14 1965 43.900 -127.800 19 5.2 Off Coast of Oregon
9 10 21 0 0 1969 39.406 -107.948 0 5.3 Colorado area
9 10 3 14 10 1984 40.386 -126.798 5 6.7 Off Coast of No. California
9 10 3 48 45 1987 51.931 -176.006 49 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 10 7 30 7 1990 52.140 -178.470 142 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 10 13 40 2 1999 32.269 -115.138 5 5.2 So. California
9 10 09 42 03 2002 59.997 -152.882 117 5.2 Southern Alaska
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Homer, (III) at Wasilla and (II) at Anchorage.
9 10 11 14 45 2006 50.229 -129.607 10 5.0 Off Coast of Vancouver Is, Canada
9 10 18 27 59 2014 52.116 178.288 116 5.3 Rat Islands, Aleutians
9 10 10 26 47 2015 52.163 -169.581 37 5.9 Fox Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 9 0 0 0 1616 38.100 142.000 0 7.0 Off East Coast Honshu
A castle at Sendai was damaged. Numerous deaths occurred at Otsuchi, Unosumai, Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture by a tsunami generated by this earthquake which occurred off Miyagi Prefecture.
9 9 1 13 18 1910 50.750 179.380 25 7.3 Rat Islands
9 9 22 3 43 1923 25.300 91.000 60 7.1 Myanmar
Some damage occurred to structures in west Assam and in northern part of eastern Bengal. Felt over Assam, Bengal, east Bihar and east Chota-Nagpur.
9 9 20 38 26 1931 19.000 145.500 180 7.1 No. Marianas
9 9 6 17 30 1935 6.000 141.000 60 7.0 Caroline Islands
9 9 0 0 0 1936 3.800 97.500 0 7.2 Nicobar Islands
This earthquake in northern Sumatera caused minor damage at Medan and was felt as far away as Malaysia. 17 were killed by landslides in the Karo region. Ground cracks appeared in the hells between Katacane and Kabanjahe. Damage occurred at Parapat, Brastagi and Tanjung Putri. Walls were cracked at Langkat.
9 9 1 25 26 1942 53.000 -164.500 80 7.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
9 9 4 3 54 1945 -17.000 167.000 60 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
9 09 07 26 43 2005 -4.539 153.474 90 7.6 New Britain
(GS) Felt at Rabaul and Sohano and on Lihir. Also felt at Gizo and Honiara, Solomon Islands.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 9 0 0 0 1816 45.500 -73.600 0 5.7 New York State
A severe shock was felt in Montreal, Canada. Followed by a strong aftershock on Sept. 16, 1916.
9 9 1 13 18 1910 51.500 -176.000 25 7.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
A strong earthquake near Yakutat, southeastern Alaska also occurred in 1911 in early September, but the precise date has not been given.
9 9 13 40 30 1931 40.800 -125.000 1 5.8 Off Coast of No. California
This earthquake occurred northwest of Cape Mendocino. Felt along the coast in the Eel River area. Chimneys and tree branches broke near Weott.
9 9 1 25 26 1942 53.000 -164.500 80 7.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
9 9 5 15 0 1942 36.000 -114.700 0 5.0 Nevada area
Strongly felt at Boulder City, Nevada and sharply at Las Vegas, NV. Located about 10 km north of Hoover Dam.
9 9 4 12 20 1944 39.000 -107.500 0 5.0 Colorado area
This earthquake in western Colorado caused slight cracks in walls and chimneys at Basalt, Montrose and Riland, Colorado.
9 9 18 33 51 1966 49.200 -129.500 15 5.4 Vancouver Island area
9 9 4 54 46 1968 58.977 -149.193 17 5.2 Southern Alaska
9 9 0 0 3 1974 41.000 -126.000 33 5.2 Off Coast of No. California
9 9 2 43 33 1975 41.200 -125.200 0 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
Felt with intensity V at Ferndale. Also felt at Bayside, Eureka and Trinidad.
9 9 9 16 13 1983 36.231 -120.265 6 5.4 Central California
Small objects and people were awakened at Coalinga and some dishes were broken. Similar effects were observed at Cantua Creek, Cocoran, Five Points, Huron, Stratford and Tranquility.
9 9 10 38 6 1989 51.380 -175.900 32 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 9 15 3 50 1991 52.040 -178.800 55 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 09 05 47 37 2005 52.554 -167.251 34 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 09 19 41 34 2011 49.535 -126.893 22 6.3 Vancouver Island, Canada
(GS) Felt (IV) at Campbell River, Gold River, Port Hardy and Port MacNeil; (III) at Courtenay, Cumberland, Parksville, Port Alberni, Powell River, Squamish and Ucluelet. Felt (III) at Belleview, Bothell, Everson, Ferndale and Richland, Washington. Felt throughout the Vancouver, British Columbia-Seattle, Washington area. Felt across southwestern British Columbia, including Vancouver Island, greater Vancouver and as far away as Kelowna and Vernon. Felt in much of western Washington and in parts of northern Oregon.
9 09 19 23 51 2012 52.780 175.010 115 5.5 Rat Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 8 15 0 0 1616 38.010 142.000 0 7.0 Off East Coast Honshu
9 8 1 43 11 1905 38.830 16.100 25 7.9 Mediterranean/Sicily
2500 killed near Calabria, Italy.
9 8 17 49 48 1909 52.500 -169.000 90 7.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
This earthquake was strong enough to upset dinner and to disarrange furniture in many homes.
9 8 0 40 1 1937 -57.000 -27.000 130 7.2 So. Sandwich Islands
9 8 15 9 11 1948 -21.000 -174.000 60 7.9 Tonga Islands
9 8 11 26 33 1961 -56.300 -27.100 125 7.7 So. Sandwich Islands
This is probably the strongest earthquake ever located in the South Sandwich Islands (a possible M 8.3 occurred on June 27, 1929). It was the third event in Sept. 1961 (others occurred on Sept. 1 (M 7.5) and Sept. 5, 1961 (M 7.6). Strong earthquakes in the South Sandwich Islands tend to concentrate at this time of year. For example see 1937 above and 1933 (M .4 on Aug. 28); and 1977 (M 7.1 on Aug. 26).
9 8 18 44 24 2002 -3.302 142.934 13 7.6 Near the North Coast of New Guinea
Four people were killed and at least 70 injured on Kairiru and Muschu Islands and in the Wewak area. At least 500 homes were destroyed and an additional 200 damaged. Water tanks, pipelines and bridges were damaged in the Maprik area. A small tsunami with maximum height up to 1.5 meters damaged some buildings. Landslides and a new hot spring developed on Kairiru Island. Uplift of this Island about half a meter. Also felt at Jayapura, Indonesia.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 8 17 49 48 1909 52.500 -169.000 90 7.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
This earthquake was strong enough to upset dinner and to disarrange furniture in many homes.
9 8 19 24 0 1921 32.670 -115.500 0 5.0 So. California
Event occurred in the Imperial Valley and was felt over a large area. Destructive in the epicentral area.
9 8 17 3 0 1935 32.900 -115.216 16 5.0 So. California
At least five shocks were felt in the region of Imperial Valley on Sept. 8-9.
9 8 4 52 6 1961 51.620 -131.440 0 5.0 British Colombia
9 8 3 26 21 1965 57.500 -152.100 25 5.9 Southern Alaska
Felt in the epicentral area.
9 8 11 16 34 1965 55.710 -155.300 24 5.3 Alaska Peninsula
9 8 7 1 17 1981 51.406 -178.375 59 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 8 0 59 31 1984 44.239 -105.974 20 5.0 Wyoming/Dakotas
This event was felt over about 70,000 sq. km of Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota. It cracked windows and knocked pictures and hanging objects from their places. Some plaster cracked and bushes and trees shook.
9 8 6 16 40 1984 44.423 -114.142 7 5.0 Montana/Idaho
Felt with intensity IV in the Challis area of Idaho. Followed by a series of felt aftershocks.
9 8 9 52 20 1994 40.784 -127.425 10 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
9 8 11 7 18 1996 51.676 -176.270 60 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 7 7 50 0 1882 7.300 -77.800 40 8.0 Colombia
9 7 18 52 30 1906 34.000 141.000 60 7.1 Off East Coast Honshu
9 7 7 11 18 1910 -6.000 151.000 80 7.2 New Ireland
9 7 1 20 48 1915 14.000 -89.000 80 7.9 Coast of Central America
9 7 17 16 23 1918 45.600 151.100 40 8.2 So. Kurils
9 7 4 3 18 1938 23.800 121.500 60 7.0 Taiwan
9 7 11 52 7 1988 25.800 139.600 0 7.0 Bonin Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 7 22 39 16 1933 62.000 -178.000 15 5.7 Central Alaska
9 7 19 26 12 1943 67.600 -137.800 0 5.0 Northern Alaska
9 7 10 6 45 1957 51.200 -178.600 33 6.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 7 11 39 30 1959 45.000 -111.000 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
9 7 7 42 2 1964 58.300 -152.000 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
9 7 0 16 30 1976 60.049 -158.718 91 5.7 Central Alaska
9 7 3 10 45 1977 41.985 -126.693 15 5.2 Off Coast of No. California
9 7 5 54 35 1978 54.040 -164.024 40 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
9 7 1 30 43 1980 38.048 -118.558 14 5.1 California/Nevada area
9 7 4 36 38 1980 38.033 -118.578 15 5.6 California/Nevada area
9 7 4 37 41 1980 37.994 -118.402 5 5.7 California/Nevada area
9 7 6 47 10 1980 38.062 -118.589 9 5.2 California/Nevada area
9 7 6 48 30 1980 38.078 -118.603 5 5.3 California/Nevada area
9 7 19 22 5 1983 60.977 -147.314 30 6.3 Central Alaska
9 7 22 22 10 1983 60.993 -147.518 46 5.0 Central Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 6 0 0 0 1833 25.200 103.000 0 8.0 Myanmar
9 6 0 0 0 1866 52.500 159.500 30 7.0 Kamchatka
9 6 0 54 20 1911 45.500 143.000 360 7.2 So. Kurils
9 6 22 8 29 1933 -21.500 -179.800 600 7.1 Tonga Islands
9 6 3 41 30 1943 -53.000 159.000 60 7.9 Macquarie Islands
9 6 9 20 12 1975 38.510 40.770 32 7.8 Turkey
This earthquake caused houses and schools to collapse in eastern Turkey killing more than 2000 and injuring about 3500 in the Lice area. Strong aftershocks completed the destruction of many buildings.
9 6 1 47 1 1982 29.383 140.967 180 7.0 Bonin Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 6 9 16 0 1934 30.000 -113.000 0 5.0 SW U.S.A
9 6 10 51 0 1934 30.000 -113.000 0 5.0 SW U.S.A
9 6 4 33 0 1959 44.800 -111.200 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
9 6 21 24 26 1960 64.699 -86.400 0 5.5 Nunavit/Hudson Bay, Canada
9 6 1 46 13 1963 71.500 -73.000 10 5.1 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
9 6 20 56 60 1963 53.900 -165.600 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 6 15 58 15 1964 58.700 -151.400 33 5.8 Southern Alaska
9 6 17 16 55 1964 59.100 -147.400 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
9 6 17 24 40 1967 52.430 -168.590 31 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 6 10 59 37 1973 61.039 -146.828 29 5.5 Central Alaska
9 6 23 41 28 1973 35.960 -114.946 5 9.2 SW U.S.A
9 6 18 4 60 1975 56.628 -152.300 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
9 6 7 48 54 1982 56.752 -151.779 30 6.0 Southern Alaska
9 6 4 1 52 1983 53.827 -163.886 1 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
9 6 20 34 28 1984 30.817 -113.884 10 5.2 SW U.S.A
9 6 20 42 30 1996 40.395 -126.408 10 5.5 Off Coast of No. California
9 06 01 10 20 2008 49.791 -130.113 10 5.4 Vancouver Island, Canada
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 5 21 48 45 1945 -5.000 153.500 50 7.1 New Britain
9 5 4 31 49 1953 54.200 161.000 50 7.1 E. of Kamchatka
9 5 0 0 0 1961 -58.000 -27.000 0 7.7 So. Sandwich Islands
9 5 18 35 25 1971 46.500 141.172 9 7.1 So. Kurils
9 5 8 14 14 1996 -22.118 -113.436 10 7.0 So. East Pacific Rise
9 05 10 07 07 2004 33.060 136.670 14 7.2 NEAR S. COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
(NEIC) At least four people injured in the Kyoto area. Felt in much of southwestern Japan and as far northeast as Tokyo. A local tsunami was generated with maximum recorded wave heights (peak-to-trough) of 63 cm on Kozu-shima and 34 cm at Kushimoto. Recorded (5L JMA) in Mie, Nara and Wakayama; (4 JMA) in Aichi, Gifu, Hyogo, Kyoto, Osaka and Shiga; (3 JMA) in Chiba, Fukui, Hiroshima, Kanagawa, Nagano, Okayama, Shimane, Shizuoka, Tokyo, Tottori and Yamanashi; (2 JMA) in Gumma, Ishikawa, Saitama, Tochigi, Toyama and Yamaguchi; (1 JMA) in Ibaraki, Miyagi and Niigata Prefectures. Recorded (3 JMA) in Kagawa, Kochi and Tokushima; (2 JMA) in Ehime Prefectures, Shikoku. Recorded (1 JMA) in Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Miyazaki and Oita Prefectures, Kyushu. Also recorded (3 JMA) on Kozu-shima, Nii-jima and O-shima;(2 JMA) on Hachijo-jima, Mikura-jima and Miyake-jima;(1 JMA) on Dogo and in the Dozen Islands.
9 05 14 57 18 2004 33.190 137.090 10 7.4 NEAR THE SOUTH COAST HONSHU, JAPAN
(NEIC) About forty people injured in the Kyoto area. Felt in much of southwestern Japan and as far northeast as Tokyo. A local tsunami was generated with maximum recorded wave heights (peak-to-trough) of 93 cm on Kozu-shima and 86 cm at Kushimoto. Power outages occured at Wakayama and a fire occurred at Sakai. Recorded (5L JMA) in Wakayama and Mie; (4 JMA) in Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Hyogo, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Shiga and Tottori; (3 JMA) in Chiba, Hiroshima, Ishikawa, Kanagawa, Nagano, Okayama, Shimane, Shizuoka, Tokyo and Yamanashi; (2 JMA) in Gumma, Ibaraki, Niigata, Saitama, Tochigi and Yamaguchi; (1 JMA) in Miyagi Prefectures. Recorded (3 JMA) in Kagawa, Kochi and Tokushima; (2 JMA) in Ehime Prefectures, Shikoku. Recorded (1 JMA) in Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Oita and Saga Prefectures, Kyushu. Also recorded (3 JMA) on Hachijo-jima, Kozu-shima, Miyake-jima, Nii-jima and O-shima; (2 JMA) on Dogo, Mikura-jima and in the Dozen Islands; (1 JMA) on Sadago-shima.
9 05 14 42 07 2012 10.085 -85.315 35 7.6 Costa Rica
(NEIC) One person killed, one died of a heart attack, at least 20 injured, some houses collapsed, one bridge damaged and landslides occurred in Guanacaste and western Puntarenas. Power and communications outages occurred. Felt (VIII) at Nicoya; (VII) at Liberia, Santa Cruz and Sardinal;(VI) at Alajuela, Calle Blancos, Grecia, Heredia, Jaco, San Francisco, San Isidro de El General, San Jose and San Pedro. Felt throughout Costa Rica. Also felt in parts of Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama. A small tsunami was recorded on tide stations in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador with the following amplitudes (one- half peak-to-trough): 16 cm on Isla Santa Cruz and 6 cm on Isla Baltra.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 5 12 30 0 1883 34.500 -120.000 0 5.9 So. California
9 5 5 36 0 1928 42.100 -115.200 0 5.2 Montana/Idaho
9 5 14 42 0 1928 34.000 -116.000 0 5.0 So. California
9 5 4 38 46 1944 44.960 -74.720 12 5.9 New York State
One of the strongest earthquake recorded in New York, this was felt from Maine to Virginia and west to Indiana. Property damage was done (about $5 million) at Massena and Cornwall. Chimneys fell and structures collapsed or were damaged. Damage was done to brick structures as well as to infrastructure in the region. Some water wells dried up.
9 5 6 54 10 1949 53.620 -132.970 0 5.0 British Colombia
9 5 2 1 18 1955 37.367 -121.783 10 5.8 Central California
9 5 12 10 0 1959 44.800 -111.200 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
9 5 4 52 10 1961 51.800 -131.200 0 5.0 British Colombia
9 5 11 34 32 1961 59.820 -150.830 0 6.1 Southern Alaska
9 5 16 4 28 1962 40.715 -112.089 7 5.2 Montana/Idaho
9 5 14 22 9 1986 28.124 -111.396 10 5.0 Gulf of California
9 5 2 59 41 1994 55.987 -158.436 62 5.3 Alaska Peninsula
9 5 20 27 20 1995 34.100 -116.370 0 5.1 So. California
9 5 17 48 26 2000 51.466 -178.443 33 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 05 02 33 49 2001 78.014 -114.604 10 5.1 Queen Elizabeth Island, Canada
9 05 03 38 39 2002 58.175 -151.454 47 5.2 Southern Alaska
(AEIC). Felt on Kodiak.
9 05 11 29 05 2002 54.080 -133.780 20 5.1 Queen Charlotte Island, Canada
(PGC). Felt at Masset, Port Clements, Skidegate, Tlell and Queen Charlotte City, British Columbia. Also felt at Craig, Ketchikan and Metlakatla, Alaska.
9 05 17 21 06 2005 51.505 175.986 41 5.0 Rat Islands, Aleutians
9 05 05 43 40 2013 51.462 -174.554 24 5.6 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
9 05 07 00 00 2015 51.399 -174.357 11 5.6 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 4 1 0 0 1587 -0.220 -78.500 0 7.7 Ecuador
Moderate damage in Pomasque and Pichincha, Ecuador. Maximum intensity up to IX-X.
9 4 15 0 0 1596 34.065 135.060 0 7.5 Central/So. Honshu Japan
700-20000 killed in the Uita and Husimi areas of Japan.
9 4 0 22 0 1899 60.000 -142.000 25 8.3 Central Alaska
This was the first of a series of earthquakes in the Yakutaga area of southeastern Alaska that occurred in Sept. 1899. They were felt strongly at Cape Yakutaga where the tops of trees broke off, landslides occurred and uplift of the ocean beach was measured at more than one meter. People had trouble standing during the earthquake as far as the Yukon River more than 1000 km to the north. A tsunami was generated in the bay.
9 4 1 37 41 1935 22.300 121.300 60 7.2 Taiwan
Earthquake in Taitung. 114 houses damaged.
9 4 10 21 44 1941 -4.800 154.000 90 7.1 New Britain
9 4 7 23 10 1953 50.400 157.000 57 7.3 Kamchatka
9 4 14 32 50 1965 58.290 -152.500 30 7.1 Southern Alaska
Felt at Anchorage, Homer and Kodiak. Also felt over much of southern Alaska. Seaquake felt off Southern Alaska.
9 4 18 11 12 1972 -11.700 166.200 62 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
9 4 13 15 1 1989 55.822 -156.875 7 7.5 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with maximum intensity up to V at Chignik and Port Heiden in southern Alaska.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 4 16 0 0 1868 37.000 -118.000 0 6.3 California/Nevada area
9 4 0 22 0 1899 60.000 -142.000 25 8.3 Central Alaska
This was the first of a series of earthquakes in the Yakutaga area of southeastern Alaska that occurred in Sept. 1899. They were felt strongly at Cape Yakutaga where the tops of trees broke off, landslides occurred and uplift of the ocean beach was measured at more than one meter. People had trouble standing during the earthquake as far as the Yukon River more than 1000 km to the north. A tsunami was generated in the bay.
9 4 4 40 0 1899 60.000 -142.000 0 6.9 Central Alaska
Strong aftershock of Yakutat earthquake 18 minutes earlier.
9 4 20 15 45 1919 38.000 -122.330 0 5.0 Central California
9 4 1 27 39 1935 63.750 -152.500 0 6.2 Central Alaska
Felt lightly at Nenana and Flat.
9 4 9 49 15 1961 51.580 -178.250 52 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 4 17 17 22 1962 41.000 -124.400 0 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
Northwest of Arcata, this event was felt over about 15,000 sq km. The maximum intensity was VI but damage was slight - plaster, windows cracked some merchandise fell from shelves. Also felt in southern Oregon.
9 4 13 32 12 1963 71.300 -73.100 10 6.5 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
9 4 7 48 44 1965 52.170 -170.540 17 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
9 4 14 32 48 1965 58.200 -152.600 19 7.1 Southern Alaska
Felt at Anchorage, Homer and Kodiak. Also felt over much of southern Alaska. Seaquake felt off Southern Alaska.
9 4 15 53 25 1971 54.981 -163.357 107 5.8 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
9 4 23 23 46 1976 62.951 -150.756 106 5.4 Central Alaska
9 4 21 54 52 1978 38.814 -119.811 14 5.2 California/Nevada area
The largest of a series of events in the Lake Tahoe area on Sept. 3-4. Cracks in plaster and drywall formed. Water splashing was observed at Mt. Aukum. Felt from Mariposa, CA to Vernon and Surcliffe, NV.
9 4 10 53 57 1980 59.488 -143.572 0 5.5 Southeast Alaska
9 4 21 3 35 1980 38.018 -118.570 10 5.1 California/Nevada area
First of a swarm which occurred from Sept. 4-8. Felt with intensity V at Benton, CA where small objects overturned and fell and hanging objects swung. Some were awakened. Also felt at Hawthorne, NV and along the California-Nevada border.
9 4 15 50 50 1981 33.671 -119.111 5 5.3 So. California
This was the strongest earthquake in the area since the San Fernando quake of Feb. 1971. Windows broke and walls cracked at Marina del Ray. Telephone and electrical service was interrupted. Felt throughout much of southern California from San Luis Obispo to the Mexican border.
9 4 13 14 59 1989 55.577 -156.858 11 7.1 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with maximum intensity up to V at Chignik and Port Heiden in southern Alaska.
9 4 13 27 17 1990 51.670 -173.850 51 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 4 10 18 26 1996 41.915 -126.777 10 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
9 04 00 23 12 2013 51.198 -129.901 9 6.0 Vancouver Island, Canada
9 04 02 32 30 2013 51.594 -174.731 20 6.5 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
9 04 10 04 06 2013 53.189 -166.789 10 5.0 Fox Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 3 15 0 0 1596 33.030 131.060 0 7.0 Kyushu, Japan area
700-2000 killed in the Uita and Husimi areas. A tsunami was generated.
9 3 18 48 12 1937 52.500 -177.500 80 7.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Reported felt on board ships over a large area south of the Aleutian Islands.
9 3 19 11 29 1944 -57.000 -122.000 60 7.0 Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
9 3 6 40 12 1987 -58.859 158.476 15 7.2 Macquarie Islands
9 3 12 35 1 1993 14.690 -92.580 27 7.0 Chiapas, Mexico
Felt from Chiapas to Michoacan, Mexico and as far south as El Salvador.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 3 3 5 0 1857 39.500 -120.000 0 6.2 California/Nevada area
9 3 21 30 0 1917 46.300 -94.500 0 5.0 Northern Plains
Walls cracked at Staples, Minn. Chimneys toppled and items fell. Houses swayed windows broke and plaster cracked. Felt at Brainerd, MN. Other minor quakes in the area occurred in 1860 and possible a few years later.
9 3 18 48 12 1937 52.500 -177.500 80 7.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 3 5 31 11 1964 50.400 -129.899 0 5.0 British Colombia
9 3 6 13 9 1969 52.980 -169.890 52 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 3 1 23 54 1975 64.727 -138.683 25 5.1 Northern Alaska
9 3 11 51 7 1986 51.120 -178.143 14 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 3 12 1 11 1993 56.125 -158.172 61 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
9 3 2 53 3 1994 51.300 -178.900 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 3 17 1 54 1996 26.192 -110.524 17 5.1 Gulf of California
9 3 8 36 30 2000 38.379 -122.413 10 5.2 Central California
At least 41 injured in the Napa area. Damage and intensity were up to VII at Napa. Felt in much of northern California from Sacrament to San Francisco.
9 03 09 29 27 2005 51.691 176.315 45 5.1 Rat Islands, Aleutians
9 03 01 01 52 2007 56.958 -154.779 1 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
9 03 11 16 06 2010 51.451 -175.870 23 6.5 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
9 03 01 25 36 2011 51.932 -171.582 48 5.2 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
9 03 10 00 36 2012 51.224 -177.052 43 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
9 03 20 19 06 2013 51.226 -130.447 5 6.1 Vancouver Island, Canada
The earthquakes in Vancouver also appear to have a tidal base. The first of these occurred as an M 6.2 at 2019 UT. This is within minutes of local solar noon, a prime time for tidal triggering when vertical solar effects are maximized.
9 03 03 27 57 2016 40.406 -125.470 10 5.7 Off the Coast of Northern California 10
NEIC reported it was felt with intensity II-III in Ferndale, Loleta, Petrolia, Rio Dell, Samoa, Fortuna, Eureka, Scotia, Hydesville, Bayside, Arcata, Whitethorn, McKinleyville, Redcrest, Myers Flat, Garberville, Trinidad, Blue Lake, Piercy, Bridgeville, Hoopa, Fort Bragg, Laytonville, Crescent City, Mendocino, Albion, Comptche, Elk, Willits, Lewiston, The Sea Ranch, Redding, Anderson, Sonoma, Vallejo, Belvedere Tiburon, San Francisco, Pleasant Hill, Alameda, Boulder Creek, Sparks, Nevada, Hughson, Tillamook, Oregon and in general within about 500 km of the epicenter. A regional foreshock of M 3.0 about 100 km northwest of this epicenter within about 30 minutes of local solar noon may have indicated the tidal promotion of this activity. This event was reported felt with intensity I-II in Crescent City and Eureka, California. This event had been expected in this summary to occur at this time as a result of tidal stresses associated with the eclipse of September 1 combined with effects on North America by landfall of Hurricane Hermine on the coast of Florida.
9 03 12 02 44 2016 36.430 -96.932 5 5.8 Oklahoma
Intensity VI was felt as far as 110 km to the south at Alva and Shawnee City, Oklahoma and V was reported from Kiowa, Stillwater, Kaw City, Carney, Oklahoma City, Bixby, Okmulgee, Shawnee, Coweta, Haysville, Tuttle, Oklahoma and in Andale, Wichita, Mulvane, South Hutchinson, Lindsborg, Ottawa, Kansas; Fort Smith, Arkansas. It was also felt with intensity up to IV as far as 500 km from the epicenter in Missouri, Texas, Arkansas and Nebraska. Minor damage was common but no major damage has been reported at this writing. A considerable amount of light to moderate damage occurred and included, among others, fallen plaster, crumbled brickwork and damage to items that fell from shelves in the shaking. At least one major injury was reported.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
9 2 0 0 0 1679 40.000 117.000 0 8.0 Mongolia
9 2 0 0 0 1907 52.400 -173.300 0 7.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 2 16 1 40 1907 52.440 173.280 0 7.8 Near Islands
It is likely that the earthquake occurred in the Near Islands not in the Andreanof Islands. The location of the previous event in the Andreanof Islands is probably a transcription error (note the epicenter is the same on either side of the International Date Line). The lack of a time on the Andreanof Islands earthquake indicates this is the event in error.
9 2 2 46 40 1923 35.000 139.500 60 7.7 No. Honshu, Japan
A strong aftershock of the great Kwanto earthquake of Sept. 1, 1923. This event continued the destruction began with the mainshock the previous day.
9 2 9 27 0 1923 34.900 140.500 60 7.1 Off East Coast Honshu
9 2 22 38 12 1923 -16.000 -68.500 150 7.0 So. Peru/Bolivia
9 2 1 21 52 1926 -33.500 59.000 60 7.0 So. Indian Ocean
9 2 16 42 0 1933 30.133 139.833 380 7.1 Central/So. Honshu Japan
9 2 23 34 50 1948 10.000 125.500 60 7.0 Luzon, Philippines
9 2 0 16 2 1992 11.742 -87.340 45 7.4 Nicaragua
At least 180 were killed and more than 13,000 homeless in Nicaragua after this earthquake and the ensuing tsunami. Total damage estimates were up to $30 million. Also damaging in Nicaragua. The tsunami destroyed more than 1000 homes on the western coast of Nicaragua and about 185 fishing vessels. The tsunami reached heights of up to 8 meters with inundation of nearly half a mile at Masachapa, Nicaragua. The tsunami was observed from Easter Island to Ecuador and in Valparaiso, Chile and Hawaii. The earthquake was felt throughout the Nicaragua/Costa Rica region.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
9 2 0 0 0 1907 52.400 -173.300 0 7.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
It is likely that the earthquake occurred in the Near Islands not in the Andreanof Islands. The location of the previous event in the Andreanof Islands is probably a transcription error (note the epicenter is the same on either side of the International Date Line). The lack of a time on the Andreanof Islands earthquake indicates this is the event in error.
9 2 0 0 0 1927 37.330 -121.830 0 5.0 Central California
9 2 2 47 13 1950 52.500 -170.000 0 6.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 2 16 27 32 1951 31.000 -117.000 16 5.2 So. California
Felt by many in San Diego. Windows rattled and hanging objects swung at La Mesa.
9 2 14 20 14 1957 51.690 -168.010 0 6.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 2 22 2 49 1960 52.200 -171.400 49 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 2 14 10 45 1963 25.700 -109.500 33 5.5 Gulf of California
9 2 2 7 59 1965 28.900 -112.900 11 5.2 Gulf of California
9 2 21 27 17 1965 48.400 -128.200 26 5.0 Vancouver Island area
9 2 14 41 7 1981 53.880 -161.260 33 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
9 2 10 26 21 1992 37.090 -113.472 15 5.9 Utah area
Damage occurred at Cedar City and Hurricane to St. George. A large landslide was triggered and destroyed three homes at Springdale. Maximum intensity was V in the Glendale and Enterprise, UT area. Also felt in Arizona and southeastern Nevada and as far away as Flagstaff, Arizona. Felt slightly in Las Vegas.
9 2 2 33 38 1999 50.696 -177.678 49 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
9 02 13 39 18 2002 43.916 -128.243 19 5.7 Coast of Oregon
9 02 01 27 19 2005 33.160 -115.637 9 5.1 Southern California
(NEIC) Felt (VI) at Calipatria; (V) at Brawley and Niland; (IV) at El Centro, Imperial, Thermal, Westmorland and Winterhaven; (III) at Blythe, Calexico, Chula Vista, Holtville, La Mesa, Palm Springs and San Diego.
9 02 10 55 53 2011 52.171 -171.708 32 6.9 Fox Islands, Aleutians
(GS) Felt throughout the Aleutian Islands. A tsunami with a wave height of 6 cm was recorded at Atka.
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
9 1 0 0 0 1754 16.700 -99.200 0 7.8 Oaxaca, Mexico
Severe damage at Acapulco, Mexico. A tsunami was generated.
9 1 9 0 0 1898 24.500 124.700 60 7.0 Taiwan
9 1 2 45 36 1905 45.000 143.000 230 7.5 So. Kurils
9 1 0 45 0 1910 21.000 122.000 60 7.1 Taiwan
9 1 14 21 0 1910 24.100 122.400 0 7.3 Taiwan
9 1 4 10 0 1912 -4.500 155.000 430 7.0 Solomon Islands
9 1 19 16 6 1922 24.600 122.200 0 7.6 Taiwan
The northern District earthquake. Five people were killed, 7 wounded, 14 houses destroyed and 22 partially destroyed with 139 additional damaged.
9 1 2 58 36 1923 35.300 139.500 60 8.3 No. Honshu, Japan
The great Tokyo earthquake. This event caused up to $3 billion (U.S. Dollars) damage. More than 142,000 were killed. A tsunami was generated. This earthquake is usually referred to as the Kwanto earthquake. Up to 38,000 residents of Tokyo were burned to death in an open area where they had congregated following the earthquake for safety. The firestorm which followed the quake destroyed libraries, museums, at collections, archives and scientific data among other irreplaceable structures and items. The earthquake was located in Sagami Bay southwest of Tokyo. At least 15 lines of vertical faults were found with displacement up to 6 feet. Leveling showed uplifts up to 2 meters along the Sagami Bay. The tsunami reached up to 10 meters. Many groundwater effects were observed including pulsating earthquake fountains. More than 128,000 houses were destroyed in the quake and up to 450,000 were burned in the ensuing fire. A hotel built one year earlier with great ability to move (architect: Frank Lloyd Wright) survived with only a few cracks and was used as hospital and first aid station following the earthquake. Building techniques in Tokyo contributed to the firestorm. These included building close to the ground and paper thin walls.
9 1 3 48 0 1923 35.400 139.800 60 7.0 No. Honshu, Japan
Strong aftershock of the Tokyo-Yokohama quake.
9 1 22 44 8 1945 -47.470 166.120 0 7.0 Southern S. Isl. N.Z.
Earthquake felt throughout Otago and Southland. Als felt north at Timaru and Jackson's Bay. Maximum intensity was V.
9 1 0 9 35 1961 -59.500 -27.300 131 7.5 So. Sandwich Islands
9 1 19 20 39 1962 35.000 49.500 0 7.0 No. Iran
Extreme damage in northwestern Iran. Up to 12,000 killed. Especially powerful in the Buyin and Zahra areas.
9 1 9 29 32 1981 -14.960 -173.085 25 7.9 Samoa Islands
Felt within intensity VI at Apia, Samoa. A tsunami was generated with maximum height 24 cm at Pago Pago.
9 1 15 15 53 1994 40.402 -125.680 10 7.1 Off Coast of No. California
Slight damage occurred at Honeydew with maximum intensity up to VI. Also felt with intensity V at many localities. Felt from southern Oregon to northern California and Fresno. A tsunami was generated with maximum height of 14 cm. at Crescent City, CA.
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
9 1 2 51 0 1886 32.900 -80.000 0 6.9 Southeast U.S.
9 1 0 0 0 1895 40.700 -74.800 0 5.0 New York State
This earthquake occurred in New Jersey in the Hunterdon County near High Bridge. Felt from Maine to West Virginia. Articles fell from shelves and buildings swayed. Felt strongly at Camden and Burlington. In Philadelphia windows broke and cookware fell.
9 1 5 18 46 1954 39.360 -118.400 0 5.5 California/Nevada area
9 1 15 37 14 1960 56.300 -153.700 24 6.1 Southern Alaska
9 1 3 46 2 1962 50.500 -179.250 0 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 1 4 41 42 1962 51.300 -179.900 37 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 1 7 51 4 1962 51.300 -179.900 0 6.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 1 17 16 40 1964 51.200 -170.600 25 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 1 23 19 8 1966 61.660 -149.760 66 5.1 Central Alaska
9 1 14 30 51 1972 51.376 -178.134 63 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 1 5 27 16 1979 53.970 -165.220 55 6.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 1 5 28 16 1979 53.451 -164.882 50 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
9 1 15 30 18 1984 52.100 -170.370 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 1 22 55 50 1984 53.360 -163.320 33 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
9 1 0 14 20 1987 53.770 -167.208 33 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 1 4 15 39 1987 53.741 -167.125 33 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 1 4 22 13 1987 53.656 -166.956 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 1 1 17 47 1994 52.770 -166.987 33 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 1 15 15 53 1994 40.402 -125.680 10 7.1 Off Coast of No. California
Slight damage occurred at Honeydew with maximum intensity up to VI. Also felt with intensity V at many localities. Felt from southern Oregon to northern California and Fresno. A tsunami was generated with maximum height of 14 cm. at Crescent City, CA.
9 1 16 15 17 1994 52.103 -166.354 33 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
9 1 7 40 24 1997 51.175 -178.297 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
9 1 5 4 42 2000 63.196 -150.555 130 5.4 Central Alaska
9 01 12 04 22 2006 53.970 -166.392 75 5.9 Fox Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 31 21 50 0 1886 32.900 -80.000 0 7.7 Southeast U.S.
The Charleston, South Carolina earthquake. Up to 60 killed $5 million damage but probably much more. Maximum intensity IX. This earthquake was preceded by four days of small foreshocks which began immediately after an M 8.4 in central Greece. That earthquake may have disturbed the groundwater sufficiently to lubricate the fault responsible for the for the Charleston quakes ultimately triggering the strong event. The mainshock started with an audible noise which gradually became louder to a roar. As the roar began all objects began to shake. This shaking accelerated and frightened many. The initial shock caused many to gather in public places and was followed eight minutes later by a second shock. Further aftershocks continued and further damaged buildings. Railroads and telegraphs were damaged although many fled the area. A tsunami was generated which was observed in Jacksonville, Florida and on the Cooper River. Sulfur gas was evident in the Charleston area. Because much of Charleston was built on landfill liquefaction, amplified shaking and sand blows were all very evident. Chimneys of more than 14,000 homes fell. Three-story buildings showed damage to second story and at the top (this same phenomena caused by the wavelength of vertical waves moving upward through the building was observed in the Kobe, Japan quake of 1995). Wooden buildings fared better than stone. Apparently there were two epicenters for this event - one near Woodstock northwest of Charleston and the other due west of Charleston. Fissures were common in the ground and water extruded from cracks in some cases in high jets. Rails were bent. The quake was felt over an area of more than 1300 km - up to about 2 million square miles. Severe damage occurred at Savannah and Columbia, S.C. Some damage occurred at Augusta, Raleigh, N.C. and Wilmington, N.C. Also felt in Boston, MA, Milwaukee, Wis and Cuba. Felt strongly at New York City. An strong unnamed hurricane passed offshore Charleston on August 24, 1886.
8 31 16 10 0 1888 -34.500 172.700 0 7.3 So. Kermadec Islands
8 31 16 45 0 1888 -42.600 172.300 5 7.3 So. Island, N.Z.
Earthquake in the Amuri District of North Canterbury north of Christchurch, New Zealand. This quake ruptured the Hope Fault and caused widespread damage to buildings. Maximum intensity was up to IX. Offsets of between 1.6 and 2.4 meters were observed. The earthquake may have been triggered by the event in the South Kermadec Islands 35 minutes earlier.
8 31 8 6 0 1896 39.500 140.700 10 7.2 Off East Coast Honshu
8 31 14 57 30 1906 27.000 97.000 100 7.0 Myanmar
8 31 11 36 29 1917 4.260 -74.150 0 7.3 Colombia
A strong earthquake hit the region of Bogota, Colombia and was highly destructive. Total destruction hit many homes and cathedrals were greatly damaged. People fled into the streets and many were killed. Other villages which were nearly totally destroyed included Ibaqe, Soacha and Caqueza. Felt throughout western Colombia to Popayan, Cali, along the coast of the Pacific and in Panama.
8 31 17 20 46 1919 -16.000 169.000 180 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
8 31 1 48 38 1961 -10.700 -70.900 626 7.2 Central Peru
Lightly felt widely around Peru.
8 31 10 47 37 1968 33.969 59.022 13 7.3 So. Iran
12,000-15,000 killed with maximum intensity X at Dasht-e-Biaz, Iran. Known as the Dasht-e Bayaz earthquake. Disastrous in Khorasan. Many villages were completely destroyed over an area of 4,000 sq. km. 12,000 homes destroyed and more than 70,000 people were left homeless. At Dasht-e Bayaz 3,000 of the 3,500 population were killed most buried under the ruins. Mosques and other public buildings were also destroyed. Two mosques up to 300 years old were destroyed. Adobe houses were almost all completely destroyed however brick buildings held up much better. The main destruction occurred along the fault line which was up to 300 meters in places but damage occurred for tens of km from the fault.
8 31 12 47 33 2012 10.811 126.638 28 7.6 Mindanao, Philippines
(NEIC) One person killed and one injured at Cagayan de Oro, Mindanao. Several roads and bridges damaged and power outages occurred in several towns. A small landslide occurred on Mindanao. A local tsunami with wave heights of 0.03 meters observed at Davao, Mindanao and at Daet and Legaspi City, Luzon. Felt (VII PIVS) at Borongan, General MacArthur, Guiuan, Llorente, Oras and Sulat and (VI PIVS) at San Julian, Samar. Also felt (VII PIVS) at Tacloban and (VI PIVS) at Palo, Leyte. Felt(VI PIVS) on Siargao Island. Felt (V PIVS) at Duero, Tagbilaran City and Talibon, Bohol; Panganiban, Catanduanes Island; Cebu City, Cebu; Legaspi City and Sorsogon, Luzon; Barobo, Bislig, Butuan, Carrascal, Cateel, Compostela, Davao, Lingig, Mati and Tandag, Mindanao; Iloilo and Roxas City, Panay. Felt (IV PIVS) at Masbate, Masbate and at Bacolod and Dumaguete, Negros. Felt (III PIVS) at Mambajao, Camiguin Island, at Jordan, Guimaras Island and at Siquijor, Siquijor Island. Felt (III) on Pulau Ternate, Indonesia. Also felt at Koror, Palau.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 31 10 22 0 1861 36.100 -81.100 0 5.1 Kentucky/Tennessee/NC
This shock was felt at Washington, D.C. and was felt along the Atlantic coast from Washington to Charleston, S.C. and westward to Cincinnati, Ohio and Gallatin, Tennessee. Bricks fell from chimneys at Wilkesboro, N.C.
8 31 21 50 0 1886 32.900 -80.000 0 7.7 Southeast U.S.
The Charleston, South Carolina earthquake. Up to 60 killed $5 million damage but probably much more. Maximum intensity IX. This earthquake was preceded by four days of small foreshocks which began immediately after an M 8.4 in central Greece. That earthquake may have disturbed the groundwater sufficiently to lubricate the fault responsible for the for the Charleston quakes ultimately triggering the strong event. The mainshock started with an audible noise which gradually became louder to a roar. As the roar began all objects began to shake. This shaking accelerated and frightened many. The initial shock caused many to gather in public places and was followed eight minutes later by a second shock. Further aftershocks continued and further damaged buildings. Railroads and telegraphs were damaged although many fled the area. A tsunami was generated which was observed in Jacksonville, Florida and on the Cooper River. Sulfur gas was evident in the Charleston area. Because much of Charleston was built on landfill liquefaction, amplified shaking and sand blows were all very evident. Chimneys of more than 14,000 homes fell. Three-story buildings showed damage to second story and at the top (this same phenomena caused by the wavelength of vertical waves moving upward through the building was observed in the Kobe, Japan quake of 1995). Wooden buildings fared better than stone. Apparently there were two epicenters for this event - one near Woodstock northwest of Charleston and the other due west of Charleston. Fissures were common in the ground and water extruded from cracks in some cases in high jets. Rails were bent. The quake was felt over an area of more than 1300 km - up to about 2 million square miles. Severe damage occurred at Savannah and Columbia, S.C. Some damage occurred at Augusta, Raleigh, N.C. and Wilmington, N.C. Also felt in Boston, MA, Milwaukee, Wis and Cuba. Felt strongly at New York City. An strong unnamed hurricane passed offshore Charleston on August 24, 1886.
8 31 0 40 36 1930 33.900 -118.600 0 5.2 So. California
In Santa Monica Bay, the event caused a cornice to fall and cracks in a bluff. Damage also occurred to buildings at Los Angeles.
8 31 2 51 48 1933 59.250 -137.500 0 5.2 Southeast Alaska
8 31 5 2 45 1934 73.000 -71.000 0 6.5 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
8 31 22 20 32 1954 39.720 -118.470 0 5.8 California/Nevada area
8 31 23 0 18 1958 63.270 -144.230 26 5.9 Central Alaska
8 31 17 2 45 1962 51.320 -179.750 37 6.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 31 23 20 19 1964 52.400 -170.700 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 31 23 55 23 1964 58.500 -154.800 12 5.2 Southern Alaska
8 31 2 30 58 1973 61.079 -147.365 43 5.0 Central Alaska
8 31 12 2 10 1975 57.254 -151.063 12 5.1 Southern Alaska
8 31 8 58 27 1977 51.510 -173.870 0 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 31 20 42 27 1979 54.387 -161.837 20 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 31 22 20 8 1983 53.538 -163.686 34 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 31 13 15 41 1984 66.170 -135.120 33 5.2 Northern Alaska
8 31 16 45 17 1988 31.816 -115.769 6 5.3 So. California
8 31 8 20 55 1995 69.360 -147.151 35 5.2 Northern Alaska
8 31 20 47 21 1996 51.493 -178.218 44 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 31 08 20 55 1995 69.360 -147.151 34 5.2 Northern Alaska
8 31 01 09 57 1999 51.314 179.077 68 5.0 Rat Islands, Aleutians
8 31 06 38 36 2013 51.356 -174.926 17 6.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 30 0 0 0 1125 36.000 103.900 0 7.0 So. China
8 30 0 0 0 1844 13.000 -61.000 150 7.0 Windward Islands
8 30 21 50 0 1902 37.000 71.000 200 7.7 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
Felt with intensity VII in Afghanistan.
8 30 2 38 34 1906 -21.000 -70.000 60 7.2 Coast No. Chile
8 30 4 7 15 1917 -7.500 128.000 100 7.8 Banda Sea
Felt in the Banda Sea.
8 30 3 4 57 1924 8.500 126.500 60 7.3 Central Philippines
Maximum intensity VIII-IX at Suriagao and Agusan. At Butuan older buildings were damaged. The greatest damage occurred to churches. A number of light houses collapsed. On the Agusan River fissures and landslides occurred. Cracks appeared in the plains of the town of Butuan. Trees fell and cliffs tumbled along the Pacific Coast.
8 30 11 38 12 1926 36.700 23.200 100 7.4 Aegean Sea
8 30 4 22 9 1967 31.620 100.330 8 7.0 So. China
Strong shock in the Szechwan Province, China. No felt information is available but considerable damage is likely.
8 30 17 46 9 1970 52.380 151.597 645 7.2 Northern Kurils
8 30 21 28 31 1986 45.000 25.700 140 7.4 Romania/Bulgaria
Maximum intensity VIII at Bucharest, Kishinev and Kagul in Romania. Two killed.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 30 22 8 0 1942 37.682 -113.065 0 5.0 Nevada area
Near Cedar City, Utah. Bricks were fallen from chimneys and plaster fell.
8 30 4 24 26 1956 53.800 -164.020 33 6.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 30 5 24 52 1956 40.700 -126.400 33 5.7 Off Coast of No. California
8 30 18 38 20 1958 27.600 -111.700 33 6.0 Gulf of California
8 30 13 35 24 1962 42.035 -111.741 7 5.7 Yellowstone/Wyoming
An earthquake in northern Utah with damage up to $1 million caused considerable damage in Cache County, Utah which was declared a disaster area. Damage to old buildings was considerable. At Richmond nine houses were condemned as well as one church. Most chimneys fell. Brick and timber buildings were damaged at Lewiston. A sugar mill sustained major damage when cement fell destroying the lower roofs. At Franklin schools had roof and plaster damage. Mudslides occurred and water damage was common. This is the most damaging shock ever recorded in the East Cache Valley Fault of Utah.
8 30 21 3 58 1964 29.200 -114.400 33 5.2 Gulf of California
8 30 20 20 55 1966 61.340 -147.440 45 5.6 Central Alaska
8 30 20 23 26 1966 61.230 -147.800 111 5.3 Central Alaska
8 30 0 16 36 1970 52.047 -179.712 84 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 30 8 17 49 1976 59.839 -153.275 136 5.5 Southern Alaska
8 30 6 50 41 1977 63.062 -151.033 128 5.0 Central Alaska
8 30 15 12 28 1977 51.530 -173.910 28 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 30 4 17 22 1980 29.603 -113.483 15 5.2 Gulf of California
8 30 13 30 6 1982 54.328 -161.470 0 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 30 12 28 40 1984 54.113 -133.639 10 5.5 British Colombia
8 30 5 37 1 1989 51.770 -178.910 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 30 11 33 35 1998 50.987 -130.545 0 6.1 British Colombia
8 30 12 11 25 2000 52.978 173.265 33 5.1 Near Islands, Alaska
8 30 16 25 02 2013 51.610 -175.361 33 7.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 29 8 0 0 1471 45.700 26.600 150 7.1 Romania/Bulgaria
8 29 0 0 0 1674 -1.700 -79.030 0 7.7 Ecuador
Severe damage with intensity up to X at Quito, Chimborazo and Bolivar, Ecuador.
8 29 5 43 54 1919 -2.500 127.000 60 7.0 Ceram area
8 29 10 22 40 1945 -15.000 168.000 50 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 29 12 9 53 1941 41.000 -118.000 0 5.5 Montana/Idaho
8 29 3 45 13 1943 34.266 -116.966 16 5.5 So. California
Located in the San Bernardino Mountains. Objects were overturned and pictures displaced at Lake Arrowhead and Seven Oaks.
8 29 14 51 14 1961 52.400 -170.800 41 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 29 23 17 34 1969 49.767 -114.833 0 5.1 Montana/Idaho
8 29 20 59 60 1977 51.570 -173.940 27 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 29 8 57 55 1980 30.211 -113.212 15 5.0 SW U.S.A
8 29 10 10 31 1983 35.830 -121.353 8 5.3 Off So. California
Northwest of San Simeon near Ragged Point. Several buildings were damaged. Chimneys were cracked in Monterey, San Benito and San Luis Obispo Counties.
8 29 22 12 11 1987 52.840 -168.892 33 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 29 4 2 43 1989 54.072 -163.219 15 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 29 18 1 11 2000 51.045 -177.487 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 29 17 57 23 2001 57.845 -155.653 105 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
(NEIC) Felt at Akhiok, Karluk and Larsen Bay. Felt (III) at Kodiak.
8 29 20 40 26 2002 53.545 -163.683 35 5.1 Unimak, Alaska
8 29 10 11 14 2009 43.885 -128.679 10 5.2 Off coast of Oregon
8 29 18 37 29 2014 65.644 -122.656 2 5.0 Northwest Territories, Canada
TOMORROW IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 28 15 0 0 1769 33.000 132.010 0 7.8 Kyushu, Japan area
Castles, houses, temples, shrines by the earthquake in the regions of Oita, Kitsuki, Nobeoka, Takanabe in Miyazaki Prefecture. A tsunami was generated along the coast from Oita to Kagoshima Prefectures.
8 28 6 39 29 1916 30.000 81.000 60 7.7 Xizang
8 28 7 27 00 1916 23.700 120.900 60 7.0 Taiwan
The Nantou Earthquake. 16-100 were killed, 159 injured. Considerable damage to buildings including 164 houses destroyed, 914 partially destroyed and 3931 damaged. May have been triggered by the M 7.7 in Xizang less than an hour earlier.
8 28 22 19 40 1933 -59.500 -25.000 0 7.4 So. Sandwich Islands
8 28 22 28 15 1946 -26.000 -63.000 580 7.2 Argentina
8 28 6 50 17 1947 49.500 155.500 50 7.2 NE Pacific
8 28 9 50 40 1973 18.267 -96.598 84 7.2 Oaxaca, Mexico
Severe damage occurred in Puebla and Veracruz. More than 600 were killed and thousands injured and left homeless. Landslides were common especially in Puebla and Veracruz. Most buildings at Ciudad Serdan were destroyed. A hospital and a 5-story building collapsed at Orizaba killing many. 15 miners were trapped in an Onyx mine when the roof collapsed. The main highway from Mexico City to Vera Cruz was cut in several places.
8 28 15 1 59 1973 -0.200 -18.000 33 7.1 Central Mid-Atlantic
May have been triggered by the Event in Oaxaca earlier in the day.
8 28 18 18 46 1992 -0.660 -13.510 8 7.3 No. of Ascension Isl
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 28 10 52 42 1952 55.600 -160.400 0 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 28 12 7 47 1959 63.400 -148.900 44 6.0 Central Alaska
8 28 15 25 53 1967 50.300 -129.910 33 5.0 British Colombia
8 28 16 20 7 1967 50.350 -129.830 33 5.0 British Colombia
8 28 15 21 2 1972 51.290 -179.226 47 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 28 2 30 10 1976 52.539 -175.282 153 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 28 17 29 28 1976 50.909 -177.770 15 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 28 9 4 25 1981 61.738 -150.452 71 5.1 Central Alaska
8 28 12 36 51 1981 52.440 -169.309 36 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 28 2 2 49 1990 52.290 -168.780 32 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 28 3 16 25 1995 44.130 -110.330 0 5.1 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt at Fishing Bridge, Grant Village and Yellowstone National Park, WY.
8 28 10 46 12 1995 26.092 -110.284 12 6.9 Gulf of California
8 28 15 31 38 1998 51.437 175.526 33 5.4 Rat Islands, Aleutians
8 28 12 37 35 2008 50.165 -129.628 12 5.9 Vancouver Island, Canada
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 27 20 30 0 1886 37.000 21.200 0 8.4 No. Greece
Extremely strong earthquake in northern Greece which killed from 300 to 600 people and destroyed more than 1500 houses in Philiatra along. Maximum intensity was about X-XI at Philiatra and surroundings. More than 10000 were injured in more than 300 villages and towns. Thousands were left homeless. The Charleston, South Carolina foreshock series began right after this event and the Charleston earthquake of Sept. 1, 1886 may have ultimately been triggered by effects from this event. The earthquake was one of the strongest ever recorded in Greece.
8 27 21 56 20 1904 64.620 -148.230 0 7.8 Northern Alaska
Strong shock at Rampart, Alaska. Buildings swayed and cracked.
8 27 15 27 17 1931 29.800 67.300 60 7.4 Pakistan
8 27 7 12 22 1977 -8.100 125.300 25 7.0 Banda Sea
Two reported killed and 20 injured at Atauro.
8 27 04 37 19 2012 12.139 -88.590 28 7.4 Coast of El Salvador
(NEIC). Felt(II) at Antiguo Cuscatlan, Nueva San Salvador and San Salvador. Also felt at Apopa, Mejicanos, Santo Tomas and Usulutan. Felt at Tegucigalpa, Honduras and at Managua, Nicaragua. A small tsunami with maximum wave heights (one-half peak-to-trough) was recorded at the following selected tide stations: 11 cm at Acajutla, El Salvador; 35 cm on Isla Baltra, 22 cm on Isla Santa Cruz and 21 cm at La Libertad, Ecuador.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 27 11 0 0 1833 37.700 -78.000 0 5.0 Kentucky/Tennessee/NC
An earthquake in central Virginia with felt area from Norfolk to Lexington. Also felt at Baltimore, MD and in Washington D.C. Walls of buildings swayed at Lynchburg, VA and windows rattled. Residents were alarmed throughout the area.
8 27 21 56 20 1904 64.620 -148.230 0 7.8 Northern Alaska
Strong shock at Rampart, Alaska. Buildings swayed and cracked.
8 27 21 30 47 1949 53.050 -132.740 0 5.0 British Colombia
8 27 11 27 50 1952 55.600 -160.400 33 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 27 13 34 53 1967 50.200 -130.000 24 5.1 British Colombia
8 27 14 5 14 1971 51.444 -177.799 52 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 27 0 7 28 1973 51.435 -178.312 66 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 27 6 26 45 1973 51.730 -173.700 42 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 27 11 59 1 1982 51.387 -178.281 49 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 27 6 14 48 1988 54.400 -157.500 0 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
8 27 7 4 39 1988 31.201 -64.810 10 5.3 Off East Coast U.S.
8 27 13 46 27 1995 52.000 -174.530 55 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 27 00 27 56 2006 51.038 -179.399 7 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 27 20 17 35 2008 50.228 -130.035 10 5.3 Vancouver Island, Canada
8 27 05 23 20 2012 30.551 -113.890 10 5.2 Northern Baja California, Mexico
8 27 23 16 00 2012 30.545 -113.909 10 5.4 Northern Baja California, Mexico
(NEIC) Felt (III) at Puerto Penasco, Sonora.
8 27 06 10 18 2014 59.309 -145.585 4 5.0 Southern Alaska
8 27 15 14 05 2016 55.787 -158.362 6 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 26 5 59 31 1906 -4.000 149.000 60 7.4 New Ireland
8 26 19 50 1 1977 -59.400 -20.500 33 7.1 So. Sandwich Islands
Not reported felt in the sparsely populated epicentral area.
8 26 14 31 22 1979 19.066 122.096 15 7.1 Luzon, Philippines
Felt with intensity IV at Aparri. Also felt at Vigan and Baguio, Luzon.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 26 22 39 37 1949 54.670 -133.880 0 5.5 British Colombia
8 26 4 39 27 1950 65.000 -162.000 0 6.5 Northern Alaska
Earthquake on the Seward Peninsula east of Nome. Felt by many. Some buildings swayed during the quake. Felt also at Wales and Shishmaref,
8 26 10 27 40 1959 50.600 -130.470 0 5.7 British Colombia
8 26 10 19 35 1966 67.100 -161.500 0 5.2 Northern Alaska
8 26 21 47 10 1973 51.170 -179.260 32 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 26 1 24 58 1999 58.153 -154.784 97 5.5 Southern Alaska
Felt at Kodiak.
8 26 9 2 52 2000 53.032 -174.770 218 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 26 23 11 37 2004 64.750 -86.270 18 5.0 Nunavut, Canada
8 26 23 40 39 2006 51.331 -179.573 35 5.6 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 26 20 57 58 2012 33.024 -115.549 9 5.5 Southern California
(PAS). Felt (V) at Holtville and (IV) at Borrego Springs, Brawley, Calexico, El Centro, Imperial, Niland and San Diego. Felt (IV) at Mexicali and Rosarito and (III) in the Ensenada-Tijuana area, Baja California. Felt throughout southern California and southwestern Arizona. Also felt at Puerto Penasco and San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 25 9 44 42 1916 -21.000 -68.000 180 7.5 Argentina
8 25 5 44 40 1926 -23.000 172.000 50 7.0 Loyalty Islands
8 25 7 50 25 1933 31.800 103.500 60 7.4 So. China
Up to 10,000 killed in Sichuan, China. Extreme damage. (NEIC data).
8 25 6 9 23 1948 -24.400 -64.600 50 7.0 Argentina
Five killed and injured in Salta Province, Argentina.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 25 21 0 0 1865 48.500 -123.500 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Near Vancouver Island, B.C. A strong shock felt principally on Olympic Peninsula, WA.
8 25 4 14 21 1949 52.200 -179.300 0 6.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 25 2 15 10 1950 49.520 -129.270 0 5.0 Vancouver Island area
8 25 15 57 43 1956 31.500 -115.500 16 5.0 So. California
8 25 17 41 57 1960 52.500 -169.200 22 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 25 20 7 41 1969 66.500 -145.800 50 5.1 Northern Alaska
8 25 13 38 24 1980 59.883 -152.896 110 5.0 Southern Alaska
8 25 15 5 19 1982 60.093 -139.473 12 5.1 Central Alaska
8 25 9 7 52 1996 51.597 -176.967 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 25 02 22 18 2004 61.588 -146.416 39 5.3 Southern Alaska
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Anchorage, Eagle River and Valdez; (III) at Chugiak, Gakona and Palmer; (II) at Girdwood and Sheep Mountain. Also felt at Cordova and Glennallen.
8 25 22 24 56 2008 49.022 -128.493 10 5.0 Off Coast of Washington
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
An unlocated earthquake occurred in Myanmar in the area of Thayetmyo and Prome where it was most severe. Also felt at Akyab and False Island. False Islands located southeast of Cheduba Island disapperared following the earthquake.
8 24 16 30 0 1869 -19.600 -70.230 0 7.4 So. Peru/Bolivia
8 24 20 59 54 1904 30.000 130.000 25 7.9 Kyushu, Japan area
8 24 21 43 30 1928 -15.000 168.000 220 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
8 24 21 35 22 1931 30.300 67.800 60 7.0 Afghanistan
8 24 22 50 27 1942 -15.000 -76.000 60 8.6 Central Peru
Thirty were killed along the coast of Peru with severe damage with intensity up to IX.
8 24 21 30 48 1959 -10.740 161.430 0 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
Aftershocks of events on August 19 and 20, 1959.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 24 6 7 15 1949 43.500 -127.000 0 5.5 Off Coast of Oregon
8 24 22 37 13 1949 52.780 -132.110 0 5.5 British Colombia
8 24 17 45 34 1950 42.500 -126.000 0 5.6 Off Coast of Oregon
8 24 5 51 32 1954 39.583 -118.450 10 6.8 California/Nevada area
Part of the Dixie Valley swarm of strong earthquakes during 1954. The mainshock of July 6 caused rupture which continued in this event. Vertical ground breakage occurred in the Carson Sink area. Damage occurred to buildings, roads and irrigation facilities. Estimated damage for this event was $91,000.
8 24 5 57 46 1954 39.500 -118.500 0 5.2 California/Nevada area
8 24 21 56 54 1964 58.400 -150.300 22 5.8 Southern Alaska
8 24 13 12 21 1965 59.350 -145.880 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
8 24 7 5 0 1969 50.781 -118.345 0 5.1 Alberta
8 24 10 41 12 1974 52.441 -168.271 40 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 24 22 18 55 1974 52.297 -168.314 37 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 24 15 46 28 1981 51.456 -178.319 59 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 24 4 9 15 1982 53.620 -165.497 28 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 24 13 36 29 1983 40.304 -124.663 9 5.5 Off Coast of No. California
8 24 21 45 1 1995 51.770 -173.830 34 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 24 17 5 40 1998 53.180 -169.093 193 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 24 10 20 44 2014 38.220 -122.313 11 6.0 Northern California
A strong earthquakes hit in northern San Francisco Bay and Napa, California (M 6.0-6.4) NEIC received nearly 40,000 felt reports on the San Francisco Bay quake, a record to date. The California quake was felt throughout most of northern and central California and as far as Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Nevada up to 800 km from the epicenter with intensity II. It did extensive damage, up to $1 billion, in the epicentral area but while there were two reported heart attacks and several severe injuries no one was killed in this earthquake in California.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 23 0 0 0 1715 -16.800 -71.500 80 7.9 So. Peru/Bolivia
Maximum intensity VII in Peru.
8 23 21 12 13 1936 5.000 95.000 40 7.3 Nicobar Islands
Moderate damage in northern Indonesia with maximum intensity VIII at Banda Acer, Lhok Sukon and Lhoksemawe. At least 9 killed.
8 23 6 35 21 1942 53.000 162.500 60 7.0 E. of Kamchatka
8 23 19 46 3 1965 16.300 -95.800 20 7.8 Oaxaca, Mexico
Limited damage in Oaxaca, five killed. Major shock in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Felt over a large area. In Mexico City four were electrocuted by broken cables. One was dead in Oaxaca. Up to 30 homes were destroyed in Oaxaca and more than 9 villages were damaged. Large cracks occurred in buildings in Mexico City. Felt at Vera Cruz, Puebla and Cordoba.
8 23 3 30 8 1976 32.500 104.200 33 7.1 So. China
8 23 0 38 32 1978 10.204 -85.222 56 7.2 Nicaragua
8 23 0 50 24 1978 9.888 -85.505 41 7.0 Costa Rica
Minor damage occurred at Santa Cruz. Felt strongly from San Jose to southern Nicaragua.
8 23 12 41 56 1985 39.431 75.224 7 7.5 Northern India
At least 71 killed, 162 injured. About 85% of buildings were destroyed in the Wuqia and Shufu area left up to 15,000 homeless. Highways were cracked nd sandblows occurred in Wuqia County. Damage occurred at Kashi. Also felt in the USSR, Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Peshaway, Pakistan.
8 23 7 6 3 1995 18.856 145.218 595 7.1 No. Marianas
Felt on Saipan.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 23 18 1 35 1931 40.200 -125.600 1 5.3 Off Coast of No. California
West of Cape Mendocino, California, this event broke the mantle of the Punta Gorda lighthouse and spilled mercury. Water spilled from outdoor containers at Garberville. Small objects overturned at Blocksburg.
8 23 2 59 6 1949 55.080 -134.010 0 5.0 British Colombia
8 23 19 37 33 1949 52.420 -131.870 0 5.0 British Colombia
8 23 20 24 31 1949 52.690 -132.230 0 6.4 British Colombia
Strong aftershocks of the event of August 20-21. Most of these were felt in the same area as the mainshock.
8 23 10 9 7 1952 34.516 -118.183 13 5.0 So. California
Felt in the Acton, CA area. Damage was slight at Amboy, Camarillo, Moorpark and Oxnard.
8 23 0 0 0 1954 39.600 -118.500 0 6.8 California/Nevada area
Part of the Dixie Valley swarm of strong earthquakes during 1954. The mainshock of July 6 caused rupture which continued in this event. Vertical ground breakage occurred in the Carson Sink area. Damage occurred to buildings, roads and irrigation facilities. Estimated damage for this event was $91,000.
8 23 15 32 39 1955 43.500 -127.400 33 6.2 Off Coast of Oregon
8 23 8 40 0 1959 44.800 -111.200 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Aftershock of the August 17 earthquake, this was felt in West Yellowstone. A landslide blocked the road at Selby Dam.
8 23 19 29 13 1962 41.850 -124.333 2 5.7 Off Coast of No. California
Off the coast of Northern California near Crescent City. Damage occurred to chimneys, plaster and windows as far as Brookings, Oregon. Some Redwood trees were damaged by having tops lopped off.
8 23 7 5 0 1969 50.781 -118.345 0 5.6 Alberta
8 23 8 47 16 1972 58.227 -153.513 60 5.5 Southern Alaska
8 23 0 4 23 1980 54.845 -160.298 38 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 23 0 45 55 1980 55.030 -160.399 38 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 23 10 10 58 1985 51.400 -174.900 0 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 23 10 52 42 1985 52.900 -175.400 0 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 23 11 3 53 1985 51.400 -174.800 0 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 23 21 40 6 1987 42.914 -78.058 2 5.0 New York State
8 23 15 20 43 1989 52.380 -168.230 40 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 23 17 36 48 1989 52.000 -167.200 0 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 23 20 25 22 1989 52.770 -168.220 27 6.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 23 14 1 12 1998 51.694 -175.378 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 23 5 14 7 2000 51.298 -179.680 56 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 23 05 46 18 2011 37.063 -104.701 4 5.3 Colorado
(NEIC) Moderate damage(VII) at Segundo. Minor damage (VI) at Cokedale and Valdez and (V) at Trinidad. A rockslide occurred on State Highway 12 approximately 1 mile (1.5 km) east of Segundo. Felt (V) at Weston; (IV) at Aguilar, Arapahoe, Las Animas, Manzanola, San Luis and Sugar City; (III) at Colorado City, Colorado Springs, Denver, Eads, Florence, Fowler, Holly, La Junta, Lamar, Ordway, Pueblo, Rocky Ford, Rye, USAF Academy and Walsenburg. Felt in most of eastern and central Colorado and in parts of southwestern Colorado as far as Fort Collins, Grand Junction and Wray. Felt (IV) at Raton and Springer; (III) at Des Moines and Maxwell;(II) at Cimarron, Questa and Taos, New Mexico. Felt(II) at Goodland and Syracuse, Kansas. Felt (II) at Boise City, Oklahoma and at McCook, Nebraska. Felt widely in southwestern Nebraska, western Kansas and northeastern New Mexico. Also felt in a few places in Texas, at Cheyenne, Wyoming and at Omaha, Nebraska.
8 23 17 51 04 2011 37.936 -77.933 6 5.7 Virginia
(NEIC) Moderately heavy damage (VIII) occurred in a rural region of Louisa County southwest of Mineral. Widespread light to moderate damage occurred from central Virginia to southern Maryland including the District of Columbia area. Minor damage reported in parts of Delaware, southeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. Very strongly felt (VII) at Boston, Bumpass, Kents Store, Louisa, Mineral, Rhoadesville and Sumerduck. Felt strongly in much of central Virginia and southern Maryland. Felt throughout the eastern US from central Georgia to central Maine and west to Detroit, Michigan and Chicago, Illinois. Felt in many parts of southeastern Canada from Montreal to Windsor.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 22 24 0 0 1715 -16.800 -71.500 80 7.9 So. Peru/Bolivia
Maximum intensity VII in Peru.
8 22 15 0 0 1782 35.040 139.010 0 7.0 No. Honshu, Japan
A landslide occurred at Hakone. More than 1000 houses were destroyed including the castle at Odawara. A tsunami was generated in the Sagami Bay which drowned many.
8 22 18 0 0 1792 54.000 162.000 40 8.4 E. of Kamchatka
Maximum intensity IX. A tsunami was generated. The Raduga River went dry and the Avache Inlet was agitated. Some question regarding the tsunami.
8 22 15 0 0 1856 41.000 142.025 0 7.5 Hokkaido, Japan
An earthquake off Sanriku and Hachinohe. At least 100 houses collapsed. A tsunami was generated which drowned 26 and washed 93 houses away. The maximum tsunami height was 5 meters at Tanohama. The water retreated for one mile stranding boats, but was shallower later. The 5th wave was the largest and water passed over the Isthmus of Funakoshi.
8 22 3 1 0 1902 39.800 76.200 40 8.1 Northern India
Severe damage in the Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang area. Maximum intensity up to X. Up to 2500 were killed.
8 22 6 51 35 1936 22.300 120.800 60 7.3 Taiwan
Hengchun Earthquake. At least 3 injured and 10 killed. Moderate damage.
8 22 3 27 18 1940 53.000 -165.500 25 7.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 22 4 1 12 1949 53.620 -133.270 0 8.1 British Colombia
This is the strongest earthquake ever recorded in Canada. Animals and people on Queen Charlotte Islands (Graham Island) were knocked down by the shaking. Chimneys fell and oil tanks collapsed in Terrace. Cars were moved about on the road. At Delkatla, the bridge "writhed like a snake" and the ground was cracked. Horses in the epicentral area became restless up to an hour before the quake and could not be controlled. One crack across the Delkatla Slough was 50 feet long and 6 inches across and the bottom could not be located. Trees were felled in the epicentral area. At Prince George alarmed people ran into the streets. The event was felt from Portland, OR to Jaspar, Alberta, Canada. An area of more than 2 million square miles was affected. As the surface waves passed Ottawa more than 3500 km distant astronomers were unable to use telescopes as the shaking was too great. A surveyor in the Arctic reported he could not find his position as the cross hairs in his telescope could not be held steady. Source: Seismic Activity in Canada west of the 113th Meridian 1841-1951, Dominion Observatory. (This publication gives the date as August 20 - 21st UT). A tsunami was generated.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 22 5 8 0 1905 36.800 -89.600 0 5.0 New Madrid area
Maximum intensity VI occurred in the Mississippi Valley at Memphis, TN. Felt in Evansville, Indiana. At St. Louis, MO a roof collapsed. Chimneys were thrown down and walls cracked at Sikeston, MO. Earthquake noises accompanied the event.
8 22 22 24 0 1907 57.000 -161.000 120 6.5 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 22 5 28 18 1914 44.000 -129.000 0 6.7 Off Coast of Oregon
8 22 20 30 52 1935 73.250 -71.500 0 5.6 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
8 22 3 27 18 1940 53.000 -165.500 60 7.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity V at Akutan. Felt at Dutch Harbor. At Unalaska buildings rocked and dishes rattled.
8 22 4 1 12 1949 53.620 -133.270 0 8.1 British Colombia
This is the strongest earthquake ever recorded in Canada. Animals and people on Queen Charlotte Islands (Graham Island) were knocked down by the shaking. Chimneys fell and oil tanks collapsed in Terrace. Cars were moved about on the road. At Delkatla, the bridge "writhed like a snake" and the ground was cracked. Horses in the epicentral area became restless up to an hour before the quake and could not be controlled. One crack across the Delkatla Slough was 50 feet long and 6 inches across and the bottom could not be located. Trees were felled in the epicentral area. At Prince George alarmed people ran into the streets. The event was felt from Portland, OR to Jaspar, Alberta, Canada. An area of more than 2 million square miles was affected. As the surface waves passed Ottawa more than 3500 km distant astronomers were unable to use telescopes as the shaking was too great. A surveyor in the Arctic reported he could not find his position as the cross hairs in his telescope could not be held steady. Source: Seismic Activity in Canada west of the 113th Meridian 1841-1951, Dominion Observatory. (This publication gives the date as August 20 - 21st UT). A tsunami was generated.
8 22 22 41 24 1952 35.333 -118.916 16 5.8 So. California
This earthquake at Bakersfield was felt with intensity VIII and damage to downtown Bakersfield totalled about $10 million. Two were killed and 35 injured. Many buildings weakened by the July 21 mainshock were further damaged. City Hall and the Kern County courthouse were abandoned. Damage also occurred to jails, churches and schools and to infrastructure. Chimneys fell and walls and windows cracked.
8 22 9 27 2 1963 42.250 -126.550 10 5.7 Off Coast of Oregon
8 22 3 3 21 1964 31.500 -114.300 15 5.3 SW U.S.A
8 22 18 14 37 1973 57.067 -154.101 38 5.9 Southern Alaska
Felt in the epicentral area.
8 22 2 1 46 1976 59.997 -153.108 135 5.4 Southern Alaska
8 22 15 23 21 1982 51.658 -176.784 59 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 22 9 46 29 1984 44.411 -114.129 1 5.8 Montana/Idaho
Felt over an area of 173,000 sq. km in Idaho, Montana and Oregon with epicenter and aftershocks near Challis, Idaho. Small objects overturned and fell, hanging objects were misplaced, building and walls creaked and cracked and windows rattled. Some glassware broke.
8 22 5 26 20 1988 52.452 -170.676 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 22 1 7 56 1991 50.970 -176.620 50 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 22 12 20 38 1992 39.490 -70.440 33 5.5 Off East Coast U.S.
8 22 19 24 12 2002 43.921 -128.366 10 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 21 15 0 0 1718 35.030 137.090 0 7.0 No. Honshu, Japan
Strongly destructive in central Honshu, Japan especially at Yamashito, Shinano, Totomi and Mikawa. Intensity VIII-IX.
8 21 5 38 36 1910 -17.000 -179.000 600 7.2 Tonga Islands
8 21 16 28 55 1911 -21.000 -176.000 300 7.3 Tonga Islands
8 21 18 0 18 1946 -24.000 -177.000 100 7.0 Tonga Islands
8 21 10 57 58 1951 19.500 -155.950 5 7.0 Hawaii
Moderate damage in Hawaii. This earthquake was destructive on the Kona coast. Cracks as wide as six inches occurred on the main coast highway. Boulders fell from the mountains causing heavy surf. Pictures fell off the walls at Napoopoo and Kealakekua. Churches fell in Hookena. Houses moved from foundations and stone walls were thrown down. Two persons were injured when a house collapsed at Kai Malino. Water was lost throughout most of the area due to collapsing water tanks. Telephone service was also out. A 12-foot tsunami was generated by a cliff falling into the ocean. This tsunami damaged a boat dock at Napoopoo. A landslide covered the Royal Burial grounds at Kapu o Keona. Many other landslides occurred.
8 21 23 12 29 1989 22.900 123.900 0 7.1 Taiwan
Felt throughout the Island of Taiwan. Also felt in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan.
8 21 06 52 06 2001 -36.813 -179.575 33 7.1 East of North Island, New Zealand
Power was interrupted on North Island. Felt throughout much of North Island and as far south as Marlborough, South Island. Also felt on Raoul, Kermadec Islands.
8 21 12 12 50 2003 -45.104 167.144 28 7.5 South Island, New Zealand
Minor Damage in Otago and Southland. Chimneys fell and walls were cracked at Denedin, Invercargill and Te Anau. Hundreds of landslides were observed and damage occurred in Fiordland National Park. A small tsunami with maximum height 0.6 meters was observed in Jackson Bay in Westland. Strongly felt on South Island. Also felt on North Island and in Sydney New South Wales and Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 21 4 20 0 1918 44.200 -70.600 0 5.7 New England
An earthquake in southern Maine caused chimneys to fall at Norway and South Paris. A change of water level occurred on Little Sebago Lake. The quake was felt in Cumberland, Port Elizabeth, Bridgton, Lewiston and other towns in the vicinity.
8 21 10 57 58 1951 19.500 -155.950 5 7.0 Hawaii
Moderate damage in Hawaii. This earthquake was destructive on the Kona coast. Cracks as wide as six inches occurred on the main coast highway. Boulders fell from the mountains causing heavy surf. Pictures fell off the walls at Napoopoo and Kealakekua. Churches fell in Hookena. Houses moved from foundations and stone walls were thrown down. Two persons were injured when a house collapsed at Kai Malino. Water was lost throughout most of the area due to collapsing water tanks. Telephone service was also out. A 12-foot tsunami was generated by a cliff falling into the ocean. This tsunami damaged a boat dock at Napoopoo. A landslide covered the Royal Burial grounds at Kapu o Keona. Many other landslides occurred.
8 21 7 5 0 1969 50.781 -118.345 0 5.0 Alberta
8 21 23 40 30 1969 49.767 -114.833 0 5.2 Montana/Idaho
8 21 22 43 39 1971 54.356 -162.449 33 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 21 22 19 22 1975 60.279 -151.093 53 5.1 Central Alaska
8 21 19 20 37 1982 53.571 -163.646 38 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 21 1 36 23 1991 54.190 -164.310 33 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 21 1 2 18 1992 43.930 -128.344 20 5.5 Off Coast of Oregon
8 21 1 46 38 1993 34.029 -116.321 9 5.0 So. California
Felt in Morongo Valley and Yucca Valley with intensity V. Felt throughout southern California from Los Angeles to Riverside and San Diego.
8 21 8 54 5 1996 51.367 -178.268 33 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 21 18 43 26 1998 51.702 175.079 33 5.3 Rat Islands, Aleutians
8 21 17 11 14 2002 51.476 -178.354 33 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 21 23 31 49 2003 68.689 -148.038 12 5.5 Northern Alaska
Felt as far as Anaktuvuk Pass.
8 21 23 50 41 2007 51.253 179.411 47 5.1 Rat Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 20 12 0 0 1857 -5.300 -80.540 40 7.4 No. Peru
8 20 9 53 0 1908 32.000 89.000 60 7.0 Xizang
8 20 23 54 25 1927 5.000 -82.500 60 7.0 Panama/No. Colombia
8 20 11 59 16 1937 14.500 121.500 60 7.5 Luzon, Philippines
The strongest earthquake in the Philippines since 1882 but the duration was too short to cause extensive damage. Manila and nearby provinces reported considerable damage and injuries. These included badly damaged office buildings, bridges, towers and churches. A number of schools were extensively damaged. Water mains broke. In some buildings elevators jammed during the earthquake. A tsunami was generated which caused damage at Quezon on the Calauag Bay. The water rose to high tide level in about 10 minutes. At Tayabas the sea wall was damaged as was the water system. Subsidence and liquefaction were common.
8 20 15 25 4 1952 43.200 -126.500 0 7.1 Off Coast of Oregon
8 20 23 9 10 1988 26.890 86.580 78 7.2 India
An earthquake along the Nepal-India border killed 721 while leaving nearly 65,000 buildings damaged. More than 6500 were injured in eastern Nepal. Maximum intensity was VIII. Liquefaction occurred in southern Nepal. Damage extended from Bihar, India to Darjiling and Sikkim. Felt in Delhi and Myanmar and Bangladesh.
8 20 0 3 3 1990 43.400 143.700 0 7.1 Hokkaido, Japan
8 20 6 40 56 1998 28.932 139.329 441 7.1 Bonin Islands
This deep focus earthquake was felt over a large area including as far north as Tokyo and Yokohama more than 500 km to the north. Maximum intensity occurred at III at Chichijima and Tateyama, Honshu.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 20 20 5 44 1927 41.000 -124.600 0 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
Located in the Humboldt Bay, this event caused chimneys to fall in Eureka and Arcata and cracked windows. Some cars went out of control. Ground cracks appears and moderate lsndslides occurred. Felt nearly 100 km from the epicenter including at Fortuna, Ferndale and Scotia.
8 20 0 47 0 1934 37.000 -89.200 0 5.7 New Madrid area
Widely felt in the central U.S. including in Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee and especially at Rodney Missouri where chimneys were thrown down, plaster and windows cracked and objects fell off shelves.
8 20 7 17 26 1939 54.000 -164.000 75 6.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
A strong earthquake occurred in the Fox Islands and cracked plaster at Dutch Harbor. Also felt on ships in the harbor.
8 20 1 44 55 1950 47.250 -113.500 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
Felt with intensity VI in western Montana at Desert Mountain Lookout. Landslides were observed and well water muddied. Felt at Mud Lake Lookout and Niarada. Ranger towers swayed in the epicentral area.
8 20 15 25 4 1952 43.200 -126.500 0 7.1 Off Coast of Oregon
Not reported felt.
8 20 19 11 27 1959 45.000 -111.000 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
At Hebgen Lake, Montana this event caused people to run from buildings. A rockslide was observed near Hebgen Dam.
8 20 7 5 0 1969 50.781 -118.345 0 5.1 Alberta
8 20 9 37 14 1990 60.290 -151.490 95 5.0 Central Alaska
8 20 12 2 37 1996 51.494 -178.408 33 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
8 20 14 56 39 1998 51.663 175.123 33 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
8 20 15 7 38 1998 51.657 175.033 33 5.0 Rat Islands, Aleutians
8 20 19 41 42 1998 51.647 175.309 33 5.1 Rat Islands, Aleutians
Events were not reported felt.
8 20 13 50 26 1999 44.785 -112.788 16 5.1 Montana/Idaho
Felt from Billings, Montana to Idaho Falls, Idaho and throughout southwestern Montana. Maximum intensity at Butte, Dell and Lima, Montana.
8 20 19 26 53 2004 51.665 -176.969 62 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 20 02 52 35 2010 51.367 -178.503 54 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 20 16 40 33 2010 54.156 -166.159 108 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 20 20 21 49 2014 52.422 175.365 10 5.0 Rat Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 19 12 7 27 1925 55.300 168.000 60 7.2 Near Islands
8 19 5 9 50 1961 -10.800 -71.000 649 7.0 Central Peru
Felt at Arequipa, Peru.
8 19 5 33 30 1961 36.017 136.767 17 7.3 No. Honshu, Japan
This earthquake known as the Kita Mino earthquake occurred in an area known for destructive earthquakes. The epicenter was located in the Haku-San National Park. 9 killed and 36 injured most from falling rocks. The earthquake was followed by many aftershocks. An unusual distribution of first motions for this earthquake does not follow the normal pattern and the nature of this shock is questionable. It is very likely that this is a classic example of a large shock triggered by a seismic wave from another strong earthquake. The timing between the Peru event and the succeeding Honshu quake is 23 min. 40 sec. The distance between these events is 144 degrees. A core reflection from Peru (PKS or SKP) would have arrived at the Honshu epicenter within 10-15 seconds of the initiation of the rupture in Japan. It seems likely that this phase initiated the deadly earthquake in Honshu.
8 19 12 22 10 1966 39.170 41.560 26 7.1 Turkey
An earthquake at Varto, Turkey was highly destructive and was felt over an area of more than 300,000 sq. km. affecting the region of Mus, Bingol and Erzurum. A number of buildings collapsed at Erzurum. Maximum intensity was IX. At least 2520 were killed , 1.370 injured and 19,000 houses destroyed (most made from adobe). More than 100,000 were left homeless. A major aftershock occurred on Sept. 12 which left more dead and injured. Landslides and earthquakes were observed.
8 19 6 8 55 1977 -11.085 118.464 33 8.0 So. of Indonesia
While this event occurred on the sea floor and the epicenter was far from land, it generated a tsunami which damaged many areas along the coast at Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa and Sumba. At Kuta-Bali one person was killed and 5 houses collapsed. 26 boats were damaged. In Lombok 20 were killed and 115 houses damaged. 132 boats were carried away or destroyed. In Sumbawa 134 were killed and about 1000 lost property including a school, 63 houses and a mosque. On the Island of Nusatenggara the quake and tsunami killed up to 161 people damaged 440 houses and left 467 boats missing or damaged. 5 school buildings collapsed. The maximum tsunami height was 10 meters at Sumbawa and was 6 meters in Northern Australia.
8 19 15 59 2 1982 6.718 -82.680 10 7.0 Costa Rica
This event was felt throughout Costa Rica and Panama including at David and Panama City. Three people were injured.
8 19 2 4 37 1992 42.142 73.575 27 7.5 Kirgizstan/Xinjiang
More than 75 killed and many villages were destroyed. At least 8000 homes and buildings were destroyed. Landslides were common in the Susamyrtau Mountains. Structural damaged occurred throughout a large area of Kyrgyzstan. Liquefaction was observed in the region of Toluk.
8 19 11 01 01 2002 -21.696 -179.513 580 7.7 Fiji Islands
8 19 11 08 24 2002 -23.884 178.495 675 7.7 South of the Fiji Islands
Felt in the Auckland area, New Zealand. Also felt at Suva, Fiji. A strong aftershock sequence followed. This is very unusual for deep focus earthquakes.
8 19 07 32 22 2016 -55.279 -31.874 10 7.4 South Sandwich Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 19 13 50 46 1948 63.000 -150.500 100 6.2 Central Alaska
Felt at Anchorage and Cordova. At Anchorage it was strongly felt. Light fixtures, furniture and venetian blinds swayed. Similar at Cordova.
8 19 21 31 55 1957 51.200 -171.200 33 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
8 19 4 4 2 1959 44.900 -111.633 10 6.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
8 19 19 6 29 1959 45.000 -111.400 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
8 19 19 43 48 1959 45.000 -110.500 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Aftershocks of the mainshock at 06:37 in Yellowstone. One or all these shocks caused additional slides in the Hebgen Lake area. Rescue workers were endangered by falling boulders.
8 19 4 56 24 1961 44.700 -122.500 33 5.0 Oregon state, U.S.
Earthquake in northwestern Oregon felt from Lane County, Oregon to Cowlitz County, Washington. Felt and caused slight damage at Lebanon where chimneys fell, windows broke and traffic lights and signs fell. At Albany, Oregon plaster cracked.
8 19 11 23 12 1966 53.590 -167.320 24 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 19 7 5 0 1969 50.781 -118.345 0 5.0 Alberta
8 19 22 20 48 1971 62.600 -160.200 100 5.2 Central Alaska
8 19 22 49 31 1979 47.640 -69.959 18 5.4 Maine
Felt in the St. Simeon area of southern Quebec with intensity V. Also felt at Lille, Maine and Saint Francis, Quebec.
8 19 14 46 27 1982 52.305 -169.663 24 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 19 4 59 33 1983 60.138 -152.806 97 5.2 Central Alaska
8 19 0 57 40 1992 50.502 -174.922 10 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak. Also felt at Atka.
8 19 8 11 54 1993 51.579 -171.217 33 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 19 4 19 16 1996 51.451 -178.367 33 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
8 19 5 26 21 1998 52.578 -167.575 33 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 19 03 24 42 2002 51.281 178.613 33 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
8 19 18 19 27 2009 61.228 -150.858 66 5.1 Southern Alaska
(AEIC) Felt (IV) at Anchorage, Fort Richardson, Palmer, Talkeetna and Willow; (III) at Chugiak, Eagle River, Elmendorf AFB, Kenai and Wasilla; (II) at Girdwood, Seward and Soldotna. Also felt at Anchor Point, Cordova, Denali National Park, Glennallen, Indian, Rampart, Sterling, Trapper Creek, Tyonek and Valdez.
8 19 08 07 35 2012 47.789 -128.619 10 5.6 Off Coast of Washington
(NEIC) Felt at Auburn, Blaine, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Graham, Oak Harbor, Vancouver and Walla Walla. Also felt at Portland, Oregon and at Victoria, British Columbia.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 18 0 39 30 1909 -22.000 172.000 100 7.2 Loyalty Islands
8 18 16 55 25 1919 -20.500 -178.500 300 7.2 Tonga Islands
8 18 9 53 41 1930 -55.000 -27.000 50 7.1 So. Sandwich Islands
8 18 14 21 4 1931 47.400 90.000 0 7.2 Mongolia
8 18 1 7 34 1950 25.500 96.000 0 7.0 Myanmar
8 18 4 42 26 1954 -21.200 -176.000 160 7.2 Tonga Islands
8 18 21 42 36 1957 50.030 156.180 60 7.2 Kamchatka
8 18 6 37 15 1959 44.833 -111.083 0 7.1 Yellowstone/Wyoming
One of the most powerful historical earthquakes in the Yellowstone area. This event is referred to as the Hebgen Lake earthquake. A great and disastrous avalanche occurred on the south wall of the Madison River Canyon forming a barrier that blocked the gorge and flow of the lake and created a lake 175 feet deep. 28 were killed in this and other nearby slides. Fault scarps occurred up to 21 feet high near Red Canyon Creek. Homes in Hebgen Lake were badly damaged. Many roadways were damaged with total coast up to $11 million U.S. Dollars. The strongest intensity was VIII in northern Yellowstone Park. New geysers formed and hot springs became muddy. Minor damage was observed from Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. Felt throughout western U.S. from Seattle, Washington to Rapid City, So. Dakota on the east and from Elko, Nevada to Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
8 18 10 44 13 1974 -38.453 -73.431 36 7.1 Central Chile
Slight Damage was observed at Valdivia and La Union, Chile.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 18 10 59 0 1908 40.830 -124.170 0 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
Houses cracked an chimneys toppled at Eureka and Freshwater north of Eureka. Fissures occurred in soft ground.
8 18 21 12 0 1912 36.500 -111.500 0 5.7 Utah area
This earthquake occurred northeast of Williams, Arizona and was felt over an area of radius 250-300 miles from New Mexico to Utah. Many houses were damaged in the area. Rockslides were common. An earth crack occurred to the north of San Francisco Range more than 50 miles long.
8 18 14 5 0 1915 48.530 -121.430 0 5.5 Washington state, U.S.
Felt from Seattle to Victoria and Laurier. Also felt in British Columbia and northwestern Washington.
8 18 5 12 15 1922 35.750 -120.330 0 5.0 Off So. California
Earthquake in the Cholame region, a sparsely settled area of the San Andreas Rift zone. Intensity was fairly feeble.
8 18 20 22 49 1932 49.000 -129.000 0 5.6 Vancouver Island area
Not reported felt.
8 18 21 55 24 1942 38.600 -118.500 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
This earthquake was felt for an area of about 7000 sq miles around Hawthorne, NV. From Fallon to Dyer Nevada and to Bridgeport, CA on the west. Maximum intensity VI at Mason, NV. Scales moved on a counter.
8 18 19 12 2 1948 40.370 -124.330 0 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
Light shock felt by many at Eureka. Buildings creaked and objects shifted. Slight swaying of buildings and trees. Felt throughout the northern California coastline.
8 18 6 0 52 1958 30.500 -114.000 0 5.2 SW U.S.A
8 18 6 37 15 1959 44.833 -111.083 0 7.1 Yellowstone/Wyoming
One of the most powerful historical earthquakes in the Yellowstone area. This event is referred to as the Hebgen Lake earthquake. A great and disastrous avalanche occurred on the south wall of the Madison River Canyon forming a barrier that blocked the gorge and flow of the lake and created a lake 175 feet deep. 28 were killed in this and other nearby slides. Fault scarps occurred up to 21 feet high near Red Canyon Creek. Homes in Hebgen Lake were badly damaged. Many roadways were damaged with total coast up to $11 million U.S. Dollars. The strongest intensity was VIII in northern Yellowstone Park. New geysers formed and hot springs became muddy. Minor damage was observed from Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. Felt throughout western U.S. from Seattle, Washington to Rapid City, So. Dakota on the east and from Elko, Nevada to Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
8 18 7 56 18 1959 45.000 -110.500 10 6.5 Yellowstone/Wyoming
8 18 8 41 48 1959 44.900 -110.800 10 6.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
8 18 11 3 52 1959 44.800 -111.100 0 5.5 Yellowstone/Wyoming
8 18 15 26 6 1959 44.883 -110.743 10 6.5 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Aftershocks of the mainshock at 06:37 in Yellowstone. One or all these shocks caused additional slides in the Hebgen Lake area. Rescue workers were endangered by falling boulders.
8 18 16 43 55 1962 62.290 -152.470 36 6.1 Central Alaska
8 18 17 46 15 1962 62.250 -152.430 37 6.4 Central Alaska
This shock woke many at Moose Pass and Palmer. Trees and bushes shook, small objects shifted.
8 18 18 43 16 1963 50.300 -176.900 33 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 18 2 13 37 1964 40.200 -125.600 15 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
8 18 16 48 8 1965 52.760 -176.270 175 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 18 1 39 30 1969 25.090 -109.150 73 5.0 Gulf of California
8 18 2 57 43 1969 25.245 -109.798 33 5.0 Gulf of California
8 18 7 0 2 1969 25.079 -108.934 33 5.4 Gulf of California
8 18 23 21 34 1969 49.767 -114.833 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
8 18 17 52 6 1970 60.700 -145.384 16 6.0 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Anchorage and Cordova. Also felt at Palmer.
8 18 14 56 42 1975 57.362 -150.219 24 5.2 Southern Alaska
8 18 18 52 28 1978 59.893 -153.570 117 5.4 Southern Alaska
Cracks appeared in plasterboard, cinderblock and small objects shifted at Clam Gulch. Al felt at Anchorage and Fairbanks. Felt with intensity VI.
8 18 13 27 54 1981 65.840 -89.890 18 5.1 Nunavit/Hudson Bay, Canada
8 18 0 5 44 1982 52.897 -163.583 9 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 18 9 18 8 1995 53.580 -163.642 33 5.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 18 1 6 19 1999 37.907 -122.686 7 5.0 Central California
Felt with intensity V at Bolinas and San Francisco. Felt along the Central California coast from Annapolis to Santa Cruz on the south.
8 18 02 21 19 2008 52.146 -170.600 30 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 18 15 37 40 2011 51.747 -130.717 10 5.1 Haida Gwaii BC, Canada
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 17 0 10 47 1906 50.770 179.730 0 8.0 Rat Islands
This earthquake was not well located at the time but was relocated at a later date. Dynamic S-waves from this earthquake were probably instrumental in triggering the earthquake in Chile 30 minutes later which was damaging and deadly.
8 17 0 40 0 1906 -33.000 -72.000 60 8.6 Central Chile
Known as the great Valparaiso Earthquake. This was the first fully documented Chilean quake from the modern point of view. The epicenter was near Valparaiso and maximum intensity IX-X extended to the north for several hundred km in which area considerable damage occurred (from Papudo and eastward to Tiltil and Melipilla. Santiago felt the quake with intensity VIII. Two ships offshore were damaged by the seaquake (shaking at sea from an earthquake). On the S.S. Thuringa gangway plates were thrown in the air and damage and leaking from the hull was found. A 50-ton crane fell over and narrowly missed the docked ship. On the S.S. Varda it was feared the ship would break in two and lifeboats were released. Pipes broke and water flooded the engine room but the anchor was not lost. The lower part of Valparaiso was largely destroyed probably due to its location on landfill. A fire followed and destroyed much of the city built on hillsides. A tsunami followed with maximum amplitude of 2-3 feet. A tsunami in Japan was probably the result of the Andreanof Islands earthquake which occurred half an hour earlier. Coastal uplift occurred up to about 1 meter especially at Valparaiso but the uplift was not permanent and later subsided. Felt throughout much of South America from off the eastern Seaboard (aboard a ship off the Atlantic coast of Patagonia) to Buenos Aires, the Juan Fernandez Islands and Peru.
8 17 17 27 54 1907 52.000 157.000 120 7.2 Kamchatka
8 17 10 32 0 1908 -60.000 -40.000 60 7.4 So. So. America
8 17 1 44 42 1935 -22.500 171.000 120 7.2 Loyalty Islands
8 17 18 34 13 1949 43.500 146.200 75 7.4 Hokkaido, Japan
No damage reported. Felt in eastern Hokkaido.
8 17 18 44 20 1949 39.570 40.620 40 7.0 Turkey
Aga Kevy was destroyed in the area of eastern Turkey. Very destructive at Erzurum, Karlilova and Bingel. Also damaged homes and offices at Cat and Kigl. Up to 320 were killed. Maximum intensity X. May have been triggered by the Hokkaido earthquake 10 minutes earlier.
8 17 16 2 7 1952 30.500 91.500 60 7.5 Xizang
In eastern Tibet. 850 buildings destroyed in Pongolo and Tanpu. 55 killed, 157 injured.
8 17 21 4 43 1959 -7.800 156.300 0 7.2 Solomon Islands
Damage occurred on the Solomon Islands. Particular damage occurred on the islands of Choiseul and the New Georgia Islands.
8 17 21 16 33 1961 46.370 149.440 160 7.0 So. Kurils
8 17 20 14 59 1969 25.015 -109.527 33 7.2 Gulf of California
8 17 23 44 6 1972 -5.962 152.902 10 7.1 New Britain
Felt with maximum intensity of V at Rabaul and Palmalmal. A tsunami was generated which had maximum amplitude of two feet at Pomino on southeast New Britain.
8 17 4 19 27 1976 7.200 122.900 22 7.2 Celebes Sea
Aftershock of strong and damaging earthquake in Mindanao on Aug. 16 which left up to 6000 dead and 90,000 homeless. Additional damage was reported but was mixed with the damage from Aug. 16. Following is a summary of that event. This earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines occurred about 1000 km south of Manila. The quake killed more than 1,200 leaving thousands homeless. Many government and private buildings and bridges collapsed or suffered extensive damage. The province of Lanao del Sur was the hardest hit. More than 175 were killed in Balabagan town. In Paraadian City 30 were killed and more than 100 families left homeless. At Davao nearly 1000 were reported killed in collapsed houses and buildings. Damage was also extensive at Cotabato City. Notre Dame University was extensively damaged. The quake was followed by a strong tsunami with maximum amplitude up to 15 feet at Lanao del Sur. This tsunami and swept many out to sea while destroying wharves and housing. Liquefaction was common and subsidence caused a market in Lebak to sink half a foot. Ground water changes were common.
8 17 10 55 54 1983 55.867 161.287 63 7.0 E. of Kamchatka
8 17 22 17 15 1991 41.821 -125.397 14 7.1 Off Coast of No. California
Felt with intensity V at Klamath, Oregon. Also felt as far as Sacramento and Eugene, Oregon. The third of a set of earthquakes off the coast of northern Oregon from Aug. 15-17, 1991.
8 17 0 1 39 1999 40.748 29.864 17 7.8 Izmit, Turkey
At least 17,000 were killed and 50,000 injured from this earthquake which left more than 500,000 homeless and thousands missing. Estimated cost was $7 billion (U.S. Dollars). Severe damage from Istanbul, Kocaeli and Sakryna Provinces of Turkey. Damage occurred to homes, public buildings and mosques. Liquefaction was common and large sections of several cities were inundated and subsided. Part of the motorway between Istanbul and Ankara buckled causing cars to crash into each other. Up to 5 meters of displacement occurred along the North Anatolian Fault. A tsunami was generated which caused additional damage in many areas around the Marmara Sea.
8 19 07 32 22 2016 -55.279 -31.874 10 7.4 10
The earthquake in South Georgia was reported felt with moderate intensity in the Grytviken area of South Georgia in the Falkland Islands.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 17 15 0 0 1865 36.000 -89.500 0 5.3 New Madrid area
Earthquake in southeastern Missouri also felt in Illinois, Tennessee, Missouri and Mississippi. Furniture rocked in St. Louis. Homes cracked. At New Madrid objects fell from shelves and chimneys were damaged. Water waves formed on the Mississippi River. The earth appears to roll in waves in swampy areas.
8 17 11 30 0 1896 36.800 -118.100 0 6.4 California/Nevada area
This earthquake occurred near Independence on the eastern front of the Sierra Nevada. Many adobe houses crumbled. Plaster and clocks were damaged as far away as Bakersfield.
8 17 9 8 35 1958 51.400 -176.200 33 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 17 13 16 15 1965 51.760 -175.310 60 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 17 22 42 9 1967 59.410 -151.410 52 5.1 Southern Alaska
8 17 7 5 0 1969 50.781 -118.345 0 5.1 Alberta
8 17 20 13 8 1969 25.277 -109.188 33 5.7 Gulf of California
8 17 20 14 59 1969 25.015 -109.527 33 7.2 Gulf of California
8 17 20 27 25 1969 25.352 -109.170 18 5.4 Gulf of California
8 17 22 20 42 1969 25.119 -109.702 33 5.0 Gulf of California
8 17 16 48 31 1977 51.867 -175.342 57 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 17 10 1 21 1984 54.720 -157.920 43 5.4 Alaska Peninsula
8 17 1 28 45 1990 52.570 -167.680 35 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 17 1 55 36 1990 52.660 -167.670 33 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 17 19 29 40 1991 40.235 -124.348 12 6.2 Off Coast of No. California
Damage occurred with intensity VII at Honeydew, CA. Landslides occurred in Petrolia area. Felt from Oregon to San Francisco.
8 17 22 17 15 1991 41.821 -125.397 14 7.1 Off Coast of No. California
Felt with intensity V at Klamath, Oregon. Also felt as far as Sacramento and Eugene, Oregon. The third of a set of earthquakes off the coast of northern Oregon from Aug. 15-17, 1991.
8 17 20 41 52 1992 34.195 -116.862 12 5.3 So. California
Felt with intensity V at Angelus and Lake Arrowhead. Also felt at Big Bear City. Felt throughout much of So. California. Landslides occurred in the Big Bear Lake area.
8 17 22 39 59 1995 35.776 -117.662 6 5.4 So. California
Slight damage occurred in Ridgecrest. Felt with maximum intensity V. Felt from Los Angeles to Bishop, Fresno and Las Vegas, NV.
8 17 6 6 39 1998 57.481 -153.984 38 5.1 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Old Harbor and at Kodiak with intensity III.
8 17 11 11 56 2013 50.947 178.409 28 5.0 Rat Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 16 0 0 0 1739 40.700 142.300 0 7.1 Hokkaido, Japan
Moderate damage at Sanriku and Mutsu.
8 16 6 40 0 1868 0.310 -78.180 0 7.7 Ecuador
Strong earthquake following the great earthquakes in Chile on Aug. 13 and 14, 1868 (possible triggered). Destructive at Tulcan in the Province of Carchi in Ecuador and in the region of southern Colombia. At Tulcan 32 were killed and the entire city was ruined. Followed on August 16 and 17 by a second and third destructive earthquake in Colombia. Up to 70,000 were killed in this series of events.
8 16 7 54 0 1897 39.000 143.000 60 7.9 So. of Honshu
8 16 6 58 0 1909 10.000 -84.300 60 7.1 Honduras
8 16 22 41 18 1911 7.000 137.000 60 8.1 Caroline Islands
8 16 4 27 50 1938 23.500 94.300 60 7.2 Myanmar
8 16 11 47 4 1955 -6.200 155.000 192 7.0 Solomon Islands
8 16 16 11 7 1976 6.262 124.023 33 7.9 Mindanao, Philippines
This earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines occurred about 1000 km south of Manila. The quake killed more than 1,200 leaving thousands homeless. Many government and private buildings and bridges collapsed or suffered extensive damage. The province of Lanao del Sur was the hardest hit. More than 175 were killed in Balabagan town. In Paraadian City 30 were killed and more than 100 families left homeless. At Davao nearly 1000 were reported killed in collapsed houses and buildings. Damage was also extensive at Cotabato City. Notre Dame University was extensively damaged. The quake was followed by a strong tsunami with maximum amplitude up to 15 feet at Lanao del Sur. This tsunami and swept many out to sea while destroying wharves and housing. Liquefaction was common and subsidence caused a market in Lebak to sink half a foot. Ground water changes were common.
8 16 10 27 30 1995 -5.700 154.060 37 7.8 New Britain
Minor damage occurred in the epicentral area. Landslides blocked roads. Felt strongly on Shortland Island. A tsunami was generated with maximum wave heights of 55 cm at Rabaul, New Britain.
8 16 23 10 24 1995 -5.771 154.347 33 7.2 New Britain
Felt throughout the Solomon Islands.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 16 11 40 22 1931 30.500 -104.580 1 6.4 SW U.S.A
This was the largest historical earthquake recorded in Texas. Severe damage was located in the Valentine area where wooden buildings were extensive damaged and chimneys fell. Walls of adobe buildings and of concrete and brick walls were also collapsed. Landslides were common and well water and springs were muddied throughout the area. Felt in Oklahoma, New Mexico and northern Mexico.
8 16 13 17 54 1958 51.430 -176.110 0 6.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 16 7 5 0 1969 50.781 -118.345 0 5.2 Alberta
8 16 12 16 58 1973 51.317 -176.645 24 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity V at Adak.
8 16 12 36 28 1973 51.302 -176.639 43 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
8 16 14 25 33 1973 51.379 -176.587 46 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
8 16 9 41 31 1974 51.421 -177.846 43 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
8 16 5 11 37 1976 51.158 -178.232 17 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 16 20 58 21 1982 51.783 -174.057 49 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 16 10 1 9 1988 51.167 -178.176 28 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 16 21 20 32 1991 52.090 -171.110 90 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 16 22 26 17 1991 41.697 -125.385 10 6.3 Off Coast of No. California
The first in a series of strong earthquakes off the coast of California which continued with events of M 6.2 and 7.1 on August 17. Felt with intensity V at Redway and Trinidad. Felt from northern California to Oregon.
8 16 14 44 59 1993 51.500 -178.600 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 16 17 19 17 1995 51.475 -176.716 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 16 05 24 46 2005 51.205 179.464 55 5.0 Rat Islands, Aleutians
8 16 04 03 03 2007 50.243 -177.568 14 5.8 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 16 20 23 58 2011 51.955 174.971 25 5.4 Near Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 15 0 0 0 1582 -12.200 -77.600 30 7.8 Central Peru
Offshore. No damage was been found reported.
8 15 20 0 0 1868 0.727 -77.887 18 7.0 Colombia
Strong earthquake following the great earthquakes in Chile on Aug. 13 and 14, 1868 (possible triggered). Destructive at Tulcan in the Province of Carchi in Ecuador and in the region of southern Colombia. At Tulcan 32 were killed and the entire city was ruined. Followed on August 16 and 17 by a second and third destructive earthquake in Colombia. Up to 70,000 were killed in this series of events.
8 15 12 48 0 1880 -31.620 -71.180 0 7.7 Central Chile
Known as the Illapel earthquake. Two were killed and many buildings destroyed in Illapel. Petorca was also damaged. Damage occurred throughout central Chile including Valparaiso and Santiago. Submarine cable breaks occurred. Landslides occurred in the Illapel area. The epicenter is uncertain - could be onshore or offshore.
8 15 12 18 0 1897 18.000 120.000 60 7.9 Luzon, Philippines
Clocks stopped at Manila. At Yigan offices were damaged and part of an arcade fell. Furniture was overturned. Several houses were damaged and were demolished.
8 15 12 18 22 1918 5.500 123.000 60 8.5 Mindanao, Philippines
8 15 17 30 11 1918 5.500 126.000 60 7.0 Mindanao, Philippines
At Southern Cotabato all houses were destroyed or badly shaken. Ground cracks and landslides were common. The landslides killed 50 near Sarangani Bay. The earthquake killed more than 102 and reached maximum intensity X. A tsunami was generated which reached maximum height around 24 feet. This tsunami killed people and animals near Port Lebak to Glan. At least 46 were killed. At Glan all native boats were destroyed and many houses destroyed by the 18-foot tsunami. The tsunami also destroyed all low lying crops and a large number of domestic animals.
8 15 14 9 34 1950 28.400 96.700 0 8.7 Myanmar
This earthquake was one of the strongest in the 20th century. It is often referred to as the "Upper Assam Earthquake of 1950" or as the "Arunachal Pradesh, India" earthquake. The quake was felt throughout Bangladesh, Bhutan and Myanmar and was damaging for more than 4.5 million square miles. Devastation in Upper Assam area included damage and loss of life over 15,000 square miles. Fissures emitted water and sand. Liquefaction was widespread. Vast areas of land either elevated or subsided and water changes occurred. Landslides dammed tributaries of the Bramaputra River which later breached with serious flooding. Many forest areas were leveled by landslides and shaking. 1526 deaths were recorded and more than 70 villages were destroyed. A dam broke after 7 days releasing a 7-foot wave which submerged more villages and killed 532 people. Loud explosive noises accompanied the quake near teh epicenter up to 750 miles away. Seiche was observed in England and Norway. The earthquake was caused by slippage on the Po Chu Fault on the Xinjiang/India border. Aftershocks occurred for more than 500 km along the Himalayas.
8 15 22 29 21 1958 1.700 125.000 197 7.0 Mindanao, Philippines
8 15 8 57 8 1959 22.040 121.150 0 7.0 Taiwan
This event killed 16 and injured 63. Up to 1500 houses were damaged in southern Taiwan especially at Heng-chung and Ping-tung. More than 6000 people were homeless. Only a few concrete buildings were left standing.
8 15 17 25 6 1963 -13.800 -69.300 543 7.8 Central Peru
A strong earthquake east of the Andes. This shock was felt over a very large area which is common of deep earthquakes in this area. Felt in Ecuador, Chile, Peru and Bolivia. Landslides and cracks occurred in the La Paz area.
8 15 23 40 57 2007 -13.386 -76.603 39 8.0 Central Peru
(NEIC) At least 514 people killed, 1,090 injured and more than 39,700 buildings damaged or destroyed. The majority of the casualties and damage occurred in Chincha Alta, Ica and Pisco. Widespread communication and power outages occurred in the area. The Panamerican Highway, the Carretera Central and other main transport routes were heavily damaged due to landslides and cracks. Felt (IX) at Chincha Alta and Pisco; (VII) at Ica and San Vicente de Canete; (VI) at Lima; (V) at Cusco; (IV) at Arequipa; (III) at Trujillo. Felt at Abancay, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Chaclacayo, Chillca, Chimbote, Chosica, Cocachacra, Huacho, Huanuco, Huaraz, Huarmey, Imperial, La Oroya, Lambayeque, Mala, Nazca, Nuevo Imperial, Pachacamac, Pucallpa, Quillabamba, San Luis, Urubamba and Viru. Felt (III) at Bogota, Colombia and (II) at La Serena, Chile. Also felt at Coquimbo and Iquique, Chile; at Guayaquil and Quito, Ecuador; at La Paz, Bolivia and at Manaus, Brazil. Possible earthquake lights observed at Lima. A tsunami with wave heights, peak-to-trough in centimeters, was recorded at the following selected tide stations: 16 at Antofagasta, 36 at Arica, 23 at Caldera, 28 at Coquimbo, 16 at Iquique, 21 in Archipielago Juan Fernandez, 18 at San Antonio, 28 at San Felix, 35 at Talcahuano and 17 at Valparaiso, Chile; 27 at Galapagos Islands, Ecuador; 30 at Nuku Hiva Island, French Polynesia; 12 at Hanasaki and 13 at Tosa-Shimizu, Japan; 20 at Acapulco, Mexico; 30 at Chatham Island, 13 at Green Island, 25 at Kaikoura, 17 at Lyttelton, 22 at Sumner Head and 26 at Tinaru, New Zealand; 100 at Callao and La Punta, Peru; 13 at Apia, Samoa; 14 at Port-Vila, Vanuatu; 10 at Dutch Harbor, Alaska; 12 at Crescent City, California; 33 at Hilo, 28 at Kahului and 12 at Kawaihae, Hawaii, USA.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 15 12 15 0 1916 41.000 -117.500 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
8 15 17 56 24 1945 33.216 -116.133 16 5.7 So. California
Slight damage to power lines and plaster occurred at Borrego Valley.
8 15 12 25 59 1961 59.100 -136.900 0 5.3 Southeast Alaska
8 15 3 51 0 1964 48.200 -80.000 0 5.0 Ohio/Lake Erie
8 15 6 7 29 1965 37.220 -89.300 2 5.0 New Madrid area
This earthquake in southern Illinois was felt at Tamms with intensity V. Also felt at Unity with intensity V.
8 15 13 36 25 1966 60.310 -146.030 17 5.3 Central Alaska
8 15 10 56 13 1972 56.252 -135.495 21 5.6 Southeast Alaska
Felt with intensity V at Gustavus where trees and bushes shook. Woke many but did not damage.
8 15 10 30 55 1981 56.348 -156.855 37 5.3 Alaska Peninsula
8 15 23 27 54 1991 52.823 -170.789 105 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 15 09 22 14 2003 40.985 -125.430 8 5.3 Off coast of No. California
(NEIC) Felt (III) at Bayside, Ferndale and Trinidad; (II) at Arcata, Eureka, Fortuna, Loleta and McKinleyville. Also felt at Crescent City, Petrolia and Rio Dell.
8 15 12 26 17 2006 51.092 179.261 19 5.5 Rat Islands, Aleutians
8 15 20 22 11 2007 50.322 -177.548 9 6.5 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 15 20 16 23 2015 51.763 -175.259 44 5.4 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 14 15 0 0 1331 33.070 135.020 0 7.0 Central/So. Honshu Japan
An earthquake off Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture triggered a tsunami observed at Genko Island. The tsunami caused the sea first to recede and then to agitate. About 20 ha were uplifted and upheavals occurred at Senrigahama (Minabe-machi).
8 14 2 0 0 1868 -18.500 -71.000 0 8.5 So. Peru/Bolivia
This was one of the most widely investigated earthquakes in South America. Damage occurred throughout southern Peru and northern Chile from Guayaquil on the north to Valparaiso on the south. About 150 were killed in Moquequa alone and 3000 in the region of Arequipa but the total number of deaths ranged from several hundred to an estimated 40,000. Many of the dead were killed by the tsunami while seeking protection from the earthquake at sea walls. Arequipa, Moquegua, Mollendo, Ilo and Arica and other villages and towns in the area were largely destroyed. A tsunami was generated which was observed throughout the Pacific Ocean and did damage in New Zealand, Australia, Samoa, Hawaii, California and Japan. At Isla, Peru the sea withdrew suddenly and after a delay of 20 minutes in Arica the first wave reach with maximum height up to 17 meters. This tsunami destroyed what was left of Arica. The third or fourth wave was the highest and was described as a wall of water up to 45 feet high. This wave carried several ships as much as three miles inland where they lay for more than 50 years afterwards. A series of foreshocks preceded the earthquake. Cracks formed near Arica which were 5-8 cm wide and issued flows of mud, water and asphyxiating gasses. The air was charged with electricity such that sparks were observed when fingers were run through dry hair. Earthquake lights were observed throughout the Andes as moving balls of light. Waves could be seen passing over the surface of the earth.
8 14 18 2 0 1924 36.200 141.600 60 7.1 Off East Coast Honshu
8 14 4 39 32 1932 26.000 95.500 120 7.0 Myanmar
This was a destructive earthquake in the epicentral region. Some damage was also reported over eastern part of northern Assam. Felt over Assam and north and east Bengal.
8 14 22 51 24 1950 -27.300 -62.500 630 7.2 Argentina
8 14 22 14 19 1968 0.163 119.785 23 7.4 Malaysia
This violent earthquake occurred on the west coast of the Celebes. Damage and at least 99 deaths occurred along the coast at Tambu, north of Donggala and at Mapaga and Dampele. Part of the MindanaoManimbaja Bay in the Celebes subsided by up to 3 meters while the island of Tuguan uplifted. A tsunamis was generated which drowned more than 200 and destroyed 700 houses. The wave had highest amplitude up to 10 meters and inundated up to 300 meters inland.
8 14 14 19 4 1969 43.310 147.510 46 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
Part of a strong sequence in the Hokkaido area which began on Aug. 11 with M 7.9.
8 14 19 39 14 1986 1.795 126.519 33 7.4 Mindanao, Philippines
This earthquake was felt with maximum magnitude up to IV at Manado, Sulawesi. Also felt in Mindanao, Philippines.
8 14 02 59 38 2012 49.800 145.064 583 7.7 Sea of Okhotsk
(NEIC) Felt (V) at Poronaysk and (III) at Yuzhno- Sakhalinsk, Russia. Also felt at Magadan, Yakutsk and in much of Sakhalin. Felt (III) at Misawa and Tokyo, Japan. Also felt in parts of Hokkaido and northern Honshu. Felt at Harbin, China. Recorded (3 JMA) in southern and eastern Hokkaido. Also recorded (3 JMA) in Aomori and Iwate, Honshu.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 14 19 3 30 1929 43.000 -130.000 0 5.2 Off Coast of Oregon
8 14 16 12 3 1931 52.500 -168.000 25 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 14 11 7 23 1944 59.000 -155.000 100 6.2 Southern Alaska
8 14 14 55 12 1958 51.590 -175.390 0 6.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 14 13 13 57 1965 37.230 -89.310 1 5.0 New Madrid area
This earthquake was felt in southwestern Illinois and knocked down chimneys, cracked walls, and knocked items from shelves. Well water was muddied at Tamms. Very loud earth noises accompanied the quake. Maximum intensity was V at Unity, Illinois. A second event occurred in the same area on August 15 with intensity V.
8 14 3 39 34 1970 64.900 -147.800 19 5.6 Northern Alaska
Felt with intensity V in the epicentral area.
8 14 5 34 54 1974 51.487 -178.169 51 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
8 14 1 2 9 1984 61.798 -148.986 15 6.1 Central Alaska
Windows were shattered and dishes broke at Palmer, Willow and Sutton. Buildings shook and people had difficulty standing. Damage included many items knocked from shelves. Landslides covered portions of several highways.
8 14 17 39 32 1987 53.416 -169.113 118 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Nikolski, Fox Islands.
8 14 20 3 4 1988 39.128 -110.869 9 5.4 Utah area
Earthquake near Clawson, Utah. It was felt over a wide area and caused minor property damage. Bricks and chimneys fell. Damage included broken windows, plaster and drywall cracking and brick wall damage. Many rockfalls occurred near the epicenter. Ground cracks and liquefaction occurred up to 4 km from the epicenter. Sand boils were also observed. Water in springs as far as 40 km from the epicenter changed flow patterns. Felt from Golden, Colorado to Albuquerque, New Mexico up to 500 km from the epicenter.
8 14 15 6 59 1990 32.036 -112.935 5 5.4 SW U.S.A
8 14 19 45 28 1990 51.420 -179.060 34 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 14 0 53 49 1991 52.000 -159.000 0 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
8 14 10 54 8 1991 54.850 -160.780 33 5.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 14 12 53 26 1991 54.330 -169.350 280 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 14 20 44 19 1991 63.175 -151.022 12 5.0 Central Alaska
8 14 14 25 23 2000 51.771 177.829 64 5.3 Rat Islands, Aleutians
8 14 19 35 37 2001 76.667 -107.269 10 5.2 Queen Elizabeth Islands, Canada
8 14 05 38 06 2007 19.346 -155.066 9 5.4 Hawaii
(NEIC) Felt (VII) at Kurtistown; (VI) at Kea`au; (V) at Hakalau, Hilo, Honomu, Mountain View, Ninole, Pahoa, Papa`ikou and Pepeekeo; (IV) at Hawaii National Park, Honoka`a, Kapaau, Kealakekua, Laupahoehoe, Na`alehu, Pa`auilo and Volcano; (III) at Captain Cook, Hawi, Holualoa, Kailua Kona, Kamuela, Pahala and Waikoloa. Felt at Honaunau, `O`okala and Papa`aloa. Felt (II) at Honolulu, O`ahu. Also felt at Hana and Kula, Maui.
8 14 19 18 41 2013 51.212 178.487 29 5.0 Rat Islands, Aleutians
8 14 16 28 55 2016 51.540 179.550 64 5.6 Rat Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 13 20 45 0 1868 -18.500 -70.350 0 8.5 So. Peru/Bolivia
This was one of the most widely investigated earthquakes in South America. Damage occurred throughout southern Peru and northern Chile from Guayaquil on the north to Valparaiso on the south. About 150 were killed in Moquequa alone and 3000 in the region of Arequipa but the total number of deaths ranged from several hundred to an estimated 40,000. Many of the dead were killed by the tsunami while seeking protection from the earthquake at sea walls. Arequipa, Moquegua, Mollendo, Ilo and Arica and other villages and towns in the area were largely destroyed. A tsunami was generated which was observed throughout the Pacific Ocean and did damage in New Zealand, Australia, Samoa, Hawaii, California and Japan. At Isla, Peru the sea withdrew suddenly and after a delay of 20 minutes in Arica the first wave reach with maximum height up to 17 meters. This tsunami destroyed what was left of Arica. The third or fourth wave was the highest and was described as a wall of water up to 45 feet high. This wave carried several ships as much as three miles inland where they lay for more than 50 years afterwards. A series of foreshocks preceded the earthquake. Cracks formed near Arica which were 5-8 cm wide and issued flows of mud, water and asphyxiating gasses. The air was charged with electricity such that sparks were observed when fingers were run through dry hair. Earthquake lights were observed throughout the Andes as moving balls of light. Waves could be seen passing over the surface of the earth.
8 13 4 25 42 1913 -5.500 105.000 75 7.2 So. of Java
8 13 12 40 32 1965 -15.900 166.800 33 7.3 Vanuatu Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 13 8 22 28 1944 50.130 -130.460 0 5.8 British Colombia
8 13 20 12 59 1958 50.590 -177.750 0 6.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 13 3 26 45 1963 55.000 -156.400 33 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
8 13 16 44 23 1967 43.500 -126.950 33 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
8 13 3 46 20 1974 51.525 -178.112 52 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 13 22 54 52 1978 34.402 -119.663 9 5.4 So. California
This earthquake near Goleta and Santa Barbara injured 65 and caused damage worth about $12 million. The most severe damaged occurred in Santa Barbara where nine buildings were extensively cracked at the University of California branch. Lighter damage also occurred throughout the region(light fixtures, plaster etc.). Buildings around Santa Barbara were extensively damaged included cracks, collapsed roofs, failure of foundations and chimneys. Overpasses on highway 101 sustained damage. A freight train derailed west of Goleta. Rockslides were common. Felt over most of southern California.
8 13 2 17 52 1980 53.690 -163.380 0 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 13 1 19 51 1987 51.279 -178.232 13 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 13 18 43 53 1988 60.180 -147.010 33 5.4 Central Alaska
8 13 23 4 20 1990 60.111 -151.985 84 5.2 Central Alaska
8 13 6 16 52 1998 53.224 171.026 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 13 0 30 28 1999 52.050 -169.453 32 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 13 3 0 29 1999 52.094 -169.488 33 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 13 7 56 40 1999 52.037 -169.502 33 5.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
These Fox Islands events were not reported felt.
8 13 06 25 57 2005 51.898 178.114 6 5.1 Rat Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 12 15 0 0 1185 35.000 135.080 0 7.4 No. Honshu, Japan
Felt strongly at Kyoto, Japan (Milne - A catalog of Destructive Earthquakes A.D. 7 to A.D. 1899)
8 12 2 7 27 1939 -16.300 168.500 180 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
8 12 9 23 51 1953 38.700 20.900 0 7.2 No. Greece
This earthquake occurred in Kegallinia, Greece and killed 455. More than 27,000 houses were destroyed at Kefallinia and Zakinthos. Damage also occurred on mainland Greece and in southern Italy.
8 12 5 3 27 1969 43.670 148.210 44 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
Moderate damage in the Shikotan, Hokkaido area. Felt from Tokyo to Hokkaido with maximum intensity IX. A tsunami was generated which caused some damage to planted sea weed on Shikotan. Maximum tsunami height was 2.6 meters at Nemuro but it was also observed at Wake Island and Hawaii (43 cm). Also observed in the Aleutian Islands. A rapid sequence of events followed with many earthquakes of M>6 (at least 20) in the next three weeks.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 12 11 24 49 1929 42.910 -78.400 9 5.8 New York State
This earthquake occurred in the region of eastern Attica. At Attica more than 250 chimneys were thrown down and several brick buildings were damaged. Monuments were knocked down in cemeteries and a reservoir developed a crack and drained dry. Chimneys also fell in Batavia and Warsaw. Felt in New Hampshire, Michigan, Maryland and Ontario.
8 12 3 23 57 1932 52.250 -169.000 25 6.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 12 20 17 1 1966 52.670 -161.530 32 5.5 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 12 10 41 14 1970 51.480 -179.270 40 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 12 9 42 6 1972 50.972 -179.273 17 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
8 12 12 34 21 1972 53.750 -164.680 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 12 14 44 28 1980 59.980 -152.845 110 5.0 Southern Alaska
8 12 0 24 48 1984 50.240 -129.989 10 5.0 British Colombia
8 12 1 57 2 1988 53.098 -167.053 33 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 12 18 49 4 1993 51.760 -176.090 46 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 12 14 10 25 1998 36.755 -121.464 9 5.4 Central California
Two people were injured in Santa Cruz County. Damage occurred to a church in San Jan Bautista and to several mobile homes and highways in San Benito County. A number of items fell from shelves in many counties of central California.
8 12 8 20 39 1999 50.881 -171.885 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 11 4 32 0 1903 36.300 23.000 120 7.2 Aegean Sea
This earthquake was felt up to 1300 km distant. Fissures and casualties were observed in the Mitata (Kythera) area. A similar earthquake occurred in the Dodecanese Islands with casualties and ground fissures exactly one year later on August 11, 2004.
8 11 0 55 54 1937 -6.300 116.500 610 7.2 Sumbawa Island area
8 11 15 51 34 1961 43.030 145.210 45 7.2 Hokkaido, Japan
Felt strongly in southeastern Hokkaido. Some damage with at least 4 injured. A tsunami with height 15 cm was generated.
8 11 3 40 55 1965 -15.500 166.900 14 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
8 11 22 31 49 1965 -15.800 167.200 33 7.4 Vanuatu Islands
This was an important seismic crisis in the center of the Vanuatu Archipelago from August 11-12. Three shocks of M>=6.8 occurred and did some damage. The damage occurred at Luganville, Espiritu Santo Island) and at Norsup (Malekula Island). The mainshock was felt with intensity VIII at Norsup and VII at Luganville. Also felt at Port Vila. A tsunami warning was produced and was heeded by local citizens. A 7-meter high tsunami did occur and did damage in some bays. The strong seismicity continued for three weeks.
8 11 21 27 39 1969 43.545 147.353 28 7.8 Hokkaido, Japan
Moderate damage in the Shikotan, Hokkaido area. Felt from Tokyo to Hokkaido with maximum intensity IX. A tsunami was generated which caused some damage to planted sea weed on Shikotan. Maximum tsunami height was 2.6 meters at Nemuro but it was also observed at Wake Island and Hawaii (43 cm). Also observed in the Aleutian Islands. A rapid sequence of events followed with many earthquakes of M>6 (at least 20) in the next three weeks.
8 11 23 52 57 1969 1.726 126.470 34 7.0 Mindanao, Philippines
Felt at Manada (Celebes)
8 11 10 22 20 1970 -14.123 166.650 33 7.5 Vanuatu Islands
Felt in the Banks Islands and at Luganville with intensity IV. One of a series of shocks between Aug. 10 and 12, 1970.
8 11 1 13 56 1974 39.457 73.830 9 7.3 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
Very strong earthquake occurred in the Zaalayski range north of Pamir. Widely felt in Soviet Central Asia. Intensity VI at Osh and with intensity of V at Andijan and Fergana. Many aftershocks.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 11 16 53 0 1962 46.000 -123.500 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Felt with intensity IV at Gifford Pinehot National Forest, Skamania County, WA. Water rippled in open pan, objects on shelves rattled. There were rumbling earth noises and a bumping.
8 11 18 29 38 1965 59.500 -146.100 16 5.5 Southern Alaska
8 11 10 45 59 1966 52.620 -169.730 54 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 11 12 37 29 1968 52.130 -179.970 166 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak
8 11 00 09 36 2008 53.684 -163.563 23 5.2 Unimak Island, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 10 0 0 0 1901 40.500 141.500 0 7.8 Hokkaido, Japan
Strong aftershock of earlier event in this region. The damage from the two events is normally combined as totals. A second tsunami was generated with this earthquake. A third tsunami was generated about 1.5 hours later with a third earthquake of M 6.4 near the same epicenter.
8 10 11 36 15 1927 -1.000 131.000 60 7.1 West Irian, PNG
8 10 21 18 30 1931 46.500 90.500 35 7.9 Mongolia
Felt with intensity IX in Xinjiang, China - also at Weiwoet and Zizhiqu Province. Damage was limited up to 11 were killed.
8 10 2 2 6 1938 -0.310 -78.420 0 7.2 Ecuador
Extreme damage with intensity up to IX-X at Alangasi, Sangolqui and Tingo-Pichincha.
8 10 2 7 4 1968 1.423 126.222 33 7.6 Mindanao, Philippines
This event followed a strong destructive earthquake in central Philippines on Aug. 2, 1968. Very strong earthquake caused damage at Manada, Celebes. There was a very energetic aftershock sequence of which five were of M>=6.0.
8 10 4 38 26 1988 -10.366 160.819 34 7.4 Solomon Islands
One person was killed and several hundred injured in this event. A tsunami was generated which affected up to 13 villages and destroyed 100 homes in the San Cristobal area. The tsunami inundated up to 100 meters. The tsunami had peak height of more than 1 meter. The quake was felt throughout the Solomon Islands from Guadalcanal to Malaita.
8 10 0 51 53 1993 -45.277 166.927 28 7.0 Southern S. Isl. N.Z.
The epicenter of this earthquake was about 150 km south of Queensland in Southern New Zealand. The maximum intensity was about VII in the general area of the epicenter. Power was out in the Te Anau region. The event was felt throughout South Island and southern North Island and as far as Sydney, Australia. (Source: NEIS).
8 10 19 55 38 2009 14.099 92.902 24 7.5 Andaman Islands, India
(NEIC) Felt (V) at Porur,(IV) at Bamboo Flat, Contai, Port Blair and Raurkela and (III) along much of the east coast of India, including Calcutta and Madras. Felt in large parts of eastern and southern India and as far as Delhi. Felt(IV) at Chittagong and (III) at Dhaka, Bangladesh. Felt (III) at Rangoon, Burma and at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and (II) at Male, Maldives; Kathmandu, Nepal; Bangkok and Chiang Mai, Thailand. Felt strongly at Banda Aceh, Indonesia and as far as Padang and Jakarta. Also felt in parts of Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Vietnam and in Hainan, China.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 10 19 7 0 1884 40.600 -74.000 0 5.6 New York State
This earthquake affected an area from Portsmouth, N.H. to Burlington, VT and south to Binghamton, N.Y. and to Baltimore, MD and Atlantic City, N.J. Damage occurred in Jamaica and Amityville, N.Y where cracks appeared in walls. 30 towns including Hartford, CONN. and West Chester, PA reported damage such as fallen bricks and plaster.
8 10 5 5 17 1941 59.250 -137.500 0 5.2 Southeast Alaska
On August 10 (UT), 1947 an earthquake in southern Michigan caused damage oer a large area (about 50,000 sq. miles) including parts of Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin. Maximum intensity was VI including cracked plaster, windows and items thrown down from store shelves.
8 10 1 52 54 1944 50.920 -130.130 0 6.2 British Colombia
Sister's Island lighthouse was damaged by this quake located near the northern tip of Vancouver Island. A strong aftershock was felt. (Source: Seismic Activity in Canada, West of the 113th Meridian 1841-1951, W.G. Milne)
8 10 8 21 7 1965 61.200 -60.000 10 5.0 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
8 10 14 58 30 1971 27.637 -112.385 33 5.2 Gulf of California
8 10 14 35 43 1975 63.212 -150.477 135 5.1 Central Alaska
8 10 9 35 58 1977 56.578 -152.856 28 5.1 Southern Alaska
8 10 7 25 11 1979 52.002 -170.654 41 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 10 9 10 52 1980 53.715 -163.366 36 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 10 9 11 6 1980 54.514 -162.792 13 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 10 9 12 14 1980 54.490 -163.740 0 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 10 16 25 41 1982 60.121 -153.063 133 5.1 Central Alaska
8 10 0 55 58 1983 56.495 -152.693 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
8 10 20 19 27 2001 39.823 -120.646 18 5.2 Northern California
Slight damage occurred at Alleghany and Portola. Felt from San Francisco, CA to Fallon, Nevada.
8 10 03 25 18 2002 51.168 -179.670 33 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 10 22 08 22 2005 36.947 -104.833 5 5.0 New Mexico
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Raton; (III) at Arroyo Seco and Questa and (II) at Cimarron. Felt (IV) at Aguilar, Trinidad and Weston, Colorado. Also felt at Colorado Springs, Fort Garland, Fountain, La Junta, Lamar, La Veta, Olney Springs, Ordway and Pueblo, Colorado.
8 10 13 31 25 2007 51.256 -179.827 58 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 10 18 37 43 2012 52.633 -167.421 13 6.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 10 18 27 41 2014 51.521 -172.862 27 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 10 02 57 17 2016 39.329 -122.802 14 5.1 Northern California
NEIC reported it was felt with maximum intensity V in the epicentral area. Intensity IV was reported from Upper Lake, Witter Springs, Nice, Potter Valley, Elk Creek, Clearlake Oaks, Stonyford, Lucerne, Glenhaven, Lakeport, and Redwood Valley and generally within about 50 km of the epicenter. Intensity II-III was felt within about 100 km of the epicenter with felt reports from Ukiah, Clearlake, Kelseyville, Willows, Hopland, Willits, Williams, Maxwell, Covelo, Lower Lake, Orland, Boonville, Cloverdale, Hidden Valley Lake, Colusa, Comptche, Philo, Laytonville, Albion, Gualala, Fort Bragg, Healdsburg, Point Arena, Elk, Manchester, Mendocino, Littleriver, Cazadero, Caspar, Windsor, Meridian, Chico, Santa Rosa, Paradise, Winters, Novato, West Sacramento. Lesser shaking was reported from as far as 150-250 km from the epicenter. Light aftershocks of M 3-3.5 were reported felt within about 50 km with intensity II-III in Healdsburg, Willits, Redwood Valley, Kelseyville, Ukiah, Lakeport, and Potter Valley, California.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 9 9 23 0 1901 40.500 142.500 60 7.2 Hokkaido, Japan
Earthquake in the region of Hokkaido was followed by a strong tsunami. The earthquake appears to have caused more than 18 deaths and to have collapsed 8 houses while partially collapsing another 615 in Aomori Prefecture. The tsunami was observed with maximum height at Hilo, Hawaii where it hit with height 1.2 meters and did minor damage. Also observed at Sanriku, Miyako and Ayukawa.
8 9 13 1 0 1901 -22.000 170.000 60 8.4 Loyalty Islands
Not reported as damaging in the epicentral area. A tsunami may have been generated. Triggering by dynamic waves from the earlier Hokkaido event is possible.
8 9 18 33 0 1901 40.600 142.300 60 7.4 Hokkaido, Japan
Strong aftershock of earlier event in this region. The damage from the two events is normally combined as totals. A second tsunami was generated with this earthquake. A third tsunami was generated about 1.5 hours later with a third earthquake of M 6.4 near the same epicenter.
8 9 1 29 0 1912 40.600 27.200 40 7.8 Northwestern Turkey
This was a catastrophic earthquake which occurred in southeastern Thrace and destroyed more than 300 villages killing around 2836, injuring 7350 and leaving more than 80,000 homeless. The mainshock was followed by strong aftershocks and fires and landslides which destroyed churches, mosques and nearly all the public buildings for a radius within about 100 km of the epicenter. A 50-km fault scarp was produced. Liquefaction was common as far as 200 km from the epicenter. More than 40000 houses were damaged or destroyed.
8 9 12 42 48 1993 36.379 70.868 215 7.0 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
Note: NEIS identifies an earthquake in Aleppo, Syria occurred on this date in 1138 killing 230,000. Most sources give the date of this earthquake as Sept. 8 (9-8-1138) instead of Aug. 9. Transcription problems of this type are common in the recording and investigation of historical seismicity.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 9 5 30 4 1943 38.200 -118.200 0 5.5 California/Nevada area
Plaster and walls were observed to crack near Excelsior Mountains near Dyer and Fallon. Dishes fell from shelves.
8 9 7 39 18 1960 40.317 -127.067 17 6.3 Off Coast of No. California
Felt throughout northwestern California coast from San Francisco to southern Oregon.
8 9 3 29 52 1965 52.200 -178.200 118 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 9 13 25 6 1967 39.900 -104.700 5 5.3 Colorado area
This was the strongest of a series of earthquakes triggered by underground water pumping in the Rocky Mountain Arsenal of the Commerce City/Denver region of Colorado. It is also the strongest earthquake in the recorded history of Denver. Damage occurred in northern suburbs of Denver. Windows broke, plaster cracked, merchandise fell from store shelves. Up to $12,000 dollars at one liquor store alone. Other damage included cracking of concrete pillars and ceiling tile falling. Damage was located throughout the region from Denver to Boulder, Colorado. After water pumping ceased, the earthquakes gradually died out. One of the first cases of well studied earthquakes caused by human activity.
8 9 2 18 26 1973 40.260 -124.233 2 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
Damage occurred in the Ferndale area and was limited to broken windows, plaster and fallen merchandise. Felt in Humboldt and Mendocino Counties.
8 9 12 47 51 1982 51.388 -175.526 54 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 9 15 58 22 1983 60.121 -147.216 28 5.0 Central Alaska
8 9 16 58 5 1986 56.100 -175.200 0 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 9 7 33 52 1994 53.736 -163.568 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Akutan.
8 9 18 33 25 1996 64.902 -170.447 10 5.0 Northern Alaska
Felt with intensity III at Port Clarence, Alaska.
8 09 05 27 43 1998 53.008 171.139 25 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
8 09 13 08 36 2001 51.400 -178.059 33 5.4 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 09 16 26 15 2003 51.503 -171.214 33 5.3 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 09 15 18 16 2008 51.504 -178.441 58 5.4 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 09 18 20 48 2015 52.255 -168.722 34 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 8 1 10 0 1903 4.600 -74.000 0 7.7 Colombia
Felt strongly in Bogota and affected the city of San Victorino and Chapinero. The quake caused objects and table to move and objects were thrown from shelves. Source: Historia de Los Terremotos de Colombia, by Jesus Ramirez.
8 8 22 51 0 1904 -40.500 177.000 33 7.5 So. Island, N.Z.
Cities from Napier to Wellington saw chimneys fall. Parapets fell in Wellington. At Cape Turnagain nearly all chimneys fell, water tanks were destroyed and several wooden houses were distorted. Felt from Queensland on the South to Napier. Sand fountaining was reported. A number of landslides occurred. A large wave, possibly a tsunami was observed at Mohaka. Source:Atlan of Isoseismal Maps of New Zealand Earthquakes, G.L. Downes
8 8 13 28 28 1946 19.710 -69.510 0 7.9 Puerto Rico
Strong aftershock of the earthquake of M 8.1 on August 4, 1946. This earthquake caused the last known damaging tsunami to hit the Caribbean. Consequential tsunamis in the area normally occur with 25-30 year intervals in this region. It has now been nearly 60 years since this event and a large regional tsunami is overdue. A tsunami observation network is being set up in the area to monitor future tsunami activity (at the University of Puerto Rico).
8 8 15 48 58 1987 -19.170 -70.880 100 7.0 So. Peru/Bolivia
Five were killed and 112 injured in the Arica area. More than 1000 homes were destroyed with maximum intensity up to VII. Landslides occurred along the Chile-Bolivia border. Felt in southern Peru, Bolivia and northern Chile. Source: NEIC.
8 8 1 8 5 1992 -31.200 179.940 395 7.1 So. Kermadec Islands
8 8 8 34 25 1993 12.982 144.801 59 8.2 So. Marianas/Guam
Extensive damage with intensity IV in Tumon Bay injured 48 in Guam. Damage, landslides and rockslides were observed throughout the Island of Guam. Liquefaction caused amage at the naval base and in the commercial port. Estimated coast more than $100 million (U.S. Dollars). A tsunami was generated with maximum height to 1 meter. The tsunami damaged several boats and injured several on the beach as well as causing some damage. It was recorded as far as Honshu and Hawaii. Source: NEIC.
8 08 17 05 04 2007 -5.859 107.419 280 7.4 South of Sumatra
(NEIC) Felt (V) at Serpong; (IV) at Bandung, Bekasi, Bogor, Cicurug, Depok, Jakarta, Sleman, Tangerang and Yogyakarta; (III) at Citeko, Kebumen, Malang and Pacitan; (II) at Blitar and Tretes. Felt at Baki, Banjar, Banjaran, Bantul, Ciawi, Cibadak, Cilacap, Cilegon, Cimanggis, Ciputat, Cirebon, Dayeuhkolot, Garut, Karangasem, Karawang, Kediri, Kuningan, Lembang, Madiun, Pelabuhanratu, Pondok Aren, Pondokgede, Purwokerto, Salatiga, Semarang, Sewon, Sukabumi, Teluknaga, Tulungagung and Weleri. Felt (IV) at Kuta; (III) at Denpasar and Ubud; (II) at Bali; felt at Klungkung, Bali. Felt (III) at Liwa and Padang; felt at Bandar Lampung, Sumatra. Also felt(III) at Kuala Lumpur; felt at Petaling Jaya and Sungai Ara, Malaysia.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 8 15 0 0 1847 42.000 -71.000 0 5.0 New England
Felt with maximum intensity V at Boston, Dedham, Cape Cod and Nuntucket, MASS.
8 8 16 50 0 1953 48.000 -114.000 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
A sharp jolting sensation was felt at Flathead Lake, Montana. Cracks were produced in buildings at Yellow Bay. Also felt strongly at Swan Lake, Montana.
8 8 10 35 38 1955 38.330 -118.670 0 5.2 California/Nevada area
Felt in Hawthorne, Nevada. Clocks were stopped in Masona dn Schurz. Glass
cracked at Benton, California.
8 8 4 52 10 1961 51.800 -131.200 0 5.0 British Colombia
8 8 12 18 23 1961 51.200 -170.700 33 6.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Not reported felt.
8 8 9 48 36 1964 56.700 -152.400 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
8 8 12 49 23 1965 51.800 -175.260 47 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
8 8 7 0 50 1975 39.502 -121.512 8 5.0 Central California
Aftershock in the Oroville series.
8 8 12 0 23 1975 63.210 -150.670 149 5.0 Central Alaska
8 8 4 31 21 1986 53.594 -167.320 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 8 13 37 32 1988 56.000 -153.360 33 5.3 Southern Alaska
8 8 8 13 28 1989 37.190 -122.570 15 5.1 Central California
Possible foreshock to the Loma Prieta area of central California. This earthquake killed one person and damage in the area near San Jose. Chimneys fell at Cupertino, Los Gatos and Redwood Estages. Damage include broken underground pipes, cracks in walls, fallen water heaters and propane tanks. Light damage reported throughout Sonoma, San Luis Obispo and Stanislaus Counties.
8 8 17 10 55 1996 53.170 -167.160 47 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 08 14 05 17 2012 54.881 -161.214 43 5.2 Unimak Island, Alaska
8 08 19 09 33 2015 52.397 -169.540 33 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 7 2 11 30 1931 -4.000 142.000 60 7.1 Papua New Guinea
8 7 2 13 4 1966 50.570 -171.220 29 7.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
One of the largest earthquakes in recent years in the U.S. Felt at Adak.
No damage was reported.
8 7 18 19 18 1992 57.580 -142.860 11 7.2 Southeast Alaska
This earthquake in southeastern and the Gulf of Alaska was strongly felt
in the Yakutat region. Maximum intensity was V at Fort Richardson. Felt
throughout most of southern and southeastern Alaska. The event was also
felt in British Columbia nd the Yukon Territory, Canada.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 7 10 43 31 1959 56.400 -153.600 0 5.9 Southern Alaska
8 7 21 45 25 1959 56.420 -153.690 0 5.0 Southern Alaska
8 7 16 27 16 1960 42.400 -111.500 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
8 7 19 20 15 1960 42.500 -111.400 49 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Located in southeastern Idaho, this event was felt in the Soda Springs area
of Caribou County. Plaster and concrete cracked. There were loud noises
associated with the earthquake.
8 7 5 37 25 1964 56.800 -152.300 19 5.2 Southern Alaska
8 7 2 13 4 1966 50.570 -171.220 29 7.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
One of the largest earthquakes in recent years in the U.S. Felt at Adak.
No damage was reported.
8 7 14 11 51 1966 59.600 -144.400 4 5.5 Southeast Alaska
8 7 17 36 28 1966 31.740 -114.510 32 5.7 SW U.S.A
This earthquake of M 5.7-6.3 was widely felt throughout southern California
and Arizona and was also felt at Boulder, Nevada. Plaster cracked at Blythe,
Holtville and Winterhaven. A sidewalk sagged and facades of buildings were
cracked at Yuma, AZ. Earth cracks were repoted. Minor damage at Sonora, Mexico
(broken windows etc.).
8 7 8 23 38 1974 56.616 -152.315 35 5.0 Southern Alaska
8 7 23 26 57 1977 52.407 -176.327 167 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 7 19 16 12 1980 63.310 -151.411 89 5.4 Central Alaska
8 7 6 37 22 1984 51.306 -179.091 56 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 7 18 19 20 1992 57.589 -142.846 13 6.6 Southeast Alaska
This earthquake in southeastern and the Gulf of Alaska was strongly felt
in the Yakutat region. Maximum intensity was V at Fort Richardson. Felt
throughout most of southern and southeastern Alaska. The event was also
felt in British Columbia nd the Yukon Territory, Canada.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 6 21 11 18 1912 -14.000 167.000 260 7.2 Vanuatu Islands
8 6 22 14 24 1913 -15.800 -73.500 0 7.8 So. Peru/Bolivia
This earthquake destroyed the city of Caraveli. It was felt over about 30,000 sq km and destructive with intensity X in this area but with intensity VII over an area of 58,000 km sq. Caraveli is located in the Cordillera Occidental and was largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1868 but reconstructed. Ground cracks were observed. Maximum damage occurred to buildings in En Atico, Ocona and En Cailloma. Destruction occurred throughout central Peru. Less than 50 were confirmed dead.
8 6 4 10 42 1914 -6.000 123.000 600 7.0 Flores Island area
8 6 13 13 0 1915 44.000 150.000 60 7.1 Hokkaido, Japan
8 6 23 36 59 1942 14.000 -91.000 60 8.3 Guatemala
Near the south Coast of Guatemala. Acatenango was destroyed. At least 9 were killed and hundreds injured. Severe damage occurred in western and central Guatemala and in eastern Mexico.
8 6 0 35 37 1949 -18.500 -174.500 70 7.5 Tonga Islands
8 6 8 31 28 1955 -21.000 -178.000 360 7.0 Tonga Islands
8 6 15 43 52 1983 40.140 24.750 2 7.0 Romania/Bulgaria
Damage occurred on Limnos and in monasteries at Mount Athos. Felt with intensity up to VII in Greece, Bulgaria and western Turkey.
8 6 19 6 39 1984 32.380 132.155 33 7.1 Kyushu, Japan area
This earthquake was felt with maximum intensity VI in Shikoku, Japan and generated an 18-cm tsunami which was observed around Nobeoka. Nine were injured on Kyushu.
8 6 0 36 25 1988 25.149 95.127 91 7.3 Myanmar
More than 35 were killed and about 50 injured in the earthquake and subsequent seiche on Jamuna River, Bangladesh which caused a ferry boat to capsize. Damage was considerable in northeastern India. Landslides were common. Additional damage occurred in Burma. The earthquake was felt from Bangladesh, NE India, Burma and Nepal.
8 6 7 27 13 2000 28.856 139.556 395 7.3 Bonin Islands
This deep focus earthquake was felt throughout much of Honshu, Japan and as far north as Aomori Prefecture, but did little damage.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
In 1891 on Aug. 6 an earthquake followed by a tidal wave caused extensive damage to the Cocopah Indian villages and lands along the lower Colorado.
8 6 19 38 0 1916 36.670 -121.250 0 5.5 Central California
Chimneys fell at Paicines, Slight damage occurred at Hollister.
8 6 22 16 0 1932 47.700 -122.300 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
A strong shock felt in Seattle, WA where a few chimneys fell and others were badly damaged.
8 6 6 15 6 1941 55.700 -163.000 150 6.8 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Not reported damaging or felt.
8 6 3 44 32 1959 47.800 -119.900 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Earthquake in central Washington State near Chelan where chimneys and bricks fell and dishes broke. Similar damage was observed at Waterville. Landslides were common.
8 6 10 46 29 1964 43.400 -126.700 33 5.3 Off Coast of Oregon
8 6 18 24 49 1964 56.620 -152.590 39 5.3 Southern Alaska
8 6 23 29 17 1973 33.986 -119.475 17 5.0 So. California
Earthquake located off the coast of southern California near Anacapa Island with maximum intensity V was felt over about 8,000 sq. km area from Carpenteria to Santa Barbara and in Los Angeles. Rockslides and landslides were observed on Anacapa Island. Windows cracked at Oxnard and pavement cracked at Carpenteria.
8 6 2 37 42 1974 60.247 -153.324 136 5.0 Central Alaska
8 6 3 50 30 1975 39.479 -121.524 7 5.1 Central California
Aftershock of Oroville mainshock on Aug. 1. This event was felt with intensity V at Hamilton City and throughout Butte County.
8 6 16 41 52 1975 39.497 -121.529 8 5.2 Central California
8 6 17 5 22 1979 37.110 -121.511 7 5.9 Central California
This earthquake was located in the Gilroy-Hollister area and did damage estimated at $0.5 million (U.S. Dollars) in the epicentral area. The press reported 16 were injured. Buildings in Gilroy suffered damaged including caved in ceilings, plaster cracks, and chimneys fallen. Similar damage was observed in Hollister. Ground displacement was observed on the Calaveras Fault Zone from Hollister to Anderson Lake (about 40 km). Settlement of the ground and slumping were common.
8 6 4 53 58 1982 51.545 -175.915 35 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 6 16 33 58 1983 60.513 -153.140 134 5.3 Central Alaska
8 6 14 53 14 1988 55.119 -156.742 34 5.2 Alaska Peninsula
8 6 13 17 43 1989 60.190 -141.130 7 5.5 Central Alaska
8 6 1 2 52 1994 51.085 -179.172 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 6 8 48 3 1995 52.090 -174.870 72 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 6 15 22 49 1998 51.660 -177.280 45 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 06 19 53 11 2002 61.416 -150.355 55 5.0 Southern Alaska
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Anchorage, Eagle River, Palmer, Seward and Wasilla; (II) at Cordova.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 5 0 10 0 1897 38.300 143.300 60 7.7 So. of Honshu
Some damage occurred at at Ayukawa by the earthquake. A tsunami was generated with maximum height of 3 meters at Okkirai, Hirota, Onagawa, Ayukawa.
8 5 21 13 55 1927 37.933 142.117 20 7.1 Off East Coast Honshu
Some damage occurred at Fukushima and Miyagi by the earthquake. A tsunami was generated with maximum height 15 cm at Hababuchi and 1 meter at Aomori with a recession as first motion of the sea.
8 5 14 24 0 1947 25.100 63.400 60 7.6 Pakistan
8 5 19 8 47 1949 -1.250 -78.370 60 7.1 Ecuador
Destructive at Ambato, Guano, Pelileo, Patate and Pillaro, Ecuador. 4000 to 6000 killed. Approximately $7 million U.S. Dollars damage. Topographical changes were observed along with large landslides.
8 5 9 16 48 1950 -50.000 164.000 33 7.3 Southern S. Isl. N.Z.
8 5 11 5 60 1964 -32.370 -179.370 288 7.0 So. Kermadec Islands
8 5 2 13 10 1969 1.296 126.196 34 7.2 Mindanao, Philippines
Violent erthquake in the Molucca Sea. Felt at Manado, Celebes.
8 5 1 58 52 1971 -0.853 -22.130 33 7.0 Central Mid-Atlantic
This earthquake occurred on the Atlantic median ridge near the equator. Events of M>=7 are seldom reached on ocean ridges.
8 5 20 32 53 1982 -12.597 165.931 31 7.5 Vanuatu Islands
Not reported felt.
8 5 22 38 22 1996 -20.650 -178.260 539 7.4 Tonga Islands
Felt with intensity II on Raoul, Kermadec Islands.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 5 1 31 36 1910 42.000 -127.000 0 6.8 North Pacific Ocean
Felt along the coast of Oregon. One of the largest historical earthquakes in this area.
8 5 0 11 6 1930 39.750 -127.420 1 5.3 Off Coast California
8 5 11 25 0 1930 34.500 -119.500 0 5.0 So. California
At Santa Barbara. Windows broke and walls cracked at Ventura. Felt over 9000 sq. miles.
8 5 13 51 9 1971 55.718 -164.920 33 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 5 0 54 10 1974 52.288 -173.377 88 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 5 14 47 54 1990 51.751 -175.290 58 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 5 18 28 10 1994 51.134 -179.294 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 5 18 40 22 1994 51.082 -179.415 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 05 00 56 53 2005 51.235 -178.254 23 5.8 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 4 0 0 0 1856 16.000 -88.000 33 7.5 Belize
Strong earthquake in Belize, Felt V at Masaya, Nicaraguea and Nindiri.
8 4 22 41 15 1914 43.500 91.500 60 7.3 Mongolia
Felt strongly in Xinjiang, China. Also damage in Weiwoer, Zizhiqu, Provinces.
8 4 18 26 16 1928 16.000 -97.000 60 7.4 Oaxaca, Mexico
Felt Strongly in Guerrero and Oaxaca.
8 4 17 51 5 1946 18.920 -68.940 0 8.1 Puerto Rico
This earthquake was located off northern Dominican Republic. Destructive throughout most of the Republic and felt sharply in Puerto Rico and the Mona Passage. Maximum intensity in Puerto Rico was VI at Comerico Plants and Maricao. In Dominican Republic several were killed by falling buildings. A tsunami was generated which killed nearly 2000 according to records kept silent for more than 50 years. The tsunami waves were observed on tide gages at Daytona Beach, FLA; Atlantic City, N.J and Bermuda among other local areas.
8 4 18 59 17 1998 -0.479 -80.233 0 7.1 Ecuador
More than 50 % of building at at Bahia de Carquez-Canoa were destroyed. Infrastructure(lights, electricity telephone) was disruptive. Forty injured and at least three killed. Damage occurred through Manabi Province. Landslides were common. Felt in Ecuador and Colombia.
8 4 21 13 3 2000 48.786 142.246 10 7.1 So. Kurils
Very damaging in the Uglegorsk and Makarov area. Nearly 1400 buildings were damaged, 8 injured and about 20,000 homeless. Landslides destroyed roads in the epicentral area. Estimated damage about $1 million U.S. dollars. From in Hokkaido, Japan and throughout Sakhalin Island.
8 04 04 37 20 2003 -60.532 -43.411 10 7.6 Scotia Sea
Minor damage at Orcadas Base on Laurie Island.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 4 4 13 0 1916 41.500 -117.000 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
Objects were thrown from shelves at Winnemucca, Rebel Creek, Elko and McDermitt, Nevada.
8 4 12 24 0 1927 33.830 -118.500 0 5.0 So. California
Minor damage occurred in Santa Monica Bay. Felt for more than 85 km around the epicenter.
8 4 7 36 59 1959 37.350 -118.550 10 5.3 California/Nevada area
West of Bishop, CA. This was the mainshock of a series of quakes. Landslides were observed and furniture moved at Bishop.
8 4 10 23 29 1969 51.400 -179.600 41 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 4 1 28 31 1972 51.503 -178.466 60 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Minor damage occurred at Adak Island.
8 4 9 48 11 1972 56.230 -135.640 18 5.0 Southeast Alaska
8 4 11 38 8 1972 56.190 -135.424 18 5.5 Southeast Alaska
Felt with intensity V in southeastern in Alaska at Gustavus, Petersburg and Sitka. No damage was reported.
8 4 21 46 3 1984 41.660 -124.440 33 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
8 4 12 1 56 1985 36.144 -120.152 11 5.9 Central California
Six were injured at Avenal when houses and stores were damaged. Damage included porch collapse at two houses, crack and broken chimneys, windows and glassware and objects thrown from shelves. The quake was felt over an area of about 97,000 sq. km. Hanging objects swung strongly. Large objects moved easily and water tanks were cracked.
8 4 6 13 10 1992 43.454 -127.169 10 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
8 4 14 27 41 1992 43.468 -127.014 10 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
8 04 07 45 47 2006 52.121 171.035 10 5.5 Near Islands, Aleutians
8 04 12 58 24 2010 51.423 -178.649 27 6.4 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
8 04 13 22 27 2013 49.661 -127.429 10 5.3 Off coast of Washington
Intensity V was reported from Port Alice, B.C. and II-III was felt in Campbell River, Nanaimo and Port MacNeill, and II in Vancouver, British Columbia. Other communities feeling the quake included Port Hardy, Tahsis, Sointula and Alert Bay. The shaking woke may from their early morning sleep. Lesser shaking of intensity I-II occurred in Washington and was reported from Vashon, Seattle and Arlington, Washington. Earthquakes Canada reported shaking across the northern portions of Vancouver Island. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from this quake.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 3 0 0 0 1361 33.400 135.000 0 8.4 Central/So. Honshu Japan
A very strong earthquake in the Nankaido and Kinai areas caused great loss of life and (about 500 killed in the earthquake) triggered a deadly tsunami. This tsunami caused the sea to recede for about an hour before returning. As it returned it caused 500-600 deaths at Nambaura, Osaka and washes away about 1700 houses in the village of Yukiminato, Awa which was completely destroyed by the tsunami. 60 were drowned at Awa. The Yunomine Hot Spring in Wakayama Prefecture stopped after the earthquake.
8 3 1 30 2 1916 -4.000 144.500 60 7.5 Papua New Guinea
Felt along the north coast of Papua New Guinea.
8 3 1 10 1 1935 4.500 96.300 60 7.0 Nicobar Islands
8 3 3 8 6 1961 18.500 -66.900 0 7.1 Puerto Rico
Earthquake was not damaging in the area because of the intermediate depth.
8 3 8 56 17 1962 -23.300 -68.100 107 7.1 Coast No. Chile
No damage due to intermediate depth.
8 3 4 54 34 1968 25.650 128.283 100 7.3 Ryukyu Islands
Strongly felt with maximum intensity VI on Okinawa.
8 3 18 11 16 1978 -26.518 -70.664 49 7.0 Coast Central Chile
Thirteen injured and major damage occurred in the Copiapo-Talta area.
8 3 11 31 15 1989 22.500 123.200 0 7.1 Taiwan
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 3 6 49 0 1903 37.330 -121.920 0 5.5 Central California
Earthquake in Santa Clara County. Damage occurred to buildings and chimneys at San Jose which was most heavy at Mount Hamilton. Felt from San Francisco, Oakland, to Santa Rosa, Yosemite and Fresno.
8 3 13 50 0 1916 41.500 -116.500 0 5.6 Montana/Idaho
8 3 14 21 0 1916 41.500 -116.500 0 5.8 Montana/Idaho
Felt at Winnemucca, Nevada. Objects fell from shelves at Elko and McDermitt.
8 3 13 32 30 1938 43.000 -127.500 0 5.6 Off Coast of Oregon
8 3 6 39 42 1955 38.000 -107.300 0 5.0 Colorado area
Earthquake in southwestern Colorado. Chimneys cracked at Lake City. People woke at Silberton, Ouray and Telluride. Some ground cracking was observed.
8 3 6 8 30 1959 33.000 -79.500 10 5.5 Southeast U.S.
This earthquake occurred near Charleston, South Carolina and dismayed people from South Carolina to Georgia. Minor damage (chimneys and plaster cracking and falling objects) was observed in Charleston, Summerville and Wadmalaw Island. Plaster cracked as far away as Augusta, Georgia. Deep rumbling noises were heard during the earthquake.
8 3 9 13 49 1965 56.600 -159.700 47 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
8 3 23 17 7 1967 53.630 -170.080 184 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 3 4 40 55 1972 51.199 -178.119 49 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Minor damage occurred at Adak.
8 3 6 59 45 1972 51.134 -178.141 35 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 3 7 3 14 1972 51.160 -177.990 38 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 3 3 57 6 1973 53.200 -169.728 115 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 3 1 3 6 1975 39.490 -121.520 0 5.0 Central California
Felt with intensity VI at Oroville.
8 3 6 35 18 1975 36.448 -120.453 19 5.2 Central California
In northern California the earthquake caused slight damage at Firebaugh in Fresno County and Three Rocks. A waterline broke and cracks were found in plaster. Some churches were damaged.
8 3 7 11 44 1980 52.100 -169.440 0 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 3 7 12 32 1980 52.451 -170.020 40 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 3 18 17 15 1980 53.290 -170.083 0 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 3 2 39 29 1986 51.431 -174.173 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 3 13 29 14 1986 51.250 -176.639 21 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 3 13 44 55 1986 51.112 -176.706 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 3 20 8 21 1986 51.177 -176.834 35 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
8 3 0 49 3 1991 40.500 -124.730 5 5.3 Off Coast of No. California
8 3 7 20 2 1993 51.460 -131.540 5 6.2 British Colombia
Felt with maximum magnitude IV at Bella Bella. Felt strong on the Goose Group Islands.
8 3 13 4 1 1993 51.279 -130.291 10 5.1 British Colombia
8 3 15 39 15 1998 54.137 -162.824 56 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 03 04 10 50 2003 56.113 -153.323 17 5.7 Kodiak Island Region, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 2 15 0 0 1361 33.000 135.000 0 8.4 Central/So. Honshu Japan
A very strong earthquake in the Nankaido and Kinai areas caused great loss of
life and (about 500 killed in the earthquake) triggered a deadly tsunami.
This tsunami caused the sea to recede for about an hour before returning. As
it returned it caused 500-600 deaths at Nambaura, Osaka and washes away about
1700 houses in the village of Yukiminato, Awa which was completely destroyed
by the tsunami. 60 were drowned at Awa. The Yunomine Hot Spring in Wakayama
Prefecture stopped after the earthquake.
8 2 11 41 26 1941 -28.500 -178.000 60 7.1 No. Kermadec Islands
8 2 19 18 48 1946 -26.500 -70.500 60 7.9 Coast Central Chile
Severe damage in northern Chile. Two killed. The depth was at about 100 km
so damage was limited.
8 2 13 19 56 1965 -56.200 157.900 33 7.1 Macquarie Islands
Not reported felt.
8 2 14 6 44 1968 16.588 -97.696 40 7.1 Oaxaca, Mexico
Felt with intensity VII in Oaxaca and Guerrero, Mexico. Up to $2.4 million
(U.S. dollars) damage. 18 were killed. Up to 5% of the houses at Pinotepa
Nacional were destroyed 50% were eventually torn down. Severe damage at
Ometepec. A small tsunami was generated and recorded at Acapulco. Mexico
City more than 350 km from the epicenter suffered appreciable damage. Some large
buildings were considerabley damage. At least 10 buildings
were destroyed in Mexico City and 40 people were injured. Electricity and other
infracturcture in Mexico was not working. Source: Annual Summary of Information
on Natural Disasters, UNESCO, 1969.
8 2 7 24 55 1971 41.233 143.700 60 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
Strong earthquake with slight damage in southern Hokkaido. Largest intensity
was VIII at Arakawa and felt as far south as Tokyo. The event generated
a tsunami with maximum height of 20 cm at Hiroo.
8 2 10 55 26 1976 -20.600 169.300 52 7.1 Loyalty Islands
8 2 12 55 29 1996 -10.769 161.445 33 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
Felt with maximum intensityf up to IV at Honiara.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 2 7 13 8 1934 61.500 -147.500 25 6.0 Central Alaska
Earthquake in south-central Alaska. This event caused dishest to break and
small objects to overturn at Anchorage. Source: Earthquake History of the United
States, NOAA.
8 2 20 44 46 1945 53.870 -133.350 0 6.3 British Colombia
Not reported felt. Source: Seismic Activity in Canada, West of the 113th Meridian
1841-1951, Milne.
8 2 10 18 53 1954 39.420 -118.530 0 5.4 California/Nevada area
8 2 22 17 26 1963 40.500 -125.100 33 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
8 2 3 4 17 1964 56.100 -156.100 33 5.6 Alaska Peninsula
8 2 8 36 17 1964 56.200 -149.900 28 5.4 Southern Alaska
Felt at Homer.
8 2 10 18 20 1975 53.477 -161.386 46 6.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 2 20 22 16 1975 39.440 -121.460 0 5.3 Central California
8 2 20 59 3 1975 39.430 -121.470 0 5.3 Central California
Felt with intensity VI at Oroville. Part of a strong sequence in the area.
8 2 7 7 18 1980 52.217 -169.447 38 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 2 10 46 11 1980 51.940 -169.180 16 6.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 2 6 37 6 1986 51.314 -175.992 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 2 19 58 33 1986 54.300 -172.800 0 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 2 23 18 47 1991 56.950 -157.520 33 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
8 2 6 5 14 1999 37.366 -117.020 5 5.1 California/Nevada area
Aftershock of mainshock on August 1, 1999. Felt at Amargosa Valley, Veatty, Fallon,
Goldfield, Las Vegas, and Tonopah, Nevada.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 2 15 0 0 1361 33.000 135.000 0 8.4 Central/So. Honshu Japan
A very strong earthquake in the Nankaido and Kinai areas caused great loss of life and (about 500 killed in the earthquake) triggered a deadly tsunami. This tsunami caused the sea to recede for about an hour before returning. As it returned it caused 500-600 deaths at Nambaura, Osaka and washes away about 1700 houses in the village of Yukiminato, Awa which was completely destroyed by the tsunami. 60 were drowned at Awa. The Yunomine Hot Spring in Wakayama Prefecture stopped after the earthquake.
8 2 11 41 26 1941 -28.500 -178.000 60 7.1 No. Kermadec Islands
8 2 19 18 48 1946 -26.500 -70.500 60 7.9 Coast Central Chile
Severe damage in northern Chile. Two killed. The depth was at about 100 km so damage was limited.
8 2 13 19 56 1965 -56.200 157.900 33 7.1 Macquarie Islands
Not reported felt.
8 2 14 6 44 1968 16.588 -97.696 40 7.1 Oaxaca, Mexico
Felt with intensity VII in Oaxaca and Guerrero, Mexico. Up to $2.4 million(U.S. dollars) damage. 18 were killed. Up to 5% of the houses at Pinotepa Nacional were destroyed 50% were eventually torn down. Severe damage at Ometepec. A small tsunami was generated and recorded at Acapulco. Mexico City more than 350 km from the epicenter suffered appreciable damage. Some large buildings were considerabley damage. At least 10 buildings were destroyed in Mexico City and 40 people were injured. Electricity and other infracturcture in Mexico was not working. Source: Annual Summary of Information on Natural Disasters, UNESCO, 1969.
8 2 7 24 55 1971 41.233 143.700 60 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
Strong earthquake with slight damage in southern Hokkaido. Largest intensity was VIII at Arakawa and felt as far south as Tokyo. The event generated a tsunami with maximum height of 20 cm at Hiroo.
8 2 10 55 26 1976 -20.600 169.300 52 7.1 Loyalty Islands
8 2 12 55 29 1996 -10.769 161.445 33 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
Felt with maximum intensityf up to IV at Honiara.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 2 7 13 8 1934 61.500 -147.500 25 6.0 Central Alaska
Earthquake in south-central Alaska. This event caused dishest to break and small objects to overturn at Anchorage. Source: Earthquake History of the United States, NOAA.
8 2 20 44 46 1945 53.870 -133.350 0 6.3 British Colombia
Not reported felt. Source: Seismic Activity in Canada, West of the 113th Meridian 1841-1951, Milne.
8 2 10 18 53 1954 39.420 -118.530 0 5.4 California/Nevada area
8 2 22 17 26 1963 40.500 -125.100 33 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
8 2 3 4 17 1964 56.100 -156.100 33 5.6 Alaska Peninsula
8 2 8 36 17 1964 56.200 -149.900 28 5.4 Southern Alaska
Felt at Homer.
8 2 10 18 20 1975 53.477 -161.386 46 6.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 2 20 22 16 1975 39.440 -121.460 0 5.3 Central California
8 2 20 59 3 1975 39.430 -121.470 0 5.3 Central California
Felt with intensity VI at Oroville. Part of a strong sequence in the area.
8 2 7 7 18 1980 52.217 -169.447 38 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 2 10 46 11 1980 51.940 -169.180 16 6.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 2 6 37 6 1986 51.314 -175.992 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 2 19 58 33 1986 54.300 -172.800 0 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 2 23 18 47 1991 56.950 -157.520 33 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
8 2 6 5 14 1999 37.366 -117.020 5 5.1 California/Nevada area
Aftershock of mainshock on August 1, 1999. Felt at Amargosa Valley, Veatty, Fallon, Goldfield, Las Vegas, and Tonopah, Nevada.
8 02 03 21 42 2007 51.307 -179.971 21 6.7 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 2 15 0 0 1361 33.000 135.000 0 8.4 Central/So. Honshu Japan
A very strong earthquake in the Nankaido and Kinai areas caused great loss of life and (about 500 killed in the earthquake) triggered a deadly tsunami. This tsunami caused the sea to recede for about an hour before returning. As it returned it caused 500-600 deaths at Nambaura, Osaka and washes away about 1700 houses in the village of Yukiminato, Awa which was completely destroyed by the tsunami. 60 were drowned at Awa. The Yunomine Hot Spring in Wakayama Prefecture stopped after the earthquake.
8 2 11 41 26 1941 -28.500 -178.000 60 7.1 No. Kermadec Islands
8 2 19 18 48 1946 -26.500 -70.500 60 7.9 Coast Central Chile
Severe damage in northern Chile. Two killed. The depth was at about 100 km so damage was limited.
8 2 13 19 56 1965 -56.200 157.900 33 7.1 Macquarie Islands
Not reported felt.
8 2 14 6 44 1968 16.588 -97.696 40 7.1 Oaxaca, Mexico
Felt with intensity VII in Oaxaca and Guerrero, Mexico. Up to $2.4 million(U.S. dollars) damage. 18 were killed. Up to 5% of the houses at Pinotepa Nacional were destroyed 50% were eventually torn down. Severe damage at Ometepec. A small tsunami was generated and recorded at Acapulco. Mexico City more than 350 km from the epicenter suffered appreciable damage. Some large buildings were considerabley damage. At least 10 buildings were destroyed in Mexico City and 40 people were injured. Electricity and other infracturcture in Mexico was not working. Source: Annual Summary of Information on Natural Disasters, UNESCO, 1969.
8 2 7 24 55 1971 41.233 143.700 60 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
Strong earthquake with slight damage in southern Hokkaido. Largest intensity was VIII at Arakawa and felt as far south as Tokyo. The event generated a tsunami with maximum height of 20 cm at Hiroo.
8 2 10 55 26 1976 -20.600 169.300 52 7.1 Loyalty Islands
8 2 12 55 29 1996 -10.769 161.445 33 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
Felt with maximum intensityf up to IV at Honiara.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 2 7 13 8 1934 61.500 -147.500 25 6.0 Central Alaska
Earthquake in south-central Alaska. This event caused dishes to break and small objects to overturn at Anchorage. Source: Earthquake History of the United States, NOAA.
8 2 20 44 46 1945 53.870 -133.350 0 6.3 British Colombia
Not reported felt. Source: Seismic Activity in Canada, West of the 113th Meridian 1841-1951, Milne.
8 2 10 18 53 1954 39.420 -118.530 0 5.4 California/Nevada area
8 2 22 17 26 1963 40.500 -125.100 33 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
8 2 3 4 17 1964 56.100 -156.100 33 5.6 Alaska Peninsula
8 2 8 36 17 1964 56.200 -149.900 28 5.4 Southern Alaska
Felt at Homer.
8 2 10 18 20 1975 53.477 -161.386 46 6.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 2 20 22 16 1975 39.440 -121.460 0 5.3 Central California
8 2 20 59 3 1975 39.430 -121.470 0 5.3 Central California
Felt with intensity VI at Oroville. Part of a strong sequence in the area.
8 2 7 7 18 1980 52.217 -169.447 38 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 2 10 46 11 1980 51.940 -169.180 16 6.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 2 6 37 6 1986 51.314 -175.992 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 2 19 58 33 1986 54.300 -172.800 0 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 2 23 18 47 1991 56.950 -157.520 33 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
8 2 6 5 14 1999 37.366 -117.020 5 5.1 California/Nevada area
Aftershock of mainshock on August 1, 1999. Felt at Amargosa Valley, Veatty, Fallon, Goldfield, Las Vegas, and Tonopah, Nevada.
8 02 03 21 42 2007 51.307 -179.971 21 6.7 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 2 15 0 0 1361 33.000 135.000 0 8.4 Central/So. Honshu Japan
A very strong earthquake in the Nankaido and Kinai areas caused great loss of life and (about 500 killed in the earthquake) triggered a deadly tsunami. This tsunami caused the sea to recede for about an hour before returning. As it returned it caused 500-600 deaths at Nambaura, Osaka and washes away about 1700 houses in the village of Yukiminato, Awa which was completely destroyed by the tsunami. 60 were drowned at Awa. The Yunomine Hot Spring in Wakayama Prefecture stopped after the earthquake.
8 2 11 41 26 1941 -28.500 -178.000 60 7.1 No. Kermadec Islands
8 2 19 18 48 1946 -26.500 -70.500 60 7.9 Coast Central Chile
Severe damage in northern Chile. Two killed. The depth was at about 100 km so damage was limited.
8 2 13 19 56 1965 -56.200 157.900 33 7.1 Macquarie Islands
Not reported felt.
8 2 14 6 44 1968 16.588 -97.696 40 7.1 Oaxaca, Mexico
Felt with intensity VII in Oaxaca and Guerrero, Mexico. Up to $2.4 million(U.S. dollars) damage. 18 were killed. Up to 5% of the houses at Pinotepa Nacional were destroyed 50% were eventually torn down. Severe damage at Ometepec. A small tsunami was generated and recorded at Acapulco. Mexico City more than 350 km from the epicenter suffered appreciable damage. Some large buildings were considerably damage. At least 10 buildings were destroyed in Mexico City and 40 people were injured. Electricity and other infrastructure in Mexico was not working. Source: Annual Summary of Information on Natural Disasters, UNESCO, 1969.
8 2 7 24 55 1971 41.233 143.700 60 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
Strong earthquake with slight damage in southern Hokkaido. Largest intensity was VIII at Arakawa and felt as far south as Tokyo. The event generated a tsunami with maximum height of 20 cm at Hiroo.
8 2 10 55 26 1976 -20.600 169.300 52 7.1 Loyalty Islands
8 2 12 55 29 1996 -10.769 161.445 33 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
Felt with maximum intensity up to IV at Honiara.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 2 7 13 8 1934 61.500 -147.500 25 6.0 Central Alaska
Earthquake in south-central Alaska. This event caused dishes to break and small objects to overturn at Anchorage. Source: Earthquake History of the United States, NOAA.
8 2 20 44 46 1945 53.870 -133.350 0 6.3 British Colombia
Not reported felt. Source: Seismic Activity in Canada, West of the 113th Meridian 1841-1951, Milne.
8 2 10 18 53 1954 39.420 -118.530 0 5.4 California/Nevada area
8 2 22 17 26 1963 40.500 -125.100 33 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
8 2 3 4 17 1964 56.100 -156.100 33 5.6 Alaska Peninsula
8 2 8 36 17 1964 56.200 -149.900 28 5.4 Southern Alaska
Felt at Homer.
8 2 10 18 20 1975 53.477 -161.386 46 6.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 2 20 22 16 1975 39.440 -121.460 0 5.3 Central California
8 2 20 59 3 1975 39.430 -121.470 0 5.3 Central California
Felt with intensity VI at Oroville. Part of a strong sequence in the area.
8 2 7 7 18 1980 52.217 -169.447 38 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 2 10 46 11 1980 51.940 -169.180 16 6.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 2 6 37 6 1986 51.314 -175.992 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 2 19 58 33 1986 54.300 -172.800 0 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 2 23 18 47 1991 56.950 -157.520 33 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
8 2 6 5 14 1999 37.366 -117.020 5 5.1 California/Nevada area
Aftershock of mainshock on August 1, 1999. Felt at Amargosa Valley, Veatty, Fallon, Goldfield, Las Vegas, and Tonopah, Nevada.
8 02 03 21 42 2007 51.307 -179.971 21 6.7 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 2 15 0 0 1361 33.000 135.000 0 8.4 Central/So. Honshu Japan
A very strong earthquake in the Nankaido and Kinai areas caused great loss of life and (about 500 killed in the earthquake) triggered a deadly tsunami. This tsunami caused the sea to recede for about an hour before returning. As it returned it caused 500-600 deaths at Nambaura, Osaka and washes away about 1700 houses in the village of Yukiminato, Awa which was completely destroyed by the tsunami. 60 were drowned at Awa. The Yunomine Hot Spring in Wakayama Prefecture stopped after the earthquake.
8 2 11 41 26 1941 -28.500 -178.000 60 7.1 No. Kermadec Islands
8 2 19 18 48 1946 -26.500 -70.500 60 7.9 Coast Central Chile
Severe damage in northern Chile. Two killed. The depth was at about 100 km so damage was limited.
8 2 13 19 56 1965 -56.200 157.900 33 7.1 Macquarie Islands
Not reported felt.
8 2 14 6 44 1968 16.588 -97.696 40 7.1 Oaxaca, Mexico
Felt with intensity VII in Oaxaca and Guerrero, Mexico. Up to $2.4 million(U.S. dollars) damage. 18 were killed. Up to 5% of the houses at Pinotepa Nacional were destroyed 50% were eventually torn down. Severe damage at Ometepec. A small tsunami was generated and recorded at Acapulco. Mexico City more than 350 km from the epicenter suffered appreciable damage. Some large buildings were considerably damage. At least 10 buildings were destroyed in Mexico City and 40 people were injured. Electricity and other infrastructure in Mexico was not working. Source: Annual Summary of Information on Natural Disasters, UNESCO, 1969.
8 2 7 24 55 1971 41.233 143.700 60 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
Strong earthquake with slight damage in southern Hokkaido. Largest intensity was VIII at Arakawa and felt as far south as Tokyo. The event generated a tsunami with maximum height of 20 cm at Hiroo.
8 2 10 55 26 1976 -20.600 169.300 52 7.1 Loyalty Islands
8 2 12 55 29 1996 -10.769 161.445 33 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
Felt with maximum intensity up to IV at Honiara.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 2 7 13 8 1934 61.500 -147.500 25 6.0 Central Alaska
Earthquake in south-central Alaska. This event caused dishes to break and small objects to overturn at Anchorage. Source: Earthquake History of the United States, NOAA.
8 2 20 44 46 1945 53.870 -133.350 0 6.3 British Colombia
Not reported felt. Source: Seismic Activity in Canada, West of the 113th Meridian 1841-1951, Milne.
8 2 10 18 53 1954 39.420 -118.530 0 5.4 California/Nevada area
8 2 22 17 26 1963 40.500 -125.100 33 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
8 2 3 4 17 1964 56.100 -156.100 33 5.6 Alaska Peninsula
8 2 8 36 17 1964 56.200 -149.900 28 5.4 Southern Alaska
Felt at Homer.
8 2 10 18 20 1975 53.477 -161.386 46 6.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 2 20 22 16 1975 39.440 -121.460 0 5.3 Central California
8 2 20 59 3 1975 39.430 -121.470 0 5.3 Central California
Felt with intensity VI at Oroville. Part of a strong sequence in the area.
8 2 7 7 18 1980 52.217 -169.447 38 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 2 10 46 11 1980 51.940 -169.180 16 6.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 2 6 37 6 1986 51.314 -175.992 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 2 19 58 33 1986 54.300 -172.800 0 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 2 23 18 47 1991 56.950 -157.520 33 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
8 2 6 5 14 1999 37.366 -117.020 5 5.1 California/Nevada area
Aftershock of mainshock on August 1, 1999. Felt at Amargosa Valley, Veatty, Fallon, Goldfield, Las Vegas, and Tonopah, Nevada.
8 02 03 21 42 2007 51.307 -179.971 21 6.7 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 2 15 0 0 1361 33.000 135.000 0 8.4 Central/So. Honshu Japan
A very strong earthquake in the Nankaido and Kinai areas caused great loss of life and (about 500 killed in the earthquake) triggered a deadly tsunami. This tsunami caused the sea to recede for about an hour before returning. As it returned it caused 500-600 deaths at Nambaura, Osaka and washes away about 1700 houses in the village of Yukiminato, Awa which was completely destroyed by the tsunami. 60 were drowned at Awa. The Yunomine Hot Spring in Wakayama Prefecture stopped after the earthquake.
8 2 11 41 26 1941 -28.500 -178.000 60 7.1 No. Kermadec Islands
8 2 19 18 48 1946 -26.500 -70.500 60 7.9 Coast Central Chile
Severe damage in northern Chile. Two killed. The depth was at about 100 km so damage was limited.
8 2 13 19 56 1965 -56.200 157.900 33 7.1 Macquarie Islands
Not reported felt.
8 2 14 6 44 1968 16.588 -97.696 40 7.1 Oaxaca, Mexico
Felt with intensity VII in Oaxaca and Guerrero, Mexico. Up to $2.4 million(U.S. dollars) damage. 18 were killed. Up to 5% of the houses at Pinotepa Nacional were destroyed 50% were eventually torn down. Severe damage at Ometepec. A small tsunami was generated and recorded at Acapulco. Mexico City more than 350 km from the epicenter suffered appreciable damage. Some large buildings were considerably damage. At least 10 buildings were destroyed in Mexico City and 40 people were injured. Electricity and other infrastructure in Mexico was not working. Source: Annual Summary of Information on Natural Disasters, UNESCO, 1969.
8 2 7 24 55 1971 41.233 143.700 60 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
Strong earthquake with slight damage in southern Hokkaido. Largest intensity was VIII at Arakawa and felt as far south as Tokyo. The event generated a tsunami with maximum height of 20 cm at Hiroo.
8 2 10 55 26 1976 -20.600 169.300 52 7.1 Loyalty Islands
8 2 12 55 29 1996 -10.769 161.445 33 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
Felt with maximum intensity up to IV at Honiara.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 2 7 13 8 1934 61.500 -147.500 25 6.0 Central Alaska
Earthquake in south-central Alaska. This event caused dishes to break and small objects to overturn at Anchorage. Source: Earthquake History of the United States, NOAA.
8 2 20 44 46 1945 53.870 -133.350 0 6.3 British Colombia
Not reported felt. Source: Seismic Activity in Canada, West of the 113th Meridian 1841-1951, Milne.
8 2 10 18 53 1954 39.420 -118.530 0 5.4 California/Nevada area
8 2 22 17 26 1963 40.500 -125.100 33 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
8 2 3 4 17 1964 56.100 -156.100 33 5.6 Alaska Peninsula
8 2 8 36 17 1964 56.200 -149.900 28 5.4 Southern Alaska
Felt at Homer.
8 2 10 18 20 1975 53.477 -161.386 46 6.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
8 2 20 22 16 1975 39.440 -121.460 0 5.3 Central California
8 2 20 59 3 1975 39.430 -121.470 0 5.3 Central California
Felt with intensity VI at Oroville. Part of a strong sequence in the area.
8 2 7 7 18 1980 52.217 -169.447 38 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 2 10 46 11 1980 51.940 -169.180 16 6.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
8 2 6 37 6 1986 51.314 -175.992 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 2 19 58 33 1986 54.300 -172.800 0 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 2 23 18 47 1991 56.950 -157.520 33 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
8 2 6 5 14 1999 37.366 -117.020 5 5.1 California/Nevada area
Aftershock of mainshock on August 1, 1999. Felt at Amargosa Valley, Veatty, Fallon, Goldfield, Las Vegas, and Tonopah, Nevada.
8 02 03 21 42 2007 51.307 -179.971 21 6.7 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TOMORROW IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in
recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 1 0 0 0 1786 29.900 102.300 0 7.5 Myanmar
8 1 15 0 0 1819 35.020 136.030 0 7.3 No. Honshu, Japan
8 1 17 10 57 1913 47.500 155.500 30 7.3 NE Pacific
8 1 15 8 24 1940 44.300 139.500 40 7.7 Hokkaido, Japan
8 1 12 34 5 1942 -40.950 175.800 55 7.1 So. Island, N.Z.
8 1 14 30 5 1942 -48.000 99.000 60 7.0 So. Indian Ocean
8 1 16 18 41 1943 -20.000 170.000 230 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
8 1 2 20 54 1960 27.500 55.000 0 7.0 So. Iran/Persian Gulf
8 1 21 2 60 1966 30.000 68.700 33 7.0 Afghanistan
8 1 20 19 22 1968 16.500 122.267 36 7.7 Luzon, Philippines
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on
this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
8 1 7 45 0 1900 39.953 -112.114 0 5.7 Utah area
8 1 3 30 0 1902 34.600 -120.400 0 6.3 Off So. California
8 1 13 4 30 1952 34.900 -118.950 0 5.1 So. California
8 1 1 48 19 1956 65.840 -133.470 15 5.8 Yukon Territory, Canada
8 1 7 41 57 1969 37.280 -116.512 2 6.0 California/Nevada area
8 1 5 10 35 1974 56.622 -153.963 33 5.3 Southern Alaska
8 1 5 55 37 1974 56.592 -152.217 23 5.7 Southern Alaska
8 1 20 20 5 1975 39.439 -121.528 8 5.7 Central California
8 1 20 20 14 1975 39.497 -121.474 14 5.7 Central California
8 1 21 21 51 1975 39.442 -121.528 8 5.3 Central California
8 1 10 50 25 1979 41.054 -127.231 5 5.2 Off Coast of No. California
8 1 16 38 56 1980 37.550 -118.890 0 5.4 California/Nevada area
8 1 16 47 48 1980 37.532 -118.846 5 5.2 California/Nevada area
8 1 17 31 54 1980 37.574 -118.881 7 5.0 California/Nevada area
8 1 23 7 15 1980 59.617 -148.937 26 5.7 Southern Alaska
8 1 1 42 16 1981 60.115 -153.159 108 5.1 Central Alaska
8 1 14 28 18 1986 37.513 -118.395 9 5.2 California/Nevada area
8 1 21 5 39 1986 51.416 -174.353 27 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 1 13 45 25 1992 57.084 -155.298 56 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
8 1 4 17 14 1999 37.351 -117.059 6 5.0 California/Nevada area
8 1 12 47 50 1999 51.520 -176.273 33 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
8 1 16 6 24 1999 37.342 -117.020 12 5.7 California/Nevada area
8 1 20 10 56 1999 52.339 -173.355 53 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 31 19 18 0 1909 13.000 -101.000 60 7.3 Michoacan, Mexico
Strong aftershock of the destructive earthquake of July 30, 1909. That earthquake was destructive in Acapulco and was felt over an area of 700X500 km. Strong aftershock sequence followed. A tsunami was generated which caused the sea to recede up to 10 km in Acapulco.
7 31 1 31 24 1915 54.000 162.000 60 7.8 E. of Kamchatka
Felt with intensity X near Kanchatka.
7 31 3 23 10 1917 42.500 131.000 460 7.5 NE China
7 31 17 8 5 1970 -1.460 -72.560 653 7.1 Brazil
This strong earthquake had a deep focus located east of the Andes in eastern Ecuador. One person was killed and several injured with moderate damage. Felt as far as 4000 km from the epicenter in Mexico City and the Antilles. At San Juan Puerto Rico, 2300 km from the epicenter a 13-story building rocked for 20 seconds. Considerable alarm in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Felt over an area of about 40 million sq. km. from Buenos Aires, Argentina on the south to Mexico on the north.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 31 9 20 0 1902 34.750 -120.250 0 5.5 Off So. California
This was a strong aftershock of the Santa Barbara County quake of July 27. The shock completed the ruin of buildings which was begun in the first quake. Nearly all homes in Los Alamos were damaged. Cracks and fissures were seen in the ground. Water table changes were observed.
7 31 12 9 9 1952 35.333 -118.600 0 5.8 So. California
Aftershock of the Kern County earthquake of July 21. Slight damage was observed at Arvin, Bakersfield and Taft.
7 31 11 23 2 1969 53.040 -170.060 43 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt within intensity IV at Tanana.
7 31 12 6 33 1969 65.500 -152.600 150 5.0 Northern Alaska
Felt within intensity V at Cold Bay.
7 31 23 17 50 1969 49.767 -114.833 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
Part of a series of earthquakes in the Dayton, MT area which began on July 30. This and shocks on July 30 were felt at Big Arm, Mont. and at Dayton.
7 31 16 11 3 1983 53.960 -133.870 18 5.0 British Colombia
7 31 7 22 40 1986 37.463 -118.374 5 5.9 California/Nevada area
Felt strongly in the Bishop-Chalfant Valley. Felt with intensity V at Big Pine and Sequoia National Park as well as at Dyer, Nevada.
7 31 23 56 58 1987 40.418 -124.373 10 6.0 Off Coast of No. California
Rockslides occurred at Petrolia and power was out at Eureka. Minor damage occurred at Arcata, Eureka and Ferndale. This earthquake was felt in Humboldt, Mendocino, Siskiyou and Trinity counties. A strong acceleration of 0.6g was recorded at Petrolia.
7 31 20 57 16 1988 51.255 -176.154 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 31 21 6 19 1988 51.340 -176.140 45 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 31 3 17 29 1990 42.382 -126.654 10 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
7 31 3 19 47 1990 42.416 -126.682 10 5.7 North Pacific Ocean
7 31 12 24 04 2001 51.156 179.385 33 5.8 Rat Islands, Aleutians
7 31 19 44 32 2013 51.112 178.173 19 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
7 31 19 17 18 2015 52.584 -169.710 42 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
7 31 19 17 39 2015 52.637 -169.722 42 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 30 10 51 54 1909 16.800 -99.900 0 7.6 Oaxaca, Mexico
The earthquake was destructive in Acapulco and was felt over an area of 700X500 km. Strong aftershock sequence followed. A tsunami was generated which caused the sea to recede up to 10 km in Acapulco.
7 30 23 54 5 1917 29.000 104.000 60 7.5 Myanmar
This earthquake caused considerable damage in the Sichuan, China area and killed more than 1800.
7 30 17 16 44 1962 -3.300 143.900 25 7.0 Papua New Guinea
There was substantial damage in the region of Geelvink Bay of Irian Jaya.
7 30 0 52 20 1970 37.800 55.900 19 7.0 No. Iran
This event was highly destructive in Gorgan province, Iran. About 180 were killed and nearly 500 injured. More than 10,000 homeles. The Moraveh-Tappeh area was the worst hit. About 10 villages were destroyed. Felt with maximum intensity VIII at Qapan, Shahabad and Bojnurd and Sabzevar.
7 30 21 45 14 1972 56.820 -135.685 25 7.6 Southeast Alaska
A very strong earthquake on the Fairweather Fault. This epicenter was south of the M 7.8 that occurred on July 10 , 1958 on a fault running along the Alexander archipelago. Slight damage occurred at Sitka and the shock was felt and caused damage to a federal office building in Juneau. Also felt at Ketchikan and south to Seattle where seiches were observed in several swimming pools. Followed by a major aftershock on Aug. 4.
7 30 5 12 41 1974 36.353 70.763 211 7.4 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
This earthquake was felt as far as Tashkent and New Delhi at least 1,000 km from the epicenter. Maximum intensity was VI and was observed in northeastern Afghanistan and in Pakistan. Also felt at Warsak, Peshawar, Rawalpindi and Lahore.
7 30 5 11 24 1995 -23.340 -70.294 46 8.0 Coast No. Chile
At least three were killed up to 60 injured and more than 600 homeless in this earthquake. More than 100 houses were destroyed in the Antofagasta, Chile area. Damage also occurred in many other areas of Chile and as far as Buenos Aires, Argentina. Felt in southern Peru at La Paz. A tsunami was generated with maximum height of 76 cm in Hawaii. The tsunami was observed throughout much of the Pacific from American Samoa to Alaska to Japan.
7 30 12 25 46 2000 33.901 139.376 10 7.1 Central/So. Honshu Japan
This earthquake was felt in the Tokyo area with intensity V. At least one person was injured. Road damage and landslides occurred in Miyakejima.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
7 30 5 12 0 1894 34.500 -117.500 0 6.1 So. California
Located in the Mojave area where it was felt most strongly. Also felt, but less severely in Los Angeles. At San Bernardino railroad cars were moved on tracks. Felt from Bakersfield to San Diego.
7 30 12 16 50 1925 35.400 -101.300 0 5.0 SW U.S.A
An earthquake located in the Texas Panhandle area, this was thought at the time to be related to oil extraction and the boring of oil wells. The earthquake caused dishes to fall from shelves and rattled dishes as far as Roswell, N.M, Tulsa, Oklahoma (300 miles distant) and Leavenworth, Kansas (400 miles away). The only prior earthquake in the area had occurred around March 27, 1917. Later subsurface examination indicate the quake occurred on an old fault buried in the subterranean mountains in the area and was probably not related to oil extraction.
7 30 7 20 0 1934 42.700 -103.000 0 5.0 Wyoming/Dakotas
An earthquake occurred near Chadron in western Nebraska. This event caused some chimneys to be damaged and plaster fell. Some hotels were evacuated. Felt in Nebraska, Wyoming and South Dakota.
7 30 1 51 21 1941 61.000 -151.000 0 6.2 Central Alaska
This earthquake occurred in the Kenai Peninsula area of Alaska. Many were frightened at Anchorage. Plaster, dishes and windows broke. Heaving motion caused doors to swing.
7 30 2 0 10 1954 39.300 -118.500 0 5.1 California/Nevada area
Felt Near Fallon, NV.
7 30 21 45 14 1972 56.820 -135.685 25 7.6 Southeast Alaska
A very strong earthquake on the Fairweather Fault. This epicenter was south of the M 7.8 that occurred on July 10 , 1958 on a fault running along the Alexander archipelago. Slight damage occurred at Sitka and the shock was felt and caused damage to a federal office building in Juneau. Also felt at Ketchikan and south to Seattle where seiches were observed in several swimming pools. Followed by a major aftershock on Aug. 4.
7 30 8 9 52 1983 52.373 -170.628 48 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
7 30 22 3 25 1984 53.712 -165.656 34 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
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