TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 12 0 22 13 1910 25.500 122.500 200 8.3 Ryukyu Islands
No damage was reported due to this great earthquake.
4 12 8 32 28 1926 -10.000 161.000 60 7.5 No. of Santa Cruz Islands
4 12 0 52 45 1962 38.200 142.500 50 7.5 Off East Coast Honshu
4 12 4 1 44 1970 15.100 122.100 24 7.2 Luzon, Philippines
An aftershock of the strong tremor on April 7 which shook Luzon. This event was North of Polilio Island. Maximum felt intensity V.
4 12 23 19 56 1988 -17.192 -72.305 33 7.0 So. Peru/Bolivia
Felt at Arequipa. Also felt in the Ica area and at Arica, Chile.
4 12 20 14 39 2014 -11.315 162.211 29 7.6 Santa Cruz Islands
The earthquake in the Solomon Islands apparently triggered three large tsunamis. Residents of Makira and nearby islands southeast of Honiara, the capital reported seeing three large waves after the quake. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the tsunami or earthquake. PTWC issued a tsunami warning but later withdrew the Pacific-wide aspect of this warning.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
4 12 4 5 0 1885 36.500 -121.000 0 6.2 Central California
This event was strong at Martinez, Santa Rosa, Healdsburg and may have originated on the San Andreas. In the thinly settled region east of King City, Monterey county, although the actual location is uncertain. Chimneys were thrown down at Las Tablas north west of San Luis Obispo. Slight damage was done to buildings at Salinas and Monterey.
4 12 4 17 52 1957 51.500 -178.500 0 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 12 22 37 11 1958 48.000 -120.000 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
This earthquake was centered in north-central Washington state near the town of Pateros. Cracked plaster and broken dishes constituted most of the damage. There were rockslides near Chelan. Loud subterranean noises accompanied the earthquake. An aftershock had about the same effects.
4 12 1 24 31 1964 56.600 -152.200 22 6.5 Southern Alaska
4 12 9 34 44 1964 56.600 -152.100 20 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 12 12 36 23 1964 56.400 -151.400 30 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 12 12 48 2 1964 56.600 -151.300 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 12 14 35 39 1964 61.200 -151.100 28 5.0 Central Alaska
4 12 17 22 2 1964 60.200 -145.600 16 5.0 Central Alaska
Strong aftershocks of the great Alaska earthquake of March 28, 1964. No additional damage was reported with these events.
4 12 3 59 40 1965 56.600 -152.700 33 5.3 Southern Alaska
4 12 4 36 12 1965 52.700 -167.400 16 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 12 4 43 10 1965 52.700 -167.500 22 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 12 2 10 36 1970 51.510 -178.510 42 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 12 4 41 51 1976 52.405 -170.189 38 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 12 3 42 4 1978 56.423 -152.691 14 6.6 Southern Alaska
In the Kodiak Island region. Intensity V at Sitkinak Island.
4 12 3 48 55 1978 56.678 -153.568 19 5.2 Southern Alaska
4 12 5 22 29 1978 56.460 -152.548 22 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 12 9 12 1 1978 57.240 -152.040 33 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 12 9 33 38 1978 56.576 -152.841 27 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 12 14 23 59 1984 60.471 -141.229 15 5.0 Central Alaska
4 12 12 05 14 2008 43.648 -127.621 10 5.5 Off coast of Oregon
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 11 15 0 0 1819 -27.350 -70.350 0 8.3 Coast Central Chile
Additional severe damage occurred in Copiapo following three other damaging event in the month of April 1819. The whole city had been destroyed by the shocks of April 3 and 11. The inhabitants barely had time to escape. There are no estimates of deaths in this event.
4 11 10 42 2 1925 -34.000 59.000 60 7.0 So. Indian Ocean
4 11 1 52 20 1946 -1.000 -14.500 60 7.2 No. of Ascension Isl
4 11 23 11 33 1958 47.800 152.640 140 7.4 So. Kurils
4 11 08 38 36 2012 2.327 93.063 20 8.6 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
(NEIC) At least 2 people killed, 8 others died from heart attacks, 12 injured and some buildings damaged in Aceh. Felt (VII) at Banda Aceh and Meulaboh, (VI) at Padang and (V) at Sibolga and Singkil. Also felt (V) at Gunungsitoli, Nias and at Jitra, Malaysia. Felt in much of Sumatra and Java. Felt widely in South and Southeast Asia, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, India, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. Felt as far as Bombay, India and Broome, Australia. A small tsunami was recorded, with maximum wave heights (one-half peak-to-trough) at the following selected tide stations: 1.08 m at Meulaboh, 37 cm at Sabang and 14 cm on Pulau Enganno, Indonesia; 8 cm at Cocos Island, Australia; 23 cm at Chittagong, Bangladesh; 21 cm at Male, Maldives; 17 cm at Port Louis, Mauritius; 11 cm at Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.
4 11 10 43 10 2012 0.802 92.463 25 8.2 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
(NEIC) Felt (V) at Sibolga. Also felt at Banda Aceh, Bukittinggi, Duri, Medan and Padang. Felt at Jakarta, Java. Felt (V) at Ayer Itam; (IV) at Petaling Jaya and Sungai Ara; (III) at Butterworth, Gelugor, Georgetown and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Felt (IV) at Chetpet and (III) at Bangalore and Madras, India. Felt(IV) at Colombo and (II) at Kotte, Sri Lanka. Felt(II) at Kathu and Phuket, Thailand. Also felt in Bangladesh, Brunei, Maldives, Singapore and Vietnam. A local tsunami with a maximum wave height (one-half peak-to-trough) of 22 cm was recorded on Pulau Enggano.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
4 11 19 0 0 1872 37.500 -118.500 0 6.9 California/Nevada area
Felt strongly at Round Valley, Inyo Country, CA. this shock knocked down stone buildings and frame structures were twisted. This was probably an aftershock of the Owen's Valley earthquake of March 26, 1872.
4 11 7 57 0 1910 33.670 -117.320 0 5.0 So. California
4 11 19 0 0 1917 40.000 -118.000 0 5.1 Montana/Idaho
No confirmation for either of these two events could be found.
4 11 11 22 57 1945 42.000 -126.000 0 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
4 11 7 47 7 1947 34.966 -116.550 16 5.0 So. California
Aftershock of event of April 10 same area.
4 11 17 41 15 1957 52.000 -168.500 0 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 11 11 36 0 1964 60.370 -146.440 15 5.0 Central Alaska
4 11 23 0 24 1966 56.600 -152.100 33 5.4 Southern Alaska
4 11 4 5 43 1970 59.720 -142.490 7 6.2 Southeast Alaska
4 11 5 12 19 1973 64.890 -159.490 0 6.0 Northern Alaska
4 11 5 12 55 1978 53.535 -163.731 33 5.6 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 11 1 45 4 1980 49.260 -127.910 10 5.0 Vancouver Island area
4 11 23 51 60 1980 46.208 -122.168 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Part of Mt. St. Helens eruptive phase earthquakes.
4 11 17 22 21 1986 54.164 -167.883 33 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 11 16 22 10 1987 53.389 -167.243 37 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 11 13 3 38 1991 53.980 -163.900 29 5.7 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 11 6 0 55 1993 51.130 -178.420 35 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 11 09 00 09 2012 51.364 -176.097 20 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 11 22 41 46 2012 43.584 -127.638 8 6.0 Off Coast of Oregon
(NEIC) Felt at Aurora, Beaverton, Brookings, Coos Bay, Lincoln City, McMinnville, Medford, Neskowin, North Bend, Oregon City, Portland and Salem. Also felt at Arcata, Crescent City, Eureka and Rio Dell, California and at Ocean Park and Vancouver, Washington.
4 11 20 10 35 2016 51.843 176.623 21 5.6 Rat Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 10 0 0 0 1739 -0.200 -78.000 0 7.1 Ecuador
4 10 21 22 25 1906 19.000 -113.800 60 7.5 Gulf of California
This generally unrecognized earthquake in the Gulf of California was one of the largest ever recorded in that region and occurred only 8 days before the great San Francisco Earthquake.
4 10 19 36 0 1909 52.000 175.000 0 7.0 Rat Islands
4 10 18 42 24 1911 9.000 -74.000 100 7.2 Colombia
4 10 2 3 56 1918 43.500 130.900 550 7.5 NE China
4 10 13 16 10 1956 -1.000 102.000 0 7.0 So. of Sumatera
4 10 11 29 58 1957 55.750 -153.500 0 7.0 Southern Alaska
4 10 2 6 53 1972 28.434 52.829 33 7.1 So. Iran/Persian Gulf
Qir completely destroyed. 5054 were killed and thousands injured. The damaged region extended over 1,000 sq. km. It was felt widely in southern Iran. More than 20 villages were reduced to rubble and over 30,000 were left homeless. Gaping cracks and considerable ground failure accompanied this shallow earthquake. There was also a report of a volcano near Ghir which was shaken into eruption. The tremor was felt over 500 square miles. Hardest hit were farming villages where mudbrick construction is especially vulnerable to earthquake damage. In Ghir more than a third of the total population was missing and presumed dead. Not a wall stood there. Aftershocks continued for days adding to damage and misery. Most of the victims trapped in the crumbling houses were women and children. Among the horror there were a few miracles. Some persons were buried up to 36 hours before being rescued alive.
4 10 1 42 22 1979 2.963 126.933 37 7.2 Mindanao, Philippines
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
4 10 10 0 0 1881 37.300 -121.300 0 6.0 Central California
In the Modesto region, chimneys were damaged. The shock was felt from Greenville, Plumas County, on the north to Visalia on the south and west to the coast.
4 10 13 40 16 1921 54.000 -134.000 0 6.5 British Colombia
An earthquake was felt at Masset on the Queen Charlotte Islands. Pictures swung on walls, but no damage was reported.
4 10 15 58 0 1947 35.000 -116.600 0 6.4 So. California
4 10 17 18 22 1947 34.900 -116.500 0 5.0 So. California
This earthquake, east of Barstow caused huge dust clouds in the mountains where many rocks were displaced. The banks of the Mohave River were cracked and the water level raised slightly. School buildings and Adobe buildings were damaged considerably. Railroad repairs from subsidence and rockslides needed to be repaired. Chimneys were thrown down, plaster, pools and adobe walls were cracked. Tanks on some farms fell as did a stack of 3,000 concrete blocks.
4 10 3 25 30 1957 53.000 -168.000 0 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 10 9 9 22 1957 50.500 -176.900 20 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 10 11 30 0 1957 55.960 -153.860 0 7.1 Kodiak I. Alaska
4 10 14 30 48 1962 44.150 -73.050 24 5.0 Vermont
Felt over a large area of Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and New York. At Montpelier, a beam dislodged from the state house; braces dropped about 5 inches. Twenty window panes cracked; Plaster cracked. Tile fell from a ceiling at Barre along with wall cracks.
4 10 1 8 1 1964 58.380 -150.600 19 5.5 Southern Alaska
4 10 19 5 54 1964 59.850 -147.730 15 5.3 Southern Alaska
4 10 21 44 7 1964 60.100 -153.700 15 5.6 Central Alaska
4 10 21 44 12 1964 60.150 -153.510 45 5.6 Central Alaska
4 10 22 27 3 1966 41.370 -125.400 33 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
4 10 19 0 33 1967 39.950 -104.930 5 5.0 Colorado area
One of many earthquakes in the induced swarm near Derby/Commerce City, Colorado. This event cracked plaster, broke windows, and caused merchandise to fall in stores. At the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, where water was pumped into the ground triggering these earthquakes, 118 window panes were broken. An asphalt parking lot in the Derby area cracked.
4 10 19 57 35 1967 58.542 -154.233 84 5.6 Southern Alaska
4 10 0 36 44 1971 52.150 -169.944 48 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 10 0 3 59 1990 53.500 -158.200 0 5.4 Alaska Peninsula
4 10 08 04 30 2008 43.988 -128.589 10 5.3 Off coast of Oregon
4 10 19 34 05 2016 51.032 179.621 47 5.4 Rat Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 9 0 0 0 1931 38.300 31.900 33 7.0 Turkey
4 9 8 48 59 1943 19.000 146.000 170 7.0 No. Marianas
4 9 1 56 0 1985 -34.000 -71.500 61 7.5 Central Chile
One person died in a heart attack, several people injured and some damage in the Santiago-Valparaiso area. One additional person died from a heart attack at Chillan. Felt from Mendoza, Argentina through Chile to Santa Fe Provinces in Argentina.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 9 20 52 0 1917 38.100 -90.200 0 5.0 Eastern Missouri
This earthquake in eastern Missouri was felt from Kansas to Ohio and Wisconsin to Mississippi, an area of about 500X900 miles. The epicentral zone between St. Louis and New Madrid saw cracked windows and broken plaster. At Granite City the one injury was suffered by a painter who was thrown to the ground. Ground swayed at Ironton, MO.
4 9 17 8 30 1941 31.000 -114.000 0 6.0 SW of Yuma, AZ
4 9 12 44 37 1944 49.900 -67.400 0 5.4 New Brunswick
Felt about 20 miles NNW of Riviere Pentecote, Quebec.
4 9 16 29 28 1952 35.520 -97.850 10 5.5 Oklahoma
At El Reno, Oklahoma, chimneys fell, buildings cracked and windows shattered. Minor damage also was reported in Oklahoma City and Ponca City. Felt area included all of Oklahoma, except for the panhandle section, eastern Kansas, southesastern Nebraska, south-central Texas and western sections of Iowa, Missouri, and Arkansas.
4 9 11 2 12 1957 51.270 -178.560 0 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 9 20 23 50 1957 52.500 -169.000 0 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 9 6 15 10 1958 55.500 -139.000 0 5.2 Southeast Alaska
4 9 7 23 16 1961 36.680 -121.300 0 5.6 Central California
This shock, felt about 13 miles south of Hollister was on the San Andreas Fault. More than half of all city buildings suffered some type of damage at Hollister, but the major damage occurred in three buildings - the W.A. Taylor Winery was severely damaged. A 50-foot-long fissure was observed on Cienega Road about 3 miles from the winery. A number of chimneys were damaged, so fell. Damage was estimated at $250,000. No deaths or injuries reported.
4 9 13 6 15 1964 59.600 -146.100 15 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 9 17 33 45 1965 59.600 -144.900 52 5.1 Southeast Alaska
4 9 20 8 35 1966 56.400 -152.300 14 5.4 Southern Alaska
4 9 20 17 44 1966 56.600 -152.100 25 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 9 2 28 59 1968 33.100 -116.100 20 6.1 So. California
4 9 3 3 54 1968 33.100 -116.033 5 5.2 So. California
Known as the Borrego Springs earthquake, this event was felt over a large area of California, Arizona and Nevada. Minor cracking was observed on the Coyote Creek Fault and on Highway 78 next to Ocotillo Wells. A number of minor ground ruptures appear to have been triggered on adjacent faults at Superstition Hills, and the Banning-Mission portion of the San Andreas. Large boulders fell at several points in the Anza-Borrego State Park.
At Ocotillo Wells, a room was separated from a house, cracking walls and spilling up to 3600 gallons of water. Transformers shifted at an electrical sub-station near Ocotillo Wells shearing bolts and bracing. 10 miles to the west a pipeline cracked and water became dark. Ground cracking, building damage and power disruptions occurred throughout the Imperial Valley. A 200-ft-long (2 inch wide) crack developed in a road 6 miles west of Imperial.
4 9 7 51 6 1987 54.100 -169.500 0 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 9 22 59 57 1987 53.060 -168.780 41 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 9 5 7 42 1989 50.680 -179.096 20 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 09 15 16 27 2005 56.168 -154.524 14 6.0 Alaska Peninsula
(NEIC) Felt (II) at Chignik and Perryville.
4 09 23 05 43 2010 32.235 -115.260 4 5.1 Southern California
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Mexicali and (II) at Tijuana. Also felt at Ensenada. Felt (IV) at El Centro; (III) at Calexico, Chula Vista, Imperial and La Mesa; (II) at Aliso Viejo, Brawley, Carlsbad, Costa Mesa, El Cajon, Irvine, La Jolla, Lakeside, Newport Beach, Poway, San Diego, San Marcos and Santee, California. Felt in parts of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego Counties. Felt (II) at Yuma, Arizona. Also felt at Somerton and Tempe.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 8 15 0 0 1858 36.040 137.020 0 7.0 No. Honshu, Japan
203 were killed and there was moderate damage at Hida, Japan.
4 8 15 40 24 1942 13.500 121.000 60 7.9 Luzon, Philippines
Five violent tremors occurred around midnight. Fifteen others followed. Buildings were slightly damaged in Manila where electrical lines snapped. Fires broke out at 2:40 due to grounded wire connections. The first tremor was so violent that the seismograph needle at the Weather Bureau in Manila jumped off the sheet. Cracks were sustained in a number of buildings.
4 8 2 40 27 1976 40.311 63.773 33 7.1 Uzbekistan
Damage (VII) in Gazli-Bukhara area. Felt at Ashkhabad and Samarkand.
4 8 13 10 36 1999 43.649 130.460 580 7.1 NE China
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
No damaging earthquakes have been recorded in the U.S. or Canada on April 8.
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 8 0 14 15 1958 65.400 -154.900 0 5.7 Northern Alaska
4 8 19 33 19 1964 59.600 -147.000 15 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 8 19 50 17 1964 60.380 -145.940 10 5.3 Central Alaska
4 8 22 10 57 1966 56.500 -152.500 33 5.6 Southern Alaska
4 8 19 51 31 1970 56.219 -156.591 23 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
4 8 6 24 14 1972 42.646 -126.320 11 5.6 Off Coast of Oregon
4 8 20 32 25 1975 51.899 -166.207 33 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 8 19 29 3 1980 46.210 -122.196 0 5.1 Washington state,
4 8 13 1 23 1988 51.948 -173.271 54 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 8 1 22 19 1989 57.320 -143.460 3 5.2 Southeast Alaska
4 8 15 14 21 1997 52.000 -171.400 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 08 16 44 26 2010 32.228 -115.277 6 5.4 Baja California
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Mexicali and (III) at Ensenada, Rosarito and Tijuana. Felt in much of northern Baja California and (IV) at San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora. Felt (IV) at El Centro and (III) at Boulevard, Calexico, Campo, Chula Vista, Garden Grove, Holtville, Imperial, Irvine, Julian, Laguna Woods, Lakeside, Los Angeles, National City, Ontario, Ramona, San Diego, Spring Valley and Winterhaven, California. Also felt (III) at Somerton, Wellton and Yuma, Arizona. Felt in much of southern California and southwestern Arizona.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 7 23 29 17 1941 17.750 -78.500 0 7.1 Jamaica
4 7 15 30 40 1958 66.030 -156.590 0 7.3 Northern Alaska
4 7 5 34 6 1970 15.761 121.717 37 7.5 Luzon, Philippines
A strong earthquake shock the whole of Luzon and Northern Visayas. Damage was done to schools in Manila. Buildings in Central Manila suffered slight damage. Manila International Airport suffered cracked walls and broken Windows. 14 were killed and hundreds injured. The deaths all resulted from the mainshock. Dozens of injuries, however resulted from the most sever aftershock on April 12. Considerable damage occurred to buildings on Alluvial ground in Manila. Severe damage was done to roads and bridges in the epicentral areas. Estimated cost to injured coconut trees - $2 million. The earthquake was characterized by "short rapid jerks, zigzags rather than arches". This quake radiated from the point of the fault-line that runs along the Philippine Pacific coast. People at the shore twons "saw the sea pushed back, saw the water tripped off like a carpet from the shoreline and folded up into the horizon. But the next moment the folded sea unrolled and came rushing back as a wall of water, sort of tide, a mile-wide torrent that followed and crashed past the shoreline, engulfing trees, boats, huts and beach". Roads split was as much as two feet, water fountained from the deep chasms created, bridges collapsed.
4 7 22 6 57 1995 -15.199 -173.529 21 8.1 Tonga Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 7 2 16 0 1934 41.500 -111.500 0 5.5 Utah
Felt at Salt Lake City (III). Also felt at Pocotello, Idaho.
4 7 15 27 50 1963 52.600 -169.500 150 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 7 15 28 4 1963 53.710 -169.960 224 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 7 1 43 25 1964 58.530 -154.460 2 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 7 19 28 25 1964 55.700 -151.830 20 5.5 Southern Alaska
4 7 3 16 23 1972 60.129 -152.754 98 5.1 Central Alaska
4 7 6 18 31 1979 41.982 -126.885 3 5.4 Off Coast of No. California
4 7 20 7 30 1989 33.620 -117.900 13 5.0 So. California
Near Newport Beach, Orange county, slight damage reported at Corona Del Mar, and Newport Beach. Typical damage consisted of broken chimneys, walls, plaster and windows and merchandise damaged while falling from shelves in stores. Ceiling tiles also fell from some stores in Newport Beach, and a brick wall toppled.
4 7 6 4 2 1990 56.406 -153.971 33 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 7 20 10 54 1990 55.000 -152.900 0 5.4 Southern Alaska
4 7 0 42 16 1992 50.910 -130.720 10 5.0 British Colombia
4 7 16 16 45 1994 42.561 -111.032 5 5.2 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt at Afton, Smoot and Thayne and at Auburn, eastern Idaho.
4 7 4 31 7 1996 51.000 -32.000 0 5.2 North Mid-Atlantic Ridge
4 7 16 43 23 2000 51.821 -170.473 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 07 10 04 37 2010 52.174 -173.525 64 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 07 07 48 30 2014 53.190 171.009 24 5.3 Near Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 6 16 7 15 1943 -30.750 -72.000 55 8.3 Central Chile
Destructive at Salamanca and Illapel, Chile. 18 killed; 80 injured at Ovalle, Chile.
4 6 0 36 16 1953 -7.300 131.000 0 7.5 West Irian, PNG
4 6 13 54 38 1992 50.630 -130.510 9 7.0 British Colombia
Felt at Point Hardy and Port O'Neill, British Colombia.
4 06 22 15 01 2010 2.383 97.048 31 7.7 Sumatra, Indonesia
Felt (V) at Meulaboh and Sibolga; (IV) at Banda Aceh and Medan; (III) at Padangsidempuan, Samosir and Tarutung. Also felt at Belawan, Duri, Lhokseumawe and Padang. Felt at Bandung and Jakarta, Java and at Kuta, Bali. Felt (IV) at Butterworth and Perai; (III) at Ayer Itam, Gelugor Estate, George Town, Sungai Ara and Tanjong Bunga Estate; (II) at Banting, Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya and Tanjong Malim, Malaysia. Felt along the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and (II) in Singapore. Also felt at Male, Maldives. A tsunami was recorded along the coast of Sumatra with heights (center-to-peak) at the following tide stations: 44 cm at Meulaboh, 19 cm at Sibolga, 17 cm at Telukdalam, 7 cm at Padang and 7 cm on Pulau Tanahbalah.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 6 4 4 45 1961 40.180 -124.750 0 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
4 6 11 19 23 1963 63.400 -149.600 42 5.3 Central Alaska
4 6 10 42 37 1964 59.850 -145.470 15 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 6 13 19 3 1965 51.290 -179.760 50 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 6 14 15 0 1965 37.500 -120.000 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
Mariposa. Sidewalks cracked. "The sound of the sidewalks cracking awakened my son who got up and looked out the window to the west. My mother heard the noise while listening to the 6:15 a.m. newscast."
4 6 22 28 38 1966 56.470 -154.640 28 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 6 1 46 18 1973 51.310 -178.460 50 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 6 1 53 50 1974 54.883 -160.275 35 5.8 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 6 3 55 57 1974 55.045 -160.510 6 6.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 6 14 47 43 1980 61.377 -147.824 49 5.2 Central Alaska
4 6 9 22 14 1983 54.238 -133.814 10 5.0 British Colombia
4 6 0 24 10 1987 51.400 -173.300 29 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 6 13 54 34 1992 49.000 -131.000 0 5.9 Vancouver Island area
4 6 13 57 49 1992 50.530 -130.390 10 6.8 British Colombia
4 6 15 16 10 1992 50.250 -130.340 25 6.2 British Colombia
4 6 19 1 4 1994 34.192 -117.095 7 5.0 So. California
Felt (V) from Loma Linda and San Bernardino. Also felt at Los Angeles, Orange and to San Diego Counties. Occurred during the SSA meeting that year in Pasadena.
4 6 8 31 9 1995 57.000 -154.000 0 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 06 07 23 27 2008 51.614 179.276 62 5.4 Rat Islands, Aleutians
4 06 11 14 23 2008 51.934 -170.544 38 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 06 14 12 00 2008 54.172 -151.928 14 5.0 South of Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 5 0 0 0 1690 17.500 -61.500 33 8.0 Leeward Islands
The correct date is probably April 16 (Gregorian) while April 5 is the Julian date. Intensities of this event were as high as IX in the islands of Antigua, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis. At Antigua, stone houses suffered much, most houses were shaking down or were so split and cracked that they had to be leveled. A spit at Redonda called Rockadunda was split and turned into the sea. Landslides occurred on Nevis Peak. The sea withdrew about 500 feet from Charlestown before returning after two minutes in a tidal wave. The earth opened up to 9 feet in some places and buried solid timber sugar mills. This is one of the two largest earthquakes recorded in this region of the West Indies.
4 5 23 30 45 1901 45.000 148.000 60 7.9 So. Kurils
4 5 16 42 40 1939 -19.500 168.000 70 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
4 5 9 27 0 1949 42.000 131.500 550 7.0 NE China
4 5 21 12 40 1990 15.530 147.580 33 7.5 No. Marianas
Felt at Guam and Saipan (V). It generated an observed tsunami at the dock at Tinian, but no damage. Maximum tsunami height was probably less than the reported 3-4 meters.
4 5 4 19 52 1991 -5.900 -77.150 34 7.3 No. Peru
53 killed and 252 injured and extensive damage to 8.063 homes in the Riojo-Moyabamba-Nueva Cajamarca area. Strongly felt throughout Ecuador.
4 5 11 8 7 1999 -5.681 149.717 164 7.4 New Ireland
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 5 23 11 0 1915 38.580 -119.500 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
Coleville area. At Coleville CA., rocks rolled down the hillside.
4 5 19 26 56 1954 47.620 -129.230 0 5.0 Vancouver Island area
4 5 2 49 40 1957 52.000 -172.100 33 6.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 5 1 22 14 1964 56.280 -153.340 24 6.0 Southern Alaska
4 5 1 41 45 1964 56.200 -153.300 35 5.9 Southern Alaska
4 5 2 36 11 1964 60.030 -145.980 15 5.0 Central Alaska
4 5 17 42 13 1964 59.580 -144.700 56 5.2 Southeast Alaska
4 5 19 28 18 1964 60.200 -146.700 16 5.8 Central Alaska
4 5 20 13 25 1964 57.200 -152.200 33 5.2 Southern Alaska
4 5 9 27 32 1965 43.900 -127.800 33 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
4 5 9 4 43 1971 53.359 -170.553 153 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 5 14 53 6 1971 66.800 -157.300 100 5.3 Northern Alaska
4 5 17 41 51 1986 54.055 -161.961 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 5 22 32 54 1988 50.836 -178.146 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 5 9 35 47 1994 51.360 -178.160 33 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 05 10 17 16 1998 52.006 175.028 33 5.3 Rat Islands, Aleutians
4 05 13 20 39 2004 54.210 -162.476 44 5.0 Unimak Island, Alaska
(AEIC). Felt (III) at King Cove, Alaska.
Cove.
4 05 00 07 09 2010 32.018 -115.017 10 5.3 Baja California
(UNM). Felt at Rosarito and San Quintin. Also felt at Puerto Penasco, Sonora. Felt (V) at Yuma, Arizona. Also felt at Somerton. Felt (V) at Brawley, California. Also felt at Blythe, Holtville, Jamul, La Habra and Tustin.
4 05 03 15 25 2010 32.634 -115.782 3 5.0 Baja California
(NEIC) Felt (V) at Ensenada and (III) at Tijuana. Also felt at Puerto Penasco, Sonora. Felt (VI) at El Centro, (IV) at Oceanside and Santee and (III) at Aliso Viejo, Alpine, Borrego Springs, Brawley, Desert Hot Springs, El Cajon, Indian Wells, La Jolla, Palm Desert, Ramona, San Diego and San Jacinto, California. Felt in Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura Counties. Felt (V) at Yuma, Arizona. Also felt at Avondale, Chandler, Fountain Hills, Gilbert, Lake Havasu City, Maricopa, Mesa, Queen Creek, Scottsdale, Surprise and Tucson.
4 05 13 33 05 2010 32.640 -115.801 0 5.1 Southern California
(NEIC) Felt (II) at Ensenada and Tijuana. Also felt at Mexicali and San Felipe. Felt at Puerto Penasco, Sonora. Felt (VI) at Calexico,(V) at El Centro, (IV) at Brawley and Imperial and(III) at Alpine, Anaheim, Bonita, Cathedral City, El Cajon, Julian, Lake Forest, San Diego and Santee, California. Felt in many parts of southern California. Felt at Yuma and in the Phoenix area, Arizona and at Las Vegas and Laughlin, Nevada.
4 05 14 04 04 2013 56.919 -156.237 70 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
Felt at Kodiak.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 4 0 0 0 1819 -27.300 -70.500 0 8.0 Coast Central Chile
A very violent earthquake occurred at Copiapo, Chile (Mw 8.0). The whole city was destroyed by the shocks of this day and of the 4th and 11th. The inhabitants had barely time to save their lives. No reports of deaths. (See also April 3, 1819)
4 4 10 13 3 1904 41.800 23.400 6 7.3 Bulgaria
Limited damage was suffered in Bulgaria and northern Greece
4 4 0 50 0 1905 33.000 76.000 60 8.6 India
The earthquake that struck the Dharamshala-Kangra area in Himachal Pradesh on April 4th, 1905 is among the deadliest earthquakes in the history of India. According to the provincial government of Punjab, 19,727 people were killed at Sialkot. Many of the fatalities were from Dharamshala, Kangra and neigbhouring towns and villages. Felt from Afghanistan to Bengal. All the buildings were destroyed at Kangra including numerous churches and temples. One major difficulty in this event was that most government officials were killed and there was no one to supervise the rescue and cleanup efforts. Most of the deaths were due to the ground shaking. Landslides, liquefaction and other earthquake effects caused extensive damage throughout the region.
4 4 15 48 40 1911 36.500 26.500 140 7.2 Aegean Sea
4 4 18 44 14 1950 51.770 101.000 24 7.0 So. Siberia
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 4 0 13 4 1957 58.170 -155.040 89 6.0 Alaska Peninsula
4 4 21 32 10 1961 33.800 -118.200 33 5.0 So. California
At Terminal Island, Long Beach Harbor. This shock was only slightly felt in the Long Beach-San Pedro-Wilmington area, but subsurface damage including major pipeline breakage and to oil well pipes on Terminal Island was estimated at $4.5 million. More than 40 wells were damaged and off normal production.
4 4 4 34 57 1964 60.300 -146.500 5 5.0 Central Alaska
4 4 4 54 2 1964 60.100 -146.700 40 5.6 Central Alaska
4 4 8 40 30 1964 56.500 -152.600 15 5.3 Southern Alaska
4 4 17 46 9 1964 56.300 -154.400 18 5.7 Southern Alaska
4 4 17 59 43 1964 56.400 -154.500 25 6.1 Southern Alaska
Aftershocks of the Great Alaska Earthquake of March 28, 1964.
4 4 18 15 52 1964 56.180 -154.490 22 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 4 22 16 54 1964 59.400 -145.200 10 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 4 13 45 11 1980 46.364 -122.182 4 5.0 Washington state,
Shocks associated with the eruption of Mt. St. Helen's in May 1980.
4 4 17 21 40 1993 53.980 -165.060 33 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 04 04 29 08 2002 50.530 -130.410 10 5.0 Vancouver B.C. Canada
4 04 22 40 43 2010 32.297 -115.278 4 7.2 Baja California
(NEIC) Two people killed, at least 233 injured and many buildings damaged (VII) in the Mexicali area. Felt (VII) at Guadalupe Victoria and (V) at El Sauzal, Ensenada, Maneadero, Primo Tapia, San Felipe, Tecate and Tijuana. Felt (VI) at San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora. Felt in much of Baja California and northwestern Sonora and as far as Aguascalientes, Ciudad Juarez and La Paz. About 28 km of surface faulting observed on the Borrego Fault southwest of Mexicali. Many buildings damaged (VII) at Calexico and Imperial, California. Felt (VII) at El Centro and Heber; (VI) at Brawley, Calipatria, Holtville and Ocotillo; (V) at Borrego Springs, Boulevard, Campo, Chula Vista, Coachella, Coronado, Jacumba, Lemon Grove, Los Angeles, Niland, Pine Valley, San Diego, San Ysidro, Tecate, Thermal, Westmorland and Winterhaven. Felt (V) at Somerton, Wellton and Yuma, Arizona. Felt throughout southern California, in much of Arizona, in the Henderson-Las Vegas area, Nevada and in parts of New Mexico and Utah.
4 04 22 50 17 2010 32.097 -115.047 10 5.5 Baja California
4 04 23 15 14 2010 32.250 -115.300 8 5.4 Baja California
(NEIC) Felt at San Quintin. Felt (IV) at Yuma, Arizona. Felt at Campo, Chula Vista, El Cajon, La Mesa, San Diego and Santee, California.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 3 15 0 0 1520 33.000 136.000 0 7.4 Central/So. Honshu Japan
4 3 15 0 0 1819 -27.300 -70.500 0 8.0 Coast Central Chile
A very violent earthquake occurred at Copiapo, Chile (Mw 8.0). The whole city was destroyed by the shocks of this day and of the 4th and 11th. The inhabitants had barely time to save their lives. No reports of number of deaths.
4 3 1 40 0 1868 19.400 -155.300 5 7.9 Hawaii
See yesterday's history for details
4 3 0 0 0 1872 36.200 36.200 0 7.5 Turkey
1800 were killed in this devastating earthquake which was felt from Antioch to Beirut to Damascus.
4 3 11 30 0 1881 38.200 26.200 0 7.3 Aegean Sea
This was one of the worst seismic tragedies to hit Greece in modern times. A very strong shock in the Aegean Sea with up to 422 aftershocks felt during the next two weeks, 5-6 of which were very strong. Of the 64 villages on the Islands 25 suffered great damage and 15 considerable damage. An estimated 4181 were killed and many thousands injured. Up to 1200 were missing and presumed dead. More than 10,000 homes and businesses were destroyed. A small tsunami (about 1 meter) was also observed.
4 3 15 21 39 1941 -22.500 -66.000 260 7.2 Argentina
4 3 2 49 57 1983 8.430 -83.180 24 7.2 Costa Rica
Five people died from heart attacks, one person killed by a collapsing house, and several people injured in southeastern Costa Rica. Also felt strongly in southwestern Panama.
4 03 02 43 14 2014 -20.518 -70.498 31 7.7 Arequipa, Chile
GUC reported this earthquake of M 7.5 was felt with intensity VIII in Pisagua, Iquique, Alto Hospicio, Cuya, Arica; VII Tocopilla, Sierra Gorda, Quillagua; VI Mejillones, Maria Elena, Calama, V Antofagasta, Amarilla, Alcerra, II Copiapo, Chile, Felt in Arica, Parinacota, Tarapaca, Antofagasta and Atacama, Chile. GUC reported this earthquake of M 6.3 was also felt with intensity VI at Iquique, Alto Hospicio, Quillagua, V Pisagua, Cuya, Arica,; IV Tocopilla, San PEdro de Atacama, Maria Elena, Putre; III Sierra Gorda, Ollague, Mejillones, Calama, Chile. Felt in Arica, Parinacota and Tarapaca, Chile. NEIC reported the foreshock to the second major quake of M 6.4 was felt with intensity VI uin Iquique and II in Arica and Copiapo. NEIC reported the M 7.6-7.8 event was felt with intensity VI in Iquique; V in Arica, IV in La Paz, Bolivia; Calama, Chile and Arequipa, Peru and II-III in Pacocha, Peru, Santiago, Copiapo and Antofagasta, Chile.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 3 12 15 0 1872 36.900 -118.200 0 6.6 California/Nevada area
A strong aftershock of the earthquake of March 26, 1982.
4 3 20 8 0 1926 34.000 -116.000 0 5.5 So. California
Northeast of Banning. Possibly in the region of Twentynine Palms. Of moderately destructive force, but no damage because of lack of settlements.
4 3 15 54 52 1963 61.200 -147.800 71 5.7 Central Alaska
A strong foreshock to the great Alaskan earthquake of 1964. Felt at Valdez.
4 3 8 38 43 1964 59.600 -144.670 10 5.5 Southeast Alaska
4 3 22 15 48 1964 57.100 -151.900 15 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 3 22 33 42 1964 61.600 -147.600 40 6.0 Central Alaska
Aftershocks of the Great Alaska earthquake of March 28, 1964.
4 3 13 59 2 1970 51.815 -175.254 57 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 3 0 26 54 1976 52.150 -169.614 22 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 3 3 46 4 1980 63.149 -149.567 92 5.0 Central Alaska
4 3 9 35 27 1980 46.227 -122.172 0 5.1 Washington state,
4 3 23 57 52 1980 46.212 -122.186 0 5.0 Washington state,
Earthquakes preceding the Mt. St. Helens eruption on May 1980.
4 3 19 26 24 1983 51.656 -176.929 61 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 3 2 57 11 1986 56.257 -153.473 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 3 1 18 5 1989 50.700 -170.100 0 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 2 10 48 0 1851 -33.320 -71.420 0 7.1 Central Chile
A strong earthquake did moderate damage in Valparaiso, Chile
4 2 0 0 0 1868 19.500 -155.300 10 7.8 Hawaii
This was the strongest earthquake ever recorded in Hawaii. Nearly every wooden house at Keiawa, Penaluu, Ninole and beyond was knocked off it's foundation or tumbled over (recall that the Unimak tsunami hit Ninole on this day in history April 1, 1946). It shock down almost every wall in Hilo and caused landslides beyond Hilo. Fissures opened and brooks became muddy. In one place a fissure opened about two feet and then closed, the two sides were then several inches from coincidence. At Kealakekua strong trees were bent backward and forward like reeds in a storm. At Kohala, it was reported that the force of the shock stopped all sugar mill engines, even the large 75-horsepower engine which was running at the time with a full head of steam. Ground waves estimated at 1-2 feet from trough to crest were observed at Kohala. Rumbling sounds were heard and clocks were stopped at Honolulu. A tsunami struck the Kau-Puna coast, adding to the devastation. It was reported that the wave rolled in over the tops of the coconut trees, a height of at least 60 feet. Most houses were swept out to sea and a number of persons were drowned. At Hilo the tsunami was 10 feet. On April 7 a powerful volcanic eruption began starting in the fissure formed at the time of the earthquake.
4 2 5 45 0 1872 36.200 36.100 0 7.3 Turkey
1800 were killed in this devastating earthquake which was felt from Antioch to Beirut to Damascus.
4 2 9 36 0 1921 23.000 123.000 60 7.2 Taiwan
4 2 5 39 11 1947 -1.500 138.000 60 7.4 West Irian, PNG
4 2 1 11 55 1964 5.900 95.700 132 7.0 Nicobar Islands
Moderate property damage occurred on Sumatra.
4 2 7 15 23 1977 -16.700 -172.100 33 7.6 Tonga Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 2 2 0 0 1875 39.500 -115.800 0 5.5 Eureka, Nevada area
One building was seriously damaged at Eureka, Nevada
4 2 11 17 0 1896 45.200 -123.200 0 5.0 Oregon state,
Three shocks in succession awakened everyone. The mainshock was felt at Portland and Salem, Oregon.
4 2 0 39 45 1957 51.100 -173.000 33 6.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 2 16 18 55 1963 53.100 -171.700 42 6.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 2 9 57 55 1964 56.590 -152.700 22 5.2 Southern Alaska
4 2 11 41 11 1964 58.800 -149.600 20 5.4 Southern Alaska
4 2 20 9 42 1964 59.800 -147.000 9 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 2 22 34 32 1964 59.760 -144.070 22 5.1 Southeast Alaska
4 2 15 19 13 1967 66.810 -134.400 33 5.0 Yukon Territory, Canada
4 2 13 8 19 1972 59.889 -153.350 130 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 2 16 49 29 1973 51.940 -177.402 63 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 2 4 53 30 1988 53.600 -164.800 0 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 2 22 12 27 1993 51.460 -176.890 13 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 2 18 25 50 1997 51.816 -173.718 33 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 02 00 42 53 1998 51.356 179.303 33 5.1 Rat Islands, Aleutians
4 02 06 18 19 2000 19.339 -155.206 4 5.0 Hawaii
4 2 18 54 59 2001 64.280 -131.000 10 5.1 Yukon Territory, Canada
4 02 06 39 39 2003 65.284 -150.040 16 5.3 Northern Alaska
(NEIC) Felt(IV) at Fairbanks, Fort Wainwright, Manley Hot Springs, North Pole and Tanana; (III) at Anderson and Eielson AFB.
4 02 05 55 41 2008 44.364 -129.351 10 5.2 Off Coast of Oregon
4 02 05 50 00 2016 57.042 -157.953 10 6.2 Alaska Peninsula
This earthquake of M 6.2 was reported by NEIC to have been felt with moderate to strong intensity VI in Port Heiden, Alaska and II-III in South Naknek, King Salmon, Monokotak, Levelock, North Pole and North Dillingham, Alaska.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 1 0 0 0 1170 45.700 26.600 150 7.0 Romania/Bulgaria
Identified in "A new Catalog of Strong Earthquakes in the U.S.S.R. from Ancient times through 1977", details are not available.
4 1 19 6 9 1927 -20.000 -177.500 400 7.1 Tonga Islands
4 1 2 9 15 1936 4.500 126.500 60 7.7 Mindanao, Philippines
This moderate earthquake did not kill in the Philippines, but an earthquake later in the day (Ms 6.8) did kill 104 in China.
4 1 14 18 8 1943 -6.500 105.500 60 7.0 So. of Java
4 1 12 28 54 1946 52.800 -163.500 60 7.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
This earthquake has been recalculated and was apparently much larger than originally believed. It occurred south of Unimak Island, Alaska. Minor damage occurred to Navy buildings a short distance inland from Scotch Cap Lighthouse on the southwest coast of the island. A few minutes after the earthquake a tsunami destroyed the lighthouse and took lives of the five attendants. Effects clearly indicated that the wave reached a height of 90 to 100 feet. Minor wave damage in the Aleutians occurred at Dutch Harbor and at Ikatan Island. Many aftershocks were felt, principally on Ikatan Island. Aftershocks were also reported from Chignik, Cold Bay, Sanak Island and the Shumagin Islands. The great distance between the instrumental epicenter and the aftershock locations suggests they may not have originated at the point of the mainshock. The tsunami effects were disastrous in the Hawaiian Island (called the Laupahoehoe Tragedy of 1946). 173 lives were lost and damage was estimated at $25 million. A major portion of the damage occurred at Hilo. The wave was also noted in the Society and Marquesas Islands and at many points on the Pacific shores of North and South America.
4 1 15 18 5 1961 41.500 78.000 0 7.2 Kirgizstan/Xinjiang
4 1 0 42 2 1968 32.283 132.533 30 7.8 Kyushu, Japan area
Minor property damage occurred at Kyushu where one person died and 22 were injured. A 2.3-meter tsunami was generated on the east coast of Kyushu. It destroyed four homes and capsized several fishing boats.
4 1 17 56 23 1998 -0.544 99.261 56 7.0 So. of Sumatera
Felt strongly in Padang. Felt in Singapore and in the Kuala Lumpur area.
4 01 20 39 58 2007 -8.466 157.043 24 8.1 Solomon Islands
Fifty-two people killed and several villages destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami. About 300 homes, schools and a hospital were destroyed at Sasamunga and about 500 houses were damaged at Gizo. Tsunami damage also occurred on Lefung and Taro. Two people were killed by landslides on Ranongga, where uplift was also observed. Felt (IV) at Honiara. A 3.5-meter tsunami was measured at Unumatana and a 2 meter tsunami was observed at Kelau, Woodlark Island, Papua New Guinea, where 17 houses were destroyed, a church was damaged and the tsunami ran inland up to 1 km. The tsunami also caused damage on Rossel Island and Bougainville. Tsunami wave heights in centimeters
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 1 19 0 0 1917 40.000 -118.000 0 5.1 Montana/Idaho
4 1 10 40 58 1941 55.800 -153.800 0 6.5 Southern Alaska
4 1 10 40 59 1941 56.000 -153.500 0 6.5 Southern Alaska
4 1 23 43 42 1945 34.000 -120.017 0 5.4 Off So. California
4 1 12 28 54 1946 52.750 -163.500 25 7.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 1 19 21 8 1951 40.470 -125.300 0 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
4 1 0 38 0 1952 48.000 -113.800 0 5.6 Montana/Idaho
Northwestern Montana. A large area of Montana, Idaho and southern British Columbia was affected by this shock. Walls cracked and chimneys twisted and fell at Flathead Lake, Mont. Slight damage at Eureka and Swan Lake, Montana.
4 1 11 35 30 1957 51.000 -173.000 0 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 1 18 18 30 1959 39.717 -120.200 10 5.8 Central California
Most of the serious property damage occurred near Loyalton, where several chimneys fell, windows were broken and plaster and walls were cracked. Felt over a large area of northeast California and Nevada.
4 1 14 12 0 1960 49.000 -129.500 0 5.0 Vancouver Island area
4 1 12 11 60 1962 63.400 -150.700 140 5.5 Central Alaska
4 1 0 1 12 1964 60.370 -146.480 23 5.1 Central Alaska
4 1 3 23 17 1964 57.200 -151.300 25 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 1 20 13 8 1964 58.270 -149.780 24 5.0 Southern Alaska
Aftershocks of the great Alaska earthquake of MArch 28, 1964.
4 1 9 13 14 1985 47.900 -115.800 0 5.1 Montana/Idaho
Cracked water main at East Helena. Felt (V) at Belt, Big Arm and throughout much of western Montana including Kalispell, Missoula and Helena.
4 1 7 12 27 1995 53.613 -164.438 33 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
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
3 31 19 0 0 1650 -13.500 -71.700 30 8.2 Central Peru
Limited damage occurred at Cuzco, Collao, Lima and Bolivia.
3 31 0 0 0 1818 19.100 -103.600 0 7.5 Michoacan, Mexico
Major damage occurred in Mexico City, with additional damage at Guadalajara, Zapotlan el Grande and Colima. Many homeless and displaced.
3 31 0 0 0 1893 38.300 38.300 0 7.0 Turkey
400 killed and severe damage at Malatya, Turkey.
3 31 7 10 0 1901 43.400 28.700 32 7.2 Bulgaria
Severe damage in Bulgaria at Balchik, Kavarna, Blatnitsa and Limang.
3 31 22 0 36 1907 -18.000 -177.000 400 7.2 Tonga Islands
3 31 3 41 6 1913 51.000 -179.000 60 7.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
3 31 0 29 49 1928 38.180 27.800 10 7.0 Aegean Sea
120 killed with severe damage at Torbaly and Tepekoy, Turkey.
3 31 2 51 43 1944 -7.000 130.500 60 7.0 West Irian, PNG
3 31 18 25 47 1954 12.500 58.000 60 7.4 Arabian Sea
3 31 18 17 0 1955 8.100 123.200 96 7.6 Central Philippines
422 wre killed and millions of dollars damage occurred to property and agriculture in Ilagan, Ozamis City and Lake Lanao area.
3 31 2 27 9 1963 36.900 57.700 33 7.0 No. Iran
Four were killed, several injured and 100 homes destroyed in the village of Hendojan.
3 31 9 47 31 1965 38.600 22.400 78 7.1 No. Greece
6 killed with moderate damage in Greece. A series of earthquakes battered Central Greece resulting in 6 deaths, 22 injuries and major property damage at Patras and Agrinion. The mainshock was felt from Yugoslavia to southern Italy.
3 31 7 15 54 1969 27.669 33.986 33 7.1 Red Sea
Two killed, 16 injured and heavy damage in the United Arab Republic.
3 31 13 12 52 1983 2.460 -76.690 22 7.0 Colombia
Between 250 and 350 people killed, many injured and extensive damage in the Popayn area. Felt from Bogota to Pasto.
3 31 23 1 40 1995 38.190 135.497 403 7.0 No. Honshu, Japan
3 31 6 52 50 2002 24.279 122.179 33 7.1 Taiwan
At least five were killed, and up to 200 injured. Three buildings collapsed and more than 100 homes were destroyed in the Taipei area. Water and gas lines and bridges were damaged. Landslides were observed throughout eastern Taiwan. A tsunami with heights up to 20 cm was observed in the Ryukyu 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
3 31 7 43 0 1898 38.200 -122.400 0 6.5 Central California
At Mare Island near San Francisco. This earthquake did damage on Mare Island of about $350,000. Occurrence at night was probalby the only thing that prevented loss of life. Felt as far as Carson City, NV. Chimneys twisted and miscellaneous damage was considerable at San Francisco. Thge shock lasted about 40 seconds.
3 31 3 41 6 1913 51.000 -179.000 60 7.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt strongly at Adak.
3 31 5 47 0 1925 39.330 -120.330 0 5.0 Central California
Felt strongly in the Central Sierra between Emigrant Gap, Placer County and Donner Lake, Nevada County. Intensity up to VI.
3 31 10 8 25 1957 51.500 -178.000 0 6.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
3 31 9 1 30 1964 50.800 -130.200 15 6.1 British Colombia
3 31 11 3 35 1964 58.900 -149.900 17 5.0 Southern Alaska
AFtershock.
3 31 2 12 15 1967 52.056 -169.702 7 5.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 31 12 58 31 1970 51.890 -175.970 79 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
3 31 20 33 31 1973 44.367 -110.358 0 5.1 Yellowstone/Wyoming
The press reported the shock was felt on the shore of Yellowstone Lake. It was small and did no damage.
3 31 5 48 38 1975 49.270 -125.960 18 5.4 Vancouver Island area
3 31 5 48 38 1975 49.397 -125.599 33 5.3 Vancouver Island area
3 31 0 38 13 1978 61.787 -151.432 85 5.1 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Anchorage and Talkeetna. Also felt at Kenai, Palmer and Homer.
3 31 21 2 18 1982 47.062 -66.634 3 5.0 E. of Maine
This was an aftershock of the event of Jan. 9 in New Brunswick, Canada. Minor damage including cracks in foundations and walls occurred in Aroostook County, Maine, at Caribou, Presque Isle. Felt from the St. Lawrence River south ot Nova Scotia, and in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.
3 31 11 55 40 1986 37.467 -121.692 7 5.7 Central California
This earthquake injured three and did slight damage in San Jose to Fremont. Damage included broken water mains, fallen ceiling tiles, cracks in chimneys. Known as the Mt. Lewis earthquake. Two minor foreshocks preceded this event.
3 31 22 22 5 1988 53.000 -168.200 0 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 31 03 51 02 2010 51.697 -175.379 54 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 30 10 45 0 1796 -27.350 -70.350 0 7.7 Coast Central Chile
Destructive at Copiapo and Vallenar.
3 30 12 35 0 1828 -12.100 -77.800 50 8.2 Central Peru
The earthquake extended from Lima to Callao. Felt at Arequipa but not at Arica. A very violent earthquake lasted 40 seconds, with many aftershocks. Great damage was done, Scarcely a house in Lima or Callao remained uninjured and walls of 6 and even 9 feet thick were thrown down. The cloud of dust which arose from the ruined buildings of Lima was seen at Callao before the shock itself was felt there. At Surras streams of water burst forth from the earth. At Truxillo and elsewhere in the northern part of the district shake, the most extraordinary and violent rain followed, lasting four days and produced most disastrous inundations. On board the ship 'Volant' the shock is said to have been felt before it was perceived on shore, while the accounts from other vessels agree in saying the earthquake was first felt on land. An interesting phenomena, which might have also been observed in the Izmit Turkey quake of 1999 related to a ship at sea. Some of the phenomena observed on board the ship in the harbor of Callao were remarkable. On board the 'Volant' about half past seven, a noise like distant thunder was heard, and then came a shock, compared to jolting over a rough road in a poorly constructed cart or to the vessel striking upon rocks of sandbanks (a seaquake). The water which was 25 fathoms deep , hissed and boiled as if red hot iron had been thrown into it, and the surface was covered with bubbles of gas of a sulfurous odor and quantities of dead fish. The sea had been quite clear, but was now disturbed and muddy. The ship swung to the extent of 14 inches on either side. On weighing anchor, the chain cable on one of the anchors was found to be half melted in a considerable part of its length, the links being drawn out and also lengthways. The chain of the second anchor was quite uninjured as were those of all other ships in the bay. Note the similarity to the story of the fishermen in the sea of Marmara - melted nets, fried fish, bubbling sea. Could this be a case of sonoluminescence?
3 30 16 55 48 1910 -21.000 170.000 80 7.2 Loyalty Islands
3 30 0 41 0 1914 16.800 -92.200 150 7.5 Chiapas, Mexico
Much damage in Chiapas
3 30 2 27 3 1965 50.320 177.930 20 7.5 Rat Islands
Aftershock of the great Rat Islands earthquake of Feb. 4, 1965.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
3 30 0 8 56 1924 50.000 -130.200 0 6.0 British Colombia
3 30 21 7 28 1943 39.430 -120.400 0 5.3 Central California
15,000 sq. miles affected in eastern California and western Nevada. Felt at Steward, Blue Canyon and Truckee where objects fell and many were alarmed. Maximum intensity V.
3 30 9 17 0 1957 51.900 -175.100 0 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt on Adak.
3 30 2 18 6 1964 56.600 -152.900 8 5.8 Southern Alaska
Strongly felt.
3 30 16 9 2 1965 53.700 -165.600 30 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 30 12 39 56 1966 49.800 -129.899 0 5.0 Vancouver Island area
3 30 11 30 39 1971 51.191 -177.485 20 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
3 30 18 54 25 1979 51.192 -168.178 37 5.6 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 30 13 49 37 1980 43.391 -127.205 15 5.1 Off the Coast of Oregon
3 30 18 6 16 1983 61.410 -140.383 0 5.4 Central Alaska
Felt strongly at Burwash Landing and Haines Junction, Yukon Territory, Canada. Also felt at Whitehorse.
3 30 3 13 41 1987 74.611 -130.471 10 5.5 Yukon Territory, Canada
3 30 13 33 19 1989 58.349 -137.318 10 5.6 Southeast Alaska
3 30 12 12 1 1994 59.880 -153.050 108 5.1 Southern Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity IV at Homer. Also felt at Cooper Landing and Port Graham and Anchorage, Palmer.
3 30 17 42 46 1994 66.460 -147.980 33 5.0 Northern Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Beaver. Also felt at Fort Yukon and Fairbanks.
3 30 12 55 53 1996 51.000 -169.000 0 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Nikolski.
3 30 13 5 17 1996 52.214 -168.734 33 6.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity V at Nikolski.
3 30 15 19 60 1996 52.091 -168.540 33 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Nikolski.
3 30 23 5 57 1997 51.100 -178.100 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt on Adak.
3 30 03 42 46 2009 56.287 -152.477 20 5.2 Kodiak Island, Alaska
3 30 07 13 07 2009 56.546 -152.743 21 6.0 Kodiak Island, Alaska
Felt (III) at Kasilof, Seward and Soldotna; (II) at Homer, Kenai and Kodiak. Also felt at Anchorage, Anchor Point, Moose Pass and Sterling.
3 30 17 38 13 2009 56.303 -152.655 22 5.0 Kodiak Island, Alaska
3 30 12 07 28 2009 51.535 -178.258 31 5.7 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 30 12 11 54 2009 51.526 -178.267 31 5.8 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 30 01 32 54 2014 62.224 -151.144 72 5.1 Southern 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
3 29 2 15 0 1868 19.100 -155.650 5 7.0 Hawaii
This was a foreshock to the April 3 event. At Kahuku, a stone house was destroyed, the chimney of the Mission house was also destroyed and the walls of the stone church were cracked. At Kona stone walls were thrown down, masses of rock were thrown off the cliff at the bay, stone buildings were damaged and the cisterns of the Kona Plantation were cracked. At Waiohinu, walls were shaken down and the stone church was cracked from top to bottom. Also felt at Hilo.
3 29 20 46 30 1907 3.000 122.000 500 7.2 Celebes Sea
3 29 21 12 37 1925 8.000 -78.000 60 7.1 Colombia
3 29 5 7 3 1928 31.483 138.183 380 7.1 Central/So. Honshu Japan
3 29 6 17 5 1954 37.000 -3.600 640 7.1 Morocco/Spain
There was extensive property damage at Malaga. Felt at Madrid, Canada and Cadiz, Spain; Tangier, Spanish Morocco and Casablanca, French Morocco. This was a very deep focus, one of only a few outside of recognized deep subduction zones.
3 29 19 48 17 1998 -17.577 -178.988 529 7.2 Tonga Islands
3 29 23 48 31 2015 -4.760 152.556 40 7.5 New Britain
NEIC reported this earthquake was felt with intensity VI in Kokopo, East New Britain, PNG where it knocked items from shelves. It was also felt as far away as 700 km in Port Moresby. It was followed by several moderate events including those of M 5.7 and 5.0. The mainshock generated a small tsunami and spread fear among residents of the area but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The tsunami of 0.5 meters or 1.5 feet occurred in the harbor of Rabaul, PNG. A tsunami of 3 centimeters was also measured in the Solomon Islands. During the earthquake people fled their residences for fear of collapse. Many buildings in the area are wooden and withstand shaking well.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of M>5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
3 29 5 7 52 1920 50.600 -129.869 0 6.4 British Colombia
No damage reported.
3 29 17 24 58 1931 51.000 -170.000 25 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 29 5 10 28 1957 53.500 -166.900 33 6.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 29 22 48 56 1957 52.608 -168.324 33 6.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Aftershocks continued from great Andreanoff Earthquake of March 9, 1957.
3 29 0 53 5 1964 57.440 -151.500 16 5.0 Southern Alaska
Aftershocks continued from great Alaska earthquake of March 28, 1964.
3 29 13 10 25 1965 33.600 -65.000 10 5.5 Off East Coast U.S.
3 29 12 40 40 1970 41.662 -113.839 7 5.1 Montana/Idaho
At Grouse Creek, UT a pipe on top of a chimney broke loose; lamp overturned, objects in room teetered slightly. Rumbling noises.
3 29 21 0 43 1972 59.863 -153.103 126 5.1 Southern Alaska
3 29 21 50 35 1974 57.585 -153.922 44 5.7 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Kodiak. Also felt at Anchorage.
3 29 1 30 58 1987 51.570 -170.300 53 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
3 29 1 16 26 1988 57.278 -143.051 10 5.0 Southeast Alaska
3 29 8 31 32 1988 52.630 -168.660 17 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 29 15 33 6 1988 54.540 -163.570 33 5.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at False Pass.
3 29 6 54 32 1992 51.580 -167.060 47 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 29 21 08 25 2008 54.546 -161.649 45 5.1 Unimak Island, Alaska
Felt at King Cove and Sand Point.
3 29 04 09 42 2014 33.919 -117.944 7 5.1 Southern California, Los Angeles
Maximum intensity was VII with minor damage reported. The mainshock followed a pair of light foreshocks of M 3.6 and M 3.1 in the hour prior to the mainshock. These foreshocks were felt with intensity IV and III in the same area as the M 5.1. Aftershocks of M 3.4 and 3.6 in the same area were also widely felt in the area. The earthquake with epicenter about 10 km from downtown Los Angeles caused many to flee sites such as Disneyland which was shut down during the event. Internet pictures showed a large amount of goods fallen from store shelves and minor damage but officials have not yet released details of damages. NEIC reported that this earthquake of M 5.1 in Los Angeles, California was felt with maximum intensity () in California at:(5) Anaheim, (6) Anaheim, (5) Bellflower, (7) Brea, (7) Buena Park, (5) Cerritos, (5) Chino Hills, (5) Compton, (5) Diamond Bar, (5) Downey, (6) Fullerton, (5) Garden Grove,(5) Hacienda Heights, (5) Huntington Park, (6) La Mirada, (5) La Palma, (6) La Puente, (5) Lakewood, (5) Long Beach, (5) Los Angeles, (5) Mt Baldy, (5) Orange,(6) Pico Rivera, (5) Placentia, (5) Pomona, (5) Rowland Heights, (5) Santa Ana, (5) Stanton, (5) Whittier, (5) Yorba Linda.
3 30 01 32 54 2014 62.224 -151.144 72 5.1 Southern Alaska
Felt widely in central Alaska. Intensity IV was reported from Matanuska-Sustina area and from Talkeetna. Intensity II-III was felt in Anchorage, Fort Richardson, Chugiak, Eagle River, Girdwood, Moose Pass, Palmer, Wasilla, Soldotna, Talkeetna and Willow, 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
3 28 23 28 0 1868 19.400 -155.300 5 7.0 Hawaii
This was a foreshock to the April 3 event. At Kahuku, a stone house was destroyed, the chimney of the Mission house was also destroyed and the walls of the stone church were cracked. AT Kona stone walls were thrown down, masses of rock were thrown off the cliff at the bay, stone buildings were damaged and teh cisterns of the Kona Plantation were cracked. At Waiohinu, walls were shaken down and the stone church was cracked from top to bottom. Also felt at Hilo.
3 28 7 49 22 1921 12.500 -87.500 0 7.4 Nicaragua
3 28 3 57 54 1922 -21.000 -68.000 90 7.2 Argentina
3 28 12 38 37 1931 -7.000 129.500 80 7.3 Banda Sea
3 28 12 6 24 1958 36.510 70.980 188 7.0 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
3 28 9 36 5 1961 0.000 124.000 150 7.4 Mindanao, Philippines
3 28 0 15 46 1963 66.290 -19.860 0 7.1 Iceland area
This was one of the largest earthquakes in Iceland in modern times. Several were injured and there was slight damage in northern Iceland.
3 28 3 36 14 1964 61.050 -147.480 23 8.5 Central Alaska
3 28 16 33 15 1965 -32.420 -71.100 68 7.4 Central Chile
About 400 persons were killed or missing, 350 others were injured. and extensive property damage was reported throughout Central Chile. The mining village of El Cobre completely disappeared after the shock shattered a 230-foot dam, cascading two million tons of water and mud into the town. There was extensive damage to bridges, roads, and public utilities, and structural damage to thousands of buildings in Santiago and Valparaiso. At Llay-Llay, almost every building was heavily damaged by the earthquake an ensuing fire. Several other towns north of Santiago also reported extensive damage.
3 28 21 2 23 1970 39.210 29.510 18 7.3 Turkey
1086 killed, 1174 injured, 8,229 buildings destroyed, 5,586 buildings damaged at Gediz Turkey and surrounding areas by this earthquake and major aftershocks. Felt throughout Anatolia at Istanbul and on Chios and Lesbos Islands.
3 28 11 0 22 2000 22.338 143.730 127 7.6 Volcano Islands
One of the largest event to occur in this region in recent history. No reports of damage.
3 28 16 09 36 2005 2.085 97.108 30.0 8.1 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
(NEIC) At least 1,000 people killed, 300 injured and 300 buildings destroyed on Nias; 100 people killed, many injured and several buildings damaged on Simeulue; 200 people killed in Kepulauan Banyak; 3 people killed, 40 injured and some damage in the Meulaboh area, Sumatra. A 3 meter tsunami damaged the port and airport on Simeulue. Tsunami runup heights as high as 2 meters were observed on the west coast of Nias and 1 meter at Singkil and Meulaboh, Sumatra. Felt (VIII) at Gunungsitoli and (VII) at Telukdalem, Nias. Felt (VI) at Banda Aceh and (V) at Medan, Padang and Palembang; (IV) at Jambi; (III) at Bengkulu. At least 10 people were killed during evacuation of the coast of Sri Lanka. Felt (IV) along the west coast of Malaysia; (IV) at Bangkok and (III) at Phuket, Thailand; (III) in Singapore; (III) at Male, Maldives. The quake was also felt in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India and in Sri Lanka. Tsunami wave heights (peak-to-trough) recorded from selected tide stations: about 40 cm on Panjang, Indonesia; about 25 cm at Colombo, Sri Lanka; 40 cm on Hanimadu, 18 cm at Male and 10 cm at Gan, Maldives. Initial observations indicate about 1 meter of subsidence on the coast of Kepulauan Banyak as well as 1 meter of uplift on the coast of Simeulue. Seiches were observed on ponds in West Bengal, India.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
3 28 21 50 0 1913 36.200 -83.700 0 5.3 Kentucky/Tennessee/NC
Near Knoxville, Tenn. Two shocks were felt over an area 70 by 40 miles, with noticeable rise and fall of ground in some places. Fire alarms were set off. Knox County Courthouse, a massive structure trembled for two minutes. Movable objects were overthrown and bricks fell from chimneys. Nausea was reported by some.
3 28 4 20 26 1933 58.200 -149.000 0 5.6 Southern Alaska
Felt at Whale Island, Afognak.
3 28 19 43 16 1949 42.000 -126.000 0 5.8 Off Coast of Oregon
3 28 12 29 15 1961 51.900 -176.150 62 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt on Adak.
3 28 3 10 0 1964 47.900 -113.800 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
Near Ennis Montana, At Ennis well water was muddied and a large insulator broke. This was one of several events in the U.S. which preceded the great Alaska earthquake.
3 28 3 36 14 1964 61.040 -147.730 33 9.3 Central Alaska
This has been called the largest earthquake ever recorded in the U.S. or Canada at Mw 9.3. It was felt over approximately 700,000 square miles of Alaska, the Yukon and British Colombia, Canada. This was one of the most violent every recorded and vertical displacements were found over and area of 200,000 square miles. On the southeast end of Montague Island vertical displacement was up to 50 feet. While uplift was great so was subsidence. The zone of subsidence covered and area of about 110,000 square miles and included the western portions of Prince William Sound and nearly all of Kodiak Island. The earthquake generated many tsunamis either directly or through landsliding. These devastated towms along the Gulf of Alaska and in Hawaii and California. The low population of the area and the time of occurrence when schools and businesses were closed or uncrowded and low tides conspired to keep the death at about 131. The greatest damage occurred in Anchorage 80 miles from the epicenter where there were rock and mud- slides, slumping, water spouts, liquefaction and sand boils. There were thousands of felt aftershocks in the months to come and total cost was estimated at $400 to $500 million.
3 28 10 8 43 1964 43.000 -101.600 16 5.0 Wyoming/Dakotas
A foreshock occurred on March 27. Furniture vibrated and moved at Van Tassell. Also felt in Nebraska and South Dakota. This event was felt over a large area of Nebraska, South Dakota, and border areas of Montana and Wyoming. It was the most widely felt shock since that of November 15, 1877 and was the first to center in Nebraska since March 1, 1935. At Alliance, part of a Chimney cap fell on one residence. A highway about 10 miles south of Merriamn sustained about 75 cracks and steep banks reportedly fell into the Niobrara River. Plaster fell, walls cracked and several dishes broke. Slight damage was also obtained in Martin and Deadwood, So. Dakota. The logical conclusion is that this event and the others in the western U.S. on this and the previous date were in some way related to the great Alaska earthquake.
3 28 10 10 0 1964 48.000 -113.800 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
3 28 15 19 40 1969 31.500 -114.300 33 5.0 SW U.S.A
3 28 2 39 58 1973 44.479 -110.359 8 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt in the epicentral region.
3 28 2 31 6 1975 42.061 -112.548 5 6.2 Montana/Idaho
In the Ridgedale area of the sparsely populated Pocatello Valley, this earthquake shifted several ranch houses on their foundations and toppled many chimneys. At Malad City, 20 km northeast of this epicenter about 40 percent of Chimneys were toppled. Total property damage was estimated at $1 million. Ground fractures were contained in a zone about 0.6 km long by 5 cm wide. The shock triggered many snow avalanches northeast of the valley. The largest earthquake ever located in this region.
3 28 6 55 15 1976 52.701 -167.153 36 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 28 5 26 50 1987 52.000 -173.000 0 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
3 28 1 48 23 1996 52.318 -168.668 33 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Nikolski.
3 28 12 3 2 1996 51.000 -169.000 0 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Nikolski.
3 28 19 50 51 1996 50.000 -170.000 0 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Nikolski.
3 28 22 23 42 1999 51.720 -177.339 67 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
3 28 22 37 33 2009 52.703 -170.288 74 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 28 00 03 41 2016 30.233 -114.250 10 5.1 Baja California
3 28 00 12 55 2016 30.248 -114.303 10 5.5 Baja California
NEIC reported these earthquakes in northern Baja California were felt with intensity II-III in the area(s) of San Felipe, Baja California.
3 28 17 14 55 2016 52.305 -168.687 10 5.6 Fox Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 27 3 45 30 1908 17.000 -101.000 60 7.5 Michoacan, Mexico
This earthquake was destructive in Guerrero. A regional aftershock of the Ms 8 on March 26, 1908.
3 27 10 48 30 1926 -9.000 157.000 60 7.2 Solomon Islands
3 27 6 34 5 1949 3.500 127.500 60 7.0 Halmahera
3 27 21 18 29 1950 -5.900 102.900 0 7.0 So. of Sumatera
3 27 12 41 36 1969 4.773 127.514 32 7.0 Halmahera
Not felt.
3 27 18 36 46 1970 0.400 119.300 8 7.1 Malaysia
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
The following events of M>=5 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
3 27 17 9 52 1971 52.515 -174.546 133 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
3 27 16 28 47 1974 50.109 -179.657 37 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
3 27 11 39 9 1979 51.823 -175.325 43 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
3 27 18 2 4 1984 52.011 -169.708 35 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 27 17 10 52 1987 51.297 -178.271 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
3 27 13 23 4 1992 52.875 -173.988 182 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
3 27 14 56 52 1996 52.383 -168.733 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 27 15 38 46 1996 52.298 -168.672 24 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 27 00 16 41 1997 51.235 179.445 33 5.3 Rat Islands, Aleutians
3 27 10 42 26 1997 51.232 179.338 33 5.6 Rat Islands, Aleutians
3 27 23 07 45 2008 59.010 -152.169 68 5.3 Southern Alaska
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Homer; (III) at Anchor Point, Anchorage, Eagle River, Kodiak, Seward and Ninilchik;(II) at Palmer. Also felt at Chugiak, Cooper Landing, Cordova, Girdwood, Kasilof, Kenai, Moose Pass, Pedro Bay, Soldotna and Wasilla.
3 27 02 58 38 2009 61.012 -138.414 1 5.0 Southeast Alaska
(AEIC) Felt at Burwash Landing, Haines Junction, Marsh Lake and Whitehorse.
3 27 14 55 51 2015 50.790 177.897 29 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
3 27 18 01 30 2016 52.187 -168.741 16 5.7 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
3 26 21 7 0 1812 10.000 -67.000 25 8.6 No. Venezuela
A great earthquake and tsunami hit the City of Merida de Caracaybo. The shock hit Caracas and the surrounding countryside, particularly in the high mountains of Merida and as far as Cartegena in the Andes.
The shock was felt on ships in the port of La Guayra as if they had been on the rocks. Huge waves were reported to overcome sea walls. The earthquake had been accompanied by a noise louder than thunder. Caracas was utterly ruined in this terrible earthquake. The earth at that place appeared like the surface of a boiling liquid. At Valencia an immense torrent of water burst forth and Lake Maracaibo was lowered. Large masses of rock were detached and hurled down from the mountains. The sky was clear and the night calm and beautiful. Not a drop of rain had fallen in the previous 5 months.
The shocks were more violent in the gneiss and mica-shist of the mountains than in the plains. There were very slight in the valleys. The towns that were ruined were said to be "thrown down" like houses of cards. The shocks of the 27th were accompanied by very loud and prolonged noises. On the 5th of April the ground was in a state of undulation for several hours. On April 24 the first eruption of St. Vincent commenced. The noise from it was heard at Caracas and the country about April 30.
3 26 23 3 30 1908 18.000 -99.000 80 8.1 Oaxaca, Mexico
Earthquake caused severe damage in Guerrero, Mexico
3 26 7 12 5 1930 -7.500 125.500 40 7.2 Banda Sea
3 26 9 48 34 1963 -29.000 -177.500 0 7.0 No. Kermadec Islands
Felt on Raoul Island.
3 26 13 25 1 1963 -29.900 -178.000 40 7.2 No. Kermadec Islands
Felt on Raoul Island.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
3 26 20 12 0 1866 37.100 -121.600 0 5.9 Central California
Several Chimneys were downed at Gilroy, CA. Felt from Santa Rosa to Monterey.
3 26 10 30 0 1872 36.700 -118.100 0 8.5 California/Nevada area
3 26 14 6 0 1872 36.900 -118.200 0 6.7 California/Nevada area
This is the Owen's Valley earthquake, one of the largest ever recorded in California. The great earthquake was felt as far as Arizona and Utah. At Lone Pine 27 people were killed out of a population of 250. Fifty-two of fifty-nine houses in the town were destroyed as were most of the houses between Owens Lake and Bishop. Death and injury were mainly due to collapse of adobe buildings. Severe damage occurred as far away as Visalia and Grass Valley. Rock falls were widespread. The air was filled with dust until noon. Falling boulders gave off sparks which ignited many fires. One of the more interesting tales has to do with a government mule team at Camp Cay that was thrown to the ground by shocks, what they were doing at that hour in that season (2:00 in the morning) is indeed puzzling as Richter (1958, p 501) comments. (This location was about 200 miles from the epicenter).
The geologic effects of this quake were marvelous and some may be seen to this day. A series of fault traces showing both horizontal and vertical displacements together with lurches and assorted fractures were noted from near Little Lake to as far north as Bishop. The block of land on which Owens Lake is situated tilted down 0.5 meters to the NW as evidenced by the height of water at that point compared to water on the NE edge. A notable tsunami occurred, the water first retreated and then rushed up some 60 meters beyond the usual shoreline. North of Lone Pine the Owens River was shifted to the west. Sloshing of the water left fish stranded on the river banks. The river ceased to flow at Lone Pine for several hours following the mainshock, this was probably caused by a landslide dam although Whitney (1872) attributed it to the water being drawn off by the many fractures.
There appears to have been a horizontal displacement of about 5 meters and about 7 meters vertical maximum. Houses on the east side of the fault fell to the north. Scarps were seen throughout the region.
3 26 19 5 53 1933 43.500 -129.000 0 5.5 Off Coast of Oregon
3 26 21 9 6 1937 40.200 -126.700 0 5.5 Off Coast of No. California
3 26 6 56 51 1955 48.100 -122.000 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Located near Hartford, WA. A house foundation at Everett cracked. Many were wakened at Hartford, Monroe, Preston and Sultan. Loud earth noises accompanied the quake.
3 26 18 58 46 1965 43.200 -126.200 33 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
3 26 2 32 31 1966 65.000 -133.500 0 5.0 Yukon Territory, Canada
3 26 11 3 58 1969 66.400 -150.100 100 5.2 Northern Alaska
3 26 17 35 18 1971 60.342 -140.991 7 5.9 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Yakutat.
3 26 17 42 7 1971 60.192 -140.828 0 5.1 Central Alaska
3 26 4 36 19 1977 52.350 -168.170 0 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Nikolski.
3 26 14 14 12 1992 51.310 -179.930 34 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak and Amchitka.
3 26 5 20 57 1995 51.000 -164.000 0 6.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt with maximum intensity V at Cold Bay where items were knocked from shelves. Also felt with intensity V at King Cove and Sand Point. Also felt at Chignik, False Pass and Perryville.
3 26 5 57 11 1995 54.900 -161.300 33 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
3 26 21 25 41 1996 52.166 -168.724 33 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 26 11 21 36 1997 51.209 179.463 33 5.3 Rat Islands, Aleutians
3 26 21 27 06 1997 51.219 179.438 33 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
3 26 23 02 26 2003 51.957 178.493 106 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
3 26 20 16 50 2006 51.402 179.385 52 5.1 Rat Islands, Aleutians
3 26 09 30 18 2012 66.363 -174.648 10 5.3 Chukotka, Russia
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
3 25 23 58 31 1932 62.500 -152.500 25 6.9 0 Southern Alaska
Located in south-central Alaska, a water main broke at Seward. Rockslides covered the railroad to the north of Seward. Felt over an area 500 km east-west from Seward.
3 25 16 49 2 1937 33.400 -116.250 10 6.0 0 Southern California
An earthquake in the Terwilliger Valley, San Diego County occurred on March 25, 1937. This did less damage than expected because it was located in the mountains with few residents. Slight damage to chimneys, windows and plaster was reported. It was felt over most of Southern California.
3 25 4 56 48 1949 42.000 -126.500 0 6.2 0 Off Coast of Oregon
Reportedly felt at Grants Pass, Oregon where a vase rattled and a refrigerator shook. Windows rattled in Phoenix.
3 25 0 39 27 1957 52.900 -167.000 33 6.0 0 Fox Islands
3 25 14 13 35 1957 52.916 -166.836 33 6.1 0 Fox Islands
3 25 9 28 43 1963 36.018 -114.771 8 5.0 0 Nevada area
An event in 1963 on March 25 occurred near Boulder City, NV. It was felt over a 9,000 square mile area. Considerable amount of minor damage was done at Boulder City, consisting of cracked plaster and broken dishes. Several rockslides onto roads occurred in the Boulder City area. This was one of many earthquakes associated with the filling of Lake Powell. Large reservoirs often induce seismicity as they are filled because of loading and seepage of water into surrounding earthquake-prone areas.
3 25 12 54 55 1966 51.300 -179.700 36 5.0 34 Andreanof Islands
3 25 3 31 52 1971 50.523 -176.800 3 5.2 184 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
3 25 17 42 0 1971 59.000 -142.000 0 5.0 0 Gulf of Alaska
3 25 22 42 3 1973 25.890 -109.878 33 5.5 180 Gulf of California
3 25 0 41 20 1976 35.590 -90.480 15 5.0 99 Missouri
Slight damage characterized by cracks in plaster and drywall, downed ceiling tiles and broken windows occurred in towns in Arkansas, Missouri and Tennessee during an event which occurred on March 25, 1976. It was felt in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. The quake was felt over about 280,000 square km. It was one of the largest earthquakes in the region in the past 30 years.
3 25 7 49 34 1976 57.009 -153.705 28 5.0 94 Southern California
Felt in the Old Harbor area.
3 25 16 5 14 1985 37.450 -118.540 6 5.1 91 Mammoth Lakes, CA
An earthquake near Mammoth Lakes, CA., on March 25, 1985 was felt with MMI V at Tom's place and with IV at Bass Lake to Yosemite National Park. It was felt from Nevada to Tulare, CA.
3 25 19 36 46 1988 62.114 -124.165 10 6.2 590 Yukon Territory, Canada
An event on March 25, 1988 was felt at Wrigley, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory and Fort Vermillion and Peace River and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
3 25 19 52 37 1988 62.225 -124.257 10 5.3 140 Yukon Territory, Canada
3 25 21 58 21 1988 54.785 -159.870 33 5.3 301 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with maximum intensity at Chignik, Perryville and Sand Point. Also felt at King Cove.
3 25 13 34 35 1993 45.035 -122.607 21 5.7 454 Oregon
An earthquake known as the Scott's Mill, Oregon earthquake occurred on March 24, 1993. This event injured numerous people. Damage to plaster, walls and windows was done from Canby to Newberg, Oregon. Lesser damage elsewhere. Several bridges were damaged in the McMinnville, Oregon area. Landslides were reported at Mt. Hood. This earthquake was felt over a very large area from Seattle, WA in the north to Coos Bay, Oregon in the south.
3 25 13 45 14 1997 53.869 -163.581 33 5.0 36 Unimak Island, Alaska
3 25 03 16 05 2006 41.749 -126.080 10 5.1 10 Off Coast of Northern California
3 25 20 14 06 2006 41.983 -125.902 10 5.0 10 Off Coast of Northern California
3 25 00 57 47 2008 52.538 -168.730 41 5.2 10 Fox Islands, Alaska
3 25 01 14 21 2008 52.371 -168.638 31 5.0 10 Fox Islands, Alaska
3 25 01 26 25 2008 52.421 -168.626 36 5.0 10 Fox Islands, Alaska
3 25 17 37 47 2014 52.562 -177.106 201 5.2 10 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 25 19 22 44 2015 49.424 -128.159 13 5.1 10 Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
NEIC reported this earthquake of M 4.9 in Vancouver was felt with intensity II-III in the area(s) of Nanaimo, Port Hardy and Victoria, British Columbia, 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
3 24 14 41 52 1921 51.500 158.200 50 7.0 Kamchatka
3 24 12 40 6 1923 31.500 101.000 60 7.3 Sichuan, China
The most destructive occurred in 1923 in Sichuan China causing severe damage throughout the province (Mw 7.3) and killing approximately 5000.
3 24 12 4 26 1934 -10.000 161.500 60 7.1 Solomon Islands
3 24 0 17 36 1951 -10.500 166.000 150 7.1 Santa Cruz Islands
3 24 12 44 3 1963 34.400 47.900 40 7.2 Iran
This event killed people and occurred in Iran (Karkhaneh) causing severe damage while killing up to 100 (Mw 7.2).
3 24 4 46 4 1976 -29.900 -177.900 33 7.3 Kermadec Islands
3 24 19 47 51 1978 44.244 148.862 33 7.6 Kuril Islands
Felt at Kurilsk and on Hoddaido and in Honshu, Japan. A tsunami was generated.
3 24 21 5 48 1978 42.839 78.606 33 7.1 Alma Ata
Damage occurred in northeastern Kyrgyzstan.
3 24 3 59 50 1980 52.940 -167.700 24 7.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with maximum intensity V at Nikolski where slight damage occurred. Also felt at Unalaska and Dutch Harbor.
3 24 9 44 3 1984 44.117 148.192 44 7.0 Kuril Islands
Felt with maximum intensity V at Yuzhno and Kurilsk. Als felt as far as Hokkaido and in northern Honshu at Hachinohe and Miyako. A tsunami was generated with maximum height 14 cm at Nemuro, Hokkaido.
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
3 24 21 55 0 1926 46.600 -112.000 0 5.0 0 Montana
3 24 20 56 48 1949 42.100 -126.367 0 6.2 0 Off Coast of Oregon
An earthquake of Ms 6.2 also hit off the Coast of Oregon in 1949 on this date, but also did little damage. It was reported as felt at Grants Pass Oregon, "Vase and silver chest on refrigerator shook and rattled. Chair made slight movement from side to side, Bed Shook. Windows rattled in Phoenix. This earthquake was followed by a Ms 7.1 in the Olympia, Washington region on April 13, 1949 and may have helped trigger that event.
3 24 8 22 22 1957 50.890 -130.360 0 6.9 0 Vancouver, B.C.
The largest earthquake in the U.S./CANADA region on this date occurred in western Vancouver in 1957. This earthquake was Mw 6.9 but did little damage because it hit in a relatively unpopulated location.
3 24 11 6 10 1957 52.400 -169.700 33 6.2 0 Fox Islands
3 24 11 36 56 1957 52.209 -171.606 33 6.0 0 Andreanof Islands
3 24 21 35 27 1963 51.820 -178.150 80 6.0 88 Andreanof Islands
Felt at Adak.
3 24 7 7 45 1965 56.600 -152.400 20 5.1 16 Alaska Peninsula
3 24 7 36 47 1965 56.600 -152.000 20 5.1 8 Alaska Peninsula
3 24 8 8 6 1965 56.590 -152.280 30 5.1 79 Alaska Peninsula
3 24 13 30 4 1965 57.800 -148.600 13 5.0 11 Alaska Peninsula
3 24 9 2 32 1969 31.300 -114.200 16 5.3 56 Baja California
3 24 3 38 24 1972 56.140 -157.140 43 6.0 328 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with maximum intensity IV at Port Heiden and with intensity II at King Salmon.
3 24 3 59 50 1980 52.937 -167.701 25 6.1 519 Fox Islands
Felt with intensity V at Nikolski and Unalaska. Also felt at Dutch Harbor and Akutan.
3 24 4 42 0 1980 52.910 -167.700 41 5.0 159 Fox Islands
3 24 18 21 26 1981 52.630 -168.070 20 5.5 352 Fox Islands
3 24 21 4 43 1984 52.398 -168.602 43 5.4 278 Fox Islands
3 24 22 43 37 1984 52.122 -168.365 33 5.2 51 Fox Islands
3 24 17 49 58 1985 51.219 -179.193 33 5.0 94 Andreanof Islands
3 24 15 30 60 1987 53.223 -167.280 10 5.1 21 Fox Islands
3 24 6 34 44 1997 51.464 -168.235 33 5.0 143 Fox Islands
3 24 4 23 46 2000 27.551 -111.303 10 5.6 153 Gulf of California
Felt at Empalme, Guaymas, Hermosillo and San Carlos, Mexico.
3 24 11 55 43 2009 33.318 -115.728 5 5.0 10 Southern California
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Niland; (III) at Mecca and Salton City; (II) at Alpine, Blythe, Borrego Springs, Carlsbad, Cathedral City, Chula Vista, El Cajon, Escondido, Hemet, Idyllwild, Imperial Beach, Indio, La Quinta, Lakeside, Oceanside, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Poway, Ramona, Rancho Mirage, San Diego and Santee. Felt in much of Imperial, San Diego and Riverside Counties. Felt (II) at Parker, Arizona. Also felt at Ehrenberg, Lake Havasu City, Quartzsite and
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
3 23 20 47 18 1913 24.000 142.000 80 7.0 VOLCANO ISLANDS
3 23 23 14 13 1945 -62.000 153.000 60 7.1 MACQUARIE ISLANDS
3 23 21 38 51 1951 -32.070 -179.430 326 7.1 KERMADEC ISLANDS
3 23 5 12 43 1957 -5.500 131.000 147 7.3 BANDA SEA
Felt on the S.S. Changte south of the epicenter.
3 23 7 32 36 1975 22.740 122.800 21 7.0 TAIWAN REGION
3 23 0 31 1 1978 44.270 149.010 40 7.6 KURILE ISLANDS
3 23 3 15 20 1978 44.932 148.439 33 7.5 KURILE ISLANDS
Felt at Kurilsk and on Hokkaido and in Honshu, Japan. A tsunami was generated.
3 23 19 12 24 1978 44.400 149.630 44 7.1 KURILE 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
3 23 21 41 0 1872 40.000 -117.500 0 5.5 0 California/Nevada
In California/Nevada an earthquake of M 5.5 occurred on this date in 1872, This event occurred near Austin, NV in southern Lander County. Plaster fell in the Austin Courthouse. The event was described as a violent shock. Three days later one of the largest earthquakes in recent California history was recorded several hundred km South of this in Owens Valley. Was this a precursory shock to the Owen's Valley event?
3 23 0 0 0 1897 45.500 -73.600 0 5.7 0 Maine
Near Calais, Maine. Not many reports due to remote nature of the epicenter.
3 23 4 14 50 1954 33.283 -116.183 16 5.1 0 Southern California
Located in the Santa Rosa Mountains. Felt by and frightened many at Palm Springs. Plaster cracked and small objects and furniture shifted.
3 23 13 40 0 1957 51.303 -179.801 33 6.0 0 Andreanof Islands
Felt at Adak.
3 23 19 42 56 1957 70.600 -65.000 0 5.9 0 Baffin Bay
3 23 7 10 20 1959 39.430 -117.990 0 6.3 0 California/Nevada
The largest shock on this date in the California/Nevada region and in the U.S./Canada occurred 87 years later in 1959 in the same area as the earthquake of March 23, 1872. This event near Dixie Valley, NV cracked plaster from Carson City to Frenchman Station (Mw 6.3). The top of a new addition to the State printing office was also damaged. No fresh ground cracks could be found following this earthquake. Stronger events in the Dixie Valley region had occurred in 1954 with much ground cracking.
3 23 3 15 13 1960 44.500 -111.000 0 5.0 0 Yellowstone, Montana
In the Hebgen Lake region of Montana bordering on Yellowstone National Park. Objects fell from shelves at West Yellowstone. Strongly felt. A loud earthquake noise was heard.
3 23 7 55 14 1964 77.000 -132.200 16 5.0 0 Northwestern Canada
3 23 11 32 22 1969 31.400 -115.000 16 5.2 30 Baja California
3 23 15 39 1 1969 31.500 -114.100 16 5.2 65 Baja California
3 23 1 6 1 1975 63.123 -151.048 117 5.0 11 Southern Alaska
3 23 7 23 13 1978 52.010 -169.465 23 5.8 204 Fox Islands
3 23 17 21 55 1979 26.740 -110.806 15 5.5 149 Gulf of California
3 23 18 11 54 1979 26.460 -110.736 15 5.2 39 Gulf of California
3 23 8 38 6 1984 58.780 -154.133 119 5.2 0 Southern Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity at Portlock, Homer, Seldovia. Also felt at Kodiak.
3 23 21 35 13 1985 52.624 -178.872 233 5.0 217 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
3 23 20 22 40 1988 52.482 -169.437 4 5.2 250 Fox Islands
3 23 21 7 18 1990 63.519 -152.185 10 5.1 43 Southern Alaska
3 23 2 59 16 1994 31.806 -116.128 23 5.0 161 Southern California
Felt at Ensenada, Mexicali, Tecata, Tijuana with intensity IV to V. Also felt at Heber, Ocotillo, Brawley, Niland and Holtville.
3 23 7 32 52 1996 51.672 -176.210 50 5.1 73 Andreanof Islands
Felt on Adak.
3 23 19 24 39 1996 51.000 -173.000 0 5.0 0 Andreanof Islands
3 23 2 28 11 1998 43.440 -127.088 10 5.2 222 Off Coast of Oregon
3 23 14 15 17 2000 51.821 170.724 33 5.3 10 Near Islands, Alaska
3 23 15 23 38 2010 52.958 171.961 15 5.3 10 Near Islands, Alaska
3 23 20 18 08 2015 52.518 -169.271 35 5.0 10 Fox Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 22 10 23 0 1894 42.500 146.000 60 7.9 North of Hokkaido, Japan
Limited damage at Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan. Felt with intensity IX. A tsunami was generated.
3 22 3 38 53 1905 51.280 174.830 0 7.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
3 22 8 41 55 1925 -18.500 168.500 50 7.6 Vanuatu Islands
3 22 4 17 3 1928 16.230 -95.450 0 7.7 Oaxaca Mexico
It would seem the Oaxaca, Mexico event of 1928 should have caused extensive damage, but no reports are available here.
3 22 0 43 18 1944 -8.500 123.500 220 7.5 Timor, Indonesia
3 22 14 5 6 1955 -8.700 91.600 10 7.1 So. Indian Ocean
3 22 14 21 11 1957 53.500 -165.000 0 7.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 22 10 27 43 1972 49.120 153.570 136 7.0 Northern Kuril Islands
3 22 0 50 32 1978 44.020 149.010 37 7.2 Kuril Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 22 0 0 0 1876 39.527 -111.582 0 5.0 6 Utah
3 22 22 12 0 1902 42.000 -130.000 0 6.8 0 Off Coast of No. California
3 22 15 22 20 1938 52.540 -131.900 0 6.3 0 Queen Charlotte Islands
This event was felt strongly on the Queen Charlotte Islands and up to the Alaskan panhandle. Dishes rattled in Prince Rupert.
3 22 22 27 52 1938 52.480 -131.370 0 5.2 0 Queen Charlotted Island
3 22 18 15 42 1952 51.500 -173.500 0 6.4 0 Andreanof Islands
3 22 5 19 0 1953 38.817 -119.983 0 5.0 0 California-Nevada Border
Felt with maximum intensity V at Meyers where many were frightened. Houses creaked and small objects shifted. Loud earthquake noise heard. Felt as far as Markleeville, Carson City and Gardnerville, Nevada.
3 22 14 21 7 1957 53.707 -165.819 33 7.0 1 Fox Islands
3 22 14 21 10 1957 53.740 -165.660 20 7.0 0 Fox Islands
3 22 14 33 13 1957 53.684 -166.060 33 6.3 0 Fox Islands
3 22 19 44 21 1957 37.667 -122.483 10 5.3 0 Central California
The earthquakes on March 22 and 23 in California caused property damage of about $1 million and injured about 40 people. The first of these (Mb 5.3) killed one. Minor damage was done to houses along the ocean west of Daly City. Many chimneys were damaged at Daly City as well. In San Francisco widespread damage to chimneys, plaster, merchandise and windows occurred. Pavement along Lake Merced fell off into the lake, and both ends of a pedestrian bridge collapsed. Landslides blocked State Highway 1 near Mussel Rock and the shoulder of the highway was cracked extensively. The shock on March 23 caused slight damage at Menlo Park and San Francisco as well. This was the strongest shock in the San Francisco bay since 1906 and was felt over a 12,000 square mile area. The Westlake reservoir near Daly City had a 4-foot crack on one side extending from the ground to the top. Damage was also done at the San Francisco International Airport. There was extensive infrastructure damage throughout the city of San Francisco. A special report was issued on this earthquake.
3 22 16 30 56 1964 38.700 -118.800 0 5.5 46 California-Nevada border
Among the earthquakes in the preceding the Alaska Good Friday event of March 28 (UT) was a Mb 5.0 on the California-Nevada border region north of Mammoth Lakes on Mar 22, 1964. This event was felt over 7500 square miles of eastern California and western Nevada. The only report of damage was a crack in a patio near the epicenter, however many were frightened or awakened by this early morning earthquake. A similar earthquake had occurred on March 22 1953 in the Markleeville, CA region. This event also frightened many. Houses creaked and objects were moved. A very loud rumbling sound preceded and accompanied the earthquake.
3 22 22 10 3 1966 64.750 -88.000 0 5.1 0 Nunavut, Canada
3 22 7 25 36 1969 31.400 -114.100 16 5.5 104 Baja California
3 22 18 23 2 1969 31.500 -114.200 0 5.2 0 Baja California
3 22 20 58 36 1973 51.143 -179.238 39 5.0 142 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
3 22 7 4 7 1974 53.667 -163.445 36 5.0 153 Fox Islands
3 22 15 14 0 1979 41.903 -126.817 19 5.1 136 Off Coast of Northern California
3 22 5 30 2 1986 60.340 -153.273 166 5.4 0 Southern Alaska
Felt at Homer.
3 22 2 49 20 1987 51.605 -173.594 0 6.0 545 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity IV on Atka and Adak.
3 22 2 57 52 1987 51.668 -173.504 33 5.2 30 Andreanof Islands
3 22 17 45 5 1987 52.118 -171.475 34 5.3 283 Andreanof Islands
3 22 18 23 51 1993 52.172 -172.889 33 5.7 295 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity IV at Adak and Atka.
3 22 03 24 20 1996 51.221 178.695 20 6.8 10 Rat Islands, Aleutians
3 22 03 28 32 1996 51.162 178.648 33 5.0 10 Rat Islands, Aleutians
3 22 04 01 42 1996 51.088 178.820 33 5.2 10 Rat Islands, Aleutians
3 22 05 26 59 1996 51.269 178.889 33 5.8 10 Rat Islands, Aleutians
3 22 05 42 02 2006 40.744 -126.319 10 5.0 10 Off Coast of No. California
3 22 13 51 35 2008 54.180 -162.475 10 5.4 10 Unimak Island, Alaska
3 22 00 58 14 2014 30.631 -113.843 10 5.2 10 Baja California
3 22 03 40 20 2014 36.293 -120.302 49 5.2 10 Central California
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 21 18 0 0 1829 38.200 -0.900 0 7.0 0 Spain
The most disastrous earthquake in the recorded history of Spain occurred on June 21, 1829. This event was felt in province of Murcia, Spain, but was slightly felt to Madrid. The valley of Segura seems to have been the center of the disturbance for the shocks were most violent there. The earthquake was preceded by a slight shock at noon but about 6 hours later the mainshock came accompanied by loud underground noises. The earthquake lasted at least a minute at very severe levels. The damage done was enormous in very many towns and villages of Murcia, and in Guradamar, La Mata and Torrevieja in Valencia. Some places were totally ruined and the destruction of churches, houses and loss of life were terribel. The precursory noise like thunder was heard at Torrevieja for more than three-quarters of an hour. It generally resembled cannon explosion and sometimes increased gradually and then ceased. It was not heard thereafter until the following September. At Daja Naeva and Daja Vieja fissures opened in the earth, and small holes appeared from some of which large quantities of dry sand and from others of sand and water were thrown out. In Estremadura, the waster of a lake suddenly disappeared. On the right bank of the Segura, it was remarked, the shocks were more numerous and lasted longer than on the left bank. The course of the river changed and now enters the sea at different place than it had before the earthquake.
3 21 14 19 12 1926 -61.000 -25.000 0 7.1 0 South Sandwich Islands
3 21 1 11 9 1939 -1.500 89.500 60 7.2 33 South of Sumatra
3 21 20 35 43 1943 -5.800 152.300 60 7.3 15 New Britain
3 21 23 42 11 1954 24.500 95.300 180 7.5 25 Myanmar
Minor damage was reported from Shillong, Burma/India. Felt in Assam, Bengal, Bihar and Orissa in India.
3 21 3 42 20 1964 -6.400 127.900 367 7.0 23 Banda Sea
Felt at Darwin, Australia.
3 21 21 18 54 1977 27.609 56.393 29 7.0 295 Iran
This Mw 7.0 event was centered in the Bandar Abbas area near the Persian Gulf. The earthquake killed 152 injuring 560 and causing considerable damage over an area of 550 square km. This shock was followed by a number of aftershocks, the two strongest of Ms 6.0. Both aftershocks caused additional damage in the epicentral area. About 7000 were left homeless in the Bandar Abbas area. 35 villages were destroyed in this earthquake.
3 21 2 32 6 1982 42.067 142.600 40 7.1 0 Hokkaido
Damage was extensive in southern Hokkaido where the event was felt with intensity VI and more than 100 were injured. Felt as far as central Honshu. A tsunami was generated which had maximum height of 80 cm at Urakawa.
3 21 8 18 39 1985 6.581 94.817 33 7.1 111 Sumatra
3 21 16 45 60 1990 -31.560 -177.510 233 7.1 1 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
3 21 6 4 0 1904 45.000 -67.200 0 5.8 0 Maine
The most unusual earthquake on this date occurred in southeastern Maine in 1904. This strong (Ms 5.8) earthquake overthrew chimneys in Washington County, in the area of Calais and Eastport ME. and at St. Stephen, New Brunswick. It was felt throughout most of New England and the provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. It was also observed west to the Hudson River and Montreal, Canada and south the southern Connecticut.
3 21 15 22 4 1925 47.800 -69.800 0 5.0 0 Quebec
3 21 3 7 32 1969 31.300 -114.700 16 5.2 61 Baja California
A swarm of events in 1969 south of Yuma near the Gulf of California were the only noteworthy events in the California/Western U.S. region on this date. These events occurred in an unpopulated area and did not cause damage or casualties although many of Ml>5 occurred.
3 21 3 9 8 1969 29.300 -116.600 33 5.1 31 Baja California
3 21 3 53 47 1969 31.420 -114.130 69 5.3 101 Baja California
3 21 4 12 27 1969 31.200 -114.200 16 5.2 52 Baja California
3 21 4 21 54 1969 31.300 -114.300 16 5.1 30 Baja California
3 21 4 26 24 1969 31.200 -114.400 16 5.0 40 Baja California
3 21 4 44 29 1969 31.000 -114.500 16 5.2 35 Baja California
3 21 4 47 4 1969 31.200 -114.200 16 5.1 37 Baja California
3 21 4 56 20 1969 31.200 -114.200 16 5.8 132 Baja California
3 21 4 56 21 1969 31.260 -114.340 36 5.4 132 Baja California
3 21 5 39 56 1969 31.400 -114.300 16 5.0 38 Baja California
3 21 5 50 44 1969 31.300 -114.300 16 5.0 33 Baja California
3 21 5 59 21 1969 31.380 -114.130 52 5.0 63 Baja California
3 21 6 5 17 1969 31.300 -114.000 16 5.1 42 Baja California
3 21 6 34 22 1969 31.100 -114.300 16 5.7 133 Baja California
3 21 7 21 10 1969 31.350 -114.380 16 5.2 104 Baja California
3 21 7 37 30 1969 31.300 -114.100 16 5.0 25 Baja California
3 21 7 54 12 1969 31.000 -114.400 16 5.0 36 Baja California
3 21 8 38 53 1969 31.100 -114.200 16 5.1 58 Baja California
3 21 8 56 16 1969 31.200 -114.200 0 5.5 0 Baja California
3 21 9 36 4 1969 31.200 -114.000 16 5.0 37 Baja California
3 21 10 1 36 1969 31.300 -114.000 16 5.0 30 Baja California
3 21 10 10 11 1969 31.200 -114.300 16 5.5 117 Baja California
3 21 12 19 54 1969 31.200 -114.200 16 5.2 39 Baja California
3 21 15 57 42 1969 31.200 -114.300 16 5.1 73 Baja California
3 21 16 29 40 1969 31.300 -114.300 16 5.1 55 Baja California
3 21 17 55 49 1969 31.290 -114.010 41 5.2 47 Baja California
3 21 18 0 21 1969 31.100 -114.300 16 5.3 49 Baja California
At least 140 earthquakes of M>=4.1 were located near this epicenter on March 21, 1969.
3 21 2 39 47 1970 25.606 -109.665 5 5.1 89 Gulf of California
3 21 3 23 1 1970 53.000 -168.000 33 5.5 7 Fox Islands
3 21 9 47 38 1972 49.993 -176.131 33 5.3 191 Andreanof Islands
3 21 23 1 37 1981 58.970 -154.697 136 5.0 45 Alaska Peninsula
Felt at Anchorage, Homer, Kenai, Kodiak and Soldotna.
3 21 23 33 37 1984 48.600 177.900 33 5.2 0 Rat Islands
3 21 23 56 18 1986 54.245 -121.855 15 5.3 375 Alberta, Canada
The strongest earthquake in the U.S./Canada region on March 21 was a Ml 6.0 in British Colombia in 1986. This event was felt in many parts of British Colombia and Alberta including the cities of Prince George, Fort St. John, Dawson Creek Kamioops, Vancouver, Grande Prairie, Edmonton and Calgary.
3 21 10 41 36 1987 52.043 -177.560 95 5.9 627 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity V at Adak.
3 21 12 12 21 1987 46.650 -80.945 1 5.3 15 North of Ohio
3 21 15 31 29 1987 49.400 -178.800 33 5.4 0 Andreanof Islands
3 21 5 4 45 1991 62.809 -149.512 79 5.0 179 Southern Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity V at Anchorage. Also felt at Cantwell and throughout central and south-central Alaska from Anchorage to Fairbanks.
3 21 10 18 32 1991 55.148 -152.871 33 5.0 142 Alaska Peninsula
3 21 20 45 56 1992 52.902 171.402 33 5.2 10 Near Islands, Alaska
3 21 11 10 17 2015 50.498 -172.963 10 5.1 10 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
3 20 23 0 0 1861 -32.900 -68.900 30 7.0 0 Argentina
The worst seismic catastrophe ever to hit the country of Argentina occurred on March 20, 1861. This earthquake (Mw 7.1) caused massage destruction and loss of life in Mendoza, Argentina. Estimated losses included 11,978 persons were killed. Destruction in the area was instantaneous and wide spread through the entire city of San Vicente. In the annals of the city of Los Andes, among the casualties were 1,583 children including nearly half the residents of the city.
3 20 18 31 25 1920 -35.000 -110.000 60 7.0 43 West Chile Rise
3 20 17 7 26 1960 39.833 143.433 60 7.2 0 Hokkaido, Japan
Felt on northern Honshu and southern Hokkaido. A tsunami was generated with maximum height 5 feet at Miyako.
3 20 1 42 50 1966 0.600 30.200 36 7.2 0 Uganda
The most unusual earthquake of the day occurred in 1966 at Kichwamba and Bondibogyo, Uganda (Mw 7.0). This earthquake is the largest and most destructive earthquake ever to be experienced in that country and one of the most destructive in African history. The damage was centered about Bundibugyo, a one-street township about 42 miles from Fort Portal, near the congo border. About 140 fatalities and hundreds of injuries were reported from Bundibugyo Fort Portal and Kichwamba. At Kamango, in the Congo, a chasm 9 feet wide and 1,000 feet long opened up in the ground. Immediate relief measures were greatly impeded by landslides which severed communications and blocked highways.
3 20 10 47 46 1999 51.587 -177.668 33 7.0 540 Andreanof Islands
Felt strongly on Adak and Amchitka.
3 20 18 02 47 2012 16.493 -98.231 20 7.4 10 Guerrero, Mexico
(NEIC) At least two people killed in Guerrero, 11 people injured in Oaxaca and two injured at Mexico. At least 800 houses collapsed at Igualapa, Guerrero. Felt (VIII) at Pinotepa Nacional; (VI) at Acatzingo, Chilpancingo and Nezahualcoyotl; (V) at Acapulco, Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, Minatitlan, Ometpec, Tehuacan and Tlaxcala. Felt widely in central and southern Mexico as far as Campeche, Ciudad Madero, Puerto Vallarta and San Luis Potosi. Felt (III) at Antigua Guatemala and Guatemala, Guatemala. Felt in much of western Guatemala. A seiche
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
3 20 21 55 7 1945 34.250 -116.166 16 5.0 0 Southern California
3 20 15 22 17 1950 40.450 -121.470 0 5.5 0 Northern California
The most unusual event occurred on March 20, 1950 (Mb 5.0) near Lassen Peak and Shasta Dam in northern California. The event was felt over about 5,000 sq. miles and extended from Hat Creek to Susanville, Sacramento and Shasta Dam. Scattered reports of felt effects came from Nevada as well.
3 20 8 16 23 1969 31.400 -114.000 16 5.2 34 Baja California
3 20 8 17 42 1969 31.300 -114.200 16 5.9 138 Baja California
At least 140 earthquakes of M>=4 were located near this epicenter during he date of March 20-21.
3 20 8 23 1 1969 31.400 -114.100 16 5.2 33 Baja California
3 20 23 31 49 1972 51.269 -179.211 43 6.0 324 Andreanof Islands
Felt with maximum intensity IV on Adak. Also felt on Amchitka.
3 20 7 30 39 1975 51.350 -179.609 52 5.3 231 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
3 20 13 31 19 1975 63.170 -150.844 36 5.3 21 Southern Alaska
3 20 3 59 5 1978 60.063 -153.449 172 5.1 126 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity II at Homer. Also felt at Anchorage.
3 20 19 40 9 1986 54.202 -168.187 33 5.0 43 Fox Islands
Felt at Unalaska.
3 20 1 6 33 1989 59.885 -153.647 129 5.0 352 Southern Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity IV at Homer, Kodiak, Ninilchik and Soldotna. Also felt at Anchorage, Eagle River, Oalmer And Wasilla.
3 20 14 7 17 1991 51.365 -178.525 33 5.1 90 Andreanof Islands
3 20 18 4 54 1991 55.690 -158.490 47 5.3 0 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with intensity III at Chignik and Sand Point.
3 20 11 21 40 1993 53.545 -166.049 33 5.0 127 Fox Islands
3 20 21 20 12 1994 34.231 -118.475 13 5.3 232 Southern California
The strongest earthquake on this day in California was an aftershock (Ml 5.0) of the Northridge earthquake. This aftershock shook down several structures which had been weakened by the Northridge earthquake two months earlier on MLK day in January, 1994.
3 20 5 56 8 1998 51.374 -176.878 33 5.0 55 Andreanof Islands
Felt on Adak.
3 20 10 47 46 1999 51.587 -177.668 33 7.0 540 Andreanof Islands
Felt strongly on Adak and Amchitka.
3 20 17 21 23 2010 51.884 -166.404 17 5.1 10 Fox Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 19 10 57 12 1952 9.500 127.300 60 7.9 22 Northern Mindanao, Philippines
This earthquake was felt at Bhutan City where the intensity was largest. The only known structural damage was cracks in one of the walls of the town church. A two- by three-meter section of the wall fell and broke some of the church pews.
3 19 8 27 53 1953 14.100 -61.210 134 7.3 239 Windward Islands
Felt at Paramaraibo, Dutch Guinea and Trinidad.
3 19 4 1 38 1967 45.530 151.110 38 7.0 0 Kuril Islands
3 19 20 28 38 1984 40.348 63.361 15 7.0 628 Uzbekistan
The most damaging earthquake on this date in history occurred in 1984 in the Uzbekistan area. This Ms 7.1 injured at least 100 people and caused extensive damage in the Gazli area (MMI XI).
3 19 23 53 15 1995 -4.183 135.109 33 7.1 334 West Irian, PNG
This Ms 7.1 did some minor damage to buildings in the region of West Irian, Papua New Guinea.
3 19 18 17 40 2009 -23.043 -174.660 31 7.6 10 Tonga
(NEIC) Rupture duration 13.0 sec; Complex earthquake, with at least one larger event occurring about 4 seconds after the onset.
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
3 19 0 11 0 1910 40.830 -124.170 0 6.0 0
Felt as a steady shaking at Eureka, Humboldt County, northern California. No damage reported.
3 19 11 59 26 1942 51.210 -130.080 0 6.0 0
3 19 9 54 29 1954 33.283 -116.183 10 6.2 0
This event was felt over approximately 40,000 square miles of southern California and portions of southwestern Nevada and western Arizona. There were many aftershocks. In many areas groceries, vases, and small objects were knocked from shelves. In some areas glass was broken. At Coachella many were frightened. Pendulum clocks stopped and many objects fell from shelves. Near panic was reported at the local prison as the jailhouse rocked (could this be the origin of the song "Jailhouse rock" which was written about the same time?). The earthquake occurred at 01:54 a.m. Police report that bedroom lights snapped on throughout the county after the quake. At Oasis, north of Coachella a concrete surface irrigation pipe broke. At Palm Springs a water pipe broke to a hotel, and several swimming pools were cracked. A parked truck started rolling and caused an unmanned collision. San Bernardino suffered a temporary power blackout as two lines swung together.
3 19 10 21 17 1954 33.283 -116.183 16 5.5 0
3 19 11 28 51 1957 51.600 -176.800 33 6.0 0
3 19 12 50 58 1957 51.369 -175.381 33 6.8 0
3 19 17 25 11 1967 51.861 -179.985 20 5.0 55
3 19 15 20 54 1970 50.030 -179.610 8 5.3 139
3 19 8 14 27 1975 62.744 -150.650 82 5.0 20
3 19 12 20 51 1993 59.539 -152.874 104 5.2 349
Felt with maximum intensity IV at Homer. Also felt at Port Graham and Eagle River.
3 19 01 22 16 2016 51.380 -174.265 10 5.0 10 Andreanof Islands
3 19 01 35 11 2016 51.524 -174.230 10 6.2 10 Andreanof Islands
NEIC reported the mainshock was felt in Atka, Alaska with intensity II.
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
3 18 13 42 0 1904 42.500 145.800 30 7.6 0 Hokkaido, Japan
Limited damage in Hokkaido, Japan. Felt with intensity X.
3 18 0 58 0 1905 -27.500 -173.000 60 7.5 12 Tonga
3 18 14 6 14 1926 35.840 29.500 10 7.0 0 Turkey
3 18 8 2 23 1931 -32.500 -72.000 60 7.1 8 Central Chile
3 18 20 13 34 1931 5.800 126.300 50 7.0 22 So. Mindanao, Philippines
3 18 19 6 16 1953 39.990 27.360 10 7.5 0 Turkey
This event killed 1103 including 998 in Yenice, 50 in Gonen, 20 in Can and 3 in Manyas. Yenice was destroyed and major damage occurred at Gonen and Can. It was felt throughout the Aegean Islands and southern Greece. The felt area was estimated at about 200,000 square miles with damage more than $4 million (US$).
3 18 0 6 46 1955 53.900 161.800 40 8.2 240 Kamchatka
3 18 21 43 52 1977 16.773 122.327 37 7.0 275 Luzon, Philippines
One killed and 9 injured with damage on northern Luzon and in Manila.
3 18 9 5 50 1983 -4.883 153.581 89 7.9 334 New Britain
Felt with maximum intensity VIII in southeaster New Ireland with some damge and minor landslides. Ground cracks were observed. Trees were uprooted and steam was seen coming from fumaroles on Feni Island. A tsunami was generated with height 25 cm at Rabaul but was also observed in the Feni Islands and in southeastern coast of New Ireland.
3 18 3 36 15 1987 30.400 132.800 0 7.0 0 Kyushu, Japan
One person was killed and one died of a heath attack. Five injured. Maximum intensity was V at Miyazaki where landslides occurred. A minor tsunami was recorded with height of 7 cm along the coast of Kyushu. Also felt on Shikoku.
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
3 18 21 0 0 1926 43.200 -72.000 0 5.0 0 New Hampshire
Near Manchester, N.H. Chimneys were thrown down at Cornish. May be an aftershock of the earthquake on Oct. 9, 1925. Also damaging at Amherst, Lyndeborough, Manchester, Mason, New Ispwich and Wilton.
3 18 15 50 41 1946 35.700 -117.877 8 5.3 0 Central California
3 18 2 25 36 1957 52.270 -170.890 76 6.2 0 Fox Islands
3 18 18 56 28 1957 34.100 -119.167 10 5.0 0 Southern California
The event was felt over a land area approximately 3,000 square miles of southern California, principally in Ventura County. Minor damage occurred at Oxnard, Port Hueneme and Ventura. At Oxnard extensive damage was done to the old Masonic Temple where bricks and interior walls cracked and fell. Windows broke at several locations. Several pipes broke at the American Crystal Sugar Company and two steel I-beams pulled away from a brick wall and fell to the floor. A large quantity of merchandise fell in stores with considerable breakage. At Port Hueneme, a full-length crack formed in the exterior wall of the First National Bank Building. At Ventura three schools were damaged and cracks developed in the buildings.
3 18 22 20 0 1958 50.240 -172.950 0 6.2 0 Andreanof Islands
3 18 18 5 24 1966 43.700 -127.300 33 5.0 57 Off Coast of Oregon
3 18 18 11 8 1966 60.400 -146.400 17 5.0 45 Southern Alaska
3 18 20 31 28 1969 50.170 -129.880 0 5.1 89 Vancouver, B.C.
3 18 0 11 56 1994 51.390 -178.537 33 5.8 202 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
3 18 15 24 48 1997 34.970 -116.819 2 5.1 106 Southern California
Felt with intensity VI in Barstow with minor damage. Also felt at Hinkley, Newberry Springs, Oro Grande and Rancho Cucamonga. Felt in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino.
3 18 00 15 36 2004 56.993 -146.831 11 5.2 10 Gulf of Alaska
3 18 07 33 51 2006 51.268 178.873 53 5.3 10 Rat Islands, Alaska
3 18 09 38 12 2016 51.624 -173.606 55 5.1 10 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
NEIC reported the mainshock was felt in Atka, Alaska with intensity II.
3 18 22 46 56 2016 49.656 -129.881 10 5.5 10 Vancouver Island, B.C.
This earthquake occurred within about an hour of local solar noon and was possibly tidally promoted. NEIC reported it was felt with intensity I-II in Campbell river, British Columbia; Nanaimo, Vancouver and Abbotsford, British Columbia and in Arlington and Monroe, 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
3 17 6 0 0 1575 -33.400 -70.600 0 7.3 0 Central Chile
This event hit Valdivia and Santiago with great loss to property. While damage was severe the death toll was low.
3 17 0 0 0 1584 -11.800 -77.800 30 8.4 0 Coast of Peru
The other South American event on this date occurred nine years later in 1584 of Mw 8.4 along the central Coast of Peru. This earthquake was moderately felt, but did little damage and no loss of life is recorded.
3 17 22 53 0 1909 -2.000 121.000 60 7.1 23 Mindanao, Philippines
Moderate damage with intensity up to VIII in Mindanao, Philippines.
3 17 18 45 0 1915 42.100 143.600 60 7.0 0 Hokkaido, Japan
3 17 15 55 25 1933 54.400 162.500 20 7.1 155 Komandorsky Islands
3 17 8 19 41 1947 33.300 99.500 0 7.7 0 Xizang, China
A strong Mw 7.7 also hit southern China (Tibet) on March 17, 1947. This event was not very destructive, despite the magnitude, because it hit in an area of low population density.
3 17 21 5 3 1949 -5.500 151.000 60 7.0 15 New Britain
3 17 20 47 32 1962 10.900 -43.200 33 7.0 39 Northern mid-Atlantic
3 17 8 30 52 1973 13.372 122.787 33 7.5 94 Luzon, Philippines
The only earthquake known to have caused loss of life on this date occurred in Luzon, Philippines in 1973. This earthquake had it's maximum intensity at Hondagua, Lopez, Calauag and Guiyangan, Quezon Province. It was felt over an area of 157,000 sq. km. At the height of the earthquake, people panicked. They had to hold on to stable objects to maintain their balance. There were reports of changes in the flow of springs and wells. Sand and mud were ejected from fissures in soft ground. A reinforced concrete highway bridge collapsed. Within the epicentral area the inhabitants heard rumbling sounds coming from different directions during the occurrence of the mainshock and during he larger aftershocks. Those closest to the fault-line either fell down or were thrown up for a few feet due to the initial vertical jolt of the earthquake. Four-footed animals such as buffalo and cows were likewise knocked down. Piles of coconut trunks lying five meters away from the fault-line in the Sintones District were thrown southwestward, pinning down and killing a man who was lying down nearby during the time of the main shock. An employee of the Philippine National Railways in Hondagua, Lopez, who was sitting with a clear view of the rails reported the dislodgment in a wavy form of the rails from the ground. Some people reportedly saw the ground heave up and down in a dizzying wave-like manner. A tsunami at the western end of the sea wall in Calauag was observed to go beyond the shore by 20 meters. This was due to a rise in the sea level of about 1.3 meters. Similar effects were also noted elsewhere. The worst hit town was Quezon where 98 houses were totally destroyed and 270 others partially collapsed. 70% of the schools were destroyed. There were observations of mud boils, liquefactions and landsliding throughout the region. Cracks up to half a meter wide formed in some areas. The prime product of the area is coconut palms. Most palms within 1 km of the fault on both sides died as water to the roots was cut off by the earthquake. The downturn in the production of coconuts caused major economic difficulty for the area throughout the next year as the earthquake occurred when the coconuts were young and were shaken off the trees.
3 17 16 36 17 2003 51.272 177.978 33 7.1 607 Rat Islands, Aleutians
Felt (III) At Shemya.
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
3 17 4 21 0 1904 47.500 -124.000 0 6.0 0 Washington
A slightly damaging earthquake of Mw 6 that was felt slightly north of Seattle, WA in 1904. This earthquake was strongest at Victoria, B.C. but was felt widely over western Washington State from Seattle to the Olympic Peninsula west of Puget Sound. In Victoria clocks were stopped but no serious damage was reported.
3 17 14 45 53 1946 38.300 -117.900 0 5.0 0 California/Nevada
Aftershock.
3 17 7 53 59 1957 51.459 -179.505 30 6.1 0 Andreanof Islands
Aftershock.
3 17 16 17 13 1957 52.200 -165.900 33 6.4 0 Fox Islands
3 17 22 44 40 1957 53.759 -165.357 33 6.5 0 Fox Islands
3 17 19 38 20 1963 64.900 -174.900 10 5.5 0 Andreanof Islands
3 17 22 0 14 1970 59.140 -147.600 44 5.0 129 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity II on Middleton Island.
3 17 12 28 42 1972 52.960 -165.633 26 5.1 61 Fox Islands
3 17 17 39 29 1975 51.802 -175.288 50 5.0 136 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
3 17 21 10 39 1979 63.069 -148.237 89 5.4 21 Southern Alaska
3 17 17 26 22 1989 58.608 -155.645 151 5.0 241 Alaska Peninsula
3 17 03 57 47 2002 51.464 -173.275 33 5.9 10 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
Felt on Atka.
3 17 16 19 20 2003 51.306 177.966 33 5.0 10 Rat Islands, Alaska
3 17 16 36 17 2003 51.272 177.978 33 7.1 10 Rat Islands, Alaska
(NEIC) Felt(III) on Shemya.
3 17 18 55 47 2003 51.295 177.971 33 6.2 10 Rat Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 16 0 0 0 1644 4.500 -74.000 0 7.0 0 Colombia
Severe damage at San Cristobal, Venezuela and at Pamplona, Colombia. Maximum intensity VIII.
3 16 15 0 0 1649 33.070 132.050 0 7.0 0 Kyushu, Japan
3 16 1 0 0 1657 -37.000 -74.000 0 8.0 0 Southern Chile
Severe damage at old Concepcion and Penco, Chile with up to 100 killed. A tsunami was generated.
3 16 22 42 40 1906 24.000 121.000 60 7.1 21 Taiwan
Felt throughout the region of Taiwan and killed about 1300 causing severe damage throughout.
3 16 22 1 38 1923 6.000 127.000 60 7.0 22 So. Mindanao, Philippines
3 16 14 42 12 1925 25.500 100.300 60 7.1 26 Southern China
A report from the American Consulate, Yunnanfu, China indicated that about 5,000 lives were lost when an earthquake practically destroyed the city of Tali, Yunnan, Province. Fengyu and Mitu suffered heavily. Some property damage and loss of life occurred in Tengehuan, Erhyuan, Pinchuan , Menghus and Hsiangyun. Later investigations showed that up to 6000 had been lost in this earthquake (MW 7.1) throughout the province of Yunnan, China.
3 16 5 1 2 1928 -22.000 170.500 60 7.5 14 Loyalty Islands
3 16 22 15 13 1949 -5.500 151.000 60 7.0 15 New Britain
3 16 2 34 18 1957 51.405 -178.930 33 7.0 1 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
Felt at Adak and Umnak Islands.
3 16 8 44 51 1963 46.600 154.800 46 7.0 102 Kuril Islands, Alaska
Felt on northern Hokkaido, Japan.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 16 6 0 0 1930 46.600 -112.000 0 5.0 0 Montana
First of a series of shocks near Helena, Montana occurred in 1930. This Ml 5.0 caused plaster to crack and objects to fall.
3 16 9 46 18 1946 35.745 -118.039 0 5.1 0 Central California
Aftershock.
3 16 2 34 18 1957 51.405 -178.930 33 7.0 1 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
Aftershock.
3 16 6 22 18 1977 55.489 -157.044 18 5.1 47 Alaska Peninsula
3 16 2 0 52 1978 52.530 -168.684 40 5.2 78 Fox Islands, Alaska
3 16 2 9 36 1978 52.273 -168.588 26 5.5 252 Fox Islands, Alaska
3 16 3 29 58 1978 52.308 -168.591 23 5.0 107 Fox Islands, Alaska
3 16 13 33 11 1985 66.261 -149.802 15 5.0 37 Northern Alaska
Felt with intensity V at Bettles. Also felt a Manley Hot Springs, and Alyeska Pump Station Six.
3 16 17 20 45 1987 53.355 -167.248 10 5.1 102 Fox Islands, Alaska
3 16 4 17 28 1989 59.928 -69.659 10 5.2 332 Quebec
3 16 8 13 27 1989 58.622 -152.798 61 5.0 212 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity III at Anchor Point, Homer and Port Graham.
3 16 15 52 58 1990 26.980 -109.870 33 6.3 0 Gulf of California
Felt at Los Mochis and Culiacan, Mexico.
3 16 12 50 48 1999 49.610 -66.320 18 5.1 74 Quebec
Felt with intensity V at Gros Morne. Also felt as far as Bathurst, New Brunswick and as far west as Quebec City.
3 16 15 19 56 2000 40.386 -125.279 8 5.9 372 Off Coast No. California
Felt in Humboldt and Mendocino Counties, northern California.
3 16 21 37 34 2000 57.484 -152.696 0 5.0 10 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
3 15 0 0 0 1645 -1.680 -78.750 0 7.0 0 Ecuador
3 15 23 30 0 1657 -36.830 -73.030 0 8.0 0 Central Chile
This event caused severe damage throughout the Concepcion/Penco region and resulted in at least 100 killed. The quake, estimated at Mw 8.0 was accompanied by a strong tsunami and shook the area with MMI XI.
3 15 0 0 0 1763 40.700 142.000 0 7.4 0 Hokkaido, Japan
Moderate damage at Hachinohe, Japan. A tsunami was generated.
3 15 18 45 0 1860 39.000 -120.000 0 7.0 0 Northern California
3 15 0 14 6 1917 38.500 144.500 60 7.1 19 Off No. Honshu, Japan
3 15 10 31 22 1924 49.000 142.500 60 7.0 41 Sakhalin, Russia
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
3 15 18 45 0 1860 39.000 -120.000 0 7.0 0 Northern California/Nevada
In 1860, an event estimated a Mw 7.0 occurred near Carson City, in western Nevada. This earthquake was felt over a considerable area of Nevada and portion so of north and Central California. The MMI intensity in the epicentral area is unknown as the quake occurred in an unsettled region. It was very violent at Carson City where merchandise was thrown from shelves. Rock and landslides were reported from Pyramid Lake and Carson City. The quake was felt as far as Yreka, CA and to Utah in the east.
3 15 12 2 0 1934 41.700 -112.800 0 5.1 6 Utah
3 15 5 46 23 1941 28.500 -113.200 0 6.0 0 Gulf of California
3 15 13 21 1 1946 35.750 -117.983 16 5.2 0 Central California
3 15 13 49 36 1946 35.725 -118.055 22 6.3 0 Central California
The other event of note for today occurred in 1946 (March 15) in the Walker Pass/Coso Junction region of California. This earthquake caused moderate damage at Onyx SW of the epicenters. Damage to brick buildings, chimneys, walls and plaster occurred. Concrete was broken up. Dishes broke, windows cracked and books and pictures fell. Cracks formed in the ground and in the Los Angeles Aqueduct where boulders fell blocking the line near San Canyon. There were landslides in many of the local canyons. Pipes were broken as far away a Bakersfield. This Ms 6.4 earthquake was felt as far away as Calaveras County in the north to San Diego in the South and from San Luis Obispo to Death Valley (an area of about 65,000 square miles). The earthquake was preceded by a foreshock, felt by many but described as slight. It was followed by a strong series of aftershocks.
3 15 19 18 54 1946 35.714 -117.977 0 5.4 0 Central California
3 15 21 54 33 1946 35.750 -118.016 16 5.2 0 Central California
3 15 2 50 12 1957 52.897 -166.881 33 6.8 0 Fox Islands, Alaska
3 15 9 21 2 1960 51.000 -174.500 0 5.2 0 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 15 13 35 35 1969 51.310 -179.020 44 5.5 181 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
Felt on Adak.
3 15 21 7 16 1979 34.266 -116.488 1 5.6 222 Southern California
Damage with intensity VIII at Landers. Slight damage also occurred with intensity VI at Barstow, Del Rosa, Joshua Tree, Lake Arrowhead, La Quinta, Laguna Niguel and Morongo Valle. Felt from Los Angeles to San Diego and east to Las Vegas.
3 15 23 7 58 1979 34.329 -116.442 2 5.0 65 Southern California
Felt with intensity V at Redlands. Also felt at Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties of southern California.
3 15 14 53 12 1982 52.701 -161.990 4 5.1 149 Unimak Island, Alaska
3 15 23 56 17 1988 57.037 -142.898 10 5.0 135 Gulf of Alaska
3 15 14 44 36 2008 42.412 -126.835 10 5.7 10 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
3 14 15 0 0 1763 41.000 142.000 0 7.0 0 Hokkaido, Japan
Moderate damage in Hachinohe, Japan. A tsunami was generated.
3 14 8 45 0 1913 4.500 126.500 60 8.3 23 Southern Mindanao, Philippines
The event caused great destruction, but loss of life was minimal. The following report from Davao City Mindanao is from: Series on Seismology, Volume IV, Philippines, by Lolita Garcia et al, June 1985, Southeast Asia Association of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering. " ... very violent earthquake from SE-NW, which lasted from four to five minutes. Before the first movement there were subterranean noises from the SE which lasted two minutes. Pendulum clocks were stopped and bottles and other objects fell from the shelves in the houses, bells rang, and fissures were opened up, from which water and fine sand came. The debris fell to the SE. Several walls in the church and convent were thrown down, while in the town, the palm thatch houses rocked a good deal and many of them remained out of plumb; crockery was broken in all of them. 'This earthquakes is a severe one; from the beginning I observed some of the oscillations and movements of the church and convent to be so large that it was a marvel that they were not brought to the ground. Not being able to remain upright, I knelt down but even so I could not keep still, so I lay down on the ground till the vibrations ceased, which appeared to me to be about two minutes. The earthquake seemed to be entirely oscillatory, without vertical shocks, which was the reason so little damage was done.' (Rev. R. Poruga, S.J., Davao)" A slight tsunami was generated in lakes and rivers. The earthquake was not so notable for it's damage but for it's duration. Most buildings are built to withstand horizontal forces and did not come down when the motion was mostly horizontal. It is vertical motion combined with horizontal that usually levels buildings.
3 14 20 0 6 1914 39.200 139.800 60 7.2 19 No. Honshu, Japan
Limited damage occurred at Sakurazima and Ugo and Senhoku, Japan. More than 100 were killed.
3 14 17 11 0 1943 -22.000 169.500 60 7.1 14 Loyalty Islands
3 14 18 37 56 1943 -20.000 -69.500 150 7.2 8 Northern Chile
3 14 13 12 14 1955 52.900 -173.300 160 7.0 1 Andreanof Islands
3 14 14 47 51 1957 51.240 -176.917 33 7.2 1 Andreanof Islands
Felt at Adak and Umnak Islands.
3 14 15 53 7 1965 36.300 70.700 219 7.5 54 Hindu Kush
The Hindu Kush earthquake on this day was a Mw 7.8 and occurred on March 14, 1965. Because of the great depth of this event (about 219 km) little damage was done on the surface. This is quite typical of many large earthquakes in Hindu Kush. The event on March 3, 2002 was atypical in that it did considerable damage and was said to have killed more than 100.
3 14 11 7 11 1979 17.460 -101.460 15 7.6 262 Guerrero, Mexico
The only other deadly earthquake on this date occurred in Mexico in 1979. This Mw 7.6 killed 5 and caused severe damage throughout the Guerrero state. Slight damage was also suffered at Acapulco and Guadalajara, Monterrey and Puebla. This Mexican earthquake was followed slightly more than a day later by a swarm of earthquakes in the Lander's region of southern California in the Homestead region. These earthquake started with a Ml 4.9 and built to a maximum size of Ml 5.7. A strong aftershock sequence lasted for more then two days. The distance between the Mexican and the subsequent So. California event is approximately 19 degrees, a distance where some believe Far-field triggering is prominent. Were the events in So. California triggered by the Mexican earthquake the day before - anybody's guess.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 14 19 1 50 1933 33.616 -118.016 16 5.1 0 Long Beach, California
3 14 13 46 18 1941 28.066 -113.600 16 6.0 0 Gulf of California
3 14 18 0 0 1947 47.200 -113.500 0 5.0 0 Montana
The only damaging earthquake on this date in the contiguous 48-states occurred as a Mb 5.0 in northern Montana in 1947. This event cracked plaster which fell to the floor at Seeley Lake where hanging objects swung and buildings cracked and rattled. Five miles to the east persons in a log house though a heavy gust of wind had caused the building to shake.
3 14 13 12 14 1955 52.900 -173.300 160 7.0 1 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 14 14 47 45 1957 51.320 -176.440 0 7.2 0 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 14 11 58 54 1961 67.800 -164.900 78 5.0 0 Bering Sea
3 14 3 31 48 1976 60.031 -153.350 146 5.7 24 Southern Alaska
3 14 2 30 24 1978 51.967 -179.115 102 5.1 50 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 14 14 36 26 1979 50.114 -129.562 22 5.1 108 Vancouver Islands, B.C.
3 14 15 13 35 1979 50.078 -129.674 27 5.2 155 Vancouver Islands, B.C.
3 14 20 32 54 1984 62.550 -149.970 33 5.1 0 Southern Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity IV at Eagle River, Palmer, Sutton and Wasilla. Also felt at Anchorage, Chugiak and Willows.
3 14 9 23 55 1987 51.611 -173.485 8 5.1 203 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 14 19 42 6 1989 61.138 -59.295 10 5.3 97 SE Canada
3 14 15 57 52 1991 51.794 -175.264 39 5.5 263 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Adak and Atka.
3 14 17 33 51 1995 54.776 -161.339 35 6.2 563 Fox Islands, Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity V at Cold Bay and Sand Point. Also felt at Akutan, King Cove and Perryville and at Chignik and False Pass.
3 14 5 43 54 1996 54.204 -166.001 5 5.3 72 Fox Islands, Alaska
Felt with intensity V on Akutan. Also felt on Unalaska.
3 14 11 56 14 1996 54.125 -165.826 5 5.0 23 Fox Islands, Alaska
Felt with intensity IV on Akutan.
3 14 15 21 31 1996 54.156 -165.906 5 5.0 58 Fox Islands, Alaska
Felt with intensity V on Akutan.
3 14 16 13 52 1996 54.134 -165.844 5 5.2 62 Fox Islands, Alaska
Felt with intensity V on Akutan.
3 14 19 27 58 1996 54.117 -166.123 5 5.0 30 Fox Islands, Alaska
Felt with intensity IV on Akutan.
3 14 16 08 31 2002 51.531 -173.083 33 5.7 10 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 14 09 38 21 2008 61.073 -152.640 143 5.1 10 Southern Alaska
(NEIC) Felt (III) at Anchorage, Palmer, Seward and Soldotna; (II) at Eagle River. Also felt at Chugiak, Girdwood, Homer, Kenai, Ninilchik, Sterling and Willow.
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
3 13 15 0 0 1872 35.015 132.010 0 7.1 0 Southwestern Japan
In south-western Japan near Hamada. Damage was severe and over 600 were killed. A strong destructive tsunami was also generated with this event. This earthquake was followed less than two weeks later by one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded in California - the Owen's Valley earthquake of March 26, 1872 (Mw 8.5). Owen's Valley is southeast of Mammoth Lakes.
3 13 14 29 0 1909 31.500 142.500 80 8.3 18 Southern Honshu, Japan
This was under the ocean at a depth of 80 km and no record of damage has been passed down.
3 13 18 31 52 1928 -5.500 153.000 100 7.0 15 New Britain
3 13 20 2 35 1948 1.500 126.500 60 7.1 23 Halmahera
3 13 16 6 54 1967 -40.120 -74.680 33 7.3 153 Southern Chile
Off the coast of Southern Chile. No damage reported.
3 13 18 45 30 1975 -21.800 170.500 85 7.1 0 Loyalty Islands
3 13 17 18 39 1992 39.720 39.630 23 7.3 0 Turkey
Over 500 were killed and 2000 injured. More than 2000 houses were damaged or destroyed at Erzincan. A large number of landslides and avalanches were recorded and blocked roads in the epicentral ara. Felt over most of northeastern Turkey.
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
3 13 13 18 28 1933 33.750 -118.083 16 5.3 0 Long Beach, California
3 13 16 20 0 1934 38.000 -118.000 0 5.0 0 California-Nevada region
3 13 2 48 20 1957 51.722 -171.214 33 6.0 0 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 13 15 42 13 1957 51.445 -178.729 33 6.8 0 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 13 19 59 23 1957 53.900 -165.400 33 6.2 0 Fox Islands, Alaska
3 13 7 33 24 1965 53.170 -162.070 36 5.5 141 Fox Islands, Alaska
3 13 14 44 7 1967 53.690 -165.250 31 5.1 105 Fox Islands, Alaska
3 13 18 43 50 1969 63.560 -128.360 18 5.0 103 Vancouver Island, B.C.
3 13 23 51 34 1971 50.611 -129.991 22 5.7 247 Vancouver Island, B.C.
3 13 9 51 34 1979 49.970 -129.733 14 5.1 114 Vancouver Island, B.C.
3 13 12 0 16 1979 49.978 -129.745 7 5.3 265 Vancouver Island, B.C.
3 13 15 2 54 1979 50.100 -129.604 14 5.0 91 Vancouver Island, B.C.
3 13 20 50 4 1979 50.028 -129.682 2 5.0 106 Vancouver Island, B.C.
3 13 22 39 8 1979 50.086 -129.652 10 5.0 77 Vancouver Island, B.C.
3 13 6 11 18 1985 51.288 -179.175 33 5.1 61 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 13 19 34 58 1985 43.498 -127.621 10 6.3 476 Off Coast of Oregon
Felt mildly at Cottage Grove and Portland areas in Oregon and as far north as Forks and Takeland, Washington. Neither of these events were damaging.
3 13 16 1 4 1992 52.451 -178.945 197 6.3 551 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 13 9 26 38 1993 71.203 -71.261 18 5.5 19 Baffin Bay, Canada
3 13 3 11 28 1994 51.343 -178.231 33 5.3 288 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 13 04 53 39 2010 44.218 -129.355 10 5.0 10 Off Coast of Oregon
3 13 13 20 59 2014 51.362 -179.275 37 5.5 10 Western Andreanof Islands, Alaska.
3 13 03 20 03 2016 51.673 -174.152 10 5.0 10 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 13 04 19 25 2016 51.550 -173.921 10 5.4 10 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 12 23 14 0 1909 32.000 140.000 60 7.1 18 Southern Honshu, Japan
South of Honshu, Japan.
3 12 11 44 57 1957 51.436 -177.404 33 7.3 1 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
Felt at Adak and Unmak Islands.
3 12 16 31 21 1966 24.200 122.600 48 7.6 169 Northern Taiwan
This event affected all of northern Taiwan and left 7 dead (5 in Taiwan and 2 in Okinawa) and more than 10 injured; many houses were damaged in both Taiwan and on Okinawa; the epicenter lay between Ishigaki Island and northern Taiwan; there were numerous aftershocks, including a particularly strong one on March 23.
3 12 0 21 21 1995 43.127 147.986 64 7.1 63 Southern Kuril Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 12 7 15 0 1761 42.500 -71.000 0 5.0 0 New York State
Felt widely in the epicentral region.
3 12 7 0 0 1853 43.700 -75.500 0 5.0 0 New York State
Felt widely in the epicentral region.
3 12 10 30 0 1918 39.580 -120.830 0 6.3 0 Northern California
In California a Ms 6.3 hit Downieville, Sierra County on March 12 in 1918. Chimneys were knocked down but the shock was only locally felt. A strong aftershock occurred 2 hours later.
3 12 20 45 0 1933 38.800 -117.600 0 5.0 0 Nevada
3 12 15 5 48 1934 41.700 -112.800 0 6.6 0 Utah
The largest recorded earthquake to hit Utah since settlement occurred there in the 19th Century occurred on March 12, 1934 (Ms 6.6). The earthquake occurred in a sparsely populated area and killed only two people. Property damage was limited to cracked walls and downed chimneys throughout the Kosmos/Lake Bonneville areas of Utah. Rock slides were observed just north of Monument Rock and near Snowville, Utah. Several other minor rockslides were also observed. A number of ground cracks were developed in the epicentral area. Most of the cracks were in salt flats or poorly consolidated gravels. None were continuous for long distances. Four distinct fractures about 1 km apart developed across a road about 5 km north of Kosmo, UT. The vertical displacement along the fractures ranged from about 7.5 to 25.5 cm. Precise leveling surveys showed subsidence in some areas up to nearly a half meter. There was no horizontal displacement. In some areas the cracks stayed open for up to a foot and a half. One graben was noted north of Kosmo about 60 feet across with the displacement of 8 inches on the west side and 5 inches on the east side. This suggested nearly vertical motion was involved with the sinking of blocks within graben-like structures. Hansel Valley is very similar to other such grabens in Nevada and Utah being of the basin and range type. It trends north and south and has very steep slopes. No fractures were noted in bedrock, however, so what was observed may be surface expressions in unconsolidated material. Numerous springs developed in the epicentral area as a result of the earthquake. All apparently rose along well-defined fractures and most formed in salt-flats. All the water flowing from the springs had a strong salty taste, this would be expected as it flowed through salt beds. Considerable water also flowed from fractures at Monument rock, especially from two holes in salt flats northeast of there one of which had diameter of 3 meters and depth of 11 meters. In addition to the springs, water flowed from an old well, but within days had ceased. It appeared as if the water was forced from the ground under considerable pressure. Water in some wells was observed to rise up to 12 feet. Oil seeps were also observed 10 miles south of Promontory rock. In the epicentral area the ground motion was described as "bumping". A farmer near Kosmo stated that movements in his pasture resembled waves on water - an observation often made in large earthquakes. Many reported sounds of a roaring, rumbling thunderous nature like the passing of a train and these sounds were heard as far away as Salt Lake City nearly 70 km away. The area had shown seismic activity for some years prior to this earthquake.
3 12 18 20 12 1934 41.700 -112.800 0 6.0 0 Utah
3 12 7 28 54 1957 51.707 -173.591 33 6.4 0 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 12 11 44 57 1957 51.436 -177.404 33 7.3 1 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
In the Aleutians, aftershocks of Ms 7+ continued following the great shock of Mar. 9, 1957. A Ms 6.5 hit near these same epicenters in the central Aleutians on March 12, 1990. None of these earthquakes were damaging. A similar quake hit the Aleutians with Ms 6.4 on March 12, 1965 and with Ms 5.4 on this date in 1975 and 1980.
3 12 7 39 17 1965 51.500 -178.200 33 6.5 0 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
Felt at Adak.
3 12 10 43 32 1975 51.143 -177.527 18 5.4 171 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
Felt at Adak with intensity IV.
3 12 23 4 35 1980 52.146 -168.984 40 5.4 167 Fox Islands, Alaska
3 12 7 0 14 1983 52.231 -170.218 25 5.2 212 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 12 14 41 20 1990 51.448 -175.057 14 6.2 638 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Adak and Atka.
3 12 14 47 17 1990 51.394 -174.991 3 5.0 66 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 12 15 6 33 1990 51.484 -175.004 0 5.1 170 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 12 00 03 42 1992 52.970 170.934 23 5.5 10 Near Island, Aleutians
3 12 13 04 43 2007 51.131 179.392 40 5.0 10 Rat Islands, Aleutians
3 12 00 31 44 2014 44.323 -129.149 10 5.1 10 Off Coast of Oregon
3 12 00 32 02 2014 44.303 -129.107 5 5.1 10 Off Coast of Oregon
3 12 19 47 14 2015 52.858 -162.885 10 5.3 10 Unimak Island, Alaska
3 12 13 23 39 2016 51.389 -173.883 18 5.4 10 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 12 18 06 46 2016 51.624 -174.005 22 6.3 10 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 12 21 57 54 2016 60.253 -152.307 106 5.0 10 Southern Alaska
The M 5.0 earthquake southwest of Anchorage, Alaska was reported felt with intensity II-III in Alaska at Kasilof, Anchor Point, Soldotna, Sterling, Homer, Anchorage, Kenai, Elmendorf AFB, Seward, Fort Richardson, Girdwood, Wasilla, Eagle River, Chugiak, Talkeetna and Valdez, Alaska. This is the strongest aftershock to date of the M 7.1 which hit about 150 km southwest of this on January 24, 2016.
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
3 11 20 10 0 1817 45.883 6.750 0 8.0 0 France
Since this is an unusual event, especially since it is so large for an area with normally subdued seismicity, it is suspect. The Significant earthquake catalog identifies the source as a Rothe paper from 1938 in which he stated the earthquake killed 4 and inflicted heavy damage in the Chamonix Valley in France. This event, however is not listed in the French earthquake catalog: Les tremblements de terre en France by J. Vogt. No reference can be found to it in other contemporary catalogs either, suggesting it was a local event and the Magnitude 8 assigned to it was really an MMI VIII report.
3 11 21 37 50 1945 37.000 142.000 50 7.2 19 Off E Coast Honshu, Japan
3 11 9 58 44 1957 52.584 -169.237 33 7.0 1 Fox Islands
3 11 14 55 26 1957 51.411 -178.544 33 7.1 1 Andreanof Islands
Felt at Adak and Umnak.
3 11 0 26 1 1958 24.620 124.290 77 7.5 0 Ryukyu Islands
Several killed and many injured at Okinawa. Fissures were observed on Miyako and Ishigaki. Felt on Batan Islands.
3 11 19 22 0 1997 7.742 127.647 10 7.2 210 Mindanao, Philippines
Felt with maximum intensity V at Bislig. Damage occurred to buildings at Cagayan de Oro. Also felt at Davao, Surigao and General Santos.
3 11 05 46 24 2011 38.297 142.373 29 9.1 10 Off Eastern Honshu, Japan
(NEIC) At least 15,703 people killed, 4,647 missing, 5,314 injured, 130,927 displaced and at least 332,395 buildings, 2,126 roads, 56 bridges and 26 railways destroyed or damaged by the earthquake and tsunami along the entire east coast of Honshu from Chiba to Aomori. The majority of casualties and damage occurred in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima from a Pacific-wide tsunami with a maximum runup height of 37.88 m at Miyako. The total economic loss in Japan was estimated at 309 billion US dollars. Electricity, gas and water supplies, telecommunications and railway service disrupted and several reactors severely damaged at a nuclear power plant near Okuma. Several fires occurred in Chiba and Miyagi. At least 1,800 houses destroyed when a dam failed in Fukushima. Maximum acceleration of 2.93 g recorded at Tsukidate. Horizontal displacement and subsidence observed. Landslides occurred in Miyagi. Liquefaction observed at Chiba, Odaiba, Tokyo and Urayasu. The tsunami destroyed or severely damaged many coastal towns in the Kuji-Minamisanriku-Nami area. One person killed and several houses destroyed at Jayapura, Indonesia by a tsunami with a wave height of 2 m. One person killed south of Crescent City, California and several boats and docks destroyed or damaged at Crescent City by a tsunami with a recorded wave height of 247 cm. Several houses, boats and docks destroyed or damaged at Santa Cruz, California; Brookings, Oregon; Hale`iwa, Kailua Kona and Kealakekua, Hawaii. Some buildings damaged slightly in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador by a tsunami with a recorded wave height of 208 cm at Santa Cruz. Several houses destroyed at Pisco, Peru. Several buildings destroyed at Dichato and several boats damaged at Puerto Viejo and on Isla Chiloe, Chile. Felt (VIII) at Fukushima, (VII) at Agui, Hiratsuka, Kiryu, Komae, Oyama, Sendai and Tsukuba and (VI) in much of eastern Honshu, including the Tokyo-Yokohama area, Japan. Felt from Hokkaido to Kyushu. Recorded (7 JMA) in Miyagi. Felt in Northern Mariana Islands, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, northeastern China and southeastern Russia as far as Kaohsiung, Beijing and Petropavlovsk- Kamchatskiy. Seiches observed at Leikanger, Norway. Water fluctuations observed in a well in Newfoundland, Canada. The tsunami had maximum runup heights of 29.6 m at Ofunato, 18.4 m at Onagawa and 9.4 m at Iwaki. Wave heights in centimeters (above sea level) were recorded at the following selected tide gauges: 250 at Arica, Chile; 282 at Hanasaki and 157 at Omaezaki, Japan; 163 at Manzanillo, Mexico; 156 on Midway Island; 97 on Chatham Island, New Zealand; 109 at Manus, Papua New Guinea; 173 at Callao, Peru; 250 at Kahului, Hawaii, USA; 202 at Port Orford, Oregon; 157 at Shemya, Alaska. The tsunami also caused some massive slabs of ice to calve from the Sulzberger Ice Shelf, Antarctica.
3 11 06 15 40 2011 36.281 141.111 42 7.9 10 Off Eastern Honshu, Japan
(NEIC) Felt (V) at Tokyo and (IV) at Misawa and Yokosuka. Also felt at Ayase, Fussa, Hamamatsu, Hamura, Nagoya-shi, Nisshin, Oizumi, Osaka, Sodegaura, Tachikawa, Tokorozawa and Yokohama. Recorded (6L JMA) in Ibaraki.
3 11 06 25 50 2011 38.058 144.590 18 7.7 10 Off Eastern Honshu, Japan
(NEIC) Felt at Abiko, Akishima, Atsugi, Chiba, Chofu, Fussa, Kawasaki, Misawa, Mizuho, Nara, Narita, Osaka, Tokyo, Ueno, Yokosuka and Zama. Also felt at Sapporo, Hokkaido. Recorded (4 JMA) in Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Iwate, Miyagi, Saitama and Yamagata. Also recorded (4 JMA) in southeastern Hokkaido. TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S.CANADA
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 11 6 52 0 1910 36.920 -121.670 0 5.5 0 Central California
Widely felt with intensity VI in the Monterey Bay, Aptos and Watsonville. Also felt from Chittenden to Pajaro Valley. Many were alarmed.
3 11 10 17 30 1912 51.000 -131.000 0 6.5 0 Queen Charlotte Islands
3 11 1 54 8 1933 33.616 -117.966 16 6.3 0 Long Beach, California
The event occurred on March 10, local time, but time is usually referred in earthquake catalogs to UT. The following discussion is partially from "Earthquake Investigations in the Western U.S., 1931-1964" by Karl V. Steinbrugge and Vincent R. Bush, Publication 41-2, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, CGS. This earthquake (Ms 6.3) was the first strong event this century in southern California during the 20th Century and "marks a major turning point in the field of earthquake-resistive design and construction for much of California. Earthquake bracing provisions up to that time were not contained in any of the metropolitan Los Angeles building ordinances, including that of Long Beach. There had been controversy regarding the potential earthquake hazard to the Los Angeles area. One book, authored by a prominent geologist and published in 1928, stated: 'The accumulative weight of data substantiates beyond a doubt any deduction that Los Angeles is in no danger of a great earthquake disaster.' The 1933 Long Beach disaster brought the debate to a close. The earthquake had a Richter magnitude of 6.3. The instrumental epicenter, not far from Huntington Beach was about 10 miles southeast of Long Beach in the Pacific Ocean. Property damage was estimated to be from $40 to over $50 million." It was not a huge quake from seismological considerations, however the MMI was IC and occurring in a populated area made it significant from an engineering standpoint. Until the San Fernando, Northridge and Loma Prieta earthquakes, the shock was second only in destruction to the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Estimated loss of life was 120, higher than in any other U.S. earthquake other than the 1906 San Francisco event. Most of the loss of life was suffered by people being hit by falling debris from building cornices and parapets as they tried to leave shaking buildings. The duration of severe shaking was only about 20 secons. Most schools in the area were built of masonry with exterior brick overing hollow clay tile. Roofs and supported floors were wood. The destruction of this type of construction was the most spectacular. Fortunately, the earthquake occurred after school hours and a catastrophic situation was averted. However, the destruction was so extensive that the California legislature passed the "Field Law" on Apr. 10, 1933 requiring all new public schools to be highly earthquake resistant. Structures built under this law have performed excellently in subsequent shocks. Fortunately there was no major fire following the quake, but the fire department did suffer severe damage to all its fire stations and fire-alarm systems. The water mains had numerous breaks, most occurring in sand, silt or fill. Water in reservoirs fell dangerously low but never gave out. Ten gas fires were reported during the night of March 10-11, but none resulted in major losses.
3 11 2 9 0 1933 33.750 -118.083 0 5.0 0 Long Beach, California
3 11 2 30 0 1933 33.750 -118.083 0 5.1 0 Long Beach, California
3 11 3 23 0 1933 33.750 -118.083 0 5.0 0 Long Beach, California
3 11 5 10 22 1933 33.700 -118.066 16 5.1 0 Long Beach, California
3 11 5 18 4 1933 33.566 -117.983 16 5.2 0 Long Beach, California
3 11 6 58 3 1933 33.683 -118.050 0 5.5 0 Long Beach, California
3 11 8 54 57 1933 33.700 -118.066 16 5.1 0 Long Beach, California
3 11 9 10 0 1933 33.750 -118.083 0 5.1 0 Long Beach, California
3 11 14 25 0 1933 33.850 -118.266 16 5.0 0 Long Beach, California
3 11 3 12 48 1957 50.937 -177.202 33 6.9 0 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 11 3 35 7 1957 50.723 -176.930 33 6.2 0 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 11 3 55 29 1957 50.106 -176.832 33 6.1 0 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 11 7 8 7 1957 51.197 -177.214 33 6.0 0 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 11 9 58 44 1957 52.584 -169.237 33 7.0 1 Fox Islands, Alaska
3 11 14 55 26 1957 51.411 -178.544 33 7.1 1 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 11 15 36 0 1957 51.247 -179.027 30 6.5 0 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 11 14 5 54 1965 53.100 -161.900 12 5.0 16 Unimak Islands, Alaska
3 11 22 38 32 1970 57.390 -153.970 16 6.5 314 Southern Alaska
A wall cracked in Sitkinik Island in the Kodiak area.
3 11 15 25 46 1971 59.350 -146.590 18 5.1 82 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity II on Middleton Island.
3 11 12 17 51 1977 44.820 -111.479 5 5.2 26 Yellowstone, Montana
3 11 23 57 46 1978 32.290 -115.081 5 5.0 33 Baja California
Slight damage at Yuma, Arizona and Mexicali, Mexico. Also felt at Imperial, CA.
3 11 3 47 5 1980 52.240 -169.119 38 5.1 229 Fox Islands, Alaska
3 11 6 16 33 1991 50.810 -179.210 47 5.4 0 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 11 6 10 18 1996 54.231 -166.087 5 5.1 71 Fox Islands, Alaska
Felt with intensity IV on Akutan.
3 11 14 37 10 2008 52.171 -169.481 16 5.5 10 Fox Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 10 0 0 0 1681 -18.500 -70.350 0 7.3 0 Southern Peru
Felt with intensity X in the epicentral area.
3 10 15 0 0 1763 41.000 142.000 0 7.3 0 Hokkaido, Japan
3 10 21 57 29 1951 -15.000 167.500 130 7.2 14 Vanuatu
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 10 11 21 20 1922 35.750 -120.250 0 6.5 0 Central California
One of the most noteworthy earthquake in the U.S. on March 10 occurred as a Mw 6.5 in the Parkfield, California region. Houses were damaged severely along the San Andreas fault zone in Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties. Chimneys fell at Parkfield and in southern Cholame Valley. One house was jolted from foundations and another was twisted into two parts. A water tank was knocked down on a ranch and oil pipelines broke between Shandon and Antelope, CA. There were 3 breaks in the Producers Transportation Line, one close to a 1934 bread in a nearby oil pipeline. A ground crack 15-30 cm wide and about 800 m long was observed in Cholame Valley but smaller cracks formed throughout the San Andreas fault zone. This was the earliest Parkfield shock for which seismograms exist. A comparison of the Berkeley recordings implied that the 1922 epicenter was located 6 km NW of the 1934 epicenter. Later studies suggested that the magnitude of this quake was identical to that of June 8, 1934.
3 10 15 4 50 1926 66.500 -130.000 0 5.0 0 Northern Alaska
3 10 3 28 53 1931 40.000 -125.000 0 5.6 0 Off Coast No. California
3 10 3 32 0 1931 41.000 -125.000 0 5.6 0 Off Coast No. California
3 10 18 1 53 1940 37.389 -114.937 8 5.0 0 Nevada
3 10 3 9 6 1957 51.684 -174.513 33 6.6 0 Andreanof Islands
Aftershocks of the Aleutian Island earthquake of 1957 were the strongest events recorded in the U.S. or Canada on this date.
3 10 11 20 46 1957 51.881 -170.862 33 6.3 0 Andreanof Islands
3 10 12 36 6 1957 51.300 -170.700 33 6.0 0 Andreanof Islands
3 10 12 45 38 1957 50.504 -176.934 33 6.0 0 Andreanof Islands
3 10 13 28 37 1957 51.348 -178.713 30 6.2 0 Andreanof Islands
3 10 15 26 24 1957 52.200 -172.400 33 6.5 0 Andreanof Islands
3 10 16 37 54 1957 51.663 -173.312 33 6.0 0 Andreanof Islands
3 10 1 26 4 1963 56.300 -153.600 29 5.1 50 Alaska Peninsula
3 10 21 52 58 1965 56.300 -155.600 33 5.0 20 Alaska Peninsula
3 10 3 49 25 1968 52.080 -177.320 7 5.4 180 Andreanof Islands
3 10 15 38 26 1971 49.348 -127.461 8 5.0 66 Vancouver Island, B.C.
3 10 6 30 1 1976 51.143 -179.115 53 5.0 125 Andreanof Islands
3 10 11 7 16 1979 51.560 -173.290 26 5.0 224 Andreanof Islands
3 10 14 3 36 1983 62.894 -149.685 90 5.2 30 Southern Alaska
Felt at Fairbanks and Ester with intensity III.
3 10 13 30 30 1985 66.122 -150.141 10 5.5 221
Felt at Fairbanks.
3 10 7 43 51 1987 51.772 -175.261 60 5.0 66 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
3 10 4 16 32 1988 59.431 -144.566 10 5.4 225 Gulf of Alaska
3 10 14 25 15 1988 57.290 -143.530 3 5.1 0 Gulf of Alaska
3 10 10 38 18 1989 56.120 -153.850 50 5.3 0 Alaska Peninsula
3 10 2 10 54 1990 60.240 -152.180 44 5.3 0 Southern Alaska
3 10 14 10 39 2012 55.146 -157.567 10 5.5 10 Alaska Peninsula
3 10 17 11 04 2013 59.315 -154.218 8 5.0 10 Alaska Peninsula
(NEIC) Felt (III) at King Salmon and (II) at Homer. Also felt at Anchorage, Anchor Point, Dillingham, Iliamna, New Stuyahok, Palmer and Pedro Bay.
3 10 05 18 12 2014 40.821 -125.128 7 6.9 10 Off the coast of Northern California
NEIC reported this earthquake was widely felt along the coast of northern California. Maximum intensity V was felt at Blue Lake and Samoa with intensity IV at Eureka, Ferndale, MacKinleyville, North Bend, Whitethorn, Trinidad, Rio Dell, Loleta, Hydesville, Barberville, Fortuna, Ferndale, Bayside, Arcata, Littleriver, California. Intensity II-III was felt in Brisbane, Daly City, Billbrae, San Gregorio, San Francisco, Oakland, Albany, San Rafael, Bodega, Inverness, Mill Valley, Aptos, Boulder Creek, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Santa Rosa, Albion, Compiche, Elk, Fort Bragg, Guerneville, Mendocino, Ukiah, Willits, Bridgeville, Burnt Ranch, Carlotta, Crescent City, Klamath, Korbel, Myers Flat, Salyer, Somes Bar, Zenia, Davis, Esparto, Lincoln,Dutch Flat, Sacramento, Chico, Grass Valley, Magalia, Nevada City, Paradise, Quincy, Chico, Redding, Big Bar, Dunsmuir, Gerber, Hayfork, Lewiston, Mount Shasta, Palo Cedro, Weaverville, Crescent City, Klamath, Point Arena and San Mateo. It was also felt in Oregon with intensity IV in North Bend and II-II in Klamath Falls, Selma, O'Brien, Grants Pass, Cave Junction, North Bend, Gold Beach, Brookings and Eugene. This is the strongest earthquake to hit off northern California since an M 7.2 on June 15, 2005 and an M 7.1 on September 1, 1994. A series of events in July and
TODAY IN SEISMIC 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
3 9 18 5 27 1928 -2.500 88.500 60 8.1 33 South of Sumatra
Since this area is unpopulated, no damage occurred. There is no record of a tsunami with this event, although it is likely that one was produced.
3 9 3 48 50 1931 40.500 142.500 60 7.7 19 Hokkaido, Japan
On March 9, 1931 and again on March 9, 1952 large earthquakes occurred off the coast of northern Japan/Hokkaido of Ms 7.7 and 7.3 respectively. Neither of these events is known to have inflicted great damage on the region.
3 9 9 48 55 1943 -60.000 -27.000 0 7.3 0 South Sandwich Islands
3 9 22 12 58 1944 44.000 84.000 60 7.2 28 Central China
3 9 17 3 47 1952 41.700 143.500 40 7.3 202 Hokkaido, Japan
On March 9, 1931 and again on March 9, 1952 large earthquakes occurred off the coast of northern Japan/Hokkaido of Ms 7.7 and 7.3 respectively. Neither of these events is known to have inflicted great damage on the region.
3 9 14 22 32 1957 51.477 -175.720 33 8.6 1 Andreanof Islands
By far the largest earthquake to occur on March 9 occurred in 1957 in the Central Aleutian Islands. This was part of an 28 to 29-year recurrence interval in great earthquakes (see history note from March 7, 2003). Large or great earthquakes have occurred from the Fox Isl. to the Central Andreanoff Islands in the years 1872, 1901, 1929, 1957, and 1986. The largest of these was the event on March 9 which ruptured the Aleutians arc from the Fox Islands to the western Andreanoffs, a rupture length of more than 1,000 km from 160W to 180W. After a few preliminary shocks in January and February, two of which were important (Ml 6.4 and 6.5 on Jan 2, 1957). the great earthquake occurred on March 9. Over 600 strong aftershocks were recorded including at least 6 of Ms>=7. It should be noted that the large number of shocks recorded are not, strictly speaking, aftershocks, for the epicenters are spread over a huge area 200 km wide by about 1,000 km long covering the entire central portion of the Aleutians. Thus energy was not released always at the same point, but sometimes at one, sometimes at another, along the seismic zone. The mainshock caused a tsunami which spread across the Pacific and reached the Hawaiian Islands and then northern Japan. Thanks to a warning system set up in the United States to prevent a repetition of tsunami catastrophes like the one on 1 April, 1946, the people of Hawaii living along the coast were evacuated in time. However, there was important material damage, approximately $3 million on Oahu and Kauai. In Japan the waves were about 10 feet (3 meters) high and submerged several villages on the island of Hokkaido, though fortunately without loss of life. A forty-foot wall of water smashed into the coastline at Scotch Cap, Fox Islands. At Sand Bay, Alaska a 26-foot wave washed away many buildings and did extensive damage to oil lines. At Adak, 15-foot wide cracks appeared in the road and two bridges were destroyed. At Umnak the earthquake destroyed part of the dock, flipping the piling on the road like matches. A cement mixer was turned upside down and other equipment scattered about. Mount Vsevidof, on Umnak, dormant for 200 years erupted. Other volcanic activity was reported on the Alaska Peninsula where Mount Trident was observed sending up smoke and steam.
3 9 20 39 17 1957 52.558 -169.650 33 7.2 1 Fox Islands
3 9 14 27 57 1977 41.667 131.417 600 7.2 0 Sea of Japan
3 9 22 3 2 1981 -2.120 -80.231 63 7.9 30 Ecuador
3 9 23 28 7 1994 -18.039 -178.413 563 7.6 655 Tonga/Fiji
Felt at Suva and Lautoka on Viti Levu, Fiji Islands.
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Misawa, Sendai and Utsunomiya; (III) at Tokyo, Tsukuba, Yokohama and Yokosuka; (II) at Narita and Sagamihara. Felt throughout central and northern Honshu and southern Hokkaido. Felt (II) at Yuzhno-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands. Recorded (5L JMA) in Miyagi, Honshu.
TODAY IN SEISMIC 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
3 9 5 44 36 1937 40.470 -84.280 3 5.0 0 Ohio
An earthquake at Anna, western Ohio where chimneys fell. In a church organ pipes were twisted. Churches and schools developed cracks. Felt as far as Chicago, Milwaukee, Toronto, Canada. Also felt in Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. A loud earthquake noise was heard.
3 9 12 28 38 1949 36.017 -121.483 0 5.2 0 Central California
This event occurred near Hollister where considerable damage occurred. Structural damage included fallen chimneys, cracked walls, broken windows and sprung elevator shafts. Many well-built businesses and homes suffered considerable damage. Many stores closed because of damaged good on the floor. All pendulum clocks stopped.
3 9 20 0 17 1952 59.110 -136.680 0 6.0 87 SE Alaska
Felt along the Alaska-Canada border. Felt strongly at Juneau, AK. Windows cracked and doors rattled. Felt also in Angoon and Sitka.
3 9 0 32 40 1956 31.750 -115.916 16 5.0 0 Baja California
3 9 14 22 28 1957 51.300 -175.800 33 8.6 0 Andreanof Islands
By far the largest earthquake to occur on March 9 occurred in 1957 in the Central Aleutian Islands. This was part of an 28 to 29-year recurrence interval in great earthquakes. Large or great earthquakes have occurred from the Fox Isl. to the Central Andreanoff Islands in the years 1872, 1901, 1929, 1957, and 1986. The largest of these was the event on March 9 which ruptured the Aleutians arc from the Fox Islands to the western Andreanoffs, a rupture length of more than 1,000 km from 160W to 180W. After a few preliminary shocks in January and February, two of which were important (Ml 6.4 and 6.5 on Jan 2, 1957). the great earthquake occurred on March 9. Over 600 strong aftershocks were recorded including at least 6 of Ms>=7. It should be noted that the large number of shocks recorded are not, strictly speaking, aftershocks, for the epicenters are spread over a huge area 200 km wide by about 1,000 km long covering the entire central portion of the Aleutians. Thus energy was not released always at the same point, but sometimes at one, sometimes at another, along the seismic zone. The mainshock caused a tsunami which spread across the Pacific and reached the Hawaiian Islands and then northern Japan. Thanks to a warning system set up in the United States to prevent a repetition of tsunami catastrophes like the one on 1 April, 1946, the people of Hawaii living along the coast were evacuated in time. However, there was important material damage, approximately $3 million on Oahu and Kauai. In Japan the waves were about 10 feet (3 meters) high and submerged several villages on the island of Hokkaido, though fortunately without loss of life. A forty-foot wall of water smashed into the coastline at Scotch Cap, Fox Islands. At Sand Bay, Alaska a 26-foot wave washed away many buildings and did extensive damage to oil lines. At Adak, 15-foot wide cracks appeared in the road and two bridges were destroyed. At Umnak the earthquake destroyed part of the dock, flipping the piling on the road like matches. A cement mixer was turned upside down and other equipment scattered about. Mount Vsevidof, on Umnak, dormant for 200 years erupted. Other volcanic activity was reported on the Alaska Peninsula where Mount Trident was observed sending up smoke and steam.
3 9 17 10 19 1957 51.619 -172.977 33 6.3 0 Andreanof Islands
3 9 19 37 37 1957 51.688 -173.913 33 6.0 0 Andreanof Islands
3 9 20 39 17 1957 52.558 -169.650 33 7.2 1 Fox Islands
3 9 14 2 10 1966 27.700 -114.900 3 5.5 29 Gulf of California
3 9 21 23 9 1966 35.400 -118.400 0 5.0 0 Central California
3 9 14 8 5 1985 66.219 -149.981 12 6.1 466 Northern Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity V at Bettles and Fairbanks. Felt with lesser intensity at Alyeska Pump Station Six, Ester, Manley Hot Springs. Also felt at Nenana, Wasilla and Willow.
3 9 14 16 26 1985 66.280 -150.223 10 5.1 139 Northern Alaska
Felt at Bettles, Alyeska Pump Station Six and Fairbanks.
3 9 22 34 38 1985 64.900 -150.900 0 5.0 0 Central Alaska
3 9 1 55 18 1986 51.300 -169.300 0 5.0 0 Fox Islands, Alaska
3 9 13 49 28 1986 54.249 -167.996 35 5.5 252 Fox Islands, Alaska
Felt at Unalaska and Dutch Harbor.
3 9 1 25 1 1989 52.020 -170.050 52 5.1 0 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 9 12 34 1 1990 60.407 -152.491 98 5.1 273 Southern Alaska
3 9 17 3 21 1990 63.736 -152.487 15 5.1 112 Southern Alaska
3 9 4 50 45 1997 51.200 -178.000 33 5.1 0 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
3 9 14 33 24 1997 66.300 -136.000 10 5.1 0 Yukon Territory, Canada
3 9 17 48 43 1999 43.454 -127.074 10 5.2 213 Off coast of Oregon
3 9 7 10 21 2001 64.220 -130.920 1 5.2 153 Yukon/NW Territories, Canada
3 09 18 28 12 2004 51.712 176.432 53 5.2 10 Rat Islands, Alaska
3 09 14 06 52 2010 51.489 -173.531 35 5.8 10 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN SEISMIC 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
3 8 0 0 0 1812 43.700 83.000 0 7.5 0 China
No damage or deaths were recorded, however it is quite likely that they occurred.
3 8 15 29 43 1915 39.000 142.000 60 7.0 19 Hokkaido, Japan
3 8 12 21 13 1957 39.300 22.600 33 7.0 0 Greece
This event and a foreshock caused moderate property damage in Larisa and Magnesia provinces while killing two and leaving many injured.
3 8 16 33 38 1960 -16.500 168.500 250 7.2 14 Vanuatu
Felt at Port Vila.
3 8 22 12 10 1980 -22.673 171.357 38 7.1 99 Loyalty Islands
3 8 11 36 29 1991 60.900 167.080 32 7.0 44 Siberia
This is the largest earthquake ever located in this area of eastern Siberia.
3 8 12 25 49 1999 52.056 159.520 57 7.0 430 Kamchatka
Felt with intensity V at Petropavlovsk and Kamchatskiy. Also felt at Severo-Kurilsk and Paramushir.
TODAY IN SEISMIC 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
3 8 4 29 30 1932 51.500 -178.000 25 6.0 0 Andreanof Islands
Felt at Adak.
3 8 0 14 16 1963 76.600 -94.330 33 5.7 0 Nunavut, Canada
3 8 1 36 0 1963 44.800 -110.200 0 5.0 0 Yellowstone, Wyoming
Plaster cracked and broke at Canyon, Yellowstone National Park. Cracks appeared in walls and ceilings of some homes.
3 8 18 52 14 1970 55.041 -116.623 9 5.1 29 Alberta
Felt in northwest Alberta. The first earthquake instrumentally located in this region.
3 8 5 20 34 1975 79.820 -94.070 18 5.2 110 Nunavut, Canada
3 8 2 28 47 1976 51.252 -178.049 49 5.0 105 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
3 8 8 13 23 1987 52.600 -166.000 0 5.3 0 Fox Islands
3 8 7 25 33 1989 51.236 -179.016 43 5.0 161 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
3 8 15 36 59 1989 51.718 -175.249 65 5.0 97 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
3 8 9 47 44 1990 58.507 -153.078 55 5.9 595 Southern Alaska
The largest earthquake to occur in the U.S. or Canada on March 8 was a Mb 6.2 in the Kodiak Island area of Alaska in 1990. This event was felt (IV) at Kodiak, Larsen Bay and Port Lions and with lesser effects at Homer, Pedro Bay and Seldovia. The second largest earthquake in the U.S. on this date occurred in the same Kodiak location exactly 10 years later with Ms 5.6.
3 8 3 43 4 1992 40.228 -124.290 13 5.3 291 Off Coast of Oregon
3 8 14 20 58 2000 57.407 -154.266 46 5.6 542 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with maximum intensity IV on Kodiak.
3 8 23 7 13 2000 62.307 -151.370 90 5.4 410 Southern Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity V at Talkeetna. Also felt from Anchorage and Fairbanks.
3 08 01 26 58 2011 44.318 -129.446 10 5.0 10 Off the 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
3 7 15 0 0 1766 40.070 140.050 0 7.3 0 Northern Honshu, Japan
This earthquake killed 1334 people add did extreme damage in the Hirosaki area of northern Japan/Hokkaido and at Oshiu, Aeomori and Tsuruga.
3 7 22 0 0 1829 51.400 104.100 40 7.5 0 Lake Baykal
Felt with intensity X at Lake Baykal.
3 7 0 55 0 1899 34.100 136.100 60 7.0 0 Central Japan
3 7 1 34 39 1929 51.000 -170.000 60 8.6 1 Fox Islands
Felt with intensity V in the Fox Islands. A tsunami was generated. At Mw 8.6, the earthquake on March 7, 1929 in the Fox Islands, Aleutians was one of the largest ever to hit the U.S. or Canada. This earthquake was felt aboard a number of ships at sea and at Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands. Two Japanese ships were near the Island of Four Mountains. They reported shocks as severe and lasting nearly a minute. The steamer Shihara Maru reported that strong vibrations caused the belief that the ship had struck bottom at 41.2N 171.3W. The Yokohama Maru felt the earthquake strongly at 51.5N 169.5W and the President Madison felt the shock at 50N 165W. A small tsunami was generated and observed at Hilo Hawaii, however no damage occurred from this earthquake.
3 7 8 3 0 1950 -8.000 -71.000 550 8.6 0 Central Peru
This Peru quake occurred at 550 km depth and did little damage to surface facilities, although it was felt with MMI V along the Peru-Brazil border.
3 7 10 10 39 1961 -28.300 -175.700 43 7.5 12 Tonga
3 7 11 1 5 1962 19.200 145.100 685 7.0 81 Northern Mariana Islands
3 7 2 48 49 1978 32.133 137.733 440 7.6 0 Southern Honshu, Japan
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 7 1 34 39 1929 51.000 -170.000 60 8.6 1 Fox Islands
Felt with intensity V in the Fox Islands. A tsunami was generated. At Mw 8.6, the earthquake on March 7, 1929 in the Fox Islands, Aleutians was one of the largest ever to hit the U.S. or Canada. This earthquake was felt aboard a number of ships at sea and at Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands. Two Japanese ships were near the Island of Four Mountains. They reported shocks as severe and lasting nearly a minute. The steamer Shihara Maru reported that strong vibrations caused the belief that the ship had struck bottom at 41.2N 171.3W. The Yokohama Maru felt the earthquake strongly at 51.5N 169.5W and the President Madison felt the shock at 50N 165W. A small tsunami was generated and observed at Hilo Hawaii, however no damage occurred from this earthquake.
3 7 6 9 18 1944 44.700 -129.000 0 5.4 0 Off Coast of Oregon
3 7 6 50 0 1949 40.749 -111.849 0 5.0 6 Utah
The most damaging earthquake in the western U.S. to fall on March 7 occurred in 1949 near Salt Lake City, Utah. This sharp local event (Mb 5.0) broke a pipeline, cracked walls and broke windows at Salt Lake City. The shock, located on the Wasatch Fault, also moved furniture and caused dishes to fall from shelves.
3 7 23 53 26 1963 44.520 -122.440 33 5.4 0 Oregon
Felt from Portland to Eugene and along the coastal areas. At West Salem plaster cracked and dishes broke.
3 7 9 43 20 1976 44.432 -130.001 33 5.2 41 Vancouver, B.C.
3 7 20 51 0 1982 35.750 -117.767 2 5.0 9 Central California
Felt at China Lake, Inyokern and Ridgecrest.
3 7 0 36 47 1998 36.076 -117.618 2 5.0 137 Central California
Felt at Death Valley Junction, CA and at Amargosa Valley, NV.
3 07 22 11 28 2003 43.526 -127.122 10 5.2 10 Off Coast of Oregon
3 07 02 34 33 2005 42.512 -126.575 10 5.3 10 Off Coast of Oregon
3 07 02 48 20 2005 42.534 -126.529 10 5.2 10 Off Coast of Oregon
3 07 13 18 24 2015 50.537 -173.325 10 5.7 10 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 6 11 3 42 1913 30.000 83.000 60 7.3 26 Xizang, China
3 6 2 15 57 1966 31.600 80.500 44 7.0 0 Xizang, Ghina
3 6 2 17 20 1984 29.338 139.205 452 7.9 0 Izu Islands, Japan
One person was killed and one injured. Felt with maximum intensity IV on Honshu.
3 6 4 10 42 1987 0.151 -77.821 10 7.0 344 Ecuador
This event may have been triggered from an earthquake off northern Chile about 12 hours earlier. The Ecuador earthquake killed about 1,000 and left 4,000 missing and presumed dead along with an additional 20,000 homeless. Extensive damage, landslides, and ground cracks were observed in Napa province and in the Guilo-Tulcan area, Ecuador. About 27 km of the oil pipeline in Ecuador between Lago Agria and Balao, were destroyed or badly damaged. Landslides occurred in the Pasto-Macoa area, Colombia. The earthquake was felt strongly in many parts of Ecuador and Colombia and in southwestern Colombia to northern Peru.
3 6 22 35 38 1988 56.953 -143.032 10 7.6 699 Southern Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity in the Anchorage, Homer, Juneau, Sitka and Valdez areas with intensity V. Also felt with intensity V at Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada. Some damage was done to ships. Also felt at Kodiak, Craig and Ketchikan. A tsunami was generated with maximum height 38 cm at Yakutat.
3 6 3 5 50 1993 -10.972 164.181 20 7.2 304 Solomon Islands
Felt with intensity III 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
3 6 17 3 0 1893 46.000 -119.000 0 5.3 0 Oregon
Damage to buildings at Umatilla, Oregon.
3 6 20 9 8 1944 44.500 -129.000 0 5.8 0 Off Coast of Oregon
3 6 23 16 30 1944 45.000 -129.000 0 5.7 0 Off Coast of Oregon
3 6 21 8 50 1965 37.400 -91.100 18 5.3 16 Illinois
3 6 22 19 33 1973 27.540 -112.451 33 5.1 45 Gulf of California
3 6 9 2 22 1975 58.739 -154.556 89 5.7 29 Alaska Peninsula
3 6 3 41 36 1986 56.245 -153.638 33 5.1 177 Alaska Peninsula
3 6 4 8 17 1986 56.252 -153.647 23 5.2 272 Alaska Peninsula
3 6 16 54 49 1987 50.800 -179.100 33 5.2 0 Andreanof Islands
3 6 22 35 38 1988 56.953 -143.032 10 7.6 699 Southern Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity in the Anchorage, Homer, Juneau, Sitka and Valdez areas with intensity V. Also felt with intensity V at Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada. Some damage was done to ships. Also felt at Kodiak, Craig and Ketchikan. A tsunami was generated with maximum height 38 cm at Yakutat.
3 6 23 5 54 1988 57.071 -143.061 10 5.1 48 Southern Alaska
3 6 23 14 36 1988 57.741 -142.937 10 6.1 405 Southern Alaska
3 6 19 19 24 1989 52.564 -168.629 33 5.0 23 Fox Islands
3 6 5 47 40 1998 36.067 -117.638 2 5.2 133 Central California
Felt at Fresno, Ivanhoe, Ridgecrest and Visalia, CA. Also felt in western Nevada at Beatty.
3 06 06 17 49 2005 47.750 -69.730 13 5.3 10 Charlevoix Seismic Zone
(NEIC) Felt (V) at Riviere-du-Loup. Felt (IV-V) in the St. Lawrence, Saguenay and Ottawa Valleys from Baie-Comeau and Matane to Montreal and Ottawa. Also felt in the Eastern Townships and in New Brunswick. Felt (IV) at Ashland, Fort Kent, Frenchville, Saint Francis and Van Buren, Maine and (II-III) in many parts of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and northeastern New York.
3 06 03 24 20 2014 51.764 176.140 48 5.0 10 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
3 4 5 5 0 1896 37.000 76.000 40 7.1 0 Tajikistan
3 4 23 17 30 1905 -4.000 149.000 60 7.2 16 New Guinea
3 4 13 7 38 1922 53.100 158.300 220 7.4 78 Kamchatka
3 4 10 7 42 1924 9.800 -84.000 60 7.0 6 Costa Rica
3 4 10 19 25 1949 36.000 70.500 230 7.5 53 Hindu Kush
This earthquake did considerable damage in West Punjab and was felt at Intensity VIII in the Hindu Kush region.
3 4 1 22 46 1952 41.900 143.700 50 8.3 218 Hokkaido, Japan
3 4 6 3 0 1952 42.500 143.000 50 8.3 0 Hokkaido, Japan
This earthquake measuring Mw 8.6 killed 31 and injured 572. The number of houses destroyed was 713 while nearly 6,000 were damaged. 28 were and warehouses were destroyed in Kushiro. 3 were killed and 309 houses destroyed at Kiratapu. 1,000 houses were destroyed or damaged at Shiranuka and 400 houses were destroyed at Hamanka. 4 schools collapsed at Sapporo. The earthquake triggered a 10-foot tsunami and was followed by and aftershock of Ms 7.1 on March 9 which injured 17 more and destroyed 113 additional houses. The tsunami affected areas around the Pacific including Crescent City, CA where there was a 36 cm tsunami recorded. Due to the efficient warning system in Japan at the time, however, no fatalities were caused by the tsunami. The March 4 earthquake off Hokkaido was appears to have begun a chain reaction of great earthquakes in the Kuril chain. This can happen when a segment ruptures, putting strain on the adjoining segments. The following is a quote from "Earthquakes and the Deep structure of the South Kuril Arc" by S.A. Fedotov, A.M. Badasarova, I.P Kuzin and R.Z. Tarakanov, 1971 NOAA/Dept of Commerce. "The earthquake of 4 March 1952 marked the beginning of a series of disastrous Kuril-Kamchatka earthquakes in March and November 1952 [Kamchatka Mw 8.3], November 1958 [Mw 8.2 in the next segment of the Kurile arc to the north - the Etorofu quake], May 1959 [Kamchatka Mw 8.0]; and October 1963 [Mw 8.2 in the next segment of the Kuril Arc north of the Etorofu quake]. These were probably interrelated events of a single high-seismicity period." These were the strongest earthquakes in the southern Kurils since 1843. The area has an average interevent occurrence interval of great shocks of about 140 +/- 40 years. At Mw>=7.5, the interval is around 40+/- 5 years. The largest earthquakes off Hokkaido in 1910 (Ms 7.5) then 42 years later in 1952 (Mw 8.6) and then again 42 years later in 1994 (Mw 8.1).
3 4 17 58 6 1967 39.200 24.600 60 7.1 0 Greece
Forty houses damaged at Skyros Island. Felt at Athens, Greece, Sofia, Bulgaria and in western Turkey.
3 4 19 21 54 1977 45.772 26.761 94 7.2 301 Romania
The most damaging recent earthquake in Romania occurred on March 4, 1977 and was centered near today's epicenter. It killed about 1500 and injured more than 10,000 causing extensive damage in Bucharest. Up to 20 were also killed in Bulgaria. Injuries and damge were also reported from Yugoslavia and Moldavia. The quake was felt from Rome to Moscow and from Sweden to Turkey.
3 4 8 52 2 1999 5.397 121.937 33 7.1 251 Mindanao, Philippines
Minor damage occurred at Zamboanga, Mindanao with maximum intensity V. Also felt at Basilan, Cagayande Oro and in much of Mindanao, Panay and Negros, Philippines.
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
3 4 2 15 56 1960 50.500 -177.000 33 5.9 0 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 4 11 40 20 1962 67.340 -172.070 0 5.5 29 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 4 18 17 34 1974 43.541 -126.892 33 5.0 21 Off coast of Oregon
3 4 8 47 15 1986 51.457 -167.052 38 5.6 346 Fox Islands, Alaska
3 4 10 30 25 1986 51.649 -166.883 33 5.1 79 Fox Islands, Alaska
3 4 0 42 20 1991 51.090 -179.040 33 5.1 0 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 4 12 26 55 1999 54.849 -164.233 33 5.5 183 Fox Islands, Alaska
Felt at Cold Bay.
3 4 2 33 26 2001 57.788 -156.571 134 5.0 87 Alaska Peninsula.
3 04 19 24 27 2008 52.239 -173.721 10 5.5 10 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 3 1 5 9 1927 -6.000 122.000 60 7.0 24 Ceram
3 3 0 0 0 1933 39.100 144.700 0 8.3 0 Off Northern Honshu, Japan
This event, often referred as the great Sanriki earthquake and tsunami killed more than 3,000 people and caused severe damage throughout the region of the northeast coastline of Honshu. A giant tsunami was triggered by the earthquake which occurred offshore in the trench. The Bulletin of the Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo published an entire volume on the earthquake and tsunami (Suppl. Vol. 1, March 1934). Some interesting observations were also made relating to earthquake and tsunami lights during this event (see above).
3 3 9 9 54 1948 18.500 119.000 60 7.2 22 Northern Philippines
3 3 11 27 59 1953 -20.600 169.000 33 7.0 0 Loyalty Islands
3 3 6 2 56 1954 -5.700 142.700 33 7.0 0 Papua New Guinea
3 3 22 47 7 1985 -33.135 -71.871 33 7.8 146 Central Chile
This earthquake (Ms 7.8) injured at least 2,500 people, killed about 175 and did extensive damage throughout the cities of Valparaiso, Santiago and San Antonio, Chile. The maximum felt intensity occurred at MMI VIII in the Valparaiso, Chile area. Liquefaction occurred along dune sands in the San Antonio area. There were reports of extensive ground cracking and subsidence throughout most of the region. It was felt as far away as Buenos Aires, Argentina and Sao Paulo, Brazil. A tsunami was generated which was one of the few Pacific-wide events in the past 20 years, reaching Alaska, Hawaii and the islands of Japan. The earthquake was followed less than an hour later by a Ms 7.0 aftershock.
3 3 23 38 31 1985 -32.738 -71.215 33 7.0 127 Central Chile
Felt with intensity IV at Santiago, Chile.
3 3 12 16 27 1990 -22.071 175.164 33 7.4 666 Fiji
3 3 12 08 20 2002 36.502 70.482 226 7.4 138 Hindu Kush
At least 150 people were killed and up to 400 homes damaged or destoryed in a landslide that dammed and flooded Surkundara Valley, Samangan Province. At least 13 killed at Kabul and Rostaq and an additional 3 at Bajaur, Pakistan. Felt throughout Pakistan, Afghanistan and into India, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 3 7 45 0 1901 36.080 -120.570 0 5.5 0 Central California
Hundreds of cracks appeared in the ground in Monterey County with length up to hundreds of length. Vertical displacement up to 1 foot in Stone Canyon. Chimneys fell at Parkfield and Stone Canyon. Damage was also observed at Estrella, Paso Robles, San Miguel and Adelaide.
3 3 12 0 0 1909 39.250 -121.000 0 5.0 0 Northern California
Located in northcentral Sierra. Buildings and dishes were shaken at Nevada City. No damage reported but people rushed from homes. Felt at Downieville, Iowa Hill, Magalia, Pilot Creek and as far as Sacramento.
3 3 16 0 0 1917 40.830 -124.170 0 5.0 0 Off coast of No. Calif.
Felt with intensity VI+ at Table Bluff, Humboldt County. Broke mantle in the lighthouse and threw the pedestal out of alignment. Woke people.
3 3 1 3 24 1942 34.000 -115.750 0 5.0 0 Southern California
Felt at Coachella, Hemet and Twentynine Palms. Strongest at Twentynine Palms where objects were shifted.
3 3 20 46 10 1954 61.600 -146.400 64 6.2 0 Central Alaska
This earthquake of Ms 6.2 tumbled stock from local grocery stores. The weather Bureau Office in Anchorage reported movement of bookcases against the wall, and at the peak of the quake there appeared to be a rotating or wobbling of the building which was enough to cause persons in the next room to stand in the doorway.
3 3 18 23 13 1956 31.583 -115.666 16 5.1 0 Southern California
3 3 17 30 13 1963 36.700 -90.100 18 5.5 0 New Madrid, Missouri
The most unusual earthquake on this date in the U.S. occurred in the New Madrid Seismic zone in Missouri with Ms 5.5. This was the last large earthquake felt in this zone, although more are expected in the future. The earthquake was felt from Arkansas to Indiana and from Kansas to Mississippi. Plaster cracked and fell; bricks fell from chimneys and cracks formed in walls, foundations, sidewalks and chimneys. In Poplar Bluff MO. water lines were damaged and many basements were flooded. Great earthquakes occur with interevent times of about 500+ years in this area as shown by trenching research.
3 3 20 2 34 1964 40.370 -125.000 33 5.0 31 Off coast of No. California
3 3 14 46 31 1971 25.913 -109.930 34 5.4 64 Northern Mexico
3 3 3 0 3 1973 41.810 -118.480 0 5.3 69 Nevada
3 3 11 37 36 1974 41.700 -125.690 0 5.1 52 Off coast of No. California
3 3 14 17 2 1980 40.371 -125.059 5 5.0 158 Off coast of No. California
Felt with intensity IV at Loleta. Also felt at Rio Dell, Miranda, Scotia, Honeydew and Eureka.
3 3 13 38 40 1985 59.880 -152.750 33 5.5 0 Southern Alaska
3 3 0 6 4 1987 52.713 -174.613 162 5.0 157 Andreanof Islands
3 3 7 3 14 1989 34.617 -127.890 10 5.4 36 Off coast of So. California
This Mw 5.4 earthquake had it's epicenter at 34.6N 127.9W - the largest earthquake ever recorded this far off shore from Southern California. This location is about 800 km due west of Los Angeles.
3 3 8 18 21 1993 50.930 -175.550 38 5.0 8 Andreanof Islands
3 3 23 44 36 1996 56.553 -152.354 33 5.2 291 Alaska Peninsula
3 03 15 44 46 2008 43.831 -128.403 10 5.1 10 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
3 2 6 15 15 1906 43.000 80.000 60 7.3 28 China
3 2 3 26 50 1919 -41.000 -73.500 40 7.2 9 Southern Chile
3 2 11 45 17 1919 -41.000 -73.500 40 7.3 9 Southern Chile
3 2 16 48 52 1923 6.500 124.000 60 7.2 22 Mindanao, Philippines
Felt violently at Cotabato. A tsunami was generated which hit the coasts of Rio Grande at Cotabato. Also felt in Cebu, Bohol and Negros Islands as far as 500 km from the epicenter.
3 2 2 18 34 1931 -22.000 172.000 110 7.1 14 Loyalty Islands
3 2 17 31 54 1933 39.233 144.517 10 8.9 0 Northern Honshu, Japan
This event, often referred as the great Sanriki earthquake and tsunami killed more than 3,000 people and caused severe damage throughout the region of the northeast coastline of Honshu. A giant tsunami was triggered by the earthquake which occurred offshore in the trench. The Bulletin of the Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo published an entire volumne on the earthquake and tsunami (Suppl. Vol. 1, March 1934). Some interesting observations were also made relating to earthquake and tsunami lights during this event (see above).
3 2 19 9 26 1947 -5.000 144.500 50 7.0 16 Papua New Guinea
3 2 12 29 39 1992 53.050 159.770 42 7.2 35 Kamchatka
Felt with intensity V at Petropavlovsk and Kamchatsky, Russia.
3 02 12 49 48 2016 -4.908 94.275 24 7.8 10 South of Sumatra, Indonesia
NEIC reported intensity II in Padang, Sumatra; Bengkulu, Pekan Baru, Selatpanjang, Band Aceh, Medan; in Malaysia at Kuala Lumpur, Kampong Koh and Pasir Gudang, Johor and in general within about 1300 km of the epicenter. EMSC reported it was also felt in Malaysia at Shah Alam, Puchong, Petaling Jaya, Semenyih, Kuala Lumpur and in George Town and in Singapore. Also felt in Indonesia at Cilacap, and as far away as 2200 km in Vietnam by an observer for whom it was the first felt in a lifetime. Surprisingly, there were no tsunami waves generated in this earthquake. That is good, because all 22 early warning buoys which were supposed to warn Indonesia of an approaching tsunami were inoperative when the earthquake hit today. Most of the buoys had been damaged by vandals and there was no money to fix them. As the epicenter was far off to sea, there were no deaths or major damage associated with this major earthquake. Padang is a city of about one million citizens. Major problems were encountered in evacuations following the earthquake which was felt there. But unlike when a similar quake hit in 2004 people were more prepared to take proper precautions this time even though some panic did occur.
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
3 2 21 5 0 1871 40.400 -124.200 0 6.2 0 Off Coast of No. California
Off the coast of Northern California, this was damaging as it knocked down nearly every chimney near Mattole, CA. The earthquake also ruined chimneys over other areas of northern California. At Eureka the earthquake shook down cornices and damage to the lightkeeper's house was observed at Mendocino.
3 2 17 14 36 1932 40.200 -127.000 1 5.6 0 Off Coast of No. California
3 2 17 40 48 1932 43.000 -131.000 0 6.0 0 Off Coast of Oregon
3 2 14 48 0 1937 40.700 -84.000 0 5.3 0 Ohio
One of the largest earthquakes to be recorded in Ohio. Damage occurred in western Ohio near Anna county consisting of fallen chimneys and plaster and cracked walls. The public school at Anna was damaged so badly it was declared unsafe. Two churches also sustained damage. Plaster fell in buildings as far away as Indianapolis, IN and Fort Wayne, IN. The shock was felt in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and West Virginia and Ontario, Canada. An aftershock occurred on March 9 which was larger than the March 2 event. This later event further damaged the schoolhouse and churches in Anna, OH. These events caused some wells to go dry and to increase the flow of water in other wells - water, oil and gas. This shock was felt from Chicago to Toronto and from Missouri to West Virginia (Ms 5.5).
3 2 15 59 1 1955 36.000 -120.930 0 5.1 0 Central California
Felt over an area of about 7000 sq. miles of west central California. Slightly felt with some damage at Adelaida where plaster cracked (intensity VI). Objects shifted. Maximum shaking at Indian Valley, San Ardo, San Lucas and Templeton.
3 2 11 56 23 1956 63.600 -149.300 79 5.5 0 Southern Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity IV at Fairbanks. Objects fell and houses shook. Windows and dishes rattled. Also felt at College, McKinley Park, Summit and Talkeetna.
3 2 23 27 17 1959 36.983 -121.583 0 5.3 0 Central California
Felt over and area of about 8000 sq. mi. Damage including cracked plaster, broken windows and falling objects and merchandise. A minor earthslide occurred on the Chittenden Pass Road. Chimneys fell. Windowpanes broke in buildings at San Francisco. Maximum intensity VI.
3 2 3 14 45 1968 49.160 -129.250 33 5.1 109 Vancouver, B.C.
3 2 11 28 41 1973 41.810 -118.480 0 5.1 45 Nevada
3 2 14 41 40 1978 56.380 -158.340 83 5.4 91 Alaska Peninsula
3 2 9 34 49 1979 60.384 -140.775 28 5.3 216 SE Alaska
Felt at Cape Yakataga and Icy Bay Lumber Camp.
3 2 5 40 34 1986 51.066 178.616 20 5.4 0 Rat Islands
3 2 9 1 27 1986 61.896 -124.187 10 5.0 70 Alberta
3 2 20 42 29 1986 51.598 -176.780 55 5.1 167 Andreanof Islands
Felt at Adak.
3 2 17 39 22 1997 53.543 -166.593 57 5.5 298 Fox Islands
Felt with intensity IV at Unalaska. Also felt at Dutch Harbor.
3 02 21 15 29 1999 51.591 179.538 72 5.3 10 Rat Islands, Aleutians
3 02 11 12 57 2005 34.715 -110.970 5 5.1 10 Arizona
(NEIC) Felt (III) at Happy Jack, Holbrook, Heber, Pine, Sedona and Snowflake; (II) at Flagstaff, Lakeside, Payson, Phoenix, Tempe, Scottsdale and Winslow. Also felt at Camp Verde, Cottonwood, Glendale, Tohatchi and Tucson.
3 02 05 11 44 2008 51.859 -179.313 21 5.8 10 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
3 02 16 48 30 2012 52.228 178.588 163 5.1 10 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
3 1 2 19 20 1925 47.800 -69.800 0 7.0 34 Quebec
The earthquake at Mw 7.0 was the strongest to occur in the U.S. or Canada on March 1 (U.T). It occurred at 02:19 on March 1st (21:19 EST on Feb. 28). It was felt strongly over eastern Canada and the New England states. Tremors were felt as far south as Virginia and as far west as the Mississippi River. Damage was confined to a narrow belt, approximately twenty miles long, covering both sides of the St. Lawrence, somewhat less than a hundred miles below the city of Quebec.
3 1 21 45 25 1934 -40.000 -72.500 120 7.1 8 Southern Chile
3 1 1 12 28 1948 -3.000 127.500 60 7.9 23 Ceram
At Seram, Indonesia.
3 1 9 5 40 1958 -13.500 -76.500 0 7.0 0 Central Peru
3 1 16 49 13 1959 -0.500 134.500 100 7.0 16 Papua New Guinea
Slight damage at Manokwari where cracks and warping occurred in the harbour walls.
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
3 1 2 19 0 1925 47.760 -69.850 8 6.6 0 Quebec
The earthquake at Mw 7.0 was the strongest to occur in the U.S. or Canada on March 1 (U.T). It occurred at 02:19 on March 1st (21:19 EST on Feb. 28). It was felt strongly over eastern Canada and the New England states. Tremors were felt as far south as Virginia and as far west as the Mississippi River. Damage was confined to a narrow belt, approximately twenty miles long, covering both sides of the St. Lawrence, somewhat less than a hundred miles below the city of Quebec.
3 1 4 30 42 1925 47.800 -69.800 0 5.0 0 Quebec
3 1 7 31 13 1929 51.500 -130.700 0 6.1 0 Vancouver, B.C.
This event was felt but did not inflict any damage.
3 1 10 59 44 1935 40.300 -96.200 0 5.3 0 Nebraska
Windows cracked and broke at Tecumseh, Nebraska. Walls and plaster cracked. Damage also at Saint Mary. Also felt in Missouri, Kansas and Iowa.
3 1 4 43 1 1955 65.280 -132.810 15 6.6 170 Yukon, Canada
An Mw 6.6 in the Yukon late on Feb. 28 (March 1 UT), was felt throughout the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Light fixtures were seen swaying as far away as Northway, Alaska. This was one of the largest events recorded in the Yukon Territory.
3 1 0 25 58 1963 34.916 -118.966 14 5.0 0 Southern California
This event was felt over approximately 8,000 square miles of southern California where the maximum damage was near Taft where plaster cracked and cans and ceral boxes fell from shelves in grocery stores. The shock was felt for 40 seconds at Fort Tejon State Historical Monument.
3 1 22 16 35 1967 51.244 -179.267 79 5.3 85 Andreanof Islands
3 1 9 28 53 1972 40.463 -125.321 4 5.5 194 Off Coast No. California
Felt with intensity V along the coast of Northern California. Felt in Trinidad, Fort Bragg. Woke many at Ferndale, Honeydew and Rio Dell.
3 1 7 8 54 1979 60.628 -141.235 11 5.4 177 Eastern Alaska
Felt at Lake Yakataga.
3 1 7 35 20 1990 51.510 -175.370 27 5.0 0 Eastern Andreanof Is.
Felt at Adak.
3 1 13 25 37 1990 51.913 -176.018 70 5.2 132 Eastern Andreanof Is.
Felt at Adak.
3 1 16 7 1 1995 65.838 -135.050 10 5.0 101 Yukon Terr. Canada
3 1 23 5 14 2000 60.167 -145.887 20 5.5 406 Southern Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity IV at Cordova. Also felt at Anchorage and Valdez.
3 01 06 57 48 2002 52.697 -166.695 33 5.5 10 Fox Islands, Alaska
3 01 00 32 21 2005 47.960 -129.100 10 5.1 10 Off the coast of Washington
3 01 21 34 26 2005 47.980 -129.030 10 5.0 10 Off the coast of Washington
3 01 11 20 58 2008 51.731 -179.460 24 5.0 10 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 01 19 55 56 2008 51.824 -179.426 35 5.2 10 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 01 12 49 58 2011 51.020 179.595 30 5.4 10 Rat Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 28 20 0 0 1600 -16.600 -70.800 20 8.1 0 Southern Peru
This event did limited damage in the Arequipa and Omate regions of southern Peru.
2 28 15 0 0 1633 35.020 139.020 0 7.0 0 Central Honshu, Japan
More than 150 killed in Odawara, Japan.
2 28 0 0 0 1855 40.180 29.100 0 7.5 0 Turkey
This event occurred in the same area as the great earthquake of August 17, 1999. The 1855 event killed more than 1600 and had Magnitude approximately 7.5 causing extensive damage in Turkey and Asia Minor; Adrianople, Dardanelles and Gallipoli. A similar damaging event had occurred slightly south four years earlier on Feb. 28, 1851.
2 28 18 59 5 1915 23.600 123.500 60 7.7 21 Taiwan
In the southwestern Ryukyu Islands.
2 28 14 21 42 1934 -5.000 150.000 60 7.2 15 New Britain
2 28 12 54 33 1943 36.500 70.500 210 7.0 53 Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
2 28 0 13 4 1949 -57.000 -29.000 60 7.0 0 South Sandwich Islands
2 28 10 20 59 1950 45.600 143.500 340 8.3 186 Kuril Islands
No damage was recorded with this earthquake despite the high magnitude, probably because of the 350 km depth of it's hypocenter.
2 28 2 40 32 1969 36.008 -10.573 22 8.0 188 Off Western Portugal
The last great earthquake on this date occurred in the North Atlantic Ocean off the Coast of Portugal in 1969 (Mw 8.0). This epicenter was near the epicenter of the great Lisbon earthquake in 1755, one of the most disastrous earthquakes to strike in western Europe. A second great earthquake struck the same area in 1975 (Mw 8.1). Neither of the events in the past 40 years has created a tsunami or caused cultural damage.
2 28 6 37 50 1973 50.486 156.584 27 7.2 178 Kamchatka
Felt at Hiroo and Urakawa, Hokkaido, Japan. A minor tsunami was generated.
2 28 21 27 7 1979 60.740 -141.550 16 7.4 543 Southeastern Alaska
Felt over an area of about 500,000 sq. miles of Alaska, Yukon and British Colombia. Seven major earthquakes have been located in this area of Alaska between 1899 and 1979, three of which were Mw>8. The earthquake did minor damage throughout the region, but because the area is an ice field, damage was limited and there were no deaths recorded. A 15-cm tsunami was recorded at Yakutat, Alaska.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 28 1 58 8 1948 53.370 -132.730 0 6.5 0 Queen Charlotte Islands
2 28 10 52 31 1970 52.590 -175.040 161 6.1 372 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity III on Adak and Amchitka Islands.
2 28 19 19 17 1974 52.903 -166.761 3 5.1 153 Fox Islands
2 28 9 43 58 1976 51.560 -178.630 38 5.0 41 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
2 28 21 27 7 1979 60.740 -141.550 16 7.4 543 Southeast Alaska
Felt over an area of about 500,000 sq. miles of Alaska, Yukon and British Colombia. Seven major earthquakes have been located in this area of Alaska between 1899 and 1979, three of which were Mw>8. The earthquake did minor damage throughout the region, but because the area is an ice field, damage was limited and there were no deaths recorded. A 15-cm tsunami was recorded at Yakutat, Alaska. Felt over an area of about 500,000 sq. km. At Icy Bay Lumber Camp where the intensity was strongest trucks were thrown from the road and books shaken to the floor. Cracks appeared in walls.
2 28 13 10 59 1981 52.267 -168.438 0 5.0 11 Fox Islands
2 28 8 55 44 1982 51.498 -178.329 55 5.2 220 Andreanof Islands
2 28 15 16 12 1984 40.306 -125.169 5 5.0 94 Off the Coast of No. California
Felt with intensity IV in the Petrolia and Honeydew areas. Also felt at Loleta, Piercy, Rio Dell and Whitethorn.
2 28 23 43 36 1990 34.142 -117.731 6 5.6 220 Southern California
Known as the Upland CA, earthquake of 1990, this event (Ms 6.2) injured 30 people and caused damage estimated to be $12.7 million. It was the second (after Whittier) of a series of damaging earthquakes in the Los Angeles area from 1987 - 1997.
2 28 21 51 40 1994 44.702 -129.893 10 5.4 121 Off Coast of Oregon
2 28 21 52 56 1994 44.636 -129.940 10 5.6 72 Off Coast of Oregon
2 28 18 54 33 2001 47.149 -122.727 52 6.8 66 Washington
Approximately 400 people were injured and major damage occurred in Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia. Maximum intensity was recorded at VIII in Olympia and in downtown Seattle. Estimated damage $4 billion U.S. dollars. Felt from central Oregon to British Columbia on the north an east to Montana. Sand blows and liquefactions were observed. Landslides were common near Tacoma and Renton.
2 28 03 02 18 2002 51.218 -178.259 33 5.0 10 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
2 28 02 05 17 2004 50.960 -130.650 10 5.1 10 Vancouver Islands, Canada
2 28 12 49 21 2005 47.960 -129.040 10 5.0 10 Off Coast of Washington
2 28 13 50 22 2005 47.990 -128.970 10 5.0 10 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
2 27 0 43 18 1903 -8.000 106.000 60 8.1 24 Java, Indonesia
South of Java. Felt over Banten. Small cracks wre observed in walls.
2 27 20 20 36 1916 12.000 -90.000 60 7.6 6 El Salvador
Near the coast of El Salvador.
2 27 18 23 34 1921 -18.500 -173.000 60 7.2 12 Tonga
2 27 20 43 23 1955 -28.250 -175.000 0 8.0 0 Tonga
Felt with intensity VII at Raoul Island.
2 27 8 31 58 1987 53.500 -167.400 25 7.2 0 Fox Islands
The largest event to occur in the U.S./Canada region on Feb. 27 was this Ms 7.2 earthquake in the Fox Islands region of the Aleutians, Alaska in 1987. This earthquake produced minor damage at Dutch Harbor and Unalaska. Maximum intensity V at Akutan.
2 27 21 8 2 1997 29.976 68.208 33 7.3 362 Pakistan
At least 57 were killed and hundreds injured. Thousands were left homeless in Pakistan. More than 500 houses were damaged or destroyed and many domestic animals were killed. Landslides blocked roads and railroads. Felt throughout Pakistan and Baluchistan.
2 27 06 34 11 2010 -36.122 -72.898 22 8.8 10 Central Chile
(NEIC) At least 523 people killed, 24 missing, about 12,000 injured, 800,000 displaced and at least 370,000 houses, 4,013 schools, 79 hospitals and 4,200 boats damaged or destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami in the Valparaiso-Concepcion-Temuco area. At least 1.8 million people affected in Araucania, Bio- Bio, Maule, O'Higgins, Region Metropolitana and Valparaiso. The total economic loss in Chile was estimated at 30 billion US dollars. Electricity, telecommunications and water supplies were disrupted and the airports at Concepcion and Santiago had minor damage. The tsunami damaged or destroyed many buildings and roads at Concepcion, Constitucion, Dichato and Pichilemu and also damaged boats and a dock in the San Diego area, USA. Maximum acceleration of 0.65g was recorded at Concepcion and more than 2 m of uplift along the coast was observed near Arauco. Felt (IX) at Concepcion; (VIII) at Chiguayante, Coronel, Lebu, Nacimiento, Parral, Penco, Rancagua, Santiago, San Vicente, Talca, Temuco and Tome; (VII) from La Ligua to Villarrica; (VI) as far as Ovalle and Valdivia. Felt in Chile as far as Iquique and Punta Arenas. Felt (V) at Cutral-Co and San Juan; (IV) at Cordoba, Mendoza and San Carlos de Bariloche; (III) at Buenos Aires, Argentina and (II) at Sao Paulo, Brazil. Felt in much of Argentina and in parts of Bolivia, southern Brazil, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. Seiches were observed on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, USA. A Pacific-wide tsunami was generated. Tsunami wave heights in centimeters (above sea level) were recorded at the following selected tide gauges: 71 at Pago Pago, American Samoa; 22 at Winter Harbour, Canada; 261 at Valparaiso, 181 at Talcahuano, 164 at Coquimbo, 144 at Corral, 118 at Arica, 90 at Caldera, 79 at San Felix, 68 at Iquique, 47 at Antofagasta and 40 at San Pedro, Chile; 33 at Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 105 at Santa Cruz and 41 at Baltra, Ecuador; 32 at Rikitea, French Polynesia; 95 at Hanasaki, 40 at Ofunato and 30 at Naha, Japan; 21 on Johnston Island; 15 on Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands; 32 on Midway Island; 65.5 at Acapulco and 35.9 at Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; 117 at Gisborne, 101 on Chatham Island, 98 at Owenga and 50 on Raoul Island, New Zealand; 37 at Manus, Papua New Guinea; 69 at Callao, Peru; 16 at Currimao, Philippines; 42 at Apia, Samoa; 63 at King Cove, 42 on Atka, 39 at Seward, 39 on Shemya, 36 at Kodiak, 36 at Yakutat and 23 at Craig, Alaska, USA; 91 at Santa Barbara, 64 at Crescent City, 60 at La Jolla and 46 at Point Reyes, California; 86 at Kahului, 51 at Kawaihae, 40 at Nawiliwili and 26 at Honolulu, Hawaii;
2 27 08 01 23 2010 -37.773 -75.048 35 7.4 10 Central 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
2 27 1 29 18 1937 31.866 -116.566 10 5.0 0 Baja California
Off the coast of Lower California. Felt at El Centro and Mission Hills in San Diego.
2 27 22 19 52 1959 38.000 -112.500 0 5.0 6 Utah
Felt with intensity VI over about 1500 sq. miles of southwestern Utah. Maximum intensity occurred at Panguitch where plaster cracked and dishes broke. Many were frightened. Loud earthquake noises were heard. Felt also at Bear Valley Junction. Felt with minor damage at Antimony, Greenville and Hatch.
2 27 8 10 3 1960 51.500 -178.000 33 6.1 0 Andreanof Islands
Felt at Adak.
2 27 13 6 30 1961 52.580 -169.030 0 6.1 0 Fox Islands
2 27 23 36 23 1963 55.200 -162.000 0 5.2 0 Unimak Island
2 27 7 46 29 1965 28.500 -112.100 33 5.7 108 Gulf of California
2 27 20 43 0 1966 54.000 -164.000 37 5.0 30 Unimak Island
2 27 7 7 56 1970 50.130 -179.590 7 6.0 327 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity III on Amchitka Island.
2 27 7 17 51 1970 50.130 -179.780 21 5.0 52 Andreanof Islands
2 27 0 31 40 1971 40.338 -124.526 3 5.4 141 Off Coast No. California
Felt over about 12,000 sq km. of the coast of northern California. Felt strongest at Eureka, Fort Bragg and McKinleyville. Damage occurred to cracked windows at Ferndale and sheetrock cracked at Honeydew. Felt as far as Bridgeville.
2 27 3 42 1 1974 43.870 -128.429 15 5.0 96 Off Coast of Oregon
2 27 3 43 20 1974 43.741 -128.574 43 5.0 57 Off Coast of Oregon
2 27 12 18 7 1982 62.336 -147.923 71 5.0 131 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity III at Fairbanks. Also felt at Anchorage and Palmer.
2 27 15 55 33 1983 55.072 -158.999 36 5.0 42 Alaska Peninsula
2 27 20 40 31 1983 50.725 -129.928 10 5.0 116 Vancouver B.C.
2 27 8 31 54 1987 53.442 -167.288 10 6.7 653 Fox Islands
The largest event to occur in the U.S./Canada region on Feb. 27 was this Ms 6.7 earthquake in the Fox Islands region of the Aleutians, Alaska in 1987. This earthquake produced minor damage at Dutch Harbor and Unalaska. Maximum intensity V at Akutan.
2 27 12 33 5 1990 51.640 -175.410 46 5.0 0 Andreanof Islands
2 27 21 49 56 1990 52.013 -166.897 33 5.3 155 Fox Islands
2 27 2 22 15 2000 60.292 -146.072 33 5.2 268 Southern Alaska
Felt at Cordova and Glennallen.
2 27 15 35 30 2003 58.706 -156.867 202 5.5 10 Alaska Peninsula
(NEIC) Felt (II) at Anchorage, Palmer and Thunderbird Falls.
2 27 22 25 43 2013 43.220 -126.564 10 5.2 10 Off Coast of Oregon
(NEIC) Felt (III) at Dallas. Also felt at Brookings, Dundee, Hillsboro, Independence, Newport, Portland, Salem and Sheridan. Felt at Crescent City, California and at Vancouver and Woodland, 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
2 26 16 42 0 1909 5.000 -95.000 60 7.1 44 South of Panama
2 26 4 58 12 1914 -18.000 -67.000 130 7.2 8 Southern Peru
2 26 22 14 27 1945 26.000 143.500 50 7.1 18 Volcano Islands
2 26 11 31 4 1952 -14.100 -69.900 250 7.5 0 Southern Peru
Undulatory motion noted at Cuzco. Objects were displaced at la Granja Modelo de Kcaira. Alarmed citizens of Arequipa. Felt at Paruro, Anta, Izcuchaca Moquegua and in La Paz, Bolivia.
2 26 0 32 31 1953 51.800 157.500 150 7.0 180 Kamchatka
2 26 11 42 30 1953 -11.000 164.250 0 7.2 0 Santa Cruz Is.
2 26 18 10 48 1961 31.600 131.850 40 7.1 0 Kyushu
Two deaths were associated with the quake and 7 were injured. 170 homes were destroyed at Miyazaki. A three-foot tsunami was observed in southwest Shikoku Island, Japan.
2 26 20 14 7 1963 -7.500 146.100 156 7.4 81 Papua New Guinea
Felt widely in southeastern New Guinea. Maximum intensity VII at Yodda. Also felt at Popondetta, Pindice and Lae.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 26 13 47 0 1864 36.900 -121.500 0 5.9 0 Central California
This event cracked adobe walls at Monterey and caused objects to fall over at Watsonville, it was severe at San Francisco and Santa Cruz. The 1932 event occurred near Big Sur, CA.
2 26 1 19 12 1928 66.700 -172.500 15 6.4 0 Bering Sea
Aftershock of strong event that occurred on Feb. 21.
2 26 2 30 0 1930 33.000 -115.500 0 5.0 0 Southern California
Felt over about 21,000 sq miles near Westmorland. Craters of mud and water were formed. At Westmorland glass broke and walls cracked. Damage to older buildings. Maximum intensity VIII.
2 26 16 58 47 1932 36.000 -121.000 0 5.0 0 Central California
Felt in the Monterey Bay region with maximum intensity IV at Aptos, Asilomar, Gonzales, Santa Cruz. Felt throughout Central California.
2 26 23 27 0 1939 33.000 -109.000 0 5.5 0 Arizona
2 26 23 29 24 1960 51.320 -177.970 0 6.1 0 Andreanof Islands
Felt on Adak.
2 26 10 48 55 1987 53.900 -163.700 0 5.0 0 Fox Islands
2 26 13 37 8 2000 54.556 -161.625 57 5.0 135 Unimak Islands
2 26 12 19 54 2007 40.643 -124.866 0 5.4 10 Off Coast of No. California
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Bayside, Eureka, Ferndale, Loleta and Petrolia; (III) at Arcata, Blue Lake, Fortuna, Garberville, Hydesville, Kneeland, McKinleyville, Trinidad and Whitethorn; (II) at Oakland, Petaluma, Rio Dell and San Francisco. Felt at Alameda, Anderson, Angels Camp, Berkeley, Boulder Creek, Carlotta, Concord, Crescent City, Dublin, El Sobrante, Fairfield, Fort Bragg, Fremont, Hoopa, Inverness, Kenwood, Mountain View, Myers Flat, Orick, Pleasanton, Redding, Redwood City, Richmond, Sacramento, Samoa, San Jose, San Leandro, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, Shingle Springs, Union City, Willow Creek and Yreka. Also felt at Reno, Nevada.
2 26 21 13 40 2014 53.679 -171.837 264 6.1 10 Fox Islands, Aleutians
2 26 09 45 39 2015 50.084 -175.859 35 5.4 10 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 25 0 0 0 1697 16.700 -99.200 0 7.8 0 Guerrero, Mexico
Severe damage in Acapulco and Mexico City.
2 25 20 36 12 1915 -20.000 180.000 600 7.2 12 Fiji Islands
2 25 2 51 37 1935 35.750 25.000 80 7.3 0 Greece
Felt with intensity VIII with some damage in the Neapolis and Anognia areas of Crete, Greece.
2 25 3 8 16 1996 15.978 -98.070 21 7.1 403 Guerrero, Mexico
Felt in Guerrero, Oaxaca and at Mexico City.
2 25 1 43 59 2000 -19.528 173.818 33 7.5 393 Tonga
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 25 13 37 37 1950 40.000 -112.000 0 5.0 0 Utah
2 25 21 16 12 1953 56.000 -156.500 60 6.8 0 Alaska Peninsula
This Alaskan earthquake apparently occurred as a Ms 6.8 on the Alaska Peninsula and is listed in catalogs from the Decade of North American Geology, International Seismological Service and UNESCO. Curiously, however no reference to this earthquake is made in the U.S. Earthquakes report for 1953 nor in the U.S. History although it has been listed in the revised Seismicity of the U.S. (USGS Professional Paper, 1527). It seems an earthquake of this size would have been noted in the U.S. Earthquakes in 1953, so here is a conundrum for historians - did this earthquake occur, and if so, why was there no note of it taken at the time in U.S. earthquake publications?
2 25 8 8 51 1956 31.500 -115.500 16 5.1 0 Baja California
2 25 18 8 19 1968 51.370 -176.040 43 5.4 198 Andreanof Islands
Felt at Adak.
2 25 6 40 45 1971 52.185 -169.658 37 5.2 105 Fox Islands
2 25 15 50 55 1971 43.203 -126.575 5 5.0 19 Off Coast of Oregon
2 25 10 47 39 1980 33.517 -116.550 6 5.6 113 Southern California
Slight damage occurred in the Palm Desert area with maximum intensity VI. Also felt in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego regions.
2 25 1 30 17 1989 56.290 -153.730 29 5.1 0 Alaska Peninsula
2 25 1 43 35 1990 58.676 -142.792 12 6.1 193 Eastern Alaska
2 25 13 12 14 1993 54.497 -160.803 33 5.1 178 Unimak Island, Alaska
2 25 08 41 17 1999 52.228 173.962 33 5.1 10 Near Islands, Alaska
2 25 21 19 25 2002 60.560 -147.155 2 5.0 10 Central Alaska
(NEIC) Felt at Chenaga Bay, Tatitliek and Valdez.
2 25 15 56 29 2014 57.211 -154.936 58 5.2 10 Alaska Peninsula
NEIC reported the earthquake of M 5.2 in Kodiak, Alaska was felt with intensity II-III in the area(s) of Kodiak, Alaska.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 24 2 30 0 1913 -3.400 -79.600 50 7.7 0 Ecuador
Felt with maximum intensity VII. Moderate damage at Gonzanama, Ecuador.
2 24 7 34 36 1923 56.000 162.500 60 7.4 19 Kamchatka
Limited damage in the Kamchatka area.
2 24 6 23 40 1934 22.500 144.000 60 7.3 18 Volcano Islands
2 24 3 52 3 1988 13.477 124.616 25 7.1 453 Luzon, Philippines
Felt with maximum intensity VI at Virac where slight damage occurred. Also felt at Naga, Legaspi, Catbalogan, Cebu and Manila.
2 24 7 23 49 2001 1.271 126.249 35 7.1 426 Sulawesi
Felt with maximum intensity on Ternate, Sulawesi. Als felt at Manado, Sulawesi.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 24 0 0 0 1665 47.800 -70.000 0 6.4 0 Quebec
2 24 7 20 0 1892 32.599 -116.300 0 6.9 0 Baja California
Felt in northern Baja California with intensity X. Felt strongly as far south as San Quentin. At Carrizo all adobe buildinsg were destroyed. At Jamul walls and kilns cracked. At Paradise Valley a church and school were demolished. At San Diego a large number of buldings cracked and plaster fell. Many aftershocks.
2 24 5 45 10 1924 44.000 -127.000 0 5.7 0 Off Coast of Oregon
2 24 14 10 29 1928 67.200 -173.400 15 6.3 0 Bering Sea
Aftershock of strong event that occurred on Feb. 21.
2 24 0 49 3 1934 73.500 -71.500 0 5.6 0 Baffin Bay
2 24 1 45 10 1935 31.983 -115.200 16 6.0 0 Baja California
Felt with intensity V at Holtville where small objects moved. Felt throughout the Imperial Valley area as far as San Diego, Calipatria Lakeside.
2 24 14 15 45 1939 53.000 -164.500 70 6.2 0 Unimak Island
Felt by all. Damage at False Pass.
2 24 2 39 4 1948 43.500 -111.000 0 5.0 0 Wyoming
Felt over about 1500 sq. miles of Wyoming. Maximum intensity VI. Heavy objects shifted. Felt with intensity VI at Jackson, Moran and Wilson.
2 24 8 15 10 1948 32.500 -118.550 0 5.3 0 Southern California
Felt at Lakeside and San Diego.
2 24 3 55 0 1954 41.200 -75.900 0 5.0 0 Pennyslvania
Quake at Wilkes Barre, PA with intensity VI. The second in the area in a week (the other was on Feb. 21). Hundreds fled in panic into the streets. Cracks formed in ceilings and walls. Curbs pulled away from sidewalks. Pavement buckled and water and gas mains were broken.
2 24 19 53 14 1966 60.000 -147.900 16 5.1 71 Southern California
2 24 8 5 40 1970 59.567 -143.874 15 5.9 47 SE Alaska
2 24 1 43 2 1972 55.940 -158.270 38 5.3 187 Unimak Island
Felt with intensity IV at Chignik. Also felt at Unimak and False Pass.
2 24 15 56 51 1972 36.578 -121.209 8 5.1 0 Central California
Felt over an area of about 18,000 sq. km. in the region of San Francisco Bay, Berkeley, Maraga, Fresno County and San Luis Obispo. Minor damage reported including rockfalls on the San Benito River. Some ground cracks were observed. Maximum intensity VI.
2 24 18 54 49 1986 60.800 -148.900 0 5.1 0 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity II at Gold Creek.
2 24 1 18 52 1987 51.487 -176.773 33 5.1 71 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
2 24 6 15 22 1987 51.437 -174.808 33 5.0 99 Andreanof Islands
2 24 2 54 22 1988 51.688 -176.808 58 5.3 215 Andreanof Islands
Felt at Adak.
2 24 7 19 8 1993 54.309 -162.674 49 5.2 32 Unimak Islands
Felt with intensity IV at Cold Bay and King Cove. Also felt at Sand Point.
2 24 13 32 26 2000 51.459 -178.379 50 5.1 230 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
2 24 23 43 42 2007 51.452 -178.591 35 5.3 10 Andreanof 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
2 23 0 0 0 1653 38.200 28.200 0 7.5 0 Turkey
Up to 15,000 killed with much damage in Izmir, Turkey. Damage also at Alasehir, Denizli and Aydin.
2 23 0 0 0 1662 -0.200 -78.500 0 7.1 0 Ecuador
Aftershock. Damage occurred to buildings at Quito.
2 23 11 14 12 1911 27.000 128.000 60 7.1 20 Ryukyu Islands
2 23 8 9 12 1933 -20.000 -71.000 40 7.6 8 Northern Chile
2 23 16 8 8 1949 41.000 83.500 60 7.3 27 China
2 23 20 26 16 1957 23.950 121.600 55 7.3 0 Taiwan
Severe damage at Hualien. 11 dead, 33 injured, 104 houses destroyed. Electric cables were broken. Damage also occurred at Taipei.
2 23 22 11 46 1965 -25.670 -70.630 36 7.0 248 Northern Chile
Strong earthquake near Copiapo. One was killed. Several employees of a copper mine were injured. Serious damage occurred.
2 23 0 36 57 1969 -3.100 118.900 13 7.4 0 Celebes
Destructive at Madjene, Celebes where 64 were killed and 97 injured. 1287 houses were damaged and several mosques were destroyed. Severe damage occurred to the port of Madjene due to subsidence. Damage also in the villages of Tjampalagian and Wonomoeljo. A tsunami was generated which hit the coast with maximum height 4 meters at Paletoang and 150 cm at PArasanga and Palili. At least 600 were drowned in the tsunami. Landslides blocked roads between Parasanga and Somba.
2 23 5 51 3 1980 43.530 146.753 44 7.1 316 Kuril Islands
Felt with maximum intensity VII on Shikotan. Also felt at Shikotan, Kurilsk and Hokkaido. A tsunami with maximum height 10-cm was generated at Nemuro.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 23 8 54 53 1946 47.045 -122.890 0 5.0 0 Washington
Moderate shock felt by many at Olympia. Small objects moved and loosened plaster fell. Dishes clattered. Felt at Lakeview and Seattle.
2 23 2 56 42 1951 44.500 -129.500 0 5.6 0 Off Coast of Oregon
2 23 20 29 38 1968 51.760 -179.240 88 5.2 62 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity III at Adka.
2 23 12 49 29 1970 55.050 -156.860 28 5.1 105 Alaska Peninsula
2 23 1 16 14 1975 51.260 -179.460 60 5.0 117 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
2 23 5 9 43 1975 51.272 -179.273 50 5.0 76 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
2 23 3 8 60 1976 52.048 -169.478 26 5.0 62 Fox Islands
2 23 15 14 16 1976 51.471 -130.442 16 6.0 139 Vancouver, B.C.
2 23 19 2 20 1990 48.539 -128.397 16 5.1 68 Vancouver, B.C.
2 23 6 25 4 1991 49.450 -126.890 3 5.2 0 Vancouver, B.C.
Felt with intensity VI at Friendly Cove, Surge Narrows, Thasis and Zeballas. Felt as far as Kyuquat.
2 23 9 48 42 1993 54.359 -161.026 20 5.0 66 Alaska Peninsula
Felt at King Cove.
2 23 02 01 02 2008 51.800 176.499 8 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
2 23 00 04 27 2009 58.916 -153.626 87 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
Felt at Homer and Kodiak.
2 23 17 04 45 2013 51.485 -178.116 62 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 22 0 0 0 1757 -0.930 -78.610 0 7.0 0 Ecuador
Very strongly felt at Latacunga, Ecuador with intensity IX. Up to 1000 were killed.
2 22 13 0 0 1863 -40.000 176.500 5 7.5 0 North Island, New Zealand
Felt over most of the Country. Damage was caused at Napier. Ground fissures were observed.
2 22 9 21 42 1909 -18.000 -179.000 550 7.9 12 Tonga
2 22 17 35 50 1920 47.500 146.000 340 7.5 51 Kuril Islands
2 22 20 41 46 1929 11.000 -42.000 60 7.2 32 Northern Mid-Atlantic
2 22 17 5 54 1935 52.250 175.000 25 7.1 0 Near Islands
2 22 15 31 54 1936 -49.500 164.000 60 7.2 11 South Island, New Zealand
2 22 9 20 45 1943 17.620 -101.150 0 7.7 0 Guerrero, Mexico
Severe damage with the eruption and formation of Paricutin Volcano in Guerrero, Mexico. 11 killed. Maximum intensity VII. Considerable damage also in Mexico City.
2 22 12 3 35 1954 -56.500 -26.300 96 7.0 0 South Sandwich Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 22 0 0 0 1915 40.580 -121.830 0 6.3 0 Northern California
Earthquake near Lassen Peak. Localized in the mountains near Whitmore northwest of Lassen Peak. Ground was considerably dislocated and fractured.
2 22 14 20 8 1943 40.700 -112.080 0 5.0 0 Utah
The epicenter was located on the Wasatch Fault between Salt Lake City and Bingham. Plaster was shaken from the walls and ceilings in buildings in Bingham, Magna and Salt Lake City.
2 22 10 50 26 1958 50.300 -175.500 33 6.7 0 Andreanof Islands
Probably felt at Adak.
2 22 5 58 32 1964 63.500 -130.700 33 5.0 0 Yukon, Canada
2 22 17 46 58 1968 51.440 -176.410 50 5.2 142 Andreanof Islands
Felt on Adak.
2 22 8 36 7 1975 51.377 -179.419 48 6.5 256 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
2 22 22 47 45 1975 51.290 -179.450 62 5.1 150 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
2 22 5 58 24 1976 52.180 -169.550 18 5.3 185 Fox Islands
2 22 7 21 24 1976 51.315 -176.629 25 5.0 97 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
2 22 6 24 6 1977 38.478 -119.287 5 5.0 42 California/Nevada
Felt over about 22,000 sq. miles of California and Nevada. Maximum intensity V at Bear Valley, Coleville, Sonora and Topaz in California and in Carson City in Nevada. Felt throughout much of the California-Nevada border.
2 22 15 57 29 1979 39.992 -120.105 9 5.1 0 Northern California
Located in southeast Honey Lake Valley of Lassen County. Minor damage occurred in the epicentral area and telephone service was interrupted. Felt over about 46,000 sq. miles of California and Nevada. Maximum intensity was VI at Doyle where drywall cracked and objects and desks moved.
2 22 22 53 19 1979 27.696 -112.374 15 5.5 144 Gulf of California
2 22 20 38 42 1985 54.508 -161.231 1 5.4 278 Unimak Island
Felt with intensity II at Cold Bay, King Cove and Sand Point.
2 22 10 25 44 1989 56.210 -153.520 36 6.3 0 Southern Alaska
2 22 10 49 0 1998 52.617 -168.238 33 5.3 263 Fox Islands
2 22 19 32 41 2002 32.319 -115.322 7.0 5.5 10
(NEIC) Some damage at Mexicali, Baja California. Felt at San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora. Felt (V) at Imperial; (IV) at Brawley, Calexico, El Centro and Holtville; (III) at Aliso Viejo, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Costa Mesa, Del Mar, El Cajon, El Centro, Escondido, Irvine, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, La Jolla, Lakeside, La Mesa, Mission Viejo, National City, Newport Beach, San Clemente, San Diego, Solana Beach, Spring Valley and Temecula, California. Also felt (III) at Yuma, Arizona. Felt from Los Angeles, California to Phoenix, Arizona.
2 22 12 19 10 2003 34.310 -116.848 1 5.4 161 Southern California
Felt throughout southern California from Las Vegas, Nevada to Santa Barbara on the west and from San Diego northward through the Los Angeles area. Maximum intensity (VI) accompanied slight damage at Big Bear City.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 21 15 0 0 1099 33.000 136.000 0 8.4 No. Honshu, Japan
About 1,000 ha sunk under the sea in Tosa, Nankaido area.
2 21 7 2 42 1937 44.500 149.400 45 7.6 Hokkaido, Japan
Limited damage in the Kuril Islands.
2 21 7 8 43 1942 37.533 141.683 60 7.1 Off East Coast Honshu
2 21 12 51 1 1996 -9.593 -79.587 10 7.5 No. Peru
Felt with intensity IV at Chimbote and Huarney. Also felt at Casma and Huacho and Huaraz. A tsunami was generated which killed four fishermen near Chimbote and three others at Callao. The tsunami destroyed about 150 huts, homes and boats in the Chimbote area and injured several.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 21 22 39 0 1916 35.500 -82.500 0 5.5 Kentucky/Tennessee/NC
The epicenter was locatemd in the Appalachian Mts. near Skyland, N.C. near Asheville. Felt from Georgia to Virginia and from Alabama to Tennessee to Kentucky. One of the largest historical earthquakes in North Carolina. Bricks and chimneys fell. Springs increased. Some plaster was cracked. Felt with maximum intensity IV. A loud earthquake noise was heard. Windows rattled within 300 km of the quake epicenter.
2 21 19 49 4 1928 67.000 -172.000 25 6.9 Northern Alaska
Strongly felt at Seward and in the Prince William Sound and Kenai Peninsula. Buildings swayed and strong snowslides cover the railways.
2 21 1 25 0 1935 34.500 -106.800 0 5.0 SW U.S.A
Damage occurred to buildings at Bernardo, New Mexico. Walls cracked. A loud earthquake noise was heard.
2 21 20 0 0 1954 41.200 -75.900 0 5.7 New York State
Felt with intensity VII in the Willkes Barre area of PA along the bank of the Susquehanna River. The Glen Alden Coal Company was probably responsible but denied a cave-in. Estimated property damage $1 million U.S. dollars. Residents fled to streets which buckled sharply upward and then collapsed. Hundreds of homes were damaged with walls split, gas and watermains snapped and fences pushed over. Deadly methane rose from cracks and an emergency was called.
2 21 14 30 11 1957 53.020 -171.270 126 6.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 21 6 18 22 1968 52.330 -175.410 110 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt on Adak.
2 21 6 21 4 1968 52.250 -175.380 116 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt on Adak.
2 21 21 7 59 1968 51.450 -176.050 61 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt on Adak.
2 21 19 34 47 1972 55.908 -158.276 29 5.7 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with maximum intensity V on the Alaska Peninsula at Chignik. Floors, windows and walls cracked at a school house. Water was disturbed and people frightened.
2 21 14 45 57 1973 34.072 -119.038 15 5.6 So. California
Several injuries were reported in the Pt. Mugu area. Large boulders fell onto the Pacific Coast Highway. Many landslides and ground cracks were observed. Damage at Oxnard, Port Hueneme and Point Mugu was estimated at $1 million U.S. dollars. Sand craters formed. Felt from Lompoc to Taft east to Barstow and Palm Springs and as far south as San Diego. Strong aftershock sequence.
2 21 20 2 6 1977 55.920 -161.876 165 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
2 21 18 40 30 1983 54.799 -161.768 42 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
2 21 7 43 11 1985 61.840 -149.790 33 5.5 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity III at Talkeetna. Also felt at Anchorage and Willow.
2 21 0 14 19 1986 56.120 -155.320 36 5.2 Alaska Peninsula
2 21 1 55 9 1991 58.430 -175.470 11 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Strong foreshock to following event.
2 21 2 35 34 1991 58.427 -175.450 20 6.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
This is the largest event ever located in this area. It was felt with maximum intensity IV on St. Paul, Pribilof Islands, Alaska. Also felt on Adak. A small tsunami was generated with maximum height 30 cm at Dutch Harbor.
2 21 14 16 02 2008 41.153 -114.867 6 6.0 Nevada
Three people injured, more than 20 buildings heavily damaged, almost 700 buildings slightly damaged and a water main broken at Wells. Felt (VI) at Wells, with maximum intensity VIII in the Historic District. Felt (V) at Jackpot; (IV) at Battle Mountain, Carlin, Elko, Mountain City and Spring Creek; (III) at Ely, Eureka, Golconda, Lovelock and Winnemucca. Also felt at Las Vegas and Reno. Felt(V) at Grand View and Rogerson; (IV) at Castleford, Filer, Hansen, Heyburn, Malad City, Malta, Paul, Rupert, Twin Falls and Wendell; (III) at American Falls, Bellevue, Boise, Buhl, Burley, Caldwell, Declo, Dietrich, Emmett, Fairfield, Garden Valley, Glenns Ferry, Gooding, Hagerman, Hailey, Hazelton, Idaho City, Inkom, Jerome, Ketchum, Kimberly, Middleton, Murtaugh, Nampa, Oakley, Pocatello and Shoshone, Idaho. Also felt (V) at Wendover; (IV) at Farmington, Garland and Snowville; (III) at American Fork, Brigham City, Clearfield, Corinne, Draper, Dugway, Grantsville, Hill AFB, Honeyville, Hooper, Hyde Park, Hyrum, Layton, Lehi, Logan, Ogden, Plymouth, Provo, Richmond, Roy, Sandy, Salt Lake City, Stockton, Syracuse, Tooele, Tremonton, Vernon and West Jordan, Utah. The earthquake was felt in most of Idaho and Nevada, in southeastern Oregon and northwestern Utah, in parts of California and Wyoming, and at Spokane, Washington. Isolated felt reports were received from as far away as Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Oakland and Pasadena, California; Brighton, Colorado; Absarokee and Livingston, Montana; Corvallis and Portland, Oregon; and Albuquerque, New Mexico.
2 21 23 52 08 2008 50.925 -177.158 15 5.4 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
2 21 13 50 42 2012 67.744 -167.057 20 5.3 Bering Sea, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 20 15 30 0 1835 -36.830 -73.030 0 8.1 Central Chile
Severe damage in Concepcion, Talcahuanco, Chilla, Chile with maximum intensity VI. At least 35 were killed. A tsunami was generated which affected the Juan Fernandez Archipelago. This is generally considered the fourth Conception Earthquake. Charles Darwin reported on the earthquake from Valdivia where it was felt with intensity VII. Two shocks occurred within two minutes. The epicenter appears to have been close to Quiriquina Island which rose 8 feet. Subsidence occurred on the Maule River. 35 were killed at Concepcion but many others were killed at Talcahuano, Chillan, Constitucion, Cauquenes, Talca and other towns. Seiche in irrigation canals at Santiago were observed. Craters and fissures were up to a foot wide. The tsunami began with a strong withdrawal of the sea. Ships at 7 meters of water were grounded. This was followed by a 35-40 foot high wave and two larger following waves. Most houses at elevations less than 40 feet were destroyed by the tsunami. An offshore volcano became active and steam and smoke were seen, Flashes of light were observed at night. A strong earthquake sound accompanied the quake.
2 20 0 0 0 1897 38.100 141.500 0 7.8 Off East Coast Honshu
One house was destroyed. A tsunami was generated with maximum height one meter at Sakari, Ofunato. Damage also occurred in Iwate, Yamagata, Miyagi, Fukushima, Prefecture.
2 20 8 58 48 1913 41.000 144.000 7 7.1 Hokkaido, Japan
2 20 19 29 32 1917 19.500 -78.500 60 7.1 Jamaica
2 20 1 2 0 1925 45.500 150.500 60 7.0 So. Kurils
2 20 5 34 25 1931 44.250 135.767 280 7.5 Sea of Japan
2 20 2 18 20 1940 -13.500 167.000 200 7.0 Vanuatu Islands
2 20 18 35 5 1954 -6.800 124.500 580 7.0 Flores Island area
2 20 08 08 30 2008 2.768 95.964 26 7.4 Sumatra
(NEIC) Three people killed and 25 seriously injured in western Aceh Province, Sumatra. Felt (V) at Meulaboh;(IV) at Banda Aceh, Medan and Tapaktuan; (III) at Padang and Sibolga; (II) at Bukittinggi and Payakumbuh. Also felt at Duri and Lhokseumawe. Felt(III) at Gunungsitoli, Nias. Felt (III) at Butterworth, George Town, Kampong Gelugor, Kampung Sungai Ara, Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya and Tanjong Tokong and (II) at Perai, Malaysia. Also felt at Alor Setar, Ayer Itam, Johor Bahru, Juru, Kajang-Sungai Chua, Kampong Baharu Balakong, Kampung Tanjung Bongor, Kampung Tanjung Karang, Klang, Kuah, Kulim, Nibung Tebal and Shah Alam. Felt (III) in Singapore. Also felt at Kathu, Thailand.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 20 5 6 7 1968 58.350 -151.760 0 5.0 Southern Alaska
2 20 6 8 18 1972 29.895 -113.532 33 5.4 Gulf of California
2 20 7 40 35 1973 58.264 -149.816 13 5.4 Southern Alaska
2 20 8 39 58 1988 36.803 -121.302 9 5.3 Central California
Felt with intensity V in the Pinnacles area.
2 20 03 17 14 2002 51.130 -131.100 10 5.1 Queen Charlotte Is., Canada
2 20 15 10 48 2003 53.405 -167.414 75 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
(NEIC) Felt at Dutch Harbor and Unalaska.
2 20 01 39 58 2006 69.728 -145.811 5 5.0 Northern Alaska
2 20 08 47 12 2013 50.457 -173.576 25 5.4 Andreanof Islands, Alaska.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 19 10 0 0 1600 -16.770 -70.900 20 7.9 So. Peru/Bolivia
Moderate damage at Arequipa, Peru with maximum intensity up to IX. Volcano Huaynaputina erupted following the quake. AT least 200 strong aftershocks were felt which caused many deaths and much further damage.
2 19 0 0 0 1645 -1.700 -78.600 0 7.5 Ecuador
Strong earthquake in Quito. Many buildings were destroyed. Many killed in Ecuador.
2 19 0 0 0 1834 19.500 -155.300 10 7.0 Hawaii
People found it difficult to walk or stand because of the wave-like motion of the ground. Stone walls were thrown down and clocks stopped.
2 19 20 48 0 1897 38.000 142.000 60 8.3 Off East Coast Honshu
One house was destroyed. A tsunami was generated with maximum height one meter at Sakari, Ofunato. Damage also occurred in Iwate, Yamagata, Miyagi, Fukushima, Prefecture.
2 19 1 59 33 1906 -14.000 160.000 60 7.2 Solomon Islands
2 19 19 7 48 1954 -30.000 -177.800 40 7.0 No. Kermadec Islands
Felt on Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands.
2 19 10 36 54 1960 36.800 71.000 190 7.1 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
2 19 22 45 42 1968 39.400 24.940 7 7.5 Aegean Sea
About 20 were killed and several injured near Cape Tripiti at the southern end of St. Eustratios Island. More than 500 houses were destroyed and nearly 2000 damaged. Damage also occurred on Lemnos Island. Estimated property damage $600,000 U.S. Dollars.
2 19 22 34 3 1977 53.530 169.920 31 7.2 Near Islands
Felt at Shemya and Attu.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 19 9 9 0 1937 38.300 -118.300 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
Felt over an area of about 5000 sq. miles. Felt with maximum intensity V at Hawthorne, NV where residents were frightened. Clocks stopped at Yerington. Felt also at Tonopah, Luning and Bridgeport.
2 19 2 18 1 1956 51.610 -131.370 0 6.8 British Colombia
2 19 4 13 14 1956 58.500 -153.700 0 5.6 Southern Alaska
2 19 4 55 42 1976 66.410 -135.280 18 5.0 Northern Alaska
2 19 7 49 33 1976 62.236 -151.274 68 5.0 Central Alaska
2 19 22 1 27 1976 53.471 -164.500 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
2 19 4 3 16 1995 40.556 -125.539 10 6.8 Off Coast of No. California
Felt with maximum intensity V at Arcata, Honeydew, Crescent City, Redway. Also felt along much of the northern California coastline as far south as San Francisco and as far north as Brookings, Oregon.
2 19 4 3 27 1995 40.862 -125.390 10 5.3 Off Coast of No. California
2 19 22 41 30 2008 32.468 -115.317 10 5.1 Baja California
(NEIC) Felt (V) at Mexicali. Also felt at Algodones. Felt (V) at Calexico; (IV) at Brawley, El Centro, Imperial, Solana Beach and Winterhaven; (III) at Blythe, Chula Vista, Heber, La Jolla and San Diego;(II) at Aliso Viejo, Carlsbad, El Cajon, La Mesa, Mission Viejo and Pine Valley, California. Also felt at Aguanga, Coronado, Earp, Encinitas, Holtville, Indio, Irvine, Lemon Grove, Los Angeles, National City, Newport Beach, Niland, Oceanside, San Marcos, Santa Ana, Santa Monica, Santee, Sherman Oaks, Westmorland and Woodland Hills. Felt (IV) at Somerton and (III) at Yuma, Arizona. Also felt at Cibola and Parker.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 18 0 0 0 1483 24.900 57.900 0 7.7 So. Iran/Persian Gulf
2 18 5 9 18 1910 36.000 24.200 150 7.0 Aegean Sea
2 18 18 41 14 1911 38.200 72.800 26 7.4 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
Moderate damage occurred in Tajikistan and Sarez. Up to 90 were killed. A large rockslide and landslide occurred into the valley of the Bartang River which destroyed the city of Usoy. The collapsed mountain formed a dam with a height of 800 meters. The greatest destruction hit the areas of Usoy, Barchidiv, Posor, Nisur, Sagnob, Rakhch, Basid and Oroshir. Many buildings were destroyed and many cattle died.
2 18 10 8 7 1945 42.000 143.000 50 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
2 18 7 34 22 1956 30.000 137.500 480 7.3 Central/So. Honshu Japan
Felt on Honshu.
2 18 23 49 28 1996 -1.283 -14.274 10 7.6 No. of Ascension Isl
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 18 18 18 0 1926 34.170 -119.500 0 5.0 So. California
Windows broke in a Santa Barbara school. Pipes broke. Felt from San Luis Obispo south to Santa Ana about 300 km.
2 18 19 30 20 1965 59.200 -147.500 30 5.3 Southern Alaska
2 18 10 10 57 1967 59.830 -76.170 0 5.1 Quebec, Canada
2 18 19 2 26 1975 59.862 -153.114 102 5.2 Southern Alaska
2 18 8 0 58 1976 51.520 -178.610 36 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
2 18 11 15 3 1980 51.280 -178.350 57 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 18 0 0 54 1987 51.460 -179.270 33 6.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity V at Adak.
2 18 5 28 24 1987 51.346 -179.295 43 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
2 18 10 4 31 1993 53.750 -163.270 60 5.7 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Akutan.
2 18 15 9 46 1998 51.280 -177.019 43 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
2 18 10 06 17 2005 51.241 -178.903 43 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
2 18 10 33 40 2005 51.194 -178.881 46 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
2 18 17 47 36 2011 32.061 -115.102 8 5.1 Baja California
(NEIC) Felt (II) at Ensenada, Mexicali, San Felipe and Tijuana. Also felt at Algodones and Rosarito. Felt at San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora. Felt (III) at Somerton, Wellton and Yuma, Arizona. Also felt (III) at Calexico and Winterhaven and (II) in much of Imperial, Orange and San Diego Counties, California. Felt as far as Phoenix, Arizona and the Los Angeles area, California. Centroid, Moment Tensor (GCMT): Centroid origin time
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 17 0 0 0 1793 38.300 142.400 0 7.1 Off East Coast Honshu
Moderate damage occurred in Sanriku, Rikuzen and Rikuchu. 733 were reported killed. 1060 houses were destroyed and 25 killed by a tsunami in the Sendai area. The tsunami hit the coast from Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures with maximum height 4.5 meters at Ryoshi.
2 17 11 39 26 1905 33.000 152.000 60 7.3 W-Central Pacific
2 17 21 7 7 1951 -7.000 146.000 180 7.3 New Ireland
2 17 5 59 30 1996 -0.950 137.027 67 8.1 West Irian, PNG
At least 170 dead and missing. 423 injured. More than 5000 houses were destroyed or damaged. A tsunami was generated which caused damage on Biak and Supiori. The tsunami reached maximum height 7 meters in many areas and caused additional damage all along the north coast of Irian Jaya from Sarmi to Manokwari. Followed by a very extensive aftershock sequence.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 17 12 3 4 1959 51.100 -171.230 0 6.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 17 20 11 50 1959 65.500 -126.000 33 5.0 Yukon Territory, Canada
2 17 18 58 9 1990 52.410 -169.620 33 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
2 17 3 26 36 1995 61.793 -148.446 6 5.0 Central Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity V at Chickaloon. Felt also at Palmer, Anchorage, Valdez and Chugiak among other towns.
2 17 9 33 24 1997 61.814 -149.603 47 5.0 Central Alaska
Felt throughout south-central Alaska from Anchorage, Butte, Palmer and Wasilla. A moderate foreshock of M 4.3 an hour earlier was felt in the same area.
2 17 20 11 30 2001 53.920 -133.610 20 6.2 British Colombia
Objects fell from shelves at Queen Charlotte Island, Skidegate and Masset. Maximum intensity V at Annette, Craig and Hydaburg. Felt throughout much of the region.
2 17 21 19 5 2001 53.810 -133.510 10 5.4 British Colombia
Felt at Langara Lighthouse, Masset and Queen Charlotte City. Maximum intensity III at Craig, Alaska.
2 17 13 59 36 2014 53.540 -163.648 17 5.0 Unimak Island, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 16 15 0 0 1793 38.050 144.050 0 7.1 So. of Honshu
Moderate damage occurred in Sanriku, Rikuzen and Rikuchu. 733 were reported killed. 1060 houses were destroyed and 25 killed by a tsunami in the Sendai area. The tsunami hit the coast from Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures with maximum height 4.5 meters at Ryoshi.
2 16 1 35 23 1927 46.800 153.100 10 7.1 So. Kurils
2 16 7 28 35 1943 -15.000 -72.000 190 7.0 Central Peru
2 16 15 23 2 1996 38.000 141.000 0 7.2 Off East Coast Honshu
Several people were injured in the area of Fukushima where the maximum intensity was IV. Felt at Tokyo and as far as the Izu Peninsula and Hokkaido.
2 16 23 53 20 1998 52.718 -33.677 10 7.3 North Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Strongest of a swarm.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 16 15 57 53 1919 37.700 -118.500 0 5.7 California/Nevada area
Maximum damage occurred at Belridge where an oil tank split. Landslides were observed at Lebec and buildings cracked at Maricopa and Grapevine.
2 16 3 0 0 1929 46.100 -111.300 0 5.6 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Strongly felt at Trident and Deer Park, Montana. Dishes fell from shelves in Anaconda and Helena, MT.
2 16 8 12 28 1956 31.500 -115.500 16 5.0 So. California
2 16 3 1 40 1963 46.200 -111.000 10 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt over about 6000 sq miles of SW Montana mostly in the areas of Churchill and Bozeman areas of Gallatin County. Maximum intensity V. No damage but quake frightened many and caused items to fall from shelves. Felt as far as Logan.
2 16 10 59 18 1965 26.400 -110.000 33 5.2 Gulf of California
2 16 22 21 53 1965 39.950 -104.930 5 5.0 Colorado area
Felt with intensity VI over about 300 sq. miles of northern Denver, Colorado. A large crack occurred in a home at Northglenn. Furnishings moved at Commerce City.
2 16 12 0 21 1978 42.685 -125.890 15 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
2 16 11 14 58 1984 39.933 -117.759 8 5.2 California/Nevada area
Felt with maximum intensity IV at Austin and Lovelock.
2 16 9 32 55 1985 51.166 -179.627 52 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 16 2 47 51 1986 67.330 -136.280 3 5.1 Northern Alaska
Felt at Fort McPherson, Aklavik and Inuvik, Northwest Territories.
2 16 5 48 55 1989 57.549 -143.092 10 5.1 Southeast Alaska
2 16 13 28 42 1990 49.121 -127.714 10 5.2 Vancouver Island area
Felt at Port Hardy and Port Alice.
2 16 20 26 39 1991 50.620 -177.780 50 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 15 0 48 24 1917 -30.000 -73.000 0 7.0 Coast Central Chile
2 15 12 46 57 1936 -4.500 133.000 60 7.3 West Irian, PNG
2 15 17 40 35 1966 -19.900 168.900 27 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
Felt with intensity VII at Port Vila, IV at Norsup and II at Luganville.
2 15 17 7 44 1994 -4.967 104.302 23 7.0 So. of Sumatera
More than 200 killed, 2000 injured and 75,000 homeless. Damage was extensive from landslides, mudslides an fires in Lampung province and especially in Liwa. Over 6000 shops and homes were destroyed in Liwa with damage estimated at about $170 million U.S. dollars. Felt in southern Sumatra and Java. Also felt as far as Jakarta and Singapore.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 15 13 25 0 1856 37.600 -122.400 0 5.9 Central California
This earthquake caused considerable damage to buildings in San Francisco. Felt strongly at Oakland, San Jose and Monterey. Water disturbances were noted in San Francisco Bay.
2 15 23 54 4 1927 36.950 -122.260 0 5.0 Central California
Submarine shock off Santa Cruz caused slight damage.
2 15 3 17 47 1946 47.300 -122.900 25 5.8 Washington state, U.S.
Felt with light damage south of Tacoma WA with damage at Bremerton, Burton, Olympia, Seattle and Tacoma. Estimated coast at Seattle $250,000 U.S. dollars. Felt northward to British Columbia and south in northwestern Oregon.
2 15 12 17 15 1946 46.870 -122.268 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Light shock felt at Eatonville, Clear Lake and Randle. Also felt at Gig Harbor, Olympia and Stampede Pass.
2 15 1 20 38 1956 31.500 -115.500 16 6.4 So. California
Aftershocks of Feb. 9 in Baja California. Maximum intensity V at Descanso where many were frightened and dishes and walls rattled. Also felt at Jamul and San Diego. Felt with intensity IV at Yuma, Arizona and Wellton.
2 15 2 28 39 1956 31.500 -115.500 0 5.3 So. California
2 15 7 7 47 1956 31.500 -115.500 16 5.2 So. California
2 15 8 35 54 1956 31.500 -115.500 16 5.0 So. California
Felt with intensity IV at Hemet. Some were awakened.
2 15 2 42 47 1968 52.200 -171.400 61 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 15 11 21 50 1972 51.411 -177.458 49 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV on Adak Island.
2 15 13 6 28 1981 51.089 -171.393 53 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 15 16 9 17 1987 52.830 -163.570 3 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
2 15 19 16 14 1988 58.981 -142.829 10 5.0 Southeast Alaska
2 15 0 45 54 1996 51.249 -179.376 27 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
2 15 03 31 20 2012 43.625 -127.518 11 5.8 Off coast of Oregon
(NEIC) Felt (II) at Beaverton, Coos Bay, Eugene and Portland. Felt in many parts of western Oregon. Felt (II) at Arcata, Crescent City, Eureka and Shasta Lake, California. Also felt at Hayfork, Ferndale, McKinleyville, Mount Shasta, Smith River and Somes Bar. Felt at Battle Ground and Naselle, Washington.
2 15 23 03 48 2012 51.763 -177.970 80 5.1 Anderanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 14 16 30 0 1619 -7.900 -79.000 40 8.6 No. Peru
Severe damage occurred in the regions of Trujillo, Piura and Santa, Peru with maximum intensity IX. 350 reported killed. Ground fissures over 160 miles length. Trujillo was nearly destroyed.
2 14 0 0 0 1658 -8.200 -80.100 40 7.7 No. Peru
Felt with intensity VII in the Trujillo area of Peru with much damage and victims.
2 14 8 46 38 1905 50.730 -178.550 0 7.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 14 3 59 34 1934 17.500 119.000 60 7.9 Luzon, Philippines
Felt throughout Luzon over an area of about 2 million sq. km. The earthquake caused much alarm but little damage. In Manila a school wall was cracked and a pier settled several inches. A tsunami was generated which apparently ruptured the cable between Manila and Shanghai. The first motion was a recession to such an extent tat people hurried to gather fish on the exposed seabed. Some were killed upon the return of the sea.
2 14 3 38 12 1952 -7.500 126.500 60 7.2 Banda Sea
North of Timor Island. No damage reported.
2 14 6 36 5 1962 -37.800 -72.500 45 7.2 Central Chile
Some damage, two injured. Telephones were out, water pipes broke and walls collapsed. Felt in the same area as the May 1960 earthquakes at Concepcion, Angol, Los Angeles, Valdivia, Puerto Montt.
2 14 23 29 52 1972 -11.359 166.335 102 7.4 Vanuatu Islands
Felt on San Cristobal, Solomon Islands.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 14 8 46 36 1905 53.000 -178.000 60 7.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 14 0 30 0 1936 46.600 -112.000 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Two shocks caused minor damage at Helena, Montana.
2 14 3 1 15 1945 44.700 -115.400 0 6.0 Montana/Idaho
Plaster cracked and dishes broke at Clayton, Idaho City and Weiser, Idaho. Felt from Montana to Oregon and Washington States.
2 14 14 45 32 1956 31.500 -115.500 16 5.0 So. California
2 14 18 33 34 1956 31.500 -115.500 16 6.3 So. California
Aftershocks of Feb. 9 in Baja California. Maximum intensity V at Descanso where many were frightened and dishes and walls rattled. Also felt at Jamul and San Diego. Felt with intensity IV at Yuma, Arizona and Wellton.
2 14 4 35 24 1978 39.653 -117.193 10 5.1 California/Nevada area
Felt with maximum intensity IV at Austin, Eureka, Baggs, Round Mountain and Yerington, NV. Also felt at Manhattan.
2 14 6 9 27 1981 46.349 -122.236 7 5.5 Washington state, U.S.
Felt over about 100,000 sq. km of Washington and Oregon States. Maximum intensity in Washington at Ariel where cracks appeared in sidewalks; Graham where water splashed on sides of pools and chimneys cracked; Crays River and Kaposin and Mossyrock where chimneys cracked and twisted. Items were thrown from shelves at Sumner and Kidd Valley. Felt from British Columbia and Vancouver on the north and Eugene, Medford and Springfield Oregon in the south.
2 14 3 20 4 1983 54.931 -159.189 47 6.5 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with maximum intensity at Chignik, Alaska. Windows cracked and small objects were thrown from shelves. Bushes shook. Similar effects were noted at Sand Point. Felt as far as King Cove and Perryville.
2 14 8 10 3 1983 54.863 -158.875 14 6.0 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with maximum intensity V at Chignik where items were thrown from shelves and many were frightened. Also felt at Chignik Lagoon, Cold Bay, False Pass and Sand Point.
2 14 5 4 10 1985 66.870 -150.990 31 5.2 Northern Alaska
Felt with intensity III at Fairbanks, Minto and Stevens Village.
2 14 7 26 50 1987 36.137 -120.348 15 5.2 Central California
Felt with intensity V with slight damage at Coalinga. Felt throughout central California as far north as Sacramento. Also felt with intensity V at Firebaugh and Helm.
2 14 16 37 22 1991 29.646 -113.801 5 5.4 Gulf of California
2 14 22 12 58 2007 43.516 -127.451 10 5.2 Off Coast of Oregon
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 13 7 0 0 1196 45.700 26.600 150 7.0 Romania/Bulgaria
2 13 9 39 30 1902 40.700 48.600 15 7.0 Caucasus/Caspian Sea
Extreme damage in Azerbaijan with 86 killed and 60 reported injured but total casualties were undoubtedly much higher. Damage also in Semacha, Northern Iran. 588 of 683 buildings were destroyed in Meysary, Bash-Chagan, Engekharn, Kovakh-kent, Avakhylk and Kalaybuugurt. An earthquake noise was heard. Casualties in Semacha were likely far more than the 86 reported for surrounding villages.
2 13 6 7 13 1918 23.500 117.000 0 7.3 So. China
Extreme damage in Guandong Province, China. Up to 10,000 killed.
2 13 1 27 0 1931 -39.300 176.700 60 7.1 North Island, N.Z.
Largest aftershock of the strong quake of Feb. 2 which killed 256. The earthquake was strongly felt inland (more than on Feb. 2) and was felt with maximum intensity VII in the Hawke's Bay area.
2 13 18 24 24 1949 -33.500 -178.000 60 7.2 So. Kermadec Islands
Followed an M 6.6+ earthquake north of North Island, New Zealand on Feb. 9 which was felt with intensity VI in New Zealand.
2 13 11 55 50 1951 -15.000 -175.000 250 7.0 Samoa Islands
2 13 22 12 58 1951 56.000 -155.500 0 7.0 Alaska Peninsula
Fluorescent lights swayed at Cordova. Many objects were disturbed.
2 13 8 50 4 1963 24.500 122.100 47 7.2 Taiwan
Felt strongly at Ilan, Taiwan. Two killed, 2 wounded. Up to 50 houses destroyed or damaged.
2 13 1 29 13 1992 -15.894 166.318 10 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
Felt at Port Vila.
2 13 19 28 30 2001 -4.680 102.562 36 7.4 So. of Sumatera
Felt strongly at Bengkulu. Also felt at Jakarta, Java.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 13 22 9 0 1933 38.000 -118.000 0 5.5 California/Nevada area
Felt with intensity III at Austin, Mina and Reno, NV.
2 13 23 55 0 1936 46.600 -112.000 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt strongly at Helena, MT. Also felt at Butte, Great Falls and Hamilton. Two other shocks were also felt strongly on this day in the area.
2 13 22 12 57 1951 56.000 -156.000 25 7.1 Alaska Peninsula
Fluorescent lights swayed at Cordova. Many objects were disturbed.
2 13 22 52 0 1958 40.341 -111.440 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt over an area of Utah about 1200 sq. miles principally east of Utah Lake. Maximum intensity VI at Provo and Wallsburg. Felt by many. Plaster fell at Provo. A faint earthquake noise was heard before the earthquake. Felt also by many at Pleasant Grove where objects swung. Dishes and windows rattled at Springville.
2 13 19 46 39 1964 40.500 -77.900 15 5.2 New York State
2 13 1 35 52 1969 52.162 -169.909 16 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
2 13 17 55 42 1972 52.838 -161.511 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
2 13 19 53 54 1973 51.245 -179.215 46 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 13 5 34 32 1979 55.618 -156.967 71 5.7 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with maximum intensity IV at Chignik, Perryville, Pilot Point and Port Heiden. Also felt at Sand Point and Naknek.
2 13 11 35 56 1979 55.195 -157.043 24 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
2 13 20 17 28 1981 52.710 -174.040 163 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 13 18 5 47 1984 55.667 -154.426 0 5.1 Southern Alaska
2 13 17 58 27 1985 51.186 -179.753 44 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
2 13 8 43 14 1986 55.290 -160.520 48 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Sand Point. Also felt at False Pass and King Cove.
2 13 20 36 52 1986 62.197 -124.292 10 5.2 Northwest Terr., Canada
Felt at Fort Simpson, Fort Liard, Wrigley and Nahanni Butte.
2 13 23 57 50 1988 52.286 -173.367 91 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II in the epicentral area.
2 13 2 38 18 1992 53.597 -165.734 44 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity V at Akutan and Dutch Harbor. Also felt at Unalaska.
2 13 9 19 47 1998 51.625 -176.177 44 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
2 13 21 07 02 2012 41.143 -123.790 28 5.6 Northern California
(NEIC) Felt (V) at Hoopa, Redcrest and Salyer; (IV) at Arcata, Bayside, Blue Lake, Bridgeville, Burnt Ranch, Eureka, Forks of Salmon, Hydesville, Klamath, Korbel, McKinleyville, Orick, Orleans, Samoa, Scotia, Trinidad and Willow Creek. Felt (III) in parts of Del Norte, Humboldt, Shasta, Siskiyou and Trinity Counties. Felt(II) in southern Curry and Josephine Counties, Oregon. Also felt at Sparks, Nevada and as far as San Jose,
2 13 17 07 06 2016 36.485 -98.726 8 5.1 Oklahoma
Nearly 4000 people reported felt activity from this earthquake. NEIC reported it was felt with moderate intensity in Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. No major damage was reported. Maximum intensity V was felt in Anthony, Andale, Kansas; IV was felt in Rushville, Missouri, Overland Park, Arkansas City, Benton, Kiowa, Waldron, Wichita, Alden, Raymond, Sylvia (VI), Montezuma and Caldwell, Kansas and in general within about 115 km of the epicenter. Maximum intensity in Nebraska was III in Omaha but it was felt about 700 km from the epicenter in Souix City, NE with intensity II. In Arkansas the maximum intensity was III at Fayetteville; maximum intensity in Texas was IV at Garland. In New Mexico it was III at Questa. The maximum intensity in Oklahoma was VII in Aline but intensity VI was felt in Drummond and V in Cleo Springs, Carmen, Oklahoma City. Intensity III was felt as far as about 1000 km from the epicenter. The furthest report was from Green Bay, Wisconsin where it was felt weakly. In Iowa III was felt in Ames, Saint Charles and Sioux City and in Illinois in Decatur. The mainshock was followed by a strong sequence of aftershocks.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 12 18 10 6 1910 32.500 138.000 350 7.4 Central/So. Honshu Japan
2 12 8 15 32 1953 35.800 55.000 0 7.0 No. Iran
The village of Torud was destroyed as well as Mehdiabad and Sadfe. Devastation extended over 300 km radius. Poor building construction increased the damage. Many homes were crushed by sliding loess from cliffs. Fissures and gypso-saliferous mud emitted from the crusts of salt faults were observed. 971 dead, 1800 homes destroyed and more than $1 million damage.
2 12 21 53 46 1961 43.880 147.650 46 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
Felt strongly in eastern Hokkaido, Japan.
2 12 5 44 48 1968 -5.500 153.200 74 7.8 New Britain
Southeast of New Ireland. Maximum intensity VIII at Shoano and Buka Island. Also felt strongly at Malga, Rongamatane, Rugen Harbor and Mambung. Felt with intensity VI at Rabaul and Ulamona.
2 12 17 58 24 1994 -20.553 169.361 28 7.2 Loyalty Islands
Felt at Port Vila.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 12 9 17 46 1940 55.000 -161.500 25 6.8 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Awakened all at False Pass and Port Moller.
2 12 4 31 15 1953 65.900 -132.900 33 5.0 Yukon Territory, Canada
2 12 23 43 52 1958 51.790 -175.200 50 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
2 12 10 50 20 1965 40.200 -124.900 33 5.3 Off Coast of No. California
Felt at the Humboldt Bay Power Station in Eureka.
2 12 18 32 16 1965 63.600 -134.300 33 5.0 Yukon Territory, Canada
2 12 17 52 37 1972 62.726 -125.160 33 5.0 Yukon Territory, Canada
2 12 15 45 35 1975 63.474 -148.605 22 5.1 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Cantwell and with intensity III at Fairbanks and Healy.
2 12 8 56 39 1978 59.448 -152.622 72 5.4 Southern Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity IV at Anchor Point, Homer, Ouzinkie and Seldovia. Also felt at Kodiak, Homer, King Salmon.
2 12 15 44 30 1979 55.501 -157.198 33 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with maximum intensity IV at Chignik, Perryville, Pilot Point and Port Heiden. Also felt at Sand Point and Naknek.
2 12 8 42 30 1980 52.230 -173.360 82 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 12 6 52 33 1987 54.610 -162.790 25 5.2 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
2 12 5 23 56 1988 30.105 -113.896 10 5.4 SW U.S.A
2 12 5 50 47 1988 29.857 -114.091 10 5.1 Gulf of California
2 12 13 44 29 1990 44.135 -128.941 7 5.1 North Pacific Ocean
2 12 20 23 30 1990 51.193 -179.242 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 12 4 27 7 1991 51.221 -178.443 51 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 12 12 45 33 1991 51.670 -173.780 65 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 12 12 49 8 1991 71.443 -75.087 18 5.1 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
2 12 22 32 39 1993 51.622 -175.991 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
2 12 7 4 41 1994 48.930 -129.410 16 5.3 Vancouver Island area
2 12 20 13 37 1995 59.400 -153.100 110 6.1 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Anchorage, Homer, Kenai and vicinity. Also felt at Port Alsworth, Seward, Palmer, Fairbanks and Kodiak.
2 12 12 11 37 1999 51.667 -173.802 46 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 11 1 0 0 1716 -13.700 -76.000 50 8.6 Central Peru
Felt with intensity IX-X at Lima and the town of Torata and Tacna. Those towns were nearly ruined with many killed.
2 11 0 0 0 1875 20.700 -103.400 0 7.5 Michoacan, Mexico
Damaging at San Cristobal de La Barranca.
2 11 20 32 0 1893 -40.750 174.000 5 7.2 So. Island, N.Z.
Felt from Auckland on North Island to Dunedin, South Island. Maximum intensity at Nelson estimated at VIII. Chimneys fell in Wellington and Nelson and Wanganui.
2 11 7 1 5 1952 -5.500 110.000 660 7.0 So. of Java
2 11 0 30 18 1954 38.800 101.200 33 7.2 So. China
Earthquake rocked western Inner Mongolia north of Chan-yeh and Ningsia.
2 11 22 8 55 1969 41.400 79.200 33 7.1 Kirgizstan/Xinjiang
Followed by strong aftershock sequence.
2 11 22 16 14 1969 -6.701 126.846 450 7.0 Banda Sea
Note that this earthquake occurred within about 1 minute of the arrival of the p-wave from the Xinjiang quake arrived at the hypocenter.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 11 21 5 23 1949 36.983 -117.805 8 5.6 California/Nevada area
Felt in northern Inyo County where pipes were cracked at Corcoran. Cracks in the City Hall at Bakersfield enlarged. The elevator banged against the walls. A rock slab at Ash Mountain cracked. Plaster cracked at Big Pine. Walls and brick were damaged at Olancha. Powerlines and telephone poles fell at Hanford.
2 11 2 57 46 1956 31.750 -115.916 16 5.1 So. California
2 11 5 19 0 1956 31.700 -115.900 0 5.0 So. California
2 11 6 11 24 1956 31.750 -115.916 16 5.0 So. California
2 11 6 24 25 1956 31.583 -115.666 16 5.4 So. California
2 11 17 5 56 1957 47.500 -121.700 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Damage occurred to plaster walls at North Bend and Snoqualmie. A chimney cracked at Fall City.
2 11 21 52 17 1965 31.600 -113.900 33 5.6 SW U.S.A
2 11 12 55 54 1971 51.218 -177.187 53 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 11 18 59 42 1985 57.550 -154.280 33 5.2 Southern Alaska
2 11 20 36 6 1985 52.870 -168.970 65 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
2 11 1 15 57 1986 41.634 -125.353 10 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
2 11 22 11 23 1992 51.520 -174.690 39 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 11 22 32 26 1992 51.521 -174.613 47 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 11 14 59 50 1994 42.764 -110.995 5 5.3 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt with minor damage at Afton, Auburn and Grover, Wyoming. Also felt at Etna, Bedford, Thayne, Kemmerer, Green River, Rock Springs, WY. Felt in Idaho with maximum intensity V at Montpelier and with maximum intensity III in Utah at Clearfield and Ogden. Felt as far as Salt Lake City.
2 11 21 50 34 2001 56.928 -153.285 15 5.2 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity III at Kodiak. Also felt at Old Harbor.
2 11 21 00 23 2005 60.104 -139.343 15 5.4 Southeastern Alaska
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Yakutat and (III) at Haines. Also felt at Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada.
2 11 21 29 33 2005 60.110 -139.348 11 5.0 Southeastern Alaska
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Yakutat.
2 11 15 34 48 2007 43.481 -127.363 10 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
2 11 18 29 31 2008 32.439 -115.317 2 5.1 Baja California
(NEIC) Felt at Ensenada and San Luis Rio Colorado. Also felt (V) at Calexico and (IV) at El Centro, Holtville and Imperial; (III) at Brawley, Chula Vista, Coronado, Heber, La Jolla, La Mesa, San Diego and Winterhaven, California. Felt in much of southern California, as far northwest as San Fernando. Felt (IV) at Yuma and(III) at Somerton and Wellton, Arizona. Felt widely in southwestern Arizona, as far north as Parker and as far east as Tucson.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 10 0 0 0 1856 -2.900 -79.000 0 7.1 Ecuador
Strongly felt at Cuenca. Destroyed nearly all the buildings in that city.
2 10 4 39 0 1928 17.800 -97.600 100 7.7 Oaxaca, Mexico
Severe damage in Oaxaca, Colima, Puebla, Guerrero and Morelos, Mexico.
2 10 6 34 25 1931 -5.300 102.500 60 7.1 So. of Sumatera
2 10 15 35 0 1939 -45.000 167.000 5 7.0 So. Island, N.Z.
Felt with maximum intensity VI at Tuatapere and Milford Sound. Also felt in Otago, Southland and Stewart Island.
2 10 4 57 56 1945 41.300 142.500 50 7.3 Hokkaido, Japan
Minor earthquake damage in Aomori Prefecture. Two were killed, two houses destroyed. A minor tsunami was generated with height 35 cm at Hachinohe.
2 10 11 15 22 1989 2.310 126.690 33 7.0 Mindanao, Philippines
Felt at Manado and Bitung, Sulawesi.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 10 12 0 0 1661 45.500 -73.000 0 5.7 New England
Violent in the St. Lawrence Valley. Felt at Montreal, Quebec and Roxbury, MA.
2 10 0 0 0 1728 42.800 -70.800 0 5.0 New England
Aftershock.
2 10 18 31 0 1914 44.980 -76.920 0 5.5 New York State
Strongly felt in Lanark, Ontario and in Albany, N. Y. Buildings swayed and pictures were thrown from walls. Many were frightened. One man was killed in a cave-in at Birmingham, N.Y. Pipes broke at Canton. Strongly felt at Geneva. A crack was formed near Johnson City. At Syracuse items were thrown from shelves. Also felt in Boston, Rochester, New Haven, Pennsylvania, Quebec (Montreal) and west of Lake Huron.
2 10 4 18 15 1956 31.583 -115.666 16 5.0 So. California
2 10 15 9 29 1956 31.750 -115.916 16 5.0 So. California
2 10 18 12 53 1956 31.750 -115.917 10 6.0 So. California
2 10 14 3 31 1975 60.112 -153.482 160 5.1 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity II at Anchorage and Palmer.
2 10 16 51 21 1984 28.292 -112.143 3 6.2 Gulf of California
2 10 21 5 6 2001 34.290 -116.946 9 5.1 So. California
Felt with intensity V at Big Bear City and IV in surrounding area. Felt throughout large portion of southern California from Los Angeles to Twentynine Palms and from Barstow to San Diego.
2 10 20 33 51 2004 59.373 -152.028 65 5.6 Southern Alaska
(NEIC data) Felt (V) at Cooper Landing, Kenai and Talkeetna; (IV) at Anchorage, Anchor Point, Homer, Ninilchik, Palmer, Seward, Soldotna and Whittier;(III) at Chugiak, Eagle River, Fairbanks, Nikiski and Sutton; (II) at Elmendorf AFB, Kodiak, Valdez and Wasilla.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 9 7 35 0 1902 -20.000 -174.000 60 7.8 Tonga Islands
2 9 18 13 0 1908 26.000 100.000 60 7.3 Myanmar
2 9 12 58 19 1948 35.410 27.200 30 7.2 Aegean Sea
Felt strongly in the Dodecanese Islands.
2 9 14 54 22 1948 0.000 122.500 160 7.2 Celebes Sea
2 9 23 55 49 1960 -4.000 128.000 100 7.0 Ceram area
2 9 15 24 45 1967 2.930 -74.830 36 7.1 Colombia
Destructive in Colombia where 98 were killed and 300 injured. 13 were killed in Bogota by falling balconies, cornices and construction. Damage at Bogota estimated at $200,000. Severe in Huila Province and at Neiva where 30% of buildings required repair after the earthquake. 60% of houses in Campoalegre, Vegalarga, Pitalito and Rivera were destroyed. 14 churches were damaged or destroyed. Total damage estimated at $20 million. Many landslides were observed.
2 9 21 35 13 1978 -30.683 -177.358 33 7.7 So. Kermadec Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 9 12 6 0 1890 33.500 -116.500 0 6.0 So. California
Felt strongly in southern California. At Pomona windows broke. Also felt at Los Angeles and San Diego. Probably on the San Jacinto Fault.
2 9 11 5 0 1928 49.000 -125.300 0 5.8 Vancouver Island area
Felt strongly at Victoria, Alberni, Bamfield and Pachena Point. A loud earthquake noise was heard at Alberni. A small tsunami was reported at Bamfield. Felt slightly at Vancouver and Nanaimo. Also felt at Abbotsford, Duncan, and the Destruction Islands.
2 9 9 20 45 1934 37.400 -118.400 0 5.5 California/Nevada area
Felt with intensity IV at Bishop, Benton and Douglas Flat. Also felt at Broken Hills and Mason, NV. Felt also in the Manteca, Mendoza and Modesto areas.
2 9 9 44 8 1941 40.500 -125.367 0 6.6 Off Coast of No. California
2 9 9 44 42 1941 40.700 -125.400 0 6.4 Off Coast of No. California
Plaster cracked at the Punta Gorda lighthouse. Felt also in southern Oregon.
2 9 14 32 38 1956 31.750 -115.916 16 6.8 So. California
2 9 15 1 33 1956 31.600 -115.700 0 5.3 So. California
2 9 15 24 26 1956 31.750 -115.916 16 6.1 So. California
2 9 16 29 53 1956 31.600 -115.700 16 5.8 So. California
2 9 16 59 53 1956 31.750 -115.916 16 5.7 So. California
2 9 18 48 45 1956 31.750 -115.916 16 5.7 So. California
Earthquake swarm in the Alamo region of Baja, California. Maximum intensity VI. A new faultline 18 mile long formed near Alamo. Water was heated to 80 degree F. along the faultline. Minor damage occurred to windows, plaster and merchandize throughout much of southern California to Yuma, Arizona.
2 9 16 38 7 1957 41.167 -126.300 10 6.0 Off Coast of No. California
2 9 4 42 35 1959 50.500 -177.500 0 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 9 14 0 55 1971 34.400 -118.434 9 6.7 So. California
The San Fernando earthquake. Maximum intensity VI when the Olive View Hospital was destroyed. 58 killed of which 49 were at the San Fernando Veterans Ad. Hospital. More than 2,000 injured. Damage estimated at more than $500 millioin. The near-failure of the Lower Van Norman Dam caused evacuation of thousands. Electrical and utilities were completely disrupted. Ground faulting was observed in the San Fernando area and landslides were common. Highway overpasses, railroads, pipelines were severely damaged by slides. Roads were blocked by rockfalls.
2 9 14 34 36 1971 34.333 -118.633 1 5.0 So. California
2 9 14 43 47 1971 34.308 -118.454 6 5.2 So. California
2 9 15 58 21 1971 34.333 -118.316 14 5.1 So. California
Aftershocks of the San Fernando earthquake.
2 9 21 2 14 1986 53.400 -171.200 0 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 9 4 21 21 1989 52.078 -169.961 19 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
2 9 7 49 18 1992 51.494 -178.389 35 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
2 9 11 55 40 1993 52.800 -169.960 7 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
2 9 21 38 2 1993 51.576 -176.219 45 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
2 09 07 12 05 2008 32.456 -115.315 2 5.1 Baja California
Two bridges slightly damaged and power outages and disruption of cellular telephone service at Mexicali. Felt (VI) at Mexicali. Also felt at Ensenada, Tecate and Tijuana. Felt (V) at Calexico and Heber; (IV) at Brawley, El Centro, Holtville, Imperial and Winterhaven; (III) at Blythe, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, El Cajon, Los Angeles, Mission Viejo, Niland, Oceanside, Pine Valley, San Diego and Westmorland; (II) at Aliso Viejo, Campo, Coronado, Del Mar, Encinitas, Imperial Beach, Indian Wells, Indio, Jamul, La Jolla, La Mesa, La Quinta, Ladera Ranch, Lakeside, Lemon Grove, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, San Clemente, San Marcos, Santee and Spring Valley, California. Felt throughout southern California from Palm Springs to Calexico and from San Diego to Winterhaven. Felt (IV) at Yuma and (III) at Somerton and Wellton, Arizona. Also felt at Cibola, Parker, Peoria and Tempe, Arizona.
2 09 12 12 07 2016 51.304 179.699 57 5.3 Rat Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 8 5 0 0 1570 -36.750 -73.000 0 8.3 Central Chile
Felt with intensity IX in the Concepcion, Penco, Chile region. Limited damage. Up to 2000 killed. At the time Conception was a frontier town with a few dozen houses. When the earthquake occurred it was Ash Wednesday and all townspeople were congregated at the church. The ground fissured and houses fell. Sulphurous smelling water exuded from ground fissures. The tsunami started out as a flooding wave and then withdrew more than usual. Upon returning it submerged the town. The population had withdrawn to higher ground before the larger tsunamis arrived and few were killed.
2 8 15 40 0 1843 16.500 -61.500 33 8.3 Leeward Islands
Felt with intensity IX in Guadeloupe and Pointe-a-Pitre and Montserrat, Antilles. Great damage.
2 8 15 17 49 1926 13.000 -89.000 60 7.1 Coast of Central America
2 8 0 0 0 1954 -29.000 -70.500 0 7.7 Coast Central Chile
2 8 21 4 22 1971 -63.500 -61.200 33 7.1 Southern Ocean
The strongest earthquake ever observed in the South Shetland Islands. Felt in the Argentine Islands. Crevasses were formed in the Argentine Islands.
2 8 18 33 58 1987 -6.088 147.689 55 7.6 New Ireland
Three killed on the Huan Peninsula where a landslide caused damage with intensity VI. At least 200 were left homeless with maximum intensity VII. Liquefaction, landslides and fissuring was observed on Malai and Umboi Islands. Felt in New Britain and at Port Moresby, New Guinea.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 8 11 30 0 1855 46.000 -64.500 0 5.2 E. of Maine
Felt in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Maine. Strongly felt at Moncton and Dorchester, New Brunswick. Brick buildings and windows were damaged.
2 8 0 0 0 1928 45.300 -69.000 0 5.0 Maine
Plaster Walls cracked at Milo, Maine. Small items fell from shelves. Two aftershocks followed.
2 8 6 39 26 1939 49.080 -128.040 0 6.5 Vancouver Island area
2 8 8 5 9 1940 39.750 -121.150 35 5.9 Central California
Damage occurred to chimneys and windows in the Chico and Grass Valley areas.
2 8 19 17 11 1970 50.578 -172.372 15 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 8 2 29 11 1971 51.287 -178.829 44 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity I at Adak.
2 8 11 39 60 1975 67.600 -160.137 0 5.0 Northern Alaska
2 8 19 24 10 1979 52.178 -179.029 156 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 8 6 58 17 1985 35.452 -118.898 11 5.0 So. California
Felt over an area of about 15,000 sq. km. Windows cracked and objects overturned at Arvin, Bakersfield, Delkern. Plaster cracked at Kern City. Objects swung at Lamont. Also felt throughout much of southern California.
2 8 5 16 11 1994 51.400 -173.600 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 08 22 02 01 2011 43.541 -127.313 10 5.4 Off Coast of Oregon
Felt at Coos Bay and Gold Beach.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 7 15 0 0 1793 40.085 139.095 0 7.0 Hokkaido, Japan
Felt at Tugaro and Honshu, Japan. 11-12 killed with limited damage. A tsunami was generated.
2 7 9 45 0 1812 36.600 -89.600 0 8.7 New Madrid area
Felt with intensity XII in the New Madrid, MO area. Largest of three events of M>=8 in the area during the winter of 1811-1912. The third New Madrid Earthquake - of similar intensity to the event of Dec. 16, 1811 and Jan. 23, 1812. Chimneys fell and houses heaved. The shocks were accompanied by low rumbling earthquake noises. The ground was observed to rise and fall as earth waves, like the long swell of the sea. These waves bent trees and opened the soil in cracks. Landslides were considerable and large areas were uplifted. Water emerged from fissures and other others sank. A great wave was generated on the Mississippi River which overwhelmed many boats and carried trees into the river. One person was killed in this largely unsettled region. Trees fell as far away as Texas where the Red River was dammed from a forest of fallen trees. This "Red River Dam" persisted in the River for the next sixty years until it was dynamited out leading to the opening of the areaefor settlement. All the houses at New Madrid were destroyed. Foreshocks occurred in the later 1700's leading Indians to predict a great earthquake in the area. Several persons were drowned by the great wave. Felt as far as Boston, Massachusetts. At Washington, D.C. people were greatly frightened. Phenomena included sand blows, water and mud ejection from fissures, sand sloughs, water waves, caving of river banks and earthquake noises. Strong earthquakes have occurred with inter-event times in the area between 500-1000 years.
2 7 7 36 0 1897 40.000 140.000 60 8.3 Hokkaido, Japan
2 7 5 20 30 1918 6.500 126.500 120 7.5 Mindanao, Philippines
Felt strongly in Mindanao, Philippines.
2 7 17 16 2 1940 51.500 175.000 70 7.0 Rat Islands
2 7 8 40 35 1947 -10.000 161.500 50 7.0 No. of Santa Cruz Islands
2 7 9 36 54 1959 -3.700 -81.700 0 7.4 Ecuador
Felt strongly at Guayaquil.
2 7 21 33 21 1984 -10.012 160.469 18 7.7 Solomon Islands
Damage occurred in southern Guadacanaal where it was felt with intensity VI at Honiara. Also felt at Rabaul, New Britain. Landslides accompanied the quake.
2 7 21 36 46 1996 45.324 149.892 43 7.2 So. Kurils
Minor damage with intensity V on Iturup. Also felt at Kurilsk, Kunashir and Sinmushir and Urup.
2 7 2 42 35 2004 -4.003 135.023 10 7.3 Near the South Coast of Papua, Indonesia
Aftershock of strong M 7.0 on Feb. 5, 2004 which killed at least 37 and destroyed more than 2000 buildings. Additional damage occurred in the Nabire area.
Additional damage in the Nabire area.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 7 15 0 0 1663 47.600 -70.100 0 5.5 New England
Aftershock of the strong earthquake on the St. Lawrence River on Feb. 5, 1663.
2 7 9 45 0 1812 36.600 -89.600 0 8.7 New Madrid area
Felt with intensity XII in the New Madrid, MO area. Largest of three events of M>=8 in the area during the winter of 1811-1912. The third New Madrid Earthquake - of similar intensity to the event of Dec. 16, 1811 and Jan. 23, 1812. Chimneys fell and houses heaved. The shocks were accompanied by low rumbling earthquake noises. The ground was observed to rise and fall as earth waves, like the long swell of the sea. These waves bent trees and opened the soil in cracks. Landslides were considerable and large areas were uplifted. Water emerged from fissures and other others sank. A great wave was generated on the Mississippi River which overwhelmed many boats and carried trees into the river. One person was killed in this largely unsettled region. Trees fell as far away as Texas where the Red River was dammed from a forest of fallen trees. This "Red River Dam" persisted in the River for the next sixty years until it was dynamited out leading to the opening of the are for settlement. All the houses at New Madrid were destroyed. Foreshocks occurred in the later 1700's leading Indians to predict a great earthquake in the area. Several persons were drowned by the great wave. Felt as far as Boston, Massachusetts. At Washington, D.C. peoply were greatly frightened. Phenomena included sand blows, water and mud ejection from fissures, sand sloughs, water waves, caving of river banks and earthquake noises. Strong earthquakes have occurred with inter-event times in the area between 500-1000 years.
2 7 5 55 0 1896 48.300 -124.300 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Houses shook at East Clallam, WA. No damage. Felt also at Neah Bay Reservation, Tatoosh Island and at sea on Neah Bay.
2 7 4 41 34 1937 40.500 -125.250 0 5.8 Off Coast of No. California
Northwest of Ferndale, CA with slight damage reported near Humboldt Bay.
2 7 11 30 41 1965 53.300 -161.900 10 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
2 7 14 53 14 1967 56.661 -157.177 63 5.5 Alaska Peninsula
2 7 8 35 30 1968 43.600 -127.300 33 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
2 7 21 25 45 1969 40.400 -124.500 6 5.2 Off Coast of No. California
Slight damage reported at Ferndale, Honeydew, Petrolia, Rio Dell and Scotia.
2 7 2 29 28 1971 51.356 -176.718 50 6.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Minor damage on Adak Island. Felt with intensity V on Adak.
2 7 2 42 4 1971 51.162 -177.075 49 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
2 7 2 53 8 1971 51.225 -176.942 21 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 7 3 19 13 1971 51.280 -176.920 21 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
2 7 3 21 0 1971 51.035 -177.084 43 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
2 7 6 7 13 1982 51.704 -176.857 60 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
2 7 19 18 17 1982 29.035 -113.053 10 5.6 Gulf of California
2 7 9 27 44 1985 51.566 -173.863 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 7 3 45 16 1987 32.506 -115.267 6 5.5 So. California
Felt strongly at Mexicali, Mexico. Intensity V at El Centro and IV at Heber, Holtville, Palo Verde and Westmorland. Also felt at San Luis and Yuma, Arizona.
2 7 12 29 2 1987 52.566 -168.311 33 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
2 7 8 46 57 1988 60.382 -153.241 130 5.5 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity V in the epicentral area.
2 7 6 4 21 1991 66.357 -147.963 10 5.5 Northern Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Beaver, Eielson AFB, Ester, Fairbanks, North Pole, and Rampart. Felt also at Fort Yukon.
2 7 12 56 0 1993 51.200 -178.100 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 7 16 29 11 1993 49.164 -129.018 10 5.0 Vancouver Island area
2 7 21 19 7 1996 55.265 -156.479 20 5.7 Alaska Peninsula
2 07 10 34 04 2003 31.628 -115.511 7 5.0 Baja California
Felt at Mexicali. Felt (IV) at El Centro, Heber and Ocotillo;(III) at Boulevard, Calexico, Campo, La Jolla and San Diego; (II) at Alpine, El Cajon, Escondido and Lakeside, California.
2 07 06 23 32 2005 51.240 -131.150 10 5.2 Queen Charlotte Island, Canada
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 6 0 0 0 1716 -17.200 -71.200 40 8.8 So. Peru/Bolivia
Many killed, limited damage in the region of Pueblo de Torata in Tacna. Damage also occurred at Lima and Arequipa.
2 6 11 42 18 1914 29.500 65.000 100 7.0 Pakistan
2 6 21 51 19 1916 48.500 178.500 60 7.7 NE Pacific
2 6 13 7 23 1964 55.720 -155.950 13 7.1 Alaska Peninsula
Plaster cracked on Sitkinak Islands. Walls and windows creaked. Also felt at Chignik.
2 6 10 37 10 1973 31.398 100.581 33 7.7 So. China
This earthquake occurred in the mountains of Szechwan. Damage occurred to houses over a wide area and casualties were reported. A fault trace occurred cutting across roads and topographic features.
2 6 13 16 18 1987 37.470 141.720 36 7.1 Off East Coast Honshu
Felt with intensity V at Onahama. Also felt from Hikone, Honshu and Hokkaido and as far as Oshima and Hachijo-jima. A minor tsunami was generated with maximum height 12 cm at Onahama.
2 6 21 47 59 1999 -12.853 166.697 90 7.4 Vanuatu Islands
2 06 01 12 25 2013 -10.799 165.114 24 7.9 Santa Cruz Islands
Nine people killed, 17 injured, 5 missing and at least 684 houses destroyed or damaged in several villages on Nendo; 1 person killed, 1 injured and at least 39 houses destroyed or damaged in several villages on Tomotu Noi. All casualties and most of the damage were caused by a strong tsunami. The dock at Lata Wharf was damaged by the tsunami then damaged further by shaking in subsequent aftershocks. Felt (VIII) at Lata. Also felt at Honiara and Kirakira. Felt at Port-Olry and Port-Vila, Vanuatu. The tsunami was recorded with the following amplitudes(one half peak-to-trough in centimeters) at these selected tide stations: 104 at Lata Wharf and 10 at Honiara, Solomon Islands; 77 at Hienghene, 57 at Ouinne, 51 at Mare Island and 48 at Lifou Island, New Caledonia; 40 at Cape Ferguson and 24 at Rosslyn Bay, Australia; 33 at Port-Vila and 27 at Luganville, Vanuatu; 38 at Aburatsu, 19 on Chichi Jima and 18 at Kushimoto, Japan; 18 at Korotiti Bay, 13 at Port Taranaki and 12 at Great Barrier Island, New Zealand.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 6 15 0 0 1663 47.600 -70.100 0 5.0 New England
Aftershock of the strong earthquake on the St. Lawrence River on Feb. 5, 1663.
2 6 0 0 0 1855 42.000 -74.000 0 5.0 New York State
2 6 21 55 0 1896 48.300 -124.300 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Houses shook at East Clallam, WA. No damage. Felt also at Neah Bay Reservation, Tatoosh Island and at sea on Neah Bay.
2 6 14 33 5 1959 51.720 -176.020 44 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 6 13 13 44 1964 55.750 -155.880 26 5.9 Alaska Peninsula
Plaster cracked on Sitkinak Islands. Walls and windows creaked. Also felt at Chignik.
2 6 1 40 35 1965 53.140 -161.850 43 6.5 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Cold Bay and at the Scotch Cap Light Station on Unimak Island.
2 6 16 50 29 1965 53.260 -161.740 33 6.5 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt by many at Cold Bay. Buildings swayed slightly.
2 6 23 28 8 1966 60.400 -152.300 91 5.3 Central Alaska
Reported felt at Anchorage, Homer and Fairbanks. Followed by a second lighter earthquake.
2 6 3 26 35 1967 60.130 -152.750 105 5.1 Central Alaska
Felt at Nenana, Fort Greeley, Murphy Dome and Eielson AFB where many were awakened. Felt over an area of about 20,000 sq. miles.
2 6 9 33 47 1969 51.710 -176.240 60 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Glassware broke at Adak. Mirrors broke and plaster cracked. Damage confined to a 10 sq. mile radius on Adak.
2 6 4 4 7 1974 53.799 -164.672 2 6.5 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Small objects moved at Cold Bay.
2 6 10 43 40 1980 51.794 -173.187 32 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 6 12 2 1 1982 41.197 -125.371 20 5.3 Off Coast of No. California
Felt in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. Also felt at Crescent City and Rio Dell with maximum intensity IV.
2 6 15 14 59 1986 67.876 -156.264 33 5.0 Northern Alaska
2 6 5 10 1 1988 53.642 -167.090 33 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
2 6 12 3 57 1993 50.730 -176.410 63 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
2 6 3 28 16 1994 53.280 -171.150 25 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 6 5 55 9 1994 51.990 -170.260 41 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 06 17 18 45 2002 61.171 -149.728 35 5.3 Southern Alaska
Felt(V) at Anchorage, Eagle River and Elmendorf AFB; (IV) at Girdwood, Palmer, Wasilla and Willow. Felt throughout south-central Alaska.
2 06 17 19 28 2002 61.181 -149.726 36 5.1 Southern Alaska
Felt strongly in the Anchorage area.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 5 22 30 0 1663 47.600 -70.100 0 7.0 New England
A very severe earthquake near Three Rivers, Quebec. Important landslides occurred which created subsequent waterfalls in the area. Landslides hit the St. Lawrence river and it stayed muddy for months. French priests indicate that entire forests were thrown into the River. Felt sharply in New England. At Massachusetts Bay houses were shaken and pewter fell from shelves. Chimneys were thrown down and much property damage occurred throughout New England and Quebec.
2 5 2 23 34 1938 4.500 -76.300 160 7.0 Colombia
Felt with maximum intensity VIII but may have reached intensity X in the northern portions. Severe damage at Tamesis, Aguadas, El Jardin and Valparaiso, Colombia. Two people were killed. Damage was strongest in the mountains and the quake was felt from Ecuador to the Pacific coast in the Department of Galdas. A ground fissure was observed.
2 5 1 23 36 1950 -48.500 164.000 33 7.1 Southern S. Isl. N.Z.
Felt in parts of Otago and Southland.
2 5 22 5 58 1970 12.600 122.100 11 7.1 Luzon, Philippines
Damage with intensity VI at Romblon. Three killed and many injured at San Augustin. Also felt at Aurora, Alabat, Calapan. An aftershock on Feb. 6 was strongly felt at Romblon.
2 5 22 51 5 1995 -37.759 178.752 21 7.5 North Island, N.Z.
Felt over much of North Island and as far south as Christchurch on South Islands and on Chatham Islands south of New Zealand.
2 5 21 05 03 2004 -3.615 135.538 17 7.0 Papua, Indonesia
At least 37 were killed and nearly 700 injured. At least 2500 buildings were damaged or destroyed along with 9 bridges. The airport runway was damaged at Nabire. Felt at Nabire, Knarotali and Manokwari.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 5 22 30 0 1663 47.600 -70.100 0 7.0 New England
A very severe earthquake near Three Rivers, Quebec. Important landslides occurred which created subsequent waterfalls in the area. Landslides hit the St. Lawrence river and it stayed muddy for months. French priests indicate that entire forests were thrown into the River. Felt sharply in New England. At Massachusetts Bay houses were shaken and pewter fell from shelves. Chimneys were thrown down and much property damage occurred throughout New England and Quebec.
2 5 4 48 0 1931 35.100 -106.600 0 5.0 SW U.S.A
Felt strongly at Albuquerque, New Mexico. People panicked and ran from houses and theaters. Buildings were damaged and landslides were observed.
2 5 13 33 6 1941 31.700 -115.100 16 5.0 So. California
Felt at San Diego.
2 5 6 14 0 1947 36.233 -120.650 0 5.0 Central California
Felt with intensity VI near Coaling and Lonoak. May were alarmed. Buildings swayed and plaster cracked. Beds and furniture were moved about. At King City items swayed. Also felt at Kettleman City, Avenal, Huron, Parkfield, San Ardo and Westhaven.
2 5 1 4 50 1959 57.400 -156.900 70 6.6 Alaska Peninsula
2 5 7 33 28 1971 51.750 -130.649 18 5.7 British Colombia
2 5 2 25 22 1974 62.703 -148.854 75 5.0 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity V at the Gold Creek station on the Alaska Railroad.
2 5 9 36 36 1976 59.985 -149.348 35 5.2 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity V at Seward.
2 5 10 52 3 1981 50.155 -176.311 36 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 5 13 13 42 1992 52.330 -170.350 41 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 5 23 49 8 1994 51.590 -169.820 14 5.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
2 5 1 55 38 1996 55.310 -156.520 16 5.4 Alaska Peninsula
2 5 19 29 4 1997 51.783 -131.068 10 5.2 British Colombia
2 5 18 33 8 1998 58.340 -138.530 10 5.1 Southeast Alaska
2 5 3 49 7 2001 64.433 -131.149 10 5.5 Yukon Territory, Canada
2 05 08 17 01 2006 66.297 -142.686 9 5.4 Northern Alaska
Felt(III) at Fairbanks.
2 05 16 15 17 2006 59.394 -151.747 47 5.0 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Felt (V) at Homer; (IV) at Anchor Point, Clam Gulch and Soldotna; (III) at Kasilof, Kenai, Seward and Sterling. Also felt at Anchorage, Chugiak and Eagle River.
2 05 16 43 32 2006 66.315 -142.555 1 5.1 Northern Alaska
Felt at Fairbanks, Fort Wainwright and North Pole.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 4 12 30 0 1797 -1.700 -78.700 0 8.3 Ecuador
Total destruction in Chimborazo province especially at Riobamba. More than 1000 were killed with great damage at Ambato and Latacunga where many buildings were destroyed.
2 4 3 0 0 1867 38.400 20.200 100 7.9 No. Greece
Severe damage at Cephalonia, Greece with maximum intensity XI-X. 200-225 were killed. Felt over a radius of about 800 km on the Paliki Peninsula.
2 4 15 50 0 1888 41.500 142.500 60 7.1 Hokkaido, Japan
2 4 14 0 0 1910 -17.000 168.000 60 7.3 Vanuatu Islands
2 4 8 22 44 1921 15.000 -91.000 120 7.5 Guatemala
2 4 5 1 22 1965 51.290 178.550 36 8.2 Rat Islands
Mainshock in a long series which ruptured the Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands for about 500 km length. 870 shocks occurred over a period of 45 days of which 35 were M>=6. This event was felt strongly at Shemya Air Force Base and damaged occurred to the runway and to some buildings. A ship near the eastern portion of the rupture zone - the "Ohio" felt the quake as a seaquake. A tsunami was generated with maximum amplitude of 3.1 m at Attu and was observed as far as Samoa.
2 4 8 40 41 1965 51.300 179.500 40 7.3 Rat Islands
Strong aftershock of the earlier event in the Rat Islands on Feb. 4, 1965.
2 4 15 33 29 1971 0.647 98.838 33 7.1 So. Sumatera
Damaging in northern Sumatra. Damage occurred to brick buildings at Sibolga, North Sumatra. Damage also occurred at Paasaman, Natal, Pinangsore, Sibolga and Pasir Ulu. Fissures were observed in Sibolga and hot springs formed at Tarutung. Felt in most of north Sumatra and as far east as Singapore.
2 4 11 36 8 1975 40.641 122.580 33 7.4 NE China
Considerable damage in the region of southern Liaoning province. Damage was particularly strong at the industrial towns of Ying-Kou and Haicheng. Number of victims was not known but was minimized by an earthquake warning. Felt as far as Beijing and at Seoul, South Korea where there was minor damage. Also felt at Primorsky, Russia and Kyushu, Japan. Chinese authorities issued an earthquake prediction for the area based on a migration of seismic foci that had been observed in the previous two years and appeared to pass through this region. Small earthquakes and abnormal animal behavior in the weeks before the earthquake which intensified in early February along with an increase in Radon in the groundwater brought about the warning. A strong increase in telluric currents was also observed. The population was evacuated from their homes about five hours prior to the earthquake. While much damage occurred little loss of life resulted.
2 4 9 1 43 1976 15.324 -89.101 5 7.5 Guatemala
This was a strike-slip rupture which was felt over an area of at least 100,000 sq. km. on the Motagua fault. The quake killed at least 22,700 and injured more than 75,000. Losses were estimated at $1.1 billion U.S. dollars. Ground breakage occurred over 240 km, the longest rupture in America since the San Francisco quake of 1906. Maximum slippage occurred north of Guatemala City. Landslides were extensive and blocked railroads and communications in the Guatemala highlands. The quake was felt with maximum intensity IX in Mixco and sections of Guatemala City and Gualan. Many communities and towns were completely destroyed in an area around the fault of 1700 sq. km. Buildings near the fault suffered little damage, but those at a distance from the fault were completely destroyed. Many modern "earthquake resistant" structures collapsed. All houses in the towns of San Pedro Sacatepequez, El Jicaro, Sumpango, Tecpan dna Gualan were destroyed.
2 4 10 37 47 1997 37.661 57.291 10 7.1 No. Iran
Preceded by a foreshock of M 5.5 in northeastern Iran. This event killed about 100 while injuring more than 2000. More than 16,000 homes were damaged or destroyed in Bojnurd and Shirvan areas of Iran. Estimated damage $30 million. Felt throughout northeastern Iran.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
2 4 5 0 0 1883 42.300 -85.600 0 5.0 Northern Plains
Felt in northern Indiana and southern Michigan near Kalamazoo, Mich. Windows were cracked and chimneys damaged at Kalamazoo. Felt as far as St. Louis, MO and at Bloomington, ILL.
2 4 20 37 43 1918 52.280 -118.370 0 6.0 Alberta
Felt at Revelstoke and felt slightly at Alvert Canyon, Beavermouth, Malakwa and Vernon.
2 4 10 32 45 1937 48.850 -129.430 0 5.2 Vancouver Island area
2 4 3 44 48 1946 53.000 -176.000 160 6.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 4 8 6 34 1958 57.950 -52.410 0 5.0 Labrador Basin
2 4 17 50 43 1965 51.900 -175.200 25 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 4 1 32 52 1975 48.213 -114.110 8 5.0 Montana/Idaho
Minor damage occurred at Kalispell, Creston and Martin City, Montana. Felt also in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.
2 4 9 47 49 1975 63.050 -151.016 146 5.0 Central Alaska
2 4 0 4 58 1976 34.655 -112.500 12 5.2 SW U.S.A
Minor damage occurred in Arizona in the Chino Valley, Cottonwood, Miller Valley and Paulden. Strongly felt in Prescott. Felt from Yuma to Tucson. Also felt north at Falstaff.
2 4 7 56 27 1979 51.076 -179.104 58 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
2 4 21 25 41 1979 42.292 -149.287 10 5.2 Gulf of Alaska
2 4 4 42 56 1981 52.910 -163.460 0 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
2 4 2 42 12 1994 42.709 -111.026 5 5.2 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt with intensity IV at Soda Springs. Also felt at Grace and Montpelier, Idaho. Also felt lightly at Freedom and Green River, WY and in Idaho at Idaho Falls, Lava Hot Springs. Felt at Salt Lake City, Utah.
2 4 9 12 56 1999 54.191 -162.301 33 5.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Cold Bay and False Pass.
2 04 09 46 11 2007 51.853 -176.262 46 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
2 04 20 20 21 2010 40.412 -124.961 23 5.9 Off Coast of Northern California
Felt (V) at Petrolia; (IV) at Bayside, Ferndale, Fortuna, Hydesville, Loleta, Rio Dell, Scotia and Whitethorn; (III) in the Albion-Orick area. Felt (II) at Brookings and Grant Pass, Oregon. Felt in much of northern California and parts of western Oregon from the San Francisco Bay area to the Portland area and as far east as Portola, California.
2 04 20 05 31 2012 48.887 -127.906 14 5.7 Off Vancouver Island, B.C.
Felt (II) at Nanaimo, Vancouver and Victoria. Also felt at Courtenay, Gold River, Port Alberni, Powell River and Ucluelet. Felt (II) at Bellingham, Washington. Also felt at Aberdeen, Arlington, Bothell, Greenbank, Lopez Island, Mount Vernon, Port Angeles, Seattle, Sedro Woolley and Snohomish.
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