TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

12  2  0  0  0 1611  40.000  144.000   0 8.1   Hokkaido, Japan

 

Severe damage at Sendai and Yezo with maximum intensity IX-X. Nearly 5000 were killed, mostly by drowning. Waves swept inland for 4 km.  This earthquake caused a great tsunami with maximum height 25 meters at Taro and Koyadori. Called the Keicho Sanriku tsunami, this and the Teikan tsunami of 869 were considered the largest in the region of Sanriku. Of the deaths 1783 occurred in Date dominion and more than 3000 drowned in Nambu and Tsugoru dominions. Some confusion exists as to the exact date.

 

12  2  1  0  0 1790  54.000  162.000  20 7.5   E. of Kamchatka

 

Felt strongly.

 

12  2 19 51 49 1950 -18.300  167.500  60 8.1   Vanuatu Islands

12  2 15 54 20 1970 -10.966  163.290  33 7.0   Vanuatu Islands

12  2 17 18 24 1971  44.840  153.400  38 7.0   Hokkaido, Japan

12  2  0 19 47 1972   6.473  126.601  33 7.4   Mindanao, Philippines

 

Damage with intensity VI occurred at Davao. A small tsunami was generated with maximum height of 6 cm.

 

12  2  3  9  4 1983  14.050  -91.933  65 7.1   Guatemala

 

Felt with some damage in southwestern Guatemala and at Guatemala City.  Felt from Chiapas, Mexico and El Salvador.

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

 

12  2 13 18 29 1964  53.800 -165.400  35 5.0   Fox Islands, Aleutians

12  2  2 34 60 1970  51.400 -175.200  57 5.5   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt at Adak Island.

 

12  2 22  9 55 1973  52.278 -168.679  43 5.6   Fox Islands, Aleutians

12  2  9 43 54 1982  51.915 -170.557  38 5.5   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

12  2  1 53 29 1987  58.921 -142.888  10 5.1   Southeast Alaska

12  2  5 13  8 1987  59.590 -142.890   3 5.3   Southeast Alaska

12  2 18  3 44 1992  61.805 -151.194  74 5.5   Central Alaska

 

Felt with intensity V at Anchorage, Big Lake and Cooper Landing. Also felt at Chugiak, Eagle River and Willow.

 

12  2 20 30  5 1993  64.930 -133.700  18 5.1   Yukon Territory, Canada

12 02 04 17 24 2004  50.830 -173.120  38 5.4   ANDREANOF ISLANDS, Aleutians

12 02 16 33 14 2014  51.703 -171.296  46 5.1   Fox Islands, Aleutians

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

12  1 15  0  0 1611  39.000  144.040   0 8.1   So. of Honshu

 

Severe damage at Sendai and Yezo with maximum intensity IX-X. Nearly 5000 were killed, mostly by drowning. Waves swept inland for 4 km.  This earthquake caused a great tsunami with maximum height 25 meters at Taro and Koyadori. Called the Keicho Sanriku tsunami, this and the Teikan tsunami of 869 were considered the largest in the region of Sanriku. Of the deaths 1783 occurred in Date dominion and more than 3000 drowned in Nambu and Tsugoru dominions. Some confusion exists as to the exact date.

 

12  1 23  0  0 1806 -12.000  -78.000  30 7.5   Central Peru

 

A severe earthquake which hit Lima, Peru. A tsunami was generated which flooded the town of Callao. Maximum height of 1 meter cast several ships on shore damaging some. One ship was carried to the house line and was left stranded in the lagoon.

 

12  1  4  6 10 1928 -35.000  -72.000  60 8.3   Central Chile

 

This earthquake near Talca, Chile killed nearly 300 and caused severe damage at Talca and Constitucion. It was felt from Copiapo. A fire began after the second earthquake which consumed the city of Talca. Railway, telegraph and telephone links were broken. 67 died at Constitucion where the breakwater sank. 50 died in other villages in the epicentral region and 54 miners died when the rock dump at the Baraona copper mine in Cachapoal valley collapsed.  108 died at Talca.  The town of Putu was totally destroyed. The shore elevated there and the water line receded by 200 meters. Damage occurred from Valparaiso to Concepcion. Felt also at Antofagasta, Buenos Aires and Puetro Montt.  A tsunami was generated and observed at sea aboard steamships. Maximum height was about 1.5 meters. 

 

12  1  6  4 55 1943  -4.800  144.000 120 7.2   Papua New Guinea

12  1 10 34 46 1943 -21.000  -69.000 100 7.0   Coast No. Chile

12  1 14 50 58 1950  14.000  -47.300  60 7.2   Mid-Atlantic Ridge

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

 

12  1 22 53  0 1916  35.170 -120.750   0 5.7   Off So. California

 

Epicenter near Avila. A landslide covered the railroad tracks at Avila.  Chimneys fell and a smokestack at a refinery building collapsed.

 

12  1  0  0  0 1928  50.000  -81.500   0 5.0   Ontario

 

Located near Fraserdaile, Ontario. Felt from Souithelute to Timiskaming and strongly to the north. Not felt at North Bay. Tremors were strong enough to toss campers from bunks near Island Falls. Seismograms mixed this earthquake with recordings from a strong earthquake at Talca, Chile (see GLOBAL HISTORY section above.

 

12  1 19  5 32 1957  52.500 -170.000   0 5.1   Fox Islands, Aleutians

12  1  3 21 21 1958  32.583 -115.833   0 5.8   So. California

12  1  3 50  0 1958  32.250 -115.750   0 5.0   So. California

12  1  6  2  0 1958  32.250 -115.750   0 5.5   So. California

 

A sequence of events near Sierra Juarez in the southern part of Laguna Salada, Baja, California. Felt over an area of about 15,000 sq. miles.  Maximum intensity was VI and included damage at Calexico where some buildings and plaster sustained cracks and merchandise fell.  Tile fell and sagged at the local supermarket. Plate Glass cracked. Earthquake noises accompanied the event.

 

12  1 20 49 46 1960  49.030 -129.149  15 6.0   Vancouver Island area

12  1  1 50 20 1962  52.400 -170.100  38 5.4   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

12  1 19 29 17 1970  52.590 -169.160  60 5.1   Fox Islands, Aleutians

12  1 21  9 37 1970  51.440 -175.330  32 5.7   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity II at Adak.

 

12  1 18 45 28 1984  51.377 -176.362  20 5.1   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity III at Adak.

 

12  1  3 59  8 1987  51.846 -170.614  19 5.1   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

12  1  4 25 14 1987  59.069 -142.708  15 5.1   Southeast Alaska

12  1 12  3 57 1987  58.240 -143.010   3 5.6   Southeast Alaska

12  1 13 48  1 1987  51.600 -169.000   0 5.1   Fox Islands, Aleutians

12  1 20 41 12 1987  58.717 -143.076  10 5.2   Southeast Alaska

12  1  5  6 11 1989  51.670 -178.170  43 6.3   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity IV at Adak and Amchitka.

 

12  1 10 38 46 1998  53.099 -164.338  22 5.1   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

12  1  7 57 22 2018  61.358 -149.994  39 5.2   Southern Alaska

 

Aftershock of the M 7.0 Anchorage Alaska event of November 30, 2018

 

 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

11 30  2  5 16 1934  19.000 -105.310   0 7.2   Coast of Jalisco, Mexico

 

 

Destructive in Jalisco, Mexico.

 

11 30  2 30  0 1938  37.033  142.150  20 7.0   Off East Coast Honshu

 

Off Fukushima Prefecture. A tsunami was generated with maximum height 19 cm at Hachinohe.  This was the last of a series of tsunamis in this region which were generated near this source in November, 1938.

 

11 30  0 40 58 1976 -20.520  -68.919  82 7.3   Coast No. Chile

 

A major earthquake about 500 km north of Antofagasta, Chile in the remote Atacama desert near the Peru border. One person killed and 13 injured.  Considerable damage occurred in Arica, Huara and Camino, Chile. Maximum intensity was VIII and was felt as far as portions of southern Peru.  Landslides and road blockages were common.

 

11 30 17 46  1 1983  -6.852   72.110  10 7.7   Indian Ocean

 

Damage occurred with intensity VI to buildings on Diego Garcia. Piers were also damaged. A tsunami was generated with maximum height up to 1.5 meters on southern Diego Garcia where some damage occurred. The tsunami was also observed at Victoria, Seychelles. Discolored sea water observed north of Diego Garcia.

 

11 30 19 23 19 1987  58.679 -142.786  10 7.6   Southeast Alaska

 

Damage at intensity VI level occurred at Yakutat and with lesser intensity at Anchorage and in south-central Alaska. Also felt at Yukon Territory, Canada.  Felt within intensity IV in southern Alaska including in Ketchikan, Glennallen and Kodiak. Also felt at Sand Point and Fairbanks. Strongly felt by ships at sea near the epicenter where some damage occurred. A tsunami was generated with maximum height 85 cm at Yakutat but also observed as far away as Presidio, California.

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

 

11 30 16 42 19 1956  49.500 -128.149   0 5.0   Vancouver Island area

11 30 15 18 36 1959  59.700 -151.300   0 6.1   Southern Alaska

 

Felt at Kasilof and Seward.

 

11 30 22 40 46 1964  53.700 -167.700  69 5.0   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11 30  7 48 41 1973  35.799  -83.962   3 5.6   Kentucky/Tennessee/NC

 

Felt over an area of about 150,000 sq. km. in Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.  Cracks in walls were observed at the University of Tennessee Hospital in Knoxville.  Minor damage to walls and chimneys and cracked windows reported in Alcoa and Maryville, Tennessee. Electrical power was cut. This was the largest shock in eastern Tennessee in more than 60 years - since March 28, 1913.

 

11 30 20 30 17 1975  52.610 -167.160   0 6.6   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11 30 19 20 51 1983  51.042 -177.569  14 5.1   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 30 19 23 18 1987  59.590 -143.460   3 7.7   Southeast Alaska

 

Damage at intensity VI level occurred at Yakutat and with lesser intensity at Anchorage and in south-central Alaska. Also felt at Yukon Territory, Canada.  Felt within intensity IV in southern Alaska including in Ketchikan, Glennallen and Kodiak. Also felt at Sand Point and Fairbanks. Strongly felt by ships at sea near the epicenter where some damage occurred. A tsunami was generated with maximum height 85 cm at Yakutat but also observed as far away as Presidio, California.

 

11 30 23 48 19 1987  58.124 -142.911  10 5.3   Southeast Alaska

11 30  8 55 31 1988  61.296 -152.205 137 6.1   Central Alaska

 

Felt with intensity V at Anchorage, Homer and Whittier. Also felt throughout southern Alaska. as far as Kasilof and Skwentna.

 

11 30 15 40 48 1993  51.499 -172.696  33 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 30 07 46 58 2001  40.488 -126.828   4 5.3   Off Coast of No. California

11 30 00 10 04 2003  51.197  178.663  33 5.4   Rat Islands, Aleutians

11 30 08 42 22 2010  52.215 -169.506  18 5.2   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11 30 21 44 05 2016  51.929  178.410 103 5.2   Rat Islands, Aleutians

11 30 17 29 28 2018  61.340 -149.937  40 7.0   Southern Alaska

 

NEIC reported the mainshock of M 7.0 was felt with damage with intensity VIII in Eagle River, VII in Willow, Trapper Creek, Chugiak, Anchorage, Talkeetna, Sterling, Palmer, Denali National Park, Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, Light intensity shaking with intensity II-III was reported as far as 1000 km from the epicenter with intensity IV-V as far as 500 km from the epicenter including at Fairbanks and Kodiak. Many aftershocks were reported felt with intensity as high as VI, especially in the Anchorage, Chugiak, Elmendorf AFB, Fort Richardson, and Wasilla areas of Southern Alaska.  Initial reports indicate no one was killed in this earthquake. Roads and other infrastructure was not as lucky however, Pictures on the internet show buckled highways in the region. Highways into and out of Anchorage were closed and gas lines were ruptured. Power was out to many. There was damage to roads and bridges but no major structural collapses of buildings were reported. Portions of the Glenn Highway disappeared. Seiche was observed.

 

 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

11 29 18 51 21 1944 -19.000  169.000 170 7.0   Vanuatu Islands

11 29  8 22 42 1952  52.800  159.200  40 7.3   Kamchatka

 

Aftershock of the strong earthquake of Nov. 4, 1952 (M 8.2).

 

11 29  9 15 31 1956  27.100  141.200  80 7.0   Bonin Islands

11 29 22 19 38 1957 -21.000  -66.000 200 7.8   Argentina

 

Damage occurred to the walls of houses in Arica. Panic and slight damage also occurred in Arequipa.

 

11 29 22  5 22 1974  30.600  138.767 420 7.6   Central/So. Honshu Japan

11 29 14 47 40 1975  19.334 -155.024   5 7.2   Hawaii

 

A major earthquake, the strongest in the area in more than a century was responsible for 2 deaths, 50 injured and at least $4 million damages. A tsunami was generated with maximum height of 7.5 meters which killed the two victims.

 

11 29 19 52 47 1978  16.000  -96.690  19 7.8   Oaxaca, Mexico

 

 

Earthquake centered southeast of Mexico City in Oaxaca (about 450 km south).  Seven deaths were reported in Mexico City and one in the epicentral area. Much damage occurred in the epicentral area. The quake was preceded by a seismic quiet period and activation and followed by a number of aftershocks.

 

11 29 14 10 32 1998  -2.071  124.891  33 8.3   Sulawesi area

 

This earthquake killed at least 34 and injured up to 100. More than 1000 buildings were destroyed or damaged with maximum intensity VII at Mangole and Taliabu, Indonesia. The maximum damage occurred in Sulawesi at Manado. Also felt at Luwuk, Ternate and Ambon, Sulawesi.

 

11 29 19 00 20 2007  14.944  -61.274 156 7.4   Martinique, Windward Islands

 

GS). One person killed, at least 100 injured, several buildings damaged or destroyed and power outages occurred on Martinique.  Two people injured and several buildings destroyed on Barbados. Minor damage occurred on Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent. Power outages occurred on Guadeloupe.  Felt (VII) at Fort-de-France and (VI) at Le Lamentin, Martinique. Felt (VII) at Cap Estate, Castries and Soufriere; (VI) at Choc and Gros Islet, Saint Lucia.  Also felt (VI) at Bolans, Antigua. Felt (V) on Barbados, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Saint Kitts, Saint Vincent and Trinidad. Felt (IV) at Guaynabo, Humacao, Mayaguez, Rio Grande, San Juan and Trujillo Alto;(III) at Bayamon, Carolina, Catano, Cidra and Juncos, Puerto Rico. Felt (V) on Dominica; (IV) on Anguilla, Bequia, Nevis, Saint Martin, Tobago and Tortola; (III) on Saba, Saint Croix, Saint John, Saint Thomas, Sint Eustatius and at Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica; (II) at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Felt (V) at Georgetown and Linden, Guyana; (IV) at Lelydorp and(III) at Paramaribo, Suriname; (IV) at Kourou, French Guiana. Felt (IV) at Ciudad Bolivar, Ciudad Guayana and Maturin; (III) at Caracas and Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. Felt at Armenia and Bogota, Colombia; at Macouria, Montjoly and Remire, French Guiana; at Overwacht, Suriname. Also felt throughout northern Guyana and Venezuela and as far south as Boa Vista, Brazil.

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

 

11 29  0  0  0 1783  41.000  -74.500   0 5.0   New York State

 

Felt from New Hampshire to Pennsylvania. Three shocks were felt at New York. Two strong shocks in Philadelphia. Moderate felt intensity in Boston and the rest of New England.

 

11 29 20  0  0 1852  32.500 -115.000   0 6.6   SW U.S.A

 

The earthquake was estimated to last for at least two minutes. Intensity estimated at IX to X in the epicentral area near Fort Yuma and San Diego. Ground Fissures occurred near Fort Yuma. Mud volcanoes were observed in Mexico south of Fort Yuma.

 

11 29 23 21  0 1891  48.110 -123.450   0 5.0   Washington state, U.S.

 

Strong shock in the Puget Sound area of Washington. An elevator jammed at Seattle.  Water at Lake Washington was disturbed. Slight damage occurred at Pysht, WA and Port Townsend, WA.  A coincident earthquake was felt at Cape Mendocino, California which was preceded by an earthquake rumbling noise.

 

11 29  1 43  0 1943  48.400 -122.900   0 5.0   Washington state, U.S.

 

Felt in the Puget Sound area over about 9000 sq. miles with maximum intensity VI. At Richardson chimneys cracked. Felt on Vancouver and on Vancouver Island, B.C.

 

11 29 23 46 27 1952  56.300 -153.800   0 6.8   Southern Alaska

 

Felt at Shearwater.

 

11 29 14 37 40 1978  30.177 -113.956  15 5.4   SW U.S.A

 

Occurred several minutes before the Oaxaca M 7.9 on the same day.

 

11 29 10 35 48 2000  63.884 -150.150  23 6.0   Central Alaska

 

Minor damage with intensity V occurred at Anderson and Clear, Alaska. Felt moderately at Healy, Fairbanks, Denali National Park. Also felt at Anchorage, Palmer and Willow.

 

11 29 23 22 36 2012  52.635  172.416  37 5.0   Rat Islands, Aleutians

 

 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

11 28 10 38 45 1942   7.500  -36.000  60 7.1   Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

11 28 17 11 14 1943  54.900  156.800 350 7.6   Kamchatka

 

Limited damage due to intermediate depth of focus.

 

11 28  2 25 42 1985 -14.043  166.240  33 7.2   Vanuatu Islands

11 28  3 49 54 1985 -13.987  166.185  33 7.6   Vanuatu Islands

 

No damage or felt effects reported.

 

11 28 18 32 13 2004  42.990  145.060  39 7.0  HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

 

11 28  1 25  0 1926  47.500 -116.000   0 5.0   Montana/Idaho

 

Felt in Idaho near Rathdrum; at the Hecla Mine and near Wallace. Slight damage reported near Kellogg. Felt to Thompson Falls, Mont.

 

11 28 19 49  0 1929  36.900 -118.190   0 5.5   California/Nevada area

 

Located near Bishop, CA. Maximum intensity was located near Aberdeen and Goodale Creek. Concrete reservoirs cracked and dishes broke. A large landslide was reported near Goodale Creek. Also felt at Stockton, Kernville, CA and at Mina, NV.

 

11 28 14 41 54 1935  46.600 -112.000   0 5.0   Yellowstone/Wyoming

 

Part of a series of earthquakes at Helena, Montana.

 

11 28 13 35 37 1972  65.746 -145.691  36 5.3   Northern Alaska

 

Felt with intensity IV at Cemtral, Chena Hot Springs, Circle, Fairbanks and Fort Yukon.

 

11 28  5 28 46 1974  51.418 -175.189  11 5.2   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity II at Adak.

 

11 28 16 31 59 1974  53.686 -163.703  35 5.2   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

11 28 23  1 25 1974  36.912 -121.497   9 5.2   Central California

 

Felt throughout much of Central California with widespread but minor damage.  Maximum damage occurred at Hollister where much merchandise fell from shelves and windows broke. A gas pipe also broke at Hollister.

 

11 28 17 41  3 1978  52.030 -170.130   3 5.1   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 28  6 37 15 1980  53.404 -163.985  33 5.3   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

11 28 18 21 13 1980  39.257 -120.479   4 5.1   Central California

 

The event occurred in a remote area east of Truckee, NV. Minor damage was reported at Georgetown and Soda Springs. Cracks formed in walls and windows and merchandise broke in stores. Felt from San Francisco to Reno, NV. 

 

11 28 15 31 18 1987  53.782 -164.925  41 5.0   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

11 28  7 37 35 1988  51.742 -176.776  64 5.2   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity IV at Adak.

 

11 28 21 45 56 1998  54.049 -162.763  12 5.1   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity III at False Pass. Also felt at Cold Bay.

 

11 28 12 38 35 2003  51.571  178.776  33 5.1   Rat Islands, Aleutians

11 28 20 25 00 2006  53.587 -163.653   7 5.0   Unimak Island, Alaska

11 28 23 57 03 2007  61.911 -151.127  69 5.0   Southern Alaska

 

(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Anchorage and Palmer; (III) at Chugiak, Eagle River, Soldotna, Talkeetna, Wasilla and Willow;(II) at Elmendorf AFB. Also felt at Ekwok, Fort Richardson, Girdwood, Homer, Moose Pass, Trapper Creek and Valdez.

 

11 28 13 42 18 2008  40.348 -126.978  10 5.9   Off Coast of Northern California

 

(GS). Felt at Littleriver and Redway.

 

11 28 18 58 20 2009  50.705 -172.974  10 5.1   Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

11 28 04 34 44 2016  43.379 -127.007  28 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:

 

 

11 27 16 30  0 1630 -12.200  -77.500  30 8.1   Central Peru

 

Limited damage in the Lima, Peru area. Maximum intensity VII.

 

11 27 16  5  0 1894  41.500  142.500  60 7.1   Hokkaido, Japan

11 27 21 56 50 1945  24.500   63.000  60 8.3   Pakistan

 

Intensity up to X along the Makran coast of Pakistan and in Iran. Up to 4000 killed. This was the last major tsunami generating quake in the Arabian Sea.  The quake was felt in Baluchistan an Las Bela area of Pakistan. Felt strongly at Karachi. Doors and windows rattled and some windows were broken.  a cable between Karachi and Muscat was broken. The Cape Moze lighthouse was damaged as was the 80 foot light house at Manora. Mud volcanoes erupted during the quake, a common occurrence in earthquakes in this area. Four small islands were formed. A large volume of gas erupted from one of the islands causing flames to leap hundreds of meters into the sky. The tsunami had maximum height of 40 feet and caused great damage at Makran ports. The port of Khudi was almost completely destroyed. Los of life and boats were destroyed in Iran and Oman as well as Makran. The towns of Pasni and Ormara were submerged and may people were washed away.

 

11 27  8 42 18 1949 -18.000 -173.000  60 7.2   Tonga Islands

11 27 21 42  0 1976  36.500   71.100 190 7.0   Hindu Kush/Pakistan

 

Felt with maximum intensity V at Khorog, Tadzhik. Felt widely in Tadzhikistan and Uzbeksitan. Also felt in northern Pakistan and northwestern India.

 

11 27 17 10 33 1979  33.962   59.726  10 7.5   So. Iran

 

17 killed, 24 injured and extensive damage in northeastern Iran.  Followed by a smaller aftershock that caused considerable alarm and additional damage. This quake may have been an aftershock of a strong devastating earthquake on Nov. 14 of M 6.5 south of Sashad near Boznabad which killed at least 280 and injured many while destroying many housing units in Boznabad.

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

 

11 27  0  0  0 1852  34.500 -119.000   0 6.3   So. California

 

This shock disturbed an area over 300 sq. miles including San Luis Obispo to the Colorado River and to San Diego. Fissures ran for at least 30 miles in Lockwood Valley and in Ventura County.

 

11 27 16 50  0 1893  45.500  -73.300   0 5.7   New York State

11 27  3 31  0 1922  37.800  -88.500   0 5.0   New Madrid area

 

This earthquake broke several windows near Eldorado, Saline County, Ill.  Chimneys fell. Felt throughout southern Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee.

 

11 27  9 18 38 1928  60.300 -144.000   0 5.0   Central Alaska

 

Some people were awakened.

 

11 27  7 47  6 1964  62.610 -151.450  96 5.0   Central Alaska

 

Dishes and small objects rattled at Anchorage, also felt at Summit.

 

11 27  5  9 25 1967  39.870 -104.880   5 5.2   Colorado area

 

Earthquake at Denver, Colorado, the second largest ever located in this area. Damaged occurred in the suburban area of northeast Denver where plaster cracked and cracks appeared in walls and basement floors. Also felt in Kansas and Wyoming.

 

11 27 12 20 55 1968  52.540 -170.650  58 5.1   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 27 12 55 56 1968  56.626 -157.572  61 5.3   Alaska Peninsula

11 27 10 46 44 1977  51.376 -166.341  33 5.0   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11 27 15  5  7 1977  58.510 -155.339 121 5.0   Alaska Peninsula

 

Felt with intensity IV at Homer, King Salmon and Port Lions. Also felt at Kodiak.

 

11 27 12 27  5 1987  51.624 -173.476  33 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 27  0 36 23 1988  51.450 -130.760   3 5.5   British Colombia

11 27 14  8 21 1988  51.597 -176.779  65 5.1   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity IV at Adak.

 

11 27 16  0 57 1992  34.340 -116.900   2 5.6   So. California

11 27 20 17 24 1996  36.075 -117.650   1 5.3   California/Nevada area

11 27  0 43 48 1998  40.667 -125.384   5 5.6   Off Coast of No. California

11 27 01 35 07 2002  54.680 -160.650   1 5.3   ALASKA PENINSULA

11 27 06 07 04 2003  53.810 -163.260  33 5.4   UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA

11 27 16 56 03 2006  54.051 -164.105  48 5.1   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11 27 22 18 30 2017  60.555 -147.430  16 5.3   Southern Alaska

 

Maximum intensity IV in Valdez, Girdwood, and Willow with intensity II-III reported from as far as 500 km at Fairbanks, Alaska. It was also reported felt in Homer, Talkeetna, Soldotna, Seward, Anchorage, Moos Pass, Indian, Eagle River, Palmer, Cooper Landing, Chugiak, Fort Richardson, Elmendorf AFB, Wasilla, Kenai, Glennallen, Alaska.  No damage or tsunami were reported with this earthquake.

 

 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

11 26  0  0  0 1614  37.500  138.000   0 7.7   No. Honshu, Japan

 

Numerous deaths in Takada area by quake and a generated tsunami. Damage at Kii, Suruga, Nara, Kyoto, Iyo. Hot springs stopped at Dogo.

 

11 26  4 39  0 1910 -14.000  167.000  60 8.0   Vanuatu Islands

11 26  4 24 53 1932  42.417  142.467  20 7.0   Hokkaido, Japan

11 26 14 28  0 1942  44.767  150.050 150 7.2   Hokkaido, Japan

11 26 22 20  0 1942  40.500   34.000   0 7.6   No. Turkey/Black Sea

 

Extreme damage at Havza and Ladik, Turkey. Up to 4000 killed.

 

11 26 21 25 22 1943  -2.500  100.000 130 7.1   So. of Sumatera

11 26 22 20 32 1943  41.400   33.800  60 7.3   No. Turkey/Black Sea

 

Extreme damage at Havza and Ladik, Turkey. Up to 4020 killed. Maximum intensity IX.

 

11 26  5 36 37 1948  -5.000  145.000  70 7.0   New Ireland

11 26 13 21 16 1999 -16.423  168.214  33 7.5   Vanuatu Islands

 

At least five were killed and forty injured by collapsing buildings and landslides on the Island of Pentecost. Extensive road damage and downed telephone lines. Five killed at Mortelli Bay by an earthquake-generated tsunami. Also damage and landslides at Ambrym, Epi and Paama. Strongly felt throughout Vanuatu.

 

11 26 02 25 03 2004  -3.580  135.300  10 7.2  PAPUA, INDONESIA

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

11 26  8 35  0 1858  37.500 -121.900   0 6.3   Central California

 

Severe at San Jose. All brick, adobe and concrete buildings were damaged. At San Francisco damage occurred to buildings on alluvial soils.

 

11 26 17 36  0 1955  31.600 -116.100  16 5.4   So. California

11 26 11 36  0 1957  51.500 -176.000   0 6.3   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 26 16 36 51 1964  58.700 -152.000  33 5.4   Southern Alaska

11 26  1 26 34 1965  51.800 -174.400  44 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 26 22  9  0 1967  40.000 -104.700   0 5.0   Wyoming/Dakotas

 

Earthquake at Denver, Colorado, the second largest ever located in this area. Damaged occurred in the suburban area of northeast Denver where plaster cracked and cracks appeared in walls and basement floors. Also felt in Kansas and Wyoming.

 

11 26  3 11 43 1970  43.776 -127.449  14 6.0   North Pacific Ocean

11 26 11 19 25 1976  41.289 -125.709  15 6.8   Off Coast of No. California

 

Felt off the coast of Eureka over about 6500 sq km. with maximum intensity V.

 

11 26  7 44  2 1978  27.989 -111.511  15 5.4   Gulf of California

11 26 15 51 50 1983  56.448 -154.891  41 5.2   Southern Alaska

 

Felt with intensity IV at Larsen Bay.

 

11 26 16 21 47 1984  37.448 -118.653   0 5.6   California/Nevada area

 

One injured in the region of Owens Valley by a rock and snow slide in Pine Canyon southwest of Bishop. Objects fell, pictures swung at Bishop. Felt throughout much of the California-Nevada border.

 

11 26 19  1  0 1989  25.916 -110.051  10 5.3   Gulf of California

11 26 21 18 28 1990  62.120 -149.610  59 5.0   Central Alaska

 

Felt with intensity IV at Anchorage, Chickaloon, Palmer and Talkeetna. Also felt at Chugiak and Sutton.

 

11 26 10 41 34 1991  51.820 -176.180  57 6.2   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity V at Adak.

 

11 26 15 38 55 1997  29.700 -113.881  10 5.4   Gulf of California

11 26 19 15  2 1998  51.277 -177.955   0 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 26 19 49 54 1998  60.624 -122.406  23 5.0   Northern California         

 

Felt with minor damage at Redding. Also felt at Fort Jones, Red Bluff, Shasta, Weed and Yreka.

 

11 26 00 48 14 2002  51.630 -173.590  20 5.9   ANDREANOF ISL, ALEUTIAN IS.

11 26 10 34 10 2003  51.150  177.237  33 5.0   Rat Islands, Aleutians

11 26 08 11 23 2013  51.413 -174.515  20 5.2   Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

 

 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

11 25 19  3 47 1930  35.083  139.050   5 7.3   No. Honshu, Japan

 

Extreme damage at Ido. 259 killed. Earthquake occurred near Ito and Awami on the west shore of Sagami Bay. Over 7000 buildings were damaged. Swarm earthquakes accompanied the event and luminous phenomena were also reported. The Tanna tunnel was under construction when the earthquake hit. The fault crosses the tunnel but little damage occurred to the tunnel although 55% of the homes in a nearby village were destroyed. Luminous phenomena was observed over an area of about 7300 sq. miles. The phenomena started several hours before the earthquake. Some of the lights looked like rays from the sun, some like searchlights, others like fire balls. The color ranged from red to yellow to blue. Some were brilliant.

 

11 25 18  3 55 1941  37.042  -19.002   0 8.2   Morocco/Spain

 

Maximum intensity IX in the epicentral region.

 

11 25 17 48 50 1953  34.100  141.000   0 8.2   Off East Coast Honshu

 

Strong earthquake with a large number of aftershocks called the "Boso-Oki" earthquake.  The event caused damage to roads on the islands of O-shima, Hachijo-jima and Miyaki-jima.  At Tokyo residents rushed into the streets. A tsunami was generated which wash away several fishing boats. Maximum tsunami height 1.1 meters.

 

 

11 25  8 35 41 1988 -47.770   99.570   8 7.7   So. Indian Ocean

11 25 12 14 34 1997   1.241  122.536  24 7.1   Celebes Sea

 

At least 90 buildings were damaged with intensity VI at Gorontalo. Also felt at Manado.

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

 

11 25  8 18  0 1934  32.083 -116.667   0 5.0   So. California

 

Felt with intensity IV at El Centro, Jamul and San Diego.

 

11 25 11 16 35 1954  40.267 -125.633  10 6.7   Off Coast of No. California

 

Off Cape Mendocino in northern California. Felt in Humboldt and Mendocino Counties with intensity VI. Felt all along the coast as far north as Junction City, Oregon.

 

11 25 20 32 25 1957  44.500 -129.500   0 5.0   Off Coast of Oregon

11 25 12 28  3 1965  51.800 -174.300  40 5.4   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 25 10 59  6 1971  56.374 -160.661 137 5.3   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

11 25 23 40 12 1971  48.777 -129.377  33 5.1   Vancouver Island area

11 25 23 46  4 1988  48.117  -71.183  28 6.5   Southern Quebec

 

Damage occurred with intensity VII at Quebec City. Landslides occurred in the La Tuque region. Felt from Canada, Ontario, Nova Scotia and western Labrador. Felt in New England with intensity V in Maine, Vermont, New York and New Hampshire. Also felt as far south as Washington, D.C. and as far west as Wisconsin.

 

11 25 16 52 47 1992  52.185 -177.079  33 5.1   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 25 23 25 54 1992  52.590 -179.100  33 5.2   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 25 22 28 12 1997  64.220 -132.920   0 5.1   Yukon Territory, Canada

 

Felt at Mayo.

 

11 25 12 10 21 2006  53.588 -163.748  13 5.5   Fox Islands, Aleutians

 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

11 24 18 30  0 1604 -17.880  -70.940  30 9.4   So. Peru/Bolivia

 

An earthquake affected an area of more than 1600 km along the coast of Peru.  Avalanches, landslides, depressions, subsidence and ground cracks were observed.  The city of Arequipa was almost entirely destroyed. Collapsing buildings darkened the sky for hours and people almost suffocated. Small rivers disappeared as their source dried up. Canals collapsed. Estimated cost more than a million gold pesos.  A tsunami was generated which inundated the coastline over a distance of 1300 km. At Alacran warehouses, stores and a church as well as  most houses were destroyed by the tsunami. Much damage was caused along the coast by the tsunami.

 

11 24 18 43  0 1899  31.900  132.000  60 7.1   Kyushu, Japan area

11 24 18 55  0 1899  32.000  131.000  60 7.8   Kyushu, Japan area

11 24  7 59  0 1900  43.500  148.000  60 7.0   Hokkaido, Japan

11 24 11 53 30 1914  22.000  143.000 110 8.7   Volcano Islands

11 24 21 46 23 1941 -28.000 -177.500  80 7.3   No. Kermadec Islands

11 24  4 49  3 1944 -19.000  169.000 170 7.5   Vanuatu Islands

11 24 18 50 18 1951  23.000  122.500  60 7.3   Taiwan

 

Taitung earthquake. 17 killed, 326 injured and 1016 homes destroyed with nearly 600 others damaged. Landslides were common. Ground cracks were observed.

 

11 24  6 52 41 1960 -24.400 -176.100  23 7.2   Tonga Islands

11 24 19 35 29 1971  52.897  159.187 106 7.5   Kamchatka

 

No damage reported from Kanchatka but felt with intensity VIII-IX in the region of eastern Kamchatka. The shock generated a tsunami that was observed in the Aleutian Islands with maximum height 0.2 meters.

 

11 24 12 22 19 1976  39.100   44.000  36 7.3   Turkey

 

Estimated 5000 deaths. Many injured. Extensive damage in eastern Turkey.  Also felt with intensity V-VI at Yerevan, Leninakan, Goris and Nakhichevan.

 

11 24  5 30 34 1983  -7.481  128.168 179 7.1    Banda Sea

 

Felt on Alor, Flores, Sumba and Timor. Also felt in Australia from Darwin to Perth.

 

11 24 22 45 38 2015 -10.548  -70.904 600 7.6   Central Peru

11 24 22 50 53 2015 -10.048  -71.023 611 7.6   Central Peru

 

NEIC reported these earthquakes were felt in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.  The strongest shaking was reported from Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru. Intensity IV was also felt in Pucallpa, Arequipa, Peru; in Girardot, Colombia, and in El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia.  Lesser shaking of intensity II-III was felt in Ecuador at Cuenca, Azuay, Loja, Yantzaza and Quito; in Bolivia at Cochabamba, El Alto, La Paz; in Brazil at Rio Branco, Manaus, Candeias do Jamri and Port Velho; in Arica, Tarapaca, Chile; in Colombia at Itagui, Bogota, Funza, La Calera, Armenia, Calarca, Pereira, Cali, and in Peru at Chachapoyas, Lima, Calca, Cusco, Urubamba, Huanuco, Huancayo, San Luis, and Juanjui, Peru.  The second event, also of M 7.6, was also reported felt with intensity IV in Pucallpa, Peru and II-III in San Luis, Huanuco, Mollendo, Peru; in Calarca and Envigado, Colombia and in Chacao, Miranda, Venezuela.  CSN reported this earthquake of M 7.0 was felt with intensity IV in  Arica, Codpa, Pocon Chile, Camina, III Alto Hospocio, Huara, Iquique; II Putre, Chile. Felt in Arica, Parinacota and Tarapaca, Chile.  CSN reported the earthquake of M 7.3 was felt with intensity IV in  Arica, Cuya, III Codpa, Pocon Chile, Camina, Quillagua; II Alto Hospicio, Iquique, Chile. Felt in Arica, Parinacota, Antofagasta and Tarapaca, Chile. 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

 

11 24  8 22 39 1965  63.200 -150.900 129 5.0   Central Alaska

 

Railroad workers at Curry reported a heavy jolt.

 

11 24 14 37 11 1965  51.600 -174.200  33 5.1   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 24 21 14 14 1969  60.563  -58.757  33 5.0   Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada

11 24 22 51 50 1969  56.140 -153.660  28 6.0   Southern Alaska

 

Reported felt with intensity IV at Sitkinak Island.

 

11 24 16 22 47 1972  36.040 -114.813   5 5.3   Nevada area

11 24 21 50 55 1976  32.976  -61.507  33 5.1   Off East Coast U.S.

11 24  6 51 45 1983  56.442 -152.339  33 5.3   Southern Alaska

 

Felt with intensity III at Old Harbor and Akhiok. Also felt at Karluk.

 

11 24  6 56 50 1983  56.581 -152.283  42 5.0   Southern Alaska

 

Felt with intensity III at Old Harbor and Akhiok. Also felt at Karluk.

 

11 24  7  2 33 1983  56.462 -152.539  33 5.0   Southern Alaska

11 24  7  4 48 1983  56.541 -152.260  33 5.0   Southern Alaska

11 24  1 54 17 1987  33.232 -115.652   5 6.3   So. California

 

The Superstition Hills earthquake. Two were killed in an automobile accident caused by the earthquake. Damage at Calipatria, El Centro and Westmorland. Felt throughout southern California and northern Baja, California.  Also felt in southern Nevada and at Yuma, Arizona.

 

11 24 13 15 56 1987  33.013 -115.838   2 6.1   So. California

 

At least 94 were injured and up to $4 million damage in Imperial County, California. Damage and injuries also in Mexicali, Mexico with at least 3000 homeless. Maximum intensity VIII at El Centro and Westmorland. Felt throughout southern California, Nevada and western Arizona and in northern Baja, Mexico at Tijuana and Ensenada. Surface faulting was observed with 65 cm displacement and 2 cem vertical displacement on the Superstition Hills fault.

 

11 24 18 37 58 1987  56.560 -153.080  40 5.1   Southern Alaska

11 24 12 49  4 1989  51.150 -178.810  50 5.2   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt at Adak.

 

11 24  0 53 42 1992  51.000 -179.000   0 5.6   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt at Amchitaka and Adak.

 

11 24  5 37  0 1992  51.300 -175.810  33 5.1   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 24 21 49 31 1995  51.367 -179.063  33 5.6   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt at Adak with intensity III.

 

11 24 23 54  4 1996  51.699 -176.247  48 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt at Adak with intensity III and at Atka Village.

 

11 24  1  9 30 1997  51.952 -169.872  33 5.3   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11 24 09 05 45 2003  51.205  177.032  33 5.3   Rat Islands, Aleutians

 

 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

11 23 18 30  0 1604 -18.600  -70.200   0 8.5   So. Peru/Bolivia

 

An earthquake affected an area of more than 1600 km along the coast of Peru.  Avalanches, landslides, depressions, subsidence and ground cracks were observed.  The city of Arequipa was almost entirely destroyed. Collapsing buildings darkened the sky for hours and people almost suffocated. Small rivers disappeared as their source dried up. Canals collapsed. Estimated cost more than a million gold pesos.  A tsunami was generated which inundated the coastline over a distance of 1300 km. At Alacran warehouses, stores and a church as well as  most houses were destroyed by the tsunami. Much damage was caused along the coast by the tsunami.

 

11 23  5  0  0 1873  42.000 -124.200   0 7.0   Oregon state, U.S.

11 23  9 49  0 1899  53.000  159.000  60 7.9   Kamchatka

 

Followed on Nov. 24 by an M 7.3 in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan.

 

11 23 22 57 55 1918  -7.000  129.000 190 7.2    Banda Sea

11 23  6 29 30 1955  51.000  157.300  70 7.1   Kamchatka

11 23  8 35 50 1967  14.500   52.100   3 7.0   Gulf of Aden

11 23  9 26 23 1977 -31.041  -67.764   4 7.4   Central Chile

 

One of the strongest outpourings of seismicity in this region of Chile/Argentina in modern times. 70 were killed and 300 injured while 40,000 were left homeless.  Damage mostly in western Argentina in San Jaun Province including 75-80% of buildings at Caucete. Liquefaction occurred up to 200 km from the epicenter.  Rockslides were common and water towers and buildings cracked at Bragado and Cordoiba. Damage also at Buenos Aires. Felt in Sao Paula, Brazil and Lima, Peru.

 

11 23 18 34 54 1980  40.914   15.366  10 7.2   Italy

 

Nearly 5,000 people killed or missing. 8000 injured and 250,000 left homeless.  Extensive damage.

 

11 23  4 46  6 1984 -14.312  171.284  33 7.1   Fiji Islands

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

11 23  1 27  0 1755  41.500  -67.000   0 5.0   E. of Maine

11 23  5  5  0 1873  42.800 -124.500   0 6.3   Oregon state, U.S.

11 23 21 15  0 1940  38.200  -90.100   0 5.0   New Madrid area

 

Felt throughout Illinois and neighboring States. Felt in Tiptonville and New Madrid, Missouri and at Memphis Tennessee with maximum intensity VI.

 

11 23  9 46  0 1947  44.800 -112.000   0 6.3   Yellowstone/Wyoming

 

Felt with maximum intensity in Madison County at Alder, Cameron, Ennis, Laurin and Virginia City, Montana. Most structures suffered considerable damage. Creeks muddied and mud springs opened up. Felt from Montana, Wyoming to Idaho and Washington States.

 

11 23  0 58 45 1957  52.960 -167.580  68 6.2   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11 23  7 50 50 1963  30.200 -113.900   0 5.8   SW U.S.A

11 23  8 32 31 1963  29.900 -114.000  14 5.3   Gulf of California

11 23 16 36 51 1964  58.700 -152.000  33 5.4   Southern Alaska

11 23  2 17 50 1965  51.410 -179.670  45 5.5   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt at Adak.

 

11 23 16 55 22 1977  52.170 -171.520  66 5.5   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 23 18  8 25 1984  37.463 -118.614   6 6.1   California/Nevada area

 

Rockslides and landslides occurred near Mammoth Lakes, California. Items were knocked from shelves. Felt with maximum intensity V along the California-Nevada border. Also felt in central California and as far as San Francisco, Santa Barbara and Las Vegas, NV.

 

11 23 19 12 35 1984  37.432 -118.611  14 5.5   California/Nevada area

11 23  7 18 20 1987  61.600 -141.560   3 5.8   Central Alaska

 

Felt with intensity IV in southeastern Alaska in the Sitka and Juneau areas.

 

11 23  6 58  8 1997  52.068 -169.864  22 5.1   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11 23  7 11 15 1997  51.379 -179.323  33 5.2   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

11 23 03 15 32 2004  51.166  179.308  45 5.2   Rat Islands, Aleutians

11 23 19 20 10 2006  19.890 -155.967  37 5.2   Hawaii

 

(HVO). Felt (V) at Hawi, Holualoa, Honoka`a, Kailua Kona, Kapaau, Kamuela, Kealakekua, `O`okala, Pa`auilo, Papa`aloa and Waikoloa; (IV) at Captain Cook, Hakalau, Honaunau, Honomu, Laupahoehoe, Ninole and Pahala;(III) at Hilo. Felt (IV) at Haiku and (III) at Hana, Kahului, Kihei, Kula, Lahaina, Makawao, Paia and Wailuku, Maui. Felt (III) on Lana`i and at Kaunakakai, Moloka`i. Also felt (III) at Honolulu and in much of southern O`ahu.

 

11 23 23 02 41 2011  50.450 -130.130  10 5.0   Vancouver Islands, Canada

11 23 11 01 25 2014  43.798 -128.408  10 5.4   Off Coast of Oregon

11 23 07 13 05 2016  52.576 -174.720 152 5.3   Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

11 23 16 08 43 2016  51.704 -179.949  94 5.1   Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

11 23 22 15 38 2016  54.518 -160.756  33 5.1   Unimak Island, Alaska

 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

11 22  0  0  0 1683  38.700  112.700   0 7.0   So. China

 

Felt over the entire region of the Yellow River. Damage in Honan, Yushih in Kaifeng Fu, Kuang-chang in Yichou and Tungkuang in Hochien Fu.

 

11 22  0  0  0 1687  -1.300  -78.600   0 7.3   Ecuador

 

This earthquake was preceded by a strong, damaging earthquake on the border between Iran and Turkey earlier in the day.

 

11 22  0  0  0 1837  20.000 -105.000   0 7.7   Jalisco, Mexico

 

Felt at Guadalajara, Mexico. Probably originated at Cebu Rujo, a volcano west of Guadalajara.

 

11 22 23  5 24 1911 -15.000  169.000 200 7.2   Vanuatu Islands

11 22  8 14 18 1914 -39.000  176.000 100 7.0   North Island, N.Z.

 

Strongly felt at Gisborne where it was described as the strongest on record.  Chimneys and windows were broken. The greatest intensity occurred at Te Karaka.  Roads and bridges cracked. Felt as far as Christchurch and Dunedin on South Island.  Items fell from shelves at Wellington, N.Z.

 

11 22  0 51 49 1949 -28.500 -178.500 180 7.3   No. Kermadec Islands

11 22 23  9 37 1969  57.760  163.541  33 7.3   Komandorsky Isl

 

A tsunami was generated which reached maximum amplitude up to 52 cm at Shemya.  The tsunami was also reported at Adak and Attu, Alaska.

 

 

11 22  4 15 12 1995  28.826   34.799  10 7.3   Red Sea

 

This was one of the strongest events in this region of Egypt. At least 8 people were killed and 30 injured in northeastern Egypt. Damage occurred as far as Cairo. One person was also killed in Al Bad, Saudi Arabia where some damage also occurred. Damage included power outage and liquefaction at Elat, Israel. Felt as far as Cyprus. A tsunami was generated, one of the few recorded in this area.

 

11 22 20 26 24 2004 -46.570  164.840  10 7.1  OFF W. COAST OF S. 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.

 

 

11 22 21  0  0 1873  42.000 -124.000   0 5.6   Oregon state, U.S.

11 22  6  5  0 1910  38.000 -118.000   0 5.7   California/Nevada area

 

Located at Tonopah Junction, this event broke windows. A watchman's car was thrown from the track.

 

11 22  3 58  0 1935  46.600 -112.000   0 5.0   Yellowstone/Wyoming

 

A strong aftershock at Helena, Montana. Bumping and swaying felt like a lurch.  Few left their houses. A loud rumbling sound was heard. Slight damage occurred to buildings.  Felt at Bozeman, Butte, Great Falls and Virginia City, Montana.

 

11 22 10 16 28 1950  51.500 -176.500  60 6.8   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 22  7 46 37 1952  35.730 -121.200   0 6.0   Off So. California

 

The Bryson earthquake. This event was felt over an area of about 20,000 sq.  miles with damage to chimneys and dishes reported widely. A school at Bryson was a shambles from broken objects. Cracks were seen in ground and buildings. Felt with maximum intensity VII at Bradley and Bryson.  Books and pictures fell. Felt widely throughout southern California.

 

11 22 14  0 29 1965  51.940 -176.080  63 5.5   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt on Adak.

 

11 22 20 25 31 1965  51.320 -179.670  41 5.8   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt on Adak.

 

11 22 20 39 53 1965  51.470 -179.620  40 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 22  2 45 28 1967  63.600 -147.000  10 5.3   Central Alaska

11 22  8 50  9 1975  51.681 -173.433  56 5.3   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 22 21 15 54 1977  39.384 -123.372  14 5.2   Central California

 

Maximum intensity VII at Willits. The event was felt over an area of 15,000 sq. km. At Willits two buildings were structurally damaged with many chimneys fallen and windows and walls cracked. Interior walls collapsed in some buildings. Some water pipes broke. Felt all along the northern coast of California.

 

11 22 11 37 57 1981  43.597 -127.339  10 5.3   Off Coast of Oregon

11 22 16 10 18 1988  51.100 -168.100   0 5.4   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11 22  5 13 45 1990  51.740 -175.340  62 5.5   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt at Adak.

 

11 22 15 09 26 2005  53.980 -164.140  46 5.7   UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA

11 22 10 38 56 2007  51.172 -179.796  46 5.6   Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

11 21 15  0  0 1360  33.040  136.020   0 7.8   Central/So. Honshu Japan

 

Damage and numerous deaths were associated with this and a second event on Nov. 22. A tsunami was generated by the second earthquake which reached shore on Nov. 23 at Nankaido, Kii from Settsu to Owase.

 

11 21  7  3  0 1902  22.500  121.500  10 7.0   Taiwan

11 21 20  3 35 1907   5.900   95.300  60 7.4   Nicobar Islands

11 21  7 36  0 1909  24.400  121.800   0 7.3   Taiwan

 

Hwalien earthquake. Four people were injured; 14 homes destroyed and 25 partially destroyed and 14 others damaged.

 

11 21  0 13 42 1915  32.000 -115.000   0 7.1   SW U.S.A

 

This earthquake occurred in the Volcano Lake region south of the Mexican boundary. Highest intensity in Imperial Valley occurred at Calexico. At Volcano Lake levees and damp ground cracked.

 

11 21  6 25 24 1916  18.000 -100.000   0 7.0   Oaxaca, Mexico

11 21 23 12 25 1927 -44.500  -73.000  60 7.1   So. Chile

11 21 11  1 46 1939  36.300   70.600 220 7.1   Hindu Kush/Pakistan

 

Moderate damage in Afghanistan.

 

11 21  2  5 35 1969   2.065   94.640  20 7.7   Nicobar Islands

 

Violent earthquake felt in Nicobar Islands and probably in Sumatra.

 

11 21  5 57 12 1971 -11.817  166.532 115 7.1   Vanuatu Islands

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

11 21 23 23  0 1910  38.000 -118.000   0 6.3   California/Nevada area

 

Located at Tonopah Junction, this event broke windows. A watchman's car was thrown from the track.

 

11 21  0 13 42 1915  32.000 -115.000   0 7.1   SW U.S.A

 

This earthquake occurred in the Volcano Lake region south of the Mexican boundary. Highest intensity in Imperial Valley occurred at Calexico. At Volcano Lake levees and damp ground cracked.

 

11 21 15 13 50 1927  57.690 -136.070   0 5.0   Southeast Alaska

 

At Sitka people woke and pictures moved. Also felt at Juneau.

 

11 21 20 25 33 1955  39.420 -118.080   0 5.5   California/Nevada area

 

North of Bena this event was felt principally in Kern County. Maximum intensity V was felt at Arvin and Tehachapi.

 

11 21  0 14 12 1969  56.327 -153.404  33 5.1   Southern Alaska

11 21  0 29 50 1969  56.373 -153.598  12 5.2   Southern Alaska

 

Felt with intensity IV at Sitkinak Island.

 

11 21  2 32 49 1969  56.508 -153.090  37 5.1   Southern Alaska

11 21  2 50  3 1977  29.269 -112.970  33 5.6   Gulf of California

11 21 13 34 34 1977  59.287 -152.456  89 5.3   Southern Alaska

11 21 14 56 14 1980  51.776 -176.159  58 5.7   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt at Adak Island with intensity V. Plaster cracked and small objects moved. Hanging objects swung. Felt my many.

 

11 21 23 33  2 1986  40.364 -124.433  17 5.6   Off Coast of No. California

 

Felt over an area of about 12,000 sq. km. Two people were injured. Maximum damaged with intensity VII at Petrolia. A 64-year-old man was injured when a pile of wood fell on him. A water well ceased to pump water. Chimneys cracked and small appliances were knocked over. Glassware and dishes and windows broke and cracked. Widely felt.  Also felt at Carlotta, Ferndale, Fortuna, Honeydew, Hydesville, Rio Dell and Scotia with similar but reduced effects.

 

11 21  1 48 26 1990  51.650 -171.331  33 5.9   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt on Adak.

 

11 21  8 21 42 1992  52.710 -169.180  23 5.3   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11 21  8 57 10 1992  52.300 -168.689  33 5.0   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11 21 20 40  4 2000  51.753 -176.009  47 5.1   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity IV at Adak and Atka.

 

11 21 18 21 43 2018  59.973 -153.308 145 5.7   Southern Alaska

 

Felt with maximum intensity IV in Anchor Point, Alaska and II-III in Alaska at Ninilchik, Clam Gulch, Kasilof, Homer, Soldotna, Levelock, Sterling, Kenai, Cooper Landing, Anchorage, Seward, Elmendorf, Willow, Fort Richardson, Girdwood, Wasilla, Eagle River, Kodiak, Chugiak, Talkeetna, Palmer, Valdez, and possibly Fairbanks, Alaska.

 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

11 20  2 30  0 1822 -33.050  -71.630   0 8.5   Central Chile

 

Severe damage at Valparaiso, Chile. More than 200 casualties were reported with up to 72 killed at Valparaiso, Quillota, Santiago, Concon and Aconcagua.  Maximum intensity XI. Followed by a large number of aftershocks. Most buildings were destroyed at Vina del Mar, Con-con, Casablanca, Limache, Quillota, La Ligua and Santiago. A moderate tsunami was generated with maximum height 12 feet.  Ground fissures were observed near the mouth of the Aconcagua River. Ground water was expelled through cracks. Ships at anchor were damaged and naval cannon were dislodged. Earthquake lights were observed and the quake was accompanied by a rumbling sound.  The earthquake was followed by fires in Casablanca, Vina del Mar and Quillota most houses were destroyed.  In Valparaiso most public buildings and up to 700 homes were destroyed.  All bell towers and turrets collapsed. At Almendral most adobe and brick buildings collapsed. No damage was reported from the tsunami.

 

11 20 14 11 43 1919 -13.000  167.000 210 7.0   Vanuatu Islands

11 20 20 35  7 1928 -22.500  -70.500  60 7.1   Coast No. Chile

11 20 23 21 32 1933  73.000  -70.750   0 7.3   Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada

11 20  4 14 47 1974 -15.023  167.139  33 7.0   Vanuatu Islands

 

Felt with intensity VII at Luganville. Als felt at Lamap and Port Vila.

 

11 20  8 14 59 1984   5.150  125.150  55 7.1   Mindanao, Philippines

 

Slight damage at Davao with maximum intensity IV. Also felt at Cayayan de Oro, General Santos and Hiunaturan and Zamboango.

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

 

11 20 23 21 32 1933  73.000  -70.750   0 7.3   Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada

11 20  7  9 47 1949  28.000 -112.000   0 6.8   Gulf of California

11 20 12 40 27 1957  53.790 -164.710   0 6.4   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

11 20  9 29 59 1966  51.390 -176.520  54 5.3   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt on Adak.

 

11 20 23 46 12 1969  56.580 -153.290  30 5.6   Southern Alaska

 

Felt with intensity IV on Sitkinak Island.

 

11 20  4 33  4 1970  51.340 -179.940  53 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt on Adak Island.

 

11 20 13 59  4 1971  40.346 -124.518  15 5.0   Off Coast of No. California

 

Felt off the coast of Northern California off Cape Mendocino. Objects fell from shelves at Ferndale and Eureka. Felt with maximum intensityV.  No damage reported.

 

11 20 21 24 42 1971  48.786 -129.460  28 5.5   Vancouver Island area

11 20  0  9 12 1974  53.574 -165.143  27 5.0   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11 20  8 29 37 1983  55.080 -157.665  31 5.1   Alaska Peninsula

11 20 22  3 12 1985  51.433 -174.560  53 5.1   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 20  5 39 29 1988  33.510 -118.070   6 5.0   So. California

 

Felt with intensity V south of Los Angeles over an area of 22,000 sq. km.

 

11 20 13 39 18 1990  63.115 -149.739 105 5.2   Central Alaska

11 20  1 14 28 1993  54.358 -164.188  33 5.0   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

11 20 11 54  2 1993  54.306 -164.190  33 5.2   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity IV at Cold Bay, False Pass and King Cove. Also felt at Akutan.

 

11 20 19 24 50 1993  60.020 -153.040 119 6.2   Central Alaska

 

Felt with intensity V at Chugiak, Homer and Kenai.

 

11 20  0 54 14 1994  51.253 -179.082  33 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 20 20  4 16 1996  53.124 -170.214 102 5.1   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 20 12 53 06 2005  54.120 -164.170  52 6.2   UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA

11 20 10 14 00 2010  51.567 -176.883  41 5.2   Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

11 19 15  0  0 1822 -33.500  -71.800   0 8.0   Central Chile

 

Severe damage at Valparaiso, Chile. More than 200 casualties were reported with up to 72 killed at Valparaiso, Quillota, Santiago, Concon and Aconcagua.  Maximum intensity XI. Followed by a large number of aftershocks. Most buildings were destroyed at Vina del Mar, Con-con, Casablanca, Limache, Quillota, La Ligua and Santiago. A moderate tsunami was generated with maximum height 12 feet.  Ground fissures were observed near the mouth of the Aconcagua River. Ground water was expelled through cracks. Ships at anchor were damaged and naval cannon were dislodged. Earthquake lights were observed and the quake was accompanied by a rumbling sound.  The earthquake was followed by fires in Casablanca, Vina del Mar and Quillota most houses were destroyed.  In Valparaiso most public buildings and up to 700 homes were destroyed.  All bell towers and turrets collapsed. At Almendral most adobe and brick buildings collapsed. No damage was reported from the tsunami.

 

11 19  7 18 18 1906 -22.000  109.000  60 7.8   So. Indian Ocean

11 19 13 18  0 1912  19.900  -99.800   0 7.8   Oaxaca, Mexico

11 19 13 55  7 1912  19.930  -99.830   0 7.0   Oaxaca, Mexico

 

Severe damage at Acambay and Tixmadeje, Mexico.

 

11 19 21 10 20 1936  13.500  -90.800   0 7.0   Guatemala

 

400 killed at San Vicente, El Salvador.

 

11 19 15  1 40 1940  39.000  141.700  50 7.1   Off East Coast Honshu

11 19  1  4 24 1948  10.000  -83.500  80 7.0   Costa Rica

 

Felt with intensity V at Turrilba. Strongest in Cartago since 1910.

 

11 19 11  8 47 1959  -5.910  146.420 115 7.0   New Ireland

 

Felt with intensity VI-VII in eastern New Guinea and Papua with damage occurring at Madang and Lae.

 

11 19 22 28 50 1991   4.680  -77.400  10 7.2   Colombia

 

Two people were killed and 28 houses destroyed in Choco Department.  Damage at intensity VI occurred to buildings in Buenaventura and Cali. Felt in western Colombia and in Ecuador.

 

11 19 10 44 46 1996  35.345   78.133  46 7.1   Northern India

 

Felt at Hotan, Shule, Wushi and Yecheng, China.

 

11 19 13 56 48 1999  -6.299  148.725  35 7.0   New Ireland

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

 

11 19  2 25  0 1910  38.000 -118.000   0 5.7   California/Nevada area

 

Details are not available. A second shock occurred on Nov. 21 near Tonopah Junction, NV. Windows were broken, watchman's car was thrown from a railroad crack.

 

11 19  3 32  0 1927  35.000 -120.500   0 5.0   Off So. California

 

At Santa Maria windows cracked and chimneys collapsed.

 

11 19  0 50  0 1937  42.100 -113.900   0 5.4   Montana/Idaho

 

Earthquake near Wells, NV. Hanging objects swung at Carlin, NV. Also felt at Elko, Ely and Montello, NV.  Felt at Lucin and Salt Lake City, Utah.

 

11 19 18 34 30 1940  40.000 -125.000   0 5.5   Off Coast of No. California

 

Felt with maximum intensity VI at Humboldt, Mendocino and Trinity Counties.  Felt over about 8000 sq. miles. Goods were knocked from shelves, clocks stopped, chimneys and plaster cracked.

 

11 19 15  2 16 1958  60.500 -150.900  46 5.9   Central Alaska

 

Felt with intensity V at Venta. Many were awakened. Bottles were moved on shelves. Objects swayed. Felt at Girdwood, Homer, Kasilof and Seward.

 

11 19  4 34 57 1959  51.500 -175.500   0 5.1   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 19 23 53 49 1959  42.500 -126.500   0 5.1   Off Coast of Oregon

11 19  4 10 39 1984  50.800 -179.100  33 5.6   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity II at Adak.

 

11 19 12  6 37 1984  51.774 -175.287  54 5.6   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity II at Adak and Atka.

 

11 19 20  0 52 1988  41.975 -111.340   5 5.0   Yellowstone/Wyoming

11 19  1 43 24 1993  54.287 -164.164  30 6.5   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

 

Slight damage at intensity VI occurred at False Pass. Items fell and a television was knocked to the floor. Felt with maximum intensity V at Akutan and King Cove. Also felt at Cold Bay and Sand Point.

 

11 19  3 22 30 1993  54.290 -164.264  33 5.2   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity V at False Pass. Felt at Cold Bay, King Cove, Perryville and Sand Point.

 

11 19  3 58 52 1993  54.190 -163.930  34 5.1   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity V at False Pass. Felt at Cold Bay, King Cove, Perryville and Sand Point.

 

11 19 12 40 04 2005  48.770 -128.650  10 5.3  VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION

11 19 20 32 48 2007  43.542 -127.414  10 5.7  Off Coast of Oregon

11 19 18 06 24 2011  53.134 -174.135 214 5.6  Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

11 18  0  0  0 1742  50.500  157.000  40 7.5   Kamchatka

 

A moderate tsunami was generated which was observed in the Kuril Islands at Paramushir and Shumshu.

 

11 18  9 12  0 1755  41.500  -67.000   0 7.0   E. of Maine

 

The Cape Ann, Massachusetts earthquake, the largest ever recorded in the Northeastern U.S. caused damage in Boston where the shaking was strongest. At least 1600 chimneys were collapsed as well as brick walls on buildings. This may have been triggered by the strong Lisbon earthquake two weeks earlier on Nov. 1, 1755. It was felt from Lake George, New York to Chesapeake Bay, Maryland (about 300,000 sq. miles). A loud earthquake noise accompanied the event. Waves like the rolling of the sea were seen in the earth in the area of Boston. Small ground cracks opened up  at Pembroke and Scituate, MA. Fish were killed in many harbors.

 

11 18 18 45  0 1867  18.000  -65.500  33 7.5   Puerto Rico

 

This event was felt from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to Guadeloupe Island, Leeward Islands with maximum intensity XIII. Damage was reported throughout the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. A strong tsunami was generated. In southeaster Puerto Rico the sea withdrew 150 years and advanced up to 150 yards over the land surface.  The tsunami was also observed at Fajardo where a church was left in ruins from the earthquake. Churches and homes were also destroyed in San Juan and Guayama.  Damage also was observed at Ponce, Isabela and San Germain.

 

 

11 18  2  6  0 1896  43.500  146.000  40 7.6   Hokkaido, Japan

 

Felt with maximum intensity IX in the Kuril Islands.

 

11 18  4  4  0 1915  37.700  143.100  60 7.0   So. of Honshu

11 18 18 41 55 1918  -7.000  129.000 190 8.1    Banda Sea

11 18 21 54 50 1919  39.260   26.710  10 7.0   Aegean Sea

11 18 20 32  0 1929  44.500  -56.300   0 7.2   No. Mid-Atlantic Ridge

 

The Grand Banks earthquake off Newfoundland caused a submarine slide in the North Atlantic which broke at least 12 trans-Atlantic cables. A tsunami was generated which caused considerable damage at Placentia Bay, Newfoundland where 27 were killed. The tsunami was observed as far south of Charleston, South Carolina. Maximum intensity in the U.S. was in southeastern Maine where clocks stopped and items were knocked from shelves.

 

11 18 10 14 36 1941 -61.000  -58.000   0 7.0   Southern  Ocean

11 18 16 46  0 1941  32.600  132.100  20 7.4   Kyushu, Japan area

 

A small tsunami was generated which was observed along the southwest coast of Shikoku.

 

11 18  9 35 50 1951  31.100   91.400   0 8.0   Xizang

 

Felt north of Lhasa, Tibet

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

 

11 18  9 11 35 1755  42.700  -70.300   0 6.0   New England

 

The Cape Ann, Massachusetts earthquake, the largest ever recorded in the Northeastern U.S. caused damage in Boston where the shaking was strongest. At least 1600 chimneys were collapsed as well as brick walls on buildings. This may have been triggered by the strong Lisbon earthquake two weeks earlier on Nov. 1, 1755. It was felt from Lake George, New York to Chesapeake Bay, Maryland (about 300,000 sq. miles). A loud earthquake noise accompanied the event. Waves like the rolling of the sea were seen in the earth in the area of Boston. Small ground cracks opened up  at Pembroke and Scituate, MA. Fish were killed in many harbors.

 

11 18 10 49  0 1894  39.200 -119.500   0 5.5   California/Nevada area

 

The strongest of more than 100 quakes in the area between Nov. 14-22.  This quake damaged walls and windows in Virginia City.

 

11 18  1 50  0 1925  44.600 -107.000   0 5.0   Wyoming/Dakotas

 

Strong shake was felt and loud noises were heard new Big Horn, Wyoming.  Also felt at Sheridan and Johnson Counties.

 

11 18 23 50  0 1937  42.100 -113.900   0 5.4   Montana/Idaho

 

Located near Wells, Nevada, hanging objects swung at Wells and at Carlin, NV.  Also felt  at Elko, Ely and Montello, NV and Lucin and Salt Lake City, Utah.  Felt over a broad area of Utah and Nevada.

 

11 18 20 35  0 1942  39.900 -121.500   0 5.0   Central California

 

Maximum intensity occurred with intensity VI at Stirling City. Pictures fell from walls. Trees swayed and branches fell. Also felt at Chico, Feather River Canyon and Las Plumas.

 

11 18  1 15  0 1945  38.765 -111.987   0 5.0   Utah area

 

Felt with maximum intensity IV at Glenwood and Richfield where plaster and chimneys cracked and many were frightened.

 

11 18 21 59  3 1947  33.267 -119.450   0 5.0   So. California

 

Felt strongly along the coast of Southern California near Santa Barbara with maximum intensity VI near San Nicolas Island. Rocks fell, but no landslides were observed. Large breakers (perhaps a tsunami) rolled on the beach and the land was observed to move in a wavelike formation like waves on the sea. Subterranean noises were heard with the quake. Also felt in Los Angeles, Ventura, Lomita and Redondo Beach.

 

11 18  1 15  0 1950  38.500 -111.900   0 5.0   Utah area

11 18 10 12  0 1957  51.300 -179.300  33 6.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 18 14 38 29 1963  29.900 -113.600  14 6.6   Gulf of California

 

Felt at San Diego with intensity III. Objects swung.

 

11 18 13 21 47 1964  51.700 -174.200  12 5.3   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 18 22  8 46 1965  53.100 -161.800   8 5.3   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

11 18  8 29 20 1984  56.642 -152.259  33 5.1   Southern Alaska

11 18  6 18 50 1987  58.788 -143.757  15 5.2   Southeast Alaska

11 18  7 13 19 1987  58.900 -142.700   0 5.2   Southeast Alaska

11 18 13  1 54 1987  58.916 -143.124  10 5.6   Southeast Alaska

11 18 07 50 10 2003  51.045  178.888  33 5.8   Rat Islands, Aleutians

11 18 03 59 48 2008  79.694 -115.338  10 5.6   Arctic Ocean, Canada

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

11 17 18  0  0 1888   9.200  -69.800  45 7.0   Venezuela

 

Damaging earthquake in Guanare, Venezuela with intensity VIII. Felt in nearly all of Venezuela.

 

11 17  3 54 34 1938  55.500 -158.500  25 7.3   Alaska Peninsula

11 17 14 57 17 1943  33.500  138.000 300 7.0   Central/So. Honshu Japan

11 17 13 29 52 1953  13.633  -92.167  40 7.4   Chiapas, Mexico

11 17  5 57 47 1957  48.100  148.700 347 7.2   So. Kurils

11 17  8 15 39 1964  -5.700  150.700  45 7.6   New Ireland

 

Felt strongly with damage in New Britain. Maximum intensity VI at Walindi.  Also felt at Palmalmal and Rabaul.

 

11 17  6 49 31 1984   0.219   98.051  42 7.3   So. Sumatera

 

One person was injured and two buildings destroyed on Nias Island. Strongly felt in Sumatra at Padang and Medan.

 

11 17  9 40 21 1985  -1.639  134.911  10 7.1   West Irian, PNG

 

Felt in many portions of Irian Jaya. Damage occurred in Manokwari.

 

11 17  8 46 50 1987  58.818 -143.246  10 7.0   Southeast Alaska

 

Felt with intensity V from Anchorage to Yakutat. Also felt throughout southern Alaska and at Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada. A 10-cm tsunami was generated.

 

11 17  6 56 22 1988  10.000  126.100   0 7.0   Luzon, Philippines

 

Felt with intensity VI at Catarman where 29 people were injured. Also felt in Luzon and on Masbate.

 

 

11 17  3 27 42 1999  -5.978  148.820  48 7.0   New Ireland

 

Felt on Kimbe and in western New Britain.

 

11 17 21  1 56 2000  -5.496  151.781  33 8.0   New Ireland

 

Felt in the New Britain area.

 

11 17 04 53 54 2002  47.824  146.209 459 7.3   Northwest of the Kuril Islands

 

Felt lightly throughout eastern Russia, the Kurils and south of Honshu and Hokkaido as far south of Shikoku and Kyushu, Japan.

 

11 17 06 43 07 2003  51.146  178.650  33 7.8   Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands 

 

Felt at Shemya (IV). A tsunami was observed with maximum height of 50 cm at Shemya, also seen at Adak.

 

11 17 09 04 55 2013 -60.296  -46.362  10 7.8   Scotia Sea

 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

 

11 17 19 50  0 1902  37.393 -113.520   0 6.3   Nevada area

 

Chimneys were toppled at Pine Valley, Utah. Items fell from shelves. Much damage at St. George and Santa Clara, Utah.

 

11 17  3 54 34 1938  55.500 -158.500  25 7.3   Alaska Peninsula

11 17 22 19  1 1945  58.400 -137.400   0 5.0   Southeast Alaska

 

Light shock felt by several at Juneau.

 

11 17 23 15  0 1945  38.500 -119.900   0 5.0   California/Nevada area

11 17 20 27 17 1956  54.550 -133.670   0 6.4   British Colombia

11 17  6  0 29 1957  45.300 -123.800   0 5.0   Oregon state, U.S.

 

Many were frightened in Salem. Plaster and walls cracked in West Salem.  Some furniture was damaged.

 

11 17 16 41 35 1972  56.039 -135.530  33 5.0   Southeast Alaska

 

Felt slightly at Sitka and Petersburg.

 

11 17 15 27 59 1974  43.498 -127.036  12 5.1   Off Coast of Oregon

11 17 11 27 12 1983  53.555 -163.673  33 5.0   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

11 17  9  3 30 1984  63.440 -153.180  77 5.4   Central Alaska

11 17  8 46 52 1987  58.533 -143.250  10 7.4   Southeast Alaska

 

Felt with intensity V from Anchorage to Yakutat. Also felt throughout southern Alaska and at Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada. A 10-cm tsunami was generated.

 

11 17  9 38 12 1987  58.608 -143.096  10 5.5   Southeast Alaska

11 17 13 26 12 1987  58.976 -134.961   0 5.0   British Colombia

11 17 20 37 11 1992  43.820 -128.920   7 5.0   Off Coast of Oregon

11 17 23 22  2 1992  51.830 -175.370  33 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 17  0 19 39 1993  52.880 -168.510  19 5.5   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11 17  5  4 35 1997  51.789 -176.029  51 5.2   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt on Adak.

 

11 17 10 27 57 1997  52.226 -170.174  33 5.1   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt on Adak.

 

11 17 13 58 54 1997  52.265 -170.102  33 5.2   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

11 17 06 43 07 2003  51.146  178.650  33 7.8   Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands 

 

Felt at Shemya (IV). A tsunami was observed with maximum height of 50 cm at Shemya, also seen at Adak.

 

11 17 12 55 22 2008  79.648 -116.056   7 5.7   Arctic, Canada

11 17 15 30 45 2009  52.131 -131.397   3 6.6   Vancouver Island, Canada

 

(NEIC) Felt throughout the Queen Charlotte Islands, (III) at Kitimat and (II) at Prince Rupert, Smithers and Terrace, British Columbia. Also felt at Abbotsford, Burns Lake, Campbell River, Courtenay, Duncan, Port Hardy, Prince George, Sooke, Vancouver, Vanderhoof, White Rock and Williams Lake. Felt at Chugiak, Hyder, Ketchikan, Metlakatla and Petersburg, Alaska; Lewiston, Idaho; Brookings and Oregon City, Oregon; Bellingham, Maple Valley and Seattle, Washington.

 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

11 16 23 45  0 1827   1.900  -75.900   0 7.7   Colombia

 

Severe damage occurred in Bogota, Neiva, Popayan, Pasto, Huila, Cundinamarca, Cauca, Ptal, Gigante, La Plata, Garzon, Timan. Maximum intensity up to XI. At least 250 killed. Houses crumbled into ruins everywhere. The destruction was increased because the rivers overflowed. This was partially caused by heavy rains which accompanied the quake and partially by banks falling to rivers. Large ground cracks were observed. The river Runza flowed into one of the chasms opened and disappeared. Loud earthquake noises were heard at intervals of about 30 seconds with considerable regularity. Gas was also emitted from ground cracks. Rats and snakes were found asphyxiated from the emitted gasses which smelled of hydrogen sulfide.

 

11 16 10 10  0 1907  -8.000  -76.800 150 8.7   No. Peru

11 16  3 19 25 1917 -29.000 -177.000  60 7.8   No. Kermadec Islands

11 16 11 54 54 1925  18.000 -107.000   0 7.0   Coast of Jalisco, Mexico

 

Strongly felt along the coast of the Pacific Ocean.

 

11 16 21 10  9 1927   6.500  126.000  50 7.0   Mindanao, Philippines

 

A very extensive earthquake in southeastern Mindanao with maximum intensity VIII. Felt strongly at Cotabato, Cagayan, Lanao and in Agusan and Surigao. Also felt in the Sanguin group southeast of Mindanao and in the north Molucca Islands.

 

11 16 12 10 58 1944 -12.500  167.000  60 7.3   Vanuatu Islands

11 16 15 21 26 1979 -16.760 -179.984  33 7.0   Tonga Islands

 

Considerable damage occurred on Taveuni, Fiji Islands. Damage was also noted at Kaucala, Savassvu and Vanua Levu. A tsunami was generated.

 

11 16  7 45 33 2000  -4.827  153.226  33 7.8   New Britain

 

At least 5000 were made homeless and two were killed in New Ireland, New Britain, Duke of York and Bougainville. A tsunami was generated with maximum height of 3 meters at Buka and Bougainville. Damage from the tsunami occurred also on Buka and Bougainville and was compounded by up to 3 meters of subsidence along the Kamdaru River. Seiche occurred in water tanks and pools at Rabaul, New Britain. Many landslides were observed in the epicentral area.

 

11 16 17 02 32 2008   1.271  122.091  30 7.4   Minahasa, Indonesia

 

(GS). At least six people killed, 77 injured, 10,000 people displaced, 1,000 buildings damaged and communications disrupted in the Buol area and in Gorontalo. Felt (VII) at Baolan; (VI) at Gorontalo and Tolitoli; (IV) at Manado and Poso;(III) at Luwuk. Also felt at Kolaka, Kuta, Makasar, Palu and Ujung Bulu. Felt (IV) at Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei and (II) at Darwin, Australia. Felt at Kunak and Sandakan, Malaysia and at General Santos and

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

11 16  8 30 57 1920  72.700 -130.899   0 6.5   Yukon Territory, Canada

11 16  4 15 25 1923  53.500 -133.000   0 5.0   British Colombia

11 16 18  2 22 1945  58.400 -137.400   0 5.5   Southeast Alaska

 

Two sharp shocks felt by many at Juneau and Skagway.

 

11 16  3 23  9 1956  35.950 -120.467   0 5.0   Off So. California

 

Northwest of Parkfield. Plaster was observed to crack at Mee Ranch, Lonoak.

 

11 16 22  0  0 1957  45.300 -123.800   0 5.0   Oregon state, U.S.

 

Many were frightened in Salem. Plaster and walls cracked in West Salem.  Some furniture was damaged.

 

11 16  2 46 42 1964  37.055 -121.692   0 5.0   Central California

 

This earthquake north of Corralitos area, Watsonville caused several chimneys to fall and goods to fall from shelves. Damage was widely reported from Alviso, Gilroy, Hollister, Morgan Hill, Santa Cruz and Watsonville.

 

11 16 23 16 11 1966  52.580 -169.530  53 5.0   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11 16 19 57 40 1969  64.000 -147.300  15 5.1   Northern Alaska

 

Felt with intensity IV at College, Fairbanks, Delta Junction and Nenama.

 

11 16 17 29 28 1975  40.396 -126.223   2 5.1   Off Coast of No. California

 

Windows broke at Eureka, California.

 

11 16 11 18 16 1987  53.600 -163.366  33 5.0   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

11 16 16 29  2 1990  52.080 -170.920  54 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 16  4 49 41 1997  51.658 -173.431  33 5.2   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity III at Adak.

 

 

11 16 00 39 50 2003  52.996  171.097  33 5.0   Near Islands, Aleutians

11 16 21 21 30 2009  35.548 -117.275   2 5.1   Central California

 

(NEIC). Felt (IV) at Trona and (II) at Apple Valley, Barstow, Big Bear City, Crestline, Edwards, Highland, Lake Isabella, Lancaster, Palmdale, Redlands, Ridgecrest, Riverside, San Bernardino and Victorville. Felt from Ridgecrest into the Los Angeles Basin and as far as Ojai, San Diego and Visalia. Also felt at Reno, Nevada.

 

11 16 03 31 43 2015  52.150  173.602  39 5.0   Near Islands, Aleutians

 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

11 15  0  0  0 1555 -11.900  -77.600  30 8.4   Central Peru

 

Maximum intensity VII.

 

11 15 14 18  0 1910 -58.000  -22.000  60 7.4   So. Sandwich Islands

11 15  5 27  6 1913 -23.000  171.000 150 7.0   Loyalty Islands

11 15 20 36 38 1921  36.500   70.500 215 8.1   Hindu Kush/Pakistan

11 15 18 50 33 1929   7.500  142.500  60 7.2   Caroline Islands

11 15  4 19 54 1941 -59.000  -27.500  80 7.0   So. Sandwich Islands

11 15 17 12  0 1942  37.000  141.500  60 7.0   Off East Coast Honshu

11 15 20 47  1 1944   4.500  127.500  60 7.2   Halmahera

11 15  7 17 12 1961  43.100  145.100  43 7.1   Hokkaido, Japan

 

Felt strongly in Hokkaido's east coast.

 

11 15  3 31  8 1987  49.800   78.800   0 7.1   Kirgizstan/Xinjiang

11 15 20 17 14 1994  -3.000  115.000   0 7.1   Sumbawa Island area

11 15 18 59 26 1997 -15.099  167.469 131 7.0   Vanuatu Islands

11 15  5 42 43 1999  -1.339   88.976  10 7.7   Indian Ocean

 

Felt in the region of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Also felt in Indonesia at Banda.

 

11 15 09 06 56 2004   4.630  -77.540  15 7.2  NEAR WEST COAST OF COLOMBIA

11 15 11 14 13 2006  46.592  153.266  10 8.3  Kuril Islands

 

(GS). One person injured at Waikiki by a tsunami with a recorded wave height of 34 cm at Honolulu, Hawaii. One parking lot was flooded at Nawiliwili, Hawaii by a tsunami with a recorded wave height of 88 cm. Two docks were destroyed and at least one was damaged at Crescent City, California by a tsunami with a recorded wave height of 176 cm. The earthquake was felt (IV) at Kuril'sk, Iturup and (III) at Severo- Kuril'sk, Paramushir and at Yuzhno-Kuril'sk, Kunashir.  Felt at Misawa and Yokosuka, Japan and at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia. Recorded (2 JMA) in eastern and south-central Hokkaido. Recorded (1 JMA) in western Hokkaido and in Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures, Honshu. Tsunami wave heights in centimeters (peak-to-trough) were recorded at the following tide stations: 44 at Pago Pago, American Samoa; 97 at Talcahuano, 82 at Arica, 76 at Caldera, 66 at Coquimbo, 64 at Iquique, 46 at Antofagasta and 40 in the Archipielago Juan Fernandez, Chile; 18 at Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 88 at Nuku Hiva and 11 at Rikitea, French Polynesia; 67 at Santa Cruz and 62 at Baltra, Galapagos Islands; 120 at Tokachi-ko, 100 at Chichi-jima, 80 at Hana-saki, 60 at Hachinohe, 40 at Hakodate, 40 at Kushiro, 40 at Nemuro and 13 at Naha, Japan; 35 on Shikotan, Kuril Islands; 6 on Kanton, Kirbati; 96 on Midway Island; 28 on Kwajalein, Marshall Islands; 58 at Timaru Port, 56 at Kaingaroa, Chatham Island, 33 at Lyttelton Port, 33 at Sumner Head, 32 at Kaikoura and 21 at Moturiki Island, New Zealand; 13 on Niue; 13 on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea; 73 at Callao-La Punta and 24 at Atico, Peru; 57 at Apia, Samoa; 7 at Honiara, Solomon Islands; 5 at Betio, Tarawa; 9 at Nuku`alofa, Tonga; 6 at Funafuti, Tuvalu; 39 at Adak, 36 at King Cove, 32 at Nikolski, 25 at Sitka, 21 at Sand Point, 20 on Shemya Island and 8 on Amchitka Island, Alaska; 118 at Arena Cove, 79 at Santa Barbara, 62 at Point Reyes, 30 at Santa Monica, 22 at Los Angeles, 18 at San Diego and 17 at Richmond, California; 152 at Kahului, 115 at Hale`iwa, 100 at Wai`anae, 98 at Hilo, 88 at Kalaupapa, 85 at Hanalei, 65 at Kawaihae, 64 at Makapu`u, 45 at Lahaina, 26 at Honokohau, 23 at Miloli`i, 13 at Kapoho and 10 at Mokuolo`e, Hawaii; 112 at Port Orford, 38 at Charleston and 34 at South Beach, Oregon; 22 on Wake Island; 24 at Port Angeles, Washington, United States; 29 at Port-Vila, Vanuatu.

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

11 15 17 45  0 1877  41.000  -97.000   0 5.3   Northern Plains

 

Located in eastern Nebraska, this event was also felt in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and North and South Dakota. At North Platte walls were cracked. Buildings were rocked in Lincoln, Nebraska and at Columbus and Omaha. Walls also cracked at Sioux City, Iowa. Felt also in St. Joseph, MO and over a radius of up to 600 miles.

 

11 15 12 15  0 1906  34.000 -107.000   0 6.3   SW U.S.A

 

One of a series of events in New Mexico near the epicenter of the earthquake of Nov. 14, 2004. This shock was felt with intensity VIII and was felt over an area of about 100,000 sq. miles. Located near Raton, New Mexico.

 

11 15 13 48  0 1938  39.250 -123.000   0 5.0   Central California

11 15 10  6 47 1955  55.300 -155.600   0 6.4   Alaska Peninsula

11 15  5 38 56 1961  34.941 -118.987  11 5.0   So. California

 

Near Wheeler Ridge, this event was felt over a large area of southern California especially in the neighborhood of Kern County. At Wilsona a pool bottom cracked.

 

11 15  2 46 43 1964  37.000 -121.717  10 5.2   Central California

 

North of Watsonville, California. Several chimneys fell in Corralitos and store stock fell from shelves. Minor damage reported throughout central California.

 

11 15  6 50  7 1965  40.510 -125.000  33 5.0   Off Coast of No. California

11 15  0  8  8 1966  51.320 -179.870  49 5.1   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 15 16 19  8 1966  51.190 -176.480  53 5.1   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 15  0  7  8 1968  58.320 -150.410  14 6.4   Southern Alaska

11 15  9 32  2 1971  51.680 -176.141  54 5.2   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 15  4 57 15 1977  54.930 -160.022  47 5.0   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

11 15  4 31 34 1988  52.148 -173.149  76 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 15  8 41 43 1988  52.250 -171.170  31 6.2   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt in the epicentral area.

 

11 15  6  0 20 1997  37.179 -117.789   5 5.3   California/Nevada area

 

Felt in the Bishop area and in Mariposa California. Felt at Beatty and Hawthorne, Nevada.

 

11 15 17 51 55 2004  50.477 -130.201  10 5.0   Vancouver Island, Canada

11 15 04 03 25 2008  51.417 -175.035  45 5.3   Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

11 15 11 22 22 2012  52.496  173.351  28 5.6   Rat Islands, Aleutians

11 15 03 35 14 2013  51.567 -178.954  10 5.4   Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

11 14  4 39  0 1901  38.769 -112.084   0 7.0   Utah area

 

Brick buildings and chimneys collapsed in Southern Utah. Felt most strongly at Parowan and Richfield. Extensive landslides at Richfield and Marysvale. Earth cracks caused ejection of water sandspouts were also observed. The maximum intensity of VIII was felt over 3000 sq. miles and intensity of VI over 10,000 sq. miles.

 

11 14 17 37  0 1906 -25.000  172.000  60 7.4   Loyalty Islands

11 14  7 33  0 1910  21.000  120.000  60 7.0   Taiwan

11 14 10 58 12 1937  36.500   70.500 240 7.2   Hindu Kush/Pakistan

 

Severe damage in Hindu Kush.

 

11 14 21 20  6 1986  23.955  121.765  38 7.7   Taiwan

 

Damage with intensity up to V at Taipei occurred injuring 44 and killing 15 people. Undersea cables were broken. Felt strongly throughout Taiwan.  Also felt in the Ryukyu Islands and at Luzon, Philippines.

 

11 14 19 15 31 1994  13.525  121.067  32 7.1   Luzon, Philippines

 

More than 80 were killed and up to 300 injured in the Philippine Islands of Luzon and Mindoro. A tsunami was generated which did extensive damage in Calapan and Puerto Galera. The quake destroyed nearly 800 houses and damaged more than 3000 on the Island of Mindoro. Others were destroyed on Luzon. Ground cracks were observed and liquefaction and sand boils were common in the epicentral area.

 

11 14 09 26 10 2001  35.946   90.541  10 7.8   Qinghai, China   

 

Some houses destroyed in the Xidatan area southwest of Golmud. Felt strongly at Golmud. Felt in Qinghai southeastern Xinjiang, western Gansu and northern Sichuan Provinces. Felt by people in high rise buildings at Lanzhou, China.

 

11 14 21 38 52 2005  38.090  144.930  11 7.0  OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

11 14 15 40 50 2007 -22.247  -69.890  40 7.7  Northern Chile

 

(GS). Two people killed, at least 45 injured and buildings damaged (VIII) at Tocopilla. Twenty people injured and buildings damaged (VII) at Maria Elena. Several thousand homes destroyed or damaged, displacing about 15,000 people in the Maria Elena-Tocopilla area.  Buildings damaged (VII) at Antofagasta and Calama.  Power and telephone outages occurred at Antofagasta and Iquique. Felt (VIII) at Quillagua; (VII) at Baquedano and Mejillones; (VI) at Alto Hospicio, Arica, Huara, Iquique and Taltal; (V) at Caldera, Chanaral, Copiapo and Tierra Amarilla; (III) at Alto del Carmen, Coquimbo, Freirina, Huasco, La Higuera, La Serena and Vallenar; (II) at Santiago, Valparaiso and Vina del Mar. Felt from Arica to Santiago. Felt (IV) at Arequipa and Tacna; felt at Lima and in Moquegua, Peru. Felt (III) at La Paz; felt at Cochabamba and in other parts of Bolivia. Felt at San Juan, Argentina.  Also felt at Sao Paulo, Brazil. Tsunami wave heights in centimeters (peak-to-trough) were recorded at the following tide stations: 25.5 at Antofagasta, 19.5 at Arica, 9.5 at Caldera and 19.3 at Iquique.

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

 

11 14  0  0  0 1897  42.900 -106.300   0 5.3   Wyoming/Dakotas

 

The Grand Central Hotel was considerably damaged at Caspar, Wyoming. About 2-4 inches wide extended from the second to fourth story. Residents ran into the streets in panic.

 

11 14  4 39  0 1901  38.769 -112.084   0 7.0   Utah area

 

Brick buildings and chimneys collapsed in Southern Utah. Felt most strongly at Parowan and Richfield. Extensive landslides at Richfield and Marysvale. Earth cracks caused ejection of water sandspouts were also observed. The maximum intensity of VIII was felt over 3000 sq. miles and intensity of VI over 10,000 sq. miles.

 

11 14  8 41 36 1941  33.783 -118.250  16 5.4   So. California

 

Damage was estimated at $1 million in Gardena and Torrance. Power lines were knocked down and power and telephone service was out. Oil tanks and pipelines were damaged. 50% of chimneys in the area were damaged or thrown down. Two schools were damaged along with the Bank of America building.  Many other buildings were also damaged or destroyed.

 

11 14  5 36 19 1954  31.500 -116.000   0 5.4   So. California

 

Aftershock of the strong shock of Nov. 12, 1954.

 

11 14  4 48 53 1974  58.765 -154.565  18 5.2   Southern Alaska

 

Felt lightly in the epicentral area.

 

11 14  9 29 45 1975  40.550 -124.472   4 5.1   Off Coast of No. California

11 14  2  5 48 1977  32.817 -115.467   5 5.0   So. California

 

 

Earthquake on the California/Mexico border. Damage occurred to plaster and windows at Somerton Arizona. Some damage also at El Centro and Imperial, California.

 

11 14 23  0 43 1979  61.381 -150.094  57 5.1   Central Alaska

11 14  0 43  3 1981  54.067 -164.538  66 5.1   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

11 14 22 17 46 1985  54.684 -159.549  18 5.3   Alaska Peninsula

 

Felt with intensity V on the Alaska Peninsula.

 

11 14 21 42 44 1986  51.426 -173.821  33 5.5   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 14 15 48 30 1987  58.950 -134.981   0 5.3   British Colombia

11 14 10 48 20 1988  52.338 -171.192  33 5.1   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 14 19 42 12 1989  52.817 -168.195  33 5.3   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11 14 12  2 60 1992  51.820 -176.440  23 5.1   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 14 02 50 57 2001  53.915 -164.083  40 5.1   Unimak Island, Alaska

11 14 14 37 23 2002  63.420 -146.070   2 5.1   CENTRAL ALASKA

11 14 01 48 37 2008  43.500 -127.393  10 5.3   Off Coast of Oregon

11 14 02 12 17 2016  51.088  178.863  35 5.4   Rat Islands, Aleutians

11 14 09 51 31 2014  52.042  176.687  78 5.0   Rat Islands, Aleutians

11 14 22 54 34 2016  54.129 -160.111  16 5.2   Alaska Peninsula

 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

11 13 19 45  0 1655 -12.300  -77.600  30 8.8   Central Peru

 

This earthquake caused considerable damage to houses and buildings in the region of Lima, Peru. Churches and Plazas were destroyed. Felt as far as 600 km away with damage within 300 km of the epicenter.

 

11 13 16 13 12 1911  52.000  173.000   0 7.0   Rat Islands

11 13 12 14 45 1925  13.000  125.000  60 7.3   Luzon, Philippines

 

Felt with intensity VIII to IX in Samar and felt within 600 km of the epicenter. Felt slightly at Manila. At Batag Island damage occurred to the lighthouse of modern concrete. Cracks opened in the soil and a tsunami flooded low shores. Many fishing boats were lost and fishermen drowned.  Houses were destroyed at Batag Island, Laoang and along the coast of Samar. Many suffered injuries.

 

11 13  4 46 58 1932  43.900  136.500 310 7.3   Sea of Japan

11 13 12 31 27 1936  56.200  163.300  20 7.3   Komandorsky Isl

 

Felt with intensity X in Kamchatka.

 

11 13 13 13 45 1938  44.600  149.400  80 7.2   Hokkaido, Japan

11 13 22 31 30 1938  37.000  142.500  50 7.0   Off East Coast Honshu

11 13 18 43 57 1943 -19.000  170.000  60 7.2   Vanuatu Islands

11 13  9 20 31 1960  51.410 -168.860   0 7.1   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11 13  4 43 45 1972  15.575  -94.984  33 7.0   Chiapas, Mexico

11 13 11 12 13 1991   8.430  126.270  33 7.0   Central Philippines

 

Damage occurred in the Bislig/Butuan and Surigao areas. Felt with intensity IV at Cagayan de Oro. Also felt on Camiguin and Cebu.

 

11 13  1 18  4 1993  51.934  158.647  34 7.0   Kamchatka

 

Felt with intensity VI at Petropavlovsk and Kamchatskiy and with intensity IV at Severo/Kurilsk.

 

11 13 11 02 56 2016 -42.757  173.077  23 7.8   South Island, New Zealand

 

Two people and uncounted animals were killed in the quake. A two-meter tsunami hit the east coast of New Zealand. This is the strongest earthquake in the world since an M 8.3 offshore The epicenter of today's event in New Zealand is north of Christchurch where recent major seismicity (beginning in 2011) has caused great damage. The closest community reporting damage was Amberley in Canterbury, New Zealand. The rupture appears to be to the northwest with a number of aftershocks in the Cook Strait. Initial felt reports indicate shaking up to IX in Waikuku, Oxford with major damage, VIII in Te Puru-Thornton Bay, Waikato, Blenheim,  Amberley; VII in Egmont Village, Taranaki, Te Horo, Wellington, Cust, VI in Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Lyttelton, Rakaia, Brightwater, Richmond, Nelson, Karamea, Wellington, Lower Hutt, Kapiti, Greytown, Carterton, Himatangi, Tokomaru, Rongotea, Wanganui, V within about 700 km of the epicenter including at Pukekohe, Gisborne, Tuai, Hawke's Bay, Taupo, Hastings, Waitara, New Plymouth, Wanaka, Hawera, Feilding Pahiatua, Palmerston North, Masterton, Upper Hutt, Porirua, Makara-Ohariu, Picton, Mapua, Ashburton, Greymouth, Wakefield, Tapawera, Seddon, Murchison, Lincoln, Taitapu,  Taitapu, Rangiora and Christchurch, with lighter shaking felt more than 1000 km away in Australia and throughout the remainder of New Zealand.  Internet and Television footage shows considerable damage in stores where much merchandise was destroyed. Ground displacement were also considerable and roadways buckled. Major road damage occurred on State Highway One near Ohau Point, South Island. Large landslides completely isolated some towns such as Kaikoura which was near the epicenter. Telecommunications were out throughout most of northern South Island and southern North Island.  At least two people were killed in the quake. But humans were not the only victims.  The area near the epicenter is rural and many cattle were killed in the quake. Helicopter footage shows three cows stranded on a small mesa created by the quake with no way to get off, for example. Internet photos show huge fissures in roads which were destroyed along with railways. In some cases railroad tracks were ripped up and tossed 30 feet by the force of the quake. Trains do not run at night in New Zealand because of past problems with earthquakes, and this may have prevented many deaths and injuries in today's earthquake. Thousands were evacuated. Heavy winds and strong winds added to the devastation. The Clarence River was clogged with debris which was later released in a "wall of water" forcing more evacuations. A tsunami was generated along the eastern coast of New Zealand. Warnings were issued for a destructive tsunami with waves as high as 5 meters (16 feet). The largest waves immediately recorded reached about 2 meters (7 feet). by GNS and later downgraded to coastal warning. This is a great earthquake, but not where it would have been expected (along the Alpine Fault). It appears to have struck along the Hope Fault which streches from offshore northern South Island to Cook Strait where it intersects the Alpine Fault. Movement along the Hope Fault is likely to displace the Alpine fault, putting off a major quake on that longer fault zone. 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

11 13 12 45  0 1892  36.800 -121.500   0 6.0   Central California

 

At Monterey windows cracked. Windows and dishes cracked and broke at Salinas.  Plaster cracked at Hollister.

 

11 13  7 45 54 1939  47.400 -122.600   0 6.2   Washington state, U.S.

 

Felt throughout Washington State and parts of Oregon. It was felt over about 50,000 sq. miles. Also felt in British Columbia, Canada. Maximum intensity VII at Centralia, Olympia, Oakville and Elma, Washington. Chimneys twisted and fell, bricks cracked along with concrete and plaster. Some windows broke.

 

11 13  9 20 32 1960  51.400 -168.800  32 7.0   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11 13 10 43 48 1965  56.500 -152.770   9 5.1   Southern Alaska

11 13 13 10 26 1970  51.620 -175.340  50 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 13  9 25 52 1972  53.637 -169.005 136 5.0   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11 13  2 54  1 1975  54.371 -162.656  33 5.3   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

11 13 15 44 46 1982  44.414 -129.508  10 5.2   Off Coast of Oregon

11 13  6 26 57 1988  51.348 -178.376  46 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 13  7 40  2 1989  52.500 -153.700   0 5.3   Southern Alaska

11 13  6 12 14 1997  51.429 -177.723  33 5.1   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 13 19 31 12 1999  53.357  171.423  33 5.9   Near Islands, Aleutians

11 13 21 24 09 2000  81.123 -116.432  10 5.1   Northern Canada

11 13 10 43 23 2001  53.627  170.551  33 6.0   Near Islands, Aleutians

11 13 13 40 39 2002  63.158 -144.330   1 5.1   Central Alaska

11 13 18 27 46 2003  65.904 -156.181  19 5.1   Northern Alaska

 

(NEIC). Felt as far as Galena.

 

11 13 21 01 48 2009  52.458 -168.366  39 5.2   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11 13 04 55 45 2012  52.705 -132.033  22 5.1   Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

11 12 17 28 41 1946 -20.000 -173.500  60 7.2   Tonga Islands

11 12 20 23 32 1958  44.390  148.700  40 8.0   Hokkaido, Japan

 

Part of an extensive series of shocks off Hokkaido beginning on Nov. 6, 1958.  Felt in the Kuril Islands in Hokkaido and in the northern Honshu region.

 

11 12 16 59 44 1996 -14.993  -75.675  33 7.7   Central Peru

 

At least 14 killed and more than 550 injured from Chincha to Acara. More than 4000 houses damaged or destroyed at Nazca and 12,000 were left homeless.  Felt from Ecuador to La Paz, Bolivia. A tsunami was generated which had maximum height of 35 cm at Arica, Chile.

 

11 12 16 57 20 1999  40.758   31.161  10 7.5   No. Turkey/Black Sea

 

Approximately 900 were killed and 5,000 injured in the Bolu-Duzce area. Casualties were reported from Eskisehir, Yalova and Zonguldak. Landslides cover the highway between Ankara and Istanbul in the Bolu Pass area. Extreme damage in the Duzce area. Also felt at Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir. Felt as far as Moldova and Ukraine.

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

 

11 12  0  0  0 1872  39.500 -117.000   0 6.0   California/Nevada area

 

On the night of Nov. 12 at Stockton. A sharp shock which was felt at Austin, Nevada.

 

11 12 21 56 12 1927  57.670 -136.070   0 5.0   Southeast Alaska

 

In southeastern Alaska a moderate shock at Juneau. Glaciers broke near Mount St.  Elias. Felt at Haines and Sitka.

 

11 12  8 45  0 1934  41.500  -90.500   0 5.0   Northern Plains

 

At Rock Island, Illinois a cornice was torn from a schoolhouse. Bricks fell from chimneys and clocks stopped. Felt at Davenport, Iowa and at Moline and Rock Island, ILL.

 

11 12  4  5  0 1945  48.000 -122.500   0 5.0   Washington state, U.S.

 

This earthquake was located near San Juan Island, WA. Felt at Chimacum, Coupeville, Double Bluff and Port Townsend, WA where some plaster was cracked.

 

11 12 12 26 47 1954  31.500 -116.000  16 6.3   So. California

 

Felt most strongly in the San Diego and Imperial Counties area and as far to the north as Los Angeles and San Bernardino. The village of El Alamo, Baja, California was completely destroyed and left more than 100 homeless.

 

11 12 19  9  2 1969  52.975 -168.276  53 5.8   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11 12 14 47 24 1976  72.373  -70.333  23 5.3   Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada

11 12  0  0 21 1989  51.320 -178.930  31 5.2   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 12  9 40 23 1991  53.679 -167.117  33 5.0   Fox Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity VI at Akutan.

 

11 12 13 44 42 1992  52.850 -176.180 227 5.1   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 12 11 16 32 1993  51.110 -177.880  33 5.7   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity III at Adak.

 

11 12 04 54 55 2003  28.940 -113.230  10 5.7   GULF OF CALIFORNIA

11 12 09 46 16 2010  52.829 -169.805  20 5.1   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11 12 20 42 14 2012  57.792 -142.855   9 6.3   Gulf of Alaska

 

(AEIC). Felt (II) at Cordova. Also felt at Anchorage, Eagle River, Homer, Sitka, Skagway, Valdez and Yakutat. Felt at Whitehorse, British Columbia.

 

11 12 17 28 37 2015  51.466 -175.026  27 5.2   Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

11 12 21 52 37 2016  57.076 -157.856   7 5.3   Alaska Peninsula

 

Felt with intensity III in Pilot Point, Alaska.

 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

11 11 18 36  8 1921   8.000  127.000  60 7.5   Halmahera

 

This was an earthquake located in western Luzon, Philippines with maximum intensity IV-V in the Province of La Union and Baguio. A smaller event occurred two hours later. A small tsunami invaded a few bays at Mati, Mindanao and caused great loss in structures and crops at Manay. At Caraga subterranean noises were heard and the sea was greatly disturbed.

 

11 11  4 32 36 1922 -28.500  -70.000  60 8.4   Coast Central Chile

 

Strong earthquake at Atacama. The quake was felt 800 km away on the Island of Sn Felix. A tsunami was generated which reached shore about 15-20 minutes after the earthquake. The major part of the damage and casualties in this earthquake occurred due to the tsunami. The tsunami was also observed at Hilo. Underwater cables broke. The quake was felt from Iquique to Concepcion and from Antofagasta to Valdivia and as far as Buenos Aires.  A strong earthquake noise was heard. Flimsy structures fell especially on alluvial soils at Copiapo where more than 500 were killed. Luminous discharges occurred into the atmosphere. An elevation of the ground surface near Chanaral. The highest tsunami was up to 7 meters and caused damage to structures (customhouses, port buildings etc). Much of the city of Coquimbo was destroyed by the tsunami and materials carried by the tsunami.

 

11 11 21 26 44 2004  -8.140  124.790  37 7.5  KEPULAUAN ALOR, INDONESIA

 

(GS). At least 34 people killed, 400 injured, 781 buildings destroyed and 16,712 damaged on Alor.  Landslides blocked roads in some areas. Felt (VIII) at Kalabahi. Felt (V) as far away as Dili, East Timor.

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

11 11  0  0  0 1840  39.800  -75.200   0 5.2   Pennsylvania          

 

Earthquake at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Severe. A great and unusual swell was noted on the Delaware River.

 

11 11 21 26  0 1905  42.900 -114.500   0 6.3   Montana/Idaho

 

This earthquake at Shoshone, Idaho was felt in southern Idaho, northern Utah and eastern Oregon. Walls cracked and plaster fell at Shoshone.

 

11 11 18 26  0 1938  33.000 -109.000   0 5.0   SW U.S.A

 

Felt by many in Boulder City and at Boulder Dam.

 

11 11  8  1 26 1964  59.400 -144.600  10 5.2   Southeast Alaska

11 11 15 31  4 1966  52.260 -169.070  37 5.5   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11 11  8 53 57 1968  57.510 -154.730  76 5.0   Southern Alaska

11 11  5 17 50 1974  51.304 -178.013  42 5.8   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity V at Adak where minor damage was reported.

 

11 11 22 47 54 1983  52.386 -170.627  60 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 11 14  5 21 1986  52.300 -175.800   0 5.4   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 11 18 35 58 1991  51.510 -174.460  32 5.1   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 11 21 26 13 1992  51.190 -179.310  33 6.1   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity IV at Adak and Amchitka, Alaska.

 

11 11  0 28 34 1993  50.200 -177.446  19 6.3   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 11 23 35 46 1998  53.591 -164.529  33 5.0   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

11 11 08 13 46 2016  52.769  174.470  97 5.2   Rat Islands, Aleutians.

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

Following are events of M>=7 which have occurred in this region in the world in recorded history:

 

11 10  6 13  0 1909  32.300  131.100 150 7.6   Kyushu, Japan area

11 10 12 19 54 1910 -14.000  166.500  90 7.2   Vanuatu Islands

11 10 21 12 30 1913 -18.000  169.000  80 7.5   Vanuatu Islands

11 10 13 50 36 1925  -1.000  129.500  60 7.4   Ceram area

11 10 20 18 43 1938  55.500 -158.000  60 8.7   Alaska Peninsula

 

Felt strongly in the False Pass area of the Shumagin Islands, Alaska. Also felt at Port Moller and at Anchorage. A small tsunami was generated which was observed in Alaska and Hawaii.

 

11 10  1 39  9 1940  45.800   26.700 133 7.4   Romania/Bulgaria

 

More than 1000 killed. Felt with maximum intensity X.

 

11 10 11 41 27 1942 -49.500   32.000  60 8.3   So. Indian Ocean

11 10 17 42 53 1946  -8.500  -77.500  60 7.3   No. Peru

 

Great destruction occurred at Ancash, Peru with more than 1396 deaths.  Many landslides were observed. Maximum damaged in the provinces of Pallasca and Pomabamba. The earthquake was felt over and area of 450,000 sq. km. In the Hacienda de Mayas an explosion was felt before the earthquake. Landslides were common including about 25,000,000 cu meters of mater in one and at Huanychayaco another of about 5,000,000 cu meters. These slides killed at least 217 persons.  All buildings of concrete and adobe were destroyed as well as older buildings in Quiches, Sihuas, Mayas and Conchucos. 

 

11 10 23 40 26 1953  50.900  157.600  60 7.0   Kamchatka

11 10  1 44  5 1955 -15.600 -173.600 100 7.2   Tonga Islands

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

11 10  3 40  0 1727  42.800  -70.600   0 5.0   New England

 

A heavy rumbling noised was followed 30 seconds later by a strong earthquake.  Houses shook and rocked as if falling to pieces. Pewter and China were thrown down from shelves. The ground rose and fell. Stone walls and chimneys were thrown down at Newbury, Massachusetts. Changes in flow of springs and the character of the water changed following the earthquake. Felt from the Delaware River to southern Maine and from ships at sea to the extreme Western settlements.

 

11 10  8 50  0 1884  42.000 -111.267   0 6.3   Yellowstone/Wyoming

 

Felt at Fort Bridger, WY, Salt Lake City, UT and Paris, ID. Telegraph wires were observed to swing. Considerable damage occurred to houses at Paris.  People suffered from nausea.

 

11 10  9 11  0 1916  36.000 -117.000   0 5.5   California/Nevada area

 

Because of the remote location in the Death Valley area, this shock was not damaging. It was felt at Rhyolite and Las Vegas, Nevada and at Lone Pine, California.

 

11 10  7 19 23 1937  43.000 -127.000   0 5.8   North Pacific Ocean

 

Followed by a series of smaller events on Nov. 11 in the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State.

 

11 10 20 18 43 1938  55.500 -158.000  60 8.7   Alaska Peninsula

 

Felt strongly in the False Pass area of the Shumagin Islands, Alaska. Also felt at Port Moller and at Anchorage. A small tsunami was generated which was observed in Alaska and Hawaii.

 

11 10 22 43 29 1961  62.500 -124.400   0 5.0   Northwest Terr., Canada

11 10  6  7 49 1964  59.460 -144.840  42 5.0   Southeast Alaska

11 10 18 29 57 1967  62.200 -151.400  90 5.9   Central Alaska

 

Felt in the Anchorage, Alaska area.

 

11 10  7 38 45 1969  48.550 -121.510  33 5.1   Washington state, U.S.

 

Felt over an area of 7,000 sq. miles. Intensity V was maximum at Concrete.  Slight damage also occurred at Marblemount and Rockport.

 

11 10  5 27  5 1977  51.880 -168.778  33 5.1   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11 10  9 58 12 1992  51.690 -177.550  44 6.4   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity IV at Adak.

 

11 10 00 29 42 2009  52.390 -168.604  32 5.0   Fox Islands, Aleutians

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

11  9  0  0  0 1727  42.800  -70.800   0 7.0   New England

 

A heavy rumbling noised was followed 30 seconds later by a strong earthquake.  Houses shook and rocked as if falling to pieces. Pewter and China were thrown down from shelves. The ground rose and fell. Stone walls and chimneys were thrown down at Newbury, Massachusetts. Changes in flow of springs and the character of the water changed following the earthquake. Felt from the Delaware River to southern Maine and from ships at sea to the extreme Western settlements.

 

11  9  0  0  0 1852  33.000 -114.500   0 7.0   SW U.S.A

 

This was a violent shock at Yuma, Arizona. It caused portions of Chimney Peak to fall. Fissures and cracks were observed in the desert along the Colorado River. Aftershocks occurred for weeks afterward.

 

11  9 16 10  0 1900  13.000  -90.000   0 7.0   Guatemala

11  9  6  2  0 1910 -15.000  166.000  70 7.9   Vanuatu Islands

11  9  4 57 50 1947 -22.500  170.000  50 7.1   Loyalty Islands

11  9 21 15 33 1963  -9.000  -71.500 600 7.0   Brazil

11  9 12 59 50 1974 -12.500  -77.786   6 7.2   Central Peru

 

Felt with intensity IV at Lima but does not appear to have caused any damage.

 

11  9  5 38 44 1998  -6.920  128.946  33 7.3    Banda Sea

 

This was the second of two events in the region on Nov. 9. These were both felt with intensity III on Ambon, Indonesia. Also felt in Darwin, Australia.

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

11  9  0  0  0 1727  42.800  -70.800   0 7.0   New England

 

A heavy rumbling noise was followed 30 seconds later by a strong earthquake.  Houses shook and rocked as if falling to pieces. Pewter and China were thrown down from shelves. The ground rose and fell. Stone walls and chimneys were thrown down at Newbury, Massachusetts. Changes in flow of springs and the character of the water changed following the earthquake. Felt from the Delaware River to southern Maine and from ships at sea to the extreme Western settlements.

 

11  9  0  0  0 1810  42.800  -70.500   0 5.0   New England

 

This earthquake occurred near Exeter, New Hampshire and was accompanied by a loud earthquake noise like a great explosion. Most violent between Haverhill, MASS and Portsmouth N.H. A sea quake was observed aboard a ship in Portsmouth Harbor. Windows broke at Portsmouth. Felt as far as Portland, Maine.

 

11  9  0  0  0 1842  46.000  -73.200   0 5.0   New York State

11  9  0  0  0 1852  33.000 -114.500   0 7.0   SW U.S.A

 

This was a violent shock at Yuma, Arizona. It caused portions of Chimney Peak to fall. Fissures and cracks were observed in the desert along the Colorado River. Aftershocks occurred for weeks afterward.

 

11  9  2  0  0 1884  41.500 -111.200   0 5.0   Yellowstone/Wyoming

 

Felt at Fort Bridger, WY, Salt Lake City, UT and Paris, ID. Telegraph wires were observed to swing. Considerable damage occurred to houses at Paris.  People suffered from nausea.

 

11  9  2 31  0 1914  37.170 -122.000   0 5.5   Central California

 

Chimneys fell and articles were thrown from shelves in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Felt from Sonoma to Monterey County. Most strongly felt at Laurel.

 

11  9 17  1 40 1968  37.910  -88.370  21 5.5   New Madrid area

 

 

The strongest earthquake in this region since 1895. The quake was felt over 23 states from Minnesota to Florida and from Kansas to North Carolina. Also felt in tall buildings as far as Boston, MA and in southern Ontario, Canada.  Maximum damage in southern Illinois where chimneys fell and windows, television sets, and plaster were damaged. Maximum intensity VII. Most buildings which were damaged were older. Damage was extensive in Illinois and Kentucky and at St. Louis, MO.

 

11  9  4  9  9 1980  40.501 -125.343  15 5.2   Off Coast of No. California

 

Felt in the coast area.

 

11  9 16 45  6 1981  53.250 -165.760  33 5.5   Fox Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity IV at Unalaska.

 

11  9 12 16 28 1986  52.810 -169.020  36 5.5   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11 09 04 43 16 2002  51.058  179.286  33 5.3   Rat Islands, Aleutians

11 09 01 11 14 2007  51.128 -179.121  22 5.0   Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

11 09 23 36 57 2008  59.997 -153.019 127 5.0   Southern Alaska

 

<AEIC>. Felt at Anchorage, Anchor Point, Chugiak, Eagle River, Girdwood, Homer and Palmer.

 

11 09 01 14 00 2009  52.300 -168.493  31 5.1   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11 09 16 03 45 2015  51.735 -173.066  10 6.2   Fox Islands, Aleutians

 

 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

11  8 22  6  0 1905  40.300   24.400  35 7.5   Romania/Bulgaria

 

Felt with intensity X in the Chalkidiki area of the Aegean Sea. More than 2000 reported killed. Damage was also observed at Iviron Monastery and Mount Athos. Many landslides reported. Damage occurred within 170 km of the epicenter. 

 

11  8  4 38  0 1918  44.900  151.400  40 7.9   Hokkaido, Japan

11  8 23 37 22 1941   0.500  122.000  60 7.3   Celebes Sea

11  8  0  0  0 1942 -16.000  -76.000   0 8.0   So. Peru/Bolivia

11  8  2 18 12 1950 -10.000  159.500  60 7.2   Solomon Islands

11  8 22 35 47 1970  -3.400  135.600  33 7.0   West Irian, PNG

 

Felt but not damaging in the epicentral area.

 

11  8 10 27 32 1980  41.117 -124.665   2 7.0   Off Coast of No. California

 

Damage with intensity VII occurred in the area of Fields Landing.  Damage also was observed along the coast of Northern California in Humboldt County.  More than 6 were injured. Felt from southern Oregon to San Francisco. 

 

11  8  7 14 19 1995   1.833   95.050  33 7.1   Nicobar Islands

 

Felt at Banda Aceh and many other areas of northern Sumatra. Felt as far as southern Thailand.

 

11  8 10  2 53 1997  35.069   87.325  33 7.9   Xizang

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

 

11  8 22 20 45 1940  35.300 -124.700   0 5.0   Off Coast California

11  8 13 45  8 1951  55.600 -160.400   0 6.2   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

11  8 11 36 23 1960  45.040 -125.390   0 5.6   Off Coast of Oregon

 

Reported felt with moderate intensity along the coasts of Washington and Oregon from Aberdeen, Wash. to Lincoln County, Oregon. Maximum intensity was IV  with very light damage reported.

 

11  8 10 27 32 1980  41.117 -124.664  10 7.3   Off Coast of No. California

 

Damage with intensity VII occurred in the area of Fields Landing. Damage also was observed along the coast of Northern California in Humboldt County.  More than 6 were injured. Felt from southern Oregon to San Francisco.  Damage estimated at $1.75 million most of which occurred to the Thompkins Hill Road overpass where the support pillars collapsed onto the northwest Pacific Railroad tracks below. The six injuries occurred when cars drove off the collapsed Tompkins Hill Overpass. Other injuries resulted from panic and heart attacks. Ground failure included landslides and liquefaction on the Eel River and the Big Lagoon sand spit. Cracks appeared in roads and parking lots.  Seiche was observed.

 

11  8 22 47 54 1980  40.712 -125.181  15 5.0   Off Coast of No. California

 

Felt in the coastal area of Mendocino.

 

11  8 23  7 10 1980  40.535 -124.784  15 5.0   Off Coast of No. California

 

Felt in the coastal area of northern California.

 

11  8  9 37 31 1984  52.200 -170.750  33 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11  8 13  1 59 1984  52.153 -171.034  25 5.4   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11  8  9 40  3 1986  52.290 -169.710  43 5.1   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11  8 10 30  1 1998  56.731 -152.065  33 5.7   Southern Alaska

11  8 23 48 48 1998  51.334 -179.925  33 5.1   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity III at Adak.

 

11  8 10 57 24 1999  54.613 -160.961  31 5.2   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt strongly at Cold Bay and San Point. Also felt at King Cove.

 

11 08 04 04 17 2002  62.200 -141.820   1 5.1   CENTRAL ALASKA

11 08 17 34 52 2002  63.470 -148.300   7 5.3   CENTRAL ALASKA

11 08 03 47 11 2002  51.148  179.275  33 5.3   Rat Islands, Aleutians

11 08 06 21 10 2004  63.054 -151.427  10 5.0   Central Alaska

 

(NEIC). Felt (IV) at Palmer, Sutton, Talkeetna, Trapper Creek and Willow; (III) at Anchorage, Chugiak, Denali National Park, Eagle River and Wasilla; (II) at Fairbanks.

 

11 08 17 34 58 2006  51.135 -177.984  26 5.0   Andreanof Islands, Alaska

11 08 23 05 19 2009  52.307 -168.454  33 5.3   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11 08 02 46 57 2011  35.531  -96.788   5 5.0   Oklahoma

 

(TUL). Some buildings damaged at Prague and Sparks.  Felt (VI) at Meeker and Sparks; (V) at Chandler, Davenport, Prague and Tishomingo. Felt strongly in most of central and eastern Oklahoma, northwestern Arkansas, southwestern Missouri and southern Kansas.  Also felt in parts of Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Texas.

 

11 08 02 01 50 2012  49.231 -128.477  13 6.1   Vancouver Island, Canada

11 08 11 33 16 2015  51.500 -172.981  33 5.7   Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

11  7 12 51  0 1837 -39.800  -73.200   0 8.0   Central Chile

 

Valdivia was ruined. The captain of a whaler found that the bottom of the sea near the Island of Lemus (Chronos Archipelago) was 8 feet higher than it had been two years earlier. The entire coastline was strewn with uprooted trees.  A whale ship was violently shaken and lost her masts.

 

11  7  7 40 24 1912  57.500 -155.000  90 7.5   Southern Alaska

 

Felt with intensity V on the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island. Felt strongly at Seward and on the Steamer Bertha between Uyak and Kodiak.

 

11  7 23  0  9 1922 -28.000  -72.000  60 7.0   Coast Central Chile

 

Foreshock to M 8.3 near this epicenter on November 11. Slight damage.

 

11  7 23 12  9 1952 -29.800 -177.600   0 7.0   No. Kermadec Islands

11  7 18 33 60 1969  27.853   60.060  35 7.0   Pakistan

 

Widely felt in southeastern Iran, especially at Zahedan, Khash, Bampur, Chah Bahar, Qasr-e-Qand and Iranshahr.

 

11  7  5  1  6 1996  28.527  143.909  67 7.3   Bonin Islands

11 07 16 35 46 2012  13.988  -91.895  24.0 7   Chiapas, Mexico

 

(NEIC). At least 48 people killed, 155 injured, 100 missing and dozens of buildings damaged in Quetzaltenango and San Marcos. Felt (VII) at Quetzaltenango; (VI) at Antigua Guatemala, Cahabon and Villa Nueva; (V) at Fraijanes, Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Mixco and San Bartolome Milpas Altas; (IV) at Champerico, Coban, Panajachel, San Jose Pinula, Santa Catarina Pinula and Santiago Atitlan. Also felt (VI) at Tapachula; (IV) at Jalapa, Lazaro Cardenas, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Tuxtla Gutierrez and Villahermosa; (III) at Granjas Mexico and Mexico, Mexico. Felt (IV) at San Salvador and Antiguo Cuscatlan and (III) at Ilopango and Nueva San Salvador, El Salvador. Felt (III) at Belize City and Dangriga, Belize. Felt in many parts of Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua. A tsunami was recorded with wave heights (in cm) at the following tide stations: 35 at Salina Cruz and 30 at Puerto Chiapas, Mexico; 10 at Acajutla, El Salvador; 7 at Kahului and 6 at Hilo, Hawaii; 5 on Isla Baltra, Galapagos Islands.

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

11  7 17 20  0 1910  37.500 -117.000   0 5.7   California/Nevada area

 

Located southwest of Goldfield, Nevada, this quake broke windows and dishes at Goldfield.

 

11  7  7 40 24 1912  57.500 -155.000  90 7.5   Southern Alaska

 

Felt with intensity V on the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island. Felt strongly at Seward and on the Steamer Bertha between Uyak and Kodiak.

 

11  7 23 56 52 1923  31.000 -116.000   0 6.3   So. California

 

Earthquake in Baja California. Maximum intensity VII at Calexico. One fire resulted and damage from the earthquake of Nov. 5 was increased. Felt in Baja, Mexico and at Calexico, stronger than the event of Nov. 5.

 

11  7 20 55  1 1952  26.200 -111.000   0 6.2   Gulf of California

11  7  1 29  8 1961  45.700 -122.866   0 5.1   Oregon state, U.S.

 

Occurring northwest of Portland, Oregon, this event was felt over a large area along the northwestern coast of Oregon and southern Washington. Felt by many in Portland. Plaster cracked, chimneys fell and lights and windows were broken.

 

11  7  0 48 34 1968  54.300 -164.600  37 5.1   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

11  7 10 55 21 1995  52.231 -170.801  33 5.5   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11  7 23 28 58 1995  51.510 -178.334  33 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity II at Adak.

 

11 07 15 14 06 2002  51.197  179.334  33 6.6   Rat Islands, Aleutians

11 07 00 43 23 2010  69.190 -146.222  13 5.1   Northern Alaska

 

(AEIC). Felt at Barrow, Nuiqsut and Prudhoe Bay.

 

11 07 01 44 24 2016  35.984  -96.798   5 5.0   Oklahoma

 

This event of M 4.9-5.3 did considerable damage in the epicentral area near Cushing and Ripley, Oklahoma which has been hit by numerous smaller earthquakes in recent months. Internet photos showed major damage to stores and houses in the Cushing area. No deaths were reported with this earthquake but minor injuries were reported in Cushing. Damage in Cushing included that to Cushing City Hall. Cushing is the site of the world's largest oil storage facility. An earthquake could open one of these tanks with the resulting massive fireball should it ignite. Cushing schools will be closed today pending a safety inspection. NEIC reported intensity VI in Cushing, Ripley, V in Stroud, Piedmont, Drumright, Wellston, Carney, and IV in Perkins, Stillwater, Chandler, Mannford, Cleveland, Morrison, Bristow, Prague, Meeker, Sand Springs, Perry, Sapulpa, Arcadia, Orlando, Guthrie, Harrah, Fairfax, Edmond, Kiefer, Tulsa, Glenpool, Jenks, Oklahoma City, Covington, Seminole, Skiatook, Newalla, Bixby, Broken Arrow, Bethany, Norman, Hennessey and in general within about 100 km of the epicenter. It was also reported felt in areas of Kansas, It was also felt as far as Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri at Kansas City. A foreshock of M 3.1 was felt with intensity II-III earlier in the day at Stillwater, Glencoe, Tulsa, Yukon, Bartlesville and Dewey among other communities in Oklahoma.

 

 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

11  6 15  0  0 1433  34.090  139.050   0 7.0   Central/So. Honshu Japan

 

Earthquake damage occurred to the temple and shrine at Kamakura. The Tone River in Tokyo Bay flowed upward. A tsunami was generated.

 

11  6 15  0  0 1855  34.050  137.075   0 7.3   Central/So. Honshu Japan

 

Earthquake damage was reported at Ise, Yaezu and Hamamatsu. A tsunami was generated with maximum height 3 meters at Maesaka.

 

11  6  7 12  0 1908  45.000  150.000  60 7.6   So. Kurils

11  6  8 54 53 1938  37.433  141.917   0 7.6   Off East Coast Honshu

11  6 21 39 47 1938  36.967  141.550  20 7.1   Off East Coast Honshu

 

A series of earthquakes off Fukushima Prefecture killed at least one and destroyed 20 houses at Hachinohe. A series of tsunamis was generated with maximum height of 35 cm in first event and 112 at Hanabuchi in the second.

 

11  6  8 31 57 1943  -6.000  134.500  60 7.6   West Irian, PNG

11  6 16 40 12 1951  47.600  153.700  50 7.3   So. Kurils

11  6 19 47 21 1952  -4.600  144.900   0 7.4   Papua New Guinea

11  6 22 58  8 1958  44.530  148.540  40 8.7   Hokkaido, Japan

 

Destructive earthquake on Iturup in the Kuril Islands. Felt with maximum intensity VII at Kushiro. Damage included cut telephone lines and stopped trains. No tsunami was reported.

 

11  6 22  0  0 1971  51.472  179.107   2 7.4   Rat Islands

11  6 13  3 16 1988  22.830   99.830   3 7.2   Myanmar

11  6 13 15 36 1988  21.800  100.200   0 7.0   Myanmar

 

More than 700 killed, 4000 injured and up to 300,000 left homeless. More than two-thirds of buildings destroyed in Lancang and Menglian, China.  More than three million people in China were affected. Highways were covered by mudslides in Yunnan, China. The event was felt strongly in Yunnan.  Damage also occurred in Thailand and Burma.

 

11  6 20 14 30 1990  53.450  169.829  25 7.1   Near Islands

 

Felt with intensity IV at Attu and Shemya.

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

 

11  6 20 29  0 1910  53.000 -135.000   0 6.8   British Colombia

11  6 12 29 46 1941  54.000 -161.500  25 6.0   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

11  6 17 31 54 1941  49.350 -129.830   0 6.0   Vancouver Island area

11  6 16 50  0 1947  35.200 -106.300   0 5.0   SW U.S.A

 

Earthquake near San Antonio, New Mexico. Felt in the Sandia Mountains.  maximum intensity VI at Zamora where windows rattled and doors and dishes were cracked. Damage to a fireplace.

 

11  6 22 10  6 1960  52.900 -168.000  43 5.1   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11  6  3 36 43 1962  45.608 -122.598  18 5.5   Oregon state, U.S.

 

Felt over a wide area of Washington and Oregon States (20,000 sq. miles).  The maximum intensity was VI and included broken plaster and chimneys and broken windows at Battle Ground, Brush Prairie, Camas and other areas of western Washington. Damage was also reported throughout the Portland, Oregon region where large numbers of chimneys were thrown down and lights and ceiling tiles fell in the auditorium. Frightened most people in the epicentral area.

 

11  6  6 38 38 1965  60.660 -147.250   7 5.1   Central Alaska

 

Felt widely in the Anchorage area. A sharp jolt.

 

11  6 20 20 19 1969  51.390 -178.900  37 5.5   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt at Adak and Amchitka.

 

11  6  9 36  6 1973  51.640 -175.480  40 6.4   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity III at Adak.

 

11  6  9 50 45 1973  51.280 -175.320  33 5.1   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11  6 18 26 32 1973  51.523 -175.269  18 5.8   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity IV at Adak.

 

11  6  9 23 11 1974  60.186 -153.811 204 5.1   Central Alaska

11  6  7 34 27 1977  51.189 -179.783  48 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11  6 18 27  1 1986  51.434 -176.680  40 5.6   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity IV at Adak.

 

11  6 19 45 43 1986  51.450 -176.484  54 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity IV at Adak.

 

11  6  8 20 56 1988  51.150 -178.330  30 5.9   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt at Adak.

 

11  6  0 33 21 1996  53.908 -162.972  33 5.2   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

11  6  2 34 30 1997  46.782  -71.359  23 5.0   New England

 

 

One person was killed of a heart attack. Felt in southern Quebec and in Ontario and in New Brunswick. Maximum intensity V at Adamstown. Also felt in Vermont, New Hampshire, western Maine and northeastern New York.

 

11  6 11 40 31 2000  56.076 -153.438  15 5.4   Southern Alaska

11 06 03 53 10 2011  35.532  -96.765   5 5.7   Oklahoma

 

(NEIC) At least 2 people injured, 14 homes destroyed and many damaged in the Shawnee-Sparks area. Parts of US Highway 62 between Meeker and Prague buckled by shaking along pre-existing cracks. An area of approximately 65 sq km in the immediate vicinity of the instrumental epicenter experienced shaking of intensity VIII. Felt (VII) at Meeker and Prague; (VI) at Castle, Indianola, McLoud, Sentinel, Shawnee, Sparks and Tupelo. Felt strongly in much of Oklahoma, southern Kansas, southwestern Missouri, northwestern Arkansas and northern Texas. Felt in at least 17 states of the central US from southern Wisconsin to

 

11 06 08 08 13 2011  54.120 -162.549  23 5.7   Unimak Island, Alaska

11 06 01 09 55 2015  52.263 -169.520  10 5.5   Fox Islands, Aleutians

 

TIDAL EFFECTS ON SEISMICITY

 

The full moon will arrive November 8, 2022 at 11:02 UT.  This is a total lunar eclipse which will be visible in portions of Asia, Australia, the Pacific and the Americas. The maximum eclipse will be visible at about 15N 165W - west of the island of Hawaii. but the full eclipse will be visible throughout the South Pacific and Indonesia. Longitudes which are near local solar noon at the peak of this eclipse are near 15 East while those at local solar midnight are near 165 West. In the east these include areas of central Europe including Mt. Etna and Stromboli in Italy and the areas of Iceland and the Reykjanes Ridge in the north Atlantic and portions of Greece and in the west the central Aleutians and Hawaii. Regions in the southern Hemisphere including Tonga, Samoa, New Zealand and Fiji and the South Sandwich Islands in the South Atlantic may also see tidal enhancement. These regions may see significant seismic enhancements with this new moon. Other areas where fluids are involved in seismicity may also see increased seismicity near local solar noon or midnight. The chances of a tidally-related strong to major earthquake during the next week is considered to be high as with the previous solar eclipse of October 25, 2022.

 

November 5, 2022 is the eleventh day after the beginning of the new lunar month.  Regions most likely to experience tidal triggering on this day (With associated magnitude ranges; the percent change in seismicity rate over background seismicity rate on this day of the lunar month; statistical z-value and significance level) are:

 

Region Magnitude range %change z-value Significance level

 

So. Alaska MB>=3.0 9 2.7 0.02

Australia MB>=4.0 33 2.6 0.03

New Madrid MB>=0.0 34 3.4 0.01

So Indonesia MB>=4.0 42 3.1 0.01

 

Regions expected to experience reverse triggering (i.e. they are unlikely to experience a significant event at this period of the lunar cycle) are:

 

 

Region Magnitude range %change z-value Significance level

 

Geysers MB>=0.0 -6 -2.2 0.05

NE Europe MB>=4.0 -10 -2.3 0.04

Tonga MB>=4.0 -29 -2.0 0.05

 

 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

11  4 13 30  0 1042  38.100   46.300   0 7.6   No. Iran

 

More than 50,000 killed in Tabriz. Maximum intensity up to IX. Historian Naser Khosrov visited the area four years after the earthquake and reported that Abu Taher, an astronomer in Tabriz had warned the people the day before of an earthquake; some who believed as well as those who were forced to leave spent the night outdoors  while those who did not heed these warnings were killed in the ruined city. The Governor escaped staying out of the city at the time of the earthquake. A poem written by Qatran of Tabriz describes the total destruction of buildings and city walls as well as earth faulting and fracturing, trees uprooted and people killed. Foreshocks were used to forecast the quake along with astronomical indicators.

 

11  4  0  0  0 1677  36.600  141.500   0 7.4   Off East Coast Honshu

 

A strong earthquake off the Boso Peninsula near Tokyo. This event generated a strong tsunami which washed away more than 1000 homes and caused 500 deaths.  More than 223 houses were destroyed and 246 drowned in Boso. More than 490 houses washed away and 123 persons killed in Miyagi. 24-25 fishing boats were damaged in Owari. Maximum tsunami height 4 meters at Iwanuma, Ibaraki Pref.

 

11  4  8  0  0 1737  55.500  163.000  20 7.8   Komandorsky Isl

 

Felt with maximum intensity X. Probably an aftershock of a triggered shock from the M 8.3 that occurred in Kamchatka on Oct. 17, 1737.

 

11  4 12  3 30 1917   4.800   96.800  60 7.1   Nicobar Islands

11  4  0  4 30 1923  -5.000  152.000  60 7.2   New Britain

11  4 13 50 43 1927  34.500 -121.500   0 7.3   Off So. California

 

Earthquake west of Point Arguello. Felt strongly at Lompoc, Honda and Surf.  Rockslides were common and water spurted from cracks. Sand craters formed.  Chimneys fell at Lombok and were damaged at Arroyo Grande and Santa Maria.  A tsunami with height of 6 feet was generated and hit the coast at Surf.  Felt also at Sea.

 

11  4 21 47 47 1946  39.300   55.350  26 7.0   No. Iran

 

Severe damage in Turkmenistan. More than 400 killed. Highly destructive at Kazandzhik. The quake was felt from Krasnovodsk to Askhabad. A strong earthquake noise was hear at Kazandzhik and Uzhbele. People could not stand. Structures of brick were largely destroyed. Walls and roofs largely collapsed. Cornices collapsed and stoves became unusable. Most chimneys fell. Landslides occurred in the mountains and the railroad line was destroyed.  Fissures spewed salty water at Aydin. Destructive over an radius of 120 km.

 

11  4  0  9  0 1947  43.817  141.017   0 7.0   Hokkaido, Japan

 

5-6 small ships were damaged in a tsunami which reached up to 60 cm height.

 

11  4 16 58  0 1952  52.300  161.000  40 8.5   E. of Kamchatka

 

A strong tsunami was generated with maximum height up to 19 feet at Paramushir, Kuril Islands. Many killed in Kamchatka. Tsunami was also observed and was deadly and destroyed most of Kurilsk. The tsunami was also damaging (causing up to $1 million damage) in Hawaii, Peru, Chile and Midway Island.  Also observed in Alaska.

 

11  4  3 49  8 1953 -13.000  166.500  33 7.4   Vanuatu Islands

11  4  1 17 17 1963  -8.000  129.500 100 7.5    Banda Sea

 

Felt at Darwin, Australia where electricity and telephone services were knocked out. Felt also at Perth, Adelaide and Ne Guinea to Papua.

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

 

11  4  2 29  0 1897  45.000 -113.000   0 5.0   Montana/Idaho

 

Severe at Dillon, Montana. Courthouse and other buildings cracked at Dillon.  Also felt at Idaho and Utah.

 

11  4 18 18  0 1903  36.900  -89.300   0 5.3   New Madrid area

 

Felt at St. Louis, MO. Also felt in Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee with maximum intensity VII. Buildings were damaged at New Madrid, MO and at Cairo, Ill. Chimneys fell in the epicentral area.

 

11  4  8 37  0 1908  36.000 -117.000   0 6.5   California/Nevada area

 

Earthquake in the Death Valley area. Activity began in mid-October and continued throughout November. Prospectors were frightened but no damage reported in the area. Maximum intensity probably VIII. Felt to Tehachapi and San Bernardino.

 

11  4 13 50 43 1927  34.500 -121.500  60 7.3   Off So. California

 

Earthquake west of Point Arguello. Felt strongly at Lompoc, Honda and Surf.  Rockslides were common and water spurted from cracks. Sand craters formed.  Chimneys fell at Lomboxkand were damaged at Arroyo Grande and Santa Maria.  A tsunami with height of 6 feet was generated and hit the coast at Surf.  Felt also at Sea.

 

11  4 20 42 38 1949  32.200 -116.550  16 5.7   So. California

 

Earthquake in Baja California felt at Guadalupe, Mexico. Buildings swayed in San Diego. People were frightened. Ground cracks were observed. Cracks also occurred in buildings including a school at Coronado. Cement floors cracked at Borrego Springs, CA.

 

11  4 21 40 56 1956  61.280 -138.680  15 5.4   Central Alaska

11  4 10 41 38 1976  33.120 -115.594   4 5.3   So. California

 

Located in Imperial Valley, California where burglar alarms went off. Plaster and dry wall cracked and items fell from shelves at Brawley. Fences were displaced at El Centro. Ground cracks were observed and electrical service interrupted at Westmorland.

 

11  4 10  2  6 1977  51.409 -175.624  22 5.2   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11  4 18  7 32 1977  51.329 -175.621  18 5.4   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Plaster fell and heavy furniture moved at Adak. Chimneys fell at Adak.  Maximum intensity VI.

 

11  4  5 25  2 1981  51.980 -170.980  39 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11  4 19  1 37 1983  52.348 -168.228  35 5.2   Fox Islands, Aleutians

11  4  6 59 40 1994  58.076 -151.292  33 5.1   Southern Alaska

 

Felt with intensity III at Kodiak.

 

11  4 22 54 16 1996  43.523 -127.356  10 5.5   Off Coast of Oregon

11  4  2 54 13 1998  51.599 -176.151  35 5.3   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt at Adak.

 

11 04 00 50 42 2002  63.380 -145.070   5 5.1   CENTRAL ALASKA

11 04 12 38 28 2009  43.407 -126.814  10 5.1   Off Coast of Oregon

11 04 01 05 47 2010  51.236 -176.500  45 5.1   Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

11 04 12 27 32 2012  52.214 -132.557   5 5.1   Queen Charlotte Is. Canada

 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

11  3 15  0  0 1677  35.050  142.000   0 8.0   Off East Coast Honshu

 

A strong earthquake off the Boso Peninsula near Tokyo. This event generated a strong tsunami which washed away more than 1000 homes and caused 500 deaths.  More than 223 houses were destroyed and 246 drowned in Boso. More than 490 houses washed away and 123 persons killed in Miyagi. 24-25 fishing boats were damaged in Owari. Maximum tsunami height 4 meters at Iwanuma, Ibaraki Pref.

 

11  3 14 32 17 1943  61.750 -151.000  25 7.4   Central Alaska

 

Felt throughout south-central Alaska especially at Anchorage. Plaster and pictures were damaged and windows and doors rattled. Felt also at McGrath and Bethel, Alaska.

 

11  3  1 12 37 1949  48.800  153.800 160 7.2   So. Kurils

11  3 14 47 20 1988  13.090  -90.440  35 7.0   Guatemala

 

Five were killed and more than 100 buildings damaged in southern Guatemala.  Landslides caused damage to roads in Chimaltenango Department. Felt in El Salvador, Mexico City, Oaxaca and Vera Cruz, Mexico and in parts of Honduras and Nicaragua.

 

11  3 22 12 41 2002  63.517 -147.444   5 8.1   Central Alaska

 

 

One person was injured and extensive damage was done to roads and bridges.  Extensive structural damage occurred through the area from Slana to Mentasta Lake. Damage was estimated at $20 million U.S. dollars. Some supports on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline were damage and operations were temporarily suspended.  Maximum intensity up to IX. Felt from Seattle Washington throughout Denali National Park, Alaska and British Columbia, Alberta and Northwest Territories, Canada. A surface rupture on the Denali Fault had maximum offset of about 8.8 meters near Tok Cutoff Highway and extended for about 300 km. Landslides, rockslides, ground cracks, snow avalanches and Liquefaction were observed.  Triggered earthquakes were observed as far away as Yellowstone where the quake caused major changes in the underground groundwater system. Seiches and water well changes were observed from Pennsylvania to Louisiana and throughout the western U.S.

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

 

11  3 14 32 17 1943  61.750 -151.000  25 7.4   Central Alaska

 

Felt throughout south-central Alaska especially at Anchorage. Plaster and pictures were damaged and windows and doors rattled. Felt also at McGrath and Bethel, Alaska.

 

11  3 22  9  3 1945  58.500 -151.000  50 6.8   Southern Alaska

11  3  5 26  2 1956  61.100 -138.700  15 5.7   Central Alaska

 

Felt at Haines Junction, Destruction Bay and Quill Creek, Alaska.

 

11  3 16 58  0 1957  42.500 -111.500   0 5.0   Yellowstone/Wyoming

 

Felt at Geneva, Idaho where windows rattled. Also felt west of Georgetown.

 

11  3 17  3  8 1959  44.800 -111.200   0 5.0   Yellowstone/Wyoming

 

Hebgen Lake aftershock. A stove was moved at Duck Creek, Montana. Earthquake sound was heard. Felt widely at West Yellowstone. Felt as far as Butte, Montana.

 

11  3  0 46 35 1965  40.400 -125.600  33 5.0   Off Coast of No. California

11  3  7 57 39 1968  65.700 -149.900  80 5.0   Northern Alaska

11  3  2 30 12 1970  62.010 -151.050  70 5.5   Central Alaska

 

Felt with intensity V in the epicentral area of Talkeetna. Also felt at Anchorage, Lake Minchumina, Palmer and Summit.

 

11  3 13 47 34 1981  43.542 -127.706  10 6.2   Off Coast of Oregon

11  3  9 30  8 1984  42.494 -108.854   5 5.0   Wyoming/Dakotas

 

Felt with intensity VI and Lander, WY. Buildings had cracked walls and windows.  Glass broke at the Hospital and items fell from store shelves. Also felt at Fort Washakie, South Pass City and as far as Arapahoe.

 

11  3 23 24 31 1996  64.851 -170.364  10 5.2   Northern Alaska

11  3  9 40 50 2000  52.497 -170.711  75 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 03 01 49 28 2002  51.590 -130.630  15 5.3   QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION

11 03 22 12 41 2002  63.520 -147.530   5 7.9   CENTRAL ALASKA

 

One person was injured and extensive damage was done to roads and bridges.  Extensive structural damage occurred through the area from Slana to Mentasta Lake. Damage was estimated at $20 million U.S. dollars. Some supports on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline were damage and operations were temporarily suspended.  Maximum intensity up to IX. Felt from Seattle Washington throughout Denali National Park, Alaska and British Columbia, Alberta and Northwest Territories, Canada. A surface rupture on the Denali Fault had maximum offset of about 8.8 meters near Tok Cutoff Highway and extended for about 300 km. Landslides, rockslides, ground cracks, snow avalanches and Liquefaction were observed.  Triggered earthquakes were observed as far away as Yellowstone where the quake caused major changes in the underground groundwater system. Seiches and water well changes were observed from Pennsylvania to Louisiana and throughout the western U.S.

 

11 03 23 59 19 2010  51.209 -176.542  40 5.1   Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

11  2  0  0  0 1660  -0.500  -78.400   0 7.4   Ecuador

11  2  5 16  0 1908  -2.000   97.000  60 7.3   So. of Sumatera

11  2 21  8  6 1923  -4.500  151.500  50 7.2   New Ireland

11  2 10  3  0 1931  32.250  132.633  40 7.1   Kyushu, Japan area

 

One person was killed and five houses were destroyed by the shock in the Hiugnaada area. A tsunami was generated with maximum height up to 85 cm at Muroto.

 

11  2  0  0  0 1932 -32.000 -131.500   0 7.5   So. Pacific Ocean

11  2 20 46 56 1936  38.150  142.133  40 7.5   Off East Coast Honshu

 

Slight damage was recorded in Miyagi. A tsunami was generated with maximum height up to 28 cm at Kesennuma.

 

11  2 18  8 22 1943 -57.000  -26.000   0 7.2   So. Sandwich Islands

11  2 18 28 30 1946  41.900   72.000  35 7.6   Kirgizstan/Xinjiang

 

Moderate damage in Kirgizstan. Felt with intensity X.

 

11  2 15 27 56 1950  -6.500  129.500  60 8.1    Banda Sea

11  2 19 55 22 1972 -20.049  168.839  32 7.0   Loyalty Islands

 

Felt with intensity V on Aneityum and Tana.

 

11  2 01 26 11 2002   2.824   96.085  30 7.4   Simelulue, Indonesia

 

At least three people were killed and 65 injured while nearly 1000 buildings were damaged at Simueulue, Indonesia. Felt from Kuala Lumpar, Indonesia and throughout Sumatra.

 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

 

11  2 12 26 54 1933  52.000 -176.000  25 6.5   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11  2 18 49  0 1934  31.000 -114.000   0 5.0   SW U.S.A

11  2 14 31 58 1935  47.230  -78.170   0 5.4   New York State

 

Strong aftershock of the Timiskaming earthquake of Nov. 1, 1935.  Felt at Kitchener, North Bay and Toronto in Canada. Also felt at Buffalo and Rochester, New York and as far as Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.

 

11  2 16 48  8 1948  35.980 -114.783   0 5.0   SW U.S.A

 

Earthquake in the Hoover Dam area. Cracked plaster at Boulder City and felt within 50 miles of Boulder City, NV.

 

11  2 19 40  6 1955  36.000 -120.917   0 5.2   Central California

 

Located near San Ardo and felt in the coast region of west-central California. Damage reported at Paso Robles, Monterey and King City.

 

11  2 10 38 55 1956  32.000 -112.000   0 5.0   SW U.S.A

11  2 10 44 47 1958  51.570 -175.190   0 5.6   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11  2  9 10 40 1965  57.000 -152.800  27 5.0   Southern Alaska

11  2 19 41 40 1968  65.700 -149.800  70 5.5   Northern Alaska

11  2 14 32 22 1975  59.254 -153.488 103 5.5   Southern Alaska

11  2  4 39 39 1985  54.900 -157.200   0 5.3   Alaska Peninsula

11  2 15 49 45 1995  51.690 -175.340  61 5.2   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11  2  8 51 54 1997  37.846 -118.215   6 5.3   California/Nevada area

 

Felt at Fallon, Tonopah, Yerington and Reno, Nevada. Also felt at Fresno, California.

 

11  2 20 27 53 1998  51.289 -176.227  33 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11 02 14 30 01 2001  51.755  179.155  65 5.2   Rat Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt at Adak.

 

11 02 10 02 13 2004  49.260 -128.870  10 6.7   VANCOUVER ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

11 02 13 48 42 2008  51.552 -174.366  36 6.1   Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

11 02 08 19 54 2012  52.126 -132.337  15 5.0   Queen Charlotte Island, Canada

11 02 22 32 11 2013  53.561 -163.713  34 5.2   Unimak Island, Alaska

11 02 08 15 34 2015  51.654 -173.419  21 5.9   Andreanof Islands, Alaska

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

11  1  9 50  0 1755  37.000  -11.000   0 8.0   Lisbon, Portugal

 

The great Lisbon earthquake and tsunami which doomed Portugal as a world power. Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, a major colonial power of the mid- 18th century was built most of stone with houses about 4-5 stories high and with a population in 1755 of about 250,000. The western portion of the city was mostly destroyed while the eastern portion was largely undamaged. This was one of the first well investigated earthquakes and tsunamis in recent history. The loss of life in Lisbon reached around 60-70,000 which included losses at Lisbon, Fez, Mequinez, Morocco and Faro where more than 3000 were killed. The destruction in the lower (western) portion of the city was nearly universal.  A writer at the time said "there are no signs of streets, lanes, squares etc.  but hills and mountains of rubbish still smoking". Of 20,000 houses barely 3000 were still habitable after the quake. Serious damage also occurred to 32 churches, 60 chapels, 31 monasteries, 15 nunneries and 53 palaces. Fire broke out shortly after the earthquake due to curtains and kitchen woodwork catching fires from stoves and candles. A violent wind fanned the fires for more than six days. The earthquake was estimated to be destructive for about 1,400,000 sq. miles. Seiche was observed as far away as England and the Caribbean. Many survivors fled to a new quay. During a strong aftershock the quay disappeared into a fissure taking all the people with it. Quay and people were never again seen. Slight damage also occurred in Algeria and Spain, France and Italy. The quake caused general panic in the British Isles as far as Scotland.  There were two great earthquakes separated by 15 minutes to an hour in time.  Landslides, subsidence and land elevation were common in Portugal. Water in wells rose and felt by several feet. At Madrid water rose six feet during the quake. A tsunami of up to 50 feet high was generated along the coast of Portugal. Many people and houses were swept away. The tsunami was damaging as far away as the Caribbean, Spain and North Africa. In Ireland the tsunami measured 6 feet high and at Antigua and St. Martin was 12-20 feet high. The cost of rebuilding Portugal after the quake and tsunami is believed to have drained the treasury and Portugal was not a world power after this event.

 

11  1 11  0  0 1904  -1.000  -80.500   0 7.7   Ecuador

11  1  7 24  0 1915  38.300  142.900  60 7.5   Off East Coast Honshu

11  1  9  1  0 1915  38.000  143.000  60 7.0   So. of Honshu

 

A tsunami of 1 meter was observed at Shizugawaa Bay and at Arahama Village.

 

11  1 11 14 24 1946  51.500 -174.500  40 7.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11  1 14 58 53 1947 -10.500  -75.000  60 7.3   Central Peru

 

233 reported killed. Considerable damage to property around Satipo, Peru.

 

11  1  8 45 59 1960 -38.500  -75.100  55 7.4   Central Chile

 

Light damage occurred at Concepcion, Lebu and Valdivia, Chile.

 

11  1 11  8 21 1969  23.148 -107.934  33 7.1   Gulf of California

11  1  1 17 34 1975  13.843  144.754 113 7.1   So. Marianas/Guam

 

Damage occurred on Guam.

 

11  1  4 48 50 1984   8.185  -38.794  10 7.4   Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

11  1  6 40 32 1989 -17.700  -68.700  33 7.0   So. Peru/Bolivia

11  1 18 25 35 1989  39.837  142.760  29 7.4   Off East Coast Honshu

11  1 18 36 35 1989  39.652  143.365  29 7.1   So. of Honshu

 

Felt with intensity IV at Aomori and Morioka. Also felt at Misawa and in other parts of Hokkaido. A tsunami was generated with maximum height 56 cm at Miyako.

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

 

11  1  1 39 18 1926  48.700 -128.500   0 6.6   Vancouver Island area

11  1  6  3  0 1935  46.870  -79.050   1 6.2   Ohio/Lake Erie

 

Earthquake near Timiskaming, Canada. Felt with minor damage at Cortland, New York where damage occurred to chimneys and plaster. Also felt from eastern Maine to Washington, D.C. and west to Wisconsin.

 

11  1  8 25  0 1938  33.000 -109.000   0 5.0   SW U.S.A

 

Felt at Duncan, Arizona and Buckhorn and Cliff, New Mexico. Rock falls and landslides were observed near Buckhorn. Plaster and chimneys cracked.

 

11  1 18 50  6 1942  48.000 -116.700   0 5.5   Montana/Idaho

 

Located near Sandpoint, Idaho, this earthquake caused small objects to move from Shelves and furnishings moved. Also felt at Colfax, Washington. Church services were interrupted at Sandpoint. Felt from western Montana and eastern Washington and northern Idaho.

 

11  1 11 14 24 1946  51.500 -174.500  40 7.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11  1  6 46 54 1964  51.700 -175.400  20 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11  1  0 48 26 1975  53.748 -163.318  41 5.7   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

11  1 22 22 35 1986  51.245 -179.755  33 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

11  1  8 23 52 1992  64.154 -149.898 154 5.0   Northern Alaska

11 01 23 33 49 2008  51.470 -174.365  36 5.0   Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

11 01 03 16 01 2012  52.550 -132.024  19 5.2   Queen Charlotte Island, Canada

11 01 09 50 59 2012  51.011 -179.699   9 5.1   Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

10 31 10 18  0 1909   8.000 -105.000  60 7.4   Central Pacific Ocean

10 31 17 22  0 1912   7.000  138.000  60 7.4   Caroline Islands

10 31 15 30 33 1916  45.500  154.000  30 7.3   So. Kurils

10 31 17 53  9 1970  -4.926  145.467  42 7.0   New Ireland

 

Severe damage occurred in the Madang, New Guinea area with eight killed and 7 injured. Maximum intensity VIII. 350 homes were destroyed and 4500 left homeless. Landslides occurred. At Madang brick buildings were damaged.

 

10 31  8 28  3 1975  12.540  125.993  50 7.6   Luzon, Philippines

 

Felt with intensity VI at Samar and Leyte at Borongan and Tacloban. Also felt at manila. A tsunami with maximum height of four meters was generated.

 

10 31  9 10 20 2001  -5.912  150.196  33 7.0   New Britain Region, P.N.G.               

 

Minor damage at Kimbe and felt strongly in the Kandrian area. Also felt at Hoskins and Rabaul.

 

10 31  1  6 28 2003  37.812  142.619  10 7.0   Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan

 

Strongly felt in Miyagi Prefecture. Felt in much of Tohoku district. A tsunami of 30 cm maximum height was observed along the coast of Miyagi Prefecture.  Felt as far north as Hokkaido.

 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

10 31 11  8  0 1895  37.000  -89.400   0 6.2   New Madrid area

 

This earthquake near Charleston, MO. was the strongest in the area since the quakes of 1811-1812. Subsidence of four acres occurred and a lake was formed. At Cairo, Ill. chimneys were destroyed and church steeples were damaged. Sand was piled in mounds from 4 inches to 4 feet in diameter at Bertrand, MO. Ditches were filled with water. Water spouts occurred near Big Lake. Felt from Canada to Mississippi and from Georgia to South Dakota.

 

10 31 18 37 47 1935  46.600 -112.000   0 6.3   Yellowstone/Wyoming

10 31 12 41  0 1941  43.900 -128.100   0 5.5   North Pacific Ocean

10 31  1 39 30 1949  56.050 -135.690   0 6.2   Southeast Alaska

 

Felt in the Sitka, Alaska area.

 

10 31  2 32 11 1949  56.020 -135.910   0 5.0   Southeast Alaska

10 31  1  5 52 1955  51.500 -175.200   0 5.9   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

10 31  2 47 46 1957  39.183 -123.683  10 5.0   Central California

 

Earthquake near Comptche. Damage was observed at Comptche and Willits, California.

 

10 31  0 25 47 1968  65.400 -150.000  30 5.6   Northern Alaska

 

Strongly felt at Livengood. Also felt at Fairbanks and Manley Hot Springs.

 

10 31  9 12 14 1969  34.600 -121.500  10 5.0   Off So. California

10 31 10 39 29 1969  33.390 -119.230   7 5.0   So. California

 

Felt widely in areas of southern California including Los Angeles where windows and walls creaked at the Civic Center.

 

10 31 11 33  2 1969  51.260 -178.950  22 6.3   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity IV at Adak.

 

10 31 11 47 32 1969  51.210 -179.000  47 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

10 31 16  8 42 1970  51.200 -179.400  39 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt at Adak.

 

10 31  4 39 56 1984  50.200 -178.600  33 5.3   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

10 31 19 33 20 1985  53.254 -165.190  19 6.0   Fox Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity IV at Akutan. Also felt at Cold Bay, False Pass and Sand Point.

 

10 31 20 17 37 1985  57.702 -156.220  49 5.1   Alaska Peninsula

 

10 31 07 56 16 2001  33.508 -116.514  15 5.2   Southern California

 

(NEIC). Felt (V) at Anza, La Quinta, Pala, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage and Warner Springs; (IV) at Bonita, Borrego Springs, Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, El Cajon, Hemet, Idyllwild, Indio, Julian, Palm Springs, San Diego, San Jacinto and Sun City. Felt in Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego Counties. Also felt at Tijuana, Baja California.

 

10 31 03 04 54 2007  37.434 -121.774  10 5.6   Central California

 

(BRK). Minor damage in the San Jose area.  Felt (VI) at Mount Hamilton and San Jose; (V) at Alviso, Milpitas, Santa Clara and Sunnyvale; (IV) at Alameda, Aptos, Aromas, Atherton, Atwater, Ballico, Belmont, Ben Lomond, Bolinas, Boulder Creek, Brisbane, Burlingame, Campbell, Capitola, Carmel, Ceres, Chualar, Crows Landing, Cupertino, Daly City, Danville, Davenport, Delhi, Diablo, Dos Palos, Dublin, Felton, Freedom, Fremont, Gilroy, Granite Bay, Greenfield, Gustine, Half Moon Bay, Hayward, Hilmar, Hollister, Hughson, Isleton, La Honda, Lathrop, Livermore, Livingston, Loma Mar, Los Altos, Los Banos, Los Gatos, Manteca, Marina, Mendota, Menlo Park, Merced, Millbrae, Modesto, Morgan Hill, Moss Beach, Moss Landing, Mountain View, Newark, Newman, North Fork, Oakland, Pacifica, Paicines, Palo Alto, Patterson, Pescadero, Pine Grove, Placerville, Pleasanton, Portola Valley, Redwood City, Ripon, Riverbank, Salinas, San Bruno, San Francisco, San Juan Bautista, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, San Martin, San Mateo, San Miguel, San Ramon, Santa Cruz, Saratoga, Sausalito, Scotts Valley, Seaside, Soledad, Soquel, South San Francisco, Stevinson, Stinson Beach, Stockton, Sunol, Tracy, Travis AFB, Turlock, Union City and Watsonville. Felt in most of central and northern California from Arcata to Bakersfield. Also

 

10 31 13 44 19 2007  51.418 -178.380  28 6.0   Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

10 31 22 10 35 2008  51.586 -174.415  44 5.3   Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

10 31 07 16 21 2011  52.366  177.932 159 5.9   Rat Islands, Aleutians

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

10 30 15  0  0 1662  31.070  132.000   0 7.6   Kyushu, Japan area

 

Strongly felt and damaging at Osumi late on Oct. 30 or early on Oct. 31.  Ten boast were wrecked in Beppu Minato along with 2500 houses destroyed or damaged including 246 which were submerged by the ensuing tsunami. 32 km of the coastline were inundated. Twenty killed. Many more were killed at Miyazaki. Land subsidence was observed over a large area.

 

10 30 15  0  0 1762  38.010  138.070   0 7.0   No. Honshu, Japan

 

Twenty-six houses were washed away at Ushima Village in the ensuing tsunami.  Several deaths occurred during the earthquake.

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

10 30 19 41 55 1926  48.500 -129.000   0 6.1   Vancouver Island area

10 30 20 46 56 1932  55.000 -159.750  25 6.8   Alaska Peninsula

10 30  7 47 34 1946  54.250 -164.000  50 6.9   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

10 30  2 16 33 1961  42.300 -126.700  36 5.1   Off Coast of Oregon

10 30 17 37  0 1963  42.700  -70.800   0 5.0   New England

 

Northwest of Peabody, Massachusetts. Plaster and sidewalks cracked at Peabody. Some old houses were damaged especially at Framingham and Swampscott.

 

10 30 17 13 14 1964  56.600 -152.200  10 5.1   Southern Alaska

10 30 19  3  9 1964  37.500 -117.800   0 5.0   California/Nevada area

 

A series of earthquakes at Dyer, Nevada cracked windows, cement blocks.  Earthquake noises were heard.

 

10 30  6 15 35 1968  65.300 -150.100  80 5.3   Northern Alaska

 

This was the largest earthquake in central or northern Alaska in 20 years. The epicenter was located near Rampart on the Yukon River. Little damage occurred at Rampart due to the log construction of most buildings but goods fell from shelves and many were frightened. Landslides occurred near Hunter Creek and cracks appeared in lake ice, Ground cracks were reported. Reported up to 300 miles distant at Tok and Selawik and Fairbanks. More than 2,000 aftershocks were recorded by NOAA.

 

10 30 17  0  0 1968  47.900 -106.600   0 5.0   Wyoming/Dakotas

10 30 12 36 11 1975  51.127 -179.413  55 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

10 30  9 32 35 1988  60.120 -151.790  48 5.3   Central Alaska

10 30 21 46 34 1992  56.140 -161.240  33 5.1   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

10 30 20 25 26 1995  51.667 -173.481  14 5.8   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

10 30  9 53 36 1998  39.427 -119.812  35 5.3   California/Nevada area

 

Felt at Carson City and Reno. Items were knocked from shelves in eastern California. Felt also in eastern Nevada and Central California.

 

10 30 02 49 02 2012  52.365 -131.902   9 6.2   Queen Charlotte Island, Canada

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

10 29  8 42  0 1900  10.900  -66.800  50 7.4   No. Venezuela

 

Severe damage occurred at Caracas, Quarenas, Tacarigua and Brochico, Venezuela.  Maximum intensity was XIII.

 

10 29 22 16 16 1968  65.400 -150.100   7 7.1   Northern Alaska

 

This was the largest earthquake in central or northern Alaska in 20 years. The epicenter was located near Rampart on the Yukon River. Little damage occurred at Rampart due to the log construction of most buildings but goods fell from shelves and many were frightened. Landslides occurred near Hunter Creek and cracks appeared in lake ice, Ground cracks were reported. Reported up to 300 miles distant at Tok and Selawik and Fairbanks. More than 2,000 aftershocks were recorded by NOAA.

 

10 29  2 51  8 1976  -4.500  139.900  33 7.2   West Irian, PNG

 

Earthquake centered in the jungle region south of Jayapura. Villages of Bime and Eipomek were most severely damaged. . The earthquake and resulting landslides killed more than 130 with up to 1000 injured. This may have been an aftershock of the event that hit the region on June 25 which killed several thousand people.

 

10 29  5 25 43 1989  39.530  143.200  53 7.0   So. of Honshu

 

Felt with maximum intensity III at Hachinohe, Miyako and Sakata. Also felt throughout southern Hoddaido and central Honshu. A tsunami with maximum height up to 11 cm was observed at Ofunato. 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

 

10 29 18 10  0 1864  48.500 -123.500   0 5.0   Washington state, U.S.

 

Strong shock at Victoria, B.C. May have been felt on Olympic Peninsula, Washington but the absence of reports from communities in Washington suggest otherwise.  At New Westminster and Vancouver doors rattled and chimneys fell. Large trees fell at Plumber Pass.

 

10 29  6 45  0 1909  40.500 -124.200   0 6.0   Off Coast of No. California

 

Damage estimated at about $100,000 occurred near Fortuna. Chimneys fell and concrete structures were destroyed. Chimneys were also destroyed at Rio Dell, upper Mattole. Houses and water pipes were damaged at Eureka, Ferndale, Scotia. Felt from Nevada to southern Oregon.

 

10 29 10 54 17 1945  51.590 -130.979   0 5.5   British Colombia

10 29  9 12 15 1961  48.950 -128.640   0 5.8   Vancouver Island area

10 29 14 47 15 1961  48.810 -128.240   0 5.0   Vancouver Island area

 

Followed by a damaging earthquake of intensity V at Okanagan, Washington on Oct. 30, 1961.

 

10 29 22 16 16 1968  65.460 -150.070   7 6.0   Northern Alaska

 

This was the largest earthquake in central or northern Alaska in 20 years. The epicenter was located near Rampart on the Yukon River. Little damage occurred at Rampart due to the log construction of most buildings but goods fell from shelves and many were frightened. Landslides occurred near Hunter Creek and cracks appeared in lake ice, Ground cracks were reported. Reported up to 300 miles distant at Tok and Selawik and Fairbanks. More than 2,000 aftershocks were recorded by NOAA.

 

10 29  0 57 41 1970  54.130 -164.640  14 5.2   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

10 29 13 46 44 1978  44.962 -114.271   5 5.0   Montana/Idaho

 

Felt over an area of 25,000 sq. km in Idaho and Montana. At Ellis and Lowman objects shifted  and pictures were knocked from walls. Dishes rattled.  Maximum intensity V.

 

10 29 23 29 12 1983  44.231 -114.105   9 5.8   Montana/Idaho

 

Strong aftershock of the Borah Peak earthquake. Felt at Arco, Boise, Challis and Mackay, Idaho and at Whitehall in Montana.

 

10 29 23 39  6 1983  44.224 -114.030   4 5.5   Montana/Idaho

 

Strong aftershocks of the Borah Peak earthquake. Felt at Boise, Challis and Mackay.

 

10 29  4  9  6 1993  51.509 -178.184  34 5.9   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt at Adak.

 

10 29 17 41 48 2001  51.452 -178.545  33 5.4   Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

10 29 19 12 12 2002  51.616 -173.612  33 5.1   Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

10 29 14 44 13 2013  52.143 -168.364  13 5.0   Fox Islands, Aleutians

10 29 02 49 28 2015  51.817  178.514  87 5.6   Rat Islands, Aleutians

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

10 28  0  0  0 1707  32.500  136.000   0 8.4   Central/So. Honshu Japan

 

At Osaka and Kii there were 29,918 deaths with enormous destruction. More than 2000 boats were destroyed and great damage to fields occurred. A tsunami was generated which washed away about 10,000 houses and caused 1000 deaths at Owase and 2,000 deaths total. The tsunami had maximum height of 11 meters at Nieura and Kumanonada. Referred to as the Great Hoei Tokaido-Nankaido tsunami.

 

10 28  9  0  0 1849  55.000  166.000  20 7.5   Komandorsky Isl

 

Quake was followed by almost continuous activity for the next half day.  The sea alternatively ebbed and flowed destroying many buildings.

 

10 28  0  0  0 1891  35.500  137.000   0 8.4   No. Honshu, Japan

 

Known as the Mino-Owari Earthquake, this was one of the greatest of all Japanese earthquakes. The area is one of the most populated in Japan and a major rice producing region. In the maximum epicentral region all buildings were destroyed or greatly damaged. The road from Nagoya to Gifu was lined by a series of villages for more than 20 miles. Following the quake all buildings along this road were destroyed so the entire length appeared to be a road lined by debris. A total of 7,279 killed, 17,393 injured and nearly 300,000 homes destroyed, burned or partially destroyed. More than 10,000 bridges were destroyed and river embankments collapsed in more than 3000 places. A strong series of aftershocks followed and a number of regionally triggered "sympathetic" aftershocks in the region were recorded. 

 

10 28  4 29 52 1952  18.300  -73.300   0 7.0   Dominican Rep/Haiti

 

In Haiti 6 were killed, and at Pongdo and Tanpu more than 150 were injured and more than 850 buildings were destroyed or damaged.

 

10 28 13 18 14 1960  52.200  157.400  96 7.0   Kamchatka

10 28 14  6  1 1983  44.058 -113.857  10 7.3   Montana/Idaho

 

Known as the Borah Peak earthquake, this is the largest ever located in Idaho. At least two were killed in Challis, Idaho with up to $13 million damage. Maximum intensity was IX. Surface faulting occurred in Idaho along a 35-km section of the fault and as wide as 100 meters. Scarps up to 1-2 meters high were observed. Rockfalls, water fountains and sand boils occurred.  A temporary lake was formed south of Dickey. More than 200 homes and buildings were damaged at Challis. Chimneys were damaged as was the high school at Challis.

 

10 28  6 15 17 1997  -4.368  -76.681 112 7.2   Ecuador

 

Slight damage occurred at Chachapoyas.

 

10 28 16 25  4 1998   0.839  125.966  33 7.1   Mindanao, Philippines

 

Felt at Manado and Bitung, Indonesia and on Ternate.

 

10 28 03 04 08 2012  52.788 -132.101  14 7.8   Queen Charlotte Is, Canada

 

(GS). Felt (V) in the Masset-Queen Charlotte area and(IV) at Houston, Kitimat, Prince Rupert and Terrace.  Felt (III) in much of western British Columbia and in Southeastern Alaska. Felt from Seattle, Washington to Juneau, Alaska and to Calgary, Alberta. Thermal springs on Hotspring Island in Gwaii Haanas National Park Preserve, Haida Gwaii, stopped flowing after the earthquake, but were starting to show signs of recovery in mid-January 2013. A generally-small, but nearly Pacific-wide tsunami was recorded, with much higher wave heights in Hawaii than in the rest of the Pacific. Also, the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center observed that a small tsunami was recorded at Sitka, Alaska after having been reflected off the Hawaiian Islands. Tsunami wave heights (in centimeters, one-half peak-to-trough) were recorded at the following selected tide stations: 34 at Langara Island, 26 at Henslung Cove, 15 at Port Alberni and 9 at Prince Rupert, British Columbia; 76 at Kahului, 56 at Kawaihae, 43 at Haleiwa, 37 at Hilo, 20 at Hanalei and 15 at Honolulu, Hawaii; 18 at Chignik, 13 at Kodiak and 12 at Sitka, Alaska; 23 at Port Orford, Oregon; 46 at Crescent City, 41 at Arena Cove, 27 at Port San Luis and 25 at Point Reyes, California; 24 on Nuku Hiva, 24 on Hiva Oa and 4 at Rangiroa, French Polynesia; 15 on Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 12 on Chatham Island and 10 at Gisborne, New Zealand; 12 at Mera, 10 at Aburatsu and 10 on Chichi Jima, Japan; 10 at Talcahuano, Chile; 9 on Midway Island; 6 at Port- Vila, Vanuatu; 4 at Apia, Samoa; 4 at Hienghene, New Caledonia; 4 at Lata and 3 at Honiara, Solomon Islands; 4 on Christmas Island, Kiribati; 2 on Funafuti Island, Tuvalu. 

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

10 28 17 10  0 1923  35.500  -90.400   0 5.3   New Madrid area

 

Earthquake at Marked Tree, Arkansas. Felt in Arkansas, Kentucky and as far as Mississippi, Illinois and Tennessee. Chimneys fell and windows broke.  A River bore occurred along the St. Francis River.

 

10 28  9 17 12 1955  58.500 -138.000   0 5.0   Southeast Alaska

 

Felt at Sitka.

 

10 28 20 20 18 1965  29.400 -107.900  33 5.0   Gulf of California

10 28  6 40 57 1975  61.377 -152.509   5 5.3   Central Alaska

 

Felt with intensity III at Anchorage.

 

10 28 14  6  7 1983  43.967 -113.899  16 7.3   Montana/Idaho

10 28 19 51 24 1983  44.073 -113.911   7 5.8   Montana/Idaho

 

Known as the Borah Peak earthquake, this is the largest ever located in Idaho. At least two were killed in Challis, Idaho with up to $13 million damage. Maximum intensity was IX. Surface faulting occurred in Idaho along a 35-km section of the fault and as wide as 100 meters. Scarps up to 1-2 meters high were observed. Rockfalls, water fountains and sand boils occurred.  A temporary lake was formed south of Dickey. More than 200 homes and buildings were damaged at Challis. Chimneys were damaged as was the high school at Challis.

 

10 28  6 36 10 1987  52.391 -170.721  33 5.2   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

10 28  5 15  3 1988  51.204 -176.753  40 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

10 28  2 19 32 1991  53.050 -164.050  33 5.1   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt at Akutan.

 

10 28 22 37 37 1994  53.703 -165.803  46 5.2   Fox Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity IV at Akutan. Also felt at Unalaska.

 

10 28  9  5 53 1996  51.431 -178.238  47 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

10 28  9 33 18 1996  51.633 -173.243  40 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

10 28 20  1 45 1996  51.811 -175.395  47 5.0   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity III on Adak.

 

10 28  3 38 36 2000  52.640 -170.934  33 5.1   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

 

10 28 17 58 27 2001  51.434 -174.940  33 5.6   Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

10 28 01 35 28 2011  52.062 -171.573  35 5.5   Fox Islands, Aleutians

10 28 03 04 08 2012  52.788 -132.101  14 7.8   Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada

 

(GS). Felt (V) in the Masset-Queen Charlotte area and (IV) at Houston, Kitimat, Prince Rupert and Terrace.  Felt (III) in much of western British Columbia and in Southeastern Alaska. Felt from Seattle, Washington to Juneau, Alaska and to Calgary, Alberta. Thermal springs on Hotspring Island in Gwaii Haanas National Park Preserve, Haida Gwaii, stopped flowing after the earthquake, but were starting to show signs of recovery in mid-January 2013. A generally-small, but nearly Pacific-wide tsunami was recorded, with much higher wave heights in Hawaii than in the rest of the Pacific. Also, the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center observed that a small tsunami was recorded at Sitka, Alaska after having been reflected off the Hawaiian Islands. Tsunami wave heights (in centimeters, one-half peak-to-trough) were recorded at the following selected tide stations: 34 at Langara Island, 26 at Henslung Cove, 15 at Port Alberni and 9 at Prince Rupert, British Columbia; 76 at Kahului, 56 at Kawaihae, 43 at Haleiwa, 37 at Hilo, 20 at Hanalei and 15 at Honolulu, Hawaii; 18 at Chignik, 13 at Kodiak and 12 at Sitka, Alaska; 23 at Port Orford, Oregon; 46 at Crescent City, 41 at Arena Cove, 27 at Port San Luis and 25 at Point Reyes, California; 24 on Nuku Hiva, 24 on Hiva Oa and 4 at Rangiroa, French Polynesia; 15 on Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 12 on Chatham Island and 10 at Gisborne, New Zealand; 12 at Mera, 10 at Aburatsu and 10 on Chichi Jima, Japan; 10 at Talcahuano, Chile; 9 on Midway Island; 6 at Port- Vila, Vanuatu; 4 at Apia, Samoa; 4 at Hienghene, New Caledonia; 4 at Lata and 3 at Honiara, Solomon Islands; 4 on Christmas Island, Kiribati; 2 on Funafuti Island, Tuvalu.  Hurricane Sandy was making slopefall off the Eastern U.S. at the time of this earthquake and was probably a prime promoter of the magnitude of this quake. The only earthquake in the area of larger magnitude in the past 150 years was an M 8.1 on August 22, 1949.

 

10 28 01 31 28 2016  51.702 -173.538  32 5.0   Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

 

10 27 14  0  0 1660  -0.200  -78.500   0 7.7   Ecuador

10 27 15  0  0 1707  33.020  135.090   0 8.4   Central/So. Honshu Japan

 

At Osaka and Kii there were 29,918 deaths with enormous destruction. More than 2000 boats were destroyed and great damage to fields occurred. A tsunami was generated which washed away about 10,000 houses and caused 1000 deaths at Owase and 2,000 deaths total. The tsunami had maximum height of 11 meters at Nieura and Kumanonada. Referred to as the Great Hoei Tokaido-Nankaido tsunami.

 

10 27 21 38  0 1891  35.600  136.600  10 8.0   No. Honshu, Japan

 

Known as the Mino-Owari Earthquake, this was one of the greatest of all Japanese earthquakes. The area is one of the most populated in Japan and a major rice producing region. In the maximum epicentral region all buildings were destroyed or greatly damaged. The road from Nagoya to Gifu was lined by a series of villages for more than 20 miles. Following the quake all buildings along this road were destroyed so the entire length appeared to be a road lined by debris. A total of 7,279 killed, 17,393 injured and nearly 300,000 homes destroyed, burned or partially destroyed. More than 10,000 bridges were destroyed and river embankments collapsed in more than 3000 places. A strong series of aftershocks followed and a number of regionally triggered "sympathetic" aftershocks in the region were recorded.

 

 

10 27 19 30  0 1894 -30.500  -68.400   0 7.5   Central Chile

 

Earthquake caused destruction in the Tucuman, Argentina area. In San Juan damage occurred to the Governor's residence, the city theater, hospitals, the market place, churches. At Maipu, San Martin and Santa Rosa older buildings were destroyed.

 

10 27 17  6 40 1918  -2.000  148.000  50 7.4   New Ireland

10 27  6 52 51 1959  45.890  151.110  75 7.2   So. Kurils

 

A small tsunami was generated.

 

10 27 17 58 37 1971 -15.498  167.220  40 7.1   Vanuatu Islands

 

A strong earthquake in the Vanuatu Islands near Espiritu Santo Island.  Maximum intensity VII at Luganville. A commercial building was destroyed, a bridge shifted, houses cracked, water mains ruptured and telephone lines were cut. One person was killed by a rockfall and one child was injured.  Felt also at Lamap, Port Vila and on Banks Island.

 

10 27 21  4 52 1989 -11.022  162.350  25 7.1   Vanuatu Islands

 

Felt with intensity IV on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. Also felt at San Cristobal. A landslide and fissures were noted at Mwaniwaro Village Santa Catalina.

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

10 27 10 59  7 1933  38.900 -117.600   0 5.5   California/Nevada area

 

Felt with intensity V at Ione, Nevada. Also felt in Nevada at Austin, Broken Hills, Dayton, Mina, Tonopah and Yerington with intensity IV.

 

10 27 19 21  0 1935  46.600 -112.000   0 5.0   Yellowstone/Wyoming

 

Aftershock at Helena. Some chimneys fell. Many visitors were disturbed.

 

10 27  1 36 36 1939  47.800  -70.000   0 5.2   Maine

10 27  8 24 15 1949  30.000 -112.000   0 5.0   SW U.S.A

10 27  6 12 17 1959  42.500 -127.000   0 5.1   Off Coast of Oregon

10 27 15 13 45 1965  64.700 -162.500  76 5.5   Northern Alaska

10 27 10 59 43 1969  36.791 -121.378  11 5.0   Central California

 

In the Hollister area. Slight damage occurred to a wall joint and plaster at Hollister.

 

10 27  2 37 58 1970  40.400 -127.000   0 5.1   Off Coast of No. California

10 27  9 33 22 1974  62.062 -150.955  60 5.7   Central Alaska

10 27 14 36 59 1979  62.055 -150.587  17 5.1   Central Alaska

10 27 14 32 24 1982  52.378 -168.440  23 5.0   Fox Islands, Aleutians

10 27  1 39 30 1985  47.900 -128.700   0 5.0   Vancouver Island area

10 27 19  3 40 1985  58.483 -154.365  75 5.3   Southern Alaska

10 27  9 14 35 1994  25.704 -109.632  10 5.1   Gulf of California

10 27 17 45 58 1994  43.515 -127.427  20 6.3   Off Coast of Oregon

10 27 21 43 01 2001  51.393 -174.829  33 5.3   Andreanof Islands, Aleutians

10 27 09 54 04 2014  51.426 -177.950  46 5.1   Andreanof Islands, Aleutiasn

10 27 11 53 18 2016  53.624 -163.277  17 5.8   Fox Islands, Aleutians

10 27 16 57 27 2018  65.223 -151.664  16 5.3   Northern Alaska

 

NEIC reported it was felt with intensity II-III in Alaska at Manley Hot Springs, Clear, Fairbansk, Healy, North Pole, Huslia, and in Mayo, Yukon, Canada.

 

          

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

GLOBAL

 

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

 

10 26 10 55  0 1802  45.700   26.600 150 7.4   Romania/Bulgaria

 

Widely felt and violent event in Transylvania, Wallachia and Moldavia.  Felt at Bucharest and as far as Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia. Many buildings were damaged or destroyed at Bucharest among others the Nicolai-kirche and its famous towers. Water gushed from fissures in the earth. At Constantinople damage was moderate but the castle of Hidwy near Cronstadt was destroyed.  In Hermannstadt churches were destroyed and people dared not approach. At Moscow walls cracked, windows broke and cellars fell in.

 

10 26  9  0 36 1912  14.000  146.000 130 7.0   So. Marianas/Guam

 

Felt with maximum intensity VI at Sumay. The quake stopped clocks and shook hoses and furniture without causing any damage.

 

10 26  3 44 41 1926  -3.300  138.500  60 7.9   West Irian, PNG

 

Strongly felt in New Guinea.

 

10 26 21  9 15 1942  46.100  151.600  60 7.2   So. Kurils

10 26  0 21  3 1946 -60.000  -35.000   0 7.0   So. So. America

10 26 09 09 32 2015  36.441   70.717 212 7.5   Hindu Kush, Afghanistan

 

More than 237 people were immediately confirmed killed in Pakistan alone by the M 7.5 earthquake in Hindu Kush. Thousands were injured and many more spent the night in freezing conditions outside today. Landslides have been common and have delayed assistance getting to the most affected areas. India Today reports that more than 300 confirmed deaths have been associated with the quake and this toll is expected to rise. This is a very high toll for an intermediate depth shock as these normally are widely, but not sharply felt. The quake toppled buildings, knocked out communications and triggered stampedes throughout southern Asia.

 

TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

 

U.S./CANADA

 

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

 

10 26  0  0  0 1845  42.500  -73.700   0 5.0   New York State

 

 

10 26 22 20  0 1880  57.000 -136.000   0 6.3   Southeast Alaska

 

Earthquake at Sitka and Hoonah Village, Alaska. Felt strongly at Hoonah Village.  Numerous aftershocks occurred.

 

10 26 14 32 49 1964  56.800 -152.300  33 5.0   Southern Alaska

10 26  1 55 53 1965  65.500 -133.600  33 5.5   Yukon Territory, Canada

10 26 11 28  4 1965  47.400 -113.200  10 5.0   Montana/Idaho

 

Earthquake in western Montana felt at the north end of Seely Lake with maximum intensity V at Ovando.

 

10 26 20 20 11 1965  28.700 -108.000  10 5.5   Gulf of California

10 26 13 49 10 1970  61.500 -146.100  40 5.0   Central Alaska

10 26  3 41 30 1985  54.430 -165.370  39 5.4   Fox Islands, Aleutians

 

Felt with intensity III at Cold Bay and False Pass.

 

10 26 15 59 36 1985  54.838 -159.534  33 5.6   Alaska Peninsula

 

Glassware and dishes broke at Cold Bay. Objects overturned and fell. Hanging items swung; windows and doors rattled.

 

10 26  3 33 52 1986  53.738 -163.632  33 5.2   Unimak Islands, Aleutians

10 26  4 43 26 1986  53.800 -169.600 205 5.3   Fox Islands, Aleutians

10 26 23 47 20 1994  51.900 -175.800  49 5.1   Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians

10 26 20  5 34 1996  63.946 -130.011   0 5.2   Yukon Territory, Canada

10 26 10 44  8 1997  41.002 -125.172   5 5.4   Off Coast of No. California

 

Felt at Arcata, Big Lagoon, Petrolia, Fortuna and Redwoods State Park areas.

 

10 26 12 27 33 2005  52.937 -168.714  53 5.0   Fox Islands, Aleutians

10 26 15 23 30 2007  54.520 -161.710  43 5.5   Unimak Island, Alaska

10 26 09 27 22 2008  40.337 -124.628  21 5.0   Off coast of Northern California

 

(NEIC) Felt (V) at Loleta; (IV) at Ferndale, Fortuna, Hydesville, Petrolia, Rio Dell and Whitethorn; (III) at Carlotta, Eureka, Garberville and Scotia; (II) at Arcata, Bayside, McKinleyville and Myers Flat. Also felt at Alderpoint, Bridgeville, Fort Bragg, Kneeland, Littleriver, Mendocino, Piercy, Redcrest, Redway, Samoa, Trinidad and Ukiah.