TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 22 23 37 0 1898 38.600 142.000 60 8.3 Off East Coast Honshu
11 slow moving small tsunami waves were generated by this earthquake off Sanriki.
4 22 21 56 52 1991 9.960 -83.050 8 8.1 Costa Rica
47 people were killed, 109 injured. 7430 were homeless and extensive damage occurred in the Limon-Pandora area. Intensity X was observed in some areas of liquefaction within the epicentral areas. Damage included landslides blocking roads. 28 people were killed , 454 injured and an additional 2400 homeless and 866 buildings destroyed in the Guabito-Almirante-Bocas del Toro area. Slight damage throughout Central America from Colombia to El Salvador. Maximum uplift was about 1.4 meters near Limon and sandblows and liquefaction caused subsidence of soils in the Bocas del Toro area. Ground cracks were also observed. A 2- meter tsunami started with a recession of the sea of 500 m from the shoreline. During the wave recession people went to the beach to catch trapped fish.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
The following events of Mw>=5 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 22 16 4 2 1921 44.000 -17.000 33 5.6 No. Mid-Atlantic Ridge
4 22 4 15 49 1938 49.700 -129.700 0 5.5 Vancouver Island area
4 22 9 45 48 1945 31.500 -114.000 0 5.3 Gulf of California
4 22 16 55 0 1952 46.200 -111.400 0 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Western Montana. Maximum intensity reported near Townsend and Toston. Plaster fell, several bricks fell from a chimney.
4 22 17 21 54 1956 53.800 -161.500 0 6.5 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 22 10 55 5 1959 53.800 -166.900 51 6.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 22 20 29 19 1964 58.400 -150.430 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 22 23 27 20 1966 57.400 -152.300 26 5.9 Southern Alaska
4 22 19 40 29 1971 60.096 -152.986 110 5.1 Central Alaska
4 22 6 22 32 1977 44.230 -129.379 15 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
4 22 19 28 19 1980 46.203 -122.182 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
4 22 17 21 18 1986 72.176 -130.468 10 5.0 Yukon Territory, Canada
4 22 16 6 48 1987 50.545 -172.511 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 22 0 51 10 1989 51.064 -178.549 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 22 12 45 49 1993 56.000 -157.000 0 5.3 Alaska Peninsula
4 22 22 2 13 1997 58.000 -167.000 0 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 22 17 34 44 2007 54.530 -161.100 41 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
4 22 04 36 36 2013 51.098 179.392 18 5.5 Rat Islands, Alaska
4 22 06 01 30 2013 50.882 178.853 38 5.0 Rat Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 21 11 30 0 1916 32.500 141.800 60 7.1 Off East Coast Honshu
4 21 13 56 22 1916 36.500 70.500 220 7.1 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
4 21 0 49 49 1917 37.000 70.500 220 7.0 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
4 21 4 29 4 1939 47.500 139.800 520 7.0 So. Kurils
4 21 20 22 2 1948 19.250 -69.250 40 7.3 Puerto Rico
First shock was moderate, second, third and last were also moderate. All four shocks were felt throughout the island.
4 21 21 12 30 1957 6.960 -72.200 33 7.1 Colombia
150 houses destroyed at Tachiro, 20 houses at Arboledas, felt at Caracas, Venezuela
4 21 4 24 10 1977 -9.965 160.731 33 8.1 No. of Santa Cruz Islands
4 21 0 30 11 1995 11.925 125.564 17 7.2 Luzon, Philippines
Some damage occurred at Borongan and Sulat. Felt from Davao, Mindanao to Cebu. It triggered a 20 cm tsunami.
4 21 12 2 26 1997 -12.584 166.676 59 7.9 Vanuatu Islands
4 21 12 6 34 1997 -12.881 166.464 33 7.9 Vanuatu Islands
Earthquake caused significant damage to the islands of Hiu, Tegua and Lo. Torre Islands and Ureparapara in the Bank islands of Vanuatu. It was followed by a tsunami that washed away seven houses and destroyed three others. No injuries or fatalities although the tsunamis was registered at 7 to 15 meters above the concrete buildings.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 21 17 43 0 1892 38.600 -121.900 0 6.5 Central California
At Winters, CA. Although the total energy expended was probably less, the intensity was as great as that on April 19. The shock was most severe at Winters, about 12 miles north of Vacaville. Many buildings which withstood the previous shock were leveled to the ground. On Main Street, not a building was left which could be occupied. The buildings were constructed mostly of brick or stone. At Esparto every brick chimney was toppled. Damage was reported from Vacaville, to Fresno and as far east as Reno NV.
4 21 22 32 25 1918 33.750 -117.000 0 6.8 So. California
At Riverside County, San Jacinto and Hemet suffered heavy damage. Only one new concrete and one frame building were left standing in the business district of San Jacinto. The buildings wrecked were of brick or artificial stone and old. Well constructed buildings were not heavily damaged. Property loss in the two places was estimated at $200,000. The shock occurred on Sunday afternoon, so loss of life was minimized. Numerous cracks were found in the road between the two towns. Concrete irrigation canals were broken in a number of places.
Damage also occurred at Redlands, Riverside and San Bernardino, and as far away as Los Angeles. Roads in the epicentral area were closed to traffic by slides, and one automobile was swept off the road by a slid. Great clouds of dust arose from the mountains and water flow and spring changes were commonplace. Sand and mud craters were formed. In the region of the San Jacinto Fault southeast of Hemet the dry earth surface was broken up as though be a plow.
4 21 21 26 42 1961 51.700 -173.900 36 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 21 5 1 36 1964 61.500 -147.300 38 5.4 Central Alaska
4 21 6 42 16 1971 53.850 -161.518 21 5.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 21 1 28 8 1972 53.947 -166.819 91 5.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 21 15 4 54 1985 55.880 -154.940 33 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 21 15 25 16 1985 55.770 -155.030 33 5.6 Alaska Peninsula
4 21 15 25 37 1985 58.400 -150.900 33 5.3 Southern Alaska
4 21 17 41 57 1993 52.330 -170.120 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 21 20 36 34 1993 51.410 -175.580 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 21 16 55 27 1994 52.500 -172.700 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 21 15 50 3 1996 51.200 -178.500 28 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 21 4 35 18 2000 51.422 -178.137 33 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 21 17 18 57 2001 42.925 -111.395 1 5.4 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt in much of eastern Idaho, including Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Soda Springs and Sugar City areas. Felt in part of western Wyoming including Afton, Auburn and Jackson. Felt as far as the Air Traffic Control Tower at Salt Lake City, Utah.
4 21 08 37 28 2009 52.257 -173.436 55 5.2 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
4 21 09 26 00 2005 51.306 -178.409 45 5.8 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
4 21 13 48 29 2013 51.663 -178.239 44 5.6 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
4 21 13 48 29 2013 51.663 -178.239 44 5.7 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
4 22 04 36 36 2013 51.098 179.392 18 5.5 Rat Islands, Alaska
4 21 14 02 15 2014 51.768 -175.944 57 5.4 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 20 22 22 0 1910 -20.000 -177.000 330 7.0 Tonga Islands
4 20 22 1 54 1935 24.350 120.820 10 7.1 Taiwan
Highly destructive quake - the Hsinchun-Taichung earthquake, 3276 people killed, 12,053 injured, 17,907 houses destroyed, 11.405 partially destroyed. 25, 376 damaged. The faulting was observed and landsliding occurred throughout the region.
4 20 3 29 7 1949 -38.000 -73.500 70 7.3 Central Chile
Destructive at Angol and Traiguen. 57 killed.
4 20 23 42 50 1977 -9.900 160.300 19 7.5 No. of Santa Cruz Islands
4 20 23 49 13 1977 -9.844 160.822 33 7.6 No. of Santa Cruz Islands
4 20 23 25 02 2006 60.949 167.089 22 7.6 Koryakia, Russia
(NEIC) About 40 people injured and the villages of Apuka, Khailino and Vyvenka were destroyed. Some buildings and water supply systems badly damaged in the Korf-Tilichiki area. Damage estimated at 55 million U.S. dollars. Felt (V) at Korf, Ossora and Tilichiki; (II) at Magadan.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date in history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 20 18 15 0 1864 46.900 -71.200 0 5.0 New England
4 20 13 55 0 1891 37.106 -113.574 0 5.0 Nevada area
4 20 19 54 31 1931 43.470 -73.790 5 5.0 New York State
Lake George, N.Y., An earthquake centering near Lake George threw down chimneys at Warrensburg and twisted a church spire. It knocked store goods from shelves at Lake George, damaged chimneys and broke windows at Luzerne and cracked walls and broke dishes at Glen Falls. The shock was felt widely, but less intensely in the Catskills. A phenomena often noted is that intensity in the Catskills of such earthquakes is considerably less than elsewhere.
4 20 5 36 10 1945 39.750 -121.650 0 5.0 Central California
Felt over an area of approximately 500 square miles in north-central California, from Hamilton City to Los Plumas. Maximum intensity VI. Water pipes broken at Paradise.
4 20 11 56 38 1964 61.510 -147.200 6 5.9 Central Alaska
4 20 15 40 28 1964 61.500 -147.300 29 5.0 Central Alaska
4 20 16 18 28 1964 60.770 -145.300 23 5.2 Central Alaska
4 20 8 22 21 1974 52.974 -167.375 42 5.9 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 20 7 59 54 1976 53.534 -165.465 46 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 20 12 49 5 1979 60.325 -140.903 5 5.3 Central Alaska
4 20 19 19 33 1980 46.211 -122.179 1 5.1 Washington state, U.S.
Volcanic tremor - Mt. St. Helens
4 20 16 8 41 1994 52.900 -166.800 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 20 10 29 14 2001 56.170 -157.811 60 5.1 Alaska Peninsula
4 20 10 50 47 2002 44.513 -73.699 11 5.3 New York State
Roads, bridges, chimneys and water mains were damaged in Clinton and Essex Counties. Building in the area showed cracks in walls and foundations. Many items fell from shelves. Maximum intensity of VII. Felt from New Brunswick and Maine to Ohio, Michigan, Ontario, Quebec and Maryland.
4 20 17 20 09 2007 52.654 -176.104 177 5.4 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 19 2 23 0 1902 14.000 -91.000 25 7.5 Guatemala
4 19 2 23 30 1902 14.000 -91.000 60 8.3 Guatemala
2000 killed at Quetzaltenango and San Marcos, and Amatitlan, Guatemala. Felt from Tabasco, Jalisco, Guerrero, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Hidalgo and Mexico City, Mexico. Destroyed the city of Quetzaltenango. Extensive loss of life. Activity continued until September 23 when an earthquake was strongly felt and an eruption of the Volcano Santa Maria began.
4 19 0 0 0 1903 39.100 42.400 0 7.0 Turkey
1700 killed, severe damage. Intensity IX.
4 19 7 58 48 1908 42.000 134.000 480 7.3 Sea of Japan
4 19 3 9 8 1923 2.500 117.500 60 7.0 Malaysia
The shock was strongly felt at Tarakan about 140 km north of the center and followed by a number of aftershocks. Brick buildings collapsed, cracks developed in the ground and streams were affected. The kitchen of a house seemed to be displaced over a distance of about 1 meter to the west. Structures on solid ground suffered little damage.
4 19 15 23 22 1935 31.500 15.200 33 7.1 Mediterranean/Sicily
4 19 5 7 17 1936 -7.500 156.000 40 7.4 Solomon Islands
4 19 13 3 58 1945 -21.000 169.500 40 7.0 Loyalty Islands
4 19 20 24 5 1955 -30.000 -72.000 0 7.0 Coast Central Chile
1 killed. Extensive damage from tsunami at La Serena and Tongoy.
4 19 22 19 26 1957 52.000 -166.500 0 7.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 19 7 35 15 1963 36.000 97.400 0 7.0 So. China
4 19 0 19 36 1996 -23.000 -70.000 0 7.1 Coast No. Chile
Felt (VI) at Calama, V at Antofagasts, Tocopilla and Taltal.
4 19 13 27 59 2014 -6.720 154.932 30 7.8 New Britain
The major M 7.8 was followed by an M 6.1 later in the day. There were no initial reports of damage or casualties from these quake(s). PTWC issued a tsunami warning but no large waves were observed and the warning was later cancelled. The M 7.5 and 7.6 last week on April 11, 2014 caused at least two deaths and displaced 50 families. Those events also damaged schools, health facilities and water infrastructure.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 19 10 50 0 1892 38.500 -122.000 0 6.8 Central California
At Vacaville, Ca. nearly all brick structures were wrecked and many frame buildings were damaged. Chimneys were twisted or thrown down. In Dixon, damage was less serious, but many structures, especially schoolhouses were severely damaged. At Winters, damage was similar to that in Vacaville and the loss was about the same. Damage at Vacaville, Dixon, and Winters was estimated at about $225,000. Damage also occurred in many other areas. Fissures were found in the bed of Putah Creek half a mile west of Winters and in the adjoining roadway and fields. Shock was felt from Healdsburg to Fresno and east to western Nevada.
4 19 0 30 0 1906 33.000 -115.000 0 6.0 Imperial Valley, California
A strong far-field aftershock of the great San Francisco earthquake. Chimneys fell. Banks of New River caved in; water tanks were destroyed at Cocopah in Baja, Cal. Nearly destroyed the Van Ness and Marlour buildings in Brawley. Not one brick or adobe building in Brawley was left undamaged. Slight damage was also reported at Calexico to Imperial. Felt north to Los Angeles and to Yuma AZ.
4 19 22 47 39 1953 50.000 -179.500 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 19 15 44 53 1957 51.500 -168.500 0 6.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 19 22 19 26 1957 52.000 -166.500 0 7.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 19 6 43 29 1959 66.500 -142.500 0 5.0 Northern Alaska
4 19 15 3 26 1959 58.000 -152.500 0 6.2 Southern Alaska
4 19 19 26 16 1969 60.360 -145.980 9 5.1 Central Alaska
4 19 1 15 47 1970 59.600 -142.720 20 5.6 Southeast Alaska
4 19 0 26 1 1975 58.699 -154.193 100 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 19 1 49 2 1978 60.059 -153.487 191 5.2 Central Alaska
4 19 19 12 49 1983 63.363 -149.925 114 5.1 Central Alaska
4 19 22 4 47 1988 54.800 -160.100 0 5.7 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 19 22 5 4 1988 56.700 -153.900 33 5.3 Southern Alaska
4 19 15 35 17 1991 43.160 -127.650 10 5.4 Off Coast of Oregon
4 19 18 19 22 1991 59.910 -153.180 136 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 19 05 31 44 2009 51.697 178.883 21 5.1 Rat Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 18 0 0 0 1352 35.600 105.300 0 7.0 So. China
Most damage was done in Kansu and Shensi. At Chuanglang, Tinghsi in Liangchou Fu. At Kansu many houses were destroyed, a mountain was moved and a valley was filled up.
4 18 0 0 0 1902 14.000 -91.000 0 7.5 Guatemala
2000 killed at Quetzaltenango and San Marcos, and Amatitlan, Guatemala. Felt from Tabasco, Jalisco, Guerrero, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Hidalgo and Mexico City, Mexico. Destroyed the city of Quetzaltenango. Extensive loss of life. Activity continued until September 23 when an earthquake was strongly felt and an eruption of the Volcano Santa Maria began.
4 18 13 12 0 1906 37.670 -122.480 0 8.3 Central California
The Great San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was felt over 1 million square km. 700 were killed and many more were injured. The zone of damage extended from Eureka to Salinas. Although the earthquake did some damage to buildings in general, by far the worst damage occurred, as in 1868 to construction on made land and along the bay shore. The fire that followed the earthquake caused most of the destruction. As in other great earthquakes, the water system was destroyed and the fire raged for 3 days before a favorable change of wind and concentration of efforts along parks and wide streets confined it. Dynamiting of structures did not appear to be very successful. The Fire Chief had been killed by a fallen wall at the time of the earthquake. The problems of caring for the dispossessed and re-establishing city life and services was great, about half a million people temporarily left the city. The concentration of shaking was quite complicated. The highest values were aligned along the San Andreas, but areas of higher intensity along the Berkeley Hills and in the San Joaquin Valley near Los Banos suggest movement on other faults as well. Sympathetic movement probably took place along the Hayward, and faults in the San Joaquin valley. Dextral strike slip movement took place on the San Andreas fault from San Juan Bautista to at least Punta Arenas. Another fault trace was found to extend to Petrolia. The largest displacement was in Marin County on the Point Reyes Peninsula where displacement of up to 7 meters were observed in soft alluvium and up to 5 meters on solid ground. Vertical displacements of up to half a meter were noted in many places. These tended to be small and disappear with the passage of time. Similar effects have been noted in other large earthquakes (notably in Chile in 1835 and 1960). Aftershocks continued for more than a year. A far-field aftershock on the same day as the San Francisco quake but in Brawley was felt over all of the Imperial Valley and into San Diego. As a result of the California earthquake of 1906, the Seismological Society of America was formed and the elastic rebound theory of earthquakes was enunciated by Ried (1910). If it were not for this earthquake the true nature of the San Andreas Fault might not yet be recognized. period in the State was an M 8.3 in San Francisco in 1906. Weather was factor in that event, although not a strong nor'easter. Unusual winds from the east were blowing when the earthquake occurred. These strange winds were one of the prime causes of the massive fire which followed the earthquake.
4 18 23 52 26 1907 13.500 123.000 60 7.2 Luzon, Philippines
These earthquakes were felt in the greater part of Luzon, Philippines through an area of 800 km in diameter. Two violent earthquakes occurred in slightly less than an hour. Damage to buildings was done by the second as they had been weakened by the first. The customs house in Manila was badly damaged along with many other building in Manila.
4 18 4 1 48 1916 53.300 -170.000 170 7.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 18 19 22 46 1928 42.000 24.700 33 7.0 Bulgaria
An MMI X earthquake hit Chirpan, Bulgaria.
4 18 6 22 45 1939 -27.000 -70.500 100 7.4 Coast Central Chile
4 18 21 34 49 1949 -15.500 -173.500 100 7.0 Tonga Islands
4 18 13 39 19 1990 1.186 122.857 26 7.4 Celebes Sea
At least 3 people killed and 25 people injured. More than 1140 houses were damaged in the Balaan area. Felt strongly throughout the Minahassa area. Followed by a possibly p-wave triggered shock of Ml 5.4 in Central California which did extensive damage in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville area.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
4 18 12 0 0 1872 36.000 -118.000 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
Very severe shock at Inyo County.
4 18 13 12 0 1906 37.670 -122.480 0 8.3 Central California
See description above for the great San Francisco earthquake.
4 18 4 1 48 1916 53.250 -170.000 170 7.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 18 3 55 0 1931 48.700 -122.200 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
At Bellingham, Washington. At Acme, a few bricks fell; at Saxon a severe twisting motion was observed. Intensity V also was assigned to Bellingham and other towns in the area. Felt slightly at Vancouver and Victoria, British Colombia.
4 18 22 15 28 1935 70.500 -73.000 0 5.6 Baffin/Davis Strait, Canada
4 18 11 0 22 1956 51.800 -177.700 33 6.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 18 1 32 18 1964 56.400 -152.800 20 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 18 7 47 0 1964 57.360 -149.950 10 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 18 20 16 16 1964 56.100 -153.700 30 5.9 Southern Alaska
4 18 23 38 3 1964 59.300 -147.500 10 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 18 6 33 58 1965 41.440 -127.310 17 5.4 Off Coast of No. California
4 18 8 50 40 1970 59.900 -152.800 94 5.7 Southern Alaska
4 18 10 32 46 1976 59.797 -153.283 156 5.4 Southern Alaska
4 18 13 21 7 1979 51.393 -170.652 47 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 18 21 16 2 1980 46.208 -122.183 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Volcanic Activity at Mt. St. Helens
4 18 6 55 46 1984 52.046 -169.753 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 18 19 31 31 1984 60.706 -151.840 81 5.1 Central Alaska
4 18 2 1 41 1987 61.820 -151.200 77 5.9 Central Alaska
4 18 2 41 53 1989 51.700 -168.600 0 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 18 13 41 39 1990 36.918 -121.670 6 5.0 Central California
4 18 15 46 4 1990 36.932 -121.695 9 5.2 Central California
Slight damage in the Santa Aptos-Watsonville-San Juan area. This was the strongest aftershock of the Loma Prieta earthquake.
4 18 15 5 58 1999 60.387 -151.852 73 5.3 Central Alaska
4 18 09 36 59 2008 38.452 -87.886 14 5.2 Illinois
(NEIC) A few buildings sustained minor structural damage at East Alton, Mount Carmel and West Salem, Illinois and a cornice fell from one building at Louisville, Kentucky. Felt (VII) at Bone Gap and Browns; (VI) at Albion, Allendale, Bridgeport, Cisne, Grayville, Lawrenceville, Mount Carmel, Saint Francisville, Sumner and West Salem; (V) at Breese, Carlyle, Carmi, Coulterville, De Soto, East Saint Louis, Elkville, Fairfield, Flora, Galatia, Geff, Golconda, Hoopeston, La Grange Park, Loami, Macedonia, New Athens, Noble, Norris City, Olney, Omaha, Palestine, Percy, Robinson, Waverly and Xenia, Illinois. Felt (VII) at Owensville;(VI) at Cynthiana, Fort Branch, New Harmony, Patoka and Princeton; (V) at Bainbridge, Clayton, Crothersville, Dale, Evansville, Francisco, Haubstadt, Jasper, Montezuma, Mount Vernon, Oakland City, Oaktown, Paragon, Petersburg, Poland, Poseyville, Richland, Roachdale, Shoals, Vincennes and Wheatland, Indiana. Also felt (V) at Cecilia, Elkton, Fairdale, Hardinsburg, Louisville, Maceo, Marion, Philpot and Robards, Kentucky and at Foley and Saint Louis, Missouri. Felt (IV) in much of Illinois, Indiana, western Kentucky, southwestern Michigan, eastern Missouri, southwestern Ohio and western Tennessee. Felt widely throughout the central United States from Green Bay, Wisconsin south to Atlanta, Georgia and Tuscaloosa, Alabama and from Sioux City, Iowa and Omaha, Nebraska east to Akron, Ohio and Parkersburg, West Virginia, including all or parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Also felt in southern Ontario, Canada.
4 18 20 51 54 2008 51.801 -179.440 38 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
4 18 23 31 23 2009 53.130 170.953 23 5.3 Near Islands, Alaska
4 19 05 31 44 2009 51.697 178.883 21 5.1 Rat Islands, Alaska
4 18 18 44 18 2014 67.719 -162.668 23 5.6 Northern Alaska
4 18 18 56 47 2014 67.779 -162.390 12 5.4 Northern Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 17 11 22 5 1919 -29.500 -178.000 60 7.0 No. Kermadec Islands
4 17 20 53 3 1919 14.500 -91.750 0 7.0 Guatemala
Note the close connection in time between these two events suggesting a possible triggering relationship from the Kermadec Islands to Guatemala.
4 17 3 26 0 1928 17.800 -97.100 100 7.7 Oaxaca, Mexico
Moderate damage in Oaxaca, Mexico
4 17 16 11 0 1948 33.283 135.617 60 7.2 Central/So. Honshu Japan
This event occurred off the southern coast of Honshu and despite its high magnitude was not reported to have caused much material damage in Japan.
4 17 18 35 27 1955 51.700 160.200 60 7.4 E. of Kamchatka
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 17 14 50 0 1892 47.000 -123.000 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Near Olympia, Washington. A shock whose epicenter is uncertain but probably near Olympia was felt sharply at Portland OR to Tacoma, WA. At Portland people rushed into the street when buildings shifted.
4 17 20 10 37 1954 51.500 -179.000 0 6.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 17 13 24 56 1957 51.000 -167.500 0 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 17 4 49 29 1964 56.430 -152.880 14 5.5 Southern Alaska
4 17 9 9 7 1964 57.680 -151.430 13 5.4 Southern Alaska
4 17 16 46 47 1966 54.100 -133.600 0 5.0 British Colombia
4 17 14 38 57 1972 44.561 -129.544 33 5.0 Off Coast No. California
4 17 17 43 22 1980 46.213 -122.186 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Volcanic Activity at Mt. St. Helens
4 17 15 59 5 1981 52.479 -173.529 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 17 03 26 32 1997 51.621 179.731 68 5.0 Rat Islands, Aleutians
4 17 00 56 25 1999 19.248 -155.489 10 5.8 Hawaii
4 17 21 54 3 2001 51.239 -179.780 33 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 17 23 25 30 2001 51.285 -179.827 33 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 16 13 40 0 1899 40.500 -125.500 0 7.0 Off Coast of No. California
4 16 19 52 35 1925 22.000 121.000 60 7.1 Taiwan
4 16 3 1 37 1937 -21.500 -177.000 400 8.1 Tonga Islands
4 16 6 7 43 1940 52.000 173.500 25 7.1 Rat Islands
4 16 6 43 7 1940 52.000 173.500 25 7.2 Rat Islands
4 16 19 52 56 1951 31.000 137.000 500 7.0 Central/So. Honshu Japan
4 16 4 4 0 1957 -4.600 107.100 546 7.5 So. of Java
4 16 1 29 16 1963 -0.900 128.200 6 7.0 Ceram area
4 16 0 30 55 1996 -24.061 -177.036 111 7.1 Tonga Islands
4 16 10 44 20 2013 28.033 61.996 80 7.7 Pakistan
(NEIC) At least 40 people killed, 300 injured, 35,000 homeless, 1,000 houses damaged and utilities disrupted in the Mashkel area, Pakistan. Unconfirmed reports of about 27 people injured in southeastern Iran. Felt (V) at Al Muharraq and (III) at Manama, Bahrain. Also felt (V) at Ajman and (IV) at Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Ra's al Khaymah, United Arab Emirates. Felt (IV) at Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida; (III) at Ahmadabad, Jaipur, New Delhi and Surat, India. Felt(IV) at Bandar `Abbas and Zahedan and (III) at Shiraz, Iran; (IV) at Kuwait City and (III) at Al Ahmadi and Hawalli, Kuwait; (IV) at As Sib al Jadidah and (III) at Bawshar and Muscat, Oman; (IV) at Hyderabad, Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore, Pakistan; (IV) at Ad Damman and (III) at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; (III) at Doha, Qatar. Also felt in Afghanistan.
4 16 23 58 37 2016 0.372 -79.940 19 7.8 Ecuador
At least 41 people were reported killed in this earthquake. A national emergency was declared and people were urged to remain calm. Houses collapsed as far as Quito and many people panicked. Deaths occurred in the cities of Manta, Protoviejo and Guayaquil, Ecuador. The airports in Manta and Guayaquil were closed due to damage and lack of communication. The roof on a mall collapsed. Residents were urged to move to higher ground as a tsunami was considered possible. PTWC predicted a tsunami with waves up to 1 meter could hit the western coast of Ecuador but none has been reported at this time. Power and cellphones were out throughout much of the area.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 16 8 2 0 1895 48.000 -123.000 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Many persons were frightened at Ft. Townsend, Washington.
4 16 13 40 0 1899 40.500 -125.500 0 7.0 Off Coast of No. California
4 16 14 30 40 1930 49.730 -129.330 0 5.5 Vancouver Island area
4 16 5 2 39 1961 39.340 -111.660 0 5.0 Utah area
Felt in Central Utah in central Sanpete County. Several towns reported plaster cracked and damaged chimneys.
4 16 3 19 35 1964 57.200 -151.400 10 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 16 13 43 9 1964 52.090 -169.470 34 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 16 19 26 57 1964 56.410 -152.900 25 6.6 Southern Alaska
4 16 20 12 37 1964 56.600 -152.800 33 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 16 21 25 46 1964 58.900 -148.800 33 5.2 Southern Alaska
4 16 8 1 46 1965 66.700 -135.600 33 5.0 Northern Alaska
4 16 23 22 19 1965 64.700 -160.100 5 5.9 Northern Alaska
4 16 1 27 15 1966 57.000 -153.600 33 5.7 Southern Alaska
4 16 5 33 18 1970 59.840 -142.430 7 6.8 Southeast Alaska
4 16 14 48 3 1973 51.123 -178.829 54 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 16 4 9 25 1993 56.670 -155.300 44 6.1 Alaska Peninsula
4 16 8 37 32 1994 52.400 -176.900 138 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 16 13 25 26 2002 52.055 -169.951 33 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 16 05 54 19 2008 51.878 -179.165 13 6.6 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
4 16 04 18 32 2009 44.190 -129.274 10 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
4 16 01 45 15 2010 54.485 -161.039 34 5.7 Unimak Island, Alaska
4 16 02 40 03 2014 37.183 -120.167 26 5.0 Central California
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 15 6 8 0 1907 16.700 -99.200 0 8.2 Oaxaca, Mexico
Severe damage near San Marcos, Guerrero, Mexico.
4 15 22 15 13 1934 7.800 127.000 60 7.3 Halmahera
4 15 19 9 51 1941 18.850 -102.940 0 7.9 Michoacan, Mexico
Felt strongly in Colima, Michoacan and Jalisco, Mexico.
4 15 2 35 22 1945 57.000 164.000 20 7.0 Komandorsky Isl
4 15 3 40 52 1955 39.900 74.700 60 7.0 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
Following Taiwan/Ryukyu events and followed by large destructive earthquakes in Sinkiang, Greece and Chile in the next 4 days. Felt at Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
4 15 6 19 44 1979 42.096 19.209 10 7.3 Adriatic Sea
At least 121 people were reported killed in this earthquake. More than 1,000 injured and 100,000 homeless. Damage along the entire southwestern coast of Yugoslavia. A local tsunami was reported at Kotor Bay causing minor damage. Deaths also in Albania. Felt over much of Europe.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
4 15 7 7 0 1898 39.200 -123.800 0 6.9 Central California
This earthquake in Mendocino County caused landslides and fallen trees making roads impassable. Wooden houses were wrecked at Greenwood. Chimney toppled at Mendocino and grave markers were turned. Much damage occurred at Point Arena including the cracking of the lighthouse and the snuffing of the light. Strong aftershock sequence.
4 15 0 0 0 1908 38.393 -113.007 0 5.0 Nevada area
4 15 12 9 0 1934 38.000 -115.000 0 5.0 Nevada area
4 15 10 38 37 1957 51.500 -179.000 0 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 15 21 33 5 1957 51.000 -166.500 0 6.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 15 8 23 28 1964 57.410 -149.560 15 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 15 15 30 47 1964 56.500 -154.400 13 5.5 Southern Alaska
4 15 20 8 32 1965 34.100 -117.500 15 5.5 So. California
Felt in San Bernardino, Riverside, Los Angeles, and Orange Counties. Reported broken windows, cracked plaster was worst damage.
4 15 20 55 49 1967 51.450 -179.080 60 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 15 2 29 35 1974 64.100 -173.900 15 5.0 Northern Alaska
4 15 7 50 19 1980 51.523 -175.802 35 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 15 17 54 54 1980 46.213 -122.181 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Volcanic activity at Mt. St. Helens
4 15 16 21 10 1982 54.241 -161.652 21 5.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 15 21 52 9 1982 38.035 -118.502 20 5.1 California/Nevada area
Felt (V) at Lee Vining and Bishop, CA
4 15 4 7 41 1985 54.400 -156.700 0 5.4 Alaska Peninsula
4 15 13 29 46 1991 53.030 -164.620 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 15 5 35 3 1992 50.410 -175.930 33 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 15 23 41 27 1993 51.000 -178.100 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 15 12 29 20 1996 43.662 -127.503 10 5.4 Off Coast of Oregon
4 15 22 59 51 2008 51.856 -179.361 11 6.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 15 06 54 53 2009 80.613 -107.752 10 5.0 Arctic Ocean
4 15 16 35 12 2010 71.664 -66.819 10 5.1 Baffin Bay, Canada
4 15 06 50 29 2011 50.673 -175.203 26 5.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 14 15 0 0 1700 33.090 129.060 0 7.0 Kyushu, Japan area
4 14 19 53 42 1909 24.000 123.000 80 7.3 Taiwan
This earthquake was followed the next day by a Ms 6.5 in Yunnan China which killed 19 persons. FFA?
4 14 16 20 23 1924 6.500 126.500 60 8.3 Mindanao, Philippines
This is called the Mati earthquake because this town on the Pacific Coast was the nearest to and suffered its most disastrous effects. It was one of the greatest submarine disturbances originating in the West Pacific. There was massive destruction in towns to 8N. Interior partitions were most affected. Fissures and ground slides abounded in the hills and rockfalls were plentiful. Subsidence also occurred in alluvial soils. A tsunami flooded low coastal area but did little damage.
4 14 6 23 34 1927 -32.000 -69.500 110 7.1 Central Chile
4 14 7 15 37 1947 43.600 148.400 60 7.3 Hokkaido, Japan
4 14 0 45 29 1951 -23.300 -66.400 223 7.0 Argentina
4 14 1 28 54 1955 30.400 102.400 0 7.2 So. China
Killed 39 and did moderate damage in Sichuan, China.
4 14 19 18 0 1957 -15.000 -173.250 0 8.0 Samoa Islands
No destruction despite the magnitude because it hit in a relatively unpopulated area.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
4 14 3 20 0 1886 37.200 -117.700 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
This local earthquake broke many dishes in Lida Valley. A dull thunderous noise preceded the shock.
4 14 21 26 32 1934 41.500 -112.500 0 5.6 Montana/Idaho
4 14 11 3 48 1950 48.000 -122.500 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Near Langley, Washington. May persons awakened in Coupeville. Plaster cracked and fell.
4 14 20 39 1 1957 51.100 -178.800 33 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 14 7 20 28 1959 57.900 -155.000 67 6.0 Southern Alaska
4 14 0 37 52 1960 48.500 -130.400 0 5.7 Vancouver Island area
4 14 7 53 15 1962 40.270 -125.320 0 5.4 Off Coast of No. California
4 14 15 55 8 1964 61.430 -147.120 5 5.4 Central Alaska
4 14 16 59 33 1964 61.490 -150.440 56 5.1 Central Alaska
4 14 22 55 31 1964 58.000 -152.600 30 5.4 Southern Alaska
4 14 7 35 39 1965 56.300 -153.500 27 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 14 15 43 11 1974 64.200 -174.000 15 5.6 Northern Alaska
4 14 13 49 4 1980 46.203 -122.197 1 5.2 Washington state, U.S.
Volcanic activity at Mt. St. Helens prior to explosive eruption.
4 14 16 0 42 1981 52.170 -169.400 37 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 14 14 23 8 1987 53.700 -169.700 0 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 14 5 33 26 1990 48.845 -122.161 12 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Slight damage (VI) in the Deming area. Felt (V) at Acme and(IV ) at Bellingham to Mt. Vernon.
4 14 5 58 32 1993 51.160 -169.010 34 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 14 0 32 58 1995 30.290 -103.450 21 5.7 SW U.S.A
Two people slightly injured in Brewster county, Texas. Slight damage at Alpine and Fort Davis. Also slight damage in Marathon and Ozona area. Felt in much of western and central Texas as far east as San Antonio and the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Felt west as far as Sierra Blanca, Texas and north to Roswell, New Mexico.
4 14 2 20 13 2001 56.080 -119.810 10 5.4 Alberta
4 14 05 38 32 2008 44.279 -129.492 10 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
4 14 22 44 45 2009 19.328 -155.210 9 5.2 Hawaii
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Hawaii National Park, Honaunau, Kurtistown, Mountain View, Pahoa, Papa`ikou and Pepeekeo; (III) at Captain Cook, Hakalau, Hawaiian Ocean View, Hilo, Holualoa, Honoka`a, Kea`au, Kealakekua, Laupahoehoe, Na`alehu, Ninole, Pahala and Volcano; (II) at Hawi, Kailua Kona, Waimea and Waikoloa. Felt at Honomu, Kapaau, `O`okala, Pa`auilo and Papa`aloa. Also felt at Hanalei, Kaua`i and at Hickam AFB, Honolulu and Wahiawa, O`ahu.
4 14 01 37 25 2016 51.538 -174.056 29 5.2 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 13 0 0 0 1677 38.700 144.000 0 8.1 So. of Honshu
Strong earthquake on Sanriki, Tsugaru, and Nambo, Japan. The earthquake was accompanied by a tsunami which attacked Otsuchi, Miyako and Kuwagasa with height of about 5-6 meters at Miyako Bay. Houses were washed away and people and animals drowned. 3 big waves were observed. Hachinohe was damaged by the earthquake.
4 13 19 17 0 1906 23.600 120.400 10 7.1 Taiwan
A moderate earthquake in Kagi and Ensuiko, Taiwan killed 14-15 persons and resulted in moderate regional damage. This is known as the Tinian earthquake. 84 were wounded 1794 houses destroyed, 2116 partially destroyed and 7921 damaged. Fissures and surface faulting were observed.
4 13 17 57 18 1907 36.500 70.500 260 7.0 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
4 13 15 30 57 1923 55.400 162.800 20 7.3 E. of Kamchatka
4 13 2 42 48 1938 39.367 15.167 291 7.0 Mediterranean/Sicily
4 13 19 55 43 1949 47.100 -122.750 54 7.1 Washington state, U.S.
This earthquake was felt at a MMI VIII for the large area of about 90 miles about the epicenter which was located between Tacoma and Olympia, Washington. Eight deaths were the result of the earthquake. There was damage of more than $23 million and many injuries occurred. Churches, schools and libraries were condemned. The eight capitol buildings at Olympia were damaged at a cost of repair of about $2 million. Elsewhere there was heavy property damage caused by falling walls, chimneys and parapets. Public utilities were interrupted when gas mains broke and water pipes were cracked or broken. Telegraph services were also interrupted. Railroad services were suspended for several days as railroad bridges south of Tacoma were thrown out of line. A large portion of a sandy spit in Puget Sound disappeared. Near Tacoma a huge landslide involving a half-section of a 360 foot cliff toppled into Puget Sound.
4 13 16 34 39 1961 39.250 77.750 0 7.6 Northern India
Little information on the effects of this event is available.
4 13 18 4 32 1980 -23.466 -177.297 79 7.2 Tonga Islands
4 13 12 36 18 2014 -11.451 162.069 35 7.4 Santa Cruz Islands
A second tsunami warning was issued but major tsunami waves were not produced. Disease spread in evacuation centers especially among children according to local officials. At least one person was dead after the first of these two earthquakes. The death occurred as people were fleeing to higher ground from the anticipated tsunami waves. Sea level readings indicated that a tsunami was generated which may have caused some destruction near the epicenter.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
4 13 13 0 0 1668 47.100 -70.500 0 5.0 Quebec, Canada
4 13 19 55 43 1949 47.300 -122.500 60 7.0 Washington State
See description of this event above.
4 13 3 44 0 1957 48.400 -128.500 33 5.8 Vancouver Island area
4 13 9 7 24 1958 65.820 -155.650 0 6.8 Northern Alaska
4 13 15 38 52 1963 38.217 -119.433 0 5.1 California/Nevada area
4 13 12 25 38 1964 59.570 -143.100 24 5.0 Southeast Alaska
4 13 14 4 59 1964 57.510 -151.300 21 5.4 Southern Alaska
4 13 16 14 6 1964 56.570 -152.140 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 13 21 25 33 1964 57.500 -153.900 16 5.5 Southern Alaska
4 13 21 43 16 1964 59.400 -143.100 22 5.1 Southeast Alaska
4 13 23 22 57 1965 54.200 -163.400 36 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 13 21 17 32 1970 61.800 -163.400 0 5.0 Central Alaska
4 13 19 32 50 1975 63.391 -149.773 109 5.0 Central Alaska
4 13 18 20 43 1977 51.699 -179.613 46 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 13 2 8 30 1980 54.847 -160.305 38 5.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 13 16 46 1 1985 54.600 -163.700 0 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 13 0 2 48 1988 57.238 -143.250 10 5.6 Southeast Alaska
4 13 17 16 1 1992 51.650 -173.620 62 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 13 20 4 16 1999 53.716 -163.159 33 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 13 21 56 52 2007 52.402 -168.213 39 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 13 13 41 39 2008 67.654 -166.741 10 5.2 Bering Strait, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 12 0 22 13 1910 25.500 122.500 200 8.3 Ryukyu Islands
No damage was reported due to this great earthquake.
4 12 8 32 28 1926 -10.000 161.000 60 7.5 No. of Santa Cruz Islands
4 12 0 52 45 1962 38.200 142.500 50 7.5 Off East Coast Honshu
4 12 4 1 44 1970 15.100 122.100 24 7.2 Luzon, Philippines
An aftershock of the strong tremor on April 7 which shook Luzon. This event was North of Polilio Island. Maximum felt intensity V.
4 12 23 19 56 1988 -17.192 -72.305 33 7.0 So. Peru/Bolivia
Felt at Arequipa. Also felt in the Ica area and at Arica, Chile.
4 12 20 14 39 2014 -11.315 162.211 29 7.6 Santa Cruz Islands
The earthquake in the Solomon Islands apparently triggered three large tsunamis. Residents of Makira and nearby islands southeast of Honiara, the capital reported seeing three large waves after the quake. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the tsunami or earthquake. PTWC issued a tsunami warning but later withdrew the Pacific-wide aspect of this warning.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
4 12 4 5 0 1885 36.500 -121.000 0 6.2 Central California
This event was strong at Martinez, Santa Rosa, Healdsburg and may have originated on the San Andreas. In the thinly settled region east of King City, Monterey county, although the actual location is uncertain. Chimneys were thrown down at Las Tablas north west of San Luis Obispo. Slight damage was done to buildings at Salinas and Monterey.
4 12 4 17 52 1957 51.500 -178.500 0 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 12 22 37 11 1958 48.000 -120.000 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
This earthquake was centered in north-central Washington State near the town of Pateros. Cracked plaster and broken dishes constituted most of the damage. There were rockslides near Chelan. Loud subterranean noises accompanied the earthquake. An aftershock had about the same effects.
4 12 1 24 31 1964 56.600 -152.200 22 6.5 Southern Alaska
4 12 9 34 44 1964 56.600 -152.100 20 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 12 12 36 23 1964 56.400 -151.400 30 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 12 12 48 2 1964 56.600 -151.300 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 12 14 35 39 1964 61.200 -151.100 28 5.0 Central Alaska
4 12 17 22 2 1964 60.200 -145.600 16 5.0 Central Alaska
Strong aftershocks of the great Alaska earthquake of March 28, 1964. No additional damage was reported with these events.
4 12 3 59 40 1965 56.600 -152.700 33 5.3 Southern Alaska
4 12 4 36 12 1965 52.700 -167.400 16 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 12 4 43 10 1965 52.700 -167.500 22 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 12 2 10 36 1970 51.510 -178.510 42 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 12 4 41 51 1976 52.405 -170.189 38 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 12 3 42 4 1978 56.423 -152.691 14 6.6 Southern Alaska
In the Kodiak Island region. Intensity V at Sitkinak Island.
4 12 3 48 55 1978 56.678 -153.568 19 5.2 Southern Alaska
4 12 5 22 29 1978 56.460 -152.548 22 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 12 9 12 1 1978 57.240 -152.040 33 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 12 9 33 38 1978 56.576 -152.841 27 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 12 14 23 59 1984 60.471 -141.229 15 5.0 Central Alaska
4 12 12 05 14 2008 43.648 -127.621 10 5.5 Off coast of Oregon
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 11 15 0 0 1819 -27.350 -70.350 0 8.3 Coast Central Chile
Additional severe damage occurred in Copiapo following three other damaging event in the month of April 1819. The whole city had been destroyed by the shocks of April 3 and 11. The inhabitants barely had time to escape. There are no estimates of deaths in this event.
4 11 10 42 2 1925 -34.000 59.000 60 7.0 So. Indian Ocean
4 11 1 52 20 1946 -1.000 -14.500 60 7.2 No. of Ascension Isl
4 11 23 11 33 1958 47.800 152.640 140 7.4 So. Kurils
4 11 08 38 36 2012 2.327 93.063 20 8.6 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
(NEIC) At least 2 people killed, 8 others died from heart attacks, 12 injured and some buildings damaged in Aceh. Felt (VII) at Banda Aceh and Meulaboh, (VI) at Padang and (V) at Sibolga and Singkil. Also felt (V) at Gunungsitoli, Nias and at Jitra, Malaysia. Felt in much of Sumatra and Java. Felt widely in South and Southeast Asia, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, India, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. Felt as far as Bombay, India and Broome, Australia. A small tsunami was recorded, with maximum wave heights (one-half peak-to-trough) at the following selected tide stations: 1.08 m at Meulaboh, 37 cm at Sabang and 14 cm on Pulau Enganno, Indonesia; 8 cm at Cocos Island, Australia; 23 cm at Chittagong, Bangladesh; 21 cm at Male, Maldives; 17 cm at Port Louis, Mauritius; 11 cm at Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.
4 11 10 43 10 2012 0.802 92.463 25 8.2 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
(NEIC) Felt (V) at Sibolga. Also felt at Banda Aceh, Bukittinggi, Duri, Medan and Padang. Felt at Jakarta, Java. Felt (V) at Ayer Itam; (IV) at Petaling Jaya and Sungai Ara; (III) at Butterworth, Gelugor, Georgetown and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Felt (IV) at Chetpet and (III) at Bangalore and Madras, India. Felt(IV) at Colombo and (II) at Kotte, Sri Lanka. Felt(II) at Kathu and Phuket, Thailand. Also felt in Bangladesh, Brunei, Maldives, Singapore and Vietnam. A local tsunami with a maximum wave height (one-half peak-to-trough) of 22 cm was recorded on Pulau Enggano.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
4 11 19 0 0 1872 37.500 -118.500 0 6.9 California/Nevada area
Felt strongly at Round Valley, Inyo Country, CA. this shock knocked down stone buildings and frame structures were twisted. This was probably an aftershock of the Owen's Valley earthquake of March 26, 1872.
4 11 7 57 0 1910 33.670 -117.320 0 5.0 So. California
4 11 19 0 0 1917 40.000 -118.000 0 5.1 Montana/Idaho
No confirmation for either of these two events could be found.
4 11 11 22 57 1945 42.000 -126.000 0 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
4 11 7 47 7 1947 34.966 -116.550 16 5.0 So. California
Aftershock of event of April 10 same area.
4 11 17 41 15 1957 52.000 -168.500 0 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 11 11 36 0 1964 60.370 -146.440 15 5.0 Central Alaska
4 11 23 0 24 1966 56.600 -152.100 33 5.4 Southern Alaska
4 11 4 5 43 1970 59.720 -142.490 7 6.2 Southeast Alaska
4 11 5 12 19 1973 64.890 -159.490 0 6.0 Northern Alaska
4 11 5 12 55 1978 53.535 -163.731 33 5.6 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 11 1 45 4 1980 49.260 -127.910 10 5.0 Vancouver Island area
4 11 23 51 60 1980 46.208 -122.168 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Part of Mt. St. Helens eruptive phase earthquakes.
4 11 17 22 21 1986 54.164 -167.883 33 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 11 16 22 10 1987 53.389 -167.243 37 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 11 13 3 38 1991 53.980 -163.900 29 5.7 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 11 6 0 55 1993 51.130 -178.420 35 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 11 09 00 09 2012 51.364 -176.097 20 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 11 22 41 46 2012 43.584 -127.638 8 6.0 Off Coast of Oregon
(NEIC) Felt at Aurora, Beaverton, Brookings, Coos Bay, Lincoln City, McMinnville, Medford, Neskowin, North Bend, Oregon City, Portland and Salem. Also felt at Arcata, Crescent City, Eureka and Rio Dell, California and at Ocean Park and Vancouver, Washington.
4 11 20 10 35 2016 51.843 176.623 21 5.6 Rat Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 10 0 0 0 1739 -0.200 -78.000 0 7.1 Ecuador
4 10 21 22 25 1906 19.000 -113.800 60 7.5 Gulf of California
This generally unrecognized earthquake in the Gulf of California was one of the largest ever recorded in that region and occurred only 8 days before the great San Francisco Earthquake.
4 10 19 36 0 1909 52.000 175.000 0 7.0 Rat Islands
4 10 18 42 24 1911 9.000 -74.000 100 7.2 Colombia
4 10 2 3 56 1918 43.500 130.900 550 7.5 NE China
4 10 13 16 10 1956 -1.000 102.000 0 7.0 So. of Sumatera
4 10 11 29 58 1957 55.750 -153.500 0 7.0 Southern Alaska
4 10 2 6 53 1972 28.434 52.829 33 7.1 So. Iran/Persian Gulf
Qir completely destroyed. 5054 were killed and thousands injured. The damaged region extended over 1,000 sq. km. It was felt widely in southern Iran. More than 20 villages were reduced to rubble and over 30,000 were left homeless. Gaping cracks and considerable ground failure accompanied this shallow earthquake. There was also a report of a volcano near Ghir which was shaken into eruption. The tremor was felt over 500 square miles. Hardest hit were farming villages where mudbrick construction is especially vulnerable to earthquake damage. In Ghir more than a third of the total population was missing and presumed dead. Not a wall stood there. Aftershocks continued for days adding to damage and misery. Most of the victims trapped in the crumbling houses were women and children. Among the horror there were a few miracles. Some persons were buried up to 36 hours before being rescued alive.
4 10 1 42 22 1979 2.963 126.933 37 7.2 Mindanao, Philippines
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
4 10 10 0 0 1881 37.300 -121.300 0 6.0 Central California
In the Modesto region, chimneys were damaged. The shock was felt from Greenville, Plumas County, on the north to Visalia on the south and west to the coast.
4 10 13 40 16 1921 54.000 -134.000 0 6.5 British Colombia
An earthquake was felt at Masset on the Queen Charlotte Islands. Pictures swung on walls, but no damage was reported.
4 10 15 58 0 1947 35.000 -116.600 0 6.4 So. California
4 10 17 18 22 1947 34.900 -116.500 0 5.0 So. California
This earthquake, east of Barstow caused huge dust clouds in the mountains where many rocks were displaced. The banks of the Mohave River were cracked and the water level raised slightly. School buildings and Adobe buildings were damaged considerably. Railroad repairs from subsidence and rockslides needed to be repaired. Chimneys were thrown down, plaster, pools and adobe walls were cracked. Tanks on some farms fell as did a stack of 3,000 concrete blocks.
4 10 3 25 30 1957 53.000 -168.000 0 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 10 9 9 22 1957 50.500 -176.900 20 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 10 11 30 0 1957 55.960 -153.860 0 7.1 Kodiak I. Alaska
4 10 14 30 48 1962 44.150 -73.050 24 5.0 Vermont
Felt over a large area of Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and New York. At Montpelier, a beam dislodged from the state house; braces dropped about 5 inches. Twenty window panes cracked; Plaster cracked. Tile fell from a ceiling at Barre along with wall cracks.
4 10 1 8 1 1964 58.380 -150.600 19 5.5 Southern Alaska
4 10 19 5 54 1964 59.850 -147.730 15 5.3 Southern Alaska
4 10 21 44 7 1964 60.100 -153.700 15 5.6 Central Alaska
4 10 21 44 12 1964 60.150 -153.510 45 5.6 Central Alaska
4 10 22 27 3 1966 41.370 -125.400 33 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
4 10 19 0 33 1967 39.950 -104.930 5 5.0 Colorado area
One of many earthquakes in the induced swarm near Derby/Commerce City, Colorado. This event cracked plaster, broke windows, and caused merchandise to fall in stores. At the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, where water was pumped into the ground triggering these earthquakes, 118 window panes were broken. An asphalt parking lot in the Derby area cracked.
4 10 19 57 35 1967 58.542 -154.233 84 5.6 Southern Alaska
4 10 0 36 44 1971 52.150 -169.944 48 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 10 0 3 59 1990 53.500 -158.200 0 5.4 Alaska Peninsula
4 10 08 04 30 2008 43.988 -128.589 10 5.3 Off coast of Oregon
4 10 19 34 05 2016 51.032 179.621 47 5.4 Rat Islands, Aleutians
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GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 9 0 0 0 1931 38.300 31.900 33 7.0 Turkey
4 9 8 48 59 1943 19.000 146.000 170 7.0 No. Marianas
4 9 1 56 0 1985 -34.000 -71.500 61 7.5 Central Chile
One person died in a heart attack, several people injured and some damage in the Santiago-Valparaiso area. One additional person died from a heart attack at Chillan. Felt from Mendoza, Argentina through Chile to Santa Fe Provinces in Argentina.
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U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 9 20 52 0 1917 38.100 -90.200 0 5.0 Eastern Missouri
This earthquake in eastern Missouri was felt from Kansas to Ohio and Wisconsin to Mississippi, an area of about 500X900 miles. The epicentral zone between St. Louis and New Madrid saw cracked windows and broken plaster. At Granite City the one injury was suffered by a painter who was thrown to the ground. Ground swayed at Ironton, MO.
4 9 17 8 30 1941 31.000 -114.000 0 6.0 SW of Yuma, AZ
4 9 12 44 37 1944 49.900 -67.400 0 5.4 New Brunswick
Felt about 20 miles NNW of Riviere Pentecote, Quebec.
4 9 16 29 28 1952 35.520 -97.850 10 5.5 Oklahoma
At El Reno, Oklahoma, chimneys fell, buildings cracked and windows shattered. Minor damage also was reported in Oklahoma City and Ponca City. Felt area included all of Oklahoma, except for the panhandle section, eastern Kansas, southeastern Nebraska, south-central Texas and western sections of Iowa, Missouri, and Arkansas.
4 9 11 2 12 1957 51.270 -178.560 0 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 9 20 23 50 1957 52.500 -169.000 0 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 9 6 15 10 1958 55.500 -139.000 0 5.2 Southeast Alaska
4 9 7 23 16 1961 36.680 -121.300 0 5.6 Central California
This shock, felt about 13 miles south of Hollister was on the San Andreas Fault. More than half of all city buildings suffered some type of damage at Hollister, but the major damage occurred in three buildings - the W.A. Taylor Winery was severely damaged. A 50-foot-long fissure was observed on Cienega Road about 3 miles from the winery. A number of chimneys were damaged, so fell. Damage was estimated at $250,000. No deaths or injuries reported.
4 9 13 6 15 1964 59.600 -146.100 15 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 9 17 33 45 1965 59.600 -144.900 52 5.1 Southeast Alaska
4 9 20 8 35 1966 56.400 -152.300 14 5.4 Southern Alaska
4 9 20 17 44 1966 56.600 -152.100 25 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 9 2 28 59 1968 33.100 -116.100 20 6.1 So. California
4 9 3 3 54 1968 33.100 -116.033 5 5.2 So. California
Known as the Borrego Springs earthquake, this event was felt over a large area of California, Arizona and Nevada. Minor cracking was observed on the Coyote Creek Fault and on Highway 78 next to Ocotillo Wells. A number of minor ground ruptures appear to have been triggered on adjacent faults at Superstition Hills, and the Banning-Mission portion of the San Andreas. Large boulders fell at several points in the Anza-Borrego State Park.
At Ocotillo Wells, a room was separated from a house, cracking walls and spilling up to 3600 gallons of water. Transformers shifted at an electrical sub-station near Ocotillo Wells shearing bolts and bracing. 10 miles to the west a pipeline cracked and water became dark. Ground cracking, building damage and power disruptions occurred throughout the Imperial Valley. A 200-ft-long (2 inch wide) crack developed in a road 6 miles west of Imperial.
4 9 7 51 6 1987 54.100 -169.500 0 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 9 22 59 57 1987 53.060 -168.780 41 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 9 5 7 42 1989 50.680 -179.096 20 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 09 15 16 27 2005 56.168 -154.524 14 6.0 Alaska Peninsula
(NEIC) Felt (II) at Chignik and Perryville.
4 09 23 05 43 2010 32.235 -115.260 4 5.1 Southern California
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Mexicali and (II) at Tijuana. Also felt at Ensenada. Felt (IV) at El Centro; (III) at Calexico, Chula Vista, Imperial and La Mesa; (II) at Aliso Viejo, Brawley, Carlsbad, Costa Mesa, El Cajon, Irvine, La Jolla, Lakeside, Newport Beach, Poway, San Diego, San Marcos and Santee, California. Felt in parts of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego Counties. Felt (II) at Yuma, Arizona. Also felt at Somerton and Tempe.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 8 15 0 0 1858 36.040 137.020 0 7.0 No. Honshu, Japan
203 were killed and there was moderate damage at Hida, Japan.
4 8 15 40 24 1942 13.500 121.000 60 7.9 Luzon, Philippines
Five violent tremors occurred around midnight. Fifteen others followed. Buildings were slightly damaged in Manila where electrical lines snapped. Fires broke out at 2:40 due to grounded wire connections. The first tremor was so violent that the seismograph needle at the Weather Bureau in Manila jumped off the sheet. Cracks were sustained in a number of buildings.
4 8 2 40 27 1976 40.311 63.773 33 7.1 Uzbekistan
Damage (VII) in Gazli-Bukhara area. Felt at Ashkhabad and Samarkand.
4 8 13 10 36 1999 43.649 130.460 580 7.1 NE China
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
No damaging earthquakes have been recorded in the U.S. or Canada on April 8.
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 8 0 14 15 1958 65.400 -154.900 0 5.7 Northern Alaska
4 8 19 33 19 1964 59.600 -147.000 15 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 8 19 50 17 1964 60.380 -145.940 10 5.3 Central Alaska
4 8 22 10 57 1966 56.500 -152.500 33 5.6 Southern Alaska
4 8 19 51 31 1970 56.219 -156.591 23 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
4 8 6 24 14 1972 42.646 -126.320 11 5.6 Off Coast of Oregon
4 8 20 32 25 1975 51.899 -166.207 33 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 8 19 29 3 1980 46.210 -122.196 0 5.1 Washington state, TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY U.S.
4 8 13 1 23 1988 51.948 -173.271 54 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 8 1 22 19 1989 57.320 -143.460 3 5.2 Southeast Alaska
4 8 15 14 21 1997 52.000 -171.400 33 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 08 16 44 26 2010 32.228 -115.277 6 5.4 Baja California
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Mexicali and (III) at Ensenada, Rosarito and Tijuana. Felt in much of northern Baja California and (IV) at San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora. Felt (IV) at El Centro and (III) at Boulevard, Calexico, Campo, Chula Vista, Garden Grove, Holtville, Imperial, Irvine, Julian, Laguna Woods, Lakeside, Los Angeles, National City, Ontario, Ramona, San Diego, Spring Valley and Winterhaven, California. Also felt (III) at Somerton, Wellton and Yuma, Arizona. Felt in much of southern California and southwestern Arizona.
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TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 7 23 29 17 1941 17.750 -78.500 0 7.1 Jamaica
4 7 15 30 40 1958 66.030 -156.590 0 7.3 Northern Alaska
4 7 5 34 6 1970 15.761 121.717 37 7.5 Luzon, Philippines
A strong earthquake shock the whole of Luzon and Northern Visayas. Damage was done to schools in Manila. Buildings in Central Manila suffered slight damage. Manila International Airport suffered cracked walls and broken Windows. 14 were killed and hundreds injured. The deaths all resulted from the mainshock. Dozens of injuries, however resulted from the most sever aftershock on April 12. Considerable damage occurred to buildings on Alluvial ground in Manila. Severe damage was done to roads and bridges in the epicentral areas. Estimated cost to injured coconut trees - $2 million. The earthquake was characterized by "short rapid jerks, zigzags rather than arches". This quake radiated from the point of the fault-line that runs along the Philippine Pacific coast. People at the shore towns "saw the sea pushed back, saw the water tripped off like a carpet from the shoreline and folded up into the horizon. But the next moment the folded sea unrolled and came rushing back as a wall of water, sort of tide, a mile-wide torrent that followed and crashed past the shoreline, engulfing trees, boats, huts and beach". Roads split was as much as two feet, water fountained from the deep chasms created, bridges collapsed.
4 7 22 6 57 1995 -15.199 -173.529 21 8.1 Tonga Islands
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U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 7 2 16 0 1934 41.500 -111.500 0 5.5 Utah
Felt at Salt Lake City (III). Also felt at Pocotello, Idaho.
4 7 15 27 50 1963 52.600 -169.500 150 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 7 15 28 4 1963 53.710 -169.960 224 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 7 1 43 25 1964 58.530 -154.460 2 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 7 19 28 25 1964 55.700 -151.830 20 5.5 Southern Alaska
4 7 3 16 23 1972 60.129 -152.754 98 5.1 Central Alaska
4 7 6 18 31 1979 41.982 -126.885 3 5.4 Off Coast of No. California
4 7 20 7 30 1989 33.620 -117.900 13 5.0 So. California
Near Newport Beach, Orange county, slight damage reported at Corona Del Mar, and Newport Beach. Typical damage consisted of broken chimneys, walls, plaster and windows and merchandise damaged while falling from shelves in stores. Ceiling tiles also fell from some stores in Newport Beach, and a brick wall toppled.
4 7 6 4 2 1990 56.406 -153.971 33 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 7 20 10 54 1990 55.000 -152.900 0 5.4 Southern Alaska
4 7 0 42 16 1992 50.910 -130.720 10 5.0 British Colombia
4 7 16 16 45 1994 42.561 -111.032 5 5.2 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt at Afton, Smoot and Thayne and at Auburn, eastern Idaho.
4 7 4 31 7 1996 51.000 -32.000 0 5.2 North Mid-Atlantic Ridge
4 7 16 43 23 2000 51.821 -170.473 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 07 10 04 37 2010 52.174 -173.525 64 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 07 07 48 30 2014 53.190 171.009 24 5.3 Near Islands, Alaska
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 6 16 7 15 1943 -30.750 -72.000 55 8.3 Central Chile
Destructive at Salamanca and Illapel, Chile. 18 killed; 80 injured at Ovalle, Chile.
4 6 0 36 16 1953 -7.300 131.000 0 7.5 West Irian, PNG
4 6 13 54 38 1992 50.630 -130.510 9 7.0 British Colombia
Felt at Point Hardy and Port O'Neill, British Colombia.
4 06 22 15 01 2010 2.383 97.048 31 7.7 Sumatra, Indonesia
Felt (V) at Meulaboh and Sibolga; (IV) at Banda Aceh and Medan; (III) at Padangsidempuan, Samosir and Tarutung. Also felt at Belawan, Duri, Lhokseumawe and Padang. Felt at Bandung and Jakarta, Java and at Kuta, Bali. Felt (IV) at Butterworth and Perai; (III) at Ayer Itam, Gelugor Estate, George Town, Sungai Ara and Tanjong Bunga Estate; (II) at Banting, Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya and Tanjong Malim, Malaysia. Felt along the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and (II) in Singapore. Also felt at Male, Maldives. A tsunami was recorded along the coast of Sumatra with heights (center-to-peak) at the following tide stations: 44 cm at Meulaboh, 19 cm at Sibolga, 17 cm at Telukdalam, 7 cm at Padang and 7 cm on Pulau Tanahbalah.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 6 4 4 45 1961 40.180 -124.750 0 5.1 Off Coast of No. California
4 6 11 19 23 1963 63.400 -149.600 42 5.3 Central Alaska
4 6 10 42 37 1964 59.850 -145.470 15 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 6 13 19 3 1965 51.290 -179.760 50 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 6 14 15 0 1965 37.500 -120.000 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
Mariposa. Sidewalks cracked. "The sound of the sidewalks cracking awakened my son who got up and looked out the window to the west. My mother heard the noise while listening to the 6:15 a.m. newscast."
4 6 22 28 38 1966 56.470 -154.640 28 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 6 1 46 18 1973 51.310 -178.460 50 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 6 1 53 50 1974 54.883 -160.275 35 5.8 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 6 3 55 57 1974 55.045 -160.510 6 6.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 6 14 47 43 1980 61.377 -147.824 49 5.2 Central Alaska
4 6 9 22 14 1983 54.238 -133.814 10 5.0 British Colombia
4 6 0 24 10 1987 51.400 -173.300 29 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 6 13 54 34 1992 49.000 -131.000 0 5.9 Vancouver Island area
4 6 13 57 49 1992 50.530 -130.390 10 6.8 British Colombia
4 6 15 16 10 1992 50.250 -130.340 25 6.2 British Colombia
4 6 19 1 4 1994 34.192 -117.095 7 5.0 So. California
Felt (V) from Loma Linda and San Bernardino. Also felt at Los Angeles, Orange and to San Diego Counties. Occurred during the SSA meeting that year in Pasadena.
4 6 8 31 9 1995 57.000 -154.000 0 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 06 07 23 27 2008 51.614 179.276 62 5.4 Rat Islands, Aleutians
4 06 11 14 23 2008 51.934 -170.544 38 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 06 14 12 00 2008 54.172 -151.928 14 5.0 South of Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 5 0 0 0 1690 17.500 -61.500 33 8.0 Leeward Islands
The correct date is probably April 16 (Gregorian) while April 5 is the Julian date. Intensities of this event were as high as IX in the islands of Antigua, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis. At Antigua, stone houses suffered much, most houses were shaking down or were so split and cracked that they had to be leveled. A spit at Redonda called Rockadunda was split and turned into the sea. Landslides occurred on Nevis Peak. The sea withdrew about 500 feet from Charlestown before returning after two minutes in a tidal wave. The earth opened up to 9 feet in some places and buried solid timber sugar mills. This is one of the two largest earthquakes recorded in this region of the West Indies.
4 5 23 30 45 1901 45.000 148.000 60 7.9 So. Kurils
4 5 16 42 40 1939 -19.500 168.000 70 7.1 Vanuatu Islands
4 5 9 27 0 1949 42.000 131.500 550 7.0 NE China
4 5 21 12 40 1990 15.530 147.580 33 7.5 No. Marianas
Felt at Guam and Saipan (V). It generated an observed tsunami at the dock at Tinian, but no damage. Maximum tsunami height was probably less than the reported 3-4 meters.
4 5 4 19 52 1991 -5.900 -77.150 34 7.3 No. Peru
53 killed and 252 injured and extensive damage to 8.063 homes in the Riojo-Moyabamba-Nueva Cajamarca area. Strongly felt throughout Ecuador.
4 5 11 8 7 1999 -5.681 149.717 164 7.4 New Ireland
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U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 5 23 11 0 1915 38.580 -119.500 0 5.0 California/Nevada area
Coleville area. At Coleville CA., rocks rolled down the hillside.
4 5 19 26 56 1954 47.620 -129.230 0 5.0 Vancouver Island area
4 5 2 49 40 1957 52.000 -172.100 33 6.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 5 1 22 14 1964 56.280 -153.340 24 6.0 Southern Alaska
4 5 1 41 45 1964 56.200 -153.300 35 5.9 Southern Alaska
4 5 2 36 11 1964 60.030 -145.980 15 5.0 Central Alaska
4 5 17 42 13 1964 59.580 -144.700 56 5.2 Southeast Alaska
4 5 19 28 18 1964 60.200 -146.700 16 5.8 Central Alaska
4 5 20 13 25 1964 57.200 -152.200 33 5.2 Southern Alaska
4 5 9 27 32 1965 43.900 -127.800 33 5.1 Off Coast of Oregon
4 5 9 4 43 1971 53.359 -170.553 153 5.9 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 5 14 53 6 1971 66.800 -157.300 100 5.3 Northern Alaska
4 5 17 41 51 1986 54.055 -161.961 33 5.0 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 5 22 32 54 1988 50.836 -178.146 33 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 5 9 35 47 1994 51.360 -178.160 33 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 05 10 17 16 1998 52.006 175.028 33 5.3 Rat Islands, Aleutians
4 05 13 20 39 2004 54.210 -162.476 44 5.0 Unimak Island, Alaska
(AEIC). Felt (III) at King Cove, Alaska.
Cove.
4 05 00 07 09 2010 32.018 -115.017 10 5.3 Baja California
(UNM). Felt at Rosarito and San Quintin. Also felt at Puerto Penasco, Sonora. Felt (V) at Yuma, Arizona. Also felt at Somerton. Felt (V) at Brawley, California. Also felt at Blythe, Holtville, Jamul, La Habra and Tustin.
4 05 03 15 25 2010 32.634 -115.782 3 5.0 Baja California
(NEIC) Felt (V) at Ensenada and (III) at Tijuana. Also felt at Puerto Penasco, Sonora. Felt (VI) at El Centro, (IV) at Oceanside and Santee and (III) at Aliso Viejo, Alpine, Borrego Springs, Brawley, Desert Hot Springs, El Cajon, Indian Wells, La Jolla, Palm Desert, Ramona, San Diego and San Jacinto, California. Felt in Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura Counties. Felt (V) at Yuma, Arizona. Also felt at Avondale, Chandler, Fountain Hills, Gilbert, Lake Havasu City, Maricopa, Mesa, Queen Creek, Scottsdale, Surprise and Tucson.
4 05 13 33 05 2010 32.640 -115.801 0 5.1 Southern California
(NEIC) Felt (II) at Ensenada and Tijuana. Also felt at Mexicali and San Felipe. Felt at Puerto Penasco, Sonora. Felt (VI) at Calexico,(V) at El Centro, (IV) at Brawley and Imperial and(III) at Alpine, Anaheim, Bonita, Cathedral City, El Cajon, Julian, Lake Forest, San Diego and Santee, California. Felt in many parts of southern California. Felt at Yuma and in the Phoenix area, Arizona and at Las Vegas and Laughlin, Nevada.
4 05 14 04 04 2013 56.919 -156.237 70 5.0 Alaska Peninsula
Felt at Kodiak.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 4 0 0 0 1819 -27.300 -70.500 0 8.0 Coast Central Chile
A very violent earthquake occurred at Copiapo, Chile (Mw 8.0). The whole city was destroyed by the shocks of this day and of the 4th and 11th. The inhabitants had barely time to save their lives. No reports of deaths. (See also April 3, 1819)
4 4 10 13 3 1904 41.800 23.400 6 7.3 Bulgaria
Limited damage was suffered in Bulgaria and northern Greece
4 4 0 50 0 1905 33.000 76.000 60 8.6 India
The earthquake that struck the Dharamshala-Kangra area in Himachal Pradesh on April 4th, 1905 is among the deadliest earthquakes in the history of India. According to the provincial government of Punjab, 19,727 people were killed at Sialkot. Many of the fatalities were from Dharamshala, Kangra and neigbhouring towns and villages. Felt from Afghanistan to Bengal. All the buildings were destroyed at Kangra including numerous churches and temples. One major difficulty in this event was that most government officials were killed and there was no one to supervise the rescue and cleanup efforts. Most of the deaths were due to the ground shaking. Landslides, liquefaction and other earthquake effects caused extensive damage throughout the region.
4 4 15 48 40 1911 36.500 26.500 140 7.2 Aegean Sea
4 4 18 44 14 1950 51.770 101.000 24 7.0 So. Siberia
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U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 4 0 13 4 1957 58.170 -155.040 89 6.0 Alaska Peninsula
4 4 21 32 10 1961 33.800 -118.200 33 5.0 So. California
At Terminal Island, Long Beach Harbor. This shock was only slightly felt in the Long Beach-San Pedro-Wilmington area, but subsurface damage including major pipeline breakage and to oil well pipes on Terminal Island was estimated at $4.5 million. More than 40 wells were damaged and off normal production.
4 4 4 34 57 1964 60.300 -146.500 5 5.0 Central Alaska
4 4 4 54 2 1964 60.100 -146.700 40 5.6 Central Alaska
4 4 8 40 30 1964 56.500 -152.600 15 5.3 Southern Alaska
4 4 17 46 9 1964 56.300 -154.400 18 5.7 Southern Alaska
4 4 17 59 43 1964 56.400 -154.500 25 6.1 Southern Alaska
Aftershocks of the Great Alaska Earthquake of March 28, 1964.
4 4 18 15 52 1964 56.180 -154.490 22 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 4 22 16 54 1964 59.400 -145.200 10 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 4 13 45 11 1980 46.364 -122.182 4 5.0 Washington state,
Shocks associated with the eruption of Mt. St. Helen's in May 1980.
4 4 17 21 40 1993 53.980 -165.060 33 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 04 04 29 08 2002 50.530 -130.410 10 5.0 Vancouver B.C. Canada
4 04 22 40 43 2010 32.297 -115.278 4 7.2 Baja California
(NEIC) Two people killed, at least 233 injured and many buildings damaged (VII) in the Mexicali area. Felt (VII) at Guadalupe Victoria and (V) at El Sauzal, Ensenada, Maneadero, Primo Tapia, San Felipe, Tecate and Tijuana. Felt (VI) at San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora. Felt in much of Baja California and northwestern Sonora and as far as Aguascalientes, Ciudad Juarez and La Paz. About 28 km of surface faulting observed on the Borrego Fault southwest of Mexicali. Many buildings damaged (VII) at Calexico and Imperial, California. Felt (VII) at El Centro and Heber; (VI) at Brawley, Calipatria, Holtville and Ocotillo; (V) at Borrego Springs, Boulevard, Campo, Chula Vista, Coachella, Coronado, Jacumba, Lemon Grove, Los Angeles, Niland, Pine Valley, San Diego, San Ysidro, Tecate, Thermal, Westmorland and Winterhaven. Felt (V) at Somerton, Wellton and Yuma, Arizona. Felt throughout southern California, in much of Arizona, in the Henderson-Las Vegas area, Nevada and in parts of New Mexico and Utah.
4 04 22 50 17 2010 32.097 -115.047 10 5.5 Baja California
4 04 23 15 14 2010 32.250 -115.300 8 5.4 Baja California
(NEIC) Felt at San Quintin. Felt (IV) at Yuma, Arizona. Felt at Campo, Chula Vista, El Cajon, La Mesa, San Diego and Santee, California.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 3 15 0 0 1520 33.000 136.000 0 7.4 Central/So. Honshu Japan
4 3 15 0 0 1819 -27.300 -70.500 0 8.0 Coast Central Chile
A very violent earthquake occurred at Copiapo, Chile (Mw 8.0). The whole city was destroyed by the shocks of this day and of the 4th and 11th. The inhabitants had barely time to save their lives. No reports of number of deaths.
4 3 1 40 0 1868 19.400 -155.300 5 7.9 Hawaii
See yesterday's history for details
4 3 0 0 0 1872 36.200 36.200 0 7.5 Turkey
1800 were killed in this devastating earthquake which was felt from Antioch to Beirut to Damascus.
4 3 11 30 0 1881 38.200 26.200 0 7.3 Aegean Sea
This was one of the worst seismic tragedies to hit Greece in modern times. A very strong shock in the Aegean Sea with up to 422 aftershocks felt during the next two weeks, 5-6 of which were very strong. Of the 64 villages on the Islands 25 suffered great damage and 15 considerable damage. An estimated 4181 were killed and many thousands injured. Up to 1200 were missing and presumed dead. More than 10,000 homes and businesses were destroyed. A small tsunami (about 1 meter) was also observed.
4 3 15 21 39 1941 -22.500 -66.000 260 7.2 Argentina
4 3 2 49 57 1983 8.430 -83.180 24 7.2 Costa Rica
Five people died from heart attacks, one person killed by a collapsing house, and several people injured in southeastern Costa Rica. Also felt strongly in southwestern Panama.
4 03 02 43 14 2014 -20.518 -70.498 31 7.7 Arequipa, Chile
GUC reported this earthquake of M 7.5 was felt with intensity VIII in Pisagua, Iquique, Alto Hospicio, Cuya, Arica; VII Tocopilla, Sierra Gorda, Quillagua; VI Mejillones, Maria Elena, Calama, V Antofagasta, Amarilla, Alcerra, II Copiapo, Chile, Felt in Arica, Parinacota, Tarapaca, Antofagasta and Atacama, Chile. GUC reported this earthquake of M 6.3 was also felt with intensity VI at Iquique, Alto Hospicio, Quillagua, V Pisagua, Cuya, Arica,; IV Tocopilla, San PEdro de Atacama, Maria Elena, Putre; III Sierra Gorda, Ollague, Mejillones, Calama, Chile. Felt in Arica, Parinacota and Tarapaca, Chile. NEIC reported the foreshock to the second major quake of M 6.4 was felt with intensity VI uin Iquique and II in Arica and Copiapo. NEIC reported the M 7.6-7.8 event was felt with intensity VI in Iquique; V in Arica, IV in La Paz, Bolivia; Calama, Chile and Arequipa, Peru and II-III in Pacocha, Peru, Santiago, Copiapo and Antofagasta, Chile.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 3 12 15 0 1872 36.900 -118.200 0 6.6 California/Nevada area
A strong aftershock of the earthquake of March 26, 1982.
4 3 20 8 0 1926 34.000 -116.000 0 5.5 So. California
Northeast of Banning. Possibly in the region of Twentynine Palms. Of moderately destructive force, but no damage because of lack of settlements.
4 3 15 54 52 1963 61.200 -147.800 71 5.7 Central Alaska
A strong foreshock to the great Alaskan earthquake of 1964. Felt at Valdez.
4 3 8 38 43 1964 59.600 -144.670 10 5.5 Southeast Alaska
4 3 22 15 48 1964 57.100 -151.900 15 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 3 22 33 42 1964 61.600 -147.600 40 6.0 Central Alaska
Aftershocks of the Great Alaska earthquake of March 28, 1964.
4 3 13 59 2 1970 51.815 -175.254 57 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 3 0 26 54 1976 52.150 -169.614 22 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
4 3 3 46 4 1980 63.149 -149.567 92 5.0 Central Alaska
4 3 9 35 27 1980 46.227 -122.172 0 5.1 Washington state,
4 3 23 57 52 1980 46.212 -122.186 0 5.0 Washington state,
Earthquakes preceding the Mt. St. Helens eruption on May 1980.
4 3 19 26 24 1983 51.656 -176.929 61 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 3 2 57 11 1986 56.257 -153.473 33 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 3 1 18 5 1989 50.700 -170.100 0 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 2 10 48 0 1851 -33.320 -71.420 0 7.1 Central Chile
A strong earthquake did moderate damage in Valparaiso, Chile
4 2 0 0 0 1868 19.500 -155.300 10 7.8 Hawaii
This was the strongest earthquake ever recorded in Hawaii. Nearly every wooden house at Keiawa, Penaluu, Ninole and beyond was knocked off it's foundation or tumbled over (recall that the Unimak tsunami hit Ninole on this day in history April 1, 1946). It shock down almost every wall in Hilo and caused landslides beyond Hilo. Fissures opened and brooks became muddy. In one place a fissure opened about two feet and then closed, the two sides were then several inches from coincidence. At Kealakekua strong trees were bent backward and forward like reeds in a storm. At Kohala, it was reported that the force of the shock stopped all sugar mill engines, even the large 75-horsepower engine which was running at the time with a full head of steam. Ground waves estimated at 1-2 feet from trough to crest were observed at Kohala. Rumbling sounds were heard and clocks were stopped at Honolulu. A tsunami struck the Kau-Puna coast, adding to the devastation. It was reported that the wave rolled in over the tops of the coconut trees, a height of at least 60 feet. Most houses were swept out to sea and a number of persons were drowned. At Hilo the tsunami was 10 feet. On April 7 a powerful volcanic eruption began starting in the fissure formed at the time of the earthquake.
4 2 5 45 0 1872 36.200 36.100 0 7.3 Turkey
1800 were killed in this devastating earthquake which was felt from Antioch to Beirut to Damascus.
4 2 9 36 0 1921 23.000 123.000 60 7.2 Taiwan
4 2 5 39 11 1947 -1.500 138.000 60 7.4 West Irian, PNG
4 2 1 11 55 1964 5.900 95.700 132 7.0 Nicobar Islands
Moderate property damage occurred on Sumatra.
4 2 7 15 23 1977 -16.700 -172.100 33 7.6 Tonga Islands
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 2 2 0 0 1875 39.500 -115.800 0 5.5 Eureka, Nevada area
One building was seriously damaged at Eureka, Nevada
4 2 11 17 0 1896 45.200 -123.200 0 5.0 Oregon state,
Three shocks in succession awakened everyone. The mainshock was felt at Portland and Salem, Oregon.
4 2 0 39 45 1957 51.100 -173.000 33 6.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 2 16 18 55 1963 53.100 -171.700 42 6.4 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 2 9 57 55 1964 56.590 -152.700 22 5.2 Southern Alaska
4 2 11 41 11 1964 58.800 -149.600 20 5.4 Southern Alaska
4 2 20 9 42 1964 59.800 -147.000 9 5.0 Southern Alaska
4 2 22 34 32 1964 59.760 -144.070 22 5.1 Southeast Alaska
4 2 15 19 13 1967 66.810 -134.400 33 5.0 Yukon Territory, Canada
4 2 13 8 19 1972 59.889 -153.350 130 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 2 16 49 29 1973 51.940 -177.402 63 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 2 4 53 30 1988 53.600 -164.800 0 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 2 22 12 27 1993 51.460 -176.890 13 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 2 18 25 50 1997 51.816 -173.718 33 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 02 00 42 53 1998 51.356 179.303 33 5.1 Rat Islands, Aleutians
4 02 06 18 19 2000 19.339 -155.206 4 5.0 Hawaii
4 2 18 54 59 2001 64.280 -131.000 10 5.1 Yukon Territory, Canada
4 02 06 39 39 2003 65.284 -150.040 16 5.3 Northern Alaska
(NEIC) Felt(IV) at Fairbanks, Fort Wainwright, Manley Hot Springs, North Pole and Tanana; (III) at Anderson and Eielson AFB.
4 02 05 55 41 2008 44.364 -129.351 10 5.2 Off Coast of Oregon
4 02 05 50 00 2016 57.042 -157.953 10 6.2 Alaska Peninsula
This earthquake of M 6.2 was reported by NEIC to have been felt with moderate to strong intensity VI in Port Heiden, Alaska and II-III in South Naknek, King Salmon, Monokotak, Levelock, North Pole and North Dillingham, Alaska.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 1 0 0 0 1170 45.700 26.600 150 7.0 Romania/Bulgaria
Identified in "A new Catalog of Strong Earthquakes in the U.S.S.R. from Ancient times through 1977", details are not available.
4 1 19 6 9 1927 -20.000 -177.500 400 7.1 Tonga Islands
4 1 2 9 15 1936 4.500 126.500 60 7.7 Mindanao, Philippines
This moderate earthquake did not kill in the Philippines, but an earthquake later in the day (Ms 6.8) did kill 104 in China.
4 1 14 18 8 1943 -6.500 105.500 60 7.0 So. of Java
4 1 12 28 54 1946 52.800 -163.500 60 7.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
This earthquake has been recalculated and was apparently much larger than originally believed. It occurred south of Unimak Island, Alaska. Minor damage occurred to Navy buildings a short distance inland from Scotch Cap Lighthouse on the southwest coast of the island. A few minutes after the earthquake a tsunami destroyed the lighthouse and took lives of the five attendants. Effects clearly indicated that the wave reached a height of 90 to 100 feet. Minor wave damage in the Aleutians occurred at Dutch Harbor and at Ikatan Island. Many aftershocks were felt, principally on Ikatan Island. Aftershocks were also reported from Chignik, Cold Bay, Sanak Island and the Shumagin Islands. The great distance between the instrumental epicenter and the aftershock locations suggests they may not have originated at the point of the mainshock. The tsunami effects were disastrous in the Hawaiian Island (called the Laupahoehoe Tragedy of 1946). 173 lives were lost and damage was estimated at $25 million. A major portion of the damage occurred at Hilo. The wave was also noted in the Society and Marquesas Islands and at many points on the Pacific shores of North and South America.
4 1 15 18 5 1961 41.500 78.000 0 7.2 Kirgizstan/Xinjiang
4 1 0 42 2 1968 32.283 132.533 30 7.8 Kyushu, Japan area
Minor property damage occurred at Kyushu where one person died and 22 were injured. A 2.3-meter tsunami was generated on the east coast of Kyushu. It destroyed four homes and capsized several fishing boats.
4 1 17 56 23 1998 -0.544 99.261 56 7.0 So. of Sumatera
Felt strongly in Padang. Felt in Singapore and in the Kuala Lumpur area.
4 01 20 39 58 2007 -8.466 157.043 24 8.1 Solomon Islands
Fifty-two people killed and several villages destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami. About 300 homes, schools and a hospital were destroyed at Sasamunga and about 500 houses were damaged at Gizo. Tsunami damage also occurred on Lefung and Taro. Two people were killed by landslides on Ranongga, where uplift was also observed. Felt (IV) at Honiara. A 3.5-meter tsunami was measured at Unumatana and a 2 meter tsunami was observed at Kelau, Woodlark Island, Papua New Guinea, where 17 houses were destroyed, a church was damaged and the tsunami ran inland up to 1 km. The tsunami also caused damage on Rossel Island and Bougainville. Tsunami wave heights in centimeters
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
4 1 19 0 0 1917 40.000 -118.000 0 5.1 Montana/Idaho
4 1 10 40 58 1941 55.800 -153.800 0 6.5 Southern Alaska
4 1 10 40 59 1941 56.000 -153.500 0 6.5 Southern Alaska
4 1 23 43 42 1945 34.000 -120.017 0 5.4 Off So. California
4 1 12 28 54 1946 52.750 -163.500 25 7.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
4 1 19 21 8 1951 40.470 -125.300 0 5.0 Off Coast of No. California
4 1 0 38 0 1952 48.000 -113.800 0 5.6 Montana/Idaho
Northwestern Montana. A large area of Montana, Idaho and southern British Columbia was affected by this shock. Walls cracked and chimneys twisted and fell at Flathead Lake, Mont. Slight damage at Eureka and Swan Lake, Montana.
4 1 11 35 30 1957 51.000 -173.000 0 5.8 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
4 1 18 18 30 1959 39.717 -120.200 10 5.8 Central California
Most of the serious property damage occurred near Loyalton, where several chimneys fell, windows were broken and plaster and walls were cracked. Felt over a large area of northeast California and Nevada.
4 1 14 12 0 1960 49.000 -129.500 0 5.0 Vancouver Island area
4 1 12 11 60 1962 63.400 -150.700 140 5.5 Central Alaska
4 1 0 1 12 1964 60.370 -146.480 23 5.1 Central Alaska
4 1 3 23 17 1964 57.200 -151.300 25 5.1 Southern Alaska
4 1 20 13 8 1964 58.270 -149.780 24 5.0 Southern Alaska
Aftershocks of the great Alaska earthquake of MArch 28, 1964.
4 1 9 13 14 1985 47.900 -115.800 0 5.1 Montana/Idaho
Cracked water main at East Helena. Felt (V) at Belt, Big Arm and throughout much of western Montana including Kalispell, Missoula and Helena.
4 1 7 12 27 1995 53.613 -164.438 33 5.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 31 19 0 0 1650 -13.500 -71.700 30 8.2 Central Peru
Limited damage occurred at Cuzco, Collao, Lima and Bolivia.
3 31 0 0 0 1818 19.100 -103.600 0 7.5 Michoacan, Mexico
Major damage occurred in Mexico City, with additional damage at Guadalajara, Zapotlan el Grande and Colima. Many homeless and displaced.
3 31 0 0 0 1893 38.300 38.300 0 7.0 Turkey
400 killed and severe damage at Malatya, Turkey.
3 31 7 10 0 1901 43.400 28.700 32 7.2 Bulgaria
Severe damage in Bulgaria at Balchik, Kavarna, Blatnitsa and Limang.
3 31 22 0 36 1907 -18.000 -177.000 400 7.2 Tonga Islands
3 31 3 41 6 1913 51.000 -179.000 60 7.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
3 31 0 29 49 1928 38.180 27.800 10 7.0 Aegean Sea
120 killed with severe damage at Torbaly and Tepekoy, Turkey.
3 31 2 51 43 1944 -7.000 130.500 60 7.0 West Irian, PNG
3 31 18 25 47 1954 12.500 58.000 60 7.4 Arabian Sea
3 31 18 17 0 1955 8.100 123.200 96 7.6 Central Philippines
422 were killed and millions of dollars damage occurred to property and agriculture in Ilagan, Ozamis City and Lake Lanao area.
3 31 2 27 9 1963 36.900 57.700 33 7.0 No. Iran
Four were killed, several injured and 100 homes destroyed in the village of Hendojan.
3 31 9 47 31 1965 38.600 22.400 78 7.1 No. Greece
6 killed with moderate damage in Greece. A series of earthquakes battered Central Greece resulting in 6 deaths, 22 injuries and major property damage at Patras and Agrinion. The mainshock was felt from Yugoslavia to southern Italy.
3 31 7 15 54 1969 27.669 33.986 33 7.1 Red Sea
Two killed, 16 injured and heavy damage in the United Arab Republic.
3 31 13 12 52 1983 2.460 -76.690 22 7.0 Colombia
Between 250 and 350 people killed, many injured and extensive damage in the Popayn area. Felt from Bogota to Pasto.
3 31 23 1 40 1995 38.190 135.497 403 7.0 No. Honshu, Japan
3 31 6 52 50 2002 24.279 122.179 33 7.1 Taiwan
At least five were killed, and up to 200 injured. Three buildings collapsed and more than 100 homes were destroyed in the Taipei area. Water and gas lines and bridges were damaged. Landslides were observed throughout eastern Taiwan. A tsunami with heights up to 20 cm was observed in the Ryukyu Islands.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 31 7 43 0 1898 38.200 -122.400 0 6.5 Central California
At Mare Island near San Francisco. This earthquake did damage on Mare Island of about $350,000. Occurrence at night was probably the only thing that prevented loss of life. Felt as far as Carson City, NV. Chimneys twisted and miscellaneous damage was considerable at San Francisco. The shock lasted about 40 seconds.
3 31 3 41 6 1913 51.000 -179.000 60 7.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt strongly at Adak.
3 31 5 47 0 1925 39.330 -120.330 0 5.0 Central California
Felt strongly in the Central Sierra between Emigrant Gap, Placer County and Donner Lake, Nevada County. Intensity up to VI.
3 31 10 8 25 1957 51.500 -178.000 0 6.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
3 31 9 1 30 1964 50.800 -130.200 15 6.1 British Colombia
3 31 11 3 35 1964 58.900 -149.900 17 5.0 Southern Alaska
AFtershock.
3 31 2 12 15 1967 52.056 -169.702 7 5.8 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 31 12 58 31 1970 51.890 -175.970 79 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt at Adak.
3 31 20 33 31 1973 44.367 -110.358 0 5.1 Yellowstone/Wyoming
The press reported the shock was felt on the shore of Yellowstone Lake. It was small and did no damage.
3 31 5 48 38 1975 49.270 -125.960 18 5.4 Vancouver Island area
3 31 5 48 38 1975 49.397 -125.599 33 5.3 Vancouver Island area
3 31 0 38 13 1978 61.787 -151.432 85 5.1 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Anchorage and Talkeetna. Also felt at Kenai, Palmer and Homer.
3 31 21 2 18 1982 47.062 -66.634 3 5.0 E. of Maine
This was an aftershock of the event of Jan. 9 in New Brunswick, Canada. Minor damage including cracks in foundations and walls occurred in Aroostook County, Maine, at Caribou, Presque Isle. Felt from the St. Lawrence River south ot Nova Scotia, and in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.
3 31 11 55 40 1986 37.467 -121.692 7 5.7 Central California
This earthquake injured three and did slight damage in San Jose to Fremont. Damage included broken water mains, fallen ceiling tiles, cracks in chimneys. Known as the Mt. Lewis earthquake. Two minor foreshocks preceded this event.
3 31 22 22 5 1988 53.000 -168.200 0 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 31 03 51 02 2010 51.697 -175.379 54 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 30 10 45 0 1796 -27.350 -70.350 0 7.7 Coast Central Chile
Destructive at Copiapo and Vallenar.
3 30 12 35 0 1828 -12.100 -77.800 50 8.2 Central Peru
The earthquake extended from Lima to Callao. Felt at Arequipa but not at Arica. A very violent earthquake lasted 40 seconds, with many aftershocks. Great damage was done, Scarcely a house in Lima or Callao remained uninjured and walls of 6 and even 9 feet thick were thrown down. The cloud of dust which arose from the ruined buildings of Lima was seen at Callao before the shock itself was felt there. At Surras streams of water burst forth from the earth. At Truxillo and elsewhere in the northern part of the district shake, the most extraordinary and violent rain followed, lasting four days and produced most disastrous inundations. On board the ship 'Volant' the shock is said to have been felt before it was perceived on shore, while the accounts from other vessels agree in saying the earthquake was first felt on land. An interesting phenomena, which might have also been observed in the Izmit Turkey quake of 1999 related to a ship at sea. Some of the phenomena observed on board the ship in the harbor of Callao were remarkable. On board the 'Volant' about half past seven, a noise like distant thunder was heard, and then came a shock, compared to jolting over a rough road in a poorly constructed cart or to the vessel striking upon rocks of sandbanks (a seaquake). The water which was 25 fathoms deep , hissed and boiled as if red hot iron had been thrown into it, and the surface was covered with bubbles of gas of a sulfurous odor and quantities of dead fish. The sea had been quite clear, but was now disturbed and muddy. The ship swung to the extent of 14 inches on either side. On weighing anchor, the chain cable on one of the anchors was found to be half melted in a considerable part of its length, the links being drawn out and also lengthways. The chain of the second anchor was quite uninjured as were those of all other ships in the bay. Note the similarity to the story of the fishermen in the Sea of Marmara - melted nets, fried fish, bubbling sea. Could this be a case of sonoluminescence?
3 30 16 55 48 1910 -21.000 170.000 80 7.2 Loyalty Islands
3 30 0 41 0 1914 16.800 -92.200 150 7.5 Chiapas, Mexico
Much damage in Chiapas
3 30 2 27 3 1965 50.320 177.930 20 7.5 Rat Islands
Aftershock of the great Rat Islands earthquake of Feb. 4, 1965.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
3 30 0 8 56 1924 50.000 -130.200 0 6.0 British Colombia
3 30 21 7 28 1943 39.430 -120.400 0 5.3 Central California
15,000 sq. miles affected in eastern California and western Nevada. Felt at Steward, Blue Canyon and Truckee where objects fell and many were alarmed. Maximum intensity V.
3 30 9 17 0 1957 51.900 -175.100 0 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt on Adak.
3 30 2 18 6 1964 56.600 -152.900 8 5.8 Southern Alaska
Strongly felt.
3 30 16 9 2 1965 53.700 -165.600 30 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 30 12 39 56 1966 49.800 -129.899 0 5.0 Vancouver Island area
3 30 11 30 39 1971 51.191 -177.485 20 5.7 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
3 30 18 54 25 1979 51.192 -168.178 37 5.6 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 30 13 49 37 1980 43.391 -127.205 15 5.1 Off the Coast of Oregon
3 30 18 6 16 1983 61.410 -140.383 0 5.4 Central Alaska
Felt strongly at Burwash Landing and Haines Junction, Yukon Territory, Canada. Also felt at Whitehorse.
3 30 3 13 41 1987 74.611 -130.471 10 5.5 Yukon Territory, Canada
3 30 13 33 19 1989 58.349 -137.318 10 5.6 Southeast Alaska
3 30 12 12 1 1994 59.880 -153.050 108 5.1 Southern Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity IV at Homer. Also felt at Cooper Landing and Port Graham and Anchorage, Palmer.
3 30 17 42 46 1994 66.460 -147.980 33 5.0 Northern Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Beaver. Also felt at Fort Yukon and Fairbanks.
3 30 12 55 53 1996 51.000 -169.000 0 5.5 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Nikolski.
3 30 13 5 17 1996 52.214 -168.734 33 6.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity V at Nikolski.
3 30 15 19 60 1996 52.091 -168.540 33 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Nikolski.
3 30 23 5 57 1997 51.100 -178.100 33 5.5 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt on Adak.
3 30 03 42 46 2009 56.287 -152.477 20 5.2 Kodiak Island, Alaska
3 30 07 13 07 2009 56.546 -152.743 21 6.0 Kodiak Island, Alaska
Felt (III) at Kasilof, Seward and Soldotna; (II) at Homer, Kenai and Kodiak. Also felt at Anchorage, Anchor Point, Moose Pass and Sterling.
3 30 17 38 13 2009 56.303 -152.655 22 5.0 Kodiak Island, Alaska
3 30 12 07 28 2009 51.535 -178.258 31 5.7 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 30 12 11 54 2009 51.526 -178.267 31 5.8 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 30 01 32 54 2014 62.224 -151.144 72 5.1 Southern Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 29 2 15 0 1868 19.100 -155.650 5 7.0 Hawaii
This was a foreshock to the April 3 event. At Kahuku, a stone house was destroyed, the chimney of the Mission house was also destroyed and the walls of the stone church were cracked. At Kona stone walls were thrown down, masses of rock were thrown off the cliff at the bay, stone buildings were damaged and the cisterns of the Kona Plantation were cracked. At Waiohinu, walls were shaken down and the stone church was cracked from top to bottom. Also felt at Hilo.
3 29 20 46 30 1907 3.000 122.000 500 7.2 Celebes Sea
3 29 21 12 37 1925 8.000 -78.000 60 7.1 Colombia
3 29 5 7 3 1928 31.483 138.183 380 7.1 Central/So. Honshu Japan
3 29 6 17 5 1954 37.000 -3.600 640 7.1 Morocco/Spain
There was extensive property damage at Malaga. Felt at Madrid, Canada and Cadiz, Spain; Tangier, Spanish Morocco and Casablanca, French Morocco. This was a very deep focus, one of only a few outside of recognized deep subduction zones.
3 29 19 48 17 1998 -17.577 -178.988 529 7.2 Tonga Islands
3 29 23 48 31 2015 -4.760 152.556 40 7.5 New Britain
NEIC reported this earthquake was felt with intensity VI in Kokopo, East New Britain, PNG where it knocked items from shelves. It was also felt as far away as 700 km in Port Moresby. It was followed by several moderate events including those of M 5.7 and 5.0. The mainshock generated a small tsunami and spread fear among residents of the area but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The tsunami of 0.5 meters or 1.5 feet occurred in the harbor of Rabaul, PNG. A tsunami of 3 centimeters was also measured in the Solomon Islands. During the earthquake people fled their residences for fear of collapse. Many buildings in the area are wooden and withstand shaking well.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of M>5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
3 29 5 7 52 1920 50.600 -129.869 0 6.4 British Colombia
No damage reported.
3 29 17 24 58 1931 51.000 -170.000 25 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 29 5 10 28 1957 53.500 -166.900 33 6.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 29 22 48 56 1957 52.608 -168.324 33 6.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Aftershocks continued from great Andreanoff Earthquake of March 9, 1957.
3 29 0 53 5 1964 57.440 -151.500 16 5.0 Southern Alaska
Aftershocks continued from great Alaska earthquake of March 28, 1964.
3 29 13 10 25 1965 33.600 -65.000 10 5.5 Off East Coast U.S.
3 29 12 40 40 1970 41.662 -113.839 7 5.1 Montana/Idaho
At Grouse Creek, UT a pipe on top of a chimney broke loose; lamp overturned, objects in room teetered slightly. Rumbling noises.
3 29 21 0 43 1972 59.863 -153.103 126 5.1 Southern Alaska
3 29 21 50 35 1974 57.585 -153.922 44 5.7 Southern Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Kodiak. Also felt at Anchorage.
3 29 1 30 58 1987 51.570 -170.300 53 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
3 29 1 16 26 1988 57.278 -143.051 10 5.0 Southeast Alaska
3 29 8 31 32 1988 52.630 -168.660 17 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 29 15 33 6 1988 54.540 -163.570 33 5.4 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at False Pass.
3 29 6 54 32 1992 51.580 -167.060 47 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 29 21 08 25 2008 54.546 -161.649 45 5.1 Unimak Island, Alaska
Felt at King Cove and Sand Point.
3 29 04 09 42 2014 33.919 -117.944 7 5.1 Southern California, Los Angeles
Maximum intensity was VII with minor damage reported. The mainshock followed a pair of light foreshocks of M 3.6 and M 3.1 in the hour prior to the mainshock. These foreshocks were felt with intensity IV and III in the same area as the M 5.1. Aftershocks of M 3.4 and 3.6 in the same area were also widely felt in the area. The earthquake with epicenter about 10 km from downtown Los Angeles caused many to flee sites such as Disneyland which was shut down during the event. Internet pictures showed a large amount of goods fallen from store shelves and minor damage but officials have not yet released details of damages. NEIC reported that this earthquake of M 5.1 in Los Angeles, California was felt with maximum intensity () in California at:(5) Anaheim, (6) Anaheim, (5) Bellflower, (7) Brea, (7) Buena Park, (5) Cerritos, (5) Chino Hills, (5) Compton, (5) Diamond Bar, (5) Downey, (6) Fullerton, (5) Garden Grove,(5) Hacienda Heights, (5) Huntington Park, (6) La Mirada, (5) La Palma, (6) La Puente, (5) Lakewood, (5) Long Beach, (5) Los Angeles, (5) Mt Baldy, (5) Orange,(6) Pico Rivera, (5) Placentia, (5) Pomona, (5) Rowland Heights, (5) Santa Ana, (5) Stanton, (5) Whittier, (5) Yorba Linda.
3 30 01 32 54 2014 62.224 -151.144 72 5.1 Southern Alaska
Felt widely in central Alaska. Intensity IV was reported from Matanuska-Sustina area and from Talkeetna. Intensity II-III was felt in Anchorage, Fort Richardson, Chugiak, Eagle River, Girdwood, Moose Pass, Palmer, Wasilla, Soldotna, Talkeetna and Willow, Alaska.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 28 23 28 0 1868 19.400 -155.300 5 7.0 Hawaii
This was a foreshock to the April 3 event. At Kahuku, a stone house was destroyed, the chimney of the Mission house was also destroyed and the walls of the stone church were cracked. AT Kona stone walls were thrown down, masses of rock were thrown off the cliff at the bay, stone buildings were damaged and the cisterns of the Kona Plantation were cracked. At Waiohinu, walls were shaken down and the stone church was cracked from top to bottom. Also felt at Hilo.
3 28 7 49 22 1921 12.500 -87.500 0 7.4 Nicaragua
3 28 3 57 54 1922 -21.000 -68.000 90 7.2 Argentina
3 28 12 38 37 1931 -7.000 129.500 80 7.3 Banda Sea
3 28 12 6 24 1958 36.510 70.980 188 7.0 Hindu Kush/Pakistan
3 28 9 36 5 1961 0.000 124.000 150 7.4 Mindanao, Philippines
3 28 0 15 46 1963 66.290 -19.860 0 7.1 Iceland area
This was one of the largest earthquakes in Iceland in modern times. Several were injured and there was slight damage in northern Iceland.
3 28 3 36 14 1964 61.050 -147.480 23 8.5 Central Alaska
3 28 16 33 15 1965 -32.420 -71.100 68 7.4 Central Chile
About 400 persons were killed or missing, 350 others were injured and extensive property damage was reported throughout Central Chile. The mining village of El Cobre completely disappeared after the shock shattered a 230-foot dam, cascading two million tons of water and mud into the town. There was extensive damage to bridges, roads, and public utilities, and structural damage to thousands of buildings in Santiago and Valparaiso. At Llay-Llay, almost every building was heavily damaged by the earthquake an ensuing fire. Several other towns north of Santiago also reported extensive damage.
3 28 21 2 23 1970 39.210 29.510 18 7.3 Turkey
1086 killed, 1174 injured, 8,229 buildings destroyed, 5,586 buildings damaged at Gediz Turkey and surrounding areas by this earthquake and major aftershocks. Felt throughout Anatolia at Istanbul and on Chios and Lesbos Islands.
3 28 11 0 22 2000 22.338 143.730 127 7.6 Volcano Islands
One of the largest event to occur in this region in recent history. No reports of damage.
3 28 16 09 36 2005 2.085 97.108 30.0 8.1 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
(NEIC) At least 1,000 people killed, 300 injured and 300 buildings destroyed on Nias; 100 people killed, many injured and several buildings damaged on Simeulue; 200 people killed in Kepulauan Banyak; 3 people killed, 40 injured and some damage in the Meulaboh area, Sumatra. A 3 meter tsunami damaged the port and airport on Simeulue. Tsunami runup heights as high as 2 meters were observed on the west coast of Nias and 1 meter at Singkil and Meulaboh, Sumatra. Felt (VIII) at Gunungsitoli and (VII) at Telukdalem, Nias. Felt (VI) at Banda Aceh and (V) at Medan, Padang and Palembang; (IV) at Jambi; (III) at Bengkulu. At least 10 people were killed during evacuation of the coast of Sri Lanka. Felt (IV) along the west coast of Malaysia; (IV) at Bangkok and (III) at Phuket, Thailand; (III) in Singapore; (III) at Male, Maldives. The quake was also felt in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India and in Sri Lanka. Tsunami wave heights (peak-to-trough) recorded from selected tide stations: about 40 cm on Panjang, Indonesia; about 25 cm at Colombo, Sri Lanka; 40 cm on Hanimadu, 18 cm at Male and 10 cm at Gan, Maldives. Initial observations indicate about 1 meter of subsidence on the coast of Kepulauan Banyak as well as 1 meter of uplift on the coast of Simeulue. Seiches were observed on ponds in West Bengal, India.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
3 28 21 50 0 1913 36.200 -83.700 0 5.3 Kentucky/Tennessee/NC
Near Knoxville, Tenn. Two shocks were felt over an area 70 by 40 miles, with noticeable rise and fall of ground in some places. Fire alarms were set off. Knox County Courthouse, a massive structure trembled for two minutes. Movable objects were overthrown and bricks fell from chimneys. Nausea was reported by some.
3 28 4 20 26 1933 58.200 -149.000 0 5.6 Southern Alaska
Felt at Whale Island, Afognak.
3 28 19 43 16 1949 42.000 -126.000 0 5.8 Off Coast of Oregon
3 28 12 29 15 1961 51.900 -176.150 62 6.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt on Adak.
3 28 3 10 0 1964 47.900 -113.800 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
Near Ennis Montana, At Ennis well water was muddied and a large insulator broke. This was one of several events in the U.S. which preceded the great Alaska earthquake.
3 28 3 36 14 1964 61.040 -147.730 33 9.3 Central Alaska
This has been called the largest earthquake ever recorded in the U.S. or Canada at Mw 9.3. It was felt over approximately 700,000 square miles of Alaska, the Yukon and British Colombia, Canada. This was one of the most violent every recorded and vertical displacements were found over and area of 200,000 square miles. On the southeast end of Montague Island vertical displacement was up to 50 feet. While uplift was great so was subsidence. The zone of subsidence covered and area of about 110,000 square miles and included the western portions of Prince William Sound and nearly all of Kodiak Island. The earthquake generated many tsunamis either directly or through landsliding. These devastated towns along the Gulf of Alaska and in Hawaii and California. The low population of the area and the time of occurrence when schools and businesses were closed or uncrowded and low tides conspired to keep the death at about 131. The greatest damage occurred in Anchorage 80 miles from the epicenter where there were rock and mud- slides, slumping, water spouts, liquefaction and sand boils. There were thousands of felt aftershocks in the months to come and total cost was estimated at $400 to $500 million.
3 28 10 8 43 1964 43.000 -101.600 16 5.0 Wyoming/Dakotas
A foreshock occurred on March 27. Furniture vibrated and moved at Van Tassell. Also felt in Nebraska and South Dakota. This event was felt over a large area of Nebraska, South Dakota, and border areas of Montana and Wyoming. It was the most widely felt shock since that of November 15, 1877 and was the first to center in Nebraska since March 1, 1935. At Alliance, part of a Chimney cap fell on one residence. A highway about 10 miles south of Merriam sustained about 75 cracks and steep banks reportedly fell into the Niobrara River. Plaster fell, walls cracked and several dishes broke. Slight damage was also obtained in Martin and Deadwood, So. Dakota. The logical conclusion is that this event and the others in the western U.S. on this and the previous date were in some way related to the great Alaska earthquake.
3 28 10 10 0 1964 48.000 -113.800 0 5.0 Montana/Idaho
3 28 15 19 40 1969 31.500 -114.300 33 5.0 SW U.S.A
3 28 2 39 58 1973 44.479 -110.359 8 5.0 Yellowstone/Wyoming
Felt in the epicentral region.
3 28 2 31 6 1975 42.061 -112.548 5 6.2 Montana/Idaho
In the Ridgedale area of the sparsely populated Pocatello Valley, this earthquake shifted several ranch houses on their foundations and toppled many chimneys. At Malad City, 20 km northeast of this epicenter about 40 percent of Chimneys were toppled. Total property damage was estimated at $1 million. Ground fractures were contained in a zone about 0.6 km long by 5 cm wide. The shock triggered many snow avalanches northeast of the valley. The largest earthquake ever located in this region.
3 28 6 55 15 1976 52.701 -167.153 36 5.2 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 28 5 26 50 1987 52.000 -173.000 0 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
3 28 1 48 23 1996 52.318 -168.668 33 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Nikolski.
3 28 12 3 2 1996 51.000 -169.000 0 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Nikolski.
3 28 19 50 51 1996 50.000 -170.000 0 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Nikolski.
3 28 22 23 42 1999 51.720 -177.339 67 5.2 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
3 28 22 37 33 2009 52.703 -170.288 74 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 28 00 03 41 2016 30.233 -114.250 10 5.1 Baja California
3 28 00 12 55 2016 30.248 -114.303 10 5.5 Baja California
NEIC reported these earthquakes in northern Baja California were felt with intensity II-III in the area(s) of San Felipe, Baja California.
3 28 17 14 55 2016 52.305 -168.687 10 5.6 Fox Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 27 3 45 30 1908 17.000 -101.000 60 7.5 Michoacan, Mexico
This earthquake was destructive in Guerrero. A regional aftershock of the Ms 8 on March 26, 1908.
3 27 10 48 30 1926 -9.000 157.000 60 7.2 Solomon Islands
3 27 6 34 5 1949 3.500 127.500 60 7.0 Halmahera
3 27 21 18 29 1950 -5.900 102.900 0 7.0 So. of Sumatera
3 27 12 41 36 1969 4.773 127.514 32 7.0 Halmahera
Not felt.
3 27 18 36 46 1970 0.400 119.300 8 7.1 Malaysia
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
The following events of M>=5 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
3 27 17 9 52 1971 52.515 -174.546 133 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
3 27 16 28 47 1974 50.109 -179.657 37 5.6 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
3 27 11 39 9 1979 51.823 -175.325 43 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
3 27 18 2 4 1984 52.011 -169.708 35 5.3 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 27 17 10 52 1987 51.297 -178.271 33 5.1 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
3 27 13 23 4 1992 52.875 -173.988 182 5.3 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
3 27 14 56 52 1996 52.383 -168.733 33 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 27 15 38 46 1996 52.298 -168.672 24 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 27 00 16 41 1997 51.235 179.445 33 5.3 Rat Islands, Aleutians
3 27 10 42 26 1997 51.232 179.338 33 5.6 Rat Islands, Aleutians
3 27 23 07 45 2008 59.010 -152.169 68 5.3 Southern Alaska
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Homer; (III) at Anchor Point, Anchorage, Eagle River, Kodiak, Seward and Ninilchik;(II) at Palmer. Also felt at Chugiak, Cooper Landing, Cordova, Girdwood, Kasilof, Kenai, Moose Pass, Pedro Bay, Soldotna and Wasilla.
3 27 02 58 38 2009 61.012 -138.414 1 5.0 Southeast Alaska
(AEIC) Felt at Burwash Landing, Haines Junction, Marsh Lake and Whitehorse.
3 27 14 55 51 2015 50.790 177.897 29 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
3 27 18 01 30 2016 52.187 -168.741 16 5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutians
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 26 21 7 0 1812 10.000 -67.000 25 8.6 No. Venezuela
A great earthquake and tsunami hit the City of Merida de Caracaybo. The shock hit Caracas and the surrounding countryside, particularly in the high mountains of Merida and as far as Cartegena in the Andes.
The shock was felt on ships in the port of La Guayra as if they had been on the rocks. Huge waves were reported to overcome sea walls. The earthquake had been accompanied by a noise louder than thunder. Caracas was utterly ruined in this terrible earthquake. The earth at that place appeared like the surface of a boiling liquid. At Valencia an immense torrent of water burst forth and Lake Maracaibo was lowered. Large masses of rock were detached and hurled down from the mountains. The sky was clear and the night calm and beautiful. Not a drop of rain had fallen in the previous 5 months.
The shocks were more violent in the gneiss and mica-shist of the mountains than in the plains. There were very slight in the valleys. The towns that were ruined were said to be "thrown down" like houses of cards. The shocks of the 27th were accompanied by very loud and prolonged noises. On the 5th of April the ground was in a state of undulation for several hours. On April 24 the first eruption of St. Vincent commenced. The noise from it was heard at Caracas and the country about April 30.
3 26 23 3 30 1908 18.000 -99.000 80 8.1 Oaxaca, Mexico
Earthquake caused severe damage in Guerrero, Mexico
3 26 7 12 5 1930 -7.500 125.500 40 7.2 Banda Sea
3 26 9 48 34 1963 -29.000 -177.500 0 7.0 No. Kermadec Islands
Felt on Raoul Island.
3 26 13 25 1 1963 -29.900 -178.000 40 7.2 No. Kermadec Islands
Felt on Raoul Island.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
3 26 20 12 0 1866 37.100 -121.600 0 5.9 Central California
Several Chimneys were downed at Gilroy, CA. Felt from Santa Rosa to Monterey.
3 26 10 30 0 1872 36.700 -118.100 0 8.5 California/Nevada area
3 26 14 6 0 1872 36.900 -118.200 0 6.7 California/Nevada area
This is the Owen's Valley earthquake, one of the largest ever recorded in California. The great earthquake was felt as far as Arizona and Utah. At Lone Pine 27 people were killed out of a population of 250. Fifty-two of fifty-nine houses in the town were destroyed as were most of the houses between Owens Lake and Bishop. Death and injury were mainly due to collapse of adobe buildings. Severe damage occurred as far away as Visalia and Grass Valley. Rock falls were widespread. The air was filled with dust until noon. Falling boulders gave off sparks which ignited many fires. One of the more interesting tales has to do with a government mule team at Camp Cay that was thrown to the ground by shocks, what they were doing at that hour in that season (2:00 in the morning) is indeed puzzling as Richter (1958, p 501) comments. (This location was about 200 miles from the epicenter).
The geologic effects of this quake were marvelous and some may be seen to this day. A series of fault traces showing both horizontal and vertical displacements together with lurches and assorted fractures were noted from near Little Lake to as far north as Bishop. The block of land on which Owens Lake is situated tilted down 0.5 meters to the NW as evidenced by the height of water at that point compared to water on the NE edge. A notable tsunami occurred, the water first retreated and then rushed up some 60 meters beyond the usual shoreline. North of Lone Pine the Owens River was shifted to the west. Sloshing of the water left fish stranded on the river banks. The river ceased to flow at Lone Pine for several hours following the mainshock, this was probably caused by a landslide dam although Whitney (1872) attributed it to the water being drawn off by the many fractures.
There appears to have been a horizontal displacement of about 5 meters and about 7 meters vertical maximum. Houses on the east side of the fault fell to the north. Scarps were seen throughout the region.
3 26 19 5 53 1933 43.500 -129.000 0 5.5 Off Coast of Oregon
3 26 21 9 6 1937 40.200 -126.700 0 5.5 Off Coast of No. California
3 26 6 56 51 1955 48.100 -122.000 0 5.0 Washington state, U.S.
Located near Hartford, WA. A house foundation at Everett cracked. Many were wakened at Hartford, Monroe, Preston and Sultan. Loud earth noises accompanied the quake.
3 26 18 58 46 1965 43.200 -126.200 33 5.0 Off Coast of Oregon
3 26 2 32 31 1966 65.000 -133.500 0 5.0 Yukon Territory, Canada
3 26 11 3 58 1969 66.400 -150.100 100 5.2 Northern Alaska
3 26 17 35 18 1971 60.342 -140.991 7 5.9 Central Alaska
Felt with intensity IV at Yakutat.
3 26 17 42 7 1971 60.192 -140.828 0 5.1 Central Alaska
3 26 4 36 19 1977 52.350 -168.170 0 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity IV at Nikolski.
3 26 14 14 12 1992 51.310 -179.930 34 6.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak and Amchitka.
3 26 5 20 57 1995 51.000 -164.000 0 6.1 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
Felt with maximum intensity V at Cold Bay where items were knocked from shelves. Also felt with intensity V at King Cove and Sand Point. Also felt at Chignik, False Pass and Perryville.
3 26 5 57 11 1995 54.900 -161.300 33 5.3 Unimak Islands, Aleutians
3 26 21 25 41 1996 52.166 -168.724 33 5.4 Fox Islands, Aleutians
3 26 11 21 36 1997 51.209 179.463 33 5.3 Rat Islands, Aleutians
3 26 21 27 06 1997 51.219 179.438 33 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
3 26 23 02 26 2003 51.957 178.493 106 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutians
3 26 20 16 50 2006 51.402 179.385 52 5.1 Rat Islands, Aleutians
3 26 09 30 18 2012 66.363 -174.648 10 5.3 Chukotka, Russia
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 25 0 0 0 1751 -36.900 -73.000 0 8.5 0 Central Chile
There were 25 reported killed in an earthquake near Concepcion, Chile on this date in 1751. A large tsunami was generated which did damage locally. There is one report this event occurred in March, however most authorities believe this earthquake actually occurred in May with the word Mayo mistranslated to March in English translation. This is a common problem in historical seismicity studies and leads to the appearance of many double events in the literature.
3 25 0 0 0 1806 18.900 -103.800 0 7.5 0 Michoacan, Mexico
Moderate damage occurred in an earthquake which struck the Michoacan, Oaxaca and Jalisco areas on March 25, 1806. Destruction was worst at in Zapotlan el Grande, Jalisco. May people were killed in Colima where many houses were destroyed.
3 25 4 49 30 1912 -18.000 169.000 240 7.0 14 Vanuatu
3 25 23 52 17 1916 24.000 124.000 60 7.4 21 Taiwan
3 25 18 27 15 1943 -60.000 -27.000 0 7.3 0 South Sandwich Islands
3 25 20 32 15 1947 -38.920 178.240 12 7.0 1 North Island, New Zealand
A non-damaging event, an M 7.0 was felt along the east Coast of North Island with MMI IV on March 25, 1947.
3 25 13 16 9 1990 9.824 -84.766 43 7.1 535 Costa Rica
3 25 13 22 56 1990 9.959 -84.783 22 7.1 674 Costa Rica
An earthquake which was actually a double event (Ms 6.4 and 7.1) was felt throughout Costa Rica on this date in 1990 and injured ten people slightly, and damaged about sixty buildings. Several landslides blocked roads for some time. A small seismic sea wave was reported from Quepos to Tambor. It was recorded within an observed amplitude of 30 cm at Quepos. A rise of one meter was also observed at Punarenas. The earthquake and wave occurred at low tide.
3 25 3 12 25 1998 -62.877 149.527 10 8.8 418 Balleny Islands
A final event on this date occurred near the Balleny Islands near Antarctica south of New Zealand in an oceanic ridge area in 1998. This is the largest earthquake ever recorded in this area. A small tsunamis of 10 cm was recorded in southern Australia, but not in New Zealand. Despite the large size, no damage resulted because of the remote epicenter of this quake.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S.CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 25 23 58 31 1932 62.500 -152.500 25 6.9 0 Southern Alaska
Located in south-central Alaska, a water main broke at Seward. Rockslides covered the railroad to the north of Seward. Felt over an area 500 km east-west from Seward.
3 25 16 49 2 1937 33.400 -116.250 10 6.0 0 Southern California
An earthquake in the Terwilliger Valley, San Diego County occurred on March 25, 1937. This did less damage than expected because it was located in the mountains with few residents. Slight damage to chimneys, windows and plaster was reported. It was felt over most of Southern California.
3 25 4 56 48 1949 42.000 -126.500 0 6.2 0 Off Coast of Oregon
Reportedly felt at Grants Pass, Oregon where a vase rattled and a refrigerator shook. Windows rattled in Phoenix.
3 25 0 39 27 1957 52.900 -167.000 33 6.0 0 Fox Islands
3 25 14 13 35 1957 52.916 -166.836 33 6.1 0 Fox Islands
3 25 9 28 43 1963 36.018 -114.771 8 5.0 0 Nevada area
An event in 1963 on March 25 occurred near Boulder City, NV. It was felt over a 9,000 square mile area. Considerable amount of minor damage was done at Boulder City, consisting of cracked plaster and broken dishes. Several rockslides onto roads occurred in the Boulder City area. This was one of many earthquakes associated with the filling of Lake Powell. Large reservoirs often induce seismicity as they are filled because of loading and seepage of water into surrounding earthquake-prone areas.
3 25 12 54 55 1966 51.300 -179.700 36 5.0 34 Andreanof Islands
3 25 3 31 52 1971 50.523 -176.800 3 5.2 184 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity II at Adak.
3 25 17 42 0 1971 59.000 -142.000 0 5.0 0 Gulf of Alaska
3 25 22 42 3 1973 25.890 -109.878 33 5.5 180 Gulf of California
3 25 0 41 20 1976 35.590 -90.480 15 5.0 99 Missouri
Slight damage characterized by cracks in plaster and drywall, downed ceiling tiles and broken windows occurred in towns in Arkansas, Missouri and Tennessee during an event which occurred on March 25, 1976. It was felt in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. The quake was felt over about 280,000 square km. It was one of the largest earthquakes in the region in the past 30 years.
3 25 7 49 34 1976 57.009 -153.705 28 5.0 94 Southern California
Felt in the Old Harbor area.
3 25 16 5 14 1985 37.450 -118.540 6 5.1 91 Mammoth Lakes, CA
An earthquake near Mammoth Lakes, CA., on March 25, 1985 was felt with MMI V at Tom's place and with IV at Bass Lake to Yosemite National Park. It was felt from Nevada to Tulare, CA.
3 25 19 36 46 1988 62.114 -124.165 10 6.2 590 Yukon Territory, Canada
An event on March 25, 1988 was felt at Wrigley, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory and Fort Vermillion and Peace River and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
3 25 19 52 37 1988 62.225 -124.257 10 5.3 140 Yukon Territory, Canada
3 25 21 58 21 1988 54.785 -159.870 33 5.3 301 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with maximum intensity at Chignik, Perryville and Sand Point. Also felt at King Cove.
3 25 13 34 35 1993 45.035 -122.607 21 5.7 454 Oregon
An earthquake known as the Scott's Mill, Oregon earthquake occurred on March 24, 1993. This event injured numerous people. Damage to plaster, walls and windows was done from Canby to Newberg, Oregon. Lesser damage elsewhere. Several bridges were damaged in the McMinnville, Oregon area. Landslides were reported at Mt. Hood. This earthquake was felt over a very large area from Seattle, WA in the north to Coos Bay, Oregon in the south.
3 25 13 45 14 1997 53.869 -163.581 33 5.0 36 Unimak Island, Alaska
3 25 03 16 05 2006 41.749 -126.080 10 5.1 10 Off Coast of Northern California
3 25 20 14 06 2006 41.983 -125.902 10 5.0 10 Off Coast of Northern California
3 25 00 57 47 2008 52.538 -168.730 41 5.2 10 Fox Islands, Alaska
3 25 01 14 21 2008 52.371 -168.638 31 5.0 10 Fox Islands, Alaska
3 25 01 26 25 2008 52.421 -168.626 36 5.0 10 Fox Islands, Alaska
3 25 17 37 47 2014 52.562 -177.106 201 5.2 10 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 25 19 22 44 2015 49.424 -128.159 13 5.1 10 Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
NEIC reported this earthquake of M 4.9 in Vancouver was felt with intensity II-III in the area(s) of Nanaimo, Port Hardy and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 24 14 41 52 1921 51.500 158.200 50 7.0 Kamchatka
3 24 12 40 6 1923 31.500 101.000 60 7.3 Sichuan, China
The most destructive occurred in 1923 in Sichuan China causing severe damage throughout the province (Mw 7.3) and killing approximately 5000.
3 24 12 4 26 1934 -10.000 161.500 60 7.1 Solomon Islands
3 24 0 17 36 1951 -10.500 166.000 150 7.1 Santa Cruz Islands
3 24 12 44 3 1963 34.400 47.900 40 7.2 Iran
This event killed people and occurred in Iran (Karkhaneh) causing severe damage while killing up to 100 (Mw 7.2).
3 24 4 46 4 1976 -29.900 -177.900 33 7.3 Kermadec Islands
3 24 19 47 51 1978 44.244 148.862 33 7.6 Kuril Islands
Felt at Kurilsk and on Hokkaido and in Honshu, Japan. A tsunami was generated.
3 24 21 5 48 1978 42.839 78.606 33 7.1 Alma Ata
Damage occurred in northeastern Kyrgyzstan.
3 24 3 59 50 1980 52.940 -167.700 24 7.1 Fox Islands, Aleutians
Felt with maximum intensity V at Nikolski where slight damage occurred. Also felt at Unalaska and Dutch Harbor.
3 24 9 44 3 1984 44.117 148.192 44 7.0 Kuril Islands
Felt with maximum intensity V at Yuzhno and Kurilsk. Also felt as far as Hokkaido and in northern Honshu at Hachinohe and Miyako. A tsunami was generated with maximum height 14 cm at Nemuro, Hokkaido.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S.CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 24 21 55 0 1926 46.600 -112.000 0 5.0 0 Montana
3 24 20 56 48 1949 42.100 -126.367 0 6.2 0 Off Coast of Oregon
An earthquake of Ms 6.2 also hit off the Coast of Oregon in 1949 on this date, but also did little damage. It was reported as felt at Grants Pass Oregon, "Vase and silver chest on refrigerator shook and rattled. Chair made slight movement from side to side, Bed Shook. Windows rattled in Phoenix. This earthquake was followed by an Ms 7.1 in the Olympia, Washington region on April 13, 1949 and may have helped trigger that event.
3 24 8 22 22 1957 50.890 -130.360 0 6.9 0 Vancouver, B.C.
The largest earthquake in the U.S./CANADA region on this date occurred in western Vancouver in 1957. This earthquake was Mw 6.9 but did little damage because it hit in a relatively unpopulated location.
3 24 11 6 10 1957 52.400 -169.700 33 6.2 0 Fox Islands
3 24 11 36 56 1957 52.209 -171.606 33 6.0 0 Andreanof Islands
3 24 21 35 27 1963 51.820 -178.150 80 6.0 88 Andreanof Islands
Felt at Adak.
3 24 7 7 45 1965 56.600 -152.400 20 5.1 16 Alaska Peninsula
3 24 7 36 47 1965 56.600 -152.000 20 5.1 8 Alaska Peninsula
3 24 8 8 6 1965 56.590 -152.280 30 5.1 79 Alaska Peninsula
3 24 13 30 4 1965 57.800 -148.600 13 5.0 11 Alaska Peninsula
3 24 9 2 32 1969 31.300 -114.200 16 5.3 56 Baja California
3 24 3 38 24 1972 56.140 -157.140 43 6.0 328 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with maximum intensity IV at Port Heiden and with intensity II at King Salmon.
3 24 3 59 50 1980 52.937 -167.701 25 6.1 519 Fox Islands
Felt with intensity V at Nikolski and Unalaska. Also felt at Dutch Harbor and Akutan.
3 24 4 42 0 1980 52.910 -167.700 41 5.0 159 Fox Islands
3 24 18 21 26 1981 52.630 -168.070 20 5.5 352 Fox Islands
3 24 21 4 43 1984 52.398 -168.602 43 5.4 278 Fox Islands
3 24 22 43 37 1984 52.122 -168.365 33 5.2 51 Fox Islands
3 24 17 49 58 1985 51.219 -179.193 33 5.0 94 Andreanof Islands
3 24 15 30 60 1987 53.223 -167.280 10 5.1 21 Fox Islands
3 24 6 34 44 1997 51.464 -168.235 33 5.0 143 Fox Islands
3 24 4 23 46 2000 27.551 -111.303 10 5.6 153 Gulf of California
Felt at Empalme, Guaymas, Hermosillo and San Carlos, Mexico.
3 24 11 55 43 2009 33.318 -115.728 5 5.0 10 Southern California
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Niland; (III) at Mecca and Salton City; (II) at Alpine, Blythe, Borrego Springs, Carlsbad, Cathedral City, Chula Vista, El Cajon, Escondido, Hemet, Idyllwild, Imperial Beach, Indio, La Quinta, Lakeside, Oceanside, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Poway, Ramona, Rancho Mirage, San Diego and Santee. Felt in much of Imperial, San Diego and Riverside Counties. Felt (II) at Parker, Arizona. Also felt at Ehrenberg, Lake Havasu City, Quartzsite.
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL:
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 23 20 47 18 1913 24.000 142.000 80 7.0 VOLCANO ISLANDS
3 23 23 14 13 1945 -62.000 153.000 60 7.1 MACQUARIE ISLANDS
3 23 21 38 51 1951 -32.070 -179.430 326 7.1 KERMADEC ISLANDS
3 23 5 12 43 1957 -5.500 131.000 147 7.3 BANDA SEA
Felt on the S.S. Changte south of the epicenter.
3 23 7 32 36 1975 22.740 122.800 21 7.0 TAIWAN REGION
3 23 0 31 1 1978 44.270 149.010 40 7.6 KURILE ISLANDS
3 23 3 15 20 1978 44.932 148.439 33 7.5 KURILE ISLANDS
Felt at Kurilsk and on Hokkaido and in Honshu, Japan. A tsunami was generated.
3 23 19 12 24 1978 44.400 149.630 44 7.1 KURILE ISLANDS
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 23 21 41 0 1872 40.000 -117.500 0 5.5 0 California/Nevada
In California/Nevada an earthquake of M 5.5 occurred on this date in 1872, This event occurred near Austin, NV in southern Lander County. Plaster fell in the Austin Courthouse. The event was described as a violent shock. Three days later one of the largest earthquakes in recent California history was recorded several hundred km South of this in Owens Valley. Was this a precursory shock to the Owen's Valley event?
3 23 0 0 0 1897 45.500 -73.600 0 5.7 0 Maine
Near Calais, Maine. Not many reports due to remote nature of the epicenter.
3 23 4 14 50 1954 33.283 -116.183 16 5.1 0 Southern California
Located in the Santa Rosa Mountains. Felt by and frightened many at Palm Springs. Plaster cracked and small objects and furniture shifted.
3 23 13 40 0 1957 51.303 -179.801 33 6.0 0 Andreanof Islands
Felt at Adak.
3 23 19 42 56 1957 70.600 -65.000 0 5.9 0 Baffin Bay
3 23 7 10 20 1959 39.430 -117.990 0 6.3 0 California/Nevada
The largest shock on this date in the California/Nevada region and in the U.S./Canada occurred 87 years later in 1959 in the same area as the earthquake of March 23, 1872. This event near Dixie Valley, NV cracked plaster from Carson City to Frenchman Station (Mw 6.3). The top of a new addition to the State printing office was also damaged. No fresh ground cracks could be found following this earthquake. Stronger events in the Dixie Valley region had occurred in 1954 with much ground cracking.
3 23 3 15 13 1960 44.500 -111.000 0 5.0 0 Yellowstone, Montana
In the Hebgen Lake region of Montana bordering on Yellowstone National Park. Objects fell from shelves at West Yellowstone. Strongly felt. A loud earthquake noise was heard.
3 23 7 55 14 1964 77.000 -132.200 16 5.0 0 Northwestern Canada
3 23 11 32 22 1969 31.400 -115.000 16 5.2 30 Baja California
3 23 15 39 1 1969 31.500 -114.100 16 5.2 65 Baja California
3 23 1 6 1 1975 63.123 -151.048 117 5.0 11 Southern Alaska
3 23 7 23 13 1978 52.010 -169.465 23 5.8 204 Fox Islands
3 23 17 21 55 1979 26.740 -110.806 15 5.5 149 Gulf of California
3 23 18 11 54 1979 26.460 -110.736 15 5.2 39 Gulf of California
3 23 8 38 6 1984 58.780 -154.133 119 5.2 0 Southern Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity at Portlock, Homer, Seldovia. Also felt at Kodiak.
3 23 21 35 13 1985 52.624 -178.872 233 5.0 217 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
3 23 20 22 40 1988 52.482 -169.437 4 5.2 250 Fox Islands
3 23 21 7 18 1990 63.519 -152.185 10 5.1 43 Southern Alaska
3 23 2 59 16 1994 31.806 -116.128 23 5.0 161 Southern California
Felt at Ensenada, Mexicali, Tecata, Tijuana with intensity IV to V. Also felt at Heber, Ocotillo, Brawley, Niland and Holtville.
3 23 7 32 52 1996 51.672 -176.210 50 5.1 73 Andreanof Islands
Felt on Adak.
3 23 19 24 39 1996 51.000 -173.000 0 5.0 0 Andreanof Islands
3 23 2 28 11 1998 43.440 -127.088 10 5.2 222 Off Coast of Oregon
3 23 14 15 17 2000 51.821 170.724 33 5.3 10 Near Islands, Alaska
3 23 15 23 38 2010 52.958 171.961 15 5.3 10 Near Islands, Alaska
3 23 20 18 08 2015 52.518 -169.271 35 5.0 10 Fox Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 10 0 0 0 1681 -18.500 -70.350 0 7.3 0 Southern Peru
Felt with intensity X in the epicentral area.
3 10 15 0 0 1763 41.000 142.000 0 7.3 0 Hokkaido, Japan
3 10 21 57 29 1951 -15.000 167.500 130 7.2 14 Vanuatu
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 10 11 21 20 1922 35.750 -120.250 0 6.5 0 Central California
One of the most noteworthy earthquake in the U.S. on March 10 occurred as a Mw 6.5 in the Parkfield, California region. Houses were damaged severely along the San Andreas fault zone in Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties. Chimneys fell at Parkfield and in southern Cholame Valley. One house was jolted from foundations and another was twisted into two parts. A water tank was knocked down on a ranch and oil pipelines broke between Shandon and Antelope, CA. There were 3 breaks in the Producers Transportation Line, one close to a 1934 bread in a nearby oil pipeline. A ground crack 15-30 cm wide and about 800 m long was observed in Cholame Valley but smaller cracks formed throughout the San Andreas fault zone. This was the earliest Parkfield shock for which seismograms exist. A comparison of the Berkeley recordings implied that the 1922 epicenter was located 6 km NW of the 1934 epicenter. Later studies suggested that the magnitude of this quake was identical to that of June 8, 1934.
3 10 15 4 50 1926 66.500 -130.000 0 5.0 0 Northern Alaska
3 10 3 28 53 1931 40.000 -125.000 0 5.6 0 Off Coast No. California
3 10 3 32 0 1931 41.000 -125.000 0 5.6 0 Off Coast No. California
3 10 18 1 53 1940 37.389 -114.937 8 5.0 0 Nevada
3 10 3 9 6 1957 51.684 -174.513 33 6.6 0 Andreanof Islands
Aftershocks of the Aleutian Island earthquake of 1957 were the strongest events recorded in the U.S. or Canada on this date.
3 10 11 20 46 1957 51.881 -170.862 33 6.3 0 Andreanof Islands
3 10 12 36 6 1957 51.300 -170.700 33 6.0 0 Andreanof Islands
3 10 12 45 38 1957 50.504 -176.934 33 6.0 0 Andreanof Islands
3 10 13 28 37 1957 51.348 -178.713 30 6.2 0 Andreanof Islands
3 10 15 26 24 1957 52.200 -172.400 33 6.5 0 Andreanof Islands
3 10 16 37 54 1957 51.663 -173.312 33 6.0 0 Andreanof Islands
3 10 1 26 4 1963 56.300 -153.600 29 5.1 50 Alaska Peninsula
3 10 21 52 58 1965 56.300 -155.600 33 5.0 20 Alaska Peninsula
3 10 3 49 25 1968 52.080 -177.320 7 5.4 180 Andreanof Islands
3 10 15 38 26 1971 49.348 -127.461 8 5.0 66 Vancouver Island, B.C.
3 10 6 30 1 1976 51.143 -179.115 53 5.0 125 Andreanof Islands
3 10 11 7 16 1979 51.560 -173.290 26 5.0 224 Andreanof Islands
3 10 14 3 36 1983 62.894 -149.685 90 5.2 30 Southern Alaska
Felt at Fairbanks and Ester with intensity III.
3 10 13 30 30 1985 66.122 -150.141 10 5.5 221
Felt at Fairbanks.
3 10 7 43 51 1987 51.772 -175.261 60 5.0 66 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
3 10 4 16 32 1988 59.431 -144.566 10 5.4 225 Gulf of Alaska
3 10 14 25 15 1988 57.290 -143.530 3 5.1 0 Gulf of Alaska
3 10 10 38 18 1989 56.120 -153.850 50 5.3 0 Alaska Peninsula
3 10 2 10 54 1990 60.240 -152.180 44 5.3 0 Southern Alaska
3 10 14 10 39 2012 55.146 -157.567 10 5.5 10 Alaska Peninsula
3 10 17 11 04 2013 59.315 -154.218 8 5.0 10 Alaska Peninsula
(NEIC) Felt (III) at King Salmon and (II) at Homer. Also felt at Anchorage, Anchor Point, Dillingham, Iliamna, New Stuyahok, Palmer and Pedro Bay.
3 10 05 18 12 2014 40.821 -125.128 7 6.9 10 Off the coast of Northern California
NEIC reported this earthquake was widely felt along the coast of northern California. Maximum intensity V was felt at Blue Lake and Samoa with intensity IV at Eureka, Ferndale, MacKinleyville, North Bend, Whitethorn, Trinidad, Rio Dell, Loleta, Hydesville, Barberville, Fortuna, Ferndale, Bayside, Arcata, Littleriver, California. Intensity II-III was felt in Brisbane, Daly City, Billbrae, San Gregorio, San Francisco, Oakland, Albany, San Rafael, Bodega, Inverness, Mill Valley, Aptos, Boulder Creek, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Santa Rosa, Albion, Compiche, Elk, Fort Bragg, Guerneville, Mendocino, Ukiah, Willits, Bridgeville, Burnt Ranch, Carlotta, Crescent City, Klamath, Korbel, Myers Flat, Salyer, Somes Bar, Zenia, Davis, Esparto, Lincoln,Dutch Flat, Sacramento, Chico, Grass Valley, Magalia, Nevada City, Paradise, Quincy, Chico, Redding, Big Bar, Dunsmuir, Gerber, Hayfork, Lewiston, Mount Shasta, Palo Cedro, Weaverville, Crescent City, Klamath, Point Arena and San Mateo. It was also felt in Oregon with intensity IV in North Bend and II-II in Klamath Falls, Selma, O'Brien, Grants Pass, Cave Junction, North Bend, Gold Beach, Brookings and Eugene. This is the strongest earthquake to hit off northern California since an M 7.2 on June 15, 2005 and an M 7.1 on September 1, 1994. A series of events in July and
TODAY IN SEISMIC HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 9 18 5 27 1928 -2.500 88.500 60 8.1 33 South of Sumatra
Since this area is unpopulated, no damage occurred. There is no record of a tsunami with this event, although it is likely that one was produced.
3 9 3 48 50 1931 40.500 142.500 60 7.7 19 Hokkaido, Japan
On March 9, 1931 and again on March 9, 1952 large earthquakes occurred off the coast of northern Japan/Hokkaido of Ms 7.7 and 7.3 respectively. Neither of these events is known to have inflicted great damage on the region.
3 9 9 48 55 1943 -60.000 -27.000 0 7.3 0 South Sandwich Islands
3 9 22 12 58 1944 44.000 84.000 60 7.2 28 Central China
3 9 17 3 47 1952 41.700 143.500 40 7.3 202 Hokkaido, Japan
On March 9, 1931 and again on March 9, 1952 large earthquakes occurred off the coast of northern Japan/Hokkaido of Ms 7.7 and 7.3 respectively. Neither of these events is known to have inflicted great damage on the region.
3 9 14 22 32 1957 51.477 -175.720 33 8.6 1 Andreanof Islands
By far the largest earthquake to occur on March 9 occurred in 1957 in the Central Aleutian Islands. This was part of an 28 to 29-year recurrence interval in great earthquakes (see history note from March 7, 2003). Large or great earthquakes have occurred from the Fox Isl. to the Central Andreanoff Islands in the years 1872, 1901, 1929, 1957, and 1986. The largest of these was the event on March 9 which ruptured the Aleutians arc from the Fox Islands to the western Andreanoffs, a rupture length of more than 1,000 km from 160W to 180W. After a few preliminary shocks in January and February, two of which were important (Ml 6.4 and 6.5 on Jan 2, 1957). the great earthquake occurred on March 9. Over 600 strong aftershocks were recorded including at least 6 of Ms>=7. It should be noted that the large number of shocks recorded are not, strictly speaking, aftershocks, for the epicenters are spread over a huge area 200 km wide by about 1,000 km long covering the entire central portion of the Aleutians. Thus energy was not released always at the same point, but sometimes at one, sometimes at another, along the seismic zone. The mainshock caused a tsunami which spread across the Pacific and reached the Hawaiian Islands and then northern Japan. Thanks to a warning system set up in the United States to prevent a repetition of tsunami catastrophes like the one on 1 April, 1946, the people of Hawaii living along the coast were evacuated in time. However, there was important material damage, approximately $3 million on Oahu and Kauai. In Japan the waves were about 10 feet (3 meters) high and submerged several villages on the island of Hokkaido, though fortunately without loss of life. A forty-foot wall of water smashed into the coastline at Scotch Cap, Fox Islands. At Sand Bay, Alaska a 26-foot wave washed away many buildings and did extensive damage to oil lines. At Adak, 15-foot wide cracks appeared in the road and two bridges were destroyed. At Umnak the earthquake destroyed part of the dock, flipping the piling on the road like matches. A cement mixer was turned upside down and other equipment scattered about. Mount Vsevidof, on Umnak, dormant for 200 years erupted. Other volcanic activity was reported on the Alaska Peninsula where Mount Trident was observed sending up smoke and steam.
3 9 20 39 17 1957 52.558 -169.650 33 7.2 1 Fox Islands
3 9 14 27 57 1977 41.667 131.417 600 7.2 0 Sea of Japan
3 9 22 3 2 1981 -2.120 -80.231 63 7.9 30 Ecuador
3 9 23 28 7 1994 -18.039 -178.413 563 7.6 655 Tonga/Fiji
Felt at Suva and Lautoka on Viti Levu, Fiji Islands.
(NEIC) Felt (IV) at Misawa, Sendai and Utsunomiya; (III) at Tokyo, Tsukuba, Yokohama and Yokosuka; (II) at Narita and Sagamihara. Felt throughout central and northern Honshu and southern Hokkaido. Felt (II) at Yuzhno-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands. Recorded (5L JMA) in Miyagi, Honshu.
TODAY IN SEISMIC HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 9 5 44 36 1937 40.470 -84.280 3 5.0 0 Ohio
An earthquake at Anna, western Ohio where chimneys fell. In a church organ pipes were twisted. Churches and schools developed cracks. Felt as far as Chicago, Milwaukee, Toronto, Canada. Also felt in Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. A loud earthquake noise was heard.
3 9 12 28 38 1949 36.017 -121.483 0 5.2 0 Central California
This event occurred near Hollister where considerable damage occurred. Structural damage included fallen chimneys, cracked walls, broken windows and sprung elevator shafts. Many well-built businesses and homes suffered considerable damage. Many stores closed because of damaged good on the floor. All pendulum clocks stopped.
3 9 20 0 17 1952 59.110 -136.680 0 6.0 87 SE Alaska
Felt along the Alaska-Canada border. Felt strongly at Juneau, AK. Windows cracked and doors rattled. Felt also in Angoon and Sitka.
3 9 0 32 40 1956 31.750 -115.916 16 5.0 0 Baja California
3 9 14 22 28 1957 51.300 -175.800 33 8.6 0 Andreanof Islands
By far the largest earthquake to occur on March 9 occurred in 1957 in the Central Aleutian Islands. This was part of an 28 to 29-year recurrence interval in great earthquakes. Large or great earthquakes have occurred from the Fox Isl. to the Central Andreanoff Islands in the years 1872, 1901, 1929, 1957, and 1986. The largest of these was the event on March 9 which ruptured the Aleutians arc from the Fox Islands to the western Andreanoffs, a rupture length of more than 1,000 km from 160W to 180W. After a few preliminary shocks in January and February, two of which were important (Ml 6.4 and 6.5 on Jan 2, 1957). the great earthquake occurred on March 9. Over 600 strong aftershocks were recorded including at least 6 of Ms>=7. It should be noted that the large number of shocks recorded are not, strictly speaking, aftershocks, for the epicenters are spread over a huge area 200 km wide by about 1,000 km long covering the entire central portion of the Aleutians. Thus energy was not released always at the same point, but sometimes at one, sometimes at another, along the seismic zone. The mainshock caused a tsunami which spread across the Pacific and reached the Hawaiian Islands and then northern Japan. Thanks to a warning system set up in the United States to prevent a repetition of tsunami catastrophes like the one on 1 April, 1946, the people of Hawaii living along the coast were evacuated in time. However, there was important material damage, approximately $3 million on Oahu and Kauai. In Japan the waves were about 10 feet (3 meters) high and submerged several villages on the island of Hokkaido, though fortunately without loss of life. A forty-foot wall of water smashed into the coastline at Scotch Cap, Fox Islands. At Sand Bay, Alaska a 26-foot wave washed away many buildings and did extensive damage to oil lines. At Adak, 15-foot wide cracks appeared in the road and two bridges were destroyed. At Umnak the earthquake destroyed part of the dock, flipping the piling on the road like matches. A cement mixer was turned upside down and other equipment scattered about. Mount Vsevidof, on Umnak, dormant for 200 years erupted. Other volcanic activity was reported on the Alaska Peninsula where Mount Trident was observed sending up smoke and steam.
3 9 17 10 19 1957 51.619 -172.977 33 6.3 0 Andreanof Islands
3 9 19 37 37 1957 51.688 -173.913 33 6.0 0 Andreanof Islands
3 9 20 39 17 1957 52.558 -169.650 33 7.2 1 Fox Islands
3 9 14 2 10 1966 27.700 -114.900 3 5.5 29 Gulf of California
3 9 21 23 9 1966 35.400 -118.400 0 5.0 0 Central California
3 9 14 8 5 1985 66.219 -149.981 12 6.1 466 Northern Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity V at Bettles and Fairbanks. Felt with lesser intensity at Alyeska Pump Station Six, Ester, Manley Hot Springs. Also felt at Nenana, Wasilla and Willow.
3 9 14 16 26 1985 66.280 -150.223 10 5.1 139 Northern Alaska
Felt at Bettles, Alyeska Pump Station Six and Fairbanks.
3 9 22 34 38 1985 64.900 -150.900 0 5.0 0 Central Alaska
3 9 1 55 18 1986 51.300 -169.300 0 5.0 0 Fox Islands, Alaska
3 9 13 49 28 1986 54.249 -167.996 35 5.5 252 Fox Islands, Alaska
Felt at Unalaska and Dutch Harbor.
3 9 1 25 1 1989 52.020 -170.050 52 5.1 0 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3 9 12 34 1 1990 60.407 -152.491 98 5.1 273 Southern Alaska
3 9 17 3 21 1990 63.736 -152.487 15 5.1 112 Southern Alaska
3 9 4 50 45 1997 51.200 -178.000 33 5.1 0 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
3 9 14 33 24 1997 66.300 -136.000 10 5.1 0 Yukon Territory, Canada
3 9 17 48 43 1999 43.454 -127.074 10 5.2 213 Off coast of Oregon
3 9 7 10 21 2001 64.220 -130.920 1 5.2 153 Yukon/NW Territories, Canada
3 09 18 28 12 2004 51.712 176.432 53 5.2 10 Rat Islands, Alaska
3 09 14 06 52 2010 51.489 -173.531 35 5.8 10 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
TODAY IN SEISMIC HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 8 0 0 0 1812 43.700 83.000 0 7.5 0 China
No damage or deaths were recorded, however it is quite likely that they occurred.
3 8 15 29 43 1915 39.000 142.000 60 7.0 19 Hokkaido, Japan
3 8 12 21 13 1957 39.300 22.600 33 7.0 0 Greece
This event and a foreshock caused moderate property damage in Larisa and Magnesia provinces while killing two and leaving many injured.
3 8 16 33 38 1960 -16.500 168.500 250 7.2 14 Vanuatu
Felt at Port Vila.
3 8 22 12 10 1980 -22.673 171.357 38 7.1 99 Loyalty Islands
3 8 11 36 29 1991 60.900 167.080 32 7.0 44 Siberia
This is the largest earthquake ever located in this area of eastern Siberia.
3 8 12 25 49 1999 52.056 159.520 57 7.0 430 Kamchatka
Felt with intensity V at Petropavlovsk and Kamchatskiy. Also felt at Severo-Kurilsk and Paramushir.
TODAY IN SEISMIC HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 8 4 29 30 1932 51.500 -178.000 25 6.0 0 Andreanof Islands
Felt at Adak.
3 8 0 14 16 1963 76.600 -94.330 33 5.7 0 Nunavut, Canada
3 8 1 36 0 1963 44.800 -110.200 0 5.0 0 Yellowstone, Wyoming
Plaster cracked and broke at Canyon, Yellowstone National Park. Cracks appeared in walls and ceilings of some homes.
3 8 18 52 14 1970 55.041 -116.623 9 5.1 29 Alberta
Felt in northwest Alberta. The first earthquake instrumentally located in this region.
3 8 5 20 34 1975 79.820 -94.070 18 5.2 110 Nunavut, Canada
3 8 2 28 47 1976 51.252 -178.049 49 5.0 105 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
3 8 8 13 23 1987 52.600 -166.000 0 5.3 0 Fox Islands
3 8 7 25 33 1989 51.236 -179.016 43 5.0 161 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
3 8 15 36 59 1989 51.718 -175.249 65 5.0 97 Andreanof Islands
Felt with intensity IV at Adak.
3 8 9 47 44 1990 58.507 -153.078 55 5.9 595 Southern Alaska
The largest earthquake to occur in the U.S. or Canada on March 8 was a Mb 6.2 in the Kodiak Island area of Alaska in 1990. This event was felt (IV) at Kodiak, Larsen Bay and Port Lions and with lesser effects at Homer, Pedro Bay and Seldovia. The second largest earthquake in the U.S. on this date occurred in the same Kodiak location exactly 10 years later with Ms 5.6.
3 8 3 43 4 1992 40.228 -124.290 13 5.3 291 Off Coast of Oregon
3 8 14 20 58 2000 57.407 -154.266 46 5.6 542 Alaska Peninsula
Felt with maximum intensity IV on Kodiak.
3 8 23 7 13 2000 62.307 -151.370 90 5.4 410 Southern Alaska
Felt with maximum intensity V at Talkeetna. Also felt from Anchorage and Fairbanks.
3 08 01 26 58 2011 44.318 -129.446 10 5.0 10 Off the coast of Oregon
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
GLOBAL
The following events of Mw>=7 have occurred on this date in recorded history:
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 7 15 0 0 1766 40.070 140.050 0 7.3 0 Northern Honshu, Japan
This earthquake killed 1334 people add did extreme damage in the Hirosaki area of northern Japan/Hokkaido and at Oshiu, Aeomori and Tsuruga.
3 7 22 0 0 1829 51.400 104.100 40 7.5 0 Lake Baykal
Felt with intensity X at Lake Baykal.
3 7 0 55 0 1899 34.100 136.100 60 7.0 0 Central Japan
3 7 1 34 39 1929 51.000 -170.000 60 8.6 1 Fox Islands
Felt with intensity V in the Fox Islands. A tsunami was generated. At Mw 8.6, the earthquake on March 7, 1929 in the Fox Islands, Aleutians was one of the largest ever to hit the U.S. or Canada. This earthquake was felt aboard a number of ships at sea and at Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands. Two Japanese ships were near the Island of Four Mountains. They reported shocks as severe and lasting nearly a minute. The steamer Shihara Maru reported that strong vibrations caused the belief that the ship had struck bottom at 41.2N 171.3W. The Yokohama Maru felt the earthquake strongly at 51.5N 169.5W and the President Madison felt the shock at 50N 165W. A small tsunami was generated and observed at Hilo Hawaii, however no damage occurred from this earthquake.
3 7 8 3 0 1950 -8.000 -71.000 550 8.6 0 Central Peru
This Peru quake occurred at 550 km depth and did little damage to surface facilities, although it was felt with MMI V along the Peru-Brazil border.
3 7 10 10 39 1961 -28.300 -175.700 43 7.5 12 Tonga
3 7 11 1 5 1962 19.200 145.100 685 7.0 81 Northern Mariana Islands
3 7 2 48 49 1978 32.133 137.733 440 7.6 0 Southern Honshu, Japan
TODAY IN EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
U.S./CANADA
Following are events of Mb>=5 which have occurred in this region on this date.
MO DA HR MN SC YEAR LATIT LONGIT DEP MW LOCATION
3 7 1 34 39 1929 51.000 -170.000 60 8.6 1 Fox Islands
Felt with intensity V in the Fox Islands. A tsunami was generated. At Mw 8.6, the earthquake on March 7, 1929 in the Fox Islands, Aleutians was one of the largest ever to hit the U.S. or Canada. This earthquake was felt aboard a number of ships at sea and at Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands. Two Japanese ships were near the Island of Four Mountains. They reported shocks as severe and lasting nearly a minute. The steamer Shihara Maru reported that strong vibrations caused the belief that the ship had struck bottom at 41.2N 171.3W. The Yokohama Maru felt the earthquake strongly at 51.5N 169.5W and the President Madison felt the shock at 50N 165W. A small tsunami was generated and observed at Hilo Hawaii, however no damage occurred from this earthquake.
3 7 6 9 18 1944 44.700 -129.000 0 5.4 0 Off Coast of Oregon
3 7 6 50 0 1949 40.749 -111.849 0 5.0 6 Utah
The most damaging earthquake in the western U.S. to fall on March 7 occurred in 1949 near Salt Lake City, Utah. This sharp local event (Mb 5.0) broke a pipeline, cracked walls and broke windows at Salt Lake City. The shock, located on the Wasatch Fault, also moved furniture and caused dishes to fall from shelves.
3 7 23 53 26 1963 44.520 -122.440 33 5.4 0 Oregon
Felt from Portland to Eugene and along the coastal areas. At West Salem plaster cracked and dishes broke.
3 7 9 43 20 1976 44.432 -130.001 33 5.2 41 Vancouver, B.C.
3 7 20 51 0 1982 35.750 -117.767 2 5.0 9 Central California
Felt at China Lake, Inyokern and Ridgecrest.
3 7 0 36 47 1998 36.076 -117.618 2 5.0 137 Central California
Felt at Death Valley Junction, CA and at Amargosa Valley, NV.
3 07 22 11 28 2003 43.526 -127.122 10 5.2 10 Off Coast of Oregon
3 07 02 34 33 2005 42.512 -126.575 10 5.3 10 Off Coast of Oregon
3 07 02 48 20 2005 42.534 -126.529 10 5.2 10 Off Coast of Oregon
3 07 13 18 24 2015 50.537 -173.325 10 5.7 10 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
1 31 3 7 32 1979 51.503 -175.870 20 5.0 Andreanoff Islands, Aleutians
Felt with intensity III at Adak.
1 31 23 59 7 1981 59.017 -152.231 62 5.0 Southern Alaska
1 31 16 46 43 1986 41.650 -81.162 10 5.0 Ohio/Lake Erie
Felt over an area of 300,00 sq. km in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, New York, Delaware, West Virginia, Wisconsin and other areas between especially in high-rise buildings. Well water was greatly affected in the region. At least 17 were injured and minor damage occurred in the epicentral area. Maximum intensity VI but could be has high as VII. Injuries occurred due to falls during evacuation of buildings, broken glass and falling objects as well as exposure to the cold weather. Damage to homes included cracked chimneys, walls windows and tiles. Merchandise was thrown from shelves.
1 31 13 32 01 2004 53.718 -162.952 33 5.0 South of Alaska
1 31 09 53 40 2013 55.435 -135.018 13 5.9 SE Alaska
Felt (IV) at Ketchikan and Wrangell; (III) at Craig, Klawock, Petersburg, Sitka and Thorne Bay; (II) at Juneau. Felt throughout southeastern Alaska. Felt (II) at Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Also felt at Smithers and Terrace.
1 31 12 38 31 2015 56.693 -168.996 10 5.3 North of Fox Is. Alaska
Not felt. Winter Storm Juno which probably had an effect on the Pribilof Islands. The effect of this storm on North America was likely to promote high seismicity along the interface between North America and the Pacific plate. The Pribilof Islands lie on this interfacial boundary.
1 31 17 39 12 2015 56.631 -169.091 10 5.3 North of Fox Is. Alaska
1 31 20 47 13 2015 56.609 -169.081 21 5.0 North of Fox Is. Alaska
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