Today in Earthquake History

Today's Earthquake Fact:
The term seismic seiche was first coined by Anders Kvale in 1955, to describe oscillation of lake levels in Norway and England caused by the Assam earthquake of August, 1950.

Year at a Glance

March

Note: All earthquake dates are UTC, not local time.

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1904	Southeastern Maine	5.1	The largest historical earthquake in Maine.

1977	Iran	7.0	The earthquake was centered in the Bandar Abbas area, near the Persian Gulf. The earthquake killed 167, injured 556, and caused considerable damage over an area of 550 square kilometers north of Bandar Abbas. Approximately 7,000 people were left homeless in the Bandar Abbas area. This earthquake was followed by a number of aftershocks, the two strongest had magnitudes of 6.0, the first less than two hours after the main shock and the second on March 22. Both aftershocks caused additional damage in the epicentral area. From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1977 and Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 9, Number 5.

1982	Hokkaido, Japan region	6.7	One hundred ten people injured and extensive damage (VI JMA) in southern Hokkaido. Also felt in northern and central Honshu. Tsunami of 80 cm (peak-to-trough) recorded at Urakawa and 24 cm at Hachinohe. From Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1982.

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