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

June

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

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1911	South Dakota	4.5	The largest historical earthquake in South Dakota. This earthquake was reported from Huron (V) and other places in South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska, an area covering approximately 100,000 square kilometers. It was apparently centered in the James River valley.

1979	Western Australia	6.4	This earthquake was located about 200 kilometers northwest of Perth in the area of Cadoux. One person was reported injured and damage was estimated at approximately $1.5 million in the Cadoux area. 12-kilometer long north-south surface rupture reported east of Cadoux. From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1979.

1994	South of Jawa, Indonesia	7.8	At least 250 people killed, 27 missing, 423 injured and many left homeless. About 1,500 houses damaged or destroyed and 278 boats sunk or damaged. Most of the casualties and damage were caused by a tsunami along the southeast coast of Jawa. Tsunami runup of 500 meters occurred in some places. The quake was felt strongly across Bali, central and eastern Jawa, Lombok and Sumbawa Islands. From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1994.

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