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

May

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

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1910	Cartago, Costa Rica	6.4	400 to 700 deaths. Cartago destroyed for the second time (first time was Sep 02, 1841). This is the highest death toll for any quake in Costa Rican history.

1923	Alaska Peninsula	7.1	One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States.

1934	Chugach Mountains, Alaska	7.1	One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States.

2000	Sulawesi, Indonesia	7.6	At least 46 people killed, 264 injured, and extensive damage and power outages occurred in the Luwuk area, Sulawesi and on nearby islands. 80% of buildings were damaged or destroyed on Banggai. Damage also occurred on Peleng. Dozens of houses damaged (VII) and a local market destroyed by fire at Luwuk. Much of the damage east of Luwuk and on Peleng was caused by a local tsunami with estimated wave heights up to 6 meters. From Significant Earthquakes of the World 2000.

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