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

1973	Luzon, Philippine Islands	7.5	This earthquake killed 14, injured 100, and caused an estimated $2 million in damage. The cities of Lopez and Calauag were hardest hit with 78 buildings destroyed. Two people were killed at Hondagua when a concrete wall of a movie house collapsed. Crowds in movie houses elsewhere stampeded. The Philippine National Railroad suspended operations along its Manila to Legaspi line due to damage. In Manila some plaster fell and guests of a major hotel ran into the streets. One man was injured leaping from his second-story apartment. Philippine fault ruptured across Tayabas Bay with left-lateral displacement of 1.85 m on the north side 4 km east of Calauag and 3.2 m on the south side whre it crossed the shoreline south of Guinayangran. From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1973, Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 5, Number 3, and United States Earthquakes, 1973. Damage Photos from the USGS Photographic Library

1985	Near Coast of Central Chile	6.6	One person died from a heart attack at Santiago. Damage (VII) in the Valparaiso-Vina del Mar area. Felt (VI) at San Antonio and Melipilla and (V) at Santiago. Felt from La Serena to Concepcion. Also felt in Mendoza and San Juan Provinces, Argentina. From Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1985.

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