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

November

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

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1882	Near Denver, Colorado	6.2	Local time: November 7. The largest historical earthquake in Colorado. This earthquake caused minor damage in Colorado and southern Wyoming and was felt slightly in Utah and Kansas. The location of this earthquake is very uncertain and has been postulated to have occurred in western Colorado or southern Wyoming.

1980	Gorda Plate	7.2	One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States. This earthquake injured six people and caused property damage estimated at $2 million. Most of the damage occurred east of Fields Landing, where two sections of an overpass on U.S. Highway 101 collapsed onto the railroad tracks below.

1983	Belgium	4.9	One person killed, one additional person died of a heart attack, 30 injured, and hundreds of buildings damaged in the Liege area. Felt (V) in the southern Netherlands. Also felt in Luxembourg and West Germany. From Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1983.

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