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

September

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

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1968	Chiapas, Mexico	5.7	40th Anniversary The shock caused 20 deaths and injured 500 in Mexico's southern Chiapas region. The most severe damage occurred at the village of Acapetagua, where about half the houses were leveled and ten people were killed. Highways and railroads were blocked by landslides. From United States Earthquakes, 1968.

2003	Hokkaido, Japan Region	8.3	Largest earthquake in 2003. At least 589 people injured, extensive damage, landslides and power outages occurred and many roads damaged in southeastern Hokkaido. A tsunami generated with an estimated wave height of 4.0 meters along the southeastern coast of Hokkaido. Felt strongly in much of Hokkaido. Also felt in northern and much of central Honshu as far south as Tokyo. Recorded (6L JMA) in southern Hokkaido, (5L JMA) in central Hokkaido and (4 JMA) in parts of northern and southwestern Hokkaido. Also recorded (4 JMA) in northern Honshu and (2 JMA) as far south as Shizuoka Prefecture, Honshu. Recorded (1 JMA) on Hachijo-jima, Miyaki-jima and Sadoga-shima.

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