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

1970	Philippine Islands region	5.3	The earthquake jolted Basco, collapsing two buildings and damaging 60 percent of those remaining. A local tsunami was generated by the shock, but no damage resulted from the inundation as the sea wave was minor.

1999	Oaxaca, Mexico	7.5	At least 33 people killed, 215 injured, thousands of buildings damaged or destroyed, utilities disrupted and roads blocked by landslides in the state of Oaxaca. Maximum intensity (VIII) in southwestern Oaxaca. One person killed and minor damage to some buildings at Mexico City. One person killed at Cordoba, Veracruz. Minor damage in the states of Guerrero, Morelos, Puebla, Tlaxcala and Veracruz. Felt from the state of San Luis Potosi to Guatemala. From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1999.

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