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

October

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

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1926	Andreanof Islands, Alaska	7.0	One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States.

1963	Kuril Islands	8.5	One of the Largest Earthquakes in the World.

1985	Tajik SSR	5.9	At least 29 people killed, 80 injured and about 8,000 homeless in the Kayrakkum-Gafurov area. About 90 percent of multi-story brick buildings destroyed (IX) at Kayrakkum and about 900 buildings destroyed (VIII) at Gafurov. Damage (VII) at Leninabad. Landslides reported in the area. Felt (VI) at Isfara and Proletarsk; (V) at Tashkent and in the Fergana Basin; (IV) at Samarkand and in the Dushanbe-Kulyab area and (III) at Khorog. From Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1985.

1993	Eastern New Guinea Region, Papua New Guinea	6.9	Sixty people were killed and several injured in the Upper Markham Valley. Large landslides blocked the Ume River and contributed to many of the casualties. From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1993.

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