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

April

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

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1909	Rat Islands, Alaska	7.0	One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States.

1962	Vermont	4.2	The largest historical earthquake in Vermont. Slight damage at Montpelier. Also felt in Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Massachusetts. From United States Earthquakes, 1962.

1972	Southern Iran	7.1	One of the world's deadliest earthquakes. This earthquake struck the Fars Province of southern Iran killing over 5,000 and injuring 1,700. The earthquake smashed the adobe and rough rock homes of the area. In Ghir, 67 percent of the population of 5,000 were killed, and 80 percent of the buildings were leveled. Many of the victims were women and children, as the men had departed for the fields. A total of 45 villages and hamlets were damaged, and some were leveled. Landslides blocked roads hampering rescue work. Although numerous aftershocks were reported felt, adding to the anxiety, none exceeded magnitude 5.1. From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1972, and Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 4, Number 4.

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