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

July

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

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1912	Paxson, Alaska	7.2	One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States.

1929	Andreanof Islands, Alaska	7.3	One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States.

2001	Near Coast of Peru	7.6	One person killed and 30 injured in Arequipa Department. Hundreds of buildings that had been weakened by the previous earthquakes were destroyed. A very large boulder fell and blocked the Pan American Highway. Some power outages occurred in the epicentral area and in Arica, Chile. Felt (VI) at Ocona and in the Tacna area. Felt strongly at Arequipa and Ilo. Felt (V) at Arica, Tocora and Vitor; (IV) at Camarones, Codpa, Illapata and Iquique; (III) at Putre; (II) in the Antofagasta-Pisagua area, Chile.

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