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

1944	Fox Islands, Alaska	7.1	One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States.

1976	Tangshan, China	7.5	One of the world's most destructive earthquakes. Official casualty figure is 255,000 deaths. Estimated death toll as high as 655,000. 799,000 injured and extensive damage in the Tang-Shan area. Damage extended as far as Beijing. This is probably the greatest death toll from an earthquake in the last four centuries, and the second greatest in recorded history.

1980	Northeast Kentucky	5.2	The largest historical earthquake in Kentucky. Two people injured and considerable damage reported. Maximum intensity VII at Maysville, Kentucky. Felt in 15 states and in parts of southern Ontario, Canada.

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