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

1871	New Jersey - Delaware Border		The largest historical earthquake in Delaware.

1900	Kodiak Island, Alaska	7.7	The wharf at Woody Island was partly destroyed; chimneys, windows, and crockery were destroyed in Kodiak. About 50 slight aftershocks continued through the next day. Felt along all of southern Alaska and probably to the west of Kodiak.

1995	Near Coast of Jalisco, Mexico	8.0	At least 49 people killed, 100 injured, nearly 1,000 homeless and extensive damage in the states of Colima and Jalisco. Most of the damage and casualties were in the Cihuatlan-Manzanillo area, Colima. Some damage also occurred in the states of Guerrero and Michoacan. Felt strongly at Mexico City. Felt by people in high-rise buildings as far as Dallas and Houston, Texas and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Landslides blocked roads between Guadalajara and Manzanillo. Tsunami generated with estimated runup heights of 200 to 500 cm in the Manzanillo area. Maximum wave heights (peak-to-trough) recorded at the following selected tide stations: 51 cm at Cabo San Lucas and 20 cm on Isla Socorro, Mexico; 100 cm on Hiva Oa, 30 cm on Nuku Hiva and 7 cm at Papeete, French Polynesia; 37 cm at Hilo, 34 cm at Kahului, 12 cm at Nawiliwili and 11 cm at Kawaihae, Hawaii; 37 cm at Pago Pago, American Samoa; 4 cm at Southport, Australia. Land subsidence of approximately 14 cm observed at the Manzanillo harbor. From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1995.

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