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

December

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

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1929	Near Islands, Alaska	7.8	One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States.

1931	Charleston, Mississippi	4.6	The largest historical earthquake in Mississippi.

1979	Sumbawa Island region	6.3	The earthquake was centered in the water between the islands of Lombok and Bali. Twenty-seven people were reported killed, 200 were reported injured, and about 80 percent of the homes and buildings were destroyed or badly damaged in Karangasem on eastern Bali. Communications were cut off, and roads leading to Denpasar, the capital of Bali, were blocked by landslides, but only minor damage was reported in the capital area. Many foreign tourists at the Bali Beach Intercontinental Hotel were shaken by the quake, but no injuries were reported. The neighboring island of Lombok was shaken considerably by the shock, but only minor damage was reported. From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1979, and Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 12, Number 3.

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