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

1906	Kodiak Island, Alaska	7.3	One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States.

1972	Managua, Nicaragua	6.2	5,000 deaths. One of the world's deadliest earthquakes. Thousands injured. Preliminary estimates indicate approximately $800,000,000 damages in Managua. Hundreds of aftershocks were reported, but only two exceeded magnitude 5, and these occurred within an hour of the main shock. From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1972, and Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 5, Number 1.

1985	Northwest Territories, Canada	6.8	Felt (VI) at Fort Simpson and Wrigley. Felt strongly at Fort Liard. Some people fled from buildings in Edmonton, Alberta about 1100 km from the epicenter. Felt in parts of Yukon Territory, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Felt (III) at Camas, Washington; Grand Forks, North Dakota and Metlakatla, Alaska; (II) at Juneau, Alaska and Helena, Montana. Also felt at Spokane, Washington. From Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1985

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