Today in Earthquake History

Today's Earthquake Fact:
The deepest earthquakes typically occur at plate boundaries where the Earth's crust is being subducted into the Earth's mantle. These earthquakes occur as deep as 750 km (400 miles) below the surface.

Year at a Glance

January

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

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1902	Fox Islands, Alaska	7.0	One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States

1980	Azores Islands, Portugal	7.2	At least 56 people killed, 400 or more injured and extensive damage (VIII) on Terceira. At least 4 people killed, some injured and extensive damage on Sao Jorge. Damage also reported on Graciosa.

1996	Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia	7.9	At least eight people killed, one person missing and more than 350 buildings damaged in the Bangkir-Tolitoli area. A local tsunami with estimated runup heights of one to five meters contributed to the damage in the epicentral area.

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