Today in Earthquake History

Today's Earthquake Fact:
The Hawaiian Islands are the tops of gigantic volcanoes that formed above a hot spot in the Earth's interior. As the volcanoes grew, they were carried away from the hot spot as the Pacific Plate moves northwestward at about 3 1/2 inches per year.

Year at a Glance

January

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

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1995	Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan	7.0	At least 29 people injured in Aomori and Iwate Prefectures and about 5,000 homes lost water and sewer services in the region. Felt (V JMA) at Hachinohe and Morioka; (IV JMA) at Aomori, Miyako, Mutsu and Ofunato; (III JMA) at Akita and Sendai. Felt (V) at Misawa and as far south as Tokyo. Also felt (III JMA) at Kushiro, Obihiro, Otaru and Tomakomai, Hokkaido.

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