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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.

January   20

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


Year Location Magnitude Comment
1917 Bali region, Indonesia

Epicenter
  1500 dead.
One of the world's deadliest earthquakes.
Landslides on Bali caused most of the casualties. Many houses damaged. One source lists casualty toll as 15,000, but that seems high compared to the damage descriptions.
1970 Hokkaido, Japan Region

Epicenter
6.7 One person killed, 38 injured, and slight property damage on Hokkaido. Also felt on Honshu and Kyushu Islands.

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