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

February

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

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1931	Hawke's Bay, New Zealand	7.9	Local time: February 3. 256 killed. Damage severe. From Catalog of Significant Earthquakes, 2000 B.C. - 1979, published by World Data Center A for Solid Earth Geophysics, Report SE-27, July 1981. Damage Photos from the USGS Photgraphic Library

1975	Near Islands, Alaska	7.6	One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States.

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