Today in Earthquake History

Today's Earthquake Fact:
The San Andreas fault is NOT a single, continuous fault, but is actually a fault zone made of many segments. Movement may occur along any of the fault segments along the zone at any time. The San Andreas fault system is more than 1300 km (800 miles) long, and in some spots, is as much as 16 km (10 miles) deep.

Year at a Glance

February

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

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1979	Near the coast of Peru	6.9	At least 14 people reported killed, a number injured, and considerable damage in the Arequipa area. From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1979.

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