On August 17th...
M7.6 - Western Turkey, 1999
Called the Izmit Earthquake. At least 17,118 people killed, nearly 50,000 injured, thousands missing, about 500,000 people homeless and estimated 3 to 6.5 billion U.S. dollars damage in Istanbul, Kocaeli and Sakarya Provinces. Felt as far east as Ankara. Felt (III) at Anapa, Russia; Chisinau, Moldova; Simferopol and on the south coast of Crimea, Ukraine. As much as 5 meters of right-lateral strike-slip displacement occurred along a 120-km zone of the North Anatolian Fault between Karamursel and Golyaka. Rupture proceeded from west to east in two subevents. Duration of strong shaking was 37 seconds with maximum acceleration 0.3-0.4g.
M7.0 - West of Crescent City, California (near Brookings, OR), 1991
One of the largest earthquakes in the United States.
M7.8 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, 1906
One of the largest earthquakes in the United States.
M5.0 - Near Memphis, Tennessee, 1865
The largest historical earthquake in Tennessee. At Memphis, chimneys were thrown down. At New Madrid, Misssouri, chimneys were damaged and waves formed on the river, that were like those made by a passing steamboat. The earth appeared to undulate. Felt from St. Louis, Missouri, to Jackson, Mississippi. Also felt in Illinois.
M5.0 - Near Memphis, Tennessee, 1865
The largest historical earthquake in Tennessee. At Memphis, chimneys were thrown down. At New Madrid, Misssouri, chimneys were damaged and waves formed on the river, that were like those made by a passing steamboat. The earth appeared to undulate. Felt from St. Louis, Missouri, to Jackson, Mississippi. Also felt in Illinois.
View a Different Day
Disclaimer
All dates and times are displayed in UTC and not your local time or the local time near the epicenter. Also, the history displayed on this page defaults to the current date at UTC; please take this into consideration if you view this page and the day is either ahead or behind your local date. Earthquake names and magnitudes may differ slightly from what is currently in the ComCat Earthquake Catalog since the sources of each may be different.