Today in Earthquake History

Today's Earthquake Fact:
The hypocenter of an earthquake is the location beneath the Earth's surface where the rupture of the fault begins. The epicenter of an earthquake is the location directly above the hypocenter on the surface of the Earth.

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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