Today in Earthquake History

Today's Earthquake Fact:
One of man's persistent fears about earthquakes is that the Earth will open and swallow everyone and everything nearby. Shallow crevasses can form during earthquake-induced landslides, lateral spreads, or other types of ground failures. Faults, however, do not open up during an earthquake. Movement occurs along the plane of a fault, not perpendicular to it. If faults opened up, no earthquake would occur because there would be no friction to lock them together.

Year at a Glance

February

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1995	Colombia	6.4	Forty-two people killed, nearly 400 injured and over 2,000 buildings damaged or destroyed in the Cali-Pereira area. Landslides blocked two roads in the epicentral area. Damage occurred at Armenia, Calarca, Cali, La Union, Manizales, Pereira, Trujillo and in many other areas of western Colombia. Felt throughout Colombia. From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1995.

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