Today in Earthquake History

Today's Earthquake Fact:
Be Prepared for an Earthquake: Hold earthquake drills with your family. Locate safe spots in each room - under a sturdy table or against an inside wall. Identify danger zones in each room - near windows where glass can shatter, or near bookcases or furniture that can fall over.

Year at a Glance

February

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

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1880	Yokohama, Japan	5.8	This moderate earthquake led John Milne to initiate the founding of the first seismological society in the world, the Seismological Society of Japan. Milne obtained a short seismogram, three seconds in length, of this earthquake. He recorded the motion of a long common pendulum on a moving plate. See The Early History of Seismometry (to 1900).

1935	Near Islands, Alaska	7.1	One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States.

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