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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.

May   15

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


Year Location Magnitude Comment
1908 Gulf of Alaska

Epicenter
7.0 100th Anniversary

One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States.

1992 Uzbekistan

Epicenter
6.2 Three people killed, 5,500 houses completely destroyed and more than 4,000 houses damaged (VII) in the Osh area. Felt (VI) at Andizhan, (V) at Fergana, (IV) at Namangan and (III) at Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Also felt (III) at Dzhambul and (II) at Chimkent and Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan. Landslides reported at Karasu and Uzgen.
From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1992.

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