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365 AD Crete earthquake
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The 365 AD Crete earthquake was an undersea earthquake that occurred at about sunrise on 21 July 365 AD in the Eastern Mediterranean, with an assumed epicentre near Crete. The Crete earthquake was followed by a tsunami which devastated the eastern coasts of the Mediterranean, particularly Alexa...
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Lake Lucerne tsunami, 1601
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The first tsunami documented by eyewitnesses transpired in Lake Lucerne in Switzerland. The wave of up to 4 meters caused considerable damage to the city of Lucerne. It was triggered by landslides caused by an earthquake with its epicentre in Unterwalden in central Switzerland. [video=http://w...
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Cascadia earthquake
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6.6 earthquake off Northern Vancouver Island shakes coastal residents A strong earthquake off the west coast of Vancouver Island shook coastal residents Wednesday evening, thankfully no major damage was reported to authorities. The quake registered a magnitude of 6.6, according to the United...
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Middle East Earthquake 750 B.C
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Title: Amos's Earthquake: An Extraordinary Middle East Seismic Event of 750 B.C. Author: Steven A. Austin, Gordon W. Franz & Eric G. Frost Widely separated archaeological excavations in Israel and Jordan contain late Iron Age (Iron IIb) architecture bearing evidence of a great earthquake....
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1971 San Fernando earthquake
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The 1971 San Fernando earthquake (also known as the Sylmar earthquake) struck the San Fernando Valley near Sylmar, California at 6:00:55 a.m. PST on February 9, 1971, with a magnitude of 6.6. Read more
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62 Pompeii earthquake
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The 62 Pompeii earthquake occurred on 5 February. It had an estimated magnitude of between 5 and 6 and a maximum intensity of XI or X on the Mercalli intensity scale. The towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum were severely damaged. Read more
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1783 Calabrian earthquakes
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The 1783 Calabrian earthquakes were a sequence of five strong earthquakes that hit the region of Calabria in southern Italy (then part of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies), the first two of which produced significant tsunamis. Read more
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The Great Hanshin earthquake
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The Great Hanshin earthquake, or Kobe earthquake, was an earthquake that occurred on Tuesday, January 17, 1995, at 05:46 JST (January 16 at 20:46 UTC) in the southern part of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Read more
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2010 Haiti earthquake
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The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicenter near the town of Léogâne, approximately 25 km west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. [url=http://en.wikipedia.or...
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1693 Sicily earthquake
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The 1693 Sicily earthquake refers to a powerful earthquake that struck parts of southern Italy, notably Sicily, Calabria and Malta on January 11, 1693 around 9 pm local time. This earthquake was preceded by a damaging foreshock on January 9th. It had an estimated magnitude of 7.4 on the moment magni...
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South Atlantic Ocean Quake
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A strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake occurred at 06:27:09 (UTC) on Monday, November 25, 2013, in the South Atlantic Ocean region, 321km SE of Stanley, Falkland Islands, at a depth of 15.1 km. Location 53.987°S 54.923°W
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1707 Hoei earthquake
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The 1707 Hoei earthquake, which occurred at 14:00 local time on October 28, 1707, was the largest in Japanese history until the 2011 Tohoku earthquake surpassed it. It caused moderate to severe damage throughout southwestern Honshu, Shikoku and southeastern Kysh. The earthquake and the resulti...
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1999 Athens earthquake
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The 1999 Athens earthquake, registering a moment magnitude of 6.0, occurred on September 7, 1999, at 2:56:50 pm local time and lasted approximately 15 seconds in Ano Liosia. The tremor was epicentered approximately 17 km to the northwest of the city center, in a sparsely populated area between the...
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Uttarakhand hills
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Scientists find different structural features in Uttarakhand hills Scientists have discovered a significantly different structural feature in Uttarakhand hills which may lead to a major earthquake. Read more
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Colombia earthquake: 6.5 magnitude temblor rattles Colombia
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A strong offshore earthquake of magnitude 6.5 shook several towns in western Colombia on Tuesday, but no damage or injuries were reported, the country's Geological Service said. No tsunami warning was issued. The quake struck at 10:43 a.m. local time (11:43 a.m. EDT/1543 GMT) at a depth of 21 km (13...
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