2014 Event Papua New Guinea is shaken by a 7.1-magnitude earthquake with an aftershock registering at 6.1 on the Richter scale; the quakes were centered off the island of Bougainville 1973 Event 6.8 quake centered in Oaxaca State in Mexico kills 527 1910 Event 1st appearance of cork centered baseball in World Series 1868 Event Severe earthquake at 7:53 AM, centered in Hayward, California