Today in Earthquake History

Today's Earthquake Fact:
The term seismic seiche was first coined by Anders Kvale in 1955, to describe oscillation of lake levels in Norway and England caused by the Assam earthquake of August, 1950.

Year at a Glance

February

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1965	Northwestern Iran	5.1	At least 20 persons were fatally injured and thousands of houses destroyed in and near Bustanabad. Property loss included thousands of head of livestock. From United States Earthquakes, 1965. Damage Photos from the USGS Photographic Library

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