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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.

June   11

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


Year Location Magnitude Comment
1981 Southern Iran

Epicenter
6.9 Three thousand people killed, many injured, and extensive damage in Kerman Province.
One of the world's deadliest earthquakes.
1986 Near Coast of Venezuela

Epicenter
6.2 Two people killed, 45 injured and many left homeless in the Cariaco area. Damage (VII) at Corupano, El Pilar and Rio Caribe. Felt (V) at Cumana and Maturin; (III) at Caracas. Felt at Barcelona, Puerto La Cruz and Valencia. Felt strongly on Trinidad; also felt at Bogota and Bucaramanga, Colombia.
From Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1986.

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