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

August

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1977	South Sandwich Islands	7.1	The earthquake was centered about 2700 kilometers east of the southern tip of Argentina. Because this area is sparsely populated, no felt information was available. From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1977, and Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 10, Number 1.

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