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| Year |
Location |
Magnitude |
Comment |
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| 1850 |
Liverpool, England
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John Milne born.
In 1875, John Milne, a 25 year old mining engineer, was invited
to become a professor of geology at the Imperial University of Tokyo.
Milne organized a seismic survey of Japan and soon recognized
the importance of improving the seismogram.
In 1883, John Milne hypothesized that
with the proper equipment, it should be possible
to detect seismic waves from a large earthquake occurring
anywhere on Earth.
In 1889, his hypothesis was proved correct when E. von Rebeur
Paschwitz used delicate pendulum seismographs to record the
April 18, 1889, Tokyo earthquake in Potsdam and Wilhemshaven, Germany.
Milne was a great promoter of instituting a world wide
seismic network, designed several types of seismometers, and
made the first accurate global travel time curve.
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| 1983 |
Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan
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7.2 |
Twelve people killed, 483 injured and extensive damage in the Kabul-Samangan, Afghanistan area. Fourteen people
killed, hundreds injured, and moderate damage in the Peshawar, Pakistan area. Some damage (VII) in Tajikistan,
USSR. Felt in much of northwestern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, northern India, and in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan,
and Kirghizia, USSR.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1983.
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| 1984 |
India-Bangladesh Border Region
|
5.6 |
Twenty people killed,
about 100 injured, 10,000 homeless and extensive
damage in southern Assam, India.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1984.
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U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey