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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.

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


Year Location Magnitude Comment
1929 Andreanof Islands, Alaska

Epicenter
7.0 One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States.
1983 Turkey

Epicenter
5.9 Five people killed and 25 injured in the Biga area. One person injured at Erdek and minor damage in the Istanbul area. Felt also in eastern Greece.
From Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1983.

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