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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

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1976	Burma - China Border Region	6.9 7.0	Two earthquakes struck, less than 2 hours apart. Casualties and extensive damage reported in Lungling-Lushi area of China. Also felt in northeastern Burma. From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1976, and Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 8, Number 5.

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