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

October

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

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1964	Turkey	7.0	Thirty-six killed, several injured, extensive property damage in western Turkey. Crevasses and hot springs appeared in epicentral area. Felt widely throughout Black Sea region. From United States Earthquakes, 1964.

1976	Ecuador	5.7	The earthquake was centered about 90 kilometers southeast of Quito. The earthquake killed nine and injured many. The earthquake destroyed 60 to 70% of the houses in Pastocalle, previously damaged by a number of smaller earthquakes From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1976, and Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 9, Number 2.

1995	Southern Sumatera	6.8	Eighty-four people killed, 2,178 injured, nearly 65,000 homeless and over 18,900 homes and buildings damaged or destroyed in Jambi Province. Landslides occurred in the epicentral area. Felt in many parts of central Sumatera and as far as southern Malaysia and Singapore. From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1995.

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