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

September

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

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1937	Andreanof Islands, Alaska	7.2	One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States.

1968	Turkey	6.6	40th Anniversary This shock centered in the vicinity of Bartin, Turkey, caused 24 deaths, 200 injuries, and destroyed over 2,000 houses. Several villages were completely razed. At Amasra, water in the Big Port first drew back 1.5 meters, leaving fish jumping on dry land, and then rose 3 meters. Huge landslides and rockfalls were observed along a 9-mile stretch of the coast of Big Port. A lake was created by landslide action at Cakraz, where the sea receded about 12-15 meters and never returned entirely to its original level. From United States Earthquakes, 1968.

1972	Northwestern Kashmir	6.3	This earthquake struck the northernmost part of Pakistan killing over 100 in the area around Tangir and Gupis. Over 1,000 homes were reported destroyed, and the shock was felt as far away as Kabul, Afghanistan. From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1972, and Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 5, Number 1.

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