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

July

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

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1986	California - Mexico Border Region	5.3	Twenty nine people injured, one critically and at least 50 buildings damaged in the Newport Beach-San Diego area. Preliminary estimate of damage 720 thousand dollars. Also some damage reported in the Tijuana area, Mexico. A small landslide occurred near Lakeside in eastern San Diego County. Felt throughout the coastal area of southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego, east to Palm Springs and as far as Yuma, Arizona. From Significant Earthquakes of the United States, 1986 - June 1989.

1990	Hindu Kush Region	6.4	At least 43 mountain climbers were killed on Pik Lenina, USSR by an avalanche which was triggered by the earthquake. Felt (IV) at Dushanbe, Garm, Gezan, Gissar, Khorog, Kulyab, Langar, Leninabad, Namangan and Pyandzh; (III) at Andizhan, Fergana and Ura-Tyube; (II) at Tashkent, USSR. From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1990

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