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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.

March   15

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


Year Location Magnitude Comment
1983 Honshu, Japan

Epicenter
5.3 One person killed, two injured and slight damage (IV JMA) in the Nagoya area. Felt (III JMA) in the Kyoto-Shizuoka area. Also felt (I JMA) in the Tokyo-Toyooka-Owase area.
From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1983.
1993 Near the coast of northern Chile

Epicenter
6.7 Some damage (VI) in the Chanaral-Copiapo-Taltal area. Felt (V) at Vallenar; (IV) at Antofagasta, Mejillones, Sierra Gorda, Tocopilla and Vicuna; (III) at Andacollo, Combarbala, La Serena and Maria Elena; (II) at Calama, Coquimbo and Ovalle.
From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1993.

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