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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.

October   30

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


Year Location Magnitude Comment
1983 Turkey

Epicenter
6.9 One of the world's deadliest earthquakes.
At least 1,342 people killed, many injured, 534 seriously injured, more than 25,000 people homeless, and 50 villages completely destroyed in the provinces of Erzurum and Kars.

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