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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.

February   16

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


Year Location Magnitude Comment
1979 Near the coast of Peru

Epicenter
6.9 At least 14 people reported killed, a number injured, and considerable damage in the Arequipa area.
From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1979.

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