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

1883	Ischia, Italy	5.6	The thermal resort of Casamicciola was devastated by this earthquake. Over 2,000 were killed, over 1,200 houses were destroyed. See the Volcanological History of Ischia Island.

1981	Southern Iran	7.3	One of the world's deadliest earthquakes. Fifteen hundred people killed, 1,000 injured, 50,000 homeless and extensive damage in the Kerman region.

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